MONTHLY MINI'S: Vermin and Pestilence - Raging Heroes

 

Hail Mighty Readers and Mini Painting Officionado's,
We're starting a new feature this month, where we go out, find mini's that you can print at home, that will add something a little different to your tabletop be it for Wargames or RPG's.  Here we are starting out with our friends at Raging Heroes imprint, Heroes Infinite and thought that some of these would be pretty cool to paint as they add something a little different to a lot of others out there, so without further ado, lets get to it:

This mini, from the Vermin and Pestilence range is pretty cool and would make a fab leader for any Elf battleforce or even as a leading fae character for your people to battle in its beautiful glory of colour as well as design.

Alongside this, they have a whole range of other mini's out there with two price ranges, where under the Leader Tier ($10) you get:

9-10 Heroes

3 Dynamic Troopers

1 Epic Centerpiece

14+ Scenic Bases

2 Monsters

Whereas if you take out the Overlord Tier ($16) you will get in addition to the above:

Additional 15-20 new Troopers

to create 5 different units

Exclusive alternative versions

of Heroes and Monsters

Mind-boggingly extensive

Modular / Scatter Terrain

Exclusive additional models

for our Heroes Infinite Overlords,

such as Mounted Heroes, Monsters, and more.

Each tier is pretty fab and we also wanted to link to their YT vid where you can see the full range for your money.

Finally if I were to pick one mini from the range to call my favourite, I think it will have to be the dire Carrion Cleric Vashar who I will be using to lead my Skaven Plague Monks as well as making him a deadly as well as evil foe for RPG's to come.

Please join us in celebrating everything to do with the joy of mini's.

And as we continue the series please remember that some of these will only be available at the prices cited for this month, so if you like them, get them now.  

INDEPENDENT TTRPG 3D MINIATURE SCULPTOR INTERVIEW: Adam: Twin Goddess Miniatures

When I get to play TTRPG's, when I was younger it was all left to the imagination, however, in more modern times (since my return) I've loved seeing Miniatures that represent your heroes as well as the monsters, making the whole game extra special on a new level and with every passing month, new developments have allowed the average person to own a 3d printer with wonderfully creative 3d modellers creating their own visions that people can download and print themselves.  

I've been lucky enough to get some of Adam's time, from Twin Goddess Miniatures whose own sense of whimsy is winning them fans the world over.  Here we get to listen to his answers to our questions...

Totally Pawsome:  How do you work out which themes to create pieces for?

Twin Goddess Miniatures:  Themes are kind of on a whim, I used to do polls but I felt sometimes themes were picked that my heart wasn't into 100% So now I just do what I want to at the time.

TP:  What would you say sells your miniatures to people?

TGM:  For me my stuff sells from being unique, fun, and dynamic. There are lots of minis out there but being able to get charm into the character means it is more likely to be noticed and purchased.

TP:  What is the turn around time from designing a concept to having it ready for printing?

TGM:  If I'm not distracted about 6-12 hours depending on how much "new" parts I have to make. Armor can slow things down.

TP:  What is your favourite piece that you've created and why?

TGM:  Probably Knox the Goblin, she was one of my first but she set the standard of quality and charisma.

TP:  Coming up with a piece is often an idea that gets written into a journal to come back to. How often do you find yourself working on one piece and another comes to mind and can you give an example?

TGM:  Ideas typically come to me from playing D&D with my friends.

TP:  What do you think is most inspiring about your miniatures and why?

TGM:  Kinda the same reasons as question 2.

TP:  Where do you see your business taking you in 5 years?

TGM:  I'd like to be more popular and working with bigger names on you-tube and streams. Possibly making minis for their shows.

TP:  If you were given the time and opportunity to create anything you wanted what would it be and why?

TGM:  I pretty much already do that lol

TP:  Who do you admire in the fantasy community and why?

TGM:  Just the sheer amount of fun ideas people come up with.

TP:  What got you all into TTRPG's in the first place?

TGM:  Not sure what was the first instance of it, but I've been interested in Medieval Fantasy since I was little and I've been playing d&d for almost 15 years now.

INDEPENDENT TTRPG CREATOR REVIEW: 3D Miniatures - Raging Heroes

MINIATURE DESIGN:  Beautifully designed, an asset for any scenario

MINIATURE PRINTING (3rd Party of Company):  Company

MINIATURE QUALITY:  Lots of Flash, fair amount of mold lines

EASE OF ASSEMBLY:  No instructions, relys on purchaser looking at the picture and putting the pieces together utilising the image.

CUSTOMER SERVICES (If dealt with):  Friendly, however took a while to resolve.

WOULD I BUY FROM AGAIN:    I would more likely buy the STL's if I find someone to print them for me or if I purchase a 3d Printer.  If relying on Raging Heroes pre-printed, probably not.

MARKS OUT OF TEN:  4

REVIEW:

OK, recently I ordered myself some fabulous looking mini's from Raging Heroes, a company based in southern France, whose wide range, gives you some creative and beautifully designed miniatures for a fair few armies or to utilise for many a TTRPG game.

The following is a review based on my order, what I received and of communications with the company in regard to my dealings with them.

Right now that, we've covered that, lets start with what I ordered:

Captain Elantra, Chief of the Militia (Imperial - F)

City Militia Command Group (Imperial - F)

City Militia Troops (Imperial - F)

The von Königsmark Limited Edition Box

Of the miniatures I ordered, they were good with communications about when they would be sent, they kept me informed every step of the way with postal updates that I could look up, and so I was really impressed with how smooth it all went.  That was until I opened the box.  What should have been a limited edition of the Konigsmark sisters, was in fact the basic figures, no additional weapon and of course, no dog.  Whilst I can understand that companies can run out of stock, I would have preferred it had they contacted me to let me know that the item was no longer available and then asked if I still wanted it with the standard figures.   When I contacted them to inform them of the order error, the communication was good, and whilst it took a few mails to get the problems explained, I was offered the chance to either return the figures or receive a 10 euro credit for future orders.  

So having dealt with that issue, (I kept the mini's as they are beautifully sculpted) I did feel that overall, one of the major problems that you have with the ones I ordered (I can't comment on other items that they sell) is that there are no instructions for easy assembly so you have to sit down and figure it all out.  The weapons were a tight fit for the Konigsmark sisters and after gluing, has left me feeling that there's a lot of detail that may not be able to be painted unless I take them apart.  This has left me feeling a little bit out of sorts as it took me a while to get them together.  

Secondly the other figures (which were plastic) had an overly excessive amount of flash and some of the molds aren't as crisp as they could be, which left me having to carefully snip and file to get the shapes right before I even sat down to go through the mold lines and assembly.  OK, yes, you do expect a certain amount of assembly and clean up but it just felt that for five models in each pack it took me a couple of hours for each five (and I still haven't stuck them to their bases.)

Overall I do love the mini's and there are so many that I would love to own, however currently, I feel like I'd only buy from them in the future to utilise my credit, and then I'd want someone to print the STL files for me or I'd have to purchase a printer personally.