Avatars of War

[matty1001]

I came across this today, Felix's Elf sculpt is strangely similar.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n312/matty1001/FelixElf.jpg
http://avatars-of-war.com/photos/aow_elf_hero_f.jpg

I might just be being paranoid, and Felix is still a great sculptor, but his stuff doesn't seem so origional anymore :(

[thewartoad]

Matty...I hate to BUST your BUBBLE...but just because there similarities doesn't mean that it's not original! How many movie remakes have there been? Same theme but different aspects! Think about it. Cheers!

[Malebolgia]

Huh? I don't think these two are even close to each other. To me they are completely different. Apart from the armour (which only slightly looks the same) I don't see any matching parts. Heck, even the helmets are completely different.

[orkydave]

I personally love felix's figures (although his despatching times leave a little to be desired!) but I would not class any of them as original- they all have a very distinctive GW feel about them ( this is probably deliberate from him working in the GW studio and also from a marketing point of view). In fact the elf is probably the most original sculpt of all 4 AOW figures!

I can certainly see Mattys point looking at the picture, as thereare too many similarities to just be coincidence (the armour, winged helm, chainmail cloak etc). However the picture in no way looks like an Elf to me! Although the sculpt may share similar qualities I personally reckon the sculptor has done enough to 'elf them up'- especially the sword armour and helm, as well as the overall build and bulkieness of the mini.

There is also the question of how original can you get now when sculpting an Elf ,Dwarf, orc etc? there are certain features and characteristics that define fantasy races and if you stray too far from these you run the risk of missing the mark completley! The fantasy genre has been about for many, many years now- in art and literature before miniatures, and people have very distinct images of how fantasy races are supposed to look.

[supervike]

I have to echo OrkyD's thoughts...The sculpts are over the top versions of GW's interpretations of the same races we see over and over again. Nothing wrong with it, but I find very little fresh and new about any of his sculpts. That being said, I still like them.

[Duende]

I actually thought of Ilyad minis whem I saw the illustrated one...

Similiar to this one (painted by Benesz)

http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pics8/img42e56a6fc5c24.jpg


I like the Elf Hero by AoW but he looks a bit buff for being elvish.