Wyrd Miniatures does .... MINIATURES!

[Frustrated Father]

We are pleased to announce that Wyrd Miniatures is now releasing, for presale, its own line of 32mm 'heroic' scaled miniatures with both the gamer and the painter in mind.

Sculpted by the talented Edgar Ramos, and cast in high quality metal, we seek to bring a different style of miniature to the table that will engage the painter and can easily be used for dynamic characters in many table top skirmish games.

The miniatures are currently in production casting and during this time we are offering 10% off the entire line of Wyrd Miniatures until the first shipments are received, estimated to arrive the last week of November.

I now present to you the first four of the Wyrd Miniature line, Bishop, Baby Kade, Killjoy and Viktoria. These are only the first in many exciting releases planned for the coming months.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/BishopGreen-Single.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/BabyKadeGreen-Single.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/KilljoyGreen-Single.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/ViktoriaGreen-Single.jpg



More information on this new line of miniatures can be found in our forums with more detailed information, photos and studio paint jobs.

Product purchases can be made at our online store at www.wyrd-games.net/store (http://www.wyrd-games.net/store)

Welcome to the Wyrd!

-
Nathan Caroland
Wyrd Miniatures

[Frustrated Father]

This is a VERY exciting moment for us here at Wyrd Miniatures as we have striven to reach this point for several long months now and it is finally a great relief to be able to share with you all of our hard work and toils from behind the scenes of Wyrd Miniatures.

First and foremost there are a core group of people that I would like to thank for helping shape Wyrd Miniatures up to this point, without their help, input and support this would have been all the harder in the bringing. Edgar Ramos, for believing in my vision for miniatures and for being such a great person as well as a fantastic sculptor (thanks Edgar!). Ann and Maya Morland of Wyvern Games who have helped immensely with ideas and keeping me focused as I bounced all over the place. Eric Johns, Anders Eklund, Scott Symonds and Laszlo Jakusovszky for their insight and their hard work behind the scenes on creating studio paint jobs for Wyrd Miniatures as well helping with the hundred other things that I had to learn in order to make this a reality.

Now that all that 'mushy' stuff is out of the way (hey, I'm emotionally excited right now), lets get on to some more detailed pictures of each of the miniatures! More below.

[Frustrated Father]

Bishop - WM1001
Concept: Wang Wei

Measurements:
Eyes: 28.5mm
Head: 30.5mm
Top Height: 34mm



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/BishopGreen-Final.jpg

[Frustrated Father]

Baby Kade - WM1002
Concept: Victoria Caroland

Measurements:
Eyes: 14.5mm
Head: 16mm
Top Height: 17mm



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/BabyKadeGreen-Final.jpg


Studio Paint Job: Anders Eklund (Ritual)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/BabyKade-Painted.jpg

[Frustrated Father]

Killjoy - WM1003
Concept: Wang Wei

Measurements:
Eyes: 40.5mm
Head: 43mm
Top Height: 54mm



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/KilljoyGreen-Final.jpg


Studio Paint Job: Scott Symonds (Spacemunkie)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/WyrdKilljoy-Painted.jpg

[Frustrated Father]

Viktoria, Sword Mistress - WM1004
Concept: Wang Wei

Measurements:
Eyes: 30.5mm
Head: 32.5mm
Top Height: 36mm



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/ViktoriaGreen-Final.jpg

[Frustrated Father]

Size Comparison.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/WyrdGroupGreen-Final.jpg

[green stuff]

Great sculpts and paint jobs; bring on the rest ;).

@Anders : Nice vein effect ;).

[Ritual]

Thanks, Cédric! :D

[Klute]

Well thats the best set of releases from a new company that I have ever seen.
There looks to be a mixture of styles in each individual figure with gothic horror standing out most.
Sculpting is superb.
Painting is superb.


Oh and where is my thanks for late night guinea pigging.:)

Best of luck with the venture, looking at these though I don't think you will need much.
:thumb:

[Frustrated Father]

(laughing) Ah yes, that was remiss of me to not mention that. A HUGE thanks to Mark for sending me money over and over and over and over (could go on another six or seven times) again while I managed to fiddle with the web shopping cart. I swear I'll refund all of it one of these days.

:D

And thanks Mark, I appreciate the vote of confidence!

[Pr0fane]

Verra cool first batch. If you guys keep up this calibre, I'll go broke.

...placed my order, so I hope the store is working. :D

I gotta say, that Baby Kade is EFFING disturbing!! In a good way.

[Duende]

Cool store FF! I'll have to get some as soon as I have some extra money again (damn broken furnace!)

A couple of suggestions: Either make the "Shop" link open a new window or make the Wyrd logo in the Shop a link back to the home page here.

Put a link somewhere about info for payment options, as this is one of the first things I look for when shopping somewhere new. I need to know if Paypal's acepted or not (would you believe some sites DON'T take Paypal?), because that's where I keep my "fun" money.

Great job Nathan! How do you find time to sleep? :sleeping:

:peace:

[gi6ers]

Very nice work, congrats to all involved. The minis are all top notch but the baby will be top of the list for the near future!

[supervike]

I ordered them!

These look great, and with that stable of 'studio painters', the incredible sculpts, and the great atmosphere you've provided here on the site, things are bound to start hopping around here rather quickly...

Congrats to all involved.

[EricJ]

I got to admit Nathan, they don't suck!

Edgar is definately fast becoming one of my favorite sculptors, so I enjoy seeing more work from him :)

[fatgoblin]

thanks for the measurements! Looks good! I take it you ship overseas? any idea how much the shipping will be?

[marineboy]

FF, Christmas is coming and you're taking the plum pudding right out of the mouths of my babes! :vb_tongue Congratulations on on great first showing! :thumb:

The minis look very, very good...my hat goes of to both of you, Scott and Anders, for some great paint jobs....errr, Scott, you wouldn't consider doing a tutorial on your underpainting technique, would you? That figure really rocks!

[lauth81]

I especially like the swordmistress mini!

Do you ship overseas? :thumb:

[Whyspyr]

I just placed my order and I can't wait to get them! They're all very well done!:hail: :hail: :hail: I did have a little trouble with the shopping cart during my order tho. While I was merrily clicking the buy button things were being added to my cart but when I went to checkout I was told my cart was empty. I was able to order by using the product numbers tho so all is well :)

[Frustrated Father]

Hey folks!

Thanks for the compliments and the orders! I've been holding this close to the vest for some time now and its been eating me up not to share it!

@ Pr0fane: So we'll see you in bankruptcy court this time next year? :D I'm pleased you like them. Baby Kade was my wifes concept actually, this from a mother of three children. I worry some days.

@ Duende: To answer your question, I don't sleep, atleast not much. I hope I can soon though! :D Thanks for pointing out the payment options, I've gone ahead and added a Paypal file to the store now, hopefully that will help any confusion.

@ Fatgoblin: Yup, we ship anywhere. Flat rate right now is $5.25 airmail for outside of the US. Inside the US it is $3.25 priority.

@ Marineboy: The kids didn't really need the pudding anyway! I'll let Anders and Scott reply to this but you might be surprised for some of the stuff planned for the near future. :D

@ Whyspyr: Ack! It might have been for not having an account registered, but I will look into that. BTW, the account registration and information entered is for shipping and tracking purposes, so I don't want anyone to think that we're creating a database just to spam or sell off.

Thanks for the support folks. If you know of forums or websites that would be interested in this sort of news, please by all means, post it there if that is allowed. Better yet, send me the link, I'm deadly eager to find out how these are accepted.

[tidoco2222]

I couldn't believe it after my absence to return and see the cool minis on the homepage, I will be ordering all four within the next couple of days.

[wiccanpony]

I have robbed the kid's collage fund and placed an order.


they can go to a local collage anyway :P

[Pr0fane]

I've been holding this close to the vest for some time now and its been eating me up not to share it!

Well, not too close. Bishop has been in your logo for some time now...and you did make a vague reference to him a while ago. ;)

Still and all, good job on keeping the lid on this development. And of course, on the release!




...where are my minis? :poutcha:

[Duende]

I'd really like to see the studio paint jobs for Bishop and Viktoria, whos' doing those? Baby Kade looks great in a disturbing kind of way, and I really shouldn't look at Killjoy right after eating dinner. (Which is a compliment to the gross-out skill of the painter).

Is there a batch #2 in the planning?

@ FF - I'm only the mother of one but I can understand why your wife could think up Baby Kade ;)

[ergman]

Hi all, :wavey:

glad to see you like the sculpts :),thanks to all for giving you opinion and for your compliments

I've posted them on cmon, feel free to comment the sculpts

here are the links

http://www.coolminiornot.com/105688

http://www.coolminiornot.com/105689

http://www.coolminiornot.com/105690

http://www.coolminiornot.com/105691

thanks :D

[Frustrated Father]

@ Pr0fane: Heh, very true, but then again, many folks didn't really look at the logo all that closely, or just figured it for a graphic drawing. I was have a bit of fun waiting to see who, if anyone, would make the call on that one! Thanks for the compliments!

@ Duende: All four studio painters have the miniatures, it is just a matter of time and who manages to get what finished, my hopes are that each painter will showcase the miniature in a different light, giving some ideas on how the miniatures can be painted and in different style as each of them have a very unique style of painting. I expect there will be studio jobs of the other miniatures up soon.

As for other miniatures, yes ma'am. Right now there are plans for atleast two new miniatures every two months or so, as long as the line finds support of course. The fifth miniature has already been finished and cast and sent on to the painters to get a head start on painting him and the sixth miniature is at about the halfway point in sculpting (she's sort of my pet project!).

More on those later though, no sense in sensory overload!

@ Everyone who as made a purchase: Thanks so much!

[Ritual]

If anyone is interested in voting, I've now posted Baby Kade on CMON. Feel free to comment! :)

LINK (http://www.coolminiornot.com/105712)

[green stuff]

@Anders : voted and commented :).

[Spacemunkie]

...errr, Scott, you wouldn't consider doing a tutorial on your underpainting technique, would you? That figure really rocks!

Funny you should say that.....:D

Killjoy was done partly for Nathan and partly for the next Darksons Designs book which should appear in January.

Shoot me a PM ;)

[Spacemunkie]

CMON voting linky.... (http://www.coolminiornot.com/105800)

[tidoco2222]

Well that is my order placed and I am realy looking forward to getting them, I am also looking forward to seeing the next batch. All you lucky studio painters :hail:

[Pr0fane]

I have only one slightly critical comment;

She is obviously holding two swords...but she has two sheathed as well...is she really intended to have four swords or should the scabbards be empty? I can't help but notice she's not got any scabbards for the two in hand.

[Squirrel]

Actually that is one of the most appealing aspects of the mini. If I keep her holding the 2 swords, I can just trim off the two sheathed sword grips. If however I decide to have her with 1 (or 2) empty hands, or holding something else, I can leave them attached.:rockon:

[Celtic Lilly]

OMG!

These are wonderful and full of character! Very nice work Mr. Ramos and I wish you all the success with this Double F! I'm off to buy some!

Bishop is a hunk!

[EricJ]

:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/EricJ/Painting/Swordgirl1.jpg

[Celtic Lilly]

OOooooOoooooh!

Those are some very different colors than you normally do aren't they Mr. Eric? Love the anime feel that she has and the look of her coming out from the darkness like she's ready to kick butt! Is she standing on a street?

[EricJ]

yep, acutally quite different than normal, and I'm actually sort of nervious about her since I went dark and gritty, and I'm not that used to dark and gritty! Also muted tones exclusively to give that really dark feel to it.

Strangely enough, it's exactly the same colors however I use all the time, actually my 2 favorite all time colors (shadow grey and dark flesh), just used in a different way.

I tried to make it look like a street, and with her walking away from something of a bloody scene. Give the piece a bit more atmosphere hopefully :)

[green stuff]

Wonderful job Eric :)!

The blades remind me your work on Kara a bit, even though the light didn't hit the blades in the same way.

The black background is great for the atmosphere ;).

[EricJ]

yeah, I did the blades similarly in terms of color and contrast, however definately used a different dynamic for how the light reflected, which I think was needed as these were straight blades not curved...at least I hope I got it right!. I'm still stuggling mentally when I look at this one, other than the blades it sort of doesn't feel like mine!

[green stuff]

I'm still stuggling mentally when I look at this one, other than the blades it sort of doesn't feel like mine!
It's strange that you should say that. I find that it reminds me a bit of your "The Scourging, A Witchhunter Inquisitor" and your "Dark Maiden" by the style. Maybe you've just been using more red or white tones lately then blues and browns?

[EricJ]

hah, I actually think you're right, but it was the fact my last mini was that darn elf, which was really focusing on chrisp, clean colors, and such. That and the fact it's been nearly 2 months since I painted something...

Maybe just me being a bit mentally unstable about my thoughts on painting :(

[Klute]

Sweet job Eric.

[Duende]

Cool paintjob! She looks like she's just passing under a streetlamp on a dark night.

Just ordered her (and some others) from the store! I got a giggle from the logout message:
Logout

Your session has been destroyed.
:AR15firin Session

:laugh:

[supervike]

ericj rocks, film at eleven.

[Frustrated Father]

Due to requests on the size of Wyrd Miniatures here and other places, one of the studio painters, EricJ, was kind enough to throw together a quick (I was told to emphasis quick as the photo isn't flattering - heck, I think its great!) size comparison for those of you curious. Thanks Eric, and hope this helps answer any questions about size for you folks interested.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/EricJ/Wyrd/Sizes.jpg

[supervike]

:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/EricJ/Painting/Swordgirl1.jpg

Don't tell Ritual, but I like yours better....

[Duende]

How about a side-by-side comparison?
Ritual's:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/southernphuk/greens/WyrdViktoria-Painted.jpg


Hey, vikey, funny how you told each that you like theirs better!

Don't worry, I won't tell :thumb:

[Frustrated Father]

(laughing)

I think they both are fantastic. Eric's has the look of Viktoria walking out from the shadows under the street lamps and the light is casting everything into shadows, etc.

Rituals has the look of 'day' her, where she's out and about in broad daylight taking care of buisness the hard way.

[EricJ]

I agree Nathan, and actually I think that it is really the nmm of the swords that tell a large part of the story. With mine the highlights are small and severe, with the rest really dark, suggesting a dark scene with small artificial lights, where Anders has a large highlight area and the rest isn't so dark, suggesting a large light source, like the sun, and a lighter day. I think nmm swords can tell all sorts of stories about setting a scene.

[Ritual]

I wanted mine to look dark, but still bright, if that makes sense... :bird: I wanted a menacing atmosphere to her, but I wanted the colours to be reasonably bright. And I definitely wanted the blades to be shiny! :D When I first saw the green of Viktoria, I imediately envisioned the blades with the bright, diagonal highlights across the middle and the light blue reflections in the steel. That's an interesting thought, Eric, about there being a story in the look of the blades. I hadn't really thought of that.

[supervike]

Hey, vikey, funny how you told each that you like theirs better!

Don't worry, I won't tell :thumb:


BUSTED!! LOL

[grimeygames]

I know these have been out awhile or at least to peek at and order, but I just felt the need to post...

THese figures are FANTASTIC! Great job!

[Drake Farstrider]

Just placed my order last night, I can't wait to get them. I wanted to add Killjoy to the group but I am rather poor right now and really could not afford Bishop and Viktoria.


One thing I am curious about is who is the artist?

[gi6ers]

The stork is on his way with Baby Kade (http://www.metalandmagic.com/modules.php?set_albumName=oddities&id=vulturebaby&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php&PHPSESSID=12cc31b451462e1e1f0e8d19389857af)

[Frustrated Father]

Just placed my order last night, I can't wait to get them. I wanted to add Killjoy to the group but I am rather poor right now and really could not afford Bishop and Viktoria.

One thing I am curious about is who is the artist?

Thanks for your order Jeremy, appreciate it. No worries, we'll hold Killjoy for you and tempt you with him from time to time.

:D

As for the artists, not sure which ones you are refering too but I'll give a quickie list and see if that helps out.

Concept artist for Bishop, Killjoy and Viktoria is a gentleman named Wang Wei out of China. He has some great stuff, some of which I'm talking to him about now to get permission to replicate as miniatures and in the near future, to do some personal artwork for the Wyrd website. Obviously we've made changes to the miniatures from the concepts to fit our wants with Bishop and Killjoy. Concept for Baby Kade was my wife, Victoria.

Painters for the line are EricJ (Eric), Ritual (Anders), Spacemunkie (Scott) and Hot Lead (Laszlo). You can see some of their stuff here, others will be released in the future as the line is painted by each.

Sculptor (consider that an artist) is Edgar Ramos. He is currently the only one working on the miniature line and does a damn fine job of it. My hopes are that we'll up the miniature creation process here in the near future if things go well.

Other concept artists (actually drawing things) are Edgar Ramos (again) who does a mean job at working out some of my thoughts on paper to get an idea of poses, and also Patrick MorganKeith who I have recently approached with some concepts that I would like drawn up who is doing a bang-up job on one of the ladies I have given to his care.

Then of course there is me - I might doodle from time to time to give someone an idea of what I'm looking for, or pose my children in awkward positions and take pictures to give someone an idea of a pose that I'm after. Generally I just do the 'thinking' of what I want and have others more capable bring things to life for me.

So - that's the whole of the Wyrd lineup of people at the moment. That answer it all?

[Frustrated Father]

The stork is on his way with Baby Kade (http://www.metalandmagic.com/modules.php?set_albumName=oddities&id=vulturebaby&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php&PHPSESSID=12cc31b451462e1e1f0e8d19389857af)

Hah! I love this. Saw this last week - think that is a wonderful little story the lady laid out telling how she came up with the idea.

[gi6ers]

This Wang Wei..? (http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=82599)

[Frustrated Father]

This Wang Wei..? (http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=82599)

Yup, otherwise found at www.blizzard-art.com (http://www.blizzard-art.com)

[Drake Farstrider]

Cool thanks for holding a Killyjoy for me, Nathen. :five: :tongue2:

Love the studio paint jobs, has Bishop not been done up yet or did I miss it.

You did a wonderful job of answering all of my questions and more. Thanks.

Thanks for the link gi6ers, I have been thumbing through the image's and I am impressed. I see a lot of potentialy cool mini's, The witch, Archer, Headhunter, necromancer and the butterfly girl would make nice mini's.

[Frustrated Father]

Bishop hasn't made it under anyones brush yet as apparently some of the miniatures have gone AWOL in transit. We're hoping to get that rectified here soon, though I have it under good authority that atleast one of the painters has the fifth miniature in hand and is working on him.

:D

[Drake Farstrider]

Well its never good when mini's go AWOL. Hopefully he will show up soon. Can't wait to see whats next.

[Art-de-Vivre]

Hi guys and gals !

I've been quiet since the Rotten Harvest, since I've had tons to do at the office before year end...but I've been looking in now and then.

I just love this new line of figures, my favourite being Viktoria and I admire the work of Anders and Eric on the same mini.
I wish i could paint NMM correctly but my first attempt (last week) is a terrible failure; dunno if I should keep trying.
Anyway, i have a hard time deciding which Viktoria I like best, and right now i would favour Eric's version due to the "darker look"; probably because i'm a Dark Age fan (wink @ Profane)...
Hope to find Viktoria among the goodies sent after the Rotten Harvest...(wishful thinking ?)

I have checked out some of Wang Wei's work and i sincerely hope that Nathan is considering producing minis based on the headhunter or the witch, hehehe

Will be very busy this weekend : we 'll have the very 1st convention in Malaysia, aptly named GAMECON 1 ( http://www.gamecon1.com/ ) and I'll be doing demos of Dark Age and Confrontation simultaneously (must be my split personality) with my gaming buddies.

Cheers

[gi6ers]

Found these on the Blizzard Site for anyone too lazy to search:

Viktoria (http://www.blizzard-art.com/img/cai/sword.jpg)

Killjoy (http://www.blizzard-art.com/img/cai/Chainsaw.jpg)

[Ritual]

I just love this new line of figures, my favourite being Viktoria and I admire the work of Anders and Eric on the same mini.
I wish i could paint NMM correctly but my first attempt (last week) is a terrible failure; dunno if I should keep trying.

Of course you should! :)
And thanks! I'm glad you like the mini!

[Jabberwocky]

Agreed. Lots of cool ideas in there...

[Art-de-Vivre]

Of course you should! :)
And thanks! I'm glad you like the mini!

ok, since you're twisting my arm; I'll try again...

Cheers !

(mumbles and goes back to his half empty bottle of wine, mind you a 2001 Saumur Champigny, red slightly chilled :tongue2: )

[Whyspyr]

I still haven't received my order yet :disappoin

[Mosch]

Just got my package. VERY nice minis! I just love bishop - I fear I might be the first to paint him ;) Better hold it off until someone does one so I don't bring Nathan's line down :D


I got no candy though. I fear the customs guys sucked (ha ha, look at the great pun!).

[Frustrated Father]

Whysper, contact me inside a week if you haven't gotten it yet - holidays might have delayed things.

Mosch, damn, no candy, that was one that I packaged then as the wife was adamant that everyone get a goodie. Hehe. Go ahead and paint him up, might give my studio guys fits and get someones arse in gear on it.

:D

[Ritual]

might give my studio guys fits and get someones arse in gear on it.

:D
My arse will get in gear as soon as I get the mini! :tongue2:

[Frustrated Father]

Has that damn package STILL not gotten there? Second one, I'm thinking you might have to knee-cap a mail man to get your paint across here soon.

[Whyspyr]

My package just arrived! :party: Sorry to worry you-was reading all the posts about people across the pond getting their orders and I hadn't got mine yet :hmmmm: Thanks to Mrs. FF for the candy-it was tasty!