Monday 12 January 2015

Hawkmoon ~ New sculpt

Well folks, Christmas was busy and I managed to sculpt a whole bunch of Runestaff figures. Unfortunately the breakdown of my pc and the loss of photoshop means that I didn't manage to get any pics of them. I made an Order of the Wolf foot knight, Baron Kalan - Master of Time, the final Vulture Legion troops and modified the Vulture cavalry (they now have wings like the medieval Polish Hussars).

However, today I finished Dorian Hawkmoon, Duke of Koln and got a couple of decent pics (using a different editing program). I think Hawkmoon is going to be a controversial figure as most folks are going to have a very specific idea of how he should look. Keep in mind that this is Hawkmoon arrayed for battle.

I tend to think of Hawkmoon as a pretty tough customer. Unlike many of Moorcock's heroes, for the most part he only has his wits, fortitude and his combat skills as a to rely on. It's not until later that he weilds the Sword of the Dawn. With this in mind I made him look like he was ready for a fight.

I decided to make his armour very different to anyone else in order to make him stand out & his helmet makes him appear quite tall (but he's still smaller than my thumb). He has a mix of armour from a pseudo 2-piece sculpted torso (ancient) to chainmail and bronze scalemail. The helmet is more reminiscent of the Renaissance (or maybe a Napoleonic dragoon). On the other hand his shield is more like that of an ancient Greek hoplite.

A strange mix, certainly. But he is a fantasy character and should look like one.

He is a two part sculpt: Body and shield arm.

(there is a blob of blutac holding his shield arm in place)






10 comments:

  1. He looks like a sword slinging badass. I really cant wait to get ahold of one. Are you going to make a mounted version also?

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    1. Thanks. That's what I was aiming for.
      Yes, there will be a mounted version but I'm not sure when at this stage.

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    2. Well no rush, just think he has lots of uses even out side of the Hawkmoon fantasy.

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  2. Very nice ! When will the Hawkmoon game line be available for purchase ?

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    1. Franck,
      They're not on the Eureka site at this stage but you may be able to get them if you send an email and ask.

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  3. Is this figure still in line to be produced by Eureka? I must say that I am more of a fan of this sculpt then the current one on the Eureka webpage.

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    1. I doubt it. I'll have a look and see if I have one sitting around and I'll get back to you.

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    2. Hello Commisarmoody,
      I had a clean up of my workroom yesterday and I found a bunch of Hawkmoon figures. All different sorts that I sculpted but were never released. A few Hawkmoon's, wolf warriors, vultures, bulls, boars, pigs, Karmarg warriors, etc... Let me know if you're interested.

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