Warploque Miniatures

[cameosis]

dude, the trolls are ace, just as the ogress ...
you might consider a troll chef rather than a hobbit chef, cooking up a spicy elf stew.

great stuff overall, beyond my price range currently -- -- but i'll keep an eye on your sculpts when the right moment comes.

[warploqueminis]

anevilgiraffe - Well, the way I plan to do them is to make it very easy for the buyer to convert them into more Sci-Fi figures, just the addition of a gun would be enough I think for that barbaric, crude look! I know its probably a stupid thing to do to stay away from Sci-Fi, but its just down to personal preference really...

cameosis - Thanks man!

Anyway lads, update time!

Dokta Shamadoo Is just about finished, just one foot and the detail on his arm to do, and in only 2 pieces!











As well as a new idea... yet another race!

I could go on extensively about where my ideas came from and suchlike, but I'm tired and honestly cannot be bothered, so without further a-do, the first prototype for Chinese Goblins!



I apologise for the crappy phone photos... I will try and get some decent ones tomorrow when it is light!

To go alongside these critters, I give you the "big guy" unit, the Oni (which I do believe is Japanese, but Japan and China is around the same area, and who cares? Its fantasy )







So what do you think folks? Is this an idea to keep on with?

- Alex

[cameosis]

but France and England is around the same area, and who cares? Its fantasy )

fixed.

"oni" is indeed "demon" in japanese:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni_%28folklore%29

cheers from tokyo.

[warploqueminis]

cameosis - Hahahah! Touche Maybe i should reanme them for now "Eastern Goblins" ? The plan was to have the Oni travel from a strange group of islands across the sea... so it kind of fits Any more guidance on which direction to carry them?

- Alex

[Major Roy Fokker]

Your Oni looks like a demonic sumo, sort of like E. Honda from Street Fighter gone bad.

[Norton C Wongpower]

Yes Oni is a Japanese "demon/ogre" but depictions are very similar from japan right the way through to Turkey historically. I'll dig out some ref pics when it's not 1.30am

[manatic]

A bit of googling found these classic ghosts/demons from the Chinese Underworld.

Then there's this Balinese rakshasa:



As said above, the similarity in imagery can be seen throughout Asia, so I'd say the oni or whatever you wish to call them (Yaoguai, maybe?) should fit right in.

[cameosis]

or you could give the gwailo a shot:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwailo

[Morf]

Check out Rackham's oriental goblinoid range, both for inspiration and unnecessary and unintentional repetition

[HiveTrygon]

Check out Rackham's oriental goblinoid range, both for inspiration and unnecessary and unintentional repetition

Thta's what I said last night but are they not gone?