 | Earlier this year, having already backed quite a few Kickstarters, I backed an IndieGoGo called Horde Invasion, the brainchild of Russian sculptor Taras Skorobruh. The miniatures were finely detailed and concentrated on Orks and the bad guys rather than the boring good guys. The first miniature to catch my eyes was the Minotaur which had a sense of brutishness that is quite often missing from Minotaur sculpts. Now having received him and a number of other miniatures from the IndieGoGo campaign I was not disappointed when I received them. The IndieGoGo campaign may be over, but now these miniatures and more are part of the Albino Raven Miniatures range. + + More After The Jump + + |
Minotaur
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The Albino Raven Minotaur isn't a huge miniature as far as beast go, but what he does have is is a sense of power and anger. The look on his face (below) is testament to that.
The Minotaur is in a number of parts which go together in a similar way to Warmachine miniatures - with square pegs! Each piece of the Minotaur fit together nicely and unlike some materials, it glued easily!
For a resin miniature he did have mould lines which I thought was interesting as you don't usually see them on resin kits. They are easy to find and clean up though, and you may notice there are also small pieces of resin on the horns which are easily trimmed also.
You can see the level of fine detail on this miniature, and he should be a joy to paint!
The Minotaur is in a number of parts which go together in a similar way to Warmachine miniatures - with square pegs! Each piece of the Minotaur fit together nicely and unlike some materials, it glued easily!
For a resin miniature he did have mould lines which I thought was interesting as you don't usually see them on resin kits. They are easy to find and clean up though, and you may notice there are also small pieces of resin on the horns which are easily trimmed also.
You can see the level of fine detail on this miniature, and he should be a joy to paint!
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The Minotaur is meant to have a number of arrows coming out of his back, which I have left off at this stage for painting. Each arrow comes on a small piece of resin which certainly helps to not lose them!
I was impressed how strong the resin is. Even on fine pieces it doesn't seem easily breakable.
I was impressed how strong the resin is. Even on fine pieces it doesn't seem easily breakable.
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The pose of the Minotaur is dynamic. He seems to be barging his way to the front of the conflict, or maybe facing off against a foe - either way he looks like a force to be reckoned with.
As a centerpiece for an army or even a hero, this guy is very cool
As a centerpiece for an army or even a hero, this guy is very cool
Ork Berserker
Orks get a bit of a bad wrap, and in the eyes of Games Workshop and Blizzard's World of Warcraft, they are bulky deformed looking creatures - not so in the Albino Raven Miniatures universe.
They are big and strong, but not the slobbering imbeciles so often depicted. These Orks are tall and well muscled, but they are undeniably not human!
If you have ever read the Stan Nicholls book series about Orcs (excellent read for Orc fans!), then these Orks are much more like that - there is an intelligence to them, even elegance.
They are big and strong, but not the slobbering imbeciles so often depicted. These Orks are tall and well muscled, but they are undeniably not human!
If you have ever read the Stan Nicholls book series about Orcs (excellent read for Orc fans!), then these Orks are much more like that - there is an intelligence to them, even elegance.
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Like the Minotaur, the Albino Raven Miniatures Ork Berserker is very well sculpted and instead of the square pegs of the Minotaur, he has round ones which fit in very well, aligning with the muscles on the miniature.
In fact if you're not sure how to poise it, have a look at the shape of the muscles and you'll get a good hint.
As you can see they obviously used my torso as a model for this guy *sigh*
In fact if you're not sure how to poise it, have a look at the shape of the muscles and you'll get a good hint.
As you can see they obviously used my torso as a model for this guy *sigh*
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He fits perfectly on the scenic base he comes with (nice bonus) and once completed looks great!
The join of the parts on the Ork Berserker as more obvious than the Minotaur, so some green stuff will be needed to smooth that out. Beautiful sculpt!
The join of the parts on the Ork Berserker as more obvious than the Minotaur, so some green stuff will be needed to smooth that out. Beautiful sculpt!
Have a look at the detail on his back and the chains around his waist. there's a few really nice little details that really show the skill of the sculptor. Careful painting will really bring out the form here.
To get an idea of scale, here the two are with one of the new Games Workshop Age of Sigmar dudes. Granted those Age of Sigmar guys are very bulky , but you can see how the Albino Raven ones are more True Scale than Heroic Scale. They aren't squat or really exaggerated, they're just really nice looking miniatures which any hobbyist would probably like to add to their army... or start a new one!
if you like this review, let me know as I have some more Albino Raven Miniatures I can show you including an awesome Ork Veteran and a Wyvern amongst others....
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