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Manufacturer: Castle Miniatures C75-02
Sculptor: Yury Serebriakov
Scale:75mm
Material:Resin
Reviewer: Steven Weakley
I recently purchased Castle Miniatures latest release, “Morgenstern, Infantryman of the 15th Century, 75mm and this figure was everything I had hoped it would be based on the picture I saw on their website. Being a big fan of medieval subjects, the first thing that caught my eye was that awesome weapon, the “Morgenstern” or Morning Star. Typically, morning stars were hand held, mace type weapons of various designs but this was the first time I had seen one depicted as a polearm weapon in miniature and it was just too cool to pass up.
The kit is comprised of 24 parts cast in a medium grey color resin. Both the quality of the sculpting and casting is first rate with a minimum of clean-up needed. There are some minor seams but these are easily removed and no flash to speak of.
All of the various parts, arms, weapons, pouch, dagger, etc. is top notch sculpting fit very nicely into their various positions on the figure. The face which is beautifully sculpted, sits back inside the hood and I have seen this done in the past with poor results but not on this one. The casting of the hood around the face is to scale thickness with no blobs of resin inside, just nice clean undercuts.
The clothing sculpted on the figure is nicely executed with some tears here and there to show the wear on the cloth. The hood and shoulder covering the half breastplate are of the proper proportions without appearing too thick. The chainmail on the lower torso is excellently rendered and again, to scale. Two nice additions to the kit are a pavise (elongated shield) and helmet that can be hung on the back of the figure, adding an overall combat look to the figure.
My favorite part of this figure is the Morgenstern. It comes in 14 separate pieces, the polearm with the figure’s hand attached, the steel ball with the spike on top and 12 individually cast spikes attached to a single sprue that once removed, can be inserted into the 12 correspondingly, pre-drilled holes on the steel head. A very nasty weapon indeed.
One of the reasons that I’ve been drawn to medieval subjects through the years is that one is not constrained by set “uniform” colors which allows for a pretty good range of artistic choice and are also easier to paint as colors tended to be rather muted earth tones during this period with the occasional splash of color added, usually from some looted piece of clothing from the battlefield. Overall, the figure is an excellent depiction of a 15th century infantryman and is a great addition to a painter’s collection.
The figure was sculpted by Yury Serebriakov and Castle Miniatures can be contacted at [email protected] for inquiries and purchases. I am told that their website is under construction and will be operational in a few weeks but I managed to find it on Google. Take a look at http://www.castleminiatures.com/ - some pretty cool stuff.
Sculptor: Yury Serebriakov
Scale:75mm
Material:Resin
Reviewer: Steven Weakley
I recently purchased Castle Miniatures latest release, “Morgenstern, Infantryman of the 15th Century, 75mm and this figure was everything I had hoped it would be based on the picture I saw on their website. Being a big fan of medieval subjects, the first thing that caught my eye was that awesome weapon, the “Morgenstern” or Morning Star. Typically, morning stars were hand held, mace type weapons of various designs but this was the first time I had seen one depicted as a polearm weapon in miniature and it was just too cool to pass up.
The kit is comprised of 24 parts cast in a medium grey color resin. Both the quality of the sculpting and casting is first rate with a minimum of clean-up needed. There are some minor seams but these are easily removed and no flash to speak of.
All of the various parts, arms, weapons, pouch, dagger, etc. is top notch sculpting fit very nicely into their various positions on the figure. The face which is beautifully sculpted, sits back inside the hood and I have seen this done in the past with poor results but not on this one. The casting of the hood around the face is to scale thickness with no blobs of resin inside, just nice clean undercuts.
The clothing sculpted on the figure is nicely executed with some tears here and there to show the wear on the cloth. The hood and shoulder covering the half breastplate are of the proper proportions without appearing too thick. The chainmail on the lower torso is excellently rendered and again, to scale. Two nice additions to the kit are a pavise (elongated shield) and helmet that can be hung on the back of the figure, adding an overall combat look to the figure.
My favorite part of this figure is the Morgenstern. It comes in 14 separate pieces, the polearm with the figure’s hand attached, the steel ball with the spike on top and 12 individually cast spikes attached to a single sprue that once removed, can be inserted into the 12 correspondingly, pre-drilled holes on the steel head. A very nasty weapon indeed.
One of the reasons that I’ve been drawn to medieval subjects through the years is that one is not constrained by set “uniform” colors which allows for a pretty good range of artistic choice and are also easier to paint as colors tended to be rather muted earth tones during this period with the occasional splash of color added, usually from some looted piece of clothing from the battlefield. Overall, the figure is an excellent depiction of a 15th century infantryman and is a great addition to a painter’s collection.
The figure was sculpted by Yury Serebriakov and Castle Miniatures can be contacted at [email protected] for inquiries and purchases. I am told that their website is under construction and will be operational in a few weeks but I managed to find it on Google. Take a look at http://www.castleminiatures.com/ - some pretty cool stuff.
