Mermaid - Would You Buy?

[PropBlast]

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If (and I mean a BIG if) I was to release the following figure how many people would be interested and at what scale would you prefer?

 

[Nap]

It's not my thing as it's got a tail/ legs but certainly a interesting project , personally feel it's a bit niche ...but hey I paint busts !

Voted for a 120 scale but also think it's got potential for others

Just my thoughts

Nap

 

[Banjer]

Sorry, not my thing at all.

Bill

 

[Babelfish]

Not my thing either, but I'm sure it would appeal to some. Why not also post it up on puttyandpaint.com and see what sort of feedback you get there?

- Steve

 

[Redcap]

I'm sure this cracking sculpt would be popular with the fantasy genre of painters. As Steve suggested, I would put it on other figure sites too in order to maximise publicity and potential custom.

Good luck with this lovely piece.
Gary

 

[Billy Dickinson]

I'd buy it ... 54/75mm. Looks very nice and those scales would paint up nicely....

Billy

PS... I take it the skulls are those of stricken mariners

 

[Helm]

I wouldn't buy this particualr sculpt, excellent though it is, but something similar in 120mm quite possibly.
Steve

 

[samson]

Interesting piece but for what ever reason I find the skulls out of place , the rest looks peaceful and interesting

 

[Mirofsoft]

No

 

[T-34/85]

I would paint this. I voted for the 120mm version. A piece like this, for me, enables you to get out of your comfort zone and try new techniques. Plus the added benefit of practicing water effects.

tom

 

[Forté]

Honestly; no, I wouldn't at any scale. The anatomy looks odd and awkward, plus the scenic part looks designed for small scale printing (gaming sizes) and doesn't have a natural feel at all, plus the skulls look like an afterthought to appeal to the GW "moaaaaaaarrrrrr skkkuuuullllllsssss" market.

Sorry.

 

[Echo]

It reads more statue than playable type character to me, but I think it would be a lovely scenery piece. I imagine it found in some grotto somewhere by adventurers.

 

[theBaron]

Yeah, not my thing, either, but that doesn't mean you should try to market it.

...The anatomy looks odd and awkward...

I had a similar thought, Forte. The head looks a little too small for the body, particularly in the third image. It looks OK in the first, so it may be a factor of the image process. And the "hips" look just a tad too wide for the rest of the human torso.

As far as the skulls are concerned, I didn't mind them, though I think the animal skull is out of place. The skulls remind me of the idea of a mermaid luring sailors to their deaths on the rocks, or the tale of the Lorelei.

Prost!
Brad

 

[thegoodsgt]

Not my thing; mermaids freak me out.

But I can see the appeal for other painters.