Hi everyone,
Releases are coming from all angles ready for Euro 2015 and MJ miniatures are doing themselves proud again ....they told us of the release in August here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/mj-miniatures-new-release-of-aug-2015.72974/watch-confirm
Again we see a collaboration as in the previous release I reviewed with you dear reader here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/the-dark-marauder-from-mj-miniatures.72945/watch-confirm
The team from
worked their magic with
and released this Fantasy piece:
He's a rather good looking fellow eh ..bit like your reviewer !!!
So what is a Troll then well I was going to go to the Urban dictionary but reckon I would get thrown off PF !!!so we will go to the Oxford dictionary which states that in Scandinavian folklore its a creature that looks like an ugly person. Some trolls are very large and evil, others are small and friendly but like to trick people.
Of course in today's fast moving internet world trolling has taken on a completely different meaning!!!
Lets set the scene for you :
So from the depths of the dark and often slimey world of the forest , he lurks , coming out to hunt , to protect and to see off his foes , , he has few friends as we know them merely a toad his companion on many a dark time hid in the undergrowth , through the wet ferns and foilage we see his face searching for an opportunity to pounce .
He has been rewarded in the highest possible way by his unseen masters that dwell in the dark and wet caves of the underworld by being given the order of the padlock to wear around his neck , held in place by a chain ...or perhaps it their way of reminding him of his previous life shackled as a Troll slave and not able to roam freely as he does now .
This release is in the 1/9 scale range and is as with the other a complete departure to other releases being military ...adding another dimension to the products and the company.
Lets see what we are looking at in the Review:
Title: The Troll
Reference: MJ09-005
Scale: 1/9th
Material: Light Grey Resin
No of Pieces: 4 Resin and 1 wire
Sculptor: Antonio Fernandez or "Piqui"
Box Art: Man-Jin, Kim
As usual the box quality is very high with a colour picture of the subject on the top , just looking at this creates a flurry of anticipation and that's before you open the box , the resin was held in a clear bag which was then in bubble wrap ....protecting the contents with no issues .
The contents consist of the torso back with a base worked in , the head , a toad and a padlock , as well as a piece of easily worked wire to make the chain for the padlock.
Beginning with the Prep , as with the previous release from MJ the work needed is minimal to say the least , the underside of the base requires a bit of sanding , the head has casting plugs to remove ( 1 from each of the ears , and 3 from the back to allow smooth fitting , the toad and padlock has a tiny plug to take away and that is it , a simple job , 10 minutes at the most .
Looking at the Torso first , the first thing I must say is that the finish is totally smooth , not a blemish anywhere , no air holes , no casting line ..NOTHING
The torso has the base beautifully worked into the back of the resin , no need to worry about sorting the base out ...like this presentation lots.
Our Troll has great skin texture over which he wears clothing , perhaps cloth maybe leather made from an old shoe he has found!!! around his shoulder he has his pride and joy the latest from the fashion world of that doyen of the catwalk Jean Paul Trollieter , this garment is worked with a design of swirls , setting this off is a sash around his body.
The recess for the head is well formed and minimal filler will be needed when fitting this .
The sculpting is first class , with nice undercuts and edges seen in all areas , the shoulder garment is held in place by a strap which holds it in place by means of a ring attached to the skin ...Ouch!! you can almost feel the skin pulling.
Continued in next post
Nap
Releases are coming from all angles ready for Euro 2015 and MJ miniatures are doing themselves proud again ....they told us of the release in August here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/mj-miniatures-new-release-of-aug-2015.72974/watch-confirm
Again we see a collaboration as in the previous release I reviewed with you dear reader here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/the-dark-marauder-from-mj-miniatures.72945/watch-confirm
The team from
He's a rather good looking fellow eh ..bit like your reviewer !!!
So what is a Troll then well I was going to go to the Urban dictionary but reckon I would get thrown off PF !!!so we will go to the Oxford dictionary which states that in Scandinavian folklore its a creature that looks like an ugly person. Some trolls are very large and evil, others are small and friendly but like to trick people.
Of course in today's fast moving internet world trolling has taken on a completely different meaning!!!
Lets set the scene for you :
So from the depths of the dark and often slimey world of the forest , he lurks , coming out to hunt , to protect and to see off his foes , , he has few friends as we know them merely a toad his companion on many a dark time hid in the undergrowth , through the wet ferns and foilage we see his face searching for an opportunity to pounce .
He has been rewarded in the highest possible way by his unseen masters that dwell in the dark and wet caves of the underworld by being given the order of the padlock to wear around his neck , held in place by a chain ...or perhaps it their way of reminding him of his previous life shackled as a Troll slave and not able to roam freely as he does now .
This release is in the 1/9 scale range and is as with the other a complete departure to other releases being military ...adding another dimension to the products and the company.
Lets see what we are looking at in the Review:
Title: The Troll
Reference: MJ09-005
Scale: 1/9th
Material: Light Grey Resin
No of Pieces: 4 Resin and 1 wire
Sculptor: Antonio Fernandez or "Piqui"
Box Art: Man-Jin, Kim
As usual the box quality is very high with a colour picture of the subject on the top , just looking at this creates a flurry of anticipation and that's before you open the box , the resin was held in a clear bag which was then in bubble wrap ....protecting the contents with no issues .
Beginning with the Prep , as with the previous release from MJ the work needed is minimal to say the least , the underside of the base requires a bit of sanding , the head has casting plugs to remove ( 1 from each of the ears , and 3 from the back to allow smooth fitting , the toad and padlock has a tiny plug to take away and that is it , a simple job , 10 minutes at the most .
Our Troll has great skin texture over which he wears clothing , perhaps cloth maybe leather made from an old shoe he has found!!! around his shoulder he has his pride and joy the latest from the fashion world of that doyen of the catwalk Jean Paul Trollieter , this garment is worked with a design of swirls , setting this off is a sash around his body.
The recess for the head is well formed and minimal filler will be needed when fitting this .
The sculpting is first class , with nice undercuts and edges seen in all areas , the shoulder garment is held in place by a strap which holds it in place by means of a ring attached to the skin ...Ouch!! you can almost feel the skin pulling.
Nap
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. With these things I also love the stotytelling.
