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Kickstarter Plans - The Talarian Kingdom army

Hi all!  Some of you may be aware that I'm planning to run a Kickstarter to produce the Talarian Kingdom army as a fantasy set of miniatures which can be used in your favourite fantasy table top wargames.  This Kickstarter is planned for the end of February (around the 24th).  If you scroll to the bottom of the post you'll see a full list of the contents both existing and planned.   You will also be aware that as a backer of my Patreon, you will have received any scul...

WIP Preview - order of the Behemoth

Hi all!  I'm still working on the minis for the knightly orders at the moment and wanted to share a last minute change in direction with you!

I'm building the army to be kings of War compatible as an army for the Kingdoms of Men, so I'll be providing multi basing bases and scatter terrain to help make them look nice.  I've also decided that the order of the Behemoth could better live up to their name if they were themselves massive and tanky!  therefore, they are now a un...

STL Creator Sampler - 12 Minis for $4

Hi everyone,

This month we've joined forces with a bunch of other independent 3D printing creators to launch  a new Patreon, the STL Creator Sampler!

I've already had a few people contacting me with concerns over this one thinking they may be scalping minis from other sources, but it is entirely legitimate and the models are all provided with the creators express permission.  the intention is to offer a sampler to introduce people to new ranges and direc...

My Mini Factory Discount Code - 50% off!

Hi all!  the guys over at MMF are running a new year sale.

Head over to my profile at www.myminifactory.com/users/The_Lions_Tower

(note that I've just changed my user name from dan_lion_tower to The_Lions_Tower so the URL is now different).

The full collection is online now (except the Kingsguard and FF4 minis which will be released in the kickstarter in February) and everything is included in the sale

Use code DKXMAS50 at checkout to get...

Light Infantry and update

Happy New Year everybody!  

I hope you're all well rested and well fed after the festivities over the last week or so!

the first 10 light infantry are done now - for now I've opted for single piece minis as opposed to the modular build but be assured that by the Kickstarter release in February you'll have all of these as modular minis as well as statics.

Halberd wielding variants will be coming next as well as some mounted on unarmoured Rokabos.

I had a few setb...

Well overdue update!! - Rogues finished, Kingsguard progress and some general stuff!

Hey all!  so December has been really busy and hard work for me so far and I apologise its taken me this long to get an update out.  I want to say a huge thank you to all of you that have stuck with me through all of this despite the lack of communication and the absence of models for the last couple of months.  

I've had to home school my son for 2 weeks because a child in his class had COVID and the whole class had to self isolate for 14 days.  Its put me a bit mor...

Rangers done! plus update and December theme

Hi All!  The rangers are finally done and in the downloads folder (although not supported yet - I'll get them done once the rogue sculpts are done!  I've done hooded versions for all of the standard heads, but the body also works if you were to choose an un hoodedhead too.  

November has been a hugely disrupted month and with the Patreon numbers still down I've been working away on some commission work to stay financially buoyant.  Sadly I can't show you any of the w...

Veteran Rangers are done!

Hi all!  processing on the files is needed but the mid level veteran rangers are now ready and should be up in the next day or 2.  

I have the floor covering being laid in my new office tomorrow so I'll be a little strapped for time before that as I need to get in there tonight and give one final coat of paint and touch up to the walls and ceiling before I risk getting it all in a horrible mess!!  consequently it may be tomorrow afternoon before I get time to tackle finis...

MyMiniFactory redemption codes & SYNC

Hi guys!  just taking a bit of time out of the birthday celebrations to sort out some MMF redemption codes. If all goes well with the redemption codes and they prove to be a hit it will make life easier for a lot of you, especially those of you that are paying for the premium MMF account so you can sort things much easier. 

I'll continue to post both Sync and Onedrive links each month in addition for immediate access and the MMF redemption codes will be sent out after the mont...

November theme and general update

Hi guys!  Firstly as I forgot to announce it, the theme for November is Level Up Rogues.  

You may also have noticed an absence of the Veteran and Epic level rangers at the moment.  I'm still working on getting them done but they'll run into November a little - its been half term this week and having the kids at home and needing to have a bit of family time has put me a little behind.  As such I'll be rolling all of Octobers unique content into November, including th...

Rokabo Knights

OK, so I'm still working on multi parting these guys and making sure they fit properly but I'm still hoping to have them uploaded and available to you by tomorrow morning (possibly today depending on your time zone and how late you generally stay up!)

Once these are up I'll get the female knights posed so you can add them to the collection too.  There are a handful of different bodies and ...

Rokabo Knights update!

They're ready!  More renders and information tomorrow and the files will be prepped and available by the end of the day tomorrow too.  Female riders will follow later!  Are you looking forward to these?

First of the Rangers and companion animals for October!

So the hard parts out of the way!  organising the modularity aspect of these minis takes far more time than you'd think so getting the first set out is breaking the back of the project!  

So this month I've got for you some rangers with the usual modularity you've come to expect over the last few months. 

Noob level rangers come with Leather armour, a bow, explorers pack including the backpack,  water skin and rope.  A sheathed short sword on the back of t...

Something Else I've been working on this month

Hey guys!  

So aside from the Rangers which I'll be putting up renders of tomorrow (along with their Panther/Sabre Tooth Tiger companion), I've been working on a few commissions.  Some of those I still can't disclose at the moment, but there's one that might interest some of you.

Greg Kourakos (A.K.A 3D Printing Pro) is running a Kickstarter for a gladiatorial combat of champions type game.  Quick and easy to play and deliberately designed to be easy to print.  ...

Updated Currency to GBP

Good evening all!

So Patreon has finally spared me the pain and anguish each month of wondering how the exchange rate is going to affect my earnings and has allowed me to convert my account to my native GBP.  Pay Pal's exchange rates are horrendous and I've been finding that I'm losing out massively, often getting in the region of £1 to $1.8 which is a far cry from the £1-$1.25 that is billed on the currency exchange.  to put that in context, If I draw down $1000, I'll be ge...

Paladins complete! On with the Rangers!

Good morning all!  A few days later than I had hoped but the last of the Paladins are ready.  

Male Paladin Level Up!

Female Paladin Level Up!

And a few close ups of the final level with the new equipment options too:

Male Paladin

2020-10-06 09:41:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Veteran Paladins! & October Theme

Hey guys!  just prepping the files for the veteran paladins at the moment - Hoping to have them up by the end of today for you and then on to finishing off the final level ready for next months stuff.

2020-09-28 13:38:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Awesome 3D Printing advice from Ameralabs!

Hey guys!  One thing that always frustrates me online is when I see people struggling to get prints to work and the discussions over adhesion issues.  The inevitable "sand your build plate" advice crops up, along with other ludicrous advice like Lube your FEP!!!

Essentially, if you are suffering with print failures, unless there is an actual manufacturing defect with your printer you can almost always solve them by adjusting your support settings or your printer settings. &nbs...

Mounted Kingsguard Preview

Hey guys!  been having a few random zbrush crashes on the Veteran paladins today so have taken a bit of a break from them to work on this guy.  I'll work on the full unit (2-3 each of Male and female riders) so that I can give you a full unit in one go.  

I've updated the riders in line with the new Kingsguard minis and I've also reworked the Rokobo's armour to be consistent with the rider.

You'll be pleased to know that the rider is a separate piece to the bird thi...

Noob Paladins ready!

Hi guys!  I've just finished the female Paladin Noob now and am prepping files for the folder.  She should be up sometime today.

Both hands and heads are modular so you can mix and match from previous modular sets too.   

Here's a few renders of the posed up  male and female  Noob level Paladins, and don't they look fresh from the Academy! :-)  

2020-09-22 11:06:50 +0000 UTC View Post

First Paladin is sculpted (Renders)

Hey guys!  I've got the first of the Paladins sculpted and I'm transferring the detail to the female body now.  Both should be posed up in a day or so and available to download.  The next week for me is a full sculpt-a-thon so I'd hope to have the full set done by the end of the week.

I've made sure the Paladin comes with the stock basic items for a Paladin - Chainmail, Alms box, Censer, backpack and bed roll.   A good selection of weapons (I may also add a war ...

ARTIFICERS COMPLETE!

Hey guys!  right then so to say that artificers as a class to sculpt has been mentally taxing is an enormous understatement but they're finally finished so I'll be circulating the files shortly once the awesome Mr Elston has wrapped up the supports!

Here's the final renders - let me know what you think!  do they live up to your expectations?

2020-09-16 13:51:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Veteran Artificers and Spider Bots

Hi guys!  I'm done with the veteran Artificers and have also rustled up a couple of Spider Bots - one with a repeater crossbow turret and one with a fuse coming out of the top of the barrel as a walking bomb!

Just prepping the files now and then I'll circulate them all to the August Backers.  Legendary level Artificers to follow and then I'll be on with this months Paladins.

Male Veteran Artificer (Mid Level)

2020-09-04 10:45:30 +0000 UTC View Post

August Update and September Theme

Hi all!  

So firstly an apology from me.  This month has been massively disrupted for me so I'm way behind where I had wanted to be and consequently I wont be able to get the artificer minis finished before the end of the month though I have a cunning plan to get that back on track (see below).

We had a family holiday where I was expecting to be doing some work on the Artificers, but because of poor internet connections I had no access to my files and instead ended up wo...

Additional weapon added for the artificer

Hi guys, because I like to try to accommodate requests and because it seemed in keeping with the character of this one, I've added a rifle as a weapon option too.

Just getting the female prepped now but all of the male bits are in the folder now.

for the mid level I'll be adding armour with a techy backpack and the glove will be getting a big boost with a full exoskeleton rig.  

The first 2 Artificers are ready

hi all, its been a bit of a hectic month with family holidays and the delivery of the Lion Tower HQ building so sculpting progress has been a little slower than anticipated.  Lots of projects bubbling over but as a result I'm a little behind on the level up artificers.  I'm just preparing the STL files for the first 2 so they should be available tomorrow.  Mid level to follow shortly

I've redone all of the existing male heads with artificer techy looking goggles so the he...

Print and Paint Kingsguard, part 2

Second part of the Kingsguard paint along tonight at 10pm GMT/BST!  Metallics, green/blue  and leather to do tonight :-)

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Print and Paint Session at 10pm GMT!

Hi guys!  Sorry for the short notice but I've been sculpting all day and fancy a little something different tonight so I'll be going live on Twitch (and I think youtube too - but I don't really know what I'm doing yet!) 

If you fancy joining me and seeing how I paint the armour on the Kingsguard I'll be online in about 40 minutes (10pm GMT) after I've had my dinner!  

If you've got a Kingsguard or 2 ready and fancy joining me, you'll need the following ...

Artificer Update

Hi all!  Been busy the last few days with these sculpts.  The female is finished and so is the male.  Only the vedalken heads are pictured, but there are more heads to be done on both counts - in the meantime all of the Kingsguard heads can also be used.  I'll get both of these posed up next, and then push on with the extra heads and weapons and the next evolution!

2020-08-05 21:48:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Miniature Index (numbered)

Hi all!  I've had a lot of requests to publish the numbering system used on my models so that you can all ensure that you've got the full collection.

I havent gone into all of the files and miniature variants in this, but I have gone as far as the file location for each model.  Each of the Kingsguard model types occupies just one number though so all of the Kingsguard on foot are in folder 87 and all of the missile troops are in folder 88.  

Also not included here a...