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WAMP Review: Scale 75 Invocatio
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- Published: 13-09-2012, 08:00 pm
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WAMP Review: Scale 75 Invocatio
Wamp Review: Scale 75 - Invocatio - SCF-002
Manufacturer: Scale75
Material: White Metal
Cost: 42.4 €
Scale: 75mm
Contact: http://www.scale75.com/index.php?route=common/home
Other Info: Concepts by Adrian Prado. Sculpting by Raul Garcia Latorre and boxart by Alfonso Giraldes
Scale75 are a relatively new company that provides historic and fantasy miniatures with a slight twist that they describe as "Between history and legend." Based in Spain Scale75 have a huge pedigree to live up to and my first impression is that they're doing a stellar job.
I ordered Invocatio from El Greco Miniatures and as usual they provided a great service with the order only taking a few days to arrive. The miniature comes tightly sandwiched in 2 sheets of foam contained in two boxes, the outer one with product details and plenty of photographs for reference. The inner, a much sturdier plain white box for protection; I find it's always pleasing when companies take that extra bit of care when supplying expensive miniatures in strong secure packaging meaning it gets to in the best condition possible.
I was first drawn to this miniature because of the iconic pose of the wizard casting his spell. All the following robes and windswept hair add a dynamism to it that I find very appealing so hats off to Alfonso Giraldes and Raul Garcia Latorre who have done a magnificent job in telling the story of the miniature. When I opened the box I was confronted with four pieces for the base and six pieces that make up the miniature. On the dry fit all the pieces went together very well and something that Captain Sprout said about Scale 75 sprung to mind, that they are very clever with how the cut a miniature so it goes together with very little messing about. She was spot on.
Another thing I noticed straight away is the detail of the cast’s, holding up the spell book you can really see the individual pages, not like the usual book sculpts, a flat piece of putty with lines sculpted in but this was done with lots of layers of very thin putty. Because of this I suppose the moulds have quite a few cuts so there is a lot of flash and excess metal to remove but on a miniature of this calibre it’s almost a pleasure to work with because you get to study all the parts in great detail. The other parts of the base are the tiled floor area and the desk portion. These fit together easily and both have beautiful details sculpted in to them.
On to the Wizard
Looking at each part they are again very well sculpted but there are some issues with his bare feet, they both have rough areas on them that will need some careful filing and sanding. His lower torso comes in two fairly heavy parts that, although there small positioning lugs, will also need pinning. The joins in the cloth will need some filling but again thanks to the ingenuity of Scale 75 the join is in a place where it’s going to be very easy to get smooth.
His upper torso has four parts to assemble, both lower arms and head needs joining to the main trunk. Pinning again is recommended but the parts fill really well. The main trunk piece has some mouldlines that will need removing both on top of his left arm and around his hood at the back but the good news is they’re very easy to get to and the metal is such that it doesn’t take much to smooth out afterwards. The wizards face is very expressive and you can see the concentration in his features.
Ratings
Quality: 9/10, you can tell that a lot of work has gone into the sculpting and the cast of this miniature but there are some rough spots that will need fixing. There are very few mouldlines and are all accessible and easy to remove.
Assembly: 8.5/10, this is a multi-part miniature so a fair bit of preparation work will need to be done but nothing that isn’t to be expected of a miniature of this quality. There is also a small amount of filling to be done joining his lower torso together.
Value for Money: 8.25/10, 42.4 €, £45.75 from El Greco is not a cheap miniature but for a 75mm scaled miniature it’s not too bad either especially considering what you get for your money with the base and the number of parts.
Overall: 8.75/10, although there is some work to do on this miniature before I get to apply paint I’m still very much in love with it. The quality of the sculpting and the wizards pose, mid spell casting is iconic and the subject matter, although very common in drawings and artwork is pretty rare in 3d especially at this scale. As I type I have already done the prep work on it and it’s sitting on my paint table waiting on me and not a day goes by when I don’t pick it up and have a good look. I’m going to enjoy this.Posting comments is disabled.
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