Lost Kingdom’s Magmhorin Chaos Dwarves Hit IndieGoGo
August 1, 2016 by brennon
Lost Kingdom Miniatures are now on the IndieGoGo fundraising platform looking for backing to get their Magmhorin range off the ground. If you like Chaos Dwarves then you're probably going to enjoy checking out these models.
The main focus of this campaign is to bring forth a new army for you to use on the tabletop. Chaos Dwarves have always had a special place in the hearts of many Fantasy fans so we could see these being very popular. Some of the units up for grabs include the Elite Guard which come with both a Command element and a core fighting force.
For a range option they also have the Death Guard who are walking into battle with massive Crossbows and Guns that look like they are going to be as brutal in combat as they are at range.
Monstrous creatures and other characters are going to be leading the way too. Overall this feels like a nice elite and quite complete army for yuo to use on the tabletop.
You can see some examples of the printed models below, all of which will be coming to you in resin form. Some of the models are just too big for metal!
Q&A Time!
We actually got to have a quick chat with Adrian, the man behind this army of snarling Dwarves. See what he had to say about his range and sculpting digitally.
BoW: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how Lost Kingdom Miniatures got started?
Adrian: My name is Adrian, I’m twenty five years old and I’m a Spanish fine arts student from Valencia, Spain. Lost Kingdom Miniatures started as a final degree project at my university.
When I discovered my passion and expertise with 3D designing, I immediately thought about my old time passion, miniatures, and the next step came as fast as two plus two. It is like a dream come true! At this point I am the Mr. do-it-all and its exhausting but I am so passionate and I am looking forward to launching the crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo.
What made you want to start sculpting up the Magmhorin?
The Chaos Dwarves are a really interesting faction. They represent a very important part of the old (and forgotten by a lot of brands) armies. I simply love them, and so do a lot of gamers.
For me, they needed a second round with some fresh designs, but while keeping in mind their essence and what they represent; evil, intelligence, discipline, and many scars hahaha!
Where did you draw your influence from when sculpting this range?
I've tried to get inspiration from the Persian/Mesopotamian culture, and a little bit from samurai poses and style.
I've tried to keep the essence of the old Chaos Dwarves, but while trying to make it more serious and real.
How many models are going to be available when the IndieGoGo launches?
The ones on the Facebook page and some other surprises!
This means heroes, foot troops with melee and ranged options as well as monstrous creatures too.
One thing we ask sculptors now is whether or not you prefer sculpting digitally or by hand - do you see a difference between the two?
Personally I prefer digital sculpting because it allows you to achieve a higher level of detail, and you only need to deal with a graphic tablet and a pen.
It allows you to escape from the fight with the sculpting materials… it is more effective but with the disadvantage of having the extra cost of the 3D printing aspect at the end.
Which was your favourite model to sculpt and/or paint from the range so far?
Well, the centaurs have been extremely successful, but my favourite miniature is the furious Berserker with an axe in each hand, which has been already unlocked by the way.
I sculpted him in one morning and I was looking at him thinking 'they are going to love it!'
What are your plans for future armies in the Lost Kingdom range?
The truth it is that I would like to do a survey and see which is the next army to receive the "Lost Kingdom" touch. I wouldn’t like to focus on the typical.
Would/Are you considering making a set of rules for your models?
If the crowdfunding campaign is a success the idea is that my models serve for the 9th Age Rules Set.
Anyway, my miniatures can be used in a wide variety of games using the different weapons freebies available on the campaign.#
Thanks Adrian - good luck with the campaign!
So, what do you think of their range? Could you see yourself picking up their models for the 9th Age and beyond?
Drop your comments below...
Inspired by Persian/Mesopotamian culture…. sure.
Yes, well… originally.
very nice abyssal dwarves, but i am very wary of resin casts these days after big dissappointments like mom miniatures and finecast of course
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more wary in this case after this image from the campaign
but if it goes plastic i am pledging A LOT
That warning is pretty standard from most resin manufacturers whether they have an average of one bubble per 100 minis or 100 bubbles per mini. Not really a reflection of quality… yet.
Back on topic, they look like a great set of Chaos Dwarves. The pledge levels are a bit odd though. 13-man units are a really strange size.
when resin is good its very very good , but when its bad it is horrid.
these look good for chaos dwarves players.
poetry reference noted.
It’s 2016 hard plastic should be the way forward for all miniature companies.
They’re Chaos Dwarfs – perhaps a bit too niche for tooling in hard plastic.
I’ll take resin over hard plastic 100% of the time.
@redben Why?
More and clearer detail, and can have undercuts (which means either you can do more with the mini or you can do it much fewer parts). This comparison of the same Kingdom Death mini in plastic and resin should highlight the first point – http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-25RLWMWUz50/UONGcJbvvjI/AAAAAAAAEiA/wJijGFnQ1OI/s1600/Plastic+vs+Resin.jpg I prefer resin over metal if the mini has multiple parts, and especially if there are fine joins that need to be glued together (hello, Infinity minis). I always buy Guild Ball minis that have multiple parts in resin. It’s worth the extra couple of quid not to have to try and assemble the metal… Read more »
Molds for hard plastic are insanely expensive to produce, especially for small companies serving niche markets.
Some of these look better than others. Ignoring the obvious “homage” to GW, the poses look a little bit stiff and wooden, not too dissimilar to the original Chaos Dwarfs of of the 90s
I don’t suppose they could put some big hats on them for “old times sake ” er … sorry … I mean “authentic Mesopotamian cultural reasons” ;-P
It is a stretch goal if they get enough money here will be big hats included, they look great too
They sure look like they’d give the FW Chaos Dwarfs a run for their money.
If the casting quality is up to snuff I see great times ahead for fans of evil stunties.
Those look very nice
As long long time Chaos Dwarf fan (Ghrask Dragh on CDO btw in case anyone’s here ;)) I must say these are a great take on them Interesting new additions with that pet thing and the ‘slayer’ model, very ornate armour as has been mentioned inspired by what clearly inspired the GW CDs all those years ago. I love the idea of getting the additional stuff, multi parts and magneting (yeah I just made up a word so what! :D) them to use them as needs be – the swords one game the shields and hammers next or the crossbows… Read more »
Hello guys, I’m Adrian! It is difficult to create a campaign, it is even harder to get everyone happy, but I’m trying to create a new company based on the communication with the players and trying to get better constantly. All of you were right, and the weapons and heads pledges should have been in the campaign since the beginning. I’ve made some changes in the campaign based on your comments and I would really love to arrive to unlock everything. Furthermore, I’ve bee talking with The Ninth Age Team to make my miniatures suitable for the game, and now… Read more »
adrian congratulations on the sculpts. very nice.
will you do them in plastic if money raised is enough?
Thank you!!!
I’m sorry but plastic molds are very expensive like lordtothe said. But you can see some miniatures already casted, and the detail is pretty cool!!
Beautiful minis. Best dark dwarves that I’ve seen makes me wish I had the time and money to get started with an army of them