What do you think of the latest from Scibor?
June 20, 2011 by dracs
Now anyone who read my article on Scibor's last releases may now that I had a distinctly low opinion of the Celtic Sci-Fi Veterans. However, I believe this latest string of releases has thoroughly redeemed them.
Lets start with the sci-fi release, the Templar Knight.
Once again we have a totally original concept from Scibor and I have to say that I think it looks quite good. The level of detail is fantastic and though I still don't like the massive shoulder pads it would certainly be an imposing presence in any science fiction wargame you might be playing.
Now we move into the fantasy releases with the Rotten Lord on Mutant Snail.
I think this is a great work and would make a fantastic central piece for any Nurgle army.
Hot on this boy's sludge trail are the War Bear Warriors.
I don't think anyone can deny that these guys look fantastic, especially with this paint job.The detail on the armour and hair is first rate, though I have to say the bears look more cuddly than fierce.
Want something smaller? Well check out these new Goblin Warriors.
I must say I rather like Scibor's take on Goblins. Sure they look rather comical but its an original move to take with Goblins and I like their contrast with the Goblin miniatures provided by everyone else.
Last, but by no means least, we have the Elf Hunter.
All in all I think these models look great and more than make up for the Celtic Veterans which were just so bland by comparison.
What do you guys think of these? Any of tempted by any of them? Let us know your thoughts below.
BoW Sam
The War bear’s resemble massive hamsters, rather than bears. I’m not sure that’s a bad thing.
Warbear warriors ftw! reminds me of my dwarf hunter on amani warbear from tbc ^^
I think those bears will end up in my Mantic dwarf army…
A diorama base with all three bears and some dwarf warriors walking in between should look amazing!
Can Dwarves on bears be fielded in the Mantic fantasy game? They’re magnificent mini’s but I’d want to be able to do something with them other than wish I could paint like the guys at Scibor.
awesome, awesome, awesome….its like awesome-cake, flavoured with awesome-fruit and little awesome-crumbles on top, together with a glass of awesome-hot chocolate. Did I mentioned that I like these miniatures ? The only thing I have to criticize is ( although one could call me somewhat fan-boyish when it comes to Warhammer 40K ) is that many sculptures out there do miniatures they call, ” Knights ” or “Celtic Lord” ( i know both are from Scibor , simply cant remember the other one ) when they simply are Space Marines …dont know why but I simply dont like, when one doesnt… Read more »
and yeah I know its probably due to some copyrights …nevertheless it bothers me ^^
Yeah, the last one who infringed IP that way got… kinda sued. And minor infringements also get you a “cease and desist” order. It IS annoying.
BoW Romain
I like the dwarves riding war bears but thats about it. The rotten lord looks odd. The Templar is poorly posed and the goblins arent my style or tasts. The Elf hunter is ok i suppose. Not feeling this im afraid Scibor. Stick to conversion parts mate.
Really like the Bear Riders. The Goblins are nice and different. The Templar, despite the poor pose (but then how mobile would a person in armour THAT heavy be?), is a lot nicer than many of the heavily armoured scifi soldiers out there. The Elf Hunter doesn’t seem too bad, a bit bland maybe but still a solid sculpt. I dislike the Rotten Lord though, for the same reason I dislike pretty much ALL of Forgeworld’s Nurgle miniatures. It just looks like a lump of modeling putty bent into shape and a couple of basic details poked into it, every… Read more »
I like the goblins. The chicken pelt is just a funny little detail. Coming out with some good stuff IMHO.
I wonder If I could convert those bear cavalry to have Mantic dwarf heads and shields? But yes, lovely models.
Man these miniatures are just pure amazing, never have I thought I would say this but these are more better looking than GW! Can’t WAIT to get the dwarfs/goblins! If only they would introduce rules…