Space Knights From Scibor
February 22, 2011 by beerogre
It's that time again when we are treated to another (not in any way inspired by another company) Space Knight release from Scibor.
This time we have the quite pretty Angel Knight and the frankly terrible Celtic Warrior.
Scibor has some quite nice stuff, in particular their fantasy Dwarves have some really strong character. Personally, I don't see why these guys need to churn out derivative works like those above, when they could do something a bit more original, like their fantasy stuff.
I also don't know why they don't try to fill some of the gaps that other companies have in their range, rather than sticking to "Space Knights". Why not some snazzy "Space Elves" or "Space Battlesuits"... here's hoping they come out with something more exciting next time.
What do you think guys?
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Ok, the Angel Knight is most def a Dark Angel, and the awfull looking celtic warrior is based on a space puppy.. erm i mean wolf. I can def see the big bad GW lawyers coming in and saying they look to much like space marines, esp Terminators, which they do. Why not go for something more original like if its a knight, base it on a knight’s armour and not big chunky power armour ie maybe in the same style as the Blood Dragon armour from Mass Effect 2????
The gun on the Celtic Warrior looks like something from a pound shop bag of toy soldiers.
I’d be tempted to use one for a special character but as I play mostly at GW stores they’d probably have to stay in the box, plus I agree with @cazboab they could have tried a bit harder on the weapons.
As much as the models look close to a DA and SW, its the paint job that kicks them over that line.
I agree, though, that some miniature companies need to stop ripping off each other and go for original ideas.
I have many models from the fantasy range and a few of the sci fi ( the ogres ) that I am planning to use in an alternative IG army. These “space marines” do not drag me any attention at all. No new innovative design and no pose or sculpt that really could make a difference on the table mat. I believe that if they do something that is far away from the sci i design of GW, people will not connect or buy it because is too damn different. O the other hand, when they do something easily recognizable… Read more »
I don’t really like the sci-fi minis by Scibor… But I think you’re all forgetting what art means, here. Scibor is a guy who sells his own sculpts, they’re artfully done and very well molded. He sells space celts and space angels (or whatever) not because he wants to copy GW or sell more, not necessarily as a parasite… I’ve never met the guy, but I’m 99% sure that his reasoning wasn’t “How can I make money ? Hm… let’s copy GW !”… There’s a hundred better ways to make money by plagiarizing… And a hundred thousand more of making… Read more »
@elromanozo – That’s my point… Scibor is an artist and has proved with his other range that he has talent and originality. This type of thing only serves to make him a laughing stock. They’re obviously GW inspired, one of the sculpts is poor, while the other is more expensive than the original miniature it’s trying to emulate. I’m buying a couple of Scibor’s Fantasy Dwarves today for our D&D game. They’re very competatively priced, characterful and rare enough here in NI that when I bring the out at the LGC people will ask where I got them. As Simon… Read more »
I see your point, and I agree… He does some “alimentary” sculpts as well. But what I saw in the comments prompted this post of mine.
I’m gonna disagree.
I think the Celtic warriors although based on termies etc they are different enough to make them a great source of ‘something cool and different’.
I think so long as he shows respect to the trademarks, ip (ie sculpting everything in house) and copyrights, I for one would be happy to pick one of these up as a cool character for my army.
I don’t think there is such a big deal with compatible stuff so long as you don’t shit on the work of those you have based it on.
Time will tell