Sunday, 31 May 2015

Old School Photoshoot

For me, one of the appeals of this hobby is creating set piece scenes that invoke the sort of wander I felt as a kid flicking through the pages of White Dwarf. To that end, I really enjoy setting up my old school inspired miniatures and taking some shots. The results are amateur at best, but fun nonetheless!

Here's a few I've done in the last few days.

Above, a pair of Rogue Trader Dominators (they were in fact prototype Tyranid Warriors, sculpted by Nick Bibby but they feel like a species in their own right).

Space Slann, one of each, an unreleased one and a conversion.

Not Rogue Trader miniatures, but I hope in the spirit, some desert dwelling Technomads.





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8 comments:

  1. Warlord Paul31 May 2015 at 21:45

    So much awesome, nice snaps Andy.

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  2. Scalene31 May 2015 at 21:46

    Never seen those prototype Tyranids before. Fascinating - what year were they from? The printed backdrops really add to the atmosphere.

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    1. Colonel Kane1 June 2015 at 20:21

      Yeah, they appeared in the Heroes for Wargames book and made a very brief appearance in the Mail Order leaflets in around 1988/9 but otherwise we're not really seen at all!

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  3. The Responsible One31 May 2015 at 22:02

    I'd be curious to see your photo set up. This is something I'm definitely aspiring towards, and I'm curious how you go about sourcing your backgrounds and set up the shots.

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    1. Colonel Kane1 June 2015 at 20:24

      Cheers mate! Really nothing special at all and I really should put more effort into taking decent shots (my dad was a BBC cameraman and my brothers an international portrait photographer to the stars so I have no excuse!) The backdrops are literally just a3 print outs of interesting landscapes, with some terrain items to disguise the horizon.

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  4. Preacher by day31 May 2015 at 23:37

    Those technomads have come up a treat. They really look the part.

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  5. Colonel Kane1 June 2015 at 20:25

    Thanks mate - I have enough spare parts for another twenty or so now, so will crack on with some more :-)

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  6. onehundredandfiftyonereasons5 June 2015 at 18:07

    So stoked to see those Dominators painted up, bums me out no end seeing them in bare metal all the time. Really need to keep a closer eye out for one in the future, would love to use one as a stand in Tyrant!

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