Raging Heroes

[NAVARRO]

Well GW sells lots of models yet I dont touch 90% of their stuff with a stick

I will not spend a cent in raging heroes if this is their quality standarts specially with so many superior sculpting outhere.

[sea.man]

I must say, I am also a bit disappointed. We`ll see how the vampire lord turns out...

[kacpero]

another overdetailed fantasy miniature looks like from AoW range.. nothing for me

[tremanor]

We`ll see how the vampire lord turns out...

WEll, I could be totally worng, but I THINK that unless the technology evolves further, or they increase the actual scale of the print, this is going to pretty much be the extent of what they can do. The technology is just not there yet. I think that probably this might work for the 54mm stuff, but " 28 " .......No probably not for a whiel yet.

There was a review of the Asharah on the RH site that discribes a " stair stepping texture " to some parts of the figure. This is the artifact of the printing process that cannot be circumvented. I do not know how severe it is on the RH models so I won't comment on that, bu ton the 3D prints I have seen, it seems fairly significant to me.

What really got me was this.........

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I have mixed feelings on the entire subject. I LOVE to sculpt, BUT I know that I can achieve far better pieces in 3digital 3D simply becasue it removes many of the challenges that hinder my ability in tangible medium ( infinite zoom, un- do, perfect X,Y,Z axis placement and orientation, perfect symmetrry.. etc etc. ) so the possibility of using 3D printing was a prospect that could be benefitial in the sense of craftsmanship if not altogether satisfying in an artistic sense. After readign that review and seeign the pics of the actual metal figure, I think that the prospect of ustilizing digital sculptign for miniature production is still a few years off at aleast........

I could be wrong though. They still have yet to show any of the casts of the S&M sisters yet, so we will see then. Those could very well look fantastic for all I know.

[atacam]

I bought one, and did a full review.

First things first.

After seeing their crisp clean concepts on the Raging Heroes website https://www.ragingheroes.com/ I had very high hopes for this line. I looked at this line as a nice collectors series, also being playable in your fav game.

After a few mishaps with shipping, attributed to the really bad weather, my package finally arrived.

I must say there was a little disappointment, as I was expecting a box, not blister, don’t know why, I got that impression as RH do not mention this at all. Anyway I was greeted with a nice shiny blister pack with some very nice artwork.

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On opening the blister I was rather pleased to see Asharah was a limited edition of just 500, I got number 190. There was also a small paragraph about her, in both French and English. The printwork is of top quality, I must add.

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The mini.

Ok gonna be picky here, but I think I would have much rather seen this mini in resin. I understand why it is metal, as it is meant to be playable, but as firstly a painter, resin would have been nice, maybe a smaller limited run in resin would have been better, say the first 100 were resin there after white metal.

First impressions of the mini are good, there is a nice amount of detail, albeit not as crisp as the pictures on the website lead you to believe, but by no means bad, and I must stress this.

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There is very little to no flash, and the mould lines are quite small, and should file down very easily. The one thing to note, is that the tab needs to be cut off, as the leading leg will not sit right if you leave it on. Also the small knife on the front leg seems to have a gap, but a small amount of greenstuff will sort this out. The only drawback, is I would say this knock this mini into the moderate modeller bracket.

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The filigree on the arms is very nice, again not as crisp as the images, as the edges of the filigree are slightly rounded. This also leads me onto the fit of the arms, no matter how I tried I couldn’t get the arms to fit properly in the correct position without there being quite a big gap, this seemed to be down to the small pin cast on the mini. For me this isn’t a problem, as I remove these anyway and add my own longer pin, again this will make it for the moderate modeller.

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You get 3 different types of heads in the set, that should be enough for anyone, my personal favourite was the one with the flowing hair. These are all well detailed, with good expressions, and actually look female!

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To say you get a good choice of weapons is an understatement! This in my opinion is what makes this mini special, the sheer amount of customisation you can do. You will not be left wanting at all, and to add the detailing on them if very good. For instance the shield, has the crisp filigree that was missing from the arms, both the swords are great, and the staff, my choice, is excellent. The book is a very nice touch, and I liked the fact that it has a small flame coming from it, giving the impression that a spell is about to happen. The weakest option here is the whip. I can see what was trying to be achieved, but with the attempt at such detail, it starts to get lost and looks flat, and a little but of a mess, but then with so many better options, I don’t think many Asharahs will be sporting a whip.

Over all.

Apart from the slight misgivings, with a few detail issues, this is a very good first mini from RH. As I said a resin limited run would be nice, in 28mm, but not essential. As a first mini, things can and probably will only get better, so future sculpt should be amazing, as the company get to grips with what can be achieved.

Anyway, Ashara would be nice addition to a multitude of armies, or just as a collectable painting piece, with enough areas to let a painters imagination get to work.

This is definitely a recommended purchase.

[Skrit]

Nice to have you here Atacam, I love your work!

Thanks for the review!

[sea.man]

Thank you for the review!
Good to know what you`re getting if placing an order

[arctica]

Great review, very informative and welcome to the site , big fan of your work.

[mahon]

Excellent insight, guys! Thanks atacam for such a detailed review. Great thing

[atacam]

Thanks guys.

I will be getting the 54mm version of this mini when it becomes available to buy, then I will review that and do a comparison.
I must say I have mixed feelings about this technique for sculpting and producing minis. I knew it was coming. Hell my local jeweller makes rings out of wax using a special printer.

A fan of my work! wow. never really considered people following my work, when I look at the likes of Cyril, Alan C Thomas David and the Chest of Colours team, and think wow!!!