Do Not Miss: September 2011

I've been away all this month as you know, but I could not miss our classical monthly date. So this is the most interesting stuff from what I saw in the internet on September 2011:

• Raffa's stuff in the WE 2011: Raffa from Massive Voodoo tells us about how he couldn't make it personally to the WE but his miniatures could. He also tells us about his adventures with our friend Sebastian Archer. Oh, of course, he also shows us photos of his very interesting painting stuff!
  
  
• Demon Tower by fstar: Rackham never dies! Look at this great paintjob by one of the Southern Monkeys.
  
  
• Somewhere beyond the sea by Iguazzu: One of Alex Valera's (Iguazzu) entries to the WE. You might remember this one because its a unique sculpture done by Pedro Fernández and JJ painted it for a contest some time ago. Well, Pedro gave very few limited copies of this sculpture to some of his friends, and this one is Iguazzu's copy. What a lucky guy!
  
  
• The Getaway by Piquifl and Arsies: The most important entry by Arsies and Piquifl is this amazing scratch built miniature. What an awesome and laborious work which we could have seen live in the WE, check it out.
  
  
• Euromilitaire links collection by bestienmeister: Chris is gathering lately a lot of info about events. Check this post about Euromilitaire 2011, the classic Folkestone's event. There are a lot of fantastic works out there!
  
  
• Step by step live painting process by bestienmeister: Chris also had an awesome idea to paint while posting live photos of the process on his blog. Of course the opportunity to follow this live is over but you can check out the results of the whole process gathered altogether in one post.
  
  
• Nikolai from Dust Tactics by Remy Tremblay: Another great sculpture in 28 mm scale by Remy. I love his work, he never dissapoints!
  
  
• Historic Art new releases on Rafa Coll's Blog: Again, from the blog of Rafa Coll, amazing new releases by Nocturna Models and its Historical range of miniatures. Awesome! Tremendous Alfonso Gozalo and Pedro Fernández on the sculpting part and Jesús Martín on the brushes. I'm loving it.
  
  
• Horny Hag by Romain Van Der Bogaert: I hadn't heard from him in a while but recently I discovered his blog and this is his latest sculpture. I know I'm not saying nothing new if I tell you that this guy is extremely talented, but I have to say it!
  
  
• Knightmodels new releases from Zwo Artstudio: Seen on the blog of Zwo, these are the new releases by Knightmodels for their Marvel and Star Wars lines. I specially love the Colossus. What an amazing sculpting and painting job!
  
  
• Nokjagerin by lexi: This is a beatiful Kabuki miniature painted by lexi. I really like the colours chosen and the smoothness of the brush.
  

Three years of Volomir's Blog!

I remember the day I started this blog and it seems like yesterday! But three years have passed now. Three years of life in which a lot of things have happened and of course lots of miniatures were done.



Last year I said I was going to improve the blog. I think I have managed to do so, there is a lot of material on the site to see, lots of photos and tutorials and also interesting stuff like interviews and event coverages. But this is not the end, I intend to make this blog better with more stuff. More processes, more tutorials, more interviews, more miniatures! And a few surprises to come, which I cannot reveal yet. I will, when the time comes...

Right now, as many of you know, I'm on vacation in New York City and therefore my blog is suffering a bit of abandonment until I return home in October. However, I promise to return with more and better things to start this new year, the fourth in the life of the blog.

Happy Birthday Blog!!

Do Not Miss: August 2011

A lot of activity this month! Seen on the internet on August 2011:

• The Return of the Warlord by Matt Cexwish: This is the massive article written for Massive Voodoo by Matt Cexwish, presenting his last and unique creation which got him the Slayersword this year on GD Germany. Can't say much to describe this one, just take a look and read carefully if you haven't done it yet. You'll find a whole different approach and a lot of fresh air brought into miniature painting which is certainly something else.
  
  
• World Expo 2011: This month filled with events on the hobby we had the pleasure to see (others more than me...) the most important event about miniautres, the World Expo (WE of Historical Miniatures). This event is celebrated every 3 years and its the most important one of the world about historical miniatures and contains a Fantasy section which is becoming more and more relevant. In the post I wrote about it you can find photos of the winner of the Best of Show in fantasy and more information about the event. Now we'll just have to wait for the next one!
  
  
• How to do bases for squads and units: This tutorial explains how to do scenic bases for units or squads for about 12 miniatures or so. If you don't have much idea on how to do something like this, now you can learn with the guys from Chest of Colors. And if you already knew how to, I'm sure you'll find something useful.
  
  
• Hellenika by Roberto Chaudon: This is a new release from Kabuki Models in 54 mm, a very interesting sculpt of a female spartan warrior. Very appealing.
  
  
• Jean Bart Corsair by Romeo Models: Impressive release by Romeo Models, a Corsair in 54mm which is very paintable and the sculpture is just delicious.
  
  
• Nagausith by MIKH: This is an awesome new release in 30mm from Banelegions (Maelstrom Games) sculpted by MIKH. The sculpt is simply breathtaking and the idea of the dragon wing banner is nothing I've seen before.
  
  
• Ork Warboss by Silphid (Slayersword Chicago 2011): This is the entry which was awarded the Slayersword in GD Chicago 2011. It's the return to painting of Silphid, one of the artists that inspired me when I began in this hobby. I am most certainly happy that he is back in action. What a great piece!
  
  
• Mortio Grulgor by Todd Swanson: This Nurgle Space Marine won Gold in Single 40k in GD Chicago 2011. Good composition and colour on this one, the worms are very creepy!
  

World Expo 2011

I don't really want to talk about this event because I didn't go and fills my heart with tremendous envy... but I really can't ignore it:



This weekend, the most important event of historial miniatures has taken place, whe World Expo, celebrated every 3 years, and this time, in Montreux, Switzerland. It has also a section of Fantasy where the best artists of the world compete.

The Best of Show of the event went to Bill Horan, one of the most classic artists in historical miniatures, and also part of the organization, a fact that will be very much commented for sure.

In the fantasy part, the Best of Show went to M. Kontraros for an amazing display of busts representing cards, the Ace, the King, the Queen and the Jack, and of course, the Joker, which has just assasinated the King and taken his place. Take a look at this photos made by our friend arkira (from the Spanish Team forum):






And there has been massive success of our representatives from Spain. Alfonso Giraldes (Banshee), Diego Esteban (Dieguete), Javie González (Arsies), his wife Cris, Alex Varela (Iguazzu), Julio Cabos, Jesús Martin, arkira... what an amazing representation we have! Congratulations to all. I am really looking forward to seeing their works, specially the one made by Banshee and Dieguete, a duel between two space marines in 54 mm scale.

Meanwhile, check out this massive gallery for many pics of the WE:

https://picasaweb.google.com/116330813403435962204/WorldExpoMontreux2011#

And also, don't forget about the work of Marjin Van Gils, a perfect example of how to mix miniatures and art (again, photos from arkira). This dioramas were very difficult to photograph because of Marjin's particular use of perspective and miniatures:






Shit!!! I missed it all!!!