The Warforge Miniature Modelling and Conversion

Primarch Photos

This mini has an interesting history to it that I'd like to start off with.

There's a company in Italy called Ronin Miniatures that apparently has made a couple models of characters. Usually, these characters are the Primarchs or individuals central to the 40k universe - for example, there are miniatures to represent Sanguinus of the Blood Angels, Mortarion of the Death Guard, and my two favorites, Horus and the Emperor. A couple buddies and I managed to find a source for these, so we ordered a bunch, and I got Mortarion for myself. I acually got to see the other models, and I'm wishing I had grabbed a Horus instead, because it's such an awesome model. Oh well!

Anyhow, I have been toying with this mini for a bit since I've gotten it. Just barely pinned it together, really, so I could get a sense as to how it all went together. The model's a decent attempt, but whoever sculpts for Ronin Miniatures has a spotty sense of proportion at best. Mortarion looks a bit static from some angles, and the cast is a bit iffy. All the same, it still looks pretty cool in pictures!

 

All in all, it's a cool miniature, and it's great to own - there's only 200 of them made, and I have one! I do plan on simply assembling him and painting him at some point, though since seeing the mini I've started to seriously consider maybe making my own from scratch around another mini so that it would have the proper proportions necessary - he just looks very static, and there's so much more that could have been done with that scythe! I think I might use this model as a reference for making my own, in any event.

Here's a shot of the Primarch next to a termie body:

He's a nice big size, for sure. I'll have to see what I can do with him - he looks great from some angles, like the one above, but from the side his profile is somewhat lacking.