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 Post subject: [*] Smaug the Magnificent - by Natarn
PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:55 am 
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Article Title: Smaug the Magnificent
Author: Natarn
Article Description: How I sculpted this terrible beast

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Brilliant article Nathan, good to see the making of Smaug together with only the creator's comments.
Good thing you didn't describe making the first head: telling people to cut it off right after making it would dash their enthuasiasm.

I like the end quote, you're right: it is Smaug! Maybe Job read Tolkien?

Great article, 10/10!

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Excellent article!

Too bad though I'm not good enough at sculpting to start sculpting my own... yet.

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Captain Ingold wrote:
I like the end quote, you're right: it is Smaug! Maybe Job read Tolkien?

I've read a discussion-something a while ago about the things in things tolkien and the bible had in common(very interesting). and some people suggested tolkien did rewrite the bible (beginning of arda etc)

however, im still amazed how you did Smaug! cause its look d*mn awesome!

are you planning on painting him?:O
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this dragon is awesome!

are you going to paint him? i would surely love to see him painted :-D

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There really is no way this article can be given less than a ten! Fantastic work and I can't wait to see it painted!

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Superb article as expected :wink:

10/10 8)

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STUNNING work! :yay:
FANTASTIC article! 8)

I just can not wait to see this beast painted! :wink:


P.S - I love the "scaffolding"! :lol:

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Great work, thanks for sharing it.
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Wow, that is just awesome Nathan...the article is really well done as well as the piece of art!! I cannot wait for the painting article! :wink:

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Great so when will you start casting and selling by the hundreds? :wink:

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:shock: I can't wait for this to be painted!! :shock: It's going to be EPIC. Are you planning on having this cast? Are you going to play some games with him? :D :-D 10/10
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You do realise that we are expecting a second epic - The Magnificent Painting of Smaug the Magnificent ?
10/10 does little justice to the thought and effort that has gone into creating this fabulous wyrm.
Blacks arrows are available now at reasonable prices folks... 8)

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Phew, this is all I can manage to utter without the liberal use of profanity.

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Expectacular
Congratulations
This Dragon is simply Genial
And the article could be a GW manual.
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Wow, such a great article! I would definitely get this cast... after a year and a half of work and such a great model it'd be more than worth it.
Can't wait to see your next sculpting project, hopefully even more epic than the last (If that's possible...).
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The Inquisitive Hobbit wrote:
Wow, such a great article! I would definitely get this cast... after a year and a half of work and such a great model it'd be more than worth it.


So, yeah, 18 months hard labour, you just got it finished, and we demand you chop it up again...


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That is simply the most amazing piece of sculpting I've ever seen. It shows superb skill, and dedication to the hobby. Congrats on the complettion of such an amazing project. :yay:
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@ Captain Ingold

Captain Ingold wrote:

I like the end quote, you're right: it is Smaug! Maybe Job read Tolkien?

Great article, 10/10!


Er... I guess you were being ironic... The book of Job was written over 3000 years before Tolkien was born!
I'm sure that Tolkien was aware of it.


Thanks for the comments though. :)

@ everyone. Thanks very much. :D :-D

:sad: I won't get it cast. It would cost an absolute fortune to reproduce this model and, as gaarew says, the thought of cutting it to bits to make a mold isn't the first thing on my to-do list! :shock:

Sure, I will paint it. I'm looking forward to that. :-D

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