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Open Book Border Reiver, 1585 - Stormtrooper Miniature Review

Discussion in 'Reviews , Video Reviews and Open Book' started by Guy, Apr 17, 2012.

  1. Guy A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    S7501
    "Border Reiver, 1585"
    75mm resin - 10 parts
    Sculpted by - Carl Reid
    Painted by - David Mitchell

    Reiver 01.JPG

    I recently received a couple of 75mm kits from Stuart Hale, Stormtrooper Miniatures. Continueing with Stormtrooper's reputation of casting quality, these kits were both of exceptional quality. The first is their 75mm resin cast Border Reiver. 9 resin parts plus a brass rod included for the staff.

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  2. Guy A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Reiver 02.JPG Reiver 03.JPG

    Arriving in sturdy white boxes with all parts sealed inside a bubble-wrap envelope with the smaller parts further sealed inside a small zip-lok bag. I also noticed that in support of Planetfigure, Stuart had "Visit planetfigure" labels attached to the ends of each kit box.

    Reiver 04.JPG

    Above you see the 9 resin parts plus the brass rod comprising the 10 parts of this kit.

    Head

    Reiver 05.JPG Reiver 06.JPG

    Reiver 07.JPG Reiver 08.JPG

    Reiver 09.JPG Reiver 10.JPG

    Above you see various views of the separate cast head showing the attention to detail Carl is famous for.

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  3. Guy A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States

    Torso

    Reiver 11.JPG Reiver 11a.JPG Reiver 12.JPG

    Reiver 13.JPG Reiver 14.JPG Reiver 15.JPG Reiver 16.JPG

    Above you see various views of the separate cast torso, once again showing the attention to detail and casting quality.

    Torso close-ups

    Reiver 17.JPG

    Reiver 18.JPG

    Above you see two close up shots of the upper and lower portion of the torso.

    Arms

    Reiver 19.JPG Reiver 20.JPG

    Above you see the front and back of each separately cast arm.

    Additional Accessories

    Reiver 21.JPG

    Reiver 22.JPG

    Reiver 23.JPG

    Reiver 24.JPG

    Above you see the lance tip as well as two separate cast spurs. The next photo shows the separate cast sword. The bottom two photos show the brass rod as well as a sculptured base for the figure.

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  4. Guy A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Additional Box Art Photographs

    Painted
    by
    David Mitchell

    Reiver 25.JPG Reiver 26.JPG Reiver 27.JPG

    Reiver 28.JPG Reiver 29.JPG Reiver 30.JPG

    Conclusion:
    Another quality kit from Stormtrooper Miniatures. Excellent casting detail with dry-fitting of the arms and head good. Highly recommended.

    Stormtrooper Miniatures web-site

    R536

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  5. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    Thanks Guy,
    somewhere i missed this figure. It is good to see this one and it is on the to buy kit for Euro.

    Marc
  6. DEL A Fixture

    Country:
    Scotland
    You won't be disappointed Marc, it's a lovely well balanced figure with just the right amount of detail.
    Although I suggest replacing brass rod for a same gauge tube, makes fitting the lancehead much easier.
    Cheers
    Derek
  7. mil-mart A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Great review Guy and congratulations to Stu, Carl and David , an excellent figure.

    Cheers Ken
  8. mcsnead17 Member

    Country:
    United-States
    yes even i am thinking of buying one
  9. Kevin D. Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Good looking piece indeed! Nice sculpt!

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