Rustle Up Some Dwarven Grub With Scibor’s New Stunty

February 19, 2013 by brennon

The Dwarven adventures continue at Scibor Miniatures with the release of their next character, the Dwarf Cook. Check out this rather overweight individual below...

Another great miniature that's full of character from Scibor, and I'm not just saying that because it's a Dwarf! Of course once again it's based on an existing idea but that doesn't matter as long as the end result is a great miniature for us to use on the tabletop.

Talking of it's uses he would make a pretty good hero character for a larger army, giving it a comedy edge. Or as always you could use him in your role-playing games as a rather reluctant dungeon delver.

What do you think of this next addition to the line?

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manpug

12 years ago

Yes this looks like a bit like the fat dwarf from the Hobbit but we all know it looks 10 times better than GW’s version.

Now what I think is not really related to this model but I feel I should bring it up. Some literature I think should become public domain out of the significance it has well as influence on communities. The owners of the LOTR and Hobbit being New Line Cinema I feel somewhat shackled to them. They dictate who can make what models and content instead of the people. I feel a bit freer with Scibor and others making Tolkien styled models. Am I nuts?

broadside

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I somewhat agree with you @manpug, but I sort of agree with NLC too. If they OWN LoTR and The Hobbit, it is only right that they profit from it IAW current laws etc. I am sure we have all been made aware of them just recently. 😛

I would like to add that I think it SHOULD be allowed to use things as inspiration for your own ideas, as long as it is easily identifiable as a different product that you have produced. In this case a fat dwarf, that is similar to Bombor. However, this Cook does not appear to BE Bombor, as his appearance is (in my mind) significantly different and has only been used as inspiration. After all, who is to say that Bombor was the ONLY fat dwarf? And is there not a finite number of sculpts you could do of them within reason?

Looking through there range, the Prince (wood on his shield) and Tomb raider (identity of his hat) seem to be drawing attention to the fact that they are definitely from the Hobbit (in my mind). However there are a lot of changes to those models also. What proportion of alteration is acceptable? I am not sure. Would NLC approve of these models? that is for them to say. They may not even worry about it as they are not considering making such a product themselves. I know that GW have a range, but as you correctly identify, these are far superior and may not be considered the same product i.e. not a game piece, it’s a model aimed at artists to paint, as Scibor don’t have a gaming system. Therefore, a totally different product. What the end user uses these artist models for is not really Scibors responsibility. As I am sure they suggest that they are not toys.

However:
“About us
Scibor Monstrous Miniatures company manufactures miniatures and bases for different kinds of war games, role playing games as well as for collectors”

Which range would these fit into as it does not directly indicate which model is which? Wargaming/RPG/Collector.

I have no formal training in this matter so I am sure I am wrong in some or all of my statement above. However, this is just my view and the practices I shall enforce, should I come to be the supreme ruler of T’internet. Should I become successful, I will require a sexy geeky little secretary, who should be able to perform a good wrist action when throwing dice during role playing and a better understanding of english in order to correct my smelling and grandma. 😛

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Great points @broadside. I often thought about this issue as I do think that producers of something, in this case NLC should have protection from someone stealing the look of their movie, design or what ever it may be. But where does the line stop when its something almost every fantasy game has tapped into? I just don’t know.

As for this fat fellow, I like it. He looks perfect for a diorama.

Yeah I think its ok to. I think the boundries are set around it “duplicating” someones work or idea and gaining benefit from it. It is ok to be inspired by someones work, if it wasn’t we would all have stone wheels I guess. 😛 with regards to your example of the dwarfs from The Hobbit. Dwarves I would think are generically fantasy based, however the aesthetics behind The Hobbit dwarves are not. Thereby making it unlawful to duplicate the art/concept that NLC have applied to the Dwarven concept. You could design your own ideas for the image of what a dwarf looks like in your mind, could be 3″ tall and hide in the bottom of the garden if you so wish, and this would be a display that you attempted to make your concept different from others and avoid a lawsuit. Again, this is all in my own head, and complies to the laws of goodwill and harmony for all those F*&%(^%G W!@$!$%S that live near me, who don’t do as I say. 😛 hehe (joke ofc)