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No preview of the parts, or preview button at the end which loads all the selected custom parts?

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 trollmeat wrote:
No preview of the parts, or preview button at the end which loads all the selected custom parts?

Not at the moment. That's custom code that I am working on currently.

 
   
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Eastern edge

 MLaw wrote:
Glad to see you're still making miniatures that people want to buy. My facebook is glitched..again.. preventing me from posting on non-friend's timelines so I thought I would post here.
Post-apoc skirmish - Yeah.. I have the Dark Age rulebook.. and find it interesting, additional models for that could be neat.

Sci-Fi mounts - Blightwheel has some cool birds and maxmini has a lizardy type thing.. someone else has a taun taun type critter but I can't remember who and the old Void minis that are available through Scotia Grendle has some neat dino looking mounts. Perhaps something ram-like or a giant cat type creature.. possibly with additional front legs.. or maybe some kind of amphibious creature like a newt or maybe something mechanical like a Star Wars AT-RT?

Tanks with sponsons or without.. I am almost to the point of hating gothic sci-fi and over-use of WWII type vehicles is a staple of that.. most modern tanks don't have sponsons. Most concept art of sci-fi tanks don't even have other hull-mounted weapons past the main gun and maybe a cupola mounted support weapon or two.

The upcoming heavy weapon kits, you might consider also selling the tripod separately for people who have one or two gw kits and just really need that... btw those lascannons are nice. I like that they have more of a hard-sci-fi look.

On another note - Dropships.. nobody will go near them in 28mm.. Antenociti keeps teasing (for years now) and all these awesome 15mm and 10mm dropships are coming out but for 28mm we're stuck with ancient kits from Old Crow etc or GW. That's unsat.

Mad Robot has typically been all about the Geedub proxies for the last.. I dunno.. forever.. perhaps consider doing some 28mm content for rules that don't have official ranges in 28mm scale. For instance: Tomorrow's War, 5150, Stargrunt 2, Fast and Dirty, and Cleared to Engage.
I know a lot of people are currently exploring 40k alternatives for gaming. It'd be nice to have more options..


Sponsons are in actuality a nod by GW to the First World War, and they are optional, Leman Russ w/o sponsons looks closer to WWII than WWI or between the wars era tanks.

WW-I like sponosn armed


WW-II like no sponsons


BUT the Gothic design ethos leaves a tank that towers over the battlefield, whilst more modern tank designs rarely get over 8-10ft tall anymore. (OLd American M-60A3 was our last tall tank. 10ft 6.5inches tall, the present M-1A2 Abrams is 8ft tall, Russia's T-90 is 7ft 3inches tall.)
Leman Russ is topping about 13 or so ft tall for a main battle tank. And no other Imperial Tank designs out there seem to be had that are lower in silhouette, yet they have made other tanks for the other races that were shorter, one would think by now at least a decent lighter/shorter model would have been made.
The Old Crow model tanks are more modern looking that the GW versions imho.

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I love the Old Crow APCs and tanks because they look very modern to near future.. however, they're close enough that I can just buy a 1/48 model kit of a stryker or battle tank of some sort for a fraction of the cost.. which is something because Old Crow doesn't really charge all that much IMO.

Khurasan has a nice 28mm tank that is tracked and a bit more along the lines of hard sci-fi and antenocitis has hover tanks. Titan Forge has some nice tank designs on their current kickstarter and they are what I would consider hard sci-fi. I'd say Puppetswar is also in the camp of hard sci-fi. To be clear, this is the aesthetic I personally prefer.. but I understand that everyone is not there. EDIT: Forgot Pig-Iron's APC which is also Hard Sci-Fi

Maxmini and Victoria.. I believe.. both showed tanks a while back that would be considered gothic/ww1 or 2 ish in nature. Victorias IIRC kinda just looked like a Matilda/Chimera love child and Maxmini was a KV2/Cathedral love child.

You also have the old GZG stuff at Daemonscape.. which mostly looks like it came from an 80s sci-fi movie or really out there concept art. Some of it is serviceable but the models are definitely dated.

Why did I just name drop all of this stuff in a MR thread? Mostly so that MR sees this and does the research (which probably already happened anyway) and to give others a chance to look around and get a feel for things. I see more and more the comment of "eh.. just more of the same" about new models from companies like Mad Robot. By and large I don't think people accept that it's mostly just a style choice.. and in some cases it isn't that simple. If MR does in fact start making armoured vehicles, I'll be paying attention. The only way I'll actually end up purchasing it though is if it stands out from all the stuff already out there in either design or price. Considering I just ordered 10 Tehnolog 28mm scale battle tanks for $60, it's kinda looking like it'll need to be a cool aesthetic choice.

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Also.. Still waiting for some kind of AT-4, Javelin, Bazooka, Stinger Missile, etc.. I remember that being mentioned as far aback as the DaNamians and earlier.

   
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I was looking around this morning and realized that there is a distinct lack of 28mm Star Wars Rebel conversion kits.
Obviously you don't want to get too close.. but the heads like on the Endor Commandos.. yeah.. nobody does anything remotely close to that. A few guys (like you) have ball caps that would require a bit of sculpting.. but that's about as close as it gets.

Poncho torsos are also missing. Those would be cool for Clint Eastwood or Forest Commandos alike and should be pretty easy to boot.

Something along these lines.


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Just placed an order, one fire team rescue team heads a GL I have Zinge Industries Mini gun for that Not Blaine head. also ordered Danamian weapons so one will have that M-60 looking gun, Bulldog rifles because I like the chunky look of those beasty rifles. and to back them up some Jovian Hammer and canteens.

I have heads for the weapon torso, and plenty of left over legs from Definace UAMC kits to make a 6th rescue team guy!

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Thanks! I'll get your order out by end of day Tuesday

 
   
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 mad robot wrote:
Thanks! I'll get your order out by end of day Tuesday


Awesome! soon my own guys like:

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Just got the shipping alert and tracking number for the postal system , Steve is a man of his word!

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 shasolenzabi wrote:
Just got the shipping alert and tracking number for the postal system , Steve is a man of his word!


He always gives quick service and accurate orders!!!!!

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Appreciate the kind words guys, TANKS!

 
   
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Typo or a hint of things to come?

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 Snrub wrote:
Typo or a hint of things to come?

Hhhmmmm...

 
   
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Spoiler:


Don't do this to me man, I still need to finish building the guys I bought from you last time and get some of those colonial defense minis

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 MrMoustaffa wrote:


Spoiler:


Don't do this to me man, I still need to finish building the guys I bought from you last time and get some of those colonial defense minis




The CDF are awesome minis! He advised me to wait a bit for some command squad or bits for one, he is very mysterious about it all, even the vehicle hints!


The combined Rescue team and Jovian Hammers are set to be delivered tomorrow, barring any more weather shenanigans!

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Command bits are done and off to print next week.

Then...well...

 
   
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 mad robot wrote:
Command bits are done and off to print next week.

Then...well...



Cool! I look forward to CDF command to order, another squad a command team, plus two more Hammers from Jovia.

Hhmmm, Tank or APC???

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Oh that freaky snow storm in Kentucky caused my rescue tam and Jovian Hammers to be delayed and redirected. Once I have them, I can assemble them and show my teams off

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Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!



 
   
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My personal preference for any armor would be for a more high tech aesthetic rather than the usual riveted, WWI/WWII looking things most companies do.

   
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Hey guys thought I'd do a little upload to show how the Danamians look compared to Catachans, as well as what they look like with Catachan bits slapped on.

Spoiler:


Overall, I really like the look of them. The bare arms Mad Robot makes look a lot better than the GW Arnold biceps for your average grunt and they match up perfectly with GW Lasguns. The MR 16's Robot sells with these guys look good too, I'm just saving them for another project and figured that by mixing in regular lasguns on these guys they'd blend in with my regular Catachans better.

Also, in case anyone remembers, we all thought the flak vests looked a bit ridiculous in the 3d renders. After making over 30 I feel safe to say that we were worrying for nothing, they look fine in person, and I actually prefer them over the regular uniform torsos.

One complaint I do have, and it's a very minor one, is that regular long sleeved arms that he makes aren't quite the same scale as the bare arms. The pic doesn't quite show it, but the long sleeve arms make the guys look like they're wearing a heavy coat instead of just a regular uniform. I'm not sure if this is because the sleeved arms are too bulky, or if the sleeveless arms are too skinny, but it is noticeable and I would recommend avoiding mixing the two if at all possible. For some reason I never got any rolled sleeve arms, so I don't really know how they scale, but my guess is they would look fine with the sleeveless arms.

Spoiler:


Finally, if you plan on mixing GW bits with these guys, only mix them with bits from the Catachan command box, these mix very well with Mad Robot's stuff and would give you a lot of extra kit and special weapons to deck out your guys. DO NOT mix them with the regular infantry box bits, or else it will look like your guys are wearing a hulk suit (unless you got the rescue team head pack, in which case they make Arnold look awesome). Also, Cadian and Catachan lasguns fit flush with his arms with zero issues whatsoever. They look like they were meant to be there and scale quite well with his minis' proportions. Flamers look a little big, but they look big on regular GW infantry too. Didn't try anything else really, but if you have a particular GW weapon that has no hand molded to it, odds are it will work with these guys no problem, it just might look a bit big because GW weapons can be a bit large at times.

I can post more pics if you guys want. I put together a fairly large platoon with a variety of head and weapon options and they turned out really well. In particular, if you plan on getting these guys, I would recommend a mix of boonie hats and the helmets, as they look the best with these minis. I would also stick with bare sleeve arms if you are using flak vest torsos, they look the best out of everything I tried, with a close second being rolled sleeve arms.

My only real complaint is that heads are very fiddly to get to stay on at times. Unlike a lot of companies out there that use the socket for the neck and a ball end under the head to make posing easy and secure, Robot's have just a flat stump, and the heads don't really have anything on the bottom to really facilitate a flush fit without using lots of glue. They end up looking fine in the end, it can just be a pain after you've done 25 of them and every time you nudge the table before the glue has dried a head pops off.

Overall I'd give it a solid 8 out of ten. Mad robot has really been improving with every kit and I'm glad I got these. His newer heads in particular show a lot of improvement and I'm eager to see what he releases next. If I end up sticking with Catachans and getting back into 40k, I'll probably buy more of these from him as well as a squad or two of his colonial defense troopers.

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"Sector Imperialis: 25mm and 40mm Round Bases (40+20) 26€ (Including 32 skulls for basing) " GW design philosophy in a nutshell  
   
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A fair and honest review, sir

The fatigue arms are a bit bulky, that will be addressed in a possible resculpt this summer. They were the first arms we did and the learning curve was still in effect a bit.

Thanks for sharing!

 
   
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Looks like I will finally have my rescue team and BIG guys tomorrow, the package finally got to my state after the bad weather re-directed it to North Carolina!!!!

But once things hit the capital, they are not long for getting to me. Then I can make them and show them.

"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!



 
   
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Chandler, AZ

Glad to see they will be there soon Shas, damn strange that it took so long.

 
   
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 mad robot wrote:
Glad to see they will be there soon Shas, damn strange that it took so long.


Well, I guess the trucks went or tried to get through Kentucky, which had that iced in highway, so they sent it ti Fayetteville NC, they then said it left there at 4:13am the 9th, then again at 5:57pm the 9th, odd for that, and now it was departing Charleston at 8:07pm today which means it will get delivered from my local office come the mid day of the 11th,,,Mother nature has had some messing around of late.

Another unrelated package from Secret Weapon Miniatures has not been tracked since the 7th, I fear it is also delayed due to the odd weather. My guess is that one is rerouted due to Colorado mountain roads iced.

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"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!



 
   
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Update: Stuff is to be delivered today!


Automatically Appended Next Post:
It got delivered!

Rescue Team
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Jovian Hammers
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All oozing awesome!

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"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
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Chandler, AZ

Woohoo! New release Friday is back! Today we announce the release of our Heavy Weapons and HW Teams.

Three different weapons to choose from and the teams are TOTAL MIX & MATCH with all the bits we sell. There is also a price break at 3 or more teams.

Here are some lovely pictures...






Come check them out at the WEBSTORE

 
   
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Looking good! and saw the site has the new entry of "Heavy Weapons"

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Special NEW RELEASE Sunday!






Find 'em HERE

 
   
 
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