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**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

They need a crew of space pirates

**highlord tamburlaine**

The space pirates could be kind of fun. Everyone with big bubble dome helmets and old school 50s rayguns?

Prior to seeing them, I'd expected the French to really be over the top in their Frenchness. Mimes, chefs, tiny guys with giant hats (which I guess they do have technically)

A discounted all in bundle would be tempting.

**TwilightSparkles**

They should do a SG to replace those poor "not KISS" figures with anything....... I'll watch and see how it develops, SW Armada already preordered next year and Imoerial Assault looks tempting so......

**Alpharius**

highlord tamburlaine wrote:

A discounted all in bundle would be tempting.

Yes, it really would!

**cincydooley**

Barzam wrote:
I agree with you about the French. There's nothing to really set them apart from the other human pirates. I would have preferred that they had gone really off the walls with the designs. How about a crew of animal people? How about a crew of clowns? How about a crew of a bunch of bears? That would've been better than a bunch of crews of samey, filthy looking dudes and one crew of dead guys. At least the dead guys are visually distinct from the other crews.

That all just sounds awful. Just awful.

Maybe I'm crazy, but the French Pirates look pretty visually distinct to me from the "regular" pirates.

But yeah, animal people, clowns, and bears all just sound terrible.

I'd love to see a Hadross crossover from Wrath of Kings, but thats about it.

**Alpharius**

I'd take a whole fleet's worth of WoK's crossovers actually!

Goritsi? Yes!

Teknes? Hell yes!

**cincydooley**

Alpharius wrote:
I'd take a whole fleet's worth of WoK's crossovers actually!

Goritsi? Yes!

Teknes? Hell yes!

Okay, yeah. A Teknes one could be really cool.

**highlord tamburlaine**

I've been wanting to see Wrath of Kings stuff show up in just about every game they've made since.

Would have been cool to get an SD Ashmen for Arcadia Quest.

Some sort of Wrath of Kings merc would be a cool nod to the game, which we should hopefully all be getting soon.

**His Master's Voice**

So still no news on resin versions, right?

Anyone have any experience with the material they're using for this project? How does the quality of the actual sculpts you get compare to the showcase photos, which I assume are based on resin masters?

**corgan**

His Master's Voice wrote:
So still no news on resin versions, right?

Anyone have any experience with the material they're using for this project? How does the quality of the actual sculpts you get compare to the showcase photos, which I assume are based on resin masters?

Good point! I would also like to see a painting video, with some tips of how you apply paint on this kind of minis, if they should be undercoated e.t.c, like they did for WoK.

**cincydooley**

His Master's Voice wrote:
So still no news on resin versions, right?

Anyone have any experience with the material they're using for this project? How does the quality of the actual sculpts you get compare to the showcase photos, which I assume are based on resin masters?

Not quite resin quality, but IMO very good, and on part or better than metal.

Automatically Appended Next Post:

Introducing: The SKULLKICKERS!

Backers, we're proud to announce Rum & Bones' first official tie-in!

SKULLKICKERS is a fan favorite fantasy action-comedy comic series published by Image Comics. In Skullkickers a gang of hard-headed mercenaries kill monsters and cause havoc in their search for money, fame, and adventure. The cast of pirates appearing in Rum & Bones come from the third volume of Skullkickers, titled "Six Shooter on the Seven Seas". You can read Skullkickers online, order books, and find out more information at www.skullkickers.com

Meet the heroes that make up the Skullkickers gang:

(The figures come unpainted. The images above are just examples of what a skilled painter is able to do with them.)

Rum & Bones is proud to feature the Skullkickers! And of course they will be a fine addition to any crew as they are a full band of Mercenaries. Please note that this pack is a Kickstarter Exclusive! To get the Skullkickers, just add $25 to your pledge and after the campaign is finished you'll be able to select what the extra funds are for.

It's the final week of the campaign, mateys! The next stretch goal is within sight, let's keep pushing and see how far we can sail this ship!!

Love the look of the Skull Kickers! I had heard this may be happening, but really excited to know that it is! Skull Kickers is a really fun comic, if you've not heard of it!

**Bioptic**

Apparently the painted masters for this are metal rather than resin, actually.

The plastic (based off my experience with Zombicide) is pretty good on detail, but mould lines can be quite variable (non-existent, or running over really awkward areas) and sometimes forces compromises (like filling in overhangs in the folded crook of someone's arm). By now, they should mostly be designing the sculpts around this process - certainly every wave of Zombicide has been an improvement on the last. They are also larger than standard miniatures, which helps detail - Zombicide is 35mm, these look even taller and certainly chunkier.

**His Master's Voice**

Thanks for the info. Seems like I'll be pledging for the minis. Any shortcomings coming from the single piece nature of the product can be solved with a knife and some gray stuff anyway.

**Alpharius**

Bioptic wrote:
Apparently the painted masters for this are metal rather than resin, actually.

The plastic (based off my experience with Zombicide) is pretty good on detail, but mould lines can be quite variable (non-existent, or running over really awkward areas) and sometimes forces compromises (like filling in overhangs in the folded crook of someone's arm). By now, they should mostly be designing the sculpts around this process - certainly every wave of Zombicide has been an improvement on the last. They are also larger than standard miniatures, which helps detail - Zombicide is 35mm, these look even taller and certainly chunkier.

I know that I'm hoping all of that = some really nice miniatures here!

**cincydooley**

Alpharius wrote:
Bioptic wrote:
Apparently the painted masters for this are metal rather than resin, actually.

The plastic (based off my experience with Zombicide) is pretty good on detail, but mould lines can be quite variable (non-existent, or running over really awkward areas) and sometimes forces compromises (like filling in overhangs in the folded crook of someone's arm). By now, they should mostly be designing the sculpts around this process - certainly every wave of Zombicide has been an improvement on the last. They are also larger than standard miniatures, which helps detail - Zombicide is 35mm, these look even taller and certainly chunkier.

I know that I'm hoping all of that = some really nice miniatures here!

If it means anything to anyone here, the most recent Zombicide sculpts (from Rue Morgue) are really, really high detail. Easily the best I've seen from a plastic 1 piece.

**ced1106**

I haven't received my copy of Rue Morgue yet. How are the mold lines? I HATE HATE HATE (foams at the mouth

the mold lines on boardgame soft plastic. I'm currently getting rid of the mold lines on Prison Outbreak. Are the mold lines on Rue Morgue any better??

Oh, and glad to see Skullkickers.

Last crossover I saw them was in Munchkin, and that was some time ago!

**Undead_Love-Machine**

cincydooley wrote:
His Master's Voice wrote:
So still no news on resin versions, right?

Anyone have any experience with the material they're using for this project? How does the quality of the actual sculpts you get compare to the showcase photos, which I assume are based on resin masters?

Not quite resin quality, but IMO very good, and on part or better than metal.

Please could you explain how you reached this conclusion? I assume that you meant on a par with or better than metal.

My only experience with CMON plastics are from Sedition Wars and Zombicide, while the Zombicide figures are indeed very good for boardgame plastics they do NOT hold sharp detail as well as metal can.

Indeed, if the CMON plastics were on a par with or better than metal, why would CMON use painted metal models to showcase their product, rather than painted plastics?

I'm not backing this KS (I explained my general CMON misgivings to you in the Big Child Creative thread!) but I am definitely interested in the forthcoming The Others KS, if only for the miniatures; if CMON have indeed improved their plastics to the point where they can equal metals I would LOVE to see some comparison pictures.

**His Master's Voice**

Any chance we could get some of those late Zombicide minis shown here? Would like to see what I should expect to be the baseline for this.

**cincydooley**

Yeah, I'll get some photos up, but anecdotally:

1. The CMON plastics have continued to improve from the first Zombicide campaign in a considerable manner. They've moved to a stiffer plastic blend than the first game, and it's a bit harder and certainly holds detail better (well, IMO.)

2. They've also moved their production to a new factory, which, based on what I've seen, has played a large part in their improved quality.

3. The one plastic The Others model I own is ridiculous. The detail is better than any non HIPS plastic I've ever seen.

That's a pretty basic iPhone 5 photo I took, but hopefully you can see what I'm talking about there.

4. I'm guessing they're using the metals because those were produced as the masters and then painted as such by the studio artists at Big Child.

**His Master's Voice**

Many thanks, that does look incredible for plastic. Any comments on how it cleans?

**cincydooley**

His Master's Voice wrote:
Many thanks, that does look incredible for plastic. Any comments on how it cleans?

I actually haven't even touched it. The cast is super, super clean. There's a slight mould line on the back. I'll snap a photo later when my fussy kid goes to bed.

**Joyboozer**

cincydooley wrote:
Yeah, I'll get some photos up, but anecdotally:

1. The CMON plastics have continued to improve from the first Zombicide campaign in a considerable manner. They've moved to a stiffer plastic blend than the first game, and it's a bit harder and certainly holds detail better (well, IMO.)

2. They've also moved their production to a new factory, which, based on what I've seen, has played a large part in their improved quality.

3. The one plastic The Others model I own is ridiculous. The detail is better than any non HIPS plastic I've ever seen.

That's a pretty basic iPhone 5 photo I took, but hopefully you can see what I'm talking about there.

4. I'm guessing they're using the metals because those were produced as the masters and then painted as such by the studio artists at Big Child.

Where do I purchase this amazing miniature?

**DaveC**

That's the Pride miniature from The Others game there was a handful sold at Gencon this year and a few others went out some other people (I have one). It will be available as part of The Others game.

As Cincy says lovely miniature holds the detail very well there are a few mold lines here and there in tricky areas like between the fingers but for the most part it's a very clean casting. Made by Dust Studios who are also doing the Blood Rage and new Sedition Wars miniatures.

Some detail shots I took awhile ago

Spoiler:

**The Fragile Breath**

Now, those Skull Kickers! I like them a lot. I know I'm just spoiled as the only prior Kickstarters I have backed were Kingdom Death, Super Dungeon Explore, and Zombicide Season 3, but it's kind of a bummer to see it take so long to hit a stretch goal.

**quickfuze**

Man I want to buy in so bad, but its almost $300 for everything...grrrr

**highlord tamburlaine**

That Pride figure is tentaclly enough, we can probably just use that for a Kraken model instead!

I like Hook and his animal inspired ensemble. Really makes me hope that Ahab will get his proper attire at some point in the future.

**Bioptic**

The Fragile Breath wrote:
Now, those Skull Kickers! I like them a lot. I know I'm just spoiled as the only prior Kickstarters I have backed were Kingdom Death, Super Dungeon Explore, and Zombicide Season 3, but it's kind of a bummer to see it take so long to hit a stretch goal.

Well, they're setting each stretch goal as 25 grand, it's not from an existing franchise, and it's launching over Christmas! They are however putting in add-ons with no funding required, which explains the gaps between stretches. It does mean that there's quite a lot of content already available though - just that the core pledge lacks value, and you're looking at nearly $200 for the game, 2 expansions and a few mercenaries.

**Schmapdi**

It'll be interesting to see how much of a "big push" this one has in the last few days.

I'm guessing Christmas eve/Christmas/the day after - will all be on the slow side.

**His Master's Voice**

I'll pledge tomorrow, when we get to my parents house.

I'm still a bit salty that there's no models only pledge, but I get that it's a board game and production has it's constrains.

Good thing I saved up for a Christmas present from me to me.

**JohnHwangDD**

DaveC wrote:
That's the Pride miniature from The Others game there was a handful sold at Gencon this year and a few others went out some other people (I have one). It will be available as part of The Others game.

As Cincy says lovely miniature holds the detail very well there are a few mold lines here and there in tricky areas like between the fingers but for the most part it's a very clean casting. Made by Dust Studios who are also doing the Blood Rage and new Sedition Wars miniatures.

Some detail shots I took awhile ago

Spoiler:

Sorry to hijack, but I like this model, and am curious as the game release, etc. Where is the detail?

Thanks!