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Hrmm... that's not the best photo, but it doesn't impress me very much...

This is clearly a highly sought after item, though- hopefully more 3rd party companies will take a crack at it. And, of course, I'd love to see better photos of these...

Along with a scale shot next to some 'regular' Heavy Armor Spacemen...

All I'm seeing are potential base miniatures for some home-made Obliterators. They actually look very similar in size to the metal Oblits that I cut up to actually stand up straight, and it shouldn't be too hard to source some arms and heads for them.

Might have to place an order next payday.

That's exactly what I see them for Cheexsta! I'm not really into the truescale stuff... I was just looking for something much larger to start with and I'm a lazy bum and don't have the time to scratchbuild my own base models! I'm planning on turning them into a couple of oblits and possible some special characters for my Nurgle army!

Im excited to start seeing what people are doing with these kits as it looks like they are going to be used for more than just the truescale stuff.

@RiTides - You really dont think they look good?? They seem on par with what i've seen from other 3rd party companies... I was never too impressed with Chapter House stuff myself so hopefully these are much better than them. You must just hold a much higher standard than I when it comes to custom made, conversion parts....

A painted Pic has surfaced...he updated the blog if anyone is interested in seeing it painted..
http://threestagestudios.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-pictures-in-of-painted-true-scale.html?m=1

I do think painting it helped:



It is not looking quite so soft anymore.

Would still like to see a picture next to a regular Terminator. If no pictures have surfaced by the time they get here, I will post a picture of the ones I ordered.

d-usa wrote:I do think painting it helped:



It is not looking quite so soft anymore.

Would still like to see a picture next to a regular Terminator. If no pictures have surfaced by the time they get here, I will post a picture of the ones I ordered.

That's what I'm waiting for too!

Hopefully that picture can beat the C&D...

That is a big downside to the over-eagerness by GW legal. After the unfortunate results with the recent true scale crusaders it just seems like you can't really play it safe anymore and wait to get a good evaluation on parts like this.

That's why I ended up ordering a 5 kit and a 3 kit, cause for all I know it will be gone by next week.

d-usa wrote:I do think painting it helped:



It is not looking quite so soft anymore.

Would still like to see a picture next to a regular Terminator. If no pictures have surfaced by the time they get here, I will post a picture of the ones I ordered.

The arms from stock termies look a bit small for my taste, but that's pretty cool. I might have to pick up one or two (read: a whole lot) of those.

Another pic came up. This is what Dakka is demanding i think!
sorry for the small pic... Had to upload it from my phone... stupid proxy at work.......

The Blog has the full size pic too. The link is above. Get them while they are still in production!!! Sounds like they are going fast!

They appear to be down to the last ten to fifteen sets and are not planning on making more.

On that basis, I just invested and nabbed some.

I nabbed 5 of the torsos and legs for the same reason.

I'm going to use the large ornate shoulder pads from Anvil Industries with my project. It's a pitty that not many of the Third Party companies make termy arms or heads (as buying termy parts from bits sites are expensive)

candy.man wrote:I nabbed 5 of the torsos and legs for the same reason.

I'm going to use the large ornate shoulder pads from Anvil Industries with my project. It's a pitty that not many of the Third Party companies make termy arms or heads (as buying termy parts from bits sites are expensive)

I like those shoulder pads from Anvil! Thats gonna look great! Im pretty pumped to start seeing these pop up in the dakka galleries. Should be some really cool conversions that start showing up. I do agree about the arms and heads too! Im making some Obliterators with mine so green stuff is going to be my new best friend for this project.....

Its too bad that GW has step on the little guy in these situations and force them to stop producing this kind of stuff...Don't get me wrong, I love GW and FW products but I wish little companies like Three Stage Studios could still keep producing stuff like this to please the true scale modelers and converters out there.
Sounds like they are almost sold out too so you better act quick if you people want some!!!
Mine come on Wednesday!!!

I don think I got any kind of tracking on my order yet.

d-usa wrote:I don think I got any kind of tracking on my order yet.

I got mine through pay pal. If you havent gotten it yet, you are prob still in que.. I know there was a big demand for them and there was a little delay from what they told me.. When did you put your order in? I put in my order when they were a pre-order but I dont think they officially went on sale until the 13th or something like that. I would just keep checking pay pay for that # or possibly email TSS for a number if available

I ordered them on the 14th. If I have not heard anything when I get home from Adepticon on Monday I will send an email.

Lurker wrote:

http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?335434-Three-Stage-Studios-It-begins!-w-True-Scale-Space-Crusader-Heavy-Armor/page2

http://threestagestudios.bigcartel.com/product/true-scale-space-crusader-heavy-armor-squad

Models available.

Well, those would go wonderfully with the Chapterhouse tru-scale "knights" I just got...


EDIT: Guess the molds are about worn out. Sadly I wont have the $$ in time to get some. I will say I think it would be pretty stupid if they didnt make another set of molds to continue production, as they are obviously selling well.

The think the blog mentioned somewhere that they were scaled to be the proper size compared to true scale power armor.
And I don't think it's as much the molds as it is the c&d letters being sent out...no one really knows how long they will be sold for...keep an eye out for them I guess....

Look what showed up this morning!!
I cleaned up the flash and took a couple of quick pictures! Sorry for the crappy quality! Ill take some more once I get some more time...


This may be the final week on these so get your order in asap!!

So.
Worth it or not?

Lurker wrote:So.
Worth it or not?

I say yes! No flaws or air bubbles that I noticed. Plus they pre-wash them so no need to do that part. I didn't have much time this morning to mess with these other than clean up the flash but from what I received, i am impressed. They have a good weight/feel to them and ill hopefully be able to get to work on them this weekend! I look forward to bulking these suckers up for the obliterators I am making out of them!!

Anybody else get their orders yet? Still waiting on mine...


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Edit: Got a hold of them and it looks like my order should ship today.

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Interesting... thanks for the update. I actually just put together two more TS guys for my defunct Deathwatch game and was just wondering earlier this evening how I would ever do a terminator. I just kitbash termie and regular kits together for mine so the added bulk on this kit actually helps differentiate the fig from my TS power armor guys. I do think though that I'd have to do something with the arms as they do look a bit T-Rex-ish as is. Either way, thanks for the comparison pics!

Great review d-usa! I was planning on writing up one myself since ive been a long time lurker and got my order for 2 sets in yesterday!

I have to say they were way better then I expected in both proper size, craftsmanship and quality! Im debating ordering 2 more sets before they are OOP for good. Oh the wonderful choices....

Thanks for the comparison pics, this is something I will most certainly look into in the direct future!

BrookM wrote:Thanks for the comparison pics, this is something I will most certainly look into in the direct future!

Better move quick as these kits seems to be more ripe for a "letter" than other kits that were recently pulled...

Yeah I am not a fan at all. Not worth the money in my opinion.

They don't even look good for pre heresy terminators. IMHO

Nice review d-usa! Pretty good comparrison shots. I've been lazy and have had no time to get any pics up of my WIP obliterators but rest assured! They are looking pretty schweet!
A little update too.. Looks like the guy at TSS that is selling them just recently had a loss in the family and is a little behind. I only received part of my order and got an email back saying they will be a little behind on sending stuff out. So not sure if anyone else has had a delay but its understandable...
Anyone else have any pics of these? I need a little inspiration on some poses for them!

You guys found a way to make an expensive hobby even more expensive.

I curse you all, because I now want true scale marines !!