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2016/12/31 06:50:54
Subject: Victoria Miniatures. Final Free mini of the day; Dec 4th. Imperial Noble. pg 140
Last update for the year - I've done most of the work on the siege gun conversion. Vic has printed/is printing it and the tracks for a test run on her shiny new printer. After that's done I'll make any necessary changes, and we'll HOPEFULLY have them ready for you in the next few months.
This thing is big, ugly, and BRUTAL. Frankly, I'm surprised it's not a D-Weapon
I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
Ave Imperator! Imperator, vitam aeternam!
2016/12/31 07:06:07
Subject: Victoria Miniatures. Final Free mini of the day; Dec 4th. Imperial Noble. pg 140
"All GW will gain is my increased contempt for their business practices." - AesSedai
"Its terrible the way that conversion kit is causing him to buy 2 GW kits... " - Mad4Minis
"GW are hard to parody, as they are sometimes so stupid that the best in comedy couldn't beat them at their own game..." - Paradigm
2017/01/22 22:05:05
Subject: Victoria Miniatures. Final Free mini of the day; Dec 4th. Imperial Noble. pg 140
Sooo want to use those for some steampunk scenarios!
The Auld Grump
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Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
2017/01/23 12:58:57
Subject: Re:Victoria Miniatures. Final Free mini of the day; Dec 4th. Imperial Noble. pg 140
BrookM wrote: As it says in the quote, fresh off the printer.
And that means what exactly? After it sits for a few hours the details magically get sharper? Both test prints and final prints come fresh off the printer at some point, but the detail quality can differ significantly depending on the resolution and print speed at which they are produced..
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2017/01/24 05:48:34
Subject: Victoria Miniatures. Final Free mini of the day; Dec 4th. Imperial Noble. pg 140
BrookM wrote: As it says in the quote, fresh off the printer.
And that means what exactly? After it sits for a few hours the details magically get sharper? Both test prints and final prints come fresh off the printer at some point, but the detail quality can differ significantly depending on the resolution and print speed at which they are produced..
So far as I can tell, the reason they look "softer" is due to the shine on them, you'll notice that they're shinier than the plastic Sledgehammer kit they're temporarily attached to. If you're especially looking at the small photo of it on the aforementioned Sledgehammer, the smallness only magnifies the problem (odd as the train of thought there is...).
There are some differences, as well - the REALLY Big BFG, around the breach-block, is done in more of a cast style, so the corners on it are intentionally not as sharp. That said, the edges on the hexes, etc, are plenty sharp (so Victoria tells me).
Having not handled in person myself I can't completely testify, but Victoria said to me it's doing it as high of quality as the Perfactory Minis we used to send it to, and she's confident using those as masters. Given her standards, I rest comfortably with that and I reckon you can too.
I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
Ave Imperator! Imperator, vitam aeternam!
2017/01/26 01:15:34
Subject: Victoria Miniatures. Final Free mini of the day; Dec 4th. Imperial Noble. pg 140
stanman wrote: Is that the final print or just a test print? The details seem kinda soft compared to the main kit.
Don't worry, its actually a finer print than the one in the WIP photo. The prints are slightly translucent which makes them hard to get sharp pics of, also snapped this on my phone as a workbench pic so was not too careful about how clear it was.
Cheers, V
2017/01/29 18:53:24
Subject: Re:Victoria Miniatures. Final Free mini of the day; Dec 4th. Imperial Noble. pg 140
Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
2017/02/02 07:18:12
Subject: Re:Victoria Miniatures. Rausenburg Male Greatcoat Troops. pg 142
The Border World Rangers just got a re-boot. This was one of the first regiments I ever made, therefore the old kit still had some metal bits in it. Now the squad is all resin, and has become of the best value squads in the Victoria Miniatures range, it even comes with a free set of bare rifle arms in addition to the universal arms. I will also be creating some new accessories for this regiment in the near future. The next Regiment on the re-boot list is the Van Diemen World Devils.
If there are bits from the old squad you want, let me know when ordering, I am always happy to swap squad components.
Any chance we will ever see robed cultist-type figures from VM? I know it probably doesn't fit in with the rest of the range, but literally nobody else makes them.
2017/02/02 15:13:07
Subject: Victoria Miniatures. Rausenburg Male Greatcoat Troops. pg 142
Ave Imperator! Imperator, vitam aeternam! 
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" - Mad4Minis
