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Ouch, just for one? That's a nice chunk of change.

 Spartan-Kun wrote:
Ouch, just for one? That's a nice chunk of change.

Ah, but they cost less than half the price of a GW Knight!

 shasolenzabi wrote:

 Spartan-Kun wrote:
Ouch, just for one? That's a nice chunk of change.

Ah, but they cost less than half the price of a GW Knight!

They are cheaper here

It was still better than paying 140usd for the GW Knights which are static models, and take more work to pose. And imho, waaaaay overpriced.

140usd???
Wow, your economy is really sliding down the drain...
85£-->103€-->140$

myeah, we shouldn't be suprised, really. The Chinese are buying a lot of US debt so in 5-10 years time they can degrade the dollar tied to oil and push the Yuan as a global trading currency.
Write that down, stick it in an enveloppe in a safe place and re-open when Beijing call the Oval Office to ask for their money back with a huge grin on their faces...

 Meph wrote:
140usd???
Wow, your economy is really sliding down the drain...
85£-->103€-->140$

myeah, we shouldn't be suprised, really. The Chinese are buying a lot of US debt so in 5-10 years time they can degrade the dollar tied to oil and push the Yuan as a global trading currency.
Write that down, stick it in an enveloppe in a safe place and re-open when Beijing call the Oval Office to ask for their money back with a huge grin on their faces...

That is part of it, but GW could still make a tidy sum if they held the Pound-sterling price and charged that in the local currency of many of the European area, as well as the US/Canada/other nations. Kirby is out to get as much as he can apparently and GW once he is gone may need a new business model as well as a person who can undo the damage he has done in my opinion to GW and their reputation. I stopped paying their rising prices for .04 ounces of paint, and went with other paints that give more at less prices. My Not knights I will buy the rules for, but I did get 3 so far for well under the costs of the Knight deal for three which their bundles are now at their present costs, no longer do they make the discount like a free carnifex in a battle force, you are paying full costs for all units in the "bundles" they feel as you are getting them all at once, then why discount anything as in the past. I will grant that at certain order sized they ship free. but I have been one of the older gamers who have been less impressed with GW price shenanigans and gouging etc. My "not Warhound" was just under 100usd instead of the 450usd the warhound actually is.

GW needs to wake the hell up as many are going for 3rd party minis and one day as soon as a game with rules that are as compelling are made, they will wake up from their self imposed fantasy bubble they have crafted around their offices and find that GW no longer has the size empire it once had.

Aye, I concur... their price increases border on the ridiculous, and their bundles-without-advantage are laughable.

My main turning point was the recent release of that Eisenkern's über-cool APC/half-track thing. As far as I'm aware, that's the first plastic vehicle kit that is sufficiently cool, decently priced, and perfectly suitable for 40K. I would have already bought one if they hadn't sold out already.

I think people are waking up to GW alternatives. And the alternatives are gathering momentum as well. lots of 'scifi knight' stuff out there

 Meph wrote:
Aye, I concur... their price increases border on the ridiculous, and their bundles-without-advantage are laughable.

My main turning point was the recent release of that Eisenkern's über-cool APC/half-track thing. As far as I'm aware, that's the first plastic vehicle kit that is sufficiently cool, decently priced, and perfectly suitable for 40K. I would ahhe already bought one if they hadn't sold out already.

I think people are waking up to GW alternatives. And the alternatives are gathering momentum as well. lots of 'scifi knight' stuff out there

Well, the APC's were Kick-Started, but will be open to retail this year sometime, I am gonna order batcjhes for my 144th Iron Hearts from Kreugeria of the Khadrovian Union of United Republics! Part of the major Khadrovian forces when I play apoc games and also, for their own missions as well.

Ronins have arrived! I just got them today! crisp, clean, and no flash heavy mold lines like some other companies I may be able to name.

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On a stand he will be comnparable in height to the other minis!
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The eyes can be worked as special lenses like the Magalores wore in "The Fifth Element" or as occular implants, like "Ghost in the shell" or anything in between, once I go with the painting, I will see.

Just looked them up, not cheap, but look beautiful. Really like him. And I can see easy conversion posibilities.

May be I'm a bit sentimental, but my morning started with a big smile on my face as I've seen this
Thanks for posting them up!

Camkierhi wrote:Just looked them up, not cheap, but look beautiful. Really like him. And I can see easy conversion posibilities.

Many as for arms of different kinds can be used.

ishkatar wrote:May be I'm a bit sentimental, but my morning started with a big smile on my face as I've seen this
Thanks for posting them up!

Oh if you liked those images, wait till you see what I cooked up for the one weapon!

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Then with other minis for size now that they are on "equal footing"
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With the Inspector General
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With Abhuman
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Against a warboss
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I thought initially that the different weapons were all on the same Mecha, thus why they were all the same sort of attachment- but I think you should probably look at doing a little more extensive conversion of the arms to incorporate the weapons if they're actually different models. The fist, especially, just looks silly mounted, essentially, on a second fist. Two fists for double fisting action?

And all three of them, with the equipment coming out the backs (that was initially meant as handholds) look unbalanced and 'tacked on' to the mecha- doing something to incorporate them into the arm and elbow, and maybe even into the upper arm, would help a lot with that.

A Wolveronin!

Anvildude wrote:I thought initially that the different weapons were all on the same Mecha, thus why they were all the same sort of attachment- but I think you should probably look at doing a little more extensive conversion of the arms to incorporate the weapons if they're actually different models. The fist, especially, just looks silly mounted, essentially, on a second fist. Two fists for double fisting action?

And all three of them, with the equipment coming out the backs (that was initially meant as handholds) look unbalanced and 'tacked on' to the mecha- doing something to incorporate them into the arm and elbow, and maybe even into the upper arm, would help a lot with that.

The Fist and claw weapon modules posed a lot of problems with the spring loaded action, so what looks like a hand hold in the back is actually the part of the piston slide stop. I am going to be ordering a ton of hoses and cables from Zinge as I need the flex hoses and cables to finishe the attachments. As for the fist, the mechas' s main fist is simply there as part of the fact that the control actuator circuits are there, cables from the wrist to the hydraulic power fist will help to deal with that so as the left hand rotates, opens, closes, and the "punch" command is diverted from the actual hand to the giant fist weapon, as it will with the claw-blades, then I click the release for the forwards action representing the attack in the midst of the fight against an enemy knight, etc. The chains saw posed the least issue with some gray putty. the added weapons alread weighted the left arms making them go to the down position with the elbow joints. These are still WIPs. And as they are sold with pics of a smaller mecha gripping the things like power tools, i felt the modular look with the idea of "explosive bolt detachment" concept also worked better for me.

ishkatar wrote:A Wolveronin!

Glad you like it! those will be more glowy effect like.



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As no two weapon masters of the Order fight exactly the same even if using the same weapons, they do not wear the same colors, this way they can tell what each other do, their likely fight styles, and attitudes will be. Both have the similar design armor suits, and cloaks with hoods, but colors are different. The two seen here are in service to Inspector General Romanov and his retinue. the suits offer some interesting abilities, and each has the tractor-manipulator gauntlet, but one, Code Name: Castor, is of the biting teeth discipline and so uses his choice weapon, the Gnashing Naginata. The other, Code Name: Pollux, prefers the Gauntlet of Shredding. each is a potent warrior in his own right.

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Weary of the pointless and thankless job of bounty hunting in the periphery of the Pearl Strand worlds, they came to the attention of the Inspector General and he made them a more rewarding offer, no longer just catchers of simple criminals, he offered them to do service for the Khadrovian Union, and to fight that which they were meant to fight, the forces of darkness in the Galaxy as he does.

I like how the story extends.
A destiny has been decided and finally one (well, two) found his master

Now for color more than before.

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More like a mutually beneficial arrangement between parties Ishkatar, a mutual arrangement.

Really nice work Shas, looks brilliant.

Certainly going to go buy some when I have pennies.

Very nice Shas they look really good, love the claw, the painting is ace

nice conversion work there shaso... these are a cool addition to the fold of your inq squad!!!

Camkierhi wrote:Really nice work Shas, looks brilliant.

Certainly going to go buy some when I have pennies.

It should still be a good deal, they are superb sculpts.

OneManNoodles wrote:Very nice Shas they look really good, love the claw, the painting is ace

Yeah, the 2nd weapon did not have but these three grooves, I decided the "lightsaber claws" would look pretty cool there. Thanks, I do what I can with my shaky arthritic hands.

Viktor von Domm wrote:nice conversion work there shaso... these are a cool addition to the fold of your inq squad!!!

I had to have a pair as soon as I saw the sculpt images My Way aka Storag and Ishkatar put up, and felt they indeed fit the team Vik.................VIK IS BACK!

Like the Frank Sinatra "my way" figures, do they come with those large bases?

 Jehan-reznor wrote:
Like the Frank Sinatra "my way" figures, do they come with those large bases?

No bases, I had those laying around, with some small WGF bases that were as the stance suggests, not enough to do the minis justice, so I placed them on 40mm terminator bases. Which I can add some grit and "concrete" for a little more than plain stuff to them.



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Here, I have the Inspector General/Inquisitor, and his retinue

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Good work on the Ronins. Nice schemes.

Although, I'm not sure about the brassy bits on the blue one. Maybe silvery would be better, but maybe too monotone instead. Keep it if you like it. Just a thought.

So, the Ronin have been colored I am revisiting the Inquisitorial retinue of Inspector General Romanov

The Lady Mortis a long range sniper, she prefers to take a spot in the shadows, selecting her targets as ordered by Romanov in their importance to the situation.
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she look nice, is she of elder origin?

 Viktor von Domm wrote:
she look nice, is she of elder origin?

Nah, infinity mini. Jut has that sleek look

From certain points of view, Ronin's "claws" looks like beams of a Dead Space plasma cutter, which kinda influenced its design...

by the way...with that claws the pose reminds me of wolverine ready to place a ribcage ripping ...er...ripper....

Shas suffers the same illness than me. Finished miniatures on eternally unfinished bases

M.