OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
That really does look to be a shame
(especially the rough casting, bubbles can be filled without too much trouble as long as they're on a flatish surface, but rough casts are a real pain to try and smooth out)
and in the main the casts ARE smooth and sharp which makes it even worse

The problem with a lot of the bubbles (about half of them?) is that they're on sharp, bent or detailed edges. The pointy-bottom bits of the Iron Warriors shoulderpads for example. So that's not something that can be fixes with liquid greenstuff. It needs proper putty, curing, then cutting and filing. Just to fix a simple fething shoulder pad.

Target wrote:

If you look back a couple pages in this thread (page 7), you'll see where I detailed my order - I was ordering whirlwind turrets, but they seem to use a lot of the same parts as your order - and they had the exact same miscasts. Sorry to hear it, and hope it gets resolved. My only advice is stay on their customer service - I posted here as well in order to get a response, they said they'd send them out immediately...3 weeks later no word, I check with them, and they send them out 2 days later - my guess is they forgot/hoped I would forget.

I wonder if you'll get the same story about "oh we're sorry your order came from the miscast pile" as I did.

Yeah, I saw your thread, and it frankly filled me with terror for my own order that hadn't yet arrived. I've already opened an initial dispute with PayPal, as my buyer protection would have run out. I'm going to contact them for advice on the next step - which is that my stuff arrived eventually but is in a godawful state. The Dragonfly clearly came from the pile of gak pile, along with much of the rest of it.

I just had an order come from Kromlech (which I need to photograph and review here) and another order due from Anvil any day now. Never had anything but perfection from either of them.

So, i actually had great experience buying from them. I am not trying to stir the pot, just reading a lot of let downs. That is a major bummer and I feel for you cause i have had the same thing happen when buying from ebay.

My Order cam in about 3 weeks. I bought a couple sets of both the Night Lord should pads and the Emperor Children\Word Bearers Shoulder pads. The one with the Skull towards the front of the pad and the wing behind it.

All casts came out great. there was some very thin extra feathering inbetween them. Super easy to fix. They also threw in a quite a few extra pads. I thought cause some would be a bit tough to fix.. But really nothing was wrong. The only thin i have doen was carve out the inside to have them fit better to rad poses i am giving some of my guys.

I dont know.. Just wanted to give them some props and let people know i had a really good experience. I am definitely going to order more when i have painted what i have now.

Gnar.

Lando-

p.s. i apologize for spelling and such as i am at work and raced through typing this.. Sorry

I hope I can offer a ray of hope for some..

I too had some issues with their not Space Marine bikes, casting was fine, but missing handlebars for all of them.

It took several emails, the threat of claiming through PayPal and about two months to get it sorted but there were always responses to my messages, and when they eventually did send my missing stuff, I also received a ton of extra stuff too for free.

I don't think there is any malice involved, I sincerely believe they want happy customers, they're just a bit inept at resolving issues.

For any with problems, hang in there, remain polite but persistent and things should work out.

 SickSix wrote:
I really want PW to succeed but they have got to do something about their casting. They may want to contact say, Anvil Industry, and find out if it would be cost effective to contract out their casting so they could concentrate on design, which is what PW is really good at.

This is exactly what I want them to do. Anvil already produce stuff for other companies, well, Icesword at least, and they have easily the best casting methods I have ever seen. (I swear someone's job is to scrape off the mold lines before they are sent!) Simply ship off the designs to someone more reliable, see how easily they can get them cast up and then make that the norm. Sure they might loose some money to the person doing the casting but should they do that, I would actually buy the stuff, rather than being too scared too! Plus it would greatly improve shipping times should they contract it out to a company closer to the majority of the buyers. Win win in my opinion.

I feel like this is Puppetwars "Finecast."

GW switched to Finecast: gak production for months and lots of complaints.

I feel like PW is switching casting methods and is still working out all of the bugs, the only problem is that they are sending out the poor products to people who paid good money for good products.

Count me in on the "Want to succeed" group. I've had bad experiences and for now will not be ordering from them, but I will keep an eye on customer feedback and if they seem to improve I'll be ordering again, maybe.

I actually have a question, want to pick your brains...

I was lucky enough to recently win the PW contest, as a result I am receiving 2 Dragonflys, and an Ursas tractor. Now, these are prizes, and im not paying anything for them, but what would you recommend I do if what I receive faulty goods?

The Dragonfly I have atm was nearly perfect, certainly within 'finecast' levels of acceptability, and I have never had a problem with any other orders, but its just a bit of healthy paranoia on my part. But yeah, what would you do? Ask for replacements/give them a bit more leeway than a 'purchased' order?

 japehlio wrote:
I actually have a question, want to pick your brains...

I was lucky enough to recently win the PW contest, as a result I am receiving 2 Dragonflys, and an Ursas tractor. Now, these are prizes, and im not paying anything for them, but what would you recommend I do if what I receive faulty goods?

The Dragonfly I have atm was nearly perfect, certainly within 'finecast' levels of acceptability, and I have never had a problem with any other orders, but its just a bit of healthy paranoia on my part. But yeah, what would you do? Ask for replacements/give them a bit more leeway than a 'purchased' order?

I would sincerely HOPE that they would QC the crap outta the models they are going to send to their own contest winners!!!!
(they should be QC'ing the crap out of every order they send out, but that is understood... or is it?)

Just because you got it for 'free' is no excuse for being sent crap.

If they send you faulty casts I would asks for replacements just like any other customer.

 japehlio wrote:
I actually have a question, want to pick your brains...

I was lucky enough to recently win the PW contest, as a result I am receiving 2 Dragonflys, and an Ursas tractor. Now, these are prizes, and im not paying anything for them, but what would you recommend I do if what I receive faulty goods?

The Dragonfly I have atm was nearly perfect, certainly within 'finecast' levels of acceptability, and I have never had a problem with any other orders, but its just a bit of healthy paranoia on my part. But yeah, what would you do? Ask for replacements/give them a bit more leeway than a 'purchased' order?

I would email them now - upfront and ask "what should I do if some of the parts are miscast?" Then go with that.


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 Squidbot wrote:
Count me in on the "Want to succeed" group. I've had bad experiences and for now will not be ordering from them, but I will keep an eye on customer feedback and if they seem to improve I'll be ordering again, maybe.

Of course. I do too. I may be pissed off with them right now, but I wouldn't have made the initial order to a company I wanted to fail. If anything, I'm wanting to shame them if that's what it takes (apparently) into lifting their game but I certainly don't want to see them go down the gurgler.

I have to say I have been reasonably lucky with my orders compared to you guys although I haven't ordered in a while, But I have had the slight mould slip and miscast sure but not to these extents.

I did mention my self a better quality resin and casting process would be a good investment, as I had noticed issues were becoming more apparent with each order.

The thing is this seems out of control now and from the feedback and pics I have to say I am concerned about placing an order, I have been building a list of to buy items but now I think I will past until I hear or see some improvement.

I am sorry to say this as they have some great stuff that I really want to invest in, however at this time I cant see me taking the chance on receiving poor quality casts.

Please guys take note and address this issue, don't fail due to bad castings you have great products that deserve the same respect in the casting process.

 japehlio wrote:
I was lucky enough to recently win the PW contest, as a result I am receiving 2 Dragonflys, and an Ursas tractor. Now, these are prizes, and im not paying anything for them, but what would you recommend I do if what I receive faulty goods?

I would recommend waiting until you actually receive them before worrying about whether or not they are miscast...

To update my situation, I just got my replacements in:

-It appears they sent it priority this time, and it came fast. This is probably due to me reminding them about the situation 3 weeks after it began and them then mailing them out. My guess is they completely forgot to send them after they initially said they would, which sucks as it took a month to get replacements, but on the other hand they shipped priority once they realized, so kudos on that.

-All items were replaced from my original order, which was all either miscast and plenty of pieces were just missing. No extra freebies thrown in, which I was secretly hoping for, but of course not required

-Replacements still had some issues, one turret piece had some mold slippage/misalignment, and there were still some bubble holes (I can take pics tonight if folks are interested). All in all these are much much better than the original batch, but still have some issues (though not many). Overall I'm satisfied with the second set, as it's too much of a hassle to try again, and these I can fix/work with. If I'd of received these the first time I likely wouldn't have complained, I just wouldn't have been ecstatic.

Overall, I'm satisfied that they fixed the issues I had with my order, not overly happy that from initial order to completion of order (my first order was entirely miscast "from the discard pile" and missing pieces) took over 2 months, and some pieces are still mediocre quality. My final verdict is I won't be buying from puppetswar again - they have amazing sculpts and concepts, but my personal experience has been the reality of what gets delivered doesn't match with what you thought you were getting - none of this is meant as a slam of them, just an honest review of my experience.

I really need to sit down and go over my flyers I ordered piece by piece to ensure no issues. I've been so busy with other projects that my counts-as storm talons went directly into a box for later building/assembly once they came in....

I know most are a bit gunshy now, but these are back up:
http://www.puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=200

Some pistols as well it seems.

I know RiTides loves me updating these threads with every bit of movement on my order but PW replied to my email and offered to replace all the faulty stuff. They were pretty quick this time.

'Widowmaker' guns up now, they look good.

Left hand
http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=202

Right hand
http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=201

Sexy. But what to equip in the other hand?

 SickSix wrote:
Sexy. But what to equip in the other hand?

Another widowmaker?

They also have various glaives, hammers and gunglaives.

New releases:

Bushi Head Sets (10 for 7€):
http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=203


Back in stock:
Heavy Biker (9€, 5 for 36€):
http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=206

They have samurai versions now?



Pretty cool

Those swords and guns appear to be new. (excepting the pistol). Not sure about the shield.

Is the head on the right new as well ?

I'm still trying to find the shoulder pads that are shown on all of those models. The smooth sic-fi ones on the left are great, the layered samurai ones in the middle I really must have and I have seen the ones on the right before. I'd like to see something with chain mail underneath the shoulder pad proper and some kind of fur pelt to drape over the tops. Either way I'm ordering a set of the armor with or without cool shoulder pads early next week. I don't suppose Puppets War will be on hand at Adepticon with kits for sale by chance?

Wait.

Space Warriors are back on sale.

Oh.

OH.

For those wondering. ..space marine hands fit perfectly on to these. Hey could save someone some cash. .

Oh are those samurai bits for little ol me? Oh sir you shouldnt have.

Over on Facebook ther are pics of the new bikes.
Ninj'd.

I'm not sure if I should get these or the FW ones. Cause I'm really liking these bad boys.

Yeah i like these more than the fw ones they look closer to the 40k ones

Just checked... those swords are definitely new. And I love those guns.

Wow. I dig the jet bike, and I wonder how the transport pod for the dragonfly will work with a FW sky talon. I'm very surprised to see people's problems with miss casts. I've gotten some PW stuff and it was some of the best cast kit I have ever purchased. The not storm talon I purchased was better than any other resin product I have ever purchased. Sad, because I liked the look of the mk2 turrets.

From their Facebook.

Bring the battle here...I cannot move!

If only he had a sword!



Step closer... I wish to hit you with my sword...

I think it, and there is definitely a lack of Alternative Ultra-Heavily Armored Futuristic Soldiers out there!

I like it as well. It is no more ridiculous than how a human being cannot fit into a GW terminator suit without having all their limbs pulled out of socket.

Holy crap just seen the full set of samurai stuff, I think it is time to stock up on some more khorne bezerkers!

It is cool and it is nice to see some alternative heavy armor. But, is anyone else seeing a face formed by its chest?

 SickSix wrote:


From their Facebook.

First thing I thought of when I saw it.


Ah Studio McVey is now one of the big boys. They're officially being copied. So proud!

While I agree it does share a stunning similarity, the picture does look to follow the more 'power armoured' guys aesthetic that puppetswar recently released.

I'll reserve judgement until I see the actual model, but that artwork does look really blocky.

While I like it for the most part, the groin guard is just OTT to me. Eh, nothing a knife can't fix.

 King Pariah wrote:
the groin guard is just OTT to me. Eh, nothing a knife can't fix.

Am I the only one wincing in pain at that comment?

The concept art looks fairly generic to me. Even the McVey mini doesn't look too distinctive: it just looks like standard SciFi superheavyoverarmored infantry to me. Looking forward to the model.

I think the McVey one has more of an industrial, construction feel to it, while the Puppets War one feels more military to me. I like em, can't wait.

Well, puppetswar's models are always awesome, so I'm looking forward to more!

Barbarian Armor


With accessories

Those 'Barbarians' look good!

Would work well as Chosen if the scale matches up.

Those Barbarians are downright smexy. Bravo PW

 SlaveToDorkness wrote:
Bring the battle here...I cannot move!

Fantastic first reply

I like it, but I'll need to hear some testimonials of improved casting quality before I consider ordering from Puppets War. It seems they ramped up production but didn't have the QC to match. Hopefully, they fix that soon, as their sculpts are cool...

@RiTides, in fact anyone with worries regarding quality, I just received my box of goodies, and I am perfectly happy with it. Not a single casting issue, barring the usual resin flash. Two Dragonflys, an Ursas tractor and a bunch of crates and barrels. I'll try and get some pictures up shortly, but overall I am very very pleased...

Upcoming new jump pack release.

I have two walker arms on order. I will post pictures of the casts when they arrive. But they probably won't get here for a month...

Man those jump packs are incredible!

 SickSix wrote:
I have two walker arms on order. I will post pictures of the casts when they arrive. But they probably won't get here for a month...

Glad someone is brave enough to order from them still! Hopefully they have fixed their issues somewhat.

What that what those jet packs are awesome!

I've only ever ordered Heads/Weapons, while my last order contained a couple of bubbles, they'd given me some extra heads anyway, so no real complaints.

I got about 30ish heads of various types.

 Commander Cain wrote:
Man those jump packs are incredible!

 SickSix wrote:
I have two walker arms on order. I will post pictures of the casts when they arrive. But they probably won't get here for a month...

Glad someone is brave enough to order from them still! Hopefully they have fixed their issues somewhat.

Well two reasons:
It's for a gift commission I'm doing, and want use something different.

It will be a good test to see if they have improved their casting.

PuppetsWar's designs are tops and I would love to spend lots of money with them. BUT They have got clamp down on their quality control before I make any more large orders.

 Commander Cain wrote:

Glad someone is brave enough to order from them still! Hopefully they have fixed their issues somewhat.

My replacement stuff arrived.

A cursory look indicates that:
1) Still some items with casting problems.
2) Some of the stuff that was messed up the worst in the initial order appears (at a cursory glance through the plastic bags) to be fine this time around (turrets, flyer's lascannon) - though I'll reserve final judgement for when I go through the items properly.
3) Some of the items with casting problems have a whole lot of extras thrown in that probably takes them "over the line" as far as numbers of sculpts that are fine (shoulder pads, heads).
4) They replaced some of the stuff that was ok in the first place that they didn't need to. I'm assuming this is part of how...
5) They threw in a generous amount of extras an an apology.

I haven't been bothered/had time to look through and QA it properly yet, and it may be several weeks before I can be arsed now. (Original order was on 1st Feb, so I'm a tad over it all now). Plus, work is busying up again and won't get less busy until the end of June. (I also haven't finished QAing my Sedition Wars stuff or the Dreadbowl figures, for example).

QA is very important, almost as important as QC.

And the longer you wait, the more trouble you'll run into if you find any additional issues, in any of your recent purchases!

Another variant soon to be released:

I'm going to have score me some of those jump packs for my Red Scorpions legion.

That'd actually make a nice alternate backpack for Malifaux's Kaeris. The current one looks too small.

I hope these Puppetswar jump jacks are of a decent size.

 Alpharius wrote:
QA is very important, almost as important as QC.

And the longer you wait, the more trouble you'll run into if you find any additional issues, in any of your recent purchases!

I'm not terribly fussed. Tre' is a nice guy, and his models arrived six months late. Expecting customers to drop everything and go through them immediately would be ...unreasonable. Sedition Wars I got 3x Biohazard and a ton of extras - again months late (and no word on Wave 2). I do have 2 broken items in there so far, but triple biohazard is a lot of figures to go through, and I haven't finished them. I'm sure CMON will fix it, though with their usual quality post-KS communication and speed.

Mantic did deliver on time, but it really wasn't worth going through them until I recently read somewhere here that they're willing to replace badly-cut figures as well as miscasts, and they've always had good CS. Puppetswar... well, this thread, my photos of the initial casts and the sheer amount of time taken (now 3 months for what should have been a 2-3 week turnaround) makes me pretty confident that they will be quite reasonable.

Back to current events. Both versions of those Jump Packs look very nice indeed. I'll wait and see what the castings look like "in the flesh" through posts here before I order any, though. If I wasn't rather cautious about PW these days, I'd easily be ordering 10x of each with my next pay.

Hello, actually just made this account because of a Puppetswar order. It's my first time ordering, and they say it takes 12 days to assemble the package. How long does it normally take? It's been 12 days, and nothing has happened. Also, the contact page is still broken.

After packing the package, they have to send it via mail. So don't panic and wait until it arrives.

Agrajag wrote:
Hello, actually just made this account because of a Puppetswar order. It's my first time ordering, and they say it takes 12 days to assemble the package. How long does it normally take? It's been 12 days, and nothing has happened. Also, the contact page is still broken.

it takes them roughly a month to get an order to the states. You aren't even halfway there yet.

 SickSix wrote:
it takes them roughly a month to get an order to the states. You aren't even halfway there yet.

It took mine last year about three months to show up. I'm unfamiliar with how international shipping works in Poland but the slow service completely undermines the quality of their stuff for customers in the US.

It often takes that long for stuff to get from the states to the UK

(some companies can do better but 2-3 weeks is typical)

 Kroothawk wrote:
After packing the package, they have to send it via mail. So don't panic and wait until it arrives.

Sorry, I meant how long does it take to pack the orders? It's still stuck at "payment accepted"

 Kroothawk wrote:
After packing the package, they have to send it via mail. So don't panic and wait until it arrives.

I imagine he's talking about getting a shipping confirmation. They took a month just to SEND my well-documented order, and this was when they claimed "5-7 working days" to send. Note, they say "business days", so by 12 days they mean 2 and a half weeks before they send. If you're lucky.

 SonicPara wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
it takes them roughly a month to get an order to the states. You aren't even halfway there yet.

It took mine last year about three months to show up. I'm unfamiliar with how international shipping works in Poland but the slow service completely undermines the quality of their stuff for customers in the US.

I've gotten about 3-4 orders from Kromlech in the last couple of months and also just got a pile of stuff from Maxmini a week ago. Both are located in Poland. I've also gotten the original and replacement PW orders. Every one of those 7 shipments from 3 different suppliers from Poland in a large variety of package sizes took 2-3 weeks.

There's always the possibility that a postal service will feth up - it does happen and has happened to me with items ordered from abroad a number of times in the past few years, but it's really quite rare and unusual for things to take much more than an extra week that whatever is considered "usual".

 Kroothawk wrote:
Another variant soon to be released:

They're pretty much perfect for the Alatus-Pattern Jump Pack I wrote in The Lathe Worlds.

Very cool!

 SickSix wrote:
I have two walker arms on order. I will post pictures of the casts when they arrive. But they probably won't get here for a month...

Just got my shipping notification. So that is roughly two weeks from order to shipment. Now it will probably take about another two weeks to get here.

 SickSix wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
I have two walker arms on order. I will post pictures of the casts when they arrive. But they probably won't get here for a month...

Just got my shipping notification. So that is roughly two weeks from order to shipment. Now it will probably take about another two weeks to get here.

I'm looking forward to your unboxing review!

I want to order a bunch of bits from these guys, but my confidence in their quality is a bit lacking currently...

 Alpharius wrote:

 SickSix wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
I have two walker arms on order. I will post pictures of the casts when they arrive. But they probably won't get here for a month...

Just got my shipping notification. So that is roughly two weeks from order to shipment. Now it will probably take about another two weeks to get here.

I'm looking forward to your unboxing review!

Yes I look forward to a good ol' SickSix unboxing video!

Jetbike has been released to the store:


http://www.puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=212

I notice there are no weapons. And I think the cowling could use more detail. But, i've never really been a big fan of jetbikes in general.

Did the Nuclear Heater guns ever get released? I thought they did, but they're nowhere to be seen in the store. In fact, none of the magnetic guns except the gatling guns are there now.

Has anyone ordered the soldiers? I'd love to see a review on them. The more I look at them, the more I like them, but with the horror stories that have cropped up, I'm not so sure I want to take the plunge myself.

Which soldiers? They've put out a few different varieties of infantry figures now. I've got some of the first version, though their review time is a little way down the queue.

Any version really. The current ones don't seem to be all that different from the previous versions except that their arms are better posed, and don't have hands, shoulder pads, or heads. From your experience, would you at least say that they are worth the money?

I got mine (unasked for) as part of an apology from PW or the 3-month saga that's documented in several of the previous pages. I didn't get the standard heads with them though.





I just took these pics and uploaded them now. Apologies for the crappy night-time light and lack of sharp focus. I threw in the marine for scale. These are straight out of the zip-lock bag they came in. As you can see, there's a bit of cleanup needed. There's no severe bubble holes etc on these, but bear in mind these were the result of the nightmare order, so I'm sure they checked them for quality before sending them out. There's a weird thing I've just noticed going on with the shoulder mounts and the arm-shoulder sections - they're both concave, so I guess the glue surface would only be on the edges of the circles.

My opinions: The torsos are quite nice. I probably wouldn't bother with the arms. I just wish they'd learn to cast cleanly like Maxmini, Kromlech or Anvil.

Thanks for sharing! Well at least we know that they can cast well when they really want to.

@Azazel, apparently the gaps in the arm -> shoulder join is to accommodate wee magnets. quite why anyone would need magnetized arms on basic troopers is beyond me though...

@SickSix - yep, though to be honest, I'm still a bit disappointed at the amount of flash. At least it's easily cleaned off.

@japehlio - I believe you must be correct. That had simply not occurred to me. I guess it means you could theoretically swap out special/heavy weapon troopers or between close combat troops and riflemen?

I can see that they do look a tad rough on the edges and corners, but they do actually look decent. Thanks for sharing. Maybe once this current slew of Kickstarters has ended, I might actually bite the bullet and get a set.

 SickSix wrote:
Jetbike has been released to the store:


http://www.puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=212

I notice there are no weapons. And I think the cowling could use more detail. But, i've never really been a big fan of jetbikes in general.

The lack of weapons does seem odd - unless those knob thingies behind the rider are for some sort of weapon mounts, along the lines of ork warbikers?

As jetbikes go, I think it's a pretty nice design.

That knob does look out of place and guide rod-ish

if you look at the product page, the pic showing the exploded view of the model shows that there are magnet ports next to those posts, so yes, they're the weapon mounts.

So, a bit different than the first drawing. The head piece is optional according to comment they made on Facebook. So I assume underneath is a place to insert more normal type infantry helmets.

Is the cod piece optional? anyone know?

Who needs a codpiece that big?


Besides me I mean...

As a counts-as-terminator, which I'd presume to be the main potential market, I like it.

But yes, the giant cod piece is just asking to be mocked.

You know what? I actually really like it. Giant codpiece and all. Did they say if it's just one guy or a set of guys?

 Barzam wrote:
You know what? I actually really like it. Giant codpiece and all. Did they say if it's just one guy or a set of guys?

I like it as well. No they haven't said anything about how it is going to be sold yet.


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Now they have these axes in the store
http://www.puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=215

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 SickSix wrote:
Barbarian Armor


With accessories

Looks good, but where did the two heads on the left come from? Couldn't find them anywhere.

So got my walker arms in tonight.

The video review will be uploading tonight and should be up on youtube some time tomorrow morning. (DSL sucks)

But I will provide some pictures. There was only one bubble which you will see on the 'cuff' of one of the main arm bodies. Other than that everything was great except for the actual claws. I really think they need to break those claws down into their component parts and cast them on a sprue, casting them whole just doesn't work. Too complex.

Now for pictures

Griever wrote:


*snip*

Looks good, but where did the two heads on the left come from? Couldn't find them anywhere.

Fantasy section under Nightmares I believe, chap.



SickSix - nice to hear something good about the casting. A couple more such stories and I may put in an order I've been holding off on.

I like the big not termie character! something totally different and I am kind of sad i just made an order the other day, lots of pads and bits, lets hope they all turn up without too much hassle! but all going to plan I'll be grabbing some ofhtose other models next time :-)

Video review of the arms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iiTwlLOdKc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I really want to love Puppetswar, but I'm forced to stick to "tenous distrustful passion."

Great sculpts, but the quality of the casts is always dicey (after three orders) and their customer service is either amazing or a huge issue. First order I had to get my credit card company involved, they got a new person who really took care of it, second order was fine, and now third order is weeks of radio silence to get bits replaced.

Puppetswar, I want to love you so bad! Why you gotta hurt me!

 Kroothawk wrote:
Upcoming new jump pack release.

Any word on when this is coming?

A couple things from their face book. Not sure why they aren't keeping this thread up to date with their facebook.

 SickSix wrote:
So got my walker arms in tonight.

The video review will be uploading tonight and should be up on youtube some time tomorrow morning. (DSL sucks)

But I will provide some pictures. There was only one bubble which you will see on the 'cuff' of one of the main arm bodies. Other than that everything was great except for the actual claws. I really think they need to break those claws down into their component parts and cast them on a sprue, casting them whole just doesn't work. Too complex.

Now for pictures

Spoiler:

Well, unfortunately the actual claw pieces are too badly cast for me to use. I just don't have the fine green stuff skills needed to fix these things. And when you are paying $10 an arm you should not need to 'fix' anything. A little clean up sure, but I shouldn't have to resculpt detail.

I have sent them an email and eagerly awaiting a response.

Again, these guys have amazing ideas but the execution seems to not be on the same level as the creative talent.

I really wish they could just take some tips from all the other resin casters out there. Maxmini and Kromlech are both situated in the same country I believe? Why don't they just pass on their product to be made by either of them?

New release:
Cyber Spiders (10 for 5€, 120 for 39€):


Guess these are new too:

Best deal on Scarabs I've ever seen, to be sure.

Depends how much cleanup they'll need, I guess.

Yeah, I stopped following this after all the casting issues... if someone does place an order, please update on how the casts turn out! That could get me interested again, of course

SickSix's post above didn't restore my faith, sadly.

I ordered some the Steampunk Guardsmen style heads and not-Nightlords pads, picked them up from the post office the other day and they were fine. Too much flash on the pads for my liking, but it all came off easily without ruining any detail; a couple of minor, to-be-expected-with-resin air bubbles on the heads . These are only small items, though, so not sure they're a good barometer of casting improvements or the lack thereof.

Really like those Cyber Spiders. Are there one or two poses? - hard to tell from the photo.

Looks like at least two, possibly three - based on leg and head deviation.

sockwithaticket wrote:
I ordered some the Steampunk Guardsmen style heads and not-Nightlords pads, picked them up from the post office the other day and they were fine. Too much flash on the pads for my liking, but it all came off easily without ruining any detail; a couple of minor, to-be-expected-with-resin air bubbles on the heads . These are only small items, though, so not sure they're a good barometer of casting improvements or the lack thereof.

Care to post a pic?

Here we go, the pad off the sprue is only roughly cleaned up.

Yeah, those pads look roughly like what I received, overall. Though some of mine were unusable, they threw in extras for (most) of the ones that were messed up. They did replace them in the end, though. I still need to properly QA that pile.

More new stuff:

Gatling Guns
http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=222

Missile Pods
http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=224

Automatic Cannons
http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=226

You can also buy all of them in packs of 6 apparently.

I'm tempted by the automatic cannons to convert up some dreadnought arms.

It's disappointing that the not Emperor's Children shoulder pads look so rough. I was gonna place a large order for them and that really, really dissuades me from wanting to buy them.

 Malkira wrote:
It's disappointing that the not Emperor's Children shoulder pads look so rough. I was gonna place a large order for them and that really, really dissuades me from wanting to buy them.

I ordered a bunch of those pads myself both the troop sized and larger, and it IS a shame that the most detailed part being the skull at the front of the pads is also the part that suffers the most from the casting, mine nearly all had some form of damage to them, mostly small awkward bubbles in the resin and a few rather rough surfaces, the wings on them were mostly good and i still will use them all but I may have some issues when trying to get a good smooth paint finish on some details. I have bought from them a few times before and have had mixed luck with their products but the fact that they have some excellent designs and ideas is always tempting to buy more, I really like what they do I just honestly wish they would improve the quality a bit for all of us,

Yours too, Damo? Such a shame they haven't lifted their game. I'd really hoped they would have improved in the last few months.

Yes, I have agree I have a list as long as my arm of stuff to buy, its just wether I take the chance but every time I come on here I just hear bad reviews due to quality.

I found a couple of unmade models I bought from them years ago which besides from some flash were not bad casts, makes me wonder what happened as they seem to deteriorated in the casting aspect.

Please guys lift the game you have great products that are failing due to poor casting, up that side of the production and you will be on a winner.

Ok, so earlier in the thread I showed some 'Walker Arms' that turned out ok except the actual claws. I emailed them and they responded quickly and said they would send more parts.

Well they sent more than just replacement parts.



I like these. Was surprised to see the in my package. They came out very well.




I like these as well and they came out very well.

Now to the actual replacement parts I needed...



[cue depressing horn sound]

Total and utter failure. It is clearly in the way they made the mold. These claws need to be cast as separate pieces. Trying to cast these claws as an assembled piece is clearly not working.

Hopefully between both sets of claws I have now, and some GS work I can make them work.

I did appreciate the extra stuff, and those things cast well, but the actual pieces I needed replaced are equally as bad or worse than the first set.

New releases:

Laser Cannon Pair
http://puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=232

Rotor Type Wing-Pack
http://puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=234

Another WIP photo of their big suit.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=606478396050483&set=a.192205597477767.49794.159776737387320&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf

Very smart design on those las cannons. It amazes me that more companies don't take ease of use into consideration when making parts like this.

I love the design. I just have very little confidence they can send me such a clean looking cast.

Interesting...



Seems to also possibly suffer from "Head In Chest" syndrome...

Bunker base

http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=236

Turret Mk II

http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=242

Missile Turret

http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=240

Also available with gatling, laser, double laser and double autocannon options.

These look really cool and it saddens me that I just don't have the confidence in their casting process.

That wing pack looks sick. If only assault marines didn't blow.

 Aerethan wrote:
That wing pack looks sick. If only assault marines didn't blow.

Only for a few more months!

Nobody mentioned it, but they've got a bundle deal of 10 troops with flight packs, power swords, pistols, helmets, and 100 magnets. It's a bit pricey at nearly $70, but probably not bad if you're looking to get everything together. The fact that all of the magnets are included is really nice.

I also wound up placing an order with them a couple weeks back. I've been curious about the quality myself since it seems sometimes their stuff comes out decent and other times it comes out total crap. I figured I'd keep things simple and got the trooper heads and standard shoulder pads. They actually came surprisingly quick. Only about 2 weeks. I haven't thoroughly gone over them yet, but from the looks of things, while I got a lot of flash on the sprues, the parts themselves seem to be in pretty good shape with some pretty decent casts. Maybe I'll take a few photos. If they can maintain a consistent quality, I may eventually actually order the trooper bodies and weapon hands as well. I wish they'd just release an empty left hand for those guys.

 SickSix wrote:

Ok PuppetsWar, we need this suit to be about twice its current size. There is a gold mine to be had for the first company to offer a better alternative to these HORRID 'centurions' that GW is about to release.

I guess PuppetsWar is shying away from Dakka due to some of the (constructive) criticism they have been getting here. But here is a teaser from facebook.

 SickSix wrote:
I guess PuppetsWar is shying away from Dakka due to some of the (constructive) criticism they have been getting here. But here is a teaser from facebook.

It would be nothing but praise if their castings and more importantly, quality control were better. Look at the threads and feedback for Kromlech, Maxmini and Anvil who do similar work. Puppets War have particularly excellent designs and sculpts.

 Azazelx wrote:

 SickSix wrote:
I guess PuppetsWar is shying away from Dakka due to some of the (constructive) criticism they have been getting here. But here is a teaser from facebook.

It would be nothing but praise if their castings and more importantly, quality control were better. Look at the threads and feedback for Kromlech, Maxmini and Anvil who do similar work. Puppets War have particularly excellent designs and sculpts.

Yeah, Puppets needs to work on their casting. Several of the small stuff has bee full of heavy flash that needed heavy work to clear. Same for Kromlech though.

I love the design on puppets stuff I just wish that there casting was tidier more like anvil,maxminis or madrobots as they seem to have good quality control

 Kroothawk wrote:
Another variant soon to be released:

Any idea when these are going to be released?

Casting issues and, to be honest, communication. I realize the product is what moves, but the communication is what closes. In the rare case I have an issue with Kromlech or Anvil, they bust their respective humps to get it taken care of.

Machine Gun Turret
http://puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=249



Grenade Turret
http://puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=252


As before, the guns available alone or as a 6 pack.

Nuke Gun
http://puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=255


Acid Blaster
http://puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=256



They really do seem to have abandoned Dakka, though, going by the image Alpharius posted, they are certainly paying attention to events in miniatures market.

For what it's worth, I ordered about six head sprues, the Valkyrie-like flyer they make, as well as some heavy weapons, and received them in the states pretty quickly. Castings were a LOT better than the last batch I received from them. There was one error item which they sent out a replacement for immediately. All in all I'm very pleased and hope they can keep increasing casting quality, because they do have some great designs.

 Dr Mathias wrote:
For what it's worth, I ordered about six head sprues, the Valkyrie-like flyer they make, as well as some heavy weapons, and received them in the states pretty quickly. Castings were a LOT better than the last batch I received from them. There was one error item which they sent out a replacement for immediately. All in all I'm very pleased and hope they can keep increasing casting quality, because they do have some great designs.

Good to hear! Could you post pictures?

Because I love their designs. I mean look at those beautiful concepts Alpharius posted up!

I was fairly pleased with the quality of the bits I'd received when I ordered from them. Yeah, there was flash, but that's no big deal. But, then again the bits I ordered were fairly simplistic ones that didn't have a ton of surface detail. I'm still really tempted to get the Strike Armors though. I kind of think they'd make for some nice Tau-allied Space Marines.

i ordered some stuff from them ages ago. took ages for them to arrive and the weapons were a casting rightoff. I just decided I couldnt be bothered with the hassle and lobbed in in my bitz box

personally id not get anything from them til they sort out their casting process. All well and good having top notch designs and sculpts if the casting lets it all down

I placed an order for various bits - will give a report when they come in.

I am very interested in checking out those Ripper and Destroyer suits....very.

 Alpharius wrote:

I like the Trooper and Striker, but the spelling error of "Tropper" strikes me as very amateurish.

The Trooper would--if the render is close to the final product--be an awesome alternative Alguaciles source for Infinity.

Oi, get your grubby nomad mitts off of my shiny new acon regulars!

I really like the continuity between pieces. Much more indicative of a single military entity that's guiding the design process. I assume it's... guardsman, marine, termie, crusader (or whatever those stupid looking new things are called)?

Centurion. And yes, that's about it. I'd say scout rather than guardsman but hey
Might begood for carapaceguard/stormtroopers, too.

I'm more interested in the "tropper" rifles. Not a fan of the new nomad combis. Assuming they scale well, these could be a good replacement.

 Alpharius wrote:

Ohhh, yesss. Give that big Destroyer all the weapon options, and I see myself buying lots of them to be Centurions.

Oh, hey, check it out:

Needs room for a hull gun so it could proxy for a chimera as well.

I love the Ripper suits, Will order a bunch when available...

Great designs from PW, as always. I look forward to seeing pics of their casting quality as people get them.

Those big destroyer suits are sweet; but I'd have to wait and see what the quality was like as well.

It hilarious that they've walked away from feedback on their product. They offer some fantastic looking stuff, but I certainly will never buy from them until they prove that their casting methods have improved substantially.

Such wasted talent/effort.

Do all that work and then go half arsed/cheap at the end? MADNESS!

Tannhauser42 wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

Hey look! They've made new arms for the Strikers! Those are exactly what I wanted, an open left hand and arms designed for holding the rifle with both hands. Now if I ever get any, I won't have to have them all dual wielding.

Bolognesus wrote:Needs room for a hull gun so it could proxy for a chimera as well.

I does have a hull mount. It's right on the top. I like the design for it. Looks nice and chunky and should look pretty swanky with one of their manned turrets mounted on top of it.

I really wish I knew how you guys were linking the pics from their facebook page. They've posted some more new bits, this time it's demon wings for the Barbarian armor.

Also on the FB page, an Armored vehicle.

 Barzam wrote:
I really wish I knew how you guys were linking the pics from their facebook page. They've posted some more new bits, this time it's demon wings for the Barbarian armor.

In Firefox, right click on the picture and select "view image".

Copy the url, paste here, place image tags around it - and that's it!

 Alpharius wrote:

The bigger you are, the more plates it takes to protect your junk...

That ripper looks pretty sick, though.

apparently these will be out this week..



(I think I'll be ordering)

Wow those are good. Please let us know how they turn out if you do get some.

Oh, I like those!

they look very cool ,may have to get some

Very nice indeed. These guys certainly know how to sculpt...

Be sure to post some pictures when you get them, too. I'd be curious to see how such a detail heavy piece will turn out.

Has anyone here picked up their MK.II turrets yet? I kind of want to get one with the emplacement mount, but I'm hesitant after seeing the issues the MK.I had.

I'll certainly post pictures once I order and they arrive

my hope is if I get in quick the moulds will still be nice and new so less chance of miscasts coming out

Another tease for their regular human troops.



If they could get their casting on par with their sculpting, their sales would go through the roof.

G-DANG THAT MINI IS GORGEOUS!!!

That is probably one of the best future human troops I have ever seen.

Wow thats my Drop troop vet squad sorted if they are all that good. Always liked that head.

Ive hsd my eyes on a lot of PW stuff especially the Ursa and Dragonfly, resisted so far after reading about the quality issues. These guys could well change all that.

Wow... Great sculpt!

Valete,

JohnS

All of this stuff is looking just fantastic! I already have far too many sic if troops to last a lifetime but if I didn't I would want some of those PW ones. The strange dog monsters are cool as well...

I'm sold. TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!

It's such a good time to be a wargamer. Seems like there's high quality stuff popping up everywhere.

That trooper looks phenomenal.

Those Ripper and Destroyer suits are friggin amazing. I wish they'd drop the metal loincloth, though, or at least make it stop after one of the "links". Would look so much less encumbering.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
Those Ripper and Destroyer suits are friggin amazing. I wish they'd drop the metal loincloth, though, or at least make it stop after one of the "links". Would look so much less encumbering.

I suspect the intention is that they're the ones leading the assault, and thus they act as walking walls for the regular troops to hide behind?

The doggies (Barghest Fiends) are now up in the store

5 pack (all different sculpts) is £21.75/25 Euros/$35.25

http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=259

15 pack (5 sculpts but maybe mixing and matching parts would give you more uniques?) is £52.20/60 Euro/$84.60

http://puppetswar.eu/product.php?id_product=260

so i'll let you know what the casts are like when they arrive (I grabbed a few heads and bases too)

Okay, I'm taking a risk, but I ordered one of their new turrets with the bunker base mount and a heavy motorcycle. I'll try and post pics when I get the goods.

Thanks! Always appreciated.

I hope they get this stuff up for sale soon. I've got a RTT in one month and if I take my CSM or SM I'm gonna want these new releases.

Sad to hear about the QA issues. That's the one thing HW still seems to be king at.

After reading thru this post and seeing all of the comments on casting issues I decided to take a chance on buying from them. So I placed a test order with them back on June 27th for just under 50.00 bucks. Knowing that the goods were coming from a smaller company and overseas I expected them to arrive within a month or so. After giving them almost three months I contacted them several times and only heard back after threating to contact my credit card company. Now they have atleast agreed to refund me my money the response that they sent back is a little on the defensive side. Not sure if anyone else has experianced this from them but figured people might want to be aware.

I have attached a screen shot of the response that I received.

Wow.... they banned your IP for asking for a refund?

How many other emails have you exchanged with them?

stavrous wrote:
After reading thru this post and seeing all of the comments on casting issues I decided to take a chance on buying from them. So I placed a test order with them back on June 27th for just under 50.00 bucks. Knowing that the goods were coming from a smaller company and overseas I expected them to arrive within a month or so. After giving them almost three months I contacted them several times and only heard back after threating to contact my credit card company. Now they have atleast agreed to refund me my money the response that they sent back is a little on the defensive side. Not sure if anyone else has experianced this from them but figured people might want to be aware.

I have attached a screen shot of the response that I received.

Wow. Banning you outright is really harsh and uncalled for.
However, you were a bit demanding/threatening in your post.

If you had the tracking info, did you try contacting the shipping service?

Ah, I ddin't think he was all that 'demanding' in his email to them, and he certainyl wasn't 'threatening'.

Puppets War really seems to be a messed up company - awesome products (design-wise), less than stellar communication/customer service, and hit or miss casting.

 SickSix wrote:
Wow.... they banned your IP for asking for a refund?

How many other emails have you exchanged with them?

I have sent them several emails over the last month but only recieved a response back from them after threating to contact my credit card company. While my tone can come across as demanding/threating that was the intent as I have now waited paitently for 60+ days for a package to arrive. I only recceived any actual tracking information a few days ago and it was none to helpful. I did contact the USPS and they were unable to assist me since the address does not match the tracking information that I provided them.

I can more than understand that packages get lost and do not fault them for it. But until I have product in hand I consider this to be a customer service issue. Oh and just to be clear I was told that the banning is done by there customer service department and is a policy "we do it with people who do not seek to clearify in what happened" exaclty as written by them. Not quite sure what to make of that.

 Alpharius wrote:
Ah, I ddin't think he was all that 'demanding' in his email to them, and he certainyl wasn't 'threatening'.

Puppets War really seems to be a messed up company - awesome products (design-wise), less than stellar communication/customer service, and hit or miss casting.

Well for me personally I have had excellent experience with their customer service. So this is a bit of a surprise.

I will say that someone out there is having a great experience with them because their Facebook is full of high praise.

stavrous wrote:
I have attached a screen shot of the response that I received.

If it made it to the US, it really might not be their fault. Not that that's relevant, since it didn't make it to you. Unfortunately product loss through shipping damage and failure is one of the costs of doing business, you can't expect customers to eat that no matter how small you are.

 SickSix wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
Ah, I ddin't think he was all that 'demanding' in his email to them, and he certainyl wasn't 'threatening'.

Puppets War really seems to be a messed up company - awesome products (design-wise), less than stellar communication/customer service, and hit or miss casting.

Well for me personally I have had excellent experience with their customer service. So this is a bit of a surprise.

I will say that someone out there is having a great experience with them because their Facebook is full of high praise.

That might not be the best or most accurate barometer for that metric...

It's really unfortunate that the company is having so many issues, what with the casting issues and now the customer service issues. I've been eying some of their products for quite a while, but reading the posts here is making me more and more hesitant to purchase.

On a different note, a new WIP from their Facebook page:

Man I love that vehicle...

I didn't like the first picture they shared with us but this one really looks sweet

Unless the Mk.II turrets are significantly smaller than the Mk.I that vehicle is going to be pretty big.

those turrets are noticeably "chunkier" than a razorback turret.
Nooo, these vehicles will be big.

I want casts that look like that when I order.

However as to the vehicle itself, I must say I'll pass on this one. Just not my style.

I quite like it. A nice sci-fi feel to it.

I suspect that the size may well be the same as a Rhino, rather than bigger. They have clear market reasons to scale it so, after all...

I am going to say that is bigger than a rhino. Wider at a minimum.

for what its worth, I stopped ordering from them when I realized that all three orders of mine (within 2 years time) were underscaled (didn't fit the models they were intended for) and poorly cast (way too much repair or throw away/ruined product. It just wasnt worth it. Their stuff looks good on the internet, but never delivers in person.

Oh I like that very muchly.

I could see that making a wonderful Arbites wagon.

That WIP is very nice!

As to blocking someone who says they will file a claim with their credit card- unfortunately, that's actually not that uncommon. "Horde o' Bits" blocked me on ebay, after I couldn't get a response to my emails so I opened a Paypal claim regarding a shipping overcharge.

They then responded, said they couldn't do anything about it, I said fine and closed the claim... yet I got banned from their auctions! It does suck... but I can't blame companies for not wanting to sell to folks who might file a claim against them.

I just wish they would unban me so I can buy more bits, grrrr . Although maybe not being able to is a good thing... forced restraint!

Hey look, something totally new. I could see these being usefuly for a lot of chapters. Iron Warriors, Black Templars, Grey Knights...

Those are sexy!

Bottom right reminds me of Transformers

I like the helmets, me wants!

Ok, just got my stuff in.

Overall very happy with the parts.

Got some shoulder pads, and some walker auto cannons.

One of the shoulder pads had a small issue, so they gave me two sprues of them, so I did get my "ordered" amount and then a couple of more in good quality.

Some very mild warping on the auto cannon barrels, and one or two very small bubbles. A bit of very thin flash here and there.
Overall equal or better than the majority of my forgeworld orders.

Not quite as clean as the casts from Anvil, but overall very good - I would order from them again.

To be fair there are a couple of companies producing great casts which has kind of spoiled us, however my FW stuff even of late has had mould slips air bubbles thin casting and plenty of warping.

So to be honest there are other issues out there, however it does not mean it is ok but I will say going back over some of my Puppetwars stuff I have some really good casts.

Maybe they have dropped the ball a little of late, but I think I will place an order for a few bits and see how it turns out, plus my dealings when I have had a few issues was sorted quickly with satisfactory results.

Those helmet will look very nice on my Black Templar Neophytes...Or IG allies or...

But seroiusly, WHEN will all the goods from the last couple of update be released?

OK, I got the Puppets War stuff I ordered on 11th September through today, so 9 days from Poland to the UK which is good.

There was notification that the order had shipped (for those that care about tracking) but my spam filter has only just coughed it up a week after the email went out and the minis had already arrived

I ordered the 5 pack of Barghest Fiends

I initially thought this was 5 unique figures, but a more careful inspection of the photos on site reveal 3 different bodies with 5 different heads... my mistake but it would be good to see this specified in the text on the site (and certainly significant if you order the 15 pack where lack of body variety will be more noticeable)





The photos above show what I got (no clean up), really nice sharp casts, a small amount of feathery flash, a tiny amount of mould lines and 2 bubbles (the only ones) that you can see on the blu-tac-ed example I've got standing next to the Mantic Troll, note the 50mm base is NOT included and again is just there for size comparison

so in conclusion I'm really happy with these in terms of quality

next some Gringo Orc heads for a bit of fun (10 heads, 5 sculpts)



again lovely casts with a minimum of flash/mould lines very pleased with them

(As expected these heads are big so you'll need a modern GW heroic body or similar to use them on)

and finally a pack of the Mineral Field Bases (6 pack)



first the good: the surface of the bases are well cast with sharp detail on the crystals so they should paint up well, and they included a free extra base in my order

now the bad: they are all pretty twisted and somewhat oval rather circular (I'd guess the mould may have been squashed during the casting process) and a couple have pretty big flaws/bubbles on the edges (see picture)

I will be able to remove most of the twist by sanding the base down, and a bit of putty will sort the edges out

so overall OK I guess, I'd have preferred 6 (near) perfect bases than 7 I need to do work on, but the most important bit (the top) was well cast, and they're only slightly off circular

Overall I'd give them 7.5/10 (and if I hadn't got the bases that would have been 8/10)

and if you want 5 devil dogs I think they're well worth picking up (but I'd avoid ordering 15 as with only 3 bodies I think they'd end up too similar)

EDIT:
Sadly I've got to post an update to the above review

I've spent today tidying up the casts an removing the minor mould lines and casting stubs and have encountered an annoying problem

just under the surface of the casts are a load of small bubbles revealed as I've worked on them so I'll have a far bit to do with liquid greenstuff before I can undercoat them

(if you don't bother cleaing up mould lines etc ignore this complaint it's not going to effect you)

not a deal breaker and I still don't feel I've overpaid but certainly annoying

Nice casts, glad to see they're improving on that front - I may order from them again one of these days with those improvements

Thanks for the review Orlando! Looks like they are improving.

Thanks,

I'll certainly be happy to order from them again based on what I got

I've just noticed that the Barghest legs are labelled to show which body socket the fit into which is a nice touch too, not really needed in this case, but it shows they're thinking of things to improve the customer experience

EDIT: also just realised the ork heads would work on the Mantic Troll body if anybody fancies some big muscly orks with small legs

Very good to hear that the casting is improving.

Looks like things might be improving. That gives me hope that when mine comes, everything will be in good shape.

Those ork heads work fine on normal ork bodies, I have one looking at me right now

Thanks for the update and pics, Orlando. I'll keep watching to see if they continue to improve/send out dodgy product. (I wouldn't have accepted those bases).

Sadly I've got to post an update to the above review

I've spent today tidying up the casts an removing the minor mould lines and casting stubs and have encountered an annoying problem

just under the surface of the casts are a load of small bubbles revealed as I've worked on them so I'll have a far bit to do with liquid greenstuff before I can undercoat them

(if you don't bother cleaing up mould lines etc ignore this complaint it's not going to effect you)

not a deal breaker and I still don't feel I've overpaid but certainly annoying

(I'll edit this into the review)

Okay, got my order. It actually came in over the weekend, but due to missing the post and stuff getting in the way, I didn't get it until tonight.

Anyway, I got two sets, the Heavy Biker and the bunker/turret Mk. II combo w/heavy bolters.

Here's the bike

I know there's a lot of flash on there, but it's damn thin and easy to remove. As far as I could tell, there's no major defects and no miscast parts. There were a few air bubbles on the underside, but not an issue as A)not going to be visible due to being on the bottom and B)it's easily fixable.

Here's the turret set

again, pretty clean cast. Not nearly as much flash here, mostly just around the rim of the bunker base and the turret mount. There is only one minor defect with it, and that's the hatch for the turret.

Here's the turret hatch

You can see it looks a little rough. The hatch is slightly warped, which is fixable and there's a defect on that edge there. It's fixable though.

Overall, the castings are really good. One slightly warped part with a messed up edge is not a deal breaker for me. I'm generally pleased with my purchase. I'm going to assemble the motorcycle tomorrow after it's had a good 24 Simple Green bath and I'll post a picture of it for you guys. I think once I get my next paycheck, I might finally bite the bullet and grab the Striker Armors. Maybe by then those knight helmets will be out, too.

We have infantry, folks!



Here's the link to them in their store
http://puppetswar.com/product.php?id_product=264

I'd like to order them, but at $40, it's a little pricey for just 10 guys.

At $1 more than bog standard Cadians, I beg to differ!

I'm not so sure that GW is the best comparison for fair pricing.

So, who is going to take one for the team on this one?

I think Barzam should since he found it first.

Thanks for your reviews Orlando and Barzam.

The infantry look good.

Great poses on those infantry and the rumour is nice also.

Does anyone want to make a new PW thread and keep the title updated seeing as the company rep hasn't been on Dakka for about a year? It would make a lot more sense no?

 Commander Cain wrote:
Great poses on those infantry and the rumour is nice also.

Does anyone want to make a new PW thread and keep the title updated seeing as the company rep hasn't been on Dakka for about a year? It would make a lot more sense no?

That sounds like a good idea - and, did you just volunteer?

Looks like a second set of infantry is planned.



I can clearly see a sniper rifle on the guy kneeling in front, dude on the far right looks like he might have a flamethrower attachment on his rifle. The guy on the far left looks like he might have a different weapon as well, possibly some sort of plasma rifle?

 Alpharius wrote:

 Commander Cain wrote:
Great poses on those infantry and the rumour is nice also.

Does anyone want to make a new PW thread and keep the title updated seeing as the company rep hasn't been on Dakka for about a year? It would make a lot more sense no?

That sounds like a good idea - and, did you just volunteer?

Well I suppose I could! I don't follow them on Facebook but I would be more than happy to keep the title updated and whatnot. I'll whip up a new thread once I'm home.

That latest shot of the troopers is awesome btw.

Let me know when you do and I'll close this one up..

thanks!

Just did it actually Alph! Lock away...

Alph, looks like we can close this one up
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/556517.page

Done!

Please go see that other one now!