Hi Guys,

I just finished posting the newest batch of parts on my website.

They are currently available on pre-order and I expect to begin shipping them by the 30th.


Here's some pics of the new stuff:

Pretty cool I guess. Dont see too many large japanese swords

Hey Paulson, they look nice, but it would be really, really helpful to have a 28mm mini next to them for scale -

I really like the swords.

MajorTom11 wrote:Hey Paulson, they look nice, but it would be really, really helpful to have a 28mm mini next to them for scale -

Well if those measurements are the length that means the smallest is as long as a 25mm round base. But yes a scale photo would be nice

MajorTom11 wrote:Hey Paulson, they look nice, but it would be really, really helpful to have a 28mm mini next to them for scale -

Hope this helps a bit...the power sword on the AoBR SM Captain is 37mm, the new Grey Knights term power swords are 45mm, a CSM chainsword is 31mm, and a DA power sword is 35mm. So basically the No-Dachi and Katana would work well for SM and CSM swords. The wakazashi would make a big knife or machette, the ogre-dachi would be daemon prince sized. Any of them may be a bit too large or "beefy" for IG, DE, etc.


However, some measurements on the axes and hammer would be good.


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One thing to check out on the paulson website...tower shields. A few of those, some FW MK III iron armor, a few bits from ebay and you could build a squad of "boarding marines" for about what a single one of the limited edition goes for on ebay.

I really like that spear, and the double bitted ax brings back fond He-Man memories. Thanks for that! I might have to hit your store up late for some of those spears.

I have the various part sizes listed on my site, but a visual compairision is always better so here they are on a 32mm scaled mini. (mentally apply your favorite brand of plastic manz)

These are were added to the site & more stuff is coming soon

Love the Chitin Blades!

Those are the enclosed-body railguns from a while ago, right? Have to say, they look excellent. Much more tau-ish than the GW open-body ones.

I think I liked the old boneswords better.

Are you considering dropping the old bio-sword design you also have on your site currently? Or are you just planning on having both available?

I've bought some of the old kind (and like them) and if you were stopping production I might just buy some extras for the future (just in case).

Why make useful add-ons in 32mm when the vast majority of figures are 25-32mm? Missing a large pool of buyers.

Huge fan of the new bio-sword design, it actually looks like something that would be grown, rather than the old swords that looked like normal swords with an organic hilt.

Love the new sword design. Perfect for the Hive Tyrant and Tyranid Alpha IMO (especially) to show their leader status.

Those new bone sword designs are nice!

The older bio-swords might get dropped but I'd like to have them available as long as possible. If you need some for rounding out projects I'd suggest getting them now rather than later. (They are also at a reduced price currently)

The guns are a revised version of the original rail guns, much cleaner detail now. I also made the wolf bases available seperately along with adding some battletech styled hex bases.

I've additionally added a blog to the site so people are welcome to leave commenst or questions there as well.

Moopy wrote:Why make useful add-ons in 32mm when the vast majority of figures are 25-32mm? Missing a large pool of buyers.

The largest market for mini parts is for figures in the 28-32mm range, particuarly for oversized and bulky weapons commonly found in "heroic scale". 25mm figures are usually much more slender using more realistic proportions the downside of that is the weapons are considerably smaller and more difficult to cast. Details are a lot finer and the sculpting end is harder hence why certain companies prefer "heroic scale" stuff.

If you place a space marine or a warmachine infantry model next to a true 25mm scale mini you'll see just how massive they are and 25mm scale weapons won't work very well on 28mm heroic figures.

I like those new blades better than the other resin ones.

I just got sets of the old blades and new ones, as well as the lash whips. These are all top notch, I like all of them but the new style is better in my opinion. I will post a review and pics once i get through my current projects. But if you are on the fence on purchasing these, go ahead and do it. The models are very nice and well cast and the company has been super easy to work with.

Old style swords are about to be discontinued, the molds are wearing out and there are no plans to replace them. I have a small stock of them left and will keep them available through Nov 7th, after that I will likely be out of stock for good.


Giving you guys notice so that if you have any left over projects to take care of you can get them before they are gone.

Curious if the katana or wakazashi's are to big for Forgeworld Elysians / IG type models?

paulson games wrote:Old style swords are about to be discontinued, the molds are wearing out and there are no plans to replace them. I have a small stock of them left and will keep them available through the 7th, after that I will likely be out of stock for good.


Giving you guys notice so that if you have any left over projects to take care of you can get them before they are gone.

Noooooooooooo!


So I'm assuming you're discontinuing both the big and small versions of the sword?

And what about the bio-tendril? Is that still all good?


I hate buying for things I may or may not ever do, but its better than being stuck without enough I suppose!

Both the large and small swords are going (the old sculpts)

The Bio-Tendril will remain in production but will have a couple modifications to it. The upside is I can probably drop the price a bit once it's resculpted.

I'd prefer to keep them continually in production, but sadly I can't.

I like the new bio swords more than even the GW bonesword on their Tyrant, so I don't mind

Any plans on doing a smaller bio-tendril? It's a good size for Tyrants, but it's really big on Warriors.

I have some of the bio-tendrils, once heated up and bent they seem to be great on warriors. Just my opinion

I hit a bunch of roadblocks getting these into production but they are finally ready and listed up for purchase on the site.








I know this is a bit odd for adding to my annoucnements but there's another start up company I'd really like to help promote: Proxie Models.

I've always been in need for a lot of 60mm dreadnought sized bases. They are usually pricey as all hell on ebay and from bits sellers which is why I was excited when I saw these. A pack of 8 bases is $4.00 so that's just 50 cents a piece. It's a really good deal and Ken is a great guy who can really use the business, so I wanted to give him some props. http://proxiemodels.com/basesonly.aspx



http://proxiemodels.com/basesonly.aspx

Just a final heads up, this is the last week to get some of the models in their current forms.

A number of items are going to be removed from inventory next week and won't be back. Some items are having changes made to their sculpts.

These are going away:
Bio-Swords (large and regular) I have about 20 sets of these left in stock and those are the last ones period.


These are being changed, they will be offsite for a bit and when I relist them they will have revised sculpts. (the original sculpts will no longer be available)
Bio-Tendril
Bio-Terror
Riding Wolves

I highly suggest getting any orders in ASAP.

scale on those big weaps paulson?

I'll wait on my order and see what your new bio-tendrils look like. Yours are the best on the market, but I'm still not entirely sold on them. If the new ones are in the same style as the new chitin blades, I should be a happy camper.

Recently received an order of round shields and I must say I am very impressed with them.

The casts are good, very little flash, the shipping time from the US to the UK was only 12 days, and the quality of the resin is brilliant. Much harder than, say, FW or FC resin, perhaps more brittle but it doesn't matter for the shields are just the right thickness.

I am a very pleased customer.

Sgt.Roadkill wrote:scale on those big weaps paulson?

I'll gladly give you the dimensions of any of the parts, however you'll need to be a bit more specific as to which ones you are referring to.

are the bioswords that are going away the monstrous creature ones or the warrior sized ones?

chaos0xomega wrote:are the bioswords that are going away the monstrous creature ones or the warrior sized ones?

Both sizes are being discontinued.

Thanks for plugging Proxie models, I just ordered some of those dreadnought bases

Love your stuff, wish some of it was applicable to my armies, though! Right now I could really use some good sci fi weapons to substitute for the standard bolt pistol and close combat weapon.

Here is my review of the Chitin blades and Bio-tendrils (lash whips).

http://warfrog.blogspot.com/2011/10/buyer-reviews-paulson-games-alien-parts.html

If you are on the fence about the whips buy some of these they are great. I purchased some of the swords as well but I like the Chitin blades better, however I would say the entire alien lineup is fantastic.

I can't wait to see the next generation of Bio Tendrils, probably means I will need a set or two as well.

My only concern with those Dreadnought bases is the size of the connector to the sprue in the centre - any chance of reporting back on how cleanly that separates when your order comes through, RiTides?

Dysartes wrote:My only concern with those Dreadnought bases is the size of the connector to the sprue in the centre - any chance of reporting back on how cleanly that separates when your order comes through, RiTides?

I posted pics up in the Proxie thread.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/404892.page


I'm quite happy with the ones I'd gotten, cost is good, material is nice and solid, removing it from the sprue is no sweat at all.

I bought a large bulk of them that I'm going to start including these with my riding wolf models instead of the resin bases as it saves me tons of time not having to cast resin bases. (The resin bases will be made available seperately) I will also be including them with the Bio-Terror models from here out.

Are the wolf rider legs/saddle available to purchase separately? I looked in your store to no avail...

They are only sold with the wolves.

Darn. I don't need the wolves. Thanks for the reply.

Hey Guys,

I've been doing some sorting to clear out some of my gaming stuff and I've decided I'm never going to get around to finishing my army and I'm going to sell it off. I've put a very limited amount of swords on my site as they were from my personal collection. Between the two sizes I have less than 2 dozen sets. They aren't in production anymore and these are the last few copies i have. If you want them; move quickly.

The Bio-Tendrils and Riding Wolves will be available again in Feb.

The Bio-Terror models will be available again in Feb.

Those models are all recieving minor changes and will be reslisted as quickly as possible.

More mech weapons will also be added in Jan.



As my work log seems to have vanished I wanted to see what type of feedback I might be able to get about the chitin blades.

Any particular dislikes about the chitin blade design?
Already have swords & no need?
Problems with the size or look?

Don't be afraid to be truthful I have thick skin


Chitin Blade:

I like the chitin blades a lot - nid-compatible without being too derivative.

My only concern is the same as with any nid 'hands' - there's unavoidably a rather small (and therefore fragile) connection point with the rest of the model.

I have these and the previous swords, I prefer this look over all the options I have seen on the webz.

paulson games wrote:More mech weapons will also be added in Jan.

Yes . Looking forward to seeing what they are! And maybe getting some at some point, if you mean for dreadnoughts...

Underslung missile launchers are now available.

Those missile launchers are awesome, but are they for tau or dreadnaughts? I assume tau since the rest of your line fits that.

BTW, I have a box of your old bio-swords. Those plus these new chitin blades are simply put, the best looking ones on the market by far. I'm actually extremely disappointed I missed this last batch of bio-tendrils and cannot wait for your newest set. Any eta?

Please keep up the fantastic work.

Underslung for what? Are there any pictures of your parts 'in context' so we can see what they look attached to other things?

Where do I find the samurai swords on your website. I was interested in purchase a few sets of them and cannot seem to find them outside of the original post in this thread. Any more weapons for fantasy armies coming in the very near future?

Update: Guess it pays to read the blog news on the opposite side of your website. Any update on when the metal versions will be available? What about the back banners that are mentioned in the same post?

H.B.M.C. wrote:Underslung for what? Are there any pictures of your parts 'in context' so we can see what they look attached to other things?

Good question!

They are listed in the "Mecha Parts 54mm" section, if that helps?

To be blunt, you can fit them to the ellbow joint of a Broadside and use the Paulson Railguns on the shoulders.

Kroothawk wrote:To be blunt, you can fit them to the ellbow joint of a Broadside and use the Paulson Railguns on the shoulders.

Shazam!

There you go - and thanks Kroot!

Got a nice order of the broadsides (medium) railguns for a buddy of mine for his Tau. They look awesome. Very little clean up prep for painting too. Keep the bits commin!

I'm thinking this would serve as a dual plasma launcher. Any thoughts on the design before it heads off to printing?

It seems a little simplistic, what would be the scale of it?

Here we go, the protruding tip on the left side of the picture doesnt go along with the rest of the aesthetics

Like the other parts I make they are scaled for 54mm mecha. The design is meant to fit alongside the other weaponry I've done, it's a bit simple but I think there's a nice unity to the look.

Luna: Thanks for the pic, I tried tapering the barrel tips down a bit but it doesn't look quite right. I'll post a couple variations shortly.

Edit:

Here's other options for the barrel tips

On the tip, maybe put some of the vents similar the Tau Plasma guns. Nothing about this says Plasma too me. None of the cooling vents, etc.

Of all the barrel tips (counting the first one you posted as "Option 1"), I'd say Option 2. No curves, so it looks better.

It is still rather simplistic though.

I like both the new ones now xD

I prefer #3.

The vents in the sides, sitting in between the two barrels don't seem to make much sense. I woudl try either stretching them a bit, or switching them to top and bottom instead of the sides.

I have several other parts that have been rolling around in my head for at least a month. Here's some heads I'm tinkering with (Lotta Gundam style love on these) I'm planning on roughing out some feet and a jet pack tomorrow.

I love that head, are you making Tau titans? xD

Hey, PaulsonGames, any chance you guys would be developing extended arms and a "held" rifle for Tau XV-8s? Arm-mounting weapons looks fine and all but a lot of the classic mecha media have the suits holding weapons like a human would hold a rifle. The various custom jobs using XV-8s that you can find online look great; the simple change from arm-mounting to traditional "held" weapons really improves the look of the box-bot XV-8s.

SonicPara wrote:Hey, PaulsonGames, any chance you guys would be developing extended arms and a "held" rifle for Tau XV-8s? Arm-mounting weapons looks fine and all but a lot of the classic mecha media have the suits holding weapons like a human would hold a rifle. The various custom jobs using XV-8s that you can find online look great; the simple change from arm-mounting to traditional "held" weapons really improves the look of the box-bot XV-8s.

I would rip off all my crisis suit's arms and legs if someone make one with proper proportion and poseable -_-

oops i meant and buy the replacement ones :'P

LunaHound wrote:I would rip off all my crisis suit's arms and legs if someone make one with proper proportion and poseable -_-

oops i meant and buy the replacement ones :'P

I feel the same and I would be amazed if we were the only ones with this sentiment. A lot of the aesthetic draw of Tau is the similarities in the designs with classic mecha so why not complete the job with some proper arms?




A note on the potential product, it wouldn't even need to be entire new arms (though this of course would make poseability easier). They could simply be wrist/hand pieces that glue in to the ends of the existing XV-8s. The entire arm replacement would be better and I know I would pay more for them but the cheaper and more simple option would be a godsend as well.

I've had a handheld rifle done for almost a year, it was one of my earliest models. I just haven't released it as it needs to be sculpted with robot hands holding the grip.

While I'm doing it in piecemail I am working on a complete robot model which will compliment a game that I've been working on, it's a N scale or 15mm scale game with mecha and alien monsters. (the mechs will be aprox 54mm while infantry is 15mm) It'll be a bit but I will have complete mechs in the semi near future. I'll also continue to have the parts available seperately as I know there's plenty of uses for the parts.

Complete mechs! In the same style as the weapons, heads, etc., you've been doing? Or at the very least compatible with those parts?

paulson games wrote:

I've had a handheld rifle done for almost a year, it was one of my earliest models. I just haven't released it as it needs to be sculpted with robot hands holding the grip.

While I'm doing it in piecemail I am working on a complete robot model which will compliment a game that I've been working on, it's a N scale or 15mm scale game with mecha and alien monsters. (the mechs will be aprox 54mm while infantry is 15mm) It'll be a bit but I will have complete mechs in the semi near future. I'll also continue to have the parts available seperately as I know there's plenty of uses for the parts.

That rifle is awesome!

As for your complete mech plans, as long as the arms and rifle fit XV-8s then you at least have some guaranteed sales right there. If the mech turns out great (which it undoubtedly will) then I'll demand you take my money once again. Can't wait to see how everything turns out!

Still in progress, I added some of the weapons I currently have on my site for reference of how it'll look with them equipped.

More pics in my WIP thread : http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/418116.page

That looks like unit from supreme commander o_o me like!

Well, I'm in on 15mm sci-fi (ordered my first infantry packs yesterday) and will be watching for your parts/mecha releases related to this. So far, looks great.

The mecha heads are out for printing should have them in about two weeks. Here's the final versions, pretty much the same as the earlier renders, only changes were the bolt holes and bevelling.

Very nice!

Cool. I like them both a lot.

I will gladly take a few sets of those heads when they are done.

I am digging those mechs. Props.

Those heads look great. They have a very armored core-esque feel to them.

I would recommend that you focus on the legs next. These are consistently the most reviled part of a Tau Crisis/Broadside.

I went with some OOP Robotech arm and leg swaps on my suits about 5 years ago and they nearly impossible to find anymore. Drawing upon a new conversion source would be an awesome opportunity.

FW has made some incremental improvements on the kit but they really are mostly uninspired and don't really bring a sense of balance, girth and fear that they should.

Also, I would HIGHLY recommend that the arm models you have displayed are multipositional. Something similar to what you did with your Grotesque'esque kit. I really lean on dynamic posing on my Suits to lend a bit of 'Wow' to them. Giving them the ability to straighten, tilt and work a bit of Action Figure pose to them is much appreciated.

The current construction of the upper arm pieces have mobility in thw elbow so they they have a limited range of movement (the forearm can be moved up and down). I may be able to tweak the design a bit to allow for some horizontal movement but I'll have to see if breaking into seperate parts adds to the casting difficulty as that stuff can start getting fiddly.

In a worst case scenario they'd be bendable at the elbow and if you want sideways play they could be cut with a jewelry saw just below the pad which would allow you to turn the upper arm structure and rotate the arm outwards or inwards. Being resin they'd be fairly easy to work with. But I'll see if I can't work something up to save you guys converting time

Here's a closer look at the shoulder piece (the elbow cylinder is atatched to the gun fore arm) I may have to extend the part under the pad slightly in order for it to all work correctly.

paulson games wrote:The current construction of the upper arm pieces have mobility in thw elbow so they they have a limited range of movement (the forearm can be moved up and down). I may be able to tweak the design a bit to allow for some horizontal movement but I'll have to see if breaking into seperate parts adds to the casting difficulty as that stuff can start getting fiddly.

In a worst case scenario they'd be bendable at the elbow and if you want sideways play they could be cut with a jewelry saw just below the pad which would allow you to turn the upper arm structure and rotate the arm outwards or inwards. Being resin they'd be fairly easy to work with. But I'll see if I can't work something up to save you guys converting time

Here's a closer look at the shoulder piece (the elbow cylinder is atatched to the gun fore arm) I may have to extend the part under the pad slightly in order for it to all work correctly.

Awesome, thank you for supporting tau!!!

I hate to ask, as maybe its obvious...but where am I supposed to put the magnet?

thanks, and please keep up the good work!

When might we see re-released Bio Tendrils?
If you are not going to re-release them please let us know.

Thanks,

Tim

paulson games wrote:

Mmm, all I am seeing are Rotary Autocannon 5 arms for a Warhammer variant! Nice work!

When can we purchase these?

The mecha heads are now in stock.

$4 for a pack of 3 heads


Soldier Head




Commander Head

Do you plan to have the complete "suit" done and for sale at some point? They look cool...

I'm hoping to have at least the torso and upper arms printed and molded by end of the month.

I'd like to have the legs done as well but something with the design isn't sitting quite right with me. Before I get it printed I need to do some tinkering as I'd prefer to do something I'm completely happy with, opposed to simply saying "meh that works".

Paulson...I'd like to order the underslung missiles and auto cannon but they both appear to be left-side only. Sorry for being dense but by (1) I'm assuming 1 weapon...are they actually neutral and can be mounted on either side?

The missile launchers and autocannons are mirrored so each side is the same. That way they can be mounted right or left side.

Those wepaons are sold individually so the (1) in the title means the price is per copy. The heads are sold in sets of 3 which is why they have a (3) in the title.

Thank you sir...expect an order when I get home.

paulson games wrote:I'm hoping to have at least the torso and upper arms printed and molded by end of the month.

I'd like to have the legs done as well but something with the design isn't sitting quite right with me. Before I get it printed I need to do some tinkering as I'd prefer to do something I'm completely happy with, opposed to simply saying "meh that works".

I agree with that approach, and I think it will have more success that way, too!

Oh, wow! I had no idea the heads were available - fantastic!

Love the mech heads, ordered some just the other day. The quality of your work is superb. I have your railguns and your mini guns and get asked about them all the time. Looking forward to your next batch of goodies.

It's time for a summer sale.

Sale pricing is is 30%-50% depending on the item and the pricing is good until the end of June. It's the perfect time to pick up those parts for your sumemr games!



http://www.paulsongames.com/

If only the Bio Tendrils would come back...

Tim

Is there an ETA on those mecha arms and your full mech? I've been dying for some arms and rifles for my XV-8s and that mech you teases was awesome.

I sent the laser weapons and upper arm sections out to the printer so they should be coming in sometime in the next week, and I will hopefully have them available within the next two weeks.

The body and legs are still being worked on so I'm not sure when those will be ready.


I do have several 28mm infantry heads on the workbench which I'll post pictures of shortly.

Any news on the Robotech front? Those mechs are just way to tasty to pass up, like I said before give me inbit and mospeada's and I will give you whatever body parts you require.

Edit: Offical no on the Robotech minis. Oh well, on to other things.

Any word on that mech-style rifle you designed previously but didn't produce for sale?

Major update,

Sale will be good through the 14th.

What happened with robotech... it didn't come out with enough detail, or was it a business decision unrelated to quality, etc?

Liscensing snag primarily.

They don't want use any small fish, they normally deal with massive toy companies like Hasbro.

Ah, shame! Well, looking forward to what else you come up with instead after a bit

Have a great summer off after your sale, recharge those creative juices

Just a heads up to everyone there's only two days left to get any orders in for the sale pricing.



Also the robotech stuff isn't 100% dead yet, I'll be making an appeal higher up in the chain, I'm not expecting much sucess but still trying. The facebook page is being moved to www.facebook.com/macrossminiatures as I'll likely be dealing with the parent Japanese companies at this point. (and it goes by Macross outside the US)

Just wanted to take a second and say that the stuff I ordered from Paulson was excellently cast and at a hell of a good rate. I bought some of the shields for custom storm shields and they are sweet! Turn around wasn't to bad either, bout 2 weeks total from me hitting submit to it showing up at my house.

I just added these into inventory, they are listed in the 54mm mecha parts section of my website.

http://www.paulsongames.com/mecha_parts___54mm.html












Shown next to the railguns for sense of scale.

Any new Bio Tendril news or whatever?

I'm in the mood for some funky allien gak

Those new guns could work as space ship miniatures without any modification. Just stick em on a flight base. Fighters fly out of the launch bays on the front.

I love all the 54mm mecha guns.

 frozenwastes wrote:
Those new guns could work as space ship miniatures without any modification. Just stick em on a flight base.

I hadn't thought of that but you're perfectly right, I'd probably add a set of engines on the side but they do have a certain space ship type look to them. Might tweak the model a bit and make some starship scale stuff as it'd be a fun change of pace to work on.


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I have some new stuff coming up shortly

Samurai style sashimono banners. All four versions will be available in two sizes 28mm infantry & a larger ogre sized version scaled for 40-60mm stuff.






WIP model for a UFO like thingy with guns. (i've been playing entirely too much Xcom lately)

Weapons aren't final but a rough idea of what I'm thinking. Will be around 30mm long and will mount on a flying stand.











I'm aiming to have these headed off to printing on monday with the goal of having the first casts ready by the end of the month.

I like the back banners but I'm not sure I'd use them as my Tau don't have a samurai theme. The not-sniper drones are fun and I'll definitely pick some up.

Wishlist:

Hand-held, modular rifle for crisis suits...modular meaning that the end of the rifle could be swapped depending on the loadout (plasma, fusion, etc.) without having to remove the whole rifle from the model.

Hands. Obviously, if you're going to have a held rifle, the suit is going to need hands. Power fists have worked in the past but it would be nice to have purpose built bits.

Alternate not-railgun and not-ion cannon for not-hammerheads. Upscaled versions of the rail gun (long version) and beam gun (medium version) that you already make would be perfect.

P.S. Got the mecha heads and beam guns...great casts...can't wait to use 'em.

Edit: Any chance of seeing some of the weapons you mentioned previously (sorry for the small pic)?

New parts are finally in & currently available on pre-order.

Pre-orders should ship around Oct 30th.

Sale pricing on my older items will end on the 20th so if you want them at the reduced price act soon.

(Infantry sized versions of the banners will be available around the end of Nov, they will be cast in metal for better strength).


Onto the pics!

So, are those rifles the Mech-sized rifles?

Yes the rifles pictured above are scaled for mecha.

I also have ones scaled for 28mm infantry on my website, same design just smaller.


Here's a side by side shot




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Here's some shots of them on an assortment of robots for sense of scale.

Infantry scale rifle on CBT scale mini: (works equally as well on 28mm models)





Mech scaled stuff on some N Scale Mecha: ( I label it "54mm scale mecha" although most are a tiny bit larger)

I'm going to be taking an extended break from casting.

I've accepted the posistion of lead designer for another company. Until their product line is up and running I won't have time to maintain my personal business. As a result my website & store will be going off line for about 6-7 months.

It's a big move and one that I'm very excited about. I'll reveal more information when I can. (it involves some awesome mech designs)

I'll continue taking and filling orders until Nov 10th, so if you need any parts make sure to get orders in ASAP.

After that point I don't expect to do any casting until next summer

This is exciting news regardless! Congratulations on your new position!

Congrats on your new opportunity!

I just put in an order...love some of the new stuff!!!

See you when you get the chance to make more cool parts!

Congratulations on your new job!
the quality of work in your store started from a high quality level and you've raised the bar several times! I would love to know what group you're going to work for so I can keep an eye out for it!

I just made a sizable order of rifles and now will be getting more ifg you're closing down shop.

Is the gun drone design going tor each your webstore before you close up for the winter? I would love to buy up some of them!!

(poop, I came on here to request you make a 54mm Mecha lower leg/feet that could be used with certain Magor game company battlesuits. I've never like d the avian quality of the those suits and you'd be prime for the task!)

Thanks for the comments

I'm always self critical of my work and like to keep improving wherever I can.

The UFO ships won't be available until I re-open the site and they'll probably be redesigned a bit by then as I'm still toying with the weapons.

I think I've hit a new personal level on the rifle designs, I've had the concept floating around since I started up but my modelling skills weren't as strong then and I needed to find the right printer capable of the finer details. Between the mechs I was doing for Robotech and the rifles I feel like I turned a very good corner on how I will be modelling new designs in the future.

When I re-open I think I may be putting up revised & updated versions of a lot of my olders sculpts. (railguns and missile launchers) At this point I can add a lot more to the designs but I still enjoy the original weapon profiles so I'll aim for the best of both.

Another possible change for future stuff is doing some items in metal, it cuts down the amount of time I need to spend doing the casting and also lets me do smaller parts that are too fragile in resin. The larger stuff (like mech parts) will stay in resin but small items like the infantry weapons will likely go metal and hopefully I can drop their costs slightly.

I'll definately let people know about my new project when I'm able, it has me very excited about the modelling as it'll be a bit of a challenge but one I'm looking forward to.

When the time is right, please link us to the new company you're working for/with... mech designs sound very interesting!

 paulson games wrote:
Another possible change for future stuff is doing some items in metal, it cuts down the amount of time I need to spend doing the casting and also lets me do smaller parts that are too fragile in resin. The larger stuff (like mech parts) will stay in resin but small items like the infantry weapons will likely go metal and hopefully I can drop their costs slightly.

I know they're busy, but if you're thinking about going with metal, maybe you could look into Trollcast instead. It sounds like really good stuff.

Updates.

The website is up and running again. I've been able to enlist some help to take over casting which allows me to focus on design work and my other job while making parts available again (in limited quantities).

Here's a couple roughs I was working on and wanted to see what you guys think. I'm also considering working on revised versions of the missile launchers. So if you have any thoughts on changes you'd like to see on my older models or comments on the WIP stuff please fire away as I'd like to hear your thoughts.

A couple Qs.

Do you guys like the idea of a dual auto cannon set up?

Single & dual lasers?

Are the mecha beam cannons too large? Would they be better if they were resized slightly smaller?

Do you like sensors being included on the weapon or would you prefer versions of them without the sensor?



Dual AC






Single laser




Dual Laser




Older designs for reference - Long beam gun, long rail gun, med beam gun, medium rail gun, underslung railgun





WIP

That dual AC needs some kind of ammo hopper or something to represent the insane load of ammunition it would go through after a few short bursts. The front end looks fine to me.

I am digging that laser though.

Glad to see you're back up and running! I was worried about how I was going to get my Broadsides set up without your railguns.

Also, scale shots next to something.

Scale shots would be nice, I am thinking the Dual ACs would work nicely on my Landraider to help give it a "Variant" feel.

Nice looking work....now about those Robotech models you where working on....

I love that dual AC! But yes, some kind of ammo hopper and feed system would be great.

Nice stuff, BUT yes, need next to a model to get an idea of scale...

I think the dual burst cannons might be nice for an XV9 - but I don't run that version....(who needs more S5 shots at 18" in a tau army?????).

welcome back!!!!

Here's a scale shot of my various mech parts.





If you are wodnering how they look on other company's models then google is probably your answer.

Here's a couple reviews people have done. (these are not my photos or posts)


http://commander-nearsight.blogspot.com/2012/09/review-paulson-games-mecha-bits.html

http://www.advancedtautactica.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=17898&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=paulson

http://remotepresence.blogspot.com/2012/09/product-review-paulson-games-guns.html

Having bought from you twice, I have to say I'm really liking these new designs. The dual autocannon would be great for making an XV9 conversion. I also really like the lasers...they would work nicely as Tau plasma rifles...the dual being a great way to convert Shas'o R'Myr. Keep up the great work!

You know what would be awesome? Hands to hold the rifles. That might even be enough to persuade me to keep my Tau.


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Whole mecha in the same scale as the guns would be even better, of course...

I am SOOOOO glad your store is back up and runing.

It wasn't 10 minutes after I found the store back online ans I threw Paulson Games another $100 order! his mech and infantry weapon line up is IMO the undisputed champ of advanced tech bitz for the 28- 54 mm scalre range. His bits aren't suitable replacements for certain 40k weaponry (though they clearly aren't meant as such.)....they are clearly SUPERIOR in design and each new stage of his development exceeds his previous efforts!

Plese don't scare me by closing down your shop again.


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JoshInJapan wrote:
You know what would be awesome? Hands to hold the rifles. That might even be enough to persuade me to keep my Tau.
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That would be cool. I'd also kill for a new design for feet and Calves of mecha suits. I'd snip the legs off of all of my Battlesuits for a killer new design that didn't look like birds feet.

Thanks Tim

I'm glad that the designs feel like they are imrpoving. I've run into a odd situation as I'm capable of modelling much more advanced looking stuff but in a way I have to keep it dialed back in order to keep a uniform look with my older parts. Hopefully I can provide a peek of my other project soon as it shows off a lot more of what I've learned in regards to 3-D.

A lot of people have been asking for a rescaled version of the beam guns so here's a set in the underslung style, would be roughly the same length as the laser cannons & autocannons.

I wanted to get some opinions on the rear end of the underslung beamers. Do you guys prefer the top or bottom version?

Hmm- would it be possible to make the diagonally pointed downward cylinder, point diagonally up instead? I know it's underslung, but that should be behind the arm, anyway. I think that would make it look more natural.

 RiTides wrote:
Hmm- would it be possible to make the diagonally pointed downward cylinder, point diagonally up instead? I know it's underslung, but that should be behind the arm, anyway. I think that would make it look more natural.

#1-4 1 being the top, 4 being the bottom.

For me it's #3, without question!

looks sweet! #4 then #3.

Your stuff looks great as always Paulson, no surprise there.

I must ask though, what ever happened to XV8-compatible mech arms? I desperately want to use your awesome rifles but without equally awesome arms to allow the mech to hold the rifle properly it doesn't come together quite right.

I think that #3 looks great, followed by #2.

those are cool.

Now, to figure out how the heck to magnetize them to my suits...

Do you design them with this in mind?

Nothing specific in the design towards magnetizing. If you have a dremmel tool it would be a fairly simple process to add magnets to any type of model. (the resin s very easy to work with)

The cylinder forms a generic elbow, once you determine the angle you want it displayed at that'd likely be the ideal place to drill out and add a magnet.

Number 3 for me, looks pretty cool! mind you they're all nice designs that you do!

I made a couple small updates since the last render and I've sent the parts are off to the printer. I went with option #2 as it had the lead in feedback that I've gotten. The resin is quite easy to work with so It should be a fairly simple task to rearrange or remove the cylinders if desired.

I should have final pics in hand within the next two weeks, and a Jan 1st release date for all 3 of the new parts. (knock on wood)


I'm also having my missile launcher model reprinted, I made some minor adjustments to it to help with the casting. The sensor was made slightly more shallow and the rear vent was reworked which will hopefully cause less wear on the molds and result in cleaner casts.

I think option 2 is the best design for the fore arm replacement weapon system, it makes nore sense that the extra techy bitz would lean downward to avoid getting in the way, so I think you are on the right path.

Any news on those Flying saucer UFO models you showed pics of?

Just got my shipment of Paulson resin and I can't wait to start converting my Crisis Suits using these bits. These are fantastic! I'm just bummed that after next week my models are going to be on a container ship for two months taking the slow route to Australia, while I fly over. This has got me really craving playing my Tau now.

Thanks for everything, Paulson!

P.S. Oh yeah, and thanks for the bonus Rail Rifles - now I'll have to order more to outfit a full unit!

It truly is the beginning of the Apocalypse; the newest batch of parts is complete and in-stock ahead of schedual.

If that isn't a sign of impending oblivion I don't know what is.



Here are the pics, (I was having some lighting difficulties today, I'll try and update withbetter qualitity pics shortly).














Also I thought I'd share a peek of one of my other projects. This is still in progress, it's currently about 50% complete. Once I've finished the detailing I'll adjust the pose to make it more dramatic. I'll give some more details about the game setting and miniatures when I'm able.









Comparison shots alongside one of the previous Robotech models.







Alternate with standard arms, this exact rifle won't be used but was using for testing the scale. (It will have it's own rifle)




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 SonicPara wrote:
I must ask though, what ever happened to the arms?

Arms and hands are being worked on. It'll probably be a ways off though.

I will buy many of these mecha.

Looking at that mecha again. i think that could be an excellent heavy-support style unit, especially in a 54mm size.

I would love to see that and a lighter, more agile meca of a similar size, perhaps with flight capabilities. Make them compatible with your existing 54mm mecha weapon range and I think you might have a couple of big sellers.

My part showed up today. Was really mpressed with it too. Can't wait to paint it

stanman wrote:
My part showed up today. Was really mpressed with it too. Can't wait to paint it

That looks good! If I keep my Tau army after the new codex comes out, I will definitely be hitting up Paulson Games for some parts!

 paulson games wrote:
Arms and hands are being worked on. It'll probably be a ways off though.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! So excited! I'll take eight!

Thanks for signing up and posting the pic stanman that looks great!

Stanman, good on you for giving us a nice look at the part on a model.

I normally use B&C but I can only post marine stuff there. I won a bunch of Tau suits really cheap and I'm fixing them up so I can try a differant army.

Well, it's certainly a smart conversion... lets you turn a regular suit into a broadside, right?

I hope everyone had a good Christmas.


Sadly it's time to get back to work; I'm debating about having some of my older infantry weapons and shields reprinted as I think they'd benefit from a higher resolution print.

Before I do does anyone have any suggestions for them? Do you guys prefer the semi-circle rounded rivets or would cylinder style rivets be better?

(looking at the Tower shield, round shield, axes, spear, warhammers)

Are there any specific melee weapons that you guys would like to see?


Staman: thanks for the pic, looks good. (and thanks for the order)

I got my order last night.

I can't wait to put bitz to mini's!

Have you ever thought about doing multi-part mecha legs or shoulders?

I'd pay good money for some not too flashy spartan style helmets that are scaled to fit High Elves Phoenix Guard!!!

Pretty please? I'd buy a crap ton!

How are those judge heads coming I like the look of those

stanman wrote:
My part showed up today. Was really mpressed with it too. Can't wait to paint it

That really does look excellent. Nice work to both yourself and Paulson.

Any estimated time when Hi Tech banners will be available?

I have new set of master molds going right now for the large size banners, hopefully I can get the bubbling issues worked out. I'd taken them down from the site because I was getting a horrible ratio of miscasts on them. If this new attempt works I should have them available again by this weekend, if it doesn't work then I'll need to make changes to the models and have them reprinted which will take a while.

I will try and get an update on their status by this weekend.

The Mayan Apocalypse has passed. Prepping our bunkers and hosting end of the world parties has left everybody broke, so what better time than now to hold a sale!

Between now and Jan 15th everything is 20% off.

When you are using the check out feature, enter Apocalypse in the discount code and it'll take 20% off your total.





Also the large scale sci-fi banners are available again. I'm working on the models for the sashimono style ones and if those come out ok they should be avilable later this weekend.

Some random terrain elements for use with modern and near furture sci-fi. I have these off at the printers and should have them available in about two weeks.

ERRRMMMM I could use these, it is nice to see some terrain pieces that you see every day in RL but never really take that much notice of, but put them in scenes/dioramas or even game boards and hey presto AMAZING !!!

Nice job mate will have a few , whats the price tag

I need to get the models in before I can calculate their volume and final price. I'm going to try and keep them in the $2-3 range.

The vending machines are about 40mm tall, 25mm wide, 20mm deep so they will give good cover to miniatures on a 25mm base. The data terminal and garbage can are both about 20mm tall so they are a bit smaller.

These are going to be my test pieces, as longas there's demand for the casts then I plan on doing a whole ton of scatter terrain. Stuff you'd see in malls or transportation terminals etc. I'm hoping people like these, I plan on using some for terrain in my Infinity games.

 paulson games wrote:
I need to get the models in before I can calculate their volume and final price. I'm going to try and keep them in the $2-3 range.

The vending machines are about 40mm tall, 25mm wide, 20mm deep so they will give good cover to miniatures on a 25mm base. The data terminal and garbage can are both about 20mm tall so they are a bit smaller.

These are going to be my test pieces, as longas there's demand for the casts then I plan on doing a whole ton of scatter terrain. Stuff you'd see in malls or transportation terminals etc. I'm hoping people like these, I plan on using some for terrain in my Infinity games.

That sounds fair I know it is a risk doing scenery (which is a shame ) as people always prepared to spend money on figures not so much the scenery, however these do look pretty nice I have to say.

I would be down for some and if you can get them in around that price I would be very happy these will make some nice background eye candy I am thinking of uses for these even now.

I hope they sell well and hope to see more in the future

Sorry those heads you were working on the dread looking heads any progress ?

While I have no interest in the mecha stuff, those terrain pieces I can see me buying in heaps! Looking forward to seeing them in the store..

It's a bit behind schedual but all of the mech & ogre scaled banners are now available again. Sale prices are still in effect. Enter Apocalypse as the discount code for 20% off the total.

I should have the scatter terrain pieces in sometime next week so I expect to have them available by the end of the month (likely sooner)









For a scale reference: (khador warjack copyright of privateer press)

Those look quite nice on that warjack.

Are you able to post a pic of them on a dreadnought?

Of course I understand if you are wanting to avoid having GW products shown with yours.

I like that pic so much that I just might have to take up Warmahordes.

On account of GW being massive D-bags; I got rid of my 40k collection and haven't looked back. There's so many better games out there and they are much less expensive as well.

Damn those look good and, while GW may not be your favorite (and rightfully so, they are doing their best to push everyone away), those would look FANTASTIC on an Ironclad Dreadnought with its segmented armour.

Nice work! I like it, it gives it a vaguely Japanese feel.

 paulson games wrote:
On account of GW being massive D-bags; I got rid of my 40k collection and haven't looked back. There's so many better games out there and they are much less expensive as well.

Well they did wrangle you into a suit you had nothing to do with just so that they could get a court in a jurisdiction they felt would favor them...


Wonderful products you have anyway. Any hope of some spartan heads?

I really like those vending machines and other scenery. Stuff I can use for 28mm moderns, 40k, Zombies and more is always welcome.

You just need to add more skulls to everything. Maybe some eagles.

Please god no skulls or eagles they look great just as they are

You fell into the Sar Chasm, mate!

 scipio.au wrote:
You fell into the Sar Chasm, mate!

Back at you

 paulson games wrote:
I hope everyone had a good Christmas.

Are there any specific melee weapons that you guys would like to see?

Alien bio tendrils? Still waiting...

Tim

It feels kinda odd to halt the sale mid week, so I've extended it until sunday (the 20th)





Spartan heads: not a bad idea but also something I want to take on right now, I need to work on terrain and robots.

Alien tenticles: I don't have any solid ideas for a new design yet, I had a few but none of them that I've been particuarly happy with and alien parts aren't the seller they were 1-2 years ago.


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I've had the models for these done for a while but there's some issues with molding them that will require them to be remastered. Before I go through that expense I thought I'd get a feel for people's interest level.

Currently the pieces are sized at 30x30mm and are 2mm thick. Is that a preferred size or would a 25x25mm base better, or 40x40mm? (increasing to a 40mm size would also increase costs)

Would you prefer to buy them cast or would it be preferable to buy molds ala Hirst Arts style that lets you cast your own pieces?

Rough cost for resin would likely fall around $2.50 for a 1x3 tile (30mmx90mm) Molds would likely be around $25-$30 and make 3 seperate pieces per pour 1x3,1x2, 1x1.



These pics are not final versions.

 paulson games wrote:


Alien tenticles: I don't have any solid ideas for a new design yet, I had a few but none of them that I've been particuarly happy with and alien parts aren't the seller they were 1-2 years ago.

You said you were going to put the original tentacles back into production a year ago and I took you at your word. If I had known that this was not going to happen I would have molded the ones I had before using them in builds.

Tim DuPertuis
Original owner of Armorcast

I'd prefer to buy them cast...

timd wrote:

 paulson games wrote:


Alien tenticles: I don't have any solid ideas for a new design yet, I had a few but none of them that I've been particuarly happy with and alien parts aren't the seller they were 1-2 years ago.

You said you were going to put the original tentacles back into production a year ago and I took you at your word. If I had known that this was not going to happen I would have molded the ones I had before using them in builds.

Tim DuPertuis
Original owner of Armorcast

Sorry but not everything is in my control in regards to cancelling the tendril sculpts. I have some external restrictions being imposed on that particular sculpt that I'm not sure how to work around and still produce a quality part. I'd prefer not to put out a poorly done hackjob just to get something out there.

Speaking to the floor tiles:

If you're going to make a $25-$30 mold, this is what I would envision:

I only want one of the patterns in the mold. Lets say the diamond plate one. I want a 40mm 1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 2x2 and 2x3. As this won't exhaust the space on the mold, I also would like the 25mm or 30mm 1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 2x2 and 2x3. This would let me make some space corridors with the 40mm tiles, and also use them on bases to base my 25mm and 40mm guys on. Problem solved. If I want more than one pattern, then I buy another mold with that pattern. Now, if you could put some 1x1 and 2x2 40mm doors on there to go with it, you'd be in business!

The pieces look great by the way. I'd love a mold to make my own!

I would say the mould idea is a good one maybe a couple of options might be a good idea, like suggested above but also a mould of mixed designs.

You might find a demand for ready made as well though, I would try a poll and see what the feedback is to get more of a better idea.

I still think the street furniture was the road to take, they look great and i was thinking or hoping that you will expand the range.

 paulson games wrote:

timd wrote:

 paulson games wrote:


Alien tenticles: I don't have any solid ideas for a new design yet, I had a few but none of them that I've been particuarly happy with and alien parts aren't the seller they were 1-2 years ago.

You said you were going to put the original tentacles back into production a year ago and I took you at your word. If I had known that this was not going to happen I would have molded the ones I had before using them in builds.

Tim DuPertuis
Original owner of Armorcast

Sorry but not everything is in my control in regards to cancelling the tendril sculpts. I have some external restrictions being imposed on that particular sculpt that I'm not sure how to work around and still produce a quality part. I'd prefer not to put out a poorly done hackjob just to get something out there.

So I'm guessing that GW does not like part of the sculpt, so it needs to be modified? Why didn't you tell us this a year ago, instead of just saying they they would be back in production in January 2012?

Please PM me the specifics and lets see what can be done.

Tim

Scatter terrain models will be available next Tues.

The vending machines and information sign are being molded, I'll post pics as soon as they are done.







(my crude paint skills)

Love them great job mate the bin looks amazing with the paint job I will place an order as soon as all parts and vending machines are ready

Now available: http://www.paulsongames.com/28mm-terrain.html




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Very nice!

Totally agree lovely work indeed, if these sell well any chance of damaged versions ?

Any thoughts on these before they head to the printer?
















A more swept back cowl piece?

It's a toss-up, but I think I like the second image better of the two... close, though.

I like the bottom gun better.

awesome!

Is the shield large enough that a particular round decal can fit in the circular recess in the middle?

Shield is 25mm in diameter and the inner circle is aprox 8mm in dia.

I'm not sure which one I like better. Both the swept back cowl and the straight cowel both look great. Sorry I couldn't be of much help. Maybe pick which one you think matches better with the other stuff you have in the same line?

So they both look great, sorry that's not helpful!

Just produce both sell twice as many

Have to say got my order the other day and the street furniture is brilliant, makes great scene props and adds that extra details to display bases.

The casts are clean and crisp with just a little mould line which is easily cleaned up, but the detail is great I really do love these models.

I also thought it was great that you issued stickers for the bins and the com, now if you could do a damaged version of these dented broken fronts ect that would be great.

Screwing around with sticky-tac and spare parts.






On a more serious note, the energy shield and flamethrower should be available by end of the month.

Any updates on mecha arms and hands designed to hold your awesome rifles?

I love that you actually tacked those on rather than photoshopping

The March releases are now up in the store.

Not as many parts this time around due to working on the Mecha Front game, but I think you guys will probably forgive me

I have been very strongly thinking about selling my 'mecha' army, but your designs are making me question my decision again.

Pic links are broken.

Must be you Kroot (or your ISP/browser)

they are ok for me on IE9/chrome or FF on PC

Actually the whole site seems to be down.

Odd, what browser are you guys running? I'm able to access the site and pics fine (on two differant computers) but somebody else had complaints yesterday about not being able to access the site. Are you getting any specific error codes?

I can see the pics...

And yes, we certainly forgive you

I've just tried the site too via IE9/Chrome/FF on my PC and it's fine for me too

I bet some ISP has decided it's a spammer domain and blocked it

I run Firefox and checked Opera and Chrome as well (don't know that explorer browser ).
But http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com tells me, it's just me. Weird.

Seems your whole website and all http://www.instantecom.net/ is blocked.

As I said I suspect your ISP has flagged up Paulson as a spammer domain

(probably another person using the same host has been spamming)

you'll need to chase your ISP to get it fixed (I had the same issue a while back with the impact miniatures webstore for just that reason)

I love that you went with the back swept barrel cover.

Your parts here may very well influence me to pick up Tau when they finally get a revamp.

I also love that you actually ask for and then listen to feedback you receive. Quite refreshing from other companies who just do wtf ever they want regardless of feedback or input.

To help fund more art for my Mecha Front game I'm holdinga 20% off sale on my website. Enter the word March in the discount code section and it'll take 20% off the total.

(excluding the shipping)



Enjoy
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A set of alternate heads are just about done, once the antenna are finished I should have them headed out to the printers this week.


Slightly shorter in length than the current heads and a visor instread of a single optic.

Nice, will probably pick up a set of those.

As a curiosity, what is your reasoning behind the right two heads? They're missing an obvious and iconic camera/eye. You say 'visor', but is the expectation/intent for the flat area to be painted as if it were glass?

Looks great regardless. Quality is obviously there, I just can't wrap my head around the concept.

Yes the idea for the flat surface is that it would be painted to resemble glass. Sort of like a motorcycle helmet , much of the inspiration behind the heads comes from the Patlabor series.

Hi, I really like all your mecha parts, but will you be making actual mecha bodies and wot not. Thanks

Absolutely love the visor style heads. If I wasn't already sculpting my own GitS style heads I would be all over those.

Also, its been over a month since I last asked so you know this is coming. Still planning/working on doing some arms/hands made to hold your rifles? You can count on six sets and six rifles from me the moment you put such a thing up in the store!

overtyrant wrote:
Hi, I really like all your mecha parts, but will you be making actual mecha bodies and wot not. Thanks

Here's something I currently have in progress that might help answer that, and wot not.

Still planning/working on doing some arms/hands made to hold your rifles?

They're coming, it's been slow as I'm juggling a lot of plates right now.

WANT. Ive really gotten heavily into 10/15mm mecha lately. I just picked up a couple N scale Battletech mechs, which are totally awesome. Cant wait to get more mechs...

those guns look terrific!

 paulson games wrote:

overtyrant wrote:
Hi, I really like all your mecha parts, but will you be making actual mecha bodies and wot not. Thanks

Here's something I currently have in progress that might help answer that, and wot not.

Still planning/working on doing some arms/hands made to hold your rifles?

They're coming, it's been slow as I'm juggling a lot of plates right now.

Colour me impressed! what sort of retail figure will we be looking at?

 paulson games wrote:
They're coming, it's been slow as I'm juggling a lot of plates right now.

Understood. Thanks for doing what you do, everything looks great!

Everything the Crisis re-design should have been. But we got a fancy 3-in-a-box deal instead...

Paulson, have you done a 'Not-Shockwave' head yet?

 Cyporiean wrote:
Paulson, have you done a 'Not-Shockwave' head yet?

Spoiler:

Why does Shockwave have implants? terrible proportions.

I'd like to voice my request for spartan 28mm fantasy heads yet again!!! preferably without facial hair visible.

 Aerethan wrote:

 Cyporiean wrote:
Paulson, have you done a 'Not-Shockwave' head yet?

Spoiler:

Why does Shockwave have implants? terrible proportions.

Because he is a strong independent purple robot, and he don't need no man.

 Cyporiean wrote:
Because he is a strong independent purple robot, and he don't need no man.

ExaltExaltExaltExalt

 Cyporiean wrote:
Paulson, have you done a 'Not-Shockwave' head yet?

I haven't *yet*, but he's always been my favorite transformer. Maybe it's because I could relate to him being all alone on cybertron and having no real friends but deals with a couple demanding jerks who only call him when they need something back on earth. lol Stuff like that would make any sensible robot want to turn into a gun and start shooting stuff.

That is also by far my favorite version of him, giant purple pecs and all.

Expect to see someing that'd fit that bill in the near future.

I've never seen that shockwave render, it is sweet! I love heads like that (i.e. just one eye, like the Necron deathmarks).

paulson games wrote:They're coming, it's been slow as I'm juggling a lot of plates right now.

You certainly are but doing a fine job of it!

I'd love to see some resin add on parts to enhance the old XV-8 design, such as shoulder pads, knee pads shin guards and so forth. That would rock!

 Chaplain Pallantide wrote:
I'd love to see some resin add on parts to enhance the old XV-8 design, such as shoulder pads, knee pads shin guards and so forth. That would rock!

I would say ix-nay on the chapterhouse-say?

Those parts could come out after this body he just demoed came out, to be safe, imho.

 paulson games wrote:
Yes the idea for the flat surface is that it would be painted to resemble glass. Sort of like a motorcycle helmet , much of the inspiration behind the heads comes from the Patlabor series.

Oh man, I was sure it was Robotech. I even have the theme song stuck in my head now.

How would these heads fit on, say, a Reaper CAV model?

Ever thought of doing not tau-drones? Alot of people are going to start using drones a lot more because of the new book and the new drone controller.

I second that idea. As I am trying to stay away from GW products, a viable drone alternative would be a-mazing!

 paulson games wrote:

That is also by far my favorite version of him, giant purple pecs and all.

Can't decide if the WFC/FOC version is or if his Prime version is. They're the same Shockwave, so guess it doesn't matter. Hearts of Steel Shockie is a close second.



Also, to be fair, Shockie's ALWAYS had those pecs.

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
I second that idea. As I am trying to stay away from GW products, a viable drone alternative would be a-mazing!

Agreed, im trying to stay away from GW as well...and with all the great stuff from companies like Paulson & Dreamforge (and many others) it gets easier everyday.


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 paulson games wrote:

 Cyporiean wrote:
Paulson, have you done a 'Not-Shockwave' head yet?

I haven't *yet*, but he's always been my favorite transformer. Maybe it's because I could relate to him being all alone on cybertron and having no real friends but deals with a couple demanding jerks who only call him when they need something back on earth. lol Stuff like that would make any sensible robot want to turn into a gun and start shooting stuff.

That is also by far my favorite version of him, giant purple pecs and all.

Expect to see someing that'd fit that bill in the near future.

Great minds my friend, I love Shockwave...best in original form.

Got my second order in tonight. Everything is cast perfectly. Whatever flash there is is minimal, details are sharp. I'm almost ashamed to use these on Nichimo mecha... but I am not purchase a fridge on legs, out of the question!

Not everyone can attend, but you can still get the same deal.

I recently bought a bunch of parts and a light bulb went off in my head and I came up with these.

Those look great!

That is a mighty fine idea. Consider it copied

Very innovative. A+

Hey Stanman - are those the parts labeled at 54mm parts? If yes, which are you using for the sniper drone?

stanman wrote:
I recently bought a bunch of parts from Paulson and while I was fixing up some of my old models a light bulb went off in my head and I came up with these.

Man! Those are excellent! What Paulson parts do those use?

Agreed, a breakdown of which parts are Paulson's (and of what scale) would be extremely helpful

They were all mech parts, tech shields for the body. A mech rifle for the left most, missile launcher for the middle and a mech head for the right. They all needed a bit of trimming to fit but it was easy since they are resin.

The light grey parts are Mecha parts by Paulson, the dark grey parts plastic GW bitz.

Paulson may want to consider sculpting a few antenna then (as that's all that's GW's), and then selling them as Drone stand ins.

 Ketara wrote:
Paulson may want to consider sculpting a few antenna then (as that's all that's GW's), and then selling them as Drone stand ins.

Not a bad idea. Paulson's stuff is so universally great/better that the more stuff he makes available the better.

Personally, I've actually put a halt on my army building specifically to wait for various mecha parts like rifle-wielding arms and stuff like that. When it comes to 54mm mecha stuff, really can't do much better than Paulson's bits!

I'm not suggesting he sculpt an exact copy of the GW antenna and label it 'Tau drone'. That would indeed be silly. I presumed that as a given.

If a 'sensor head' should happen to be sculpted that when combined with the other bits makes a 'levitating servant robot', why, I see no problem with that.

Ya I have to say the missile pods look great on the new broadside as well. Great idea on the drones.

Lol, I take a weekend off and my thread lights up.

First Stanman & Mad Pat thanks for posting I always enjoy seeing various conversions and uses that people come up with. The shield modifications are creative and not something I would have expected, being that when I designed the shields I had in mind that they'd be used as shields. I can't endorse the use of my parts with other 3rd party models, but you guys are always free to do whatever you want with them.

This thread has already ventured quite far off course so lets go back to discussion pertaining to new releases

Speaking of which I've sent out a new batch of heads to the printer which I'm hoping to have back by mid May.

 paulson games wrote:


Speaking of which I've sent out a new batch of heads to the printer which I'm hoping to have back by mid May.

The new "Glass visor" heads?! color me eager for them to hit the store!

Also that 3d mecha model looks slick. It looks like the torso swivels. Are the arms in Ball joints, or simply connected flatly. I could see that serving in my great good. I'm still vying for mecha feet/calves that look more cloven/thick and a hint less chicken feet. You are the man to do it!

I've gotten a lot of comments on how people are using some of the weapon parts to make bodies for fleet scale space ships, figured I'd help make the conversions a bit easier. Here's a take on some heavy laser frigates which can also double as some oversized mecha guns.

These are currently at the printer along with the visored mech heads, which leaves me a bit stretched on funds. I've had a really rough month with bills and covering all the preparation stuff for the mecha front KS so I'm going to holding a sale.

20% off everything until I can sell enough to cover the printing costs of these models and the mecha front test piece. Once I have those covered the sales ends. So it may last through the end of the month or it could be done in 3days, if there's something you need don't procrastinate. Enter the word sale in the discount code section when checking out and it'll take 20% off the order.

Very nice

Quick question: would those big mecha guns fit a 1/44 Gundam?

I'm liking the look of a lot of these, but I'm hesitant to buy them unless I can bash them into a GD.

Here's some of my parts vs a 1/144 scale gundam model.





I have a few more pics and additional shots against some of the 1/200 actions figures here http://s661.photobucket.com/user/paulsongames/library/scale%20shots

The mech rifles are on the small side for 1/144 scale, but the rest work fairly well. Gundam rifles are always HUGE so even if it were an ok fit it's seem small due to how large the GD hand weapons are.

The weapons shown on the renders immediately above this post will be about 20% longer than the current lasers shown in the gundam reference pic. (Same barrel diameter though)

I've bought from Paulson twice now, and I can vouch for the quality and good looks of the parts. Especially the missile pods, the shield parts and those fething huge guns.

I hate to be the guy to ask, but would those frigates be viable underneath your shields as an armed UFO type model? They look fantastic, especially compared to the alternative.


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Additionally, do you have an estimated release date on those?

I'm not sure the Javelin is the best choice of model for a size comparison. The Victory era Gundam kits are some of the smallest 1/144 Gundam kits out there. The weapons look like they might be a little undersized for the average MS. I think I'd be a bit more curious to see them with a 1/48 VOTOMS figure.

Any word on those Frigates? We're very much looking forward to that release.

I wanted to share my mods with Paulsons bits. Very pleased.

That looks really good! Nice airbrushing, too

Can someone finally tell me how tall the Riptide is?

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Can someone finally tell me how tall the Riptide is?

about 6 inches tall, it can range between 5.5 and 6.5 inches

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Can someone finally tell me how tall the Riptide is?

Off topic, but here you are:

Danke!

Still no word on those Frigates? Drat.

Trying to order stuff from his site. Seems the add to cart button has been removed from all products??

A page on the website mentions the store is offline until the end of August.

If it is vacation, then well deserved. If it is more Mecha Front goodness... even better!

Main page of the site announces that the store is offline until the end of the month and why.

/facepalm

Why does every mini store seem to take August off? Can't even buy stuff with my birthday dough

The world is telling you to give it to a bank... see your money shrink with no fun in return!

 Theduke07 wrote:
Why does every mini store seem to take August off? Can't even buy stuff with my birthday dough

Likely they're all going to GenCon.

Gotta get some "Ogre" sized Katana's for my Crisis Suit Commander...me thinks

 Theduke07 wrote:
Why does every mini store seem to take August off? Can't even buy stuff with my birthday dough

The biggest and best 4 days of gaming start in just 2 days (technically 3 days, but any good gaming addict arrives in Indy on Wednesday ). Most places shut down because of GenCon so that they can sell things at GenCon, many online stores (such as PP and Wyrd) are open during GenCon, but you won't get your order processed until after the show anyways.

So what you're saying is: The cool kids paint the town red (with heretic blood, preferably) and we're left commenting on forum?

Life ain't fair, mate. One day...

 warboss wrote:

 Theduke07 wrote:
Why does every mini store seem to take August off? Can't even buy stuff with my birthday dough

Likely they're all going to GenCon.

Don't know why I keep forgetting about this.

 noneoftheabove0 wrote:
Still no word on those Frigates? Drat.

Frigates? What frigates? :O

He's been remodelling his weaponry so they are symetrical, some people like to use those as ships for BFG, Full Thrust-esque games.

I can't say I fault them.

 thejughead wrote:
I wanted to share my mods with Paulsons bits. Very pleased.

Sorry I had to remove those images from our forum. Please don't link to them directly and use The Independent Characters as an image hosting site. It causes unnecessary bandwidth usage on our site.

 cvtuttle wrote:

 thejughead wrote:
I wanted to share my mods with Paulsons bits. Very pleased.

Sorry I had to remove those images from our forum. Please don't link to them directly and use The Independent Characters as an image hosting site. It causes unnecessary bandwidth usage on our site.

Carl will become someone's arch-nemesis simply because they haven't heard of photobucket

Or even better, uploading the photos to Dakka.

Hey Paulson, have you been able to get around to those mecha arms so that we can have suits holding your awesome rifles properly?

 paulson games wrote:



I've gotten a lot of comments on how people are using some of the weapon parts to make bodies for fleet scale space ships, figured I'd help make the conversions a bit easier. Here's a take on some heavy laser frigates which can also double as some oversized mecha guns. ...

Those frigates.

There are no new parts planned for the next month.

I'm working on a few parts for a later date but currently none of them are completed to the point that I need for having them printed.

By the way, how compatible are your Mecha Front mechs with the 54mm Mecha parts?

I used a set of the underslung beamers to modify one of my raptors which came out pretty well. They are a bit large on the light mechs but work if you want a big chunky weapon. They would fit medium mechs pretty well (when I get them done).

The missile launchers and railguns are pretty huge and boxy so I'm not sure how well they'd pair up.












Halloween is coming and what better way to celebrate than to dress up your models with some new parts?


Everything is 20% off. Prices so good they're scary!


When you are checking out enter: sale in the discount code box and it will take 20% off your order.


The sale pricing is for everything on the site including Mecha Front models.

They work quite well if you want a manly light mecha.

Malika, have a look at my gallery.

Some of the weapons seem to work rather well, I'm very curious how the missile pod would work on that.

Imho, it'd look excellent. Very boxy, reminds me a bit of Battletech. I like them. Sadly, I have only used them on old 1/200 destroids so far.