MinMax wrote: GW needs to start putting that disclaimer on their new figures.
Beat me to it.
Elbows wrote:It's not a selling point. If you followed W. Artel you'd see they posted numerous places that they mistakenly printed/cast them in the larger scale instead of the normal marine scale. It's a warning, not a sales tag.
Dark Eldar... the equal opportunity slavers! The kit will come with both options and you can choose between the various combos of slaver and slaves.
Cheesecake.
Beefcake.
edit: Looks like you can pick and choose from their facebook comments reply.
Artel "W" miniatures No problem, assemble them any way you want. Not sure if you have to order them one way or if all the alternates come in one big kit.
Artel W is really great.
My order arrived yesterday (first time I ordered there) and I'm completely stunned by the quality and the sheer amount of stuff that was in there (different heads, weapons - especially the head and cloak options for the gunslinger)...
You guys are doing everything right.
Thank you for those great minis and the really nice customer service!
Gotta say, these models look amazing. I have been resisting the urge to get the MAboss, but Xmas is closing in and the special squad looks too good to pass on.
Oof, now these are the Ork HQ models that we've been waiting for GW to deliver on for so long. I may have to consider indulging in this green bounty, possibly on Black Orc Friday...
I hope W. Artel is doing tons of business. I think it's hilarious that 10-15 years ago, exquisite bespoke resin sculpts (from anyone) were the eye-wateringly expensive option for 40K models. Showpieces you trotted out to your friends...
Now, beautifully sculpted resin alternate miniatures are priced far more reasonably than normal GW plastic kits (with more options...something GW no longer embraces). I hope all of the fine resin makers out there are enjoying the good life! Good for them!
Yeah, seen that on Facebook. I just do hope that more quality companies like W. Artel are taking advantage of the pricing-mayhem to really score customers/business. It's a good time for it.
They are glorious! if anyone grabs the medik and nurze and they don't need the spare head with the cloth over his face i'd like to kitbash that onto my W Artel warboss I got ages ago! :-)
4 hrs · ... Hi, guys! Not pleasant news - we were experienced some troubles with casting recently, so there will be delays with shippings, mostly for new Orcs, Scouts, Dread Lord, Kalinda and Lilith. Problem solved by now, but damage was done. Moreover, I`m Ill a bit, so processing was slow this week - some tracking numbers still not sent, and many messages not answered yet. I`m working on it, please, be patient - all will be done soon.
if you've got an order running late they've just posted this on facebook
I received two orders from Artel, both about....25-30 days total from order to arrival in the US. I know that doesn't help anyone, but they were both small orders. Definitely not a fast service, but looking forward to the minis (one was a gift).
FWIW, I had to wait for my package (almost two months) as I ordered during another busy season but it was worth the wait. I figured they only did the fancy rope tied purity seal thing for big wigs like youtube channels and such but even a garden variety gamer like myself got the special packaging. It was even better inside when I looked at the casting quality.... lookin' at you moth eaten mould linin' flash haloing Forgeworld!
Interrogator Spinoza (Vaults of Terra), complete with Argent, the Crozius gifted to her by the Imperial Fists, which she now uses as an oversized maul.
It’s not a natural pose but it is biomechanically feasible. It’s a kind of taunting flourish that renaissance duellists might use to feign being wide open. Just think “palm up” and it makes more sense. The frilly cuff is hiding a lot too.
Um, isn't his sword hand backwards? It's like his wrist is rotated almost a full 180deg from where it's supposed to be; the knuckles should be out, not in.
Todosi wrote:With the blade in that position the only way he could be holding it is supinated, or palm up.
Indeed, you can actually see the knuckles pointing down and the thumb up. Very usual pose for épeé fencing:
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The one of the mini looks like a variant of the salute pose:
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Love the pose, btw. The only thing that looks kind of weird is that the guard should be on the other side of the hand.
His elbow isn't angled outwards though, not very much anyway. I can replicate that pose easy enough, and I'm certainly not a particularly flexible person.
Its quite a relaxed "come at me" guard. If you were using it for real then your hand would be across to the left of your body with the blade covering you.
As others have said the render makes the elbow out of joint. I am able to replicate most of the pose with a military sabre and use that sort of posture with Rapier
Artel "W" miniatures .. Happy New Year, Awesome Ones! Today we have a gift for you - a bunch of our discontinued miniatures (which we are so often asked of) now available for all, as free STL files. You can download them here https://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-print-models/miniatures/figurines/pack-of-old-artel-w-models and print for your personal usage Love you - and see ya next year!
Holy crap... must download! I was a fan of your company after getting your miniatures but this is an incredible New Year's present. Thanks! I'll definitely be printing out a chapter master... and a warseer... and probably a banshee... or two...
I've only made one order from you, but what I received is some of the best resin I've ever worked with. It's smooth and the details are perfect, with no bubbles on anything visible and only a slight mould line.
I think some other resin manufacturers could learn a thing or two from your production process.
DarkSoldier wrote: I've only made one order from you, but what I received is some of the best resin I've ever worked with. It's smooth and the details are perfect, with no bubbles on anything visible and only a slight mould line.
I think some other resin manufacturers could learn a thing or two from your production process.
Yeah Artel's resin is hands down the best I've ever worked with.
If the soldier in that suit could believably be a normal human that would also be a nice proxy for a heavy weapons team in a more technological advanced IG regiment.
highlord tamburlaine wrote: Literally the day after I placed an order. I'd been bugging them about these guys for a while too.
Guess I'll email them and see if I can get them added to my current order. I really like their look.
I agree they'd make good Blackjack proxies, but their bases are smaller.
Agreed and, yeah, that sucks. He's filling up that 32mm base so I don't see much of an issue with bumping the model up to a 40mm. Looking at a quick image search to refresh my memory, is the blackjack on a 40mm base? I can't tell if it's a custom larger one (like 50mm or 45mm) or just a lower height but it looks bigger. This model will be noticeably smaller though in bulk but that's not really much of an issue with their whole silhouette rules thing.
I think I found a suitable brutal yet scifi sword that I can 3d print to add to the back. Also, 40k has grimdarked the hell out of my tactical common sense as I probably will use a primaris bare head instead.
I'll make sure I've finished painting my Blackjack by the time these arrive and I'll certainly post them up on Youtube once they get here.
Pretty sure the Blackjack is on a 40mm.
Glad to hear it! I took a look at your channel link... and wow... you buy a lot of figs all across the spectrum. Are you playing in dozens of different campaigns/groups and paint like a madman or do you have the most epic pile of shame ever?!?
highlord tamburlaine wrote:I guess I should finally go watch Edge of Tomorrow.
I read All You Need is Kill and Armor almost back to back and they've both kind of gelled together.
It's a fun movie. It's not particularly close to the book but fun nonetheless as a popcorn action flick. I love the practical suit effects and it would have been great if they had done that with Starship Troopers to at least attempt that aspect of the source material.
BrookM wrote:Could've sworn I've posted this one before, but oh well, WIP of Inquisitor Carolus, also of the Vaults of Terra series:
Agreed, two of them would look so much better with some sort of cyberpunk like helmet. But keeping the one on the left as is, she'll make for an excellent Imperial Knight pilot.
Talk about poor timing, assassins ordered and a day later, 15% off all purchases.
Hey, Awesome Ones!
Artel "W" is 3 years old now, and we want you to celebrate with us - while staying safe and healthy at home (if possible).
So, we`ve prepared two weeks of discounts, fun and hobby contests for you First of all - from now and `til 5th of April all items at ArtelW.com comes with 15% of discount. It will be applied automatically at checkout.
If you want more - join our new Red Seal Club! Share a photo of your red seals from our packages at your page, add piece of paper with your name or nickname, tag us - and we will send a coupon code to you. It will give an additional discount - 1% for each seal on photo (7 max!), which stacks with previous 15% If your page is closed one - no problem, just share photo in the comment to this post.
And don`t forget to check our page tomorrow, as there will be more
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Dakka's own Highlord posted a review of the exotroopers. Thanks for putting that up as I was curious as to their relative size. It looks like they're about the size of a Primaris reiver. I like the look and think they'd make a great Starship trooper heavier power armor suit like the cougar.
Very true on those other models. I'm curious... did you order those before the various worldwide quarantines went into effect? I don't know if Russia enacted one but was wondering if there was a shipping delay.
As for their size, I'm ok with it but I have a different use for them. I can definitely see why you'd want to use them for Blackjacks but I agree they're a bit on the small size (albeit infinity has that silhouette system that you're supposed to use instead of the model anyways if there is a question). For me, I'd end up using them as an RPG character fig so the better they fit on a 25mm base the better it is for me as even 32mm bases don't fit on 1 inch hex or square grid maps.
Someone who knows uniforms help me out, would the lanyards on her shoulder mean she's on the staff of a 2 star general?
Or can/does it have other meanings?
(obviously she's in a fictional military and they can mean anything, but if it were based on the real world...)
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I'd love to order, but still waiting on an order from almost two months ago to arrive.
Some of these smaller resin makers should really partner up and license or outsource production in the main centers of demand.
I fear that may lead to a dilution of quality. Gripes about late delivery aside, Artel W has some of the best casts out there, always flawless, without flash or bubbles. Perfection.
Someone who knows uniforms help me out, would the lanyards on her shoulder mean she's on the staff of a 2 star general?
Or can/does it have other meanings?
(obviously she's in a fictional military and they can mean anything, but if it were based on the real world...)
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Lanyards can denote a few different things. Certain units use one as part of their dress uniform by tradition. With real world militaries, it can denote someone who's qualified as a gunner.
A lanyard can also denote a particular medal or award. Germany uses one as part of their marksmanship badge. Netherlands uses it to denote someone who's been knighted as part of the Military Order of William.
On the flip side, Franz Bäke was a one star himself by the end of the war, so a tank commander being on a generals staff isn't very far fetched either.
I'd love to order, but still waiting on an order from almost two months ago to arrive.
Some of these smaller resin makers should really partner up and license or outsource production in the main centers of demand.
They hinted that they use multiple different casters back when they were hit with C&D's from GW a few years back and announced they had to stop making most of their model designs. They had a big sale though before the cut off date and the wait back then (which included my first order with them) was several months and they referenced hiring out to multiple casters to fill the backlog faster. I obviously can't comment though if they still do. At this time, though, I suspect for obvious reasons that it's the global pandemic causing the delay rather than just a lack of manpower. If the mail system is shut down (like for so many indy companies in Poland) and your workers can't come into work due to quarantine (and they don't have access to any of the mandatory face masks to use while casting due to a shortage even if they could come in) then it doesn't matter how many partners you have.
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BrookM wrote: I fear that may lead to a dilution of quality. Gripes about late delivery aside, Artel W has some of the best casts out there, always flawless, without flash or bubbles. Perfection.
FWIW, I have had zero complaints with the quality of what I've gotten with my orders (2 from them direct, one by proxy through a 3rd party) and I'm about the grumpiest of consumer advocate grognards on dakka that there is.
Someone who knows uniforms help me out, would the lanyards on her shoulder mean she's on the staff of a 2 star general?
Or can/does it have other meanings?
(obviously she's in a fictional military and they can mean anything, but if it were based on the real world...)
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Lanyards can denote a few different things.
I "real world" terms, though, she's wearing a lanyard on an overcoat with no epaulettes or pockets. Which would be a big no-no in every real world military I can think of. Not even Idi Amin committed that particular crime.
I "real world" terms, though, she's wearing a lanyard on an overcoat with no epaulettes or pockets. Which would be a big no-no in every real world military I can think of. Not even Idi Amin committed that particular crime.
Edit, I suddenly realized you were talking about that she was not in dress uniform.
Remember that at least in 40k, IG lore states that you must, even when not in dress uniform, wear your medals prominently at all times. So I'm assuming based on how she's wearing it that this is actually a fourragère, rather than an aiguillette.
I'm guessing that she is intended to round out Cains command staff, and is their interpretation of Lt. Jenit Sulla. Now, just to wait till I have the funds and do a full command briefing diorama with her bursting into the room being her ever so enthusiastic self.
warl0rdb0b wrote: I'm guessing that she is intended to round out Cains command staff, and is their interpretation of Lt. Jenit Sulla. Now, just to wait till I have the funds and do a full command briefing diorama with her bursting into the room being her ever so enthusiastic self.
I'm fairly certain Sulla was already done. If we're going with Cain characters, this would most likely be either Mari Magot (who drove a chimera at one point) or, my personal pick, Vivica Sautine, who served as Cains armored commander during the liberation of Perlia.
Ok guys, we have good news and bad news today. Let`s start with bad one:probably, we have a Covid-19 case among us, Artelians. - one of our warehouse workers, who sorting and cleaning bits, packing your orders and doing a lot of other important stuff is very ill, and first tests are positive.
For that reason we should shut our warehouse for a week (at least). So, there will be no shippings at this week and at next one. There were two big dispatchments at 13th and 15th of May, I just received tracking codes for tham and will update info for a bunch orders in the next three days.
Though, a lot of orders still unsent - hope you`ll understand the delay in that circumstances. Stay safe and take care of yourselves and your loved ones. The enemy is at the gate, he`s extremely dangerous and strikes from nowhere. Again - STAY SAFE, as long as you can. Don`t fool around. Please!
Still, we are working and we have a lot of plans for this gakky fraggin` crapload of an year, which, let`s be honest, totally need to be canceled. Year, not plans. So, do you remember the art for Inquisitor Alba Snow we were showing recently. Some of you were asking, who would accompany her. Let me introduce the concepts of her trusted acolytes, The Seven Zwergs! Well, there are not all of them on that art, but we will make seven
Timeline means it's unlikely the worker would have been infected during the prep and shipping for the stuff that went out on 13th & 15th May from the sound of it, but i'd suggest any of you are among the folk receiving the deliveries i'd make sure to take extra care with it and get them into plenty of detergent when they arrive (or quarantine the package for a while then detergent the contents)
Timeline means it's unlikely the worker would have been infected during the prep and shipping for the stuff that went out on 13th & 15th May from the sound of it, but i'd suggest any of you are among the folk receiving the deliveries i'd make sure to take extra care with it and get them into plenty of detergent when they arrive (or quarantine the package for a while then detergent the contents)
Don`t worry, we were taking precautions for not to spread virus even before this case.
Fwiw, the recent CDC reports indicate that the previous laboratory findings of the virus living up to three days on certain surfaces don't hold up in practical community settings. Regardless, with the shipments coming from Mother Russia and likely taking a week or two to reach most countries means that it is a moot point anyways. Unless you ordered a Petri dish with nutrient agar along with your minis, you should be completely fine unless you lick every part of the packaging during unboxing.
warboss wrote: Fwiw, the recent CDC reports indicate that the previous laboratory findings of the virus living up to three days on certain surfaces don't hold up in practical community settings. Regardless, with the shipments coming from Mother Russia and likely taking a week or two to reach most countries means that it is a moot point anyways. Unless you ordered a Petri dish with nutrient agar along with your minis, you should be completely fine unless you lick every part of the packaging during unboxing.
Must not... make joke... about giving lady tankers a good licking....
Thanks to Covid19, I’m actually not bothered by the longer than expected wait time. I figure that’s more time for any pathogens inside the package to die off, and I already sanitize my mail and parcels anyway.
I LOVE the Zwerg! Really great execution of the concept--and they look PERFECT for the Squat Venator gang I wanted to build. Nice!
I love that you aren't making them dumpy little comic relief guys. They have actual legs, not feet attached to their torso. I would like to see them with weapons a bit more befitting a proud race of artificers (and the retinue of an Inquisitor), not plinky little lasguns (bolt pistols, please!). But they look soooooo coooool.
Currently waiting on the dread lord I ordered to arrive. It was "released from Russia" on the 5th and that was the last update. But I'm more than happy to wait, not like I wasn't just gonna get too anxious to touch it for months anyway ha ha.
Heh, my order was last spotted around the 10th of April at St. Petersburg, after which nothing else was heard from it since, still listed as in transit.
My enthusiasm to purchase a lot of their miniatures is lessening...
I don't think this is within their control and my initial order with them took months to arrive back when they discontinued a bunch of models due to a GW C&D onslaught but it eventually arrived. Regardless, I'd definitely mark on the calendar the cutoff date to get a refund in case it doesn't but that is my advice for EVERY internet purchase regardless.
Guys!
We are sorry for long waiting (very long waiting in some cases) - but it`s true, we have no control on that situation. Russian Post doesn`t stopped overseas shipping. But! Some parcesl stuck at customs or sorting centers for weeks, even month or even more - damn you, coronavirus! We can`t influencing on this in any way unfortunately. I totally understand how stressful and frustrating this situation is - imagine, how much stress I have with LITERALLY hundreds of such parcels at the moment. I`m answering emails about its all day long! I`m remembering order`s numbers and tracking codes!
But, there are good news. I`ve seeing every day that parcels appearing eventually. They are not lost - just stuck somewhere in between with all logistics mess caused by current crisis. So we have to wait... We`re all have to wait.
Got the pic, hope it looks good enough for you, luckily i had an old Karandras body in the pile so can compare it next to the Shadow hunter Prime.
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As pointed before ArtelW models are a bit more slim than GW heroic scale but it's not a huge difference and the quality and final look in the table helps them to blend perfectly with normal Eldar miniatures.
Lord Perversor wrote: Got the pic, hope it looks good enough for you, luckily i had an old Karandras body in the pile so can compare it next to the Shadow hunter Prime.
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As pointed before ArtelW models are a bit more slim than GW heroic scale but it's not a huge difference and the quality and final look in the table helps them to blend perfectly with normal Eldar miniatures.
Thank you very much for the pics - very helpful and greatly appreciated!
inqscott wrote: Okay, starting to get a little nervous, its been over 30 days no orders received yet. I understand with issues in the world right now but whew.
Artelw cast production it's a bit slow but worth the quality, also i noticed the packages can be stuck in russian Limbo for a while on customs and moreso since the covid issues, mine was from 5th april till 24 as example.
inqscott wrote: Okay, starting to get a little nervous, its been over 30 days no orders received yet. I understand with issues in the world right now but whew.
We just knew that Russian Post basically piling up parcels to USA from March. They have only two their own airplanes, and both mostly flying to China. Usually RP sending mail with passengers and cargo jets, but with cancelling of flights they were in BIG trouble - wish they`d tell so three months ago.
So, European shippings was done, but very slow, with trains and such. Some overseas was sent by see or through european hubs. Most was just piling up at the RP warehouses. Now situation is better, but waiting will be long. Sorry, guys.
Yeah, I'm waiting on another Russian vendor, and so far, nothing has shown up. Furthest I can trace the delivery is it made it to St Petersburg and apparently went into a wearhouse there.
I ordered just over a month ago and its still not even shipped, yet alone caught in the Russian postal system. Hopefully will be worth the wait though.
Artel_W wrote: Now situation is better, but waiting will be long. Sorry, guys.
I don't think anyone here is blaming you guys. The world basically shut down and is slowly opening again. Shipping taking longer than usual is expected.
But I am blaming you for making minis cool enough that I had to buy some. Don't stop.
Artel_W wrote: Now situation is better, but waiting will be long. Sorry, guys.
I don't think anyone here is blaming you guys. The world basically shut down and is slowly opening again. Shipping taking longer than usual is expected.
But I am blaming you for making minis cool enough that I had to buy some. Don't stop.
Oh, I`m receiving a lot of blaming via email everyday. Thank you for understanding and patience.
My order finally changed to shipped so now it's up to the Russian Post to get it headed my way. всё отлично
In the meantime I had found an importer on eBay and gotten some other examples of Artel W miniatures. Over the years I've had Forgeworld and a good number of third party resin accessories, bases, and alternative models. These are hands down the best I've had in my possession. No flash, negligible mold lines, minimal clean up required. I did find a few bubbles when removing gates, but otherwise these are very, very nice miniatures.
Arschbombe wrote: I did find a few bubbles when removing gates, but otherwise these are very, very nice miniatures.
Bubbles?! There should be no bubbles! Can you point me, on which miniatures and where?
Shadow Hunter Squad. I've only prepped two of them for assembly. The Leader has a tiny bubble in the ribbing of his small chainsword and a tiny void after removing the gate which could just be the resin flaking a bit. The bigger bubble is on hunter #5. The bubble is on the bottom of his foot where the gate was. It's perfectly round and about 0.8mm. If you want I can try to take some pictures later so you can see what I'm talking about.
Artel_W wrote: Dammit. That shouldn`t be, it`s a technology fail - I will definitely talk with casters. We can send a replacement if you need it.
Pressure casting? I was wondering about that.
Beyond that though, nice to see another company that treats their premium product as a premium production.
Arschbombe wrote: I did find a few bubbles when removing gates, but otherwise these are very, very nice miniatures.
Bubbles?! There should be no bubbles! Can you point me, on which miniatures and where?
I have had a few models off these guys now and the quality is insane. Never seen models look so much like their renders. The cast (in my experience) are perfect. So no surprise that your standards are so high. The quality shows. And to all those waiting for Russian post, it will be worth it.
Flip side of that cheery story I ordered early March so nearly 4 months ago so it's most likely sitting in the bottom of that RP mail bin that they keep showing pics of.
Ordered some Not striking scorpions the other day, I reckon it will be well worth the wait. I think we we all need to be a little more patient with companies shipping internationally at this time.
General Kroll wrote: Ordered some Not striking scorpions the other day, I reckon it will be well worth the wait. I think we we all need to be a little more patient with companies shipping internationally at this time.
I got some of those from an importer on eBay. Amazing miniatures. Best resin casts I've ever worked with. All the parts are numbered for each model. Even the "hair" bits on the back of the helmets are numbered and keyed for the helmet. Of course I managed to screw that up...put 5's braids on 3..
My only gripe with the set, is the exarch doesn't have the option to be holding a biting blade. It goes across his back.
Alpharius wrote: This doesn't bode well for my order - place on June 7th and...still "processing".
Well, it`s processing, we have our own logistics complications with safety measures and stuff.
Indeed -- I have a package (from a different vendor) that's been held up in Mother Russia since May, just sitting at the postal depot. We've been in constant contact though, and he's explained just how much things have slowed to a crawl. It's just not in Russia, though - everything is a mess! :S
That being said, I do hope Alpharius gets his stuff, sooner rather than later!
And, Artel - love your work - need to put another order in soon.
Be safe everyone - we are all in this together. Wear a mask, if not for yourself, than those around you. You could save a life.
General Kroll wrote: Ordered some Not striking scorpions the other day, I reckon it will be well worth the wait. I think we we all need to be a little more patient with companies shipping internationally at this time.
I got some of those from an importer on eBay. Amazing miniatures. Best resin casts I've ever worked with. All the parts are numbered for each model. Even the "hair" bits on the back of the helmets are numbered and keyed for the helmet. Of course I managed to screw that up...put 5's braids on 3..
My only gripe with the set, is the exarch doesn't have the option to be holding a biting blade. It goes across his back.
Yeah, I got one of the early Farseers they did and their resin quality is excellent, as good as if not better than GW plastic. Have to say I’m really looking forward to doing this kit. I’m reading the Path of the Warrior at the moment, and he’s just finished his training with the Scorpions.
Yeah, I got one of the early Farseers they did and their resin quality is excellent, as good as if not better than GW plastic. Have to say I’m really looking forward to doing this kit. I’m reading the Path of the Warrior at the moment, and he’s just finished his training with the Scorpions.
I enjoyed that book. I recently re-read it since getting the Eldar/40k bug again. The cover art is my favorite eldar artwork. That book is why I like the scorpions.
Yeah, I got one of the early Farseers they did and their resin quality is excellent, as good as if not better than GW plastic. Have to say I’m really looking forward to doing this kit. I’m reading the Path of the Warrior at the moment, and he’s just finished his training with the Scorpions.
I enjoyed that book. I recently re-read it since getting the Eldar/40k bug again. The cover art is my favorite eldar artwork. That book is why I like the scorpions.
Yeah, it’s making me like them too, and aspect warriors in general. I have an ulthwé Force which is mostly guardians, so I’m adding some aspects now too.
Alpharius wrote: This doesn't bode well for my order - place on June 7th and...still "processing".
Well, it`s processing, we have our own logistics complications with safety measures and stuff.
Indeed -- I have a package (from a different vendor) that's been held up in Mother Russia since May, just sitting at the postal depot. We've been in constant contact though, and he's explained just how much things have slowed to a crawl. It's just not in Russia, though - everything is a mess! :S
That being said, I do hope Alpharius gets his stuff, sooner rather than later!
Hey - I appreciate that - thanks!
And yes, I can be patient. I was just expecting to see it stuck in the 'shipping' phase by now, not in the 'processing' phase.
It will get here eventually though, and I know Artel W is a stand up company, so I'm really not worried at all.
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Be safe everyone - we are all in this together. Wear a mask, if not for yourself, than those around you. You could save a life.
Yup, no issues with the quality here in my orders. It's not their fault that Mother Russia Post is utilizing the gulag system to walk the packages to their destination.
Nice touch. Thank you for your professionalism and high quality releases.
Man, I went back 7 pages to see if you said when you ordered and found nothing... on the plus side I got to revisit some release pictures I haven't seen in a while. For grins I checked my tracking number again and I show stuff on May 20th and May 24th even thought it just showed stuff from May 4th back in June; weird. Ah well, it'll get here when it gets here.
Nice touch. Thank you for your professionalism and high quality releases.
Man, I went back 7 pages to see if you said when you ordered and found nothing... on the plus side I got to revisit some release pictures I haven't seen in a while. For grins I checked my tracking number again and I show stuff on May 20th and May 24th even thought it just showed stuff from May 4th back in June; weird. Ah well, it'll get here when it gets here.
I checked my email traffic. Ordered on 27 April. I followed up with Artel regarding order in early June; I was not aware Russian postal was in such a delay. I received notification the packaged had shipped on 12 June. Arrived 11 July.
It took awhile, but the resin quality of these sculpts makes me a bit frustrated when I think back about anything I ever orde fro Forge World.
I checked my email traffic. Ordered on 27 April. I followed up with Artel regarding order in early June; I was not aware Russian postal was in such a delay. I received notification the packaged had shipped on 12 June. Arrived 11 July.
It took awhile, but the resin quality of these sculpts makes me a bit frustrated when I think back about anything I ever orde fro Forge World.
Thanks for getting back with that info. The previous stuff I've ordered is top notch, so I know it's worth the wait; plus it's for a side project so in no rush for it.
Just want to note I'm not complaining, just curious, stating facts as I see them and know it's out of Artel W's hands.
Placed order March 23, got shipped notification April 17th, Russian tracking shows activity April 10th-14th, May 3rd/4th shows it's in St. Petersburg, USPS tracking shows activity May 4th. Russian tracking shows something May 20th, then May 24th I think it goes out the port of St. Petesburg. The May 20th and 24th activity didn't show up in June when I checked a handful of times.
So it's probably going to end up like a surprise gift to myself.
In the same boat, placed an order on 21st of March, still waiting on it to arrive at this stage. Tried chasing it up via the postal services, but at this point the track and trace number has expired, so it's going to be a surprise indeed when it will arrive.
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Spotted on Facebook:
Also some nice WIP renders of upcoming Aeldari and Drukhari stuff, along with Guard specialists, including a medic.
Sorry Artel, I mean I can see the difference between the Hammer and the Axe, but the two helmeted heads look identical to me.
Edit: Or is it same head...but one is larger than the other? I think I get it now.
Yes, you`re absolutely right, We`re making orc heads smaller, than most manufactirers (because we love `em brutal and scrappy, but less... apish?), but there was a lot of complains, so we decided to try two different sizes this time.
We`re still using Etsy and Ebay as second platform, just in case, but I`d recommend to use artelw.com instead - there are WAY more miniatures and prices are better.
The customs backlog must be clearing up. The two minis that I ordered on March 17 arrived yesterday. They are in perfect condition and the packaging is superb. I didn’t photograph the plastic mailing envelope but you can see it folded up in the first photo.
I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here. Going to re-order once the budget permits.
On the plus side, Artel are aware of the problems with Russian mail, so have a new overseas shipping partner; the Dutch postal services.
BrookM wrote: I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here.
Pretty much the same situation. Shame because those exo troopers looked damn fine. Throwing good money after bad though is never a good idea.
BrookM wrote: I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here.
Pretty much the same situation. Shame because those exo troopers looked damn fine. Throwing good money after bad though is never a good idea.
This is not their fault however and I do want to keep supporting this company.
Alpharius wrote: I'm guessing that yes, he's talking about a recaster of some sort, which Artel W s, of course, not.
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If not a recaster 'exactly' - must be...Legendarion?
Didn't they make chibi primarchs? I can't see those being such a big offense in the grand scheme of things on the market. Then again, GW saw fit to take down my free Winged Hussar conversion 3d models off of thingiverse so clearly they have a fire first, ask questions never policy.
Anyway, my Artel W order is finally here in the USA, and on its way to me...
...but given the now (of course!) politicized nature of the USPS these days, it will probably still take a while to get here.
Congrats! Which ones did you end up ordering? I've been holding off on getting an exotrooper myself due to the shipping delays.
All was well, no damage on its long journey, the casts were perfect, and the whole thing is so nicely packaged, I almost didn't want to open it up - wax seals for the win!
Bottom line - love the miniatures, will definitely be making another purchase soon!
Anyway, my Artel W order is finally here in the USA, and on its way to me...
How did you get this status update? The last status mine has on the russian post tracking site is that it was prepared for shipment from Russia over a month ago.
BrookM wrote: I've written mine off as a loss, done everything I could on my end to try and get it, but expired, foreign track & trace numbers are not supported around here. Going to re-order once the budget permits.
I ordered a Shin Godzilla art book from Japan at the beginning of April. In June, I gave up, asked for a refund, and got it. It finally showed up about a few weeks ago, nearly 6 months after being shipped. I'm not saying yours will ever show up, but I sure had given up on mine.
Also, thats when I learned paying for a book you already got a refund for on Amazon is a... process.
It happens sometimes, I'm already past the grieving stage at this point and will sometime Fall, do a reorder of it along with some other things they've released in the meantime.
Speaking of which, the not-Eversor is really nice, only thing missing is a sensor backpack really, but I've got enough AdMech parts lying about to kitbash one for her.
Also, their take on Erasmus Crowl:
Spoiler:
Keep saying it, but they really get the source material and do it justice. He'll go nicely alongside my Spinoza.
BrookM wrote: It happens sometimes, I'm already past the grieving stage at this point and will sometime Fall, do a reorder of it along with some other things they've released in the meantime.
Why should you reorder something you`ve paid for already? We are very cincerned about our customers receiving their orders. Conatct me at info@artelw.com and we`ll solve the problem, one way or another.
Keep saying it, but they really get the source material and do it justice. He'll go nicely alongside my Spinoza.
I actually just ordered that model last week. Really excited for it, but yes, prepared to wait.
I didnt know about the character it was based on before hand though, would like to read up on him. Wiki says he only appears in Vaults of Terra, does he play a large role? Worth reading the book just for that character?
I think he’s in a second book now, but I’ve only read the first. I liked it. It’s very grimdark, even for WH40k. It feels very much like the older, more satirical period in a Warhammer fluff in its over-the-top depiction of crapsack Terra. The characters are interesting and the plot enjoyable, but the setting is the real star of the book in my opinion.
It has arrived! Like, holy gak, out of the blue! More impressively, undamaged, right down to the wax seal.
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Crusael wrote: I actually just ordered that model last week. Really excited for it, but yes, prepared to wait.
I didnt know about the character it was based on before hand though, would like to read up on him. Wiki says he only appears in Vaults of Terra, does he play a large role? Worth reading the book just for that character?
Vaults of Terra is the name of the series, he's the main character along with Spinoza and Gorgias, they're in both stories and he's also the star of an audio drama that ties into the end of the first novel.
My package arrived last night under cover of darkness. I hadn't checked the tracking site in a day or two and right before I was going to go to bed, I decided to check it again. And there it was. The tracking info said it was delivered. I went downstairs, grabbed the flashlight and went out to the mailbox. It had spent 83 days in transit.
My package was delivered last night. It looks like they've really gotten a handle on the shipping - order placed 13 Aug, so just under a month total from order placed, to processed, to delivered. I was extremely surprised after reading others' experiences with wait times. The tracking number provided didn't seem to work, and I just gave up on keeping tabs on it - figured it would be at least a couple of months and it would get here when it gets here. Everything is in perfect condition, real happy with the order.
I had to check. GWstill(!) sells no grotesques other than the one, single goofy monopse finecast one for $25 a pop!
What's it been now, 10 years at least since the Dark Eldar codex jejigged Grotesques as monstrous infantry.
That's incredible. Artel should make some bank on these assuming there still are some dark eldar players left who hasn't converted their own through GW kits or 3rd party minis
I had to check. GWstill(!) sells no grotesques other than the one, single goofy monopse finecast one for $25 a pop!
What's it been now, 10 years at least since the Dark Eldar codex jejigged Grotesques as monstrous infantry.
That's incredible. Artel should make some bank on these assuming there still are some dark eldar players left who hasn't converted their own through GW kits or 3rd party minis
It would be a slam dunk if they weren't so easy to convert out of Crypt Horrors and spare Talos bits....
Oh, my. I, uh, ooh. Um, where to begin? я не умею...
That is simply amazing. I don't have orks, but I want that model. The details are insane. Those tires. The grots. The squig. Those exhausts.
When I saw it on my phone all tiny I thought it was a wheelchair at first. That thought didn't even phase me. If an orc needed a chair why wouldn't it look something like this?
Loving all the details on this thing. I have no use or desire to play orks but this looks like a great piece just to build and paint for the fun of it!
Theophony wrote: I know it's nit-picking, but the only way to shoot the guns in front of you is to pop wheelies....I guess that's the way of the Speed Freaks though.
Holy Moly. Artel please stop. If I didn't already have a Deffkilla Wartrike, this would be an auto-buy for me. Why do you have so many great HQ sculpts compared to GW proper?!?
Theophony wrote: I know it's nit-picking, but the only way to shoot the guns in front of you is to pop wheelies....I guess that's the way of the Speed Freaks though.
I think Artel sculpts are great, and I plan to order a bunch one day. However that Ork is just... visual noise. I didn't even notice the grot on the back until I read the description.
I'm somewhat inclined to agree. There is an overabundance of detail on that mini. I don't think it makes it overly busy necessarily or even messy, but there's a LOT to look at.
I don't even know what you might remove off it to clear it up a bit. But maybe it'd look alright once painted up. Help unify all the separate elements of it.
H.B.M.C. wrote: I think Artel sculpts are great, and I plan to order a bunch one day. However that Ork is just... visual noise. I didn't even notice the grot on the back until I read the description.
There's too much going on there.
I think (and hope, because I ordered one!) that a lot of the visual 'noise' is because everything is grey--so nothing important stands out.
Now, a bad paint job could make that worse, by confusing it all even further, but I think a good paint job could emphasize the important parts of the model, and 'link up' the structural elements of the vehicle, so that the eye could read it better. If the trike is a mostly darker color, with grey/black tires, and the ork is vivid green, and the gobbo is yellowish green, for example, I think the design elements would stand out more clearly.
I ended up ordering a lot today, because the 15% discount was just too tempting.
I think the idea of having to keep popping wheelies in order to fire the guns in front is the Orkiest thing I've read on the internet today, and it makes perfect sense.
SlaveToDorkness wrote: I’m getting that trike just for the expression on that squigs face!
Any chance I could get extras of that bit?
By now we have no spares, sorry.
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I'm loving the not-Spyrers. When I get around to finishing Zero Dark: Millennium for general consumption, I may have to get my hands on a few of these for the photography.
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ARRIVIN` OV DA IRON NOOKHAZ
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Literally the day after I placed an order. I'd been bugging them about these guys for a while too.
