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@Bounty, As much as I like to say Ill try and fit stuff in, I have so much stuff to work on at the moment that if I did do a crystal base range like that, it wouldnt be any time in the next 4 months or so! Also, I wouldnt be making bases with crystals that large, as the molds would have to be enormous and its just not cost effective.

The one thing I can suggest at the moment is using my Parched desert bases, and sticking on your own crystals made from cut up sprue/foam for the larger ones.

I might have a think about making some "crystal" resin sprue product to glue on to bases.. but i can offer no guarantee.

@Commander Cain, Thanks! Ive just worked out this morning I have 42 molds to make before my back log of unreleased stuff is cleared!

The "M203" style grenade launcher which attached to the bottom of the Widow Maker rifle, is sitting on my desk, other guns will follow in the future..

Thanks,

Joel

42 molds! Looks like you are going to be a busy fella for a while

Not sure if you have considered this yet, but some egyptian themed helmets could be very cool! Granted I may be slightly biased due my 1K sons army but given the quality of the rest of your helmets, especially the spartan ones, I would be curious to see what you could come up with!

Egyptian would be cool.

Futuristic guys+historical armor is a pretty deep well of ideas, so I mean, throw a dart and you'll hit something awesome.

The list for new helmets to sculpt, when I get a chance-

"skull"
"gladiator"
"plumed"
"samurai"
"egyptian"

and various un helmeted heads as well..

I have about a thousand things I want to sculpt.. I wish I had 3 pairs of arms.. or enough money to hire employees!

Joel

I shall have ten of each please...


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(My last 5 posts on Dakka have had something to do with Egyptian helmets, I am obsessed!)

Widowmaker rifles, scopes, underslung chainswords, and Widowmaker pistols are what I am after, I need at least 10 of each. When they are available, I'll probably get some more bases too, going to re-base my Tau army on the grass/mud types and my Necrons on dessert bases.

Unfortunately won't have the money to do it all at once, so will have to put up with a squad at a time.

@Commander Cain, Might take a while but Ill get there!

@Conrad Turner, the rifles are available now, i will get the accessories and pistols done next week. Not for general release but I will be able to run off 10 of each for you from the master molds. Ill send you a PM when they are done.


GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT-

Anvil Gaming Bases are now available again!



Ive successfully tested a new mold design in my new vacuum pouring chamber, the result is that the bases now come out perfect with virtually no flash to remove, just one small Sprue on the underside to clip off.

The 25mm gaming bases are listed on the store now, and the other sizes, as well as a new range "City Rubble" will follow on tommorow and next week.

While I make new molds and build up a stock pile, there will possibly be a delay of a few days in shipping orders, but Ill obviously get them out as quick as I can!

Cheers!

Joel

I saw the widowmaker stuff and I loved it. It will go great for my elite sternguard units!
As I need to make them look badass!
I am going to order some of those when They come out along with the models themselves. Wonderful blog subscribed!

New Releases!! Finally..

These parts are available now, but for the next week dispatch will possibly take up to 3/4 days as production capacity is very limited at the moment. Thanks for your patience!



Two new Medieval Torsos, and the entire "Widow Maker" weapons Family.



A couple of configurations for the rifle.. the gun is 25mm, if you remove the stock its 20mm, a Space Marine bolter is a bit stockier and 17mm long, I will post a scale comparison at some point. Obviously this is just to give an idea of scale using a common weapon, im not suggesting you use this weapon with any brand of miniature in particular.






These images shows the new Fusion backpack, the armoured medieval style Steam Lord Arms, and the new Battle Axe, as well as the new torsos combined with the Extra Armour hip plates.

All these parts are now available from the website! www.anvilindustry.co.uk



I have a whole bunch more stuff coming up in the next couple of weeks, stay tuned!

Cheers,

Joel

The backpack is nicely detailed. but looks upside-down.


Honestly though, if you can get that sort of detailing, I would seriously recommend going back and having another look at the torso and leg parts. They look soft compared to the weapons and backpacks, and the overly-wide proportions aren't doing them any favours. No idea how they stack up one-to-one, but they look wider than GW's aready-ridiculously-broad Space Marines.

Your accessories are looking great, though.

Thanks

The proportions are the same as Space Marine components, no wider. My shoulder pads and heads come out a tad smaller (except the spartan pad which is wider due to the different shape), and the Steam Lord head is positioned on top of the torso with neck room, rather than in between the shoulders on a Space Marine. I also prefer to sculpt the hips/thighs more realistically.

The new weapons and backpack are 3D printed, wheras the legs/torsos are hand sculpted, hence the finer level of detail possible with the printed parts. I will be going over the leg parts to sharpen them up abit before I remake the molds shortly. 3D printing is awesome for mechanical shapes but not so good for organic stuff.

Cheers,

Joel

I really like the widow maker rifle. Very durable looking. Can you throw a up a image of one of your Spartans holding it? Gonna have to get me some of those with drum feeds! Keep up the good work!

Thanks, and no not just yet, The Steam Lords currently lack "rifle arms", something Im working to fix asap!

Ill be releasing Steam Lord arms to hold pistols and also the rifles/shotguns, at which point Ill post up plenty of photos! Ill also be releasing the medieval style legs I previewed a while ago.

Cheers!

Joel

Nice stuff Joel.

I’m definitely going to order some of this stuff later on this week.

I’ve noticed that you’ve put up a picture of a model using the new medieval shields and yet they’re not available for order/pre-order yet. I’m assuming that these are to be released in the coming weeks?

I would love to buy this models but alas I am short on cash lol

candy.man wrote:
I’ve noticed that you’ve put up a picture of a model using the new medieval shields and yet they’re not available for order/pre-order yet. I’m assuming that these are to be released in the coming weeks?

Cheers!

basically, after I made the shield master mold, I noticed that the shield was slightly unsymmetrical, hardly enough to notice, but enough for me to write the mold off and alter the master part.

Ive found myself going back and "redoing" a lot of old parts recently as my casting/sculpting improves, so no point in releasing the shield with a slight imperfection.

It will be available by the end of the week.

Cheers!

Joel

Anvils hammer wrote:

candy.man wrote:
I’ve noticed that you’ve put up a picture of a model using the new medieval shields and yet they’re not available for order/pre-order yet. I’m assuming that these are to be released in the coming weeks?

Cheers!

basically, after I made the shield master mold, I noticed that the shield was slightly unsymmetrical, hardly enough to notice, but enough for me to write the mold off and alter the master part.

Ive found myself going back and "redoing" a lot of old parts recently as my casting/sculpting improves, so no point in releasing the shield with a slight imperfection.

It will be available by the end of the week.

Cheers!

Joel

Mr Anvil Man, first to the arse kissing. I love your stuff, it's amazing. The future Spartan helmet makes me happy inside. But it's nooby question time. Can the new head and crest spartan helmets be used on GW SM kits? I know you can't specifically say on your website but if they fit they'd be perfect for Sternguard vets.

Anvils hammer wrote:The proportions are the same as Space Marine components, no wider. My shoulder pads and heads come out a tad smaller (except the spartan pad which is wider due to the different shape), and the Steam Lord head is positioned on top of the torso with neck room, rather than in between the shoulders on a Space Marine. I also prefer to sculpt the hips/thighs more realistically.

Cheers,
Joel

JeneralJoe117 wrote:Can the new head and crest spartan helmets be used on GW SM kits?

He can't really answer on here either, but that bit of context should be vague enough for them, and specific enough for you. Remember also that for play in 'official' settings you need your models to be mostly GW stuff. A small change like a weapon or head swap will PROBABLY be ok, but fielding an entire squad of Steam Lords would be a non-starter.., in OFFICIAL play.

hey, Thanks JeneralJoe,

The Steam Lords are a stand alone original miniatures range, taking their styling cues from a range of historic cultures- currently Rome, Sparta and Medieval Europe.

They are 28mm "heroic" scale, which is the same scale used by GW for the bulk of their miniatures. When used as conversion parts, Anvil Industry components are suitable for use with a wide range of miniatures from many different manufacturers, the specific use choosen by my customers is up to them and I have no control over it.

For a one example of how a customer has choosen to use my parts, check out this awesome Youtube video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_RZkGPUe3A&feature=plcp&context=C3ef8912UDOEgsToPDskLLEEizYD-PISpiukcYqe7k

Bounty is right thought, technically GW do not allow the use of ANY non GW components in their stores or at official events, you would probably get away with a head swap, but turning up to a GW event with Anvil Industry Minis will get you shown the door pretty quick.

You will all be pleased to know that should you guys purchase enough of my parts to turn me into a global mega-corporation, I will happily allow the use of any and all GW parts at my official tournaments :p

Joel

Well, that's put in my order for 10 Widowmaker pistols and rifles with scope and underslung chainsword attachment Maybe now I can get on with my 10 man "Gears of Warhammer 40K" squad!

Just need to get on over to Zinge and order some magazines. I like the circular ones that are offered, but they seem to be the centralised ones which I am concerned will mean that the weapons won't fit with certain arm/torso combinations. I hope that you will look into stoking the entire rance of Zinge magazines in the future, as I believe that the offset drum magazines will be an easier fit onto the models.

Conrad Turner wrote:Well, that's put in my order for 10 Widowmaker pistols and rifles with scope and underslung chainsword attachment Maybe now I can get on with my 10 man "Gears of Warhammer 40K" squad!

Just need to get on over to Zinge and order some magazines. I like the circular ones that are offered, but they seem to be the centralised ones which I am concerned will mean that the weapons won't fit with certain arm/torso combinations. I hope that you will look into stoking the entire rance of Zinge magazines in the future, as I believe that the offset drum magazines will be an easier fit onto the models.

order recieved, thanks!!

The drum mag I offer is the offset one, I need to make that clear in the listing. I need to talk to Kit about stocking the rest of his mags.

I will include 10 mags with your order, send Kit (Zinge) the money via Paypal, saves double postage!

AH

Those Luna Wolves are awesome -- they really give a great idea of how your work looks when combined with parts made by "other manufacturers".

Still very much looking forward to seeing some Guardsman-sized power armour from you, but I may well pick up some Marine-sized PA parts once the new Chaos book is out.

Anvils hammer wrote:Bounty is right thought, technically GW do not allow the use of ANY non GW components in their stores or at official events, you would probably get away with a head swap, but turning up to a GW event with Anvil Industry Minis will get you shown the door pretty quick.

GW gives my poor anal-retentive head massive throbbing migraines. They sell kits, and they have other sub-companies that sell kits. They don't support the kits thier sub-companies supply. They encourage you to not use just kits. You can't use non-GW parts when making these things though. They require everything to be WYSIWYG. Including the things they encourage you build yourself. They don't sell everything you can take. You can't use non-GW parts when making these things though.

And I get the sinking suspicion that the reason they only allow official GW parts at GW events is because they're planning on argueing that they legally own everything that comes through the door, since it's thier IP and derivative works on thier IP, and using someone else's IP rather buggers thier legal grounds on this one.


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Anvils hammer wrote:The list for new helmets to sculpt, when I get a chance-
"skull" "gladiator" "plumed" "samurai" "egyptian" and various un helmeted heads as well..
I have about a thousand things I want to sculpt.. I wish I had 3 pairs of arms.. or enough money to hire employees!
Joel

Same suggestion I made about painting - open it up to fans as a product-for-services thing, like you do for your custom casting. You'd need to share your requirements for 3D files though.

Anvils hammer wrote:hey, Thanks JeneralJoe,

The Steam Lords are a stand alone original miniatures range, taking their styling cues from a range of historic cultures- currently Rome, Sparta and Medieval Europe.

They are 28mm "heroic" scale, which is the same scale used by GW for the bulk of their miniatures. When used as conversion parts, Anvil Industry components are suitable for use with a wide range of miniatures from many different manufacturers, the specific use choosen by my customers is up to them and I have no control over it.

For a one example of how a customer has choosen to use my parts, check out this awesome Youtube video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_RZkGPUe3A&feature=plcp&context=C3ef8912UDOEgsToPDskLLEEizYD-PISpiukcYqe7k

Bounty is right thought, technically GW do not allow the use of ANY non GW components in their stores or at official events, you would probably get away with a head swap, but turning up to a GW event with Anvil Industry Minis will get you shown the door pretty quick.

Thanks for the expedient reply Mr Anvil. I don't really mind the being shown the door at GW because these Sternguard will be for my own pleasure when playing with friends. Definitely worth a buy though.

You will all be pleased to know that should you guys purchase enough of my parts to turn me into a global mega-corporation, I will happily allow the use of any and all GW parts at my official tournaments :p

Joel

Thanks for the expedient reply. May well buy some now I know.

Anvils hammer wrote:You will all be pleased to know that should you guys purchase enough of my parts to turn me into a global mega-corporation, I will happily allow the use of any and all GW parts at my official tournaments :p

I’m going to remember this.

The new rifles are please don't try and circumvent the swear filter, it's there for a reason dopecore dude...right on!

I can't wait for my order. But this is my first time I have worked on resin. So it should be interesting.
Also I was wondering what i could do with the spartan helmet to make it look like my profile picture to fit my angel theme for my marines.
I am loving this already and I bought 36$ of stuff and it looked great! can't wait!

Cheers guys!

@IanSturrock, they are on their way, Im preping for Salute in April at the moment, finnished off the current batch of Steam Lord releases and some new bases and hopefully somthing special to launch at the show.

From May onward Ill be starting to work on the Modular Guardsman range, the ideas have been floating around my head for years!

@Bounty, yep, it confuses the hell out of me as well..
"Hi Ive got these Thunderwolves I bought.."
"Sorry you cant use those here"
"what can I use"
"erm.. 5 Canis Wolfborns? (Eyes light up with $$$)

Im actually already very happy to have others sculpt parts for the range, the only requirement is that parts have to fit the theme, and that the sculptor has to be as good or better than I am.. Buckets of free parts are on offer of course.. no ones taken me up on it yet!

@Asherian, thanks for your order, I posted it yesterday, normally takes about a week to the states. If you get a chance, read the "working with resin" guide on my website, Forgeworld also have an excellent guide here-

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Downloads/Product/PDF/R/resintips.pdf

Basically you will be impressed by the detail/lack of mold lines compared to plastic, but the material does require more cleaning/prepping. The main thing to note is that resin is more brittle and will tend to snap, where plastic wil bend.
If you need any particular/additional advice feel free to email me!
Im afraid I cant actually see the helmet details in your photo, have you got a larger copy?

AH

Ordered lunchtime yesterday, in my hands before lunch today, what do you do, hand deliver?

Thanks for that Joel, these are going to look the beans when I've finished them - you really ought to start putting a pair of golden arches on all your pictures because I for one am 'Lovin' it' !

I will send Kit the payment for those drum mags as soon as I work out what size ammo belt and wheels I need, by the end of the week at the latest. Thanks again.

Conrad Turner wrote:Ordered lunchtime yesterday, in my hands before lunch today, what do you do, hand deliver?

In summer yes.. in winter its a bit cold so I subcontract out to Royal Mail :p

Cheers! Glad you like the parts! Post some photos in this thread if you get a chance!

Joel