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Just a question, does the magazine come attached to the Autocannon? If not, is it compatible with your other Magazines?

@Yourio

Thanks very much!!

@BlapBlapBlap

The autocannon is a one peice casting with the mag box attached. Also I should point out that the other mags are a few mm long, designed for the rifles, the autocannon mag is about 10 times the size!!

Cheers,

Joel

Ah. Better break out my bitz box (And my wallet!)

Speaking of the autocannon, would it look oversized in the hands of a steamlord mini?

@Anvils Hammer

Dude, the non-chain glaives (that they ordered in the review) don't seem to be on your site, are they old stock now or am I looking in the wrong place? Could use 5 for some Sanguinary Guard conversions I'm planning.

azreal13 wrote:@Anvils Hammer

Dude, the non-chain glaives (that they ordered in the review) don't seem to be on your site, are they old stock now or am I looking in the wrong place? Could use 5 for some Sanguinary Guard conversions I'm planning.

It says on his site that he's removed his Steam Lords and some of the accessories for a resculpt.

I ordered a bunch of Heretic pistols to kit out a couple of my counts as BA chapter assault squads and characters. Their fluff has them dedicated to hunting down their Chaos counterparts and the pistols have a heftier, meatier look to them than regular bolt pistols; the exposed rounds look as I imagine Vengeance rounds to, so it all fits with what I wanted them for. They are marginally smaller than bolt pistols but near as makes no difference. I also ordered some medieval pads to place on my boarding squad and they fit really well whilst stylistically suiting my marines down to a tee.

Very impressed with them as pieces, there was no miscasting and so little flash it may as well have been none. I've got my eye on some of the other bits and pieces for future projects. Really excited to see what new re
leases you come up with.

Hey man. Just wanted to say my order arrived some time ago and its freaking awesome. Very nicly detailed and fits perfectly on space marines.
I am really happy about the stuff I bought from you!

@ Clausel and Sockwithaticket,

Thanks very much for your feedback! I really appreciate it

@Obsidian Raven,

Yes Im afraid its designed as a crew served weapon for a tripod, so would look oversized on a Steam Lord.

I intend to release a few Steam Lord sized heavy weapons though, auto cannons, missile launchers, anything else people request.

@Azreal13,

The chain glaive was the replacement/upgrade for the old glaive, which is now discontinued.
I am planning to redo the old glaive though with a longer, sleeker looking power blade on it. Cant say when Ill get to it though as its only me and I have so so much to do!!



I had a day off yesterday recuperating from the week of 12-14 hour days I put in preparing for salute, but as of now Anvil Industry is open for business again and Ill be working on new product as soon as I've dispatched all orders!

Cheers,

Joel

Hey Joel, was great to see you at Salute (sorry if I seemed distracted, talking to you and kit at the same time is quite disorienting!)

Bionics are great! personally I'd have used a softer resin and larger pegs on the elbows so they can snap together and be posed, but the hard resin you've used looks like it's very durable. Still think you should make hands for the non-medium arms, but that's just me

chainglaives are lovely, the different wrist joins promote slightly more dynamic poses, but at the same time can be easily removed. I'd love to be able to buy scythes/chainscythes in the same style... *hint hint*

shotguns & scopes - I really only bought these to bulk out my order, but I'm glad I did. Scopes are massively more detailed than the GW alternatives, I'm awfully tempted to kit out a whole squad with them. On the Shotguns, I bought these to do weapon swaps on some Heresy Troopers, but it turns out the troopers don't really suit weapon swaps, so they're headed for the bits box. very nice design, I'm dreading trying to drill them out though!

Sounds like the show was a big success for you, hope to see you next year!

Hey, yeah it was an awesome day, I dont actually remember meeting you, please forgive me, as the whole day just seemed to rush by in a blur of wargaming accessory parts!!

My search for the perfect resin is constant, they all have subtly different properties and its hard to find one with the perfect balance, but my current resin cures to a decent strength and also casts very nicely indeed with virtually no air bubble issues.

Ill put scythes on the list, which is as long as my arm! I also definately like to make bionic hands in different sizes, the issue is always time. I only have so much of it! Im hoping over the next few months I will be able to afford to invest in a lot more sculpting/casting commissions which should speed releases up a bit.

Do you mean drill out the shotgun barrel? I wouldnt reccommend it but let me know if you manage it!

Ill definately be a salute next year, with a stand 2-3 times the size hopefully!

Cheers,

joel




EDIT-


Here is a photo of Anvil Industry at Salute! myself (left) and my mate Charlie who kindly agreed to help out on the day.



We were sharing the stand with Kit from Zinge Industries and the arrangment worked out really well although we could both have done with twice as much space!

The show was absolutely mad, from 10.30 untill about 3 our stand was packed, people 2-3 deep non stop, loads of fun and got some great feedback and encouragement so really look forward to the next show!

Cheers,

Joel

Its late and Im tired but I have new Product to announce!!

Proper photos for some of this stuff will be sorted out tomorrow but...

The Steam Lords are now available again in a new purchasing format which is hopefully easier to use, and more importantly, slightly cheaper than before!

Even more importantly, I now have bare rifle arms available-



So they can finally pack some serious firepower.

Five different Steam Lords built from the full range, to show how much variety can be created!

These Rifle arms are designed to be realistic, with the stock correctly shouldered. 5 different sculpts available.

Ill be working on the armoured medieval rifle arms over the next few days.

Let me know what you think, I've got pleanty of ideas for new weapons and option parts but more ideas always helpfull!

Cheers,

Joel

Oh wow joel! Ive Liked your steam lords, but never considered buying a ton, until now! The shot of a full unit is really good and it looks great. the kits mesh really good!

WOW! I am SO glad i held off my purchase. those are fantastic! Unfortunately i blew all my cash on a battleforce, so im gonna have to wait till next payday, but you better believe I'm getting 15 of these guys to make some chosen.

bare arms are exactly something im looking for, hence the excitement

Thanks very much guys!! Im really pleased with the new rifle arms, just need to get the Medieval and Tech armoured versions released!
Im working on it, its just that everything seems to take longer than planned and I have so many ideas for new projects!

A new Anvil Gaming Base set which I debuted at SALUTE, is now available to pre-order, dispatching from May 7th.

"City Rubble"



The larger pieces of lose rubble/broken brick wall shown on the 40 and 60mm bases are actually separate components on the sprue, so no two bases need look exactly the same! And like the other Anvil Gaming Bases, these will remain stable on almost any terrain surface.

Ill be putting up the full range and some better photos in about a weeks time.

Cheers,

Joel

I like, I like...

Anvils Hammer wrote:www.anvilindustry.co.uk -WarGaming Miniatures, Conversion Parts, Accessories.

Welcome the the Dakka Dakka Anvil Industry thread,

I design and manufacture a wide range of miniatures and conversion parts for 28mm Scifi wargaming miniatures, and ship them worldwide!

Take a look at my website- Anvil Industry

In this thread I announce new products and showcase upcoming WIP components.

I also welcome your feedback on the products, the website, your order or anything else, and im happy to answer all your questions. Got an idea for a product you would like to see in high quality resin? Let me know here and Ill add it to the to-do list!

Thanks for reading/checking out the website.

Joel Pitt,(Anvils Hammer)

Anvil Industry Ltd

On your main page it reads: If you have any touble with shipping, for example if your country is not listed as an option, please email me. slight typo

Cheers guys!

Typo corrected.. and may I assure my customers that quality control on the resin is substantially better than quality control on the spelling!



Joel

Anvils Hammer wrote:Cheers guys!

Typo corrected.. and may I assure my customers that quality control on the resin is substantially better than quality control on the spelling!



Joel

Yes I have to agree with that all my stuff was flash free and cast well, a lot better than some larger manufactures

The new base looks nifty might invest in some soon …… well when you get around to those back packs That was a hint by the way

Was looking for Power Axes and shotguns. Great!
Very excited about my order.

@lone dirty dog, cheers..

regarding the packs, I need to sleep!! please let me sleep!! on a serious note I will get to it but its not going to be this month, as Ive got A LOT on my plate at the moment!

@Escra, thanks very much! order placed at 9am, will be dispatched today, so should hopefully reach you by next Monday/tuesday.

Cheers,

Joel

Love your bases I use your others for my 40k minis, I might have to get some of these new ones look quite awesome as well

Anvils Hammer wrote:@lone dirty dog, cheers..

regarding the packs, I need to sleep!! please let me sleep!! on a serious note I will get to it but its not going to be this month, as Ive got A LOT on my plate at the moment!

@Escra, thanks very much! order placed at 9am, will be dispatched today, so should hopefully reach you by next Monday/tuesday.

Cheers,

Joel

Sleep is for the weak are you weak are you !!!!!!!


No only kidding mate will wait patiently

New rubble bases look good.

Have put in a small squad sized order to see what they're like in person. Looking forward to receiving them!

Wow, first of all just have to say I love the Steam Lords.
And, I think the route you are taking with customisable orders is excellent!

With the various sets (of bodies, arms, rifles etc.) will it be possible to order a selection of them, rather than 5 of the same type?

mould2k wrote:New rubble bases look good.

Have put in a small squad sized order to see what they're like in person. Looking forward to receiving them!

awesome, I have some test bases in stock, so your small order will actually dispatch today! thanks very much


@Pacific,

Thanks very much!! one of things I wanted to do differently with Anvil was make every single part available separately, so allowing for maximum customisation.

All of the components to make up steam lords are available separately to make up individual figures. the problem with having a set of 5 with each model potentially different is that it takes much longer to pick and pack the order due to there being lots of different parts, when all my components come on sprues of five..

I do hope to create a "one steam lord" product again, which will allow for a single custom model, then this could be ordered several times to make varied squads. The discount on this would be slightly less generous than the squads of 5, to allow for the extra packing time.

in the meanwhile, if you wanted to order a squad, its no problem to specify some different options in the order comments box, so long as its not to complicated..

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In other news.. The awesome people at Chessex Dice sent me this photo today.. the coolest thing Ive seen in a long time!!



http://www.chessex.com/Dice/Dice_Home.htm

I have the option to purchase a few hundred Anvil Branded 16mm dice.. but would anyone actually buy them? Im thinking £3 for 6, which just about covers my costs, not looking to make a profit on these..
Should I have the "Anvil Industry" words instead of the "blacksmith though? choices choices..

Cheers,

Joel

I'd say put a set of 6 in every order over... 35 pounds? Hand them out at conventions n' stuff. It's good for promotion materials.

And the Blacksmith looks fine, along with the price.

A few people might, but I wouldn't - pay you money to get dice that advertise you? why on earth would someone do that?

Not ripping on you specifically, lots of companies do self-branded dice, I just don't see the point of anyone buying them except as a token show of support. They're more the kind of thing you pop in an order bag or give out at trade shows, like a business card.

Charax wrote:A few people might, but I wouldn't - pay you money to get dice that advertise you? why on earth would someone do that?

Not ripping on you specifically, lots of companies do self-branded dice, I just don't see the point of anyone buying them except as a token show of support. They're more the kind of thing you pop in an order bag or give out at trade shows, like a business card.

Ever heard of Dakka Dice?

oh those are even better, pay money to be able to pay money to buy dice that advertise someone else.

At least Dakka isn't a business, though.

EDIT: Also I pretty much covered Dakka Dice with "Token show of support"