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AN/PVS-7 style NVG for guard heads

Once again when you size your weapons for Guard you need to make some left hands so our guys can hold their rifles

@Lone, I think the "design process" is just me chopping a couple of backpacks up and adding milliput.. but Ill post some photos of the WIP parts!

@Newabortion,

Im actually thinking about making a set of "human" rifle arms right now, to hold the existing rifles, as when I get round to making the slightly scaled down versions, they will probably have integrated hands and the Gaurdsman minis arms will be one peice with the torso.

As the Gaurdsman project is a couple of months away, Just a simple set of Rifle arms would be a good stop gap for converters.

Good plan with the NVG's! I will probably go crazy and make the goggles separate so they can attach to any existing helmet! Would be some seriously tiny components though!

Hoping to start work on the running legs tonight, so WIP photos tommorow if it goes well.

Cheers,

Joel

The separate goggles is a great idea and really looking forward to ordering some. I'm not sure I understand what you mean about one piece with the torso, when you make human torsos they will be only 1 piece with the arms already attached?

Will look forward to the WIP pics and like the ideas of NVG maybe you could do some normal goggles like this as well, I would buy a load of those steam punk feel mind

what kinda goggles dirty dog?
In the Marines we were issued ESS goggles.

I agree with you though, I'll buy a crap ton of them.
I'm looking forward to realistic modern looking sci-fi soldiers,
and I trust Anivil to deliver.

Newabortion wrote:what kinda goggles dirty dog?
In the Marines we were issued ESS goggles.

I agree with you though, I'll buy a crap ton of them.
I'm looking forward to realistic modern looking sci-fi soldiers,
and I trust Anivil to deliver.

Just general designs, although I am looking towards a victorian steam punk style myself the sought of thing I can stick to a head or around a hat with little adjustment.

I would be sure there would be a demand for varying styles and designs, however what would go to a vote to be fair.

ok just one quick question how do i pay you with the paypal i know its email and such on the paypal adress so am i sending it to the email on the main page or do i get information later on that as i want to order those 99 parts i have in my basket

i got 99 parts but paypal is my problem

Do you have a paypal account?

kronk wrote:Do you have a paypal account?

yes used it once to pay for donator status on a group i am in so i know the general of how to use it its that i need to know what the email is that i am supposed to send it to if anyone can help with that that allready have baught from anvil that would be great help right now

When you hit Confirn Order at the end of the order placement, it will ask you to log into your paypal account. However, nothing else is needed from you other than your approval. It is set up to go to Anvilindustries automatically. You don't need their email address if you are ordering through their website.

ah ok thanks for the help

@newabortion, Thanks for your confidence! I'm very much looking forward to my Modular Guardsman project, and hope it exceeds your expectations!

@Kronk, thanks for offering assistance while I was out at the post office!

@Emperor bacon, thanks very much for your order! I will do my best to get it dispatched tommorow!


In other news, The Running legs are erm.. a bit behind schedule.. not a massive suprise for anyone whos followed this thread for a while. But they are definatly the next thing to be worked on/released!

Cheers,

Joel

tsk tsk, get those legs made, I need some for an assault squad!

What is the current status of the new and improved helmets? I would love to pick some of them up when they are complete.

Anvils Hammer wrote:@newabortion, @Emperor bacon, thanks very much for your order! I will do my best to get it dispatched tommorow!

well i cant wait

Hi Joel,
as part of your guardsmen project could you look at doing some seated legs, no one seems to do any in any sort of form, I need them for sitting in firing position behind flack type gun turrets and driving vehicles etc.

cheers.

@Commander Cain,

working on it now! about 3 hours more work to go I think, so will mold tomorrow and pre order should be up by Friday if everything goes well.

The new heads are all being designed in 3D, hopefully, still waiting on confirmation and a quote from the CAD artist, then they need to be drawn up and printed, I hope to have them ready within 6 weeks or less, but cant give any guarantees, I will keep this thread fully updated with WIP shots and projected release dates.

@RoninAkira

Yes of course! I will be designing a full range of weapon platforms, mechs and vehicles, so seated legs will definitely feature and all components will be available separately!

now back to work I go!

Joel




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Just listed a few new items on the store recently. There are both products I cast for Lamenter from www.masteroftheforge.com, and hes kindly given me permission to sell them on the website, as both components are absolutely superb for conversions!

First up-

Large Mechanical Talons.

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_88&product_id=162

The original masters on a model (base miniature copyright games workshop, image used for scale purposes only)



And also these incredible Giant Feathered Wings! (base miniature copyright games workshop, image used for scale purposes only)



http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_90&product_id=169

The Wings are also available directly from Lamenters website here- http://masteroftheforge.com/store/

Proof that im actually working on these-



the assembly is done, just need a kneed pad, and all the gaps filled and armour plates resculpted in places. New medieval running legs on the right, roman style ones on the left.

Its pretty difficult to get a bulky armoured leg into a fluid running position, but I've done my best! The poses are all based on stills from slow motion running videos, so very realistic, its just a question of picking a pose that works on a static miniature. Hope you guys like them!

Cheers,

Joel

I dont do marines but if I did they would be on my to buy list, the poses look pretty dam spot on and look correct.

Heavy armour is hard to replicate into fluid motion but you have succeeded and well.

Nice job but where the hell is my packs LOL

Nice job Joel, they look fantastic! I'm with LDD, if I played Marines I would buy a ton of em. Glad to see you posting WIP shots.

Anvils Hammer wrote:Proof that im actually working on these-

This might be horrible of me, but I kind of want to get 10 of the legs that are second from the right put some bare heads on the torsos, green stuff some extra long hair, paint the power armor in shamrock green, and make a diorama of Riverdancing Space Marines...

Anvils Hammer wrote:Proof that im actually working on these-



the assembly is done, just need a kneed pad, and all the gaps filled and armour plates resculpted in places. New medieval running legs on the right, roman style ones on the left.

Its pretty difficult to get a bulky armoured leg into a fluid running position, but I've done my best! The poses are all based on stills from slow motion running videos, so very realistic, its just a question of picking a pose that works on a static miniature. Hope you guys like them!

Cheers,

Joel

When is it time for you to take all my money for these?

@Newabortion and LDD, thanks very much!

d-usa wrote:
This might be horrible of me, but I kind of want to get 10 of the legs that are second from the right put some bare heads on the torsos, green stuff some extra long hair, paint the power armor in shamrock green, and make a diorama of Riverdancing Space Marines...

Do it!!! Althought I should point out that Steam Lords wear Steam Powered Exo-Armour, not to be confused with the Power Armour worn by Games Workshops Space Marines since the 1980's , or the Powered Armour created by Robert Heinlein in his 1959 novel Starship Troopers. :p

Obsidian Raven wrote:
When is it time for you to take all my money for these?

feel free to send large donations to my Paypal account whenever you like.. but to actually purchase these, hopefully monday or tuesday.

Im behind schedule because the other day, when I should have been completing the legs, I got side tracked by another little project, also available to purchase next week if I can get the mold to work-





Cheers,

Joel

Lots of great pieces among your products.

Is there any chance of a few more variants of the 60mm round city rubble bases? As an IG player, two variants is nice but four or six would be grand.

If not, no worries. I'll just try to add some variety with a bit of green stuff and bitz.

Anvils Hammer wrote:

d-usa wrote:
This might be horrible of me, but I kind of want to get 10 of the legs that are second from the right put some bare heads on the torsos, green stuff some extra long hair, paint the power armor in shamrock green, and make a diorama of Riverdancing Space Marines...

Do it!!! Althought I should point out that Steam Lords wear Steam Powered Exo-Armour, not to be confused with the Power Armour worn by Games Workshops Space Marines since the 1980's , or the Powered Armour created by Robert Heinlein in his 1959 novel Starship Troopers. :p

Of course they would only be 'count as' power armor guys .

I would need to find me a nice big scenic base that could pass for a stage/dance floor and armored arms that go straight down the body, then I could give it a try.

It will be on my "crazy projects that I would like to do" list.

River Dance stage?



Liquid Effects to make river. Possibly add pot of gold.

Shamrock Green Space Marines onto base.

Ta da!

Need that in a big oval base, so they can dance in a row!

hahahah!

You know I was actually planning to make a large oval base for each of my base ranges, but the prospect of your using it to make a river dancing shamrock space marines is giving me second thoughts..

@JB,

I would really like to make more varients of the 60mm bases, however they do not sell that well compared to the Steam Lord range, and as this my full time job, I unfortunatley have to focus on new products which are likely to generate maximum sales. In a few years time I hope Anvil Industrys revenue will be stable enough for me to just make what ever I like!

You know, the City rubble bases actually have the larger walls/rubbles bits as separate components? You can create quite a bit of variety just by sticking those on in different places/orientations, or adding sand bags with milliput etc etc

Cheers,

Joel

This could make a stage maybe?




A row of dancers in the middle, maybe with helmets.

A guy with long flowing hair in front.

I could see this becoming reality!

d-usa wrote:This could make a stage maybe?




A row of dancers in the middle, maybe with helmets.

A guy with long flowing hair in front.

I could see this becoming reality!

I can see you being sectioned …….. but I would buy it so I guess thats me as well then

D-usa, that is a brilliant idea, I smell a new meme. CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT is getting old.
Riverdancen' exosuits?

The widowmaker SAW should be dual controled, have a normal pistol grip w/trigger along with the Heavyload trigger system you have on it now.
A few wish list accessory's I'd like to see would be a forgrip, a large boxmag (Like the heavy stubber), bipod( folded or unfolded under the barrel) and a holo scope which I know is also on your todo list
Also a guard version along with everything else Dang it come out with your guard product line already!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/450439.page I'm waiting on your rifles to finish up :/
Also did you decide to make the guard compatible arms for your weapons so we won't have to wait the 6 months you've quoted on the timeline before?