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2018/03/07 21:15:46
Subject: Confrontation: Resurrection-Skirimsh and board game confirmed.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: I don't see how these sculpts are beloved. I made fun of MEdge for delivering better minis.
I think you will find that the majority of the sculpts have aged a lot better than you think. In my experience they match up quite well with more modern sculpts, and probably have a lower bad:good model ratio than most modern lines. I find them very good to paint myself. Bear in mind that many of the paint jobs in the photos are almost 20 years old, and so don't really show off the models the way a more recent professional could.
Here's a few comparison shots from my gallery. I may be pretty biased, but I would say the Rackham models are very nice compared to their compatriots.
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I share the concern about how well they will translate to PVC, but if they can pull off BloodRage levels of quality, these will be very nice models indeed.
Actually Corvus Belli is the first company to finally reach the level of detail in metal miniatures across their whole range Rackham had in its latter years.
What makes me wonder...
Until now we have only seen reused art and pictures from Rackham. We have not seen anything regarding the new stuff, which is, so close to the KS very strange. We have not even seen renders or pictures of the cleaned up miniatures they want to scan.
Duncan_Idaho wrote: Actually Corvus Belli is the first company to finally reach the level of detail in metal miniatures across their whole range Rackham had in its latter years.
What makes me wonder...
Until now we have only seen reused art and pictures from Rackham. We have not seen anything regarding the new stuff, which is, so close to the KS very strange. We have not even seen renders or pictures of the cleaned up miniatures they want to scan.
At this point in other Kickstarters, most miniature based projects will have renders and prototypes to show. They are scheduled to launch sometime next month, which is already a month past their originally scheduled start of first quarter this year.
My worries might be pointless once the KS starts if they show exactly what they will be delivering. But, they have not instilled any confidence that they have ever produced a single model. We have not seen -one- miniature that Sans Detour has had a hand in making. As for producing on the level of Blood Rage or Mythic Battles - I don't think it is possible at the price point they are asking. Straight out impossible. I can see a Relic Knights style disaster happening at best if they continue to promise the current price point they are.
2018/03/09 16:18:36
Subject: Confrontation: Resurrection-Skirimsh and board game confirmed.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: I don't see how these sculpts are beloved. I made fun of MEdge for delivering better minis.
I think you will find that the majority of the sculpts have aged a lot better than you think. In my experience they match up quite well with more modern sculpts, and probably have a lower bad:good model ratio than most modern lines. I find them very good to paint myself. Bear in mind that many of the paint jobs in the photos are almost 20 years old, and so don't really show off the models the way a more recent professional could.
Here's a few comparison shots from my gallery. I may be pretty biased, but I would say the Rackham models are very nice compared to their compatriots.
I share the concern about how well they will translate to PVC, but if they can pull off BloodRage levels of quality, these will be very nice models indeed.
Some folks just dont like the aesthetic, personally I love Confrontations miniatures and find them in every way vastly superior to anything GW or FW have ever done.
2018/03/12 15:49:06
Subject: Confrontation: Resurrection-Skirimsh and board game confirmed.
So far, it looks like they're keeping the Clan boxes separate. Hopefully that means they'll be re-released separately? (A man can dream ... I've got the Wolfen and Tir-Na_bor Clans, but sadly missed the Goblin pirates one)
2018/03/12 21:17:48
Subject: Re:Confrontation: Resurrection-Skirimsh and board game confirmed.
Check out my gallery here Also I've started taking photos to use as reference for weathering which can be found here. Please send me your photos so they can be found all in one place!!
2018/03/12 22:08:27
Subject: Re:Confrontation: Resurrection-Skirimsh and board game confirmed.
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
Not too impressed by the selection of the Devourers, either. My hope now goes solely to the Drunes. I dont see how they can fail there, though, as the entire line is really good.
A bunch of bland factions have been posted, but wasnt excited enough to post them here. Have been waiting for the Drunes, and finally they dropped. Good stuff.
