Upcoming Micro Art Studio stuff (12th September: more redesigned bases and 2nd Infinity building)

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**A Kvlt Ghost**

wyomingfox wrote:Wow...decorative bases you can actually plant your models feet to!

It has to be a mistake, surely

**LazzurusMan**

Kroothawk wrote:Coming in July is this radar station:

Anyone else see this and wonder where Han, Luke and Leia were?

**kestral**

The sand bases are nice, but the dark temple ones look like it would be like painting another figure to use one. No thanks!

**Kroothawk**

That's why I will base all my Dark Eldar on those Dark Temple bases.

**A Kvlt Ghost**

kestral wrote:The sand bases are nice, but the dark temple ones look like it would be like painting another figure to use one. No thanks!

That's how a good base should be!

**Kroothawk**

Some update on the future of Infinity buildings.

First a WIP of a new attachment:

For several reasons (including future attachments, the original building kit will sonn be redesigned to a form not compatible with the original one:
The important thing is - after much input about doing various things with the original Apartment 01 we'll be updating it's design. With the current one some options are to difficult to introduce so we'll be making changes in order for it to fit the new building and other things. It also means that it will not be compatible with the old one. Just a quick heads up.
(...)
The size of the building will stay the same. The most important change is the different roof/floor so the walls of the old buildings will not fit literary with the new roof. It will be always possible to put one building onto another This change make it harder to mix old parts with new one, but the look and fill of the design stay the same. Also the windows are a little bit higher, so you will get more cover out of it. We've also made it possible to have balcony on the right and the left side of the building. All this changes give as possibility to make new type of build.
(...)
New thing. There's going to be also some changes that will make taking off the floors easier.
The one big thing that will not be interchangeble are the floor/roof piece. All else should fit and finished buildings(both old and new) should fit together very well. Also with the new "L" design.

Will the interior walls work with the old buildings?

Absolutely!

Here the Sudio's own Infinity board:

Sad news. This prototype will not go into production, as resin is too expensive to produce. All future houses will probably be wooden (HDF). New houses and terrain will come in 2012.

**sonofruss**

Some broken pics there. What I do see I like.

**H.B.M.C.**

Not. Iron. Brotherhood.

*grinds teeth*

**LunaHound**

Interesting, the mental value of what i priced these just doubled.

Perhaps i used to look at them like some sort of paper terrain * the old cardboard box look wasnt helping.
But now they look decent.

**YellowDevilR**

Blue Table Painting Didn't design the catwalks it was a different company that sells the Catwalks. BTP Just paints them and sells them after they purchase them from that other company.

Vertrucio wrote:You overestimate what MAS could legally do. BTP is in a different country with different copyright laws. Also, it's a bit complex in dealing with IP issues for stuff like this. Lastly, this is a small industry, it's likely MAS isn't a big company that can throw around lawyers, or lawyers overseas.

What's more, I see no significant improvements or difference between the blatant copy and the original.

In stuff like say, Android phones copying iPhones, the android phones always have significant differences in operation and usability. In this case, there's no reason to choose one or the other besides price.

I'd have more respect for BTP if they made improvements to the design, or did things the original didn't do at all.

But so far, all I'm seeing is that BTP blatantly copied, and probably infringed on some level of IP, all because they knew they could get away with it.

**Kroothawk**

Finally a new release wave by Micro Art, all designed for infinity (previewed in the Infinity thread):

District 5 Apartment Walls (8.06$):
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/district-apartment-walls-p-624.html

Infinity Holo Ads (3 for 17.72$):
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/infinity-holo-ads-p-623.html

Infinity Range Card (9.67$):
cm version: http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/infinity-range-card-cm-orange-p-626.html

inch version: http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/infinity-range-card-inch-orange-p-625.html

**-Loki-**

I love the hologram billboards. Seriously going to have to get a board for Infinity together.

**Kroothawk**

Micro Art Studios wrote:As you may (or may not know) Micro Art Studio is a mutual property of Grzegorz Tomaszewski and Sebastian Makowski. Since in the last time they didn't get well with each other a decision to split the company has been made. Due to this fact by the end of June Micro Art Studio will be split into two separate companies.

The one ran by Sebastian Makowski will retain Micro Art Studio name, website, facebook account and license rights to Discworld, Infinity and Wolsung brands.

The releases of the other company http://basicks.eu/shop/ will be covered in a separate thread:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/458734.page

First new releases by Micro Art are two resculpts of the Hive base (40mm and 60mm) and a useful 40mm base with mechanical scarabs (2 for 6.45$):

**Mad4Minis**

Eisenhorn wrote:Same layout different pattern floor,different stantions
I think the guy who patened stairs has died over 5000 years ago,I think hes safe

Exactly, theres only so many ways to do stairs, and its gonna have to be enough that the detail patterns are different.

**Rayth Phaenor**

They also rereleased some of their "missing" base lines with a new look earlier this month, specifically the Trash, Tech, and Desert lines, as well as brand new 40mm Dark Temple bases. Nothing really special about the new Desert bases, just that they're now slightly different than the Basicks ones. The Tech bases are a bit more distinct (insofar as any company's tech bases are distinct from any other one's), but the Trash bases have been significantly redone (and flattened, to the everlasting joy of my orks!

).

Trash Bases, Round 25mm (5) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/trash-bases-round-25mm-p-677.html?language=en¤cy=USD

Trash Bases, Round 40mm (2) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/trash-bases-round-40mm-p-678.html?currency=USD

Trash Bases, Round 60mm (1) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/trash-bases-round-60mm-p-679.html?currency=USD

Tech Bases, Round 25mm (5) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/tech-bases-round-25mm-p-674.html?currency=USD

Tech Bases, Round 40mm (2) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/tech-bases-round-40mm-p-675.html?currency=USD

Tech Bases, Round 60mm (1) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/tech-bases-round-60mm-p-676.html?currency=USD

Desert Bases, Round 25mm (5) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/desert-bases-round-25mm-p-681.html?currency=USD

Desert Bases, Round 40mm (2) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/desert-bases-round-40mm-p-682.html?currency=USD

Desert Bases, Round 60mm (1) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/desert-bases-round-60mm-p-683.html?currency=USD

Desert Bases, Ellipse 120mm (1) ($19.34)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/desert-bases-ellipse-120mm-p-684.html?currency=USD

Dark Temple Bases, Round 40mm (2) ($6.45)
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/dark-temple-bases-round-40mm-p-685.html?currency=USD

**Clang**

Some excellent bases there - the only apparant problem is that some are so filled with bumpy detail that attaching a figure may be difficult

**SlaveToDorkness**

It's resin, shave a bit off.

I am going to buy SO many of those trash bases for my Deffskulls. The Tech ones will suit my Van Sar gang as well.

Off to fill my Paypal account before the wife notices!

**Kroothawk**

They are resculpting old base ranges whose original went to Basicks. These are

Wasteland (several round sizes):

Shrine (several round lipped and square bases):

Graveyard (3 square sizes):

Possible that I missed a resculpt, but they are all close to the original.

**SpaceStuff**

I love the bases, certainly on my wish list!

**Commander Cain**

Looks like Basicks got a really bad deal from the split then! Not only do they loose half the merchandise, Micro arts just go and resculpt the old stuff anyway! Nonetheless, great stuff, some of the best bases out there.

**Rayth Phaenor**

Commander Cain wrote:Looks like Basicks got a really bad deal from the split then! Not only do they loose half the merchandise, Micro arts just go and resculpt the old stuff anyway! Nonetheless, great stuff, some of the best bases out there.

They just need to make some new things of their own. Like their own versions of the bases that Micro Art kept.

Regardless, we get more options in basing, which is always a plus.

**Pacific**

I just wish that they would finally release the different layout options for their apartment buildings...

I've got a load of different types of bases from them and can confirm that they are awesome though!

**Kroothawk**

Commander Cain wrote:Looks like Basicks got a really bad deal from the split then!

Basicks got all conversion parts it seems.

**Alpharius**

I hope that once this split is finalized and settled down, we will finally see an expansion to the "Designed for Infinity" building range!

**AegisGrimm**

I've been seriously debating Micro Art's "Hills" that they produce. As far as I know they are hard foam like their other buildings, which while much more expensive, travels much better then homemade hills made of DOW board (the blue foam board-style insulation), and I usually travel to my friends house to game.

**Von Skyfury**

From the MAS rep on the Official Infinity Forum :

I can finally write that the new L-shaped building should be hitting retailers next month. So please wait just a little bit more

**Alpharius**

FINALLY!

Really looking forward to this - so I can complete the 'city of the future' I've got planned for my home based Infinity board!

**BrookM**

Maybe we'll also finally get them elevator kits they showed off aeons ago.

**Pacific**

Great stuff!

Looking forward to it finally coming (although I really don't need any more apartment buildings..

)

**Kroothawk**

More resculpted bases:

Chaos Waste Bases, Round 25mm (5 for 4.92€):
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/chaos-waste-bases-round-25mm-p-801.html

Chaos Waste Bases, Round 40mm (2 for 4.92€):
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/chaos-waste-bases-round-40mm-p-802.html

And the second Infinity building:

District 5 L - Apartment (1 for 22.14€) first pic seems down ATM:
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/district-apartment-p-800.html

Also new:

Ware Piles #1 (2 for 11.69€):
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ware-piles-p-797.html

Ware Piles #2 (2 for 11.69€):
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ware-piles-p-798.html

Also available in a set: http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ware-piles-boxed-set-p-799.html