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I love the reloading shotty, as well.

That shotgun is genius great for posing now do it in human size

I was wondering if there was any drum/magazine options for the railgun?

Also, have you considered the Widowmaker SAW with an longer autocannon barrel (use the one from your autocannon, it's perfect)

Cheers guys!

@Melkson, The Railgun is intended with a small internal mag, as the ammo is extreemly small dense metal slugs, the side cannister is the capacitor/battery unit.
I dont plan any further mags for this weapon, but if you had one spare, the extra box mag which comes with the sniper rifle would be the best fit.

I will certainly be doing Steam Lord portable Autocannons, and also missile launchers, in the not to distant future.

Joel

Shotgun looks, frankly, brilliant.

Robed torsoe & legs still don't look right -- sorry. They don't look as realistic as the GW ones. The baggy bits over the sides of the belt don't look right, and nor does the turned-back section over the left leg (right, as we look at the pic), and nor do the creases running diagonally over the upper body.

You rock joel!!

I understand this would be a major undertaking and not in your immediate plans, but is there any plans to do 'super steam lords'? Or, steaminators? LOL

Thanks for the feedback guys.

@Ian, I guess arrangement of robes is a personal asthetic thing, I find the GW robes, especially plastic ones, a bit wooden and flat looking.

@SickSix,

Yes, a thousand times yes. Ive wanted to do "Exo-Lords" for ages now. They are one of the projects on the long term to-do list.

Im hoping next year we can take on a few extra staff to help out with production and packing, which will free up most of my time to take a chunk out of my "to-do" list!

Current project is the small bionic rifle arms and smaller rifles. After that I actually havent decided what to work on yet, probably wings and jump packs...

Joel

If you're going to go with a pumpkin head theme...



You need to give them some "Heavy Gourdinance". Make pumpkin themed weaponry please

Actually, do what you like, I am just glad that someone made some heads like that, and secondly that I got to use that picture

Jump packs? Interesting.

If you do make some wings, any chance you can make some that are symmetrical with each other? Lots of the ones on the market are hand sculpted, and so when put next to each other look off-kilter due to them not being symmetrical.

If you use a 3d design tool, how easy/hard would it be to mirror one to make the other side as well? I have been looking for a pair which is metallic in nature (so not the natural bird feather look, but more like an Art Deco statue), but are directly symmetrical to one another. If you can pull this off I am definitely down for an order.

Nah, the robes thing isn't about personal aesthetics -- it's about having worn a lot of robes and armour, and having been married to a professional theatrical costumier for more than a decade. There is just no way that robes would look like that, if they were cut in any kind of a regular shape. Notably, if you imagine the folded-back portion over the leg, lying where it 'should' lie rather than being folded back, the corner would be brushing the floor.

And there's no way that they'd have that kind of variety of folds, unless the thickness of the material varied massively (the torso part looks like it's much thinner material than the lower part).

Plus, if they were cut to fit the armour, they wouldn't bag out over the sides of the belt to that degree.

@Fenriswulf - Awesome! Charlie recognised it as Archer, I just thought the pumpkin cannon was cool...
No plans for any more pumpkin stuff im afraid, at least not till next halloween!

Im afraid to say im making the featherd kind of wings, and wont be making any symetrical wings as you describe, sorry!

@Ian - Im now a bit jealous you get to wear robes and armour on any kind of regular basis!

Great stuff, my kingdom for a Plasma Cannon though (heavy weapon)!

 Ouze wrote:
I love the reloading shotty, as well.

QFT....Wow. Been away for a while and this has blown me away.

 mwnciboo wrote:

 Ouze wrote:
I love the reloading shotty, as well.

QFT....Wow. Been away for a while and this has blown me away.

I see what you did there!

Jealousy is just the right response. I am massively jealous of your sculpting skill, in return.

Me in armour (demo of armoured calisthenics):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WmFvQAEelM

Me in robes:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattlougher/5657219501/in/set-72157626582495458/lightbox/

So I got my Steam Lords today, and wow! I am amazed at the quality of the models! There is very little flash on the models and I got everything I asked for and they look lovely. I got an extra set of arms, I don't know if that was an error or intentional but I am pleased! The bases are gorgeous might I add, I got the forge ruins and they are really detailed! I look forward to buying more from you in the future Joel! I am very happy!

@Joel - just putting together another order on your site and I was wondering if you have any pics of the heavy weapon Tripod piece in use? Ideally next to a GW-size model!!

@Tyranid Horde -

Thanks very much! Im really glad you like the parts, and really appreciate you taking the time to leave some feedback in the thread. Do please feel free to post photos of your completed models in this thread if yo uget a chance.

@Arbitorian,

No, I dont have a comparison photo, but basically, its similar to the Cadian tripod but a fair bit more bulky and a little bigger in every dimension. Assembled, the weapon mount plate stand about 1-2mm higher than the cadian one, I think.

Cheers,

Joel

Quick question. You have some fantastic weapons, and I'm fully going to take advantage of your store in a week or so, but when you say 'Steam Lord sized,' does this mean they won't be compatible with a smaller scaled soldier? still heroic scale, but not you know, 'steam lord' size. I really want to pick up your heavy widomaker Saw, and your double barreled shotties, but I'm concerned it'll throw everything out of proportion!

hey anvil will there be some picks for the extra equipment for the dubble barrled shotguns since i am not sure what to pick for them also just a quick question where do you stand on commission work since the one i normaly use RSJak is a bit busy so i just want to hear what your oppinion on commissions is

Hi Guys

@Ghosty,

Basically yes, if you mean heroic scaled human figures like cadians, Mantic corporation etc, the existing weapons are generally too big.

The SAW is designed for a torso 11.5mm wide, and the rifles are to big. the carbines could be used but would still look pretty bulky.

The shotgun, Auto shotgun and Double barrel shotgun are probably the most useable, they will be pretty big looking, but by trimming down the front hand grip a bit you can get them looking ok at that scale.

I am actually going to be releasing some "guard scale" weapons - rifles, laser rifles, sniper rifle etc, along with some small scale arms to hold them, They are this weeks project, so they should be available before Xmas.

@emperor bacon - do you mean photographs of the double barrel shotgun with some accessories fitted? Ill try and get some example shots in our next lot of photos. The reflex scope looks the best.

Im afraid Anvil is not doing any commission work at all at the moment and for the foreseeable future, we are just to busy with our own projects.

Thanks,

Joel

So there I was playing Army of Two on the PS3 when I got into some gun customization and found these cool looking gun shields similar to the ones on your flamer. I thought a design like that which could fit onto the widow makers would be very cool! I know you already have soo much on your to do list but it had to be said!

Also. Your shop is very addictive. I keep piling stuff into my shopping cart and then remember about something else like the bionics or rapid mold stuff. Pretty sure I am buying a couple of everything by now!

Damn, i just ordered some torso's and legs and then you come out with those robed legs and torso's, order again, any planes for some medievel like helmet (more unconventional types, the templar type has been overdone, watch the Excaliber and labyrinth).

What style will the jumppacks be like also retro?

@Commander Cain -

Its on the to-do list, just happens that the existing to-do list is rather long.. enough work for 2-3 sculptors for a year!

We cant make the store any less addictive, but we can supply the product if that helps for a bit? :p

@Jehan-Reznor. No plans for new helmets at the moment, I already have 20 different head options so Ill be working on some other projects for a while.

Cheers,

Joel

Damn I need to restock my spankbank @anvils hammer.

I have had a look at your steamlords before due to TS implications, but damn just saw the new updates and the weapons you have in the webshop.
I must say that some of it is extremely usable for me in different contexts, the widowmaker and that huge blog of a not-stormbolter is perfect proxies for my HHB ultramarines weapons, and affordable.
But at the same time, the shotgun and the revolver is excellent for my =I= dabblings..

Good Work!

Could I make a quick suggestion for the store? I find that when I am getting a Steam Lord set that I constantly forget the names of the pads, torsos and whatnot. Some labeled pics of the parts like this would be perfect: This way it is much easier pick the right stuff out without having to back and forth to get the right name of the pad or torso. Thanks!

Cain


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Wow. I just spent over a hundred pounds in your store. You had better not do a Christmas sale soon or I will be most put out!


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Ahh crap, forgot to buy all the special weapons. Next time maybe!

After the new year Ill have to put in an order for some stuff to finish off the Steam Lords I ordered a while ago. I got them without arms, as I was going to use SM arms & guns. Well, between the awesome skull heads and the new guns, Im gonna finish them with 100% Anvil parts.

Hey,

@Commander Cain! Thanks very much!

Everyone else im pleased to announce a 50% off everything sale!!

Just kidding, which Special Weapons are you after? Ill include a couple for free and if you want lots you can order them and Ill refund the shipping charge and include them with this order, which should post out tommorow 4pm UK time.

About the Steam Lords -

Thanks for the suggestion, this is somthing weve considered and which I would like to do. Whats holding me back is that im constantly adding New parts, which would mean constantly redoing the images to keep them current. We will try and sort somthing out in the new year.

In the meanwhile I can recommend you have the store open in a couple of different windows.

@Mad4minis - that would be great! Do please post some photos of completed minis if they end up being 100% Anvil parts.


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CHRISTMAS POSTING DATES-

These are the recomended last posting dates to maximise the chances of product turning up before Christmas.

UK - Tuesday 18th December

EUROPE - Monday 10th December

USA/CANADA - Friday 7th I.E TWO DAYS from now.

Orders to the rest of the world - ASAP - we will try and post them out as soon as possible but cant guarantee they will arrive in time.

Im going to try and get some new stuff out in the next week or so - the new small bionics and small guns, but no promises as we are very busy at the moment.

Cheers,

Joel