Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.
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.
No problem! It was just the fusion gun and ion cannon that I forgot to add. I think I got everything else!
I thought all the new parts would be the reason why you did not add the pics, two windows works just as well though!
I too shall post some pics of the assembled guys and maybe do an article review if I have the time as well. Can't wait for it all to arrive!
Very nice Kenshin! I look forward to further updates from Icesword in due course!
----------
BAD SANTA
Sculpt by me (Joel Pitt) with flexible ammobelt from Zinge Industries, Painted by Liam Ainscough
----------------
We are almost at the end of an awesome year for Anvil Industry, and as a fun and unique gift for various people we've worked with in 2012, I sculpted "Bad Santa", a two peice resin figure, hand cast one at a time.
We are only ever making one production run of this figure - approximately 40-60 figures, some are gifts, and the remainder are available on the website here-
Once they are sold out, we will never make any more. each Santa Figure will have his number in the production run engraved on the bottom of the gift hes standing on (its grenades, bad Santas favorite!). (EDIT - I totally forgot to do the numbers, as we sold 30 in a day, madness! My apologies, any Santa customer who contacts me - I will work out which number your santa is!)
We will be taking a short break over the holiday from 22nd December - 2nd January, to relax and recharge, and I have LOTS planned for next year.
Hope you guys like Santa! you can tell from the manic grin and excessive ammunition, that Santa doesnt like anybody!
Cheers,
Joel
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/12/15 13:09:35
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/12/11 09:42:46
"Ask ten different scientists about the environment, population control, genetics, and you'll get ten different answers, but there's one thing every scientist on the planet agrees on. Whether it happens in a hundred years or a thousand years or a million years, eventually our Sun will grow cold and go out. When that happens, it won't just take us. It'll take Marilyn Monroe, and Lao-Tzu, and Einstein, and Morobuto, and Buddy Holly, and Aristophanes…then all of this…all of this…was for nothing. Unless we go to the stars." Commander sinclair, Babylon 5.
Bobtheinquisitor wrote:what is going on with APAC shipping? If Macross Island were real, they'd be the last place to get any Robotechnology.
2012/12/11 11:03:34
Subject: Re:www.anvilindustry.co.uk - Limited edition "BAD SANTA" Miniature out now.
...... i know i said to myself i wasent gone buy until after the holidays since its to late now but ZOOG IT I WANT THAT MODEL! *goes of to wast monay....again*
got it! (and 50£ in other parts as well )
This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2012/12/12 01:50:12
i am just the wrong wargamer in the wrong place at the wrong time as allways so blame creed
15000 gak (its not point value its how many models i have lying around in bitz )
2012/12/11 18:43:31
Subject: www.anvilindustry.co.uk - Limited edition "BAD SANTA" Miniature out now.
I've loved every piece I've ordered from you, but (there's always a but after genuine compliments) you're leaving money on the table by not creating decent looking combination weapons. There's pretty good demand for them and no other company has produced great combination weapons. Custom Minis produces pretty good looking combination weapons, but they are through Shapeways, making them a bit more pricy and a bit less desirable. There is a french company, I can never recall the name that produce passable combination weapons at a pretty fair price, but they aren't nearly as good as anything you've been putting out for your weapons. Chapterhouse's combination weapons are white metal, which turns off many people immediately, a bit sparse on detail and a bit pricy. They do come as a kit ready to be magnetized, which is cool, but the detail isn't quite as good as it should be. I think if you created combination weapons as good looking as you create your other weapons and at a comparable price, you'd clean house. I remember seeing a while back that you addressed this issue with a comment, more or less, to the effect of "I haven't been able to make good looking ones yet." I figure there are a couple routes to go on this one.
You can make interchangable parts or single piece, obviously, the single allowing more detail and more unity in design. Then there's overslung, underslung and side by side. If you do an underslung design, you could actually just create it as an attachment to the existing line of weapons. If you create a barrel similar to the grenade launcher barrel and a small ammo source (battery, fuel canister, etc) to hang on the side of the weapon. The side by side and overslung would require new weapons. The side by side can be done from an adapted form of your double tap, and by putting the special weapon on the outside of the firer, allow more detail on the alternate weapon. Overslung could allow interchangability while being glued to a models' hands, and by adding a well thought out overhang on the outside of the weapon, could include all the bells and whistles to represent a special weapon. This may have all been sort of telling you things you already knew, in fact, it almost certainly was, but the intent was pretty much to express interest in well crafted combination weapons, and apparently to waste your time with fairly obvious advice.
Automatically Appended Next Post: And also, everything I got with my last order was brilliant, but (another but) the hooded heads are, pardon the pun, head and shoulders above the rest. They look good online, but they look unbelievable in person.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/12/12 01:46:13
It's an ugly planet. A bug planet.
Ouze wrote: 7.) If you gather 250 consecutive issues of White Dwarf, and burn them atop a pyre of Citradel spray guns, legend has it Gwar will appear and answer a single rules-related question.
2012/12/12 01:48:35
Subject: www.anvilindustry.co.uk - Limited edition "BAD SANTA" Miniature out now.
Just a heads up - as of writting this there are TEN santas left in the initial 40. After we've made all 40 Im going to try and get a few more out of the moulds but cant guarantee anything. So if you want one, dont delay!
Bonus points if you use it as a CSM Lord!!!
@Commander Cain - Ill probably release the grenade launcher with stock/grip as a separate peice at some point.
@noneoftheabove0
Yes, I know its a glaring ommission from the range and a lot of people would be after such weapons! Thanks for your input on the design, usefull! Im probably going to go for underslung, but as a combined new weapon rather than an attachment to my existing weapons - as an attachement would make the guns far too front heavy! They are on the to-do list, just need to find the time to design them!
This is the closest approximation of the rules to use Bad Santa as a CSM Lord. (for anyone else who wants to use it as ) Chaos Lord + Combi-Bolter (replace Bolt Pistol) (Shotgun) + Burning Brand of Skalathrax (replace Boltgun) (Grenade Launcher - Incendiary Grenades) + Sigil of Corruption + Melta Bombs 128pts
Also - would it be possible to amend my order with a pack of Laser Designators or two? (only spotted those this morning, and I think they'll make good Markerlights.)
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/12/12 13:58:31
Ovion wrote: This is the closest approximation of the rules to use Bad Santa as a CSM Lord. (for anyone else who wants to use it as )
Chaos Lord
+ Combi-Bolter (replace Bolt Pistol) (Shotgun)
+ Burning Brand of Skalathrax (replace Boltgun) (Grenade Launcher - Incendiary Grenades)
+ Sigil of Corruption
+ Melta Bombs
128pts
Also - would it be possible to amend my order with a pack of Laser Designators or two? (only spotted those this morning, and I think they'll make good Markerlights.)
He has rules!! awesome!!
changing the order - depends if its shipped yet, you need to email me so I know which order is yours!
Just received my stuff in the post. I have to go to work now but I had a quick glance at everything and it all looks stunning! Out of 200+ items I found one teensy little bubble and that was on the base of a foot so it will never be seen!
Bases look great as well, heck, everything looks great! Will post some pics once I have the chance.
Many thanks for the freebies as well, much appreciated!
I'm in the same boat Commander Cain. I got a pretty massive amount of bitz that came in last week or so. Had forgotten to post that they are awesome. I think out of the 50+ bitz (all weapons of some sort) there might be one or two guns who's barrels bled a little but outside of that it looks great!
Oh, and I'd personally go crazy on combination weapons. I need about 30 of each type and based on the quality of what I ordered from you I'd get them all in a heartbeat!
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/12/13 20:17:17
Best Painted (2015 Adepticon 40k Champs)
They Shall Know Fear - Adepticon 40k TT Champion (2012 & 2013) & 40k TT Best Sport (2014), 40k TT Best Tactician (2015 & 2016)
2012/12/13 20:29:23
Subject: Re:www.anvilindustry.co.uk - Limited edition "BAD SANTA" Miniature out now.
no really, i just registered so i could post this picture
got an Anvil order this morning, found a nice little Santa in there
i know this isnt fantastic (im horrible with faces...), but im proud of it =) (the green highlights are NOT that bright on the model, its my camera playing up again :( )
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Talus
-edit- replaced pictures with ones without flash, came out a bit better, just a tad darker :S
This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2012/12/13 20:47:45
2012/12/13 21:33:54
Subject: www.anvilindustry.co.uk - Limited edition "BAD SANTA" Miniature out now.
Right, was a lil bored, so wrote up a 'proper' unit entry for Bad Santa.
Spoiler:
Army: Chaos Space Marines
BG: He's slaved away for hundreds of years, making beautiful gifts in a frozen wasteland all year and giving them away for free to children who take him for granted...
but did anyone ever give Santa a present? NO! he's lucky if he gets a stale mince pie and a mouldy carrot for Rudolph. It's payback time!
This Christmas Santa's gone bad, and he's spreading festive cheer with a double barrelled sawn-off and a 40mm grenade launcher!
FO: HQ Squad: Bad Santa
Unit: Bad Santa, Points Per: 128, Models: 1*, Unit Type: Infantry (Character),
WS-6, BS-5, S-4, T-4, W-3, I-5, A-3, Ld-10, Sv-3+/4+*.
Wargear:
Power Armour
Coat of St. Nicholas
Naughty
Nice
Combat Knife
Frag Grenades
Krak Grenades
Melta Bombs
Special Rules:
Champion of Chaos
Fearless
Independent Character
Coat of St. Nicholas:
The Coat of St. Nicholas confers a 4+ Invulnerable save.
Naughty:
Naughty is Santa's massive custom built Shotgun. It's a ranged weapon with the following profile:
Range-24", Str-4, AP-5, Type-Rapid Fire, Twin-Linked.
Nice:
Nice is an incendiary grenade launcher. It's a ranged weapon with the following profile:
Range-Template, Str-4, AP-3, Type-Assault 1, Torrent, Soul Blaze.
Combat Knife:
The Combat Knife is a Close Combat weapon.
Unless anyone else can come up with something better.
Santa would never go bad like that, he's always so jolly. And you know why?
He never does any of the work himself, he leaves that to the elves.
And of course - he knows where all the Bad Girls live!
"Ask ten different scientists about the environment, population control, genetics, and you'll get ten different answers, but there's one thing every scientist on the planet agrees on. Whether it happens in a hundred years or a thousand years or a million years, eventually our Sun will grow cold and go out. When that happens, it won't just take us. It'll take Marilyn Monroe, and Lao-Tzu, and Einstein, and Morobuto, and Buddy Holly, and Aristophanes…then all of this…all of this…was for nothing. Unless we go to the stars." Commander sinclair, Babylon 5.
Bobtheinquisitor wrote:what is going on with APAC shipping? If Macross Island were real, they'd be the last place to get any Robotechnology.
2012/12/14 19:46:02
Subject: Re:www.anvilindustry.co.uk - Limited edition "BAD SANTA" Miniature out now.
One steam lord made, 15 to go! Everything glues together very well and I am in love with those bases, they don't capture very well in a picture before they are painted but the detail is top notch.
(spoilered because the pics turned out huge when I cropped them!)
Spoiler:
Spoiler:
I plan on doing 5 in that "old" style, another 5 in a futuristic style and the last 5 in whatever way that makes them cool!
Ok, so my package from Anvil Industries has arrived.
The first thing - you've used a box that fits through the letterbox slot.
This is fantastic, almost no one does, and being generally we miss the postman, I don't have to wait 2-3 days then make then 40 minute trip to the sorting depot
It's packaged well, with a little bag taped down and bubble warp. The box is also the perfect size for keeping dice or such in.
The Laser Designators look great, and should make fine markerlights.
Similarly, the revolvers are great, I don't even know when / where I'll use them tbh, no plans. (Just wanted some cos they looked cool - I'm sure I'll find something, xD)
Bad Santa is great. He's a good model and well made.
Just a few tiny pin-hole bubbles here and which will take roughly 5 seconds to fill with LGS and away we go. (Certainly much better than both pieces of Finecast I've got, as well being half the price )
My only issue would be there's no number engraved on the bottom of the parcel, but that's rather minor, and I only noticed the bit saying there would be 2 days after I ordered it, so no biggy.
All in all, it's great, dealing with Joel has been easy, and the products quality and cost is great. I will certainly be using again in future when I don't need Meltaguns.
I'll probably pick up some Railguns and Rifles when I do too.
(And of course, if you sculpt a Fuklaw or any Angry-Marine-usable stuff, I'll be getting that. )
@LDD how about some free human scale guns when I release them? as you've been badgering me for ages and I keep failing to hit my self imposed deadlines!
@Commander Cain and Hulksmash - thanks very much for leaving feedback! Im glad you are so happy with the components!
Commander Cain - the mini loois great! do post photos of completed squads and painted ones if you get a chance!
@Ovion.
Sorry about the lack of a number, I intended to do this - hence said I would in the dakka post, but we sold about 30 Santas - and double the usual ammount of regular product - in less than 48 hours, and in the rush to get everything cast and packed I just totally forgot about it!
Im glad you had a great experience with Anvil and thanks for the feedback- 95% of our orders go out in Jiffy bags or narrow boxes - so no one ever need miss a delivery!
next week Monday - Friday is our last week before the Christmas break, but Ive got a few new bits nad peices to try and release, time allowing. Otherwise - big plans for January!
Anvils Hammer wrote: @Ovion.
Sorry about the lack of a number, I intended to do this - hence said I would in the dakka post, but we sold about 30 Santas - and double the usual ammount of regular product - in less than 48 hours, and in the rush to get everything cast and packed I just totally forgot about it!
Im glad you had a great experience with Anvil and thanks for the feedback- 95% of our orders go out in Jiffy bags or narrow boxes - so no one ever need miss a delivery!
S'alright, it's a good model, I just need to decide if I want to put it on the 'appropriate' 25mm base with half the grenade-parcel hanging off, or a 40mm base for aesthetic....
Hey Joel, I hope you get those guard sized weapons out, the little lady is starting to get on my case about spending the money on the Army Painters mega paint set and not using it. That, and I really want to get my blog back up and running, i hope you release the special weapons in guard size aswell.
what you guys think 
*goes of to wast monay....again*
)
