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Hey anvil!

You ever think of using dollmaker to make a quick "make your own marine" page? (I could even do it in exchange for some marinies)
something like: http://dragonflyteam.free.fr/pimpmyairsoft/

Its kind of a pain to browse around and find what you want, but I think a nice labeled doll page could really help people choose

Hmmm, any chance of getting some of those rifles as their own kit? I like the scoped one, and some of the others would be nice too.

Don't want the whole Black Ops kit, but the rifles are sweet!

 Grundz wrote:
Hey anvil!

You ever think of using dollmaker to make a quick "make your own marine" page? (I could even do it in exchange for some marinies)
something like: http://dragonflyteam.free.fr/pimpmyairsoft/

Its kind of a pain to browse around and find what you want, but I think a nice labeled doll page could really help people choose

Now that's not a bad idea! It would need a regular updating with all the stuff Joel keeps releasing though.

 Commander Cain wrote:

 Grundz wrote:
Hey anvil!

You ever think of using dollmaker to make a quick "make your own marine" page? (I could even do it in exchange for some marinies)
something like: http://dragonflyteam.free.fr/pimpmyairsoft/

Its kind of a pain to browse around and find what you want, but I think a nice labeled doll page could really help people choose

Now that's not a bad idea! It would need a regular updating with all the stuff Joel keeps releasing though.

GUESS I GOT A PART TIME JOB?
lol, literally he takes pictures already, he would just have to take them from roughly the same angle and make white = transparent, and be done with it, takes about a minute for each pic.

God help me I just put in an order for several hundred dollars.

If you could possibly get a pack of guardsmen sized pre-built bionic legs that would be awesome. Buying the 15 piece set in lots is bad enough based on cost but the time I'm going to spend putting 35 sets of legs together is going to be insane.....

Aww man the spec ops legs are built into the torso? i was so looking forward to buying legs for some conversions.

Still no human sized weapons

Yeah man, its been over a year since the Guardsmen project was suppost to be in full swing. Oh well, I understand your an indie dev, just very dissipointing.
The spec op space marines looks bad ass, if your guardsmen look as good they will be worth the wait!

I know you have a set of regiment weapons ready printed, in that lot was there a sniper rifle ?

Hey Guys,

@Marine with heart -

Thanks very much, glad you like the parts! Unfortunately No, I have no plans for any larger melee weapons at the moment, I may make a few when I get round to my larger armoured Exo-Lords, but I dont know when that project will be started on given my workload.

@ Grundz - Good suggestion! Yes we have thought of doing something like that, but its a lot of work so we've not found the time yet, if anyone wants to volunteer to make it in exchange for product, make us an offer!
Ideally want we would want is a product page where changing the product selection changes the image, but this is even more work!

We will be switching over the focus of the range to kits consisting of fewer components, so the custom Exo-Lord kits are likely to sell less in future.

@Salicious Greed - The Black Ops rifle set is jsut for that kit, but all the guns are available separately in the "Armoury" section and you can choose all the ammo and accesories you like.

@Hulksmash-

Thanks very much, I was going to email you about this, the "combined" small bionic legs kit is out soon, if you'd prefer to wait, we can hold your order, or send it without the bionic legs, or send you some multi part bionic legs and then the rest as the static peices when I get to them, email me and let me know.

@Arkham Jack- Dont worry, the "Vanguard" pattern legs and arms, as used in the Black Ops kit, will be available separately soon enough, I just need to find the time to make the moulds.

@LDD and Newabortion -

I know! Im sorry its dragged on, Ive been making small progress recently, the resin copies of the small guns, including a sniper rifle, are on my desk, photos later today!

Cheers,

Joel

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ME WANT PICS NO PICS IT NEVER HAPPENED ALMOST FORGIVEN JOEL ALMOST LOL

Have you ever consdiered selling the sprues sepratly? So the upgrade (webbing and ammo packs) sprue? And having the torsos seprate from the bodies as well?

The equipment pack is separate here -

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=77_107&product_id=264

The shoulder pads, thermal power plant and Black Ops heads are also available separately, and the legs and arms will be soon.

The torsos might be sold separately, but I'm not sure yet.

Cheers,

Joel

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
Hey Guys,
@ Grundz - Good suggestion! Yes we have thought of doing something like that, but its a lot of work so we've not found the time yet, if anyone wants to volunteer to make it in exchange for product, make us an offer!
Ideally want we would want is a product page where changing the product selection changes the image, but this is even more work!

DIBS

Guns Guns Guns...


Apologies im still showing these off on the "blank" torsos, proper sculpts for that part coming soon.

Here are the new Shotgun, Firestorm Carbine, Laser Rifle and Sniper Rifle, all in Human scale.



Each weapon will be supplied on a sprue containing -

4x gun with left hand sculpted in place, stock and grip all ready removed - as shown in the image bottom left.

2x complete gun with stock and grip, plus a separate left hand peice

Spare mags and ammo - as many as I can sensibly fit on the sprue.

This hopefully allows for the easiest converting, and the sprues will be compatible with my upcoming regiments range.


The regular assault rifle will be released in a couple of weeks when Ive redone the mags for it - sorry for the delay! Im going to do curved sickle mags, and either a drum or box mag version.

Cheers,

Joel

Hi Joel,
I know you're really busy on all the ranges(the new guns are amazing), but I was wondering if there were any plans to expand your bases ranges? I'm currently assembling a very mixed army(combining your figures,parts etc with anothers who shall remain nameless!) and wanting to give them a winter effect so I would be really really pleased if you would consider bases for this style? After all, you have desert and ruins, why not snow and ruins?
If you do, I'll keep putting new jokes in the comments section of the order form! (For it is I!)

I'm liking the human scale rifles. Any plans for an M-16 style autogun?

Wow great new stuff from Anvil!

As usual I'll struggle to try and top it but for what it's worth my blog has a couple of updates on what I'll be posting off for mold making soon: Tox Troopers for the MOTN range and a heroic scale test sculpt I did (kitted out with Exo Lord parts).

Awesome work on the new Guns Joel!

My current wish list grows ever longer.

@IceSword - that is one impressive hero sculpt! I would happily purchase that!

Anvil Industries = Awesome customer service.

I'm just throwing that out there as someone now on his second order with them and I think that when a business goes above and beyond that they deserve the praise.

Joel had the opportunity to profit at the expense of a customer and did what was right for the customer.

Kudos!

Best AdMech figure I've seen for quite a while. Would be absolutely perfect for Legio Mortis Skitarii as is w/skull mask.
Honestly never been a fan of the MotN range thus far but this has me very interested.

At last human sized weapons hell begins to drop in temperature they look great Joel even better on my miniatures though

IceSword that heroic scale mini looks pretty dam sweet, adding it with Joel's bits even more so I would buy one of those

Wonderful work Joel and Ice Sword both! The guns are pure perfection and the Ad-Mech type guy is looking fantastic. I am also really warming up to the Tox troopers, I just wish the guns were a little more detailed. I take it that even the regiment scale Anvil guns would still be too large for those models?

 Commander Cain wrote:
Wonderful work Joel and Ice Sword both! The guns are pure perfection and the Ad-Mech type guy is looking fantastic. I am also really warming up to the Tox troopers, I just wish the guns were a little more detailed. I take it that even the regiment scale Anvil guns would still be too large for those models?

Unfortunately yes the Anvil rifles will be too big for the MOTN range.

At least with heroic style/scale you get more surface area to work with, the proportions on the MOTN stuff however requires smaller weapons. I've chosen to leave them semi abstract, I don't want to cram in detail for the sake of it and clutter things up.

That said, in the case of the Tox Trooper I think one or two minor details can be added that would benefit the part.

The only thing I dislike about the guns is the lack of different shapes to it. Even a little rounded barrel would improve it immensely!

Hmm, seeing those bionic arms and bionic legs together makes me think that with some roboty heads, they could make great counts-as Necrons

I loving the looks of those Toxic troopers. Can't wait for them to become available. I for one actually kind of like the simplistic weapons they carry.

Hi Joel and MotN.
Finally got registered here - mainly because I wanted to comment on this thread. So far I just used mails, but I guess this is easier.
Been using Anvil's part for some time now - and I can only chime in, in the praise of top of the line parts, beautiful casting, fast response and all around excellent service - best out there.

Love to come here and see the new glimses of the next bits in line.
A little worried that you write that (left) hands will be attached to the guns, on most of the casts. That's really one of the things I always hated about GW guard weapons. Really kills the usability for all us converters.
True - I do see it can be useful when just making up loads of minis, but the problem arises if then the parts don't align or you want a slightly different pose than imagined by the sculptor. Please remember that you bits are still the best out there for conversion work - please don't make it into a "unit producing" line. Perhaps it would be possible to make the mixed sprue you describe and also a sprue where you just the the whole gun, with out the hands and the cut of bits.

A couple pics showing the use of the brilliant Anvil parts - Joel needs as much praise as possible.





(loads more pics in my blog - link in my sig, if you should be interested)

@ MotN.

Simply love that new evil looking mini, I think it's some of you best work yet. How many are you planning on? The toxic troopers are really great too - gotta Nurgle these at some time
I remember from the old MotN webpage, you had some really cool looking minis - cannot remember their names, but kind of oversized, longcoat wearing guardlike minis - are they even going to see the light of day?

Cheers

 Manus wrote:

A little worried that you write that (left) hands will be attached to the guns, on most of the casts. That's really one of the things I always hated about GW guard weapons. Really kills the usability for all us converters.
Perhaps it would be possible to make the mixed sprue you describe and also a sprue where you just the the whole gun, with out the hands and the cut of bits.

I'll second that - I hope the guns are also made available as "just guns" without hands, arms and so forth.

Thanks everyone!

@Slipsteam - we miss your jokes! :p

I dont have any immediate plans to expand the base range, and if I did I wouldnt do "snow" ones as its impossible to sculpt snow! What I would suggest is picking one of the existing bases and snowing it up - for example the desert bases can be painted blue/white as cracked ices, glue a bit of sand on top and you can mix in some earth/crushed snow. The granite bases could easily be painted up as snow covered rocks and muddy craters with little modifications.

Later in the year I may make a few extra designs of base but no promises!

@Zogg - With the raised carry handle like an M-16/ G36K ? Yes, possibly, but only if the initial guns sell well.

@Icesword - looking good! Cant wait to get those guys cast up!

@Hulksmash - I prefer to think that we make a profit because we always put the customer first. Im glad we exceeded your expectations

@Commander Cain - Ill see if the new small guns are too large for the Tox Troopers when they arrive.

@Clang - they would be very small counts-as Necrons! The Exo-Lord scale parts, when I get them finnished, would be more suited to that.


@Manus - Thanks very much for posting the photos! Ive seen a few before but the whole squad looks amazing painted!! thanks also for your kind feedback

I will have a think about the gun sprues - for some kinds of conversion, not having the hand attached is a massive pain, so its getting the balance right, I will initially create the sprue I need for my regiments range, and hopefully also make the "whole guns" available separately as well, depending on sales.

I am planning on doing mostly complete unit sets like the new Black Ops from now on - as it gives me a lot more freedom with the designs and they are also easier to manufacture, which frees up more time to work on new products.
Dont worry though, I will still be supporting and adding to the line of conversion parts, and will make as much as possible available separately.

Cheers Guys,

Joel