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Just like to say - so far I've found you significantly better than Forgeworld.
Semi-Rant in spoiler so as not to expose everyone to it:
TL;DR
Anvil Industries is faster, cheaper and better quality than Forgeworld.
With great customer service to boot.

Joel I have to say I would prefer the human range sprue without hands fitted as well, sorry to be a pain but I have most of my poses planned with arms all ready so this will create an issue.

I thought the earlier sprue you previewed was without hands attached ?

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 Ovion wrote:

My Anvil order was great - fantastic quality, no flaws I could spot on anything, already clipped from the sprue, and in post-box suitable container.

Anvil Industries is faster, cheaper and higher quality than Games Workshop's Forgeworld.

BY POPULAR DEMAND -

No hands will be built into the guns. It looks like enough people want them "hands free" that I would have to do that option anyway, but I cant really justify two different sprues for each gun, so the sprues will be

5x gun
5x separate left hand in case it is helpfull.
As much spare ammo as I can cram on.

Im going to put them up for order today or tommorow, shipping next wednesday or earlier.

Cheers,

Joel

i chime in with LDD here... better guns without hands... we know where we can get hands... but good looking guns...that is the thing we´re after

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
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 Ovion wrote:

My Anvil order was great - fantastic quality, no flaws I could spot on anything, already clipped from the sprue, and in post-box suitable container.

Anvil Industries is faster, cheaper and higher quality than Games Workshop's Forgeworld.

BY POPULAR DEMAND -

No hands will be built into the guns. It looks like enough people want them "hands free" that I would have to do that option anyway, but I cant really justify two different sprues for each gun, so the sprues will be

5x gun
5x separate left hand in case it is helpfull.
As much spare ammo as I can cram on.

Im going to put them up for order today or tommorow, shipping next wednesday or earlier.

Cheers,

Joel

See Joel this is why you ROCK you listen to feedback, plus the separate hands will always come in handy just I have a lot of planned poses with weapons in one hand.

Thanks again Joel

Curious where we can get hands? I would love get a sprue of just hands so I can add other weaposn to my rather massive Cadian army.

Speaking of which, any chance of Cadian type shoulder pads to go with your human sized arms?

I recently ordered from Anvil for the first time and was VERY impressed with both the quality of the items (no flash, holes, etc) and the speed of delivery.

 Manus wrote:

Where did those track sets come from if you don't mind my asking?

 Manus wrote:


@ 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

Good stuff Manus, I follow your blog.

I've got a few more heroic style minis like this in progress, practice for helping Anvil with their pending human sized warriors.

Some of my older stuff is with Troll Forged Miniatures. MOTN finer scale stuff is all with anvil. I did have some minis that gut queued up for release with Troll Forged a few years ago and fell off the radar. I'm hoping to do new versions with Anvil. More on that another day though, I think the Anvil heroic style mini's are on a roll and will take the limelight in this thread.

Those guns look top drawer.

Thanks!

and here they are for sale! (shipping next tuesday)

Each set includes Five guns, plus spare ammo, separate left hands for conversion work and a relevant accessories.



Im very glad to finally have the Regiments section live! Ill be adding actual figure sets over the next few months as fast as I can get them done.

New stuff here -

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=108_109

Im aiming to have the first two sets - Cyborg and Commando, ready for sale at Salute.

Cheers,

Joel

Hi Joel

Placed a small order of the guns trial run just to work out what is best for my needs and a few other bits as well that look like they might be fun

They came out nicely, you got me Joel, I'll be putting in an order shortly for a bunch of stuff.

Cheers!

HA! I knew you'd cave Target!

Is this bandwagon or group pressure - I'm not sure. Either way, a brilliant decision Joel - perhaps even better, is the added left hands, they will really come in handy (sorry).

Guns look amazing, looking forward to get my hands on those.

@hulksmash: not sure I should name other companies than Anvil here - but since Joel is not YET producing any tracks, I think I can mention they are from SpartanGames - Dystopian wars.

Joel - there is a big marked out there for tracked units, amongst all us Mechanicus nutters.

Im fine with people mentioning other conversion components and companies, the more choice the better! Gives me a reason to work hard and offer better quality and prices!

I KNEW it was spartan games and was going to post that, but I couldnt find that peice anywhere on their website.

Im planning tracked units like that soon, both as a base for Exo-Lords, and as a heavy weapons platform.

Glad you guys like the new guns!

Joel

Some really cool weapons! Have to order a trial run for those great sniper rifles!

Way better IMHO to do them without the attached hands. And the idea to add some gadgets like spent shells is great!

Is there any possibility to get the double mag from the Black Ops also single item (in a pack of 10 like the others) from the Armoury? As that double mag looks really great!

Joel,

Could you size the tracks for human sized heavy weapons as well? That would fit in very nicely with admech and mechanized themed lists.

Will you be selling cupped hands? Just the hands? That way your human sized weapons could be adding to other companies arms.

You are doing tracks like that? Awesome. I'll hold off ordering spartan ones then, since I like your work a lot.

@Miniholic,

thanks! I might be able to sort out a double mag option at some point, but there are many higher priority projects at the moment! Thanks for the suggestion.

@Javin I will be making a single tracked unit which will suitable for attaching either a Steam Lord Torso etc, or a Human Scale Heavy Weapon.

All the Regiments gun sprues already include a spare left hand for each gun, making conversions very easy.

@Isnigo - I have no idea when I will get to making the tracks unit, as there are a lot of projects on my plate at the moment, sorry this isnt very helpfull, If you do choose to wait I hope you will like what I come up with!

Cheers,

Joel

Recently recieved my latest order and as previously stated by many others, it was a pleasure dealing with Anvil industries and Joel himself. Quality of the product was exemplary as was service communications and shipping. Thanks joel! this will not be my last order

I promised Joel I'd post a photos at some point of my rather massive Imperial Guard project. Well I'm some way away from even having a single platoon done having only built the first squad and a couple of other models, but I am making decent progress on the test model for my planned paint scheme. So here's the first of 88 guardsmen with only touch ups, highlights and basing to do. The guardsman himself is an old Warzone Imperial Army Regular with one of Joel's excellent exorcist carbines replacing the standard weapon. Personally I think the exorcist looks great on these models despite really being intended for marine sized models. Sorry about the photo quality my camera isn't great for taking closeups.



Just another 87 to go plus a few vehicles. I think I might have this army finished by the time 40k 7th edition is released.

Love the new guns Joel, the double barrelled one, in particular will be of great use. Expect an order when the Black Ops legs go up for separate sale.

Hey Guys,

@Sgt.Roadkill - Thanks very much for your feedback!

@Nick Ellingworth - Wow he looks great! Thats one hefty looking carbine on a model that size but it works! Good luck with the remaining 87!



All quiet lately! We've been busy!

Here is the new Lance Carbine - integrated with a compact version of the various Exo-Lord energy/Specialist weapons for a bit of extra firepower when you need it most!

The Kit will be supplied with 4 upper weapon options, which can be blue tacked in place or magnetised with the pre cast holes (added since this screenshot was taken).

This means the lower carbine weapon can be glued to a figure while the upper weapon is completely interchangable between games.

Im not sure exactly what parts Im going to include with this kit, but Ill figure it out soon once i get the parts back from the printers.



Cheers,

Joel

@Anvil

First off I'm loving the new combi-weapon. I've built quite a few for myself but a ready source for some of my armies would be amazing.

Secondly you guys are insane. I got my order from you faster in England than I did from the Warstore and I only paid you guys 1-day apart. And again it seems an excellent job with the casts. Haven't been able to inspect all the bags (you know how big the order was) but what I've seen so far looks excellent.

Keep up the good work

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
@Nick Ellingworth - Wow he looks great! Thats one hefty looking carbine on a model that size but it works! Good luck with the remaining 87!

Thanks Joel, I think I need a lot of luck.

Really liking the combi-weapon, especially the inbuilt magnetising option.

As per usual, these look incredible. I've got a buddy who's been in the market for good looking under, or I suppose in this case, over slung weapons for some time now. He spent a small fortune on some custom pieces produced at a frienldy local game store and was pretty disappointed with the result. Ever since then, we've been waiting patiently for yours. I'm sure he'll be pleased with the results. Expect a large order the moment these come out.

In response to the poll you have on your facebook, which I'd like to include the Dakka community in, I figure the best way to do this would be to go completely a la carte. I don't know if this would be the best way for you to cast the parts, and if it isn't, disregard this. You would be able to charge a bit more per part to cover your labor, but it would keep the overall costs down for the consumer. Everyone likes a full bitz box, but it does get somewhat depressing when you see thirty of the same bit you will never use because it doesn't fit what you're doing. Failing that possibility, I'd vote for the option of five weapons with two of each option. It will cover most of what everyone needs. If someone were to need a bunch of the same weapon, it would be either expensive or require alot of cutting and sawing, but I figure most people use those types of weapons in various sorts to take advantage of their flexibility. One man's opinion.

To sort of recap for everyone on here, the question was, more or less, whether it is better to have a single weapon base with all four upper options included for a premium cost, or to have five bases with two each of the upper options for slightly less money, though somewhat less flexibility if you want all the same weapon. Discuss amongst yourselves.

Hey,

@Hulksmash - Thanks very much! dispatch is almost always within 24 hours, and shipping to the US is a bit varied, but can sometimes be only a few days if the parcel has an easy trip through customs!

@Noneoftheabove0 - Cheers!

Offering all the options separatly is the ideal situation, but its not realistic to have 5/6 different draws and 5/6 separate production moulds, we just dont have the resources at the moment.

Im leaning toward doing a single sprue with one lower, and every option, plus 3 option mags as well, so the final gun will be totally customisable.
The sprue will thus be fairly expensive, but not more so than purchasing similar weapons from bits stores, and it will come with a lot more options which can be used in other conversions.

Hopefully sending these guns to print today.

Cheers,

Joel

All options on one sprue please - oh and of cause human size!

You have made many people extremely happy with those guns Joel! They all look really well designed, especially digging the grenade launcher!