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Brook and Anvil, I was actually thinking more this which I am pretty sure pre-dates the nearly identical FW concept. [citation needed of course]



Metro Of course, by all means if you do this do your awesome exo-lord take on it.

I've been doing my own concept doodles though. Coach style top, dual section revolver segment (having two cylinders instead of one with each revolution, if that makes sense,) and sternguard type ammo. With a fold stock. So that is what I'll end up making with your parts regardless, should you do anything involving revolvers.

Am I the only one thinking it would be cool if some bitz company did stuff on a Deadzone or Infinity (realistic) scale? Like weapons and heads/arms for conversions?

No, I was actually just about to post that!

Infinity scale heads/arms and maybe weapons? Or BIKES!

I'd like to see some of the heavy weapons re-cast into shoulder fired guns, something more realistic compared to the guns carried at waist height.

Also, maybe add new Afterlife figures which are laying down and firing MGs?

JMMelo wrote:
Am I the only one thinking it would be cool if some bitz company did stuff on a Deadzone or Infinity (realistic) scale? Like weapons and heads/arms for conversions?

I'd like that too.. BUT.. AI already basically said if it's not 40k proxies then they won't waste their time.

Seconding/thirding/fourthing more styles of shield, the riot shields are plain and don't really look great on exo-lord sized models

More bionics are always great, I have a ton of different AI bionics sets and they're something you do amazingly well (who else produces multi-part, poseable bionics?)

Not sure if you have any clear resin facilities, but something like this from syypher and this from atropos907 would be incredible in various sizes, especially if the hex pattern could be embossed into the surface (Id love to use one for a Knight, but if that's too large they'd make great additions to characters sporting force fields at various scales)

On a more reasonable note, powered scythe weapons would be great for a certain subset of us that require them, something nice and big and ornate

 legion4500 wrote:
I would love to see exolord size boarding shields, or riot shields...

Boarding shields would be most welcome!

As would giant robots although that's not really a "conversion bit"

Oh yeah, I've asked this twice on the forum now but have gotten no reply so excuse the bold but sell plastic bases separately! There is seriously nowhere I can find that sells ones with a bevelled edge that is not GW's overpriced ones... Not really a conversion piece but we need something to put our creations on right?

 Commander Cain wrote:
Oh yeah, I've asked this twice on the forum now but have gotten no reply so excuse the bold but sell plastic bases separately! There is seriously nowhere I can find that sells ones with a bevelled edge that is not GW's overpriced ones... Not really a conversion piece but we need something to put our creations on right?

GW doesn't do beveled bases, only flat ones.
Bases are usually available on Ebay in all kind of sizes and styles.

If this isn't solely for not-gw bits, I'd like to see some alternate weapons for Gates of Antares. I know it's smaller scaled and doesn't have the huge market that GW stuff does, but it's what I would like to see you produce. :-)

Can we please get some zweihanders without any hands on the hilt? It's impossible to find 28mm greatswords without going to a place like Shapeways where they're ridiculously expensive.

Morning everyone!

Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions, very helpful!

I will try to answer everyone's comments in order they were posted:

Robot horses are on the list!

@Lockark - I'm sorry if I misunderstood. When I say scaled down, I don't mean the exact same components, but rather reworked versions. I will likely do a sprue of "regiments officer melee weapons" including a rapier style sword.

More Regiments guns are a possible, but its unlikely they will include laser flintlocks or similar sorry.

@Sockwithaticket - Yep new Exo Lord shields (and probably updated shield arms) are on the list, the existing shields are all at least 3-4 years old.

@Barzam - No plans for Afterlife Melee Units yet, its just not realistic for the setting. There is one particular faction which will have an emphasis on melee combat/weaponry, but its likily several years away if I'm honest.

@Desubot - as Haigus points out, there is already quite a bit of stuff like that out there. I'm not really interested in doing components which arnt for the miniatures. What is possible is another basing sprue like our "Rubble bits" we released recently, but with a more hi tech theme.

@Malika2- Void warfare, civilians and quilted stuff is all a bit specialist.. those themes will likely make an appearance in Afterlife at some point but no timescale.

@Kendoka - I'm afraid I'm not really looking to make any more complete kits at the moment, I already have a long list of Afterlife units I want to make.

@MrGrigson - No plans for separate crew legs, but we are going to shortly make the crew sprue from our instigator available for separate purchase soon, which includes a few bits you might find useful!

@Tactical spam - I think between all their various 40k and fantasy plastic kits and the plastic bits sites, theres no shortage of necromunda conversion options.

@Legion4500 - More shields are on the list, see our existing riot shiled here -

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/The-Armoury/Close-Combat-Weapons

and our Exo Lord Upgrade sprue here -

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/Exo-Lords/Black-Ops/Exo-Lord-Command-Sprue

which includes medical gear of sorts.

banners are on the list, If I can make something good looking and original enough.

@Jehan - No plans for large kits like that any time soon I'm afraid!

@Stormwall - feel free to email me sketches!

@Dr Ransom - prone figures will make an appearance at some point, the main issue is finding a suitable base for them! Do you mean held over the shoulder like old SM devestators? No plans to recast existing weapons but Ill bear it in mind for future varients.

JMMelo wrote:
Am I the only one thinking it would be cool if some bitz company did stuff on a Deadzone or Infinity (realistic) scale? Like weapons and heads/arms for conversions?

Very happy to consider stuff like this, but personally I don't find infinity's scale to be particularly realistic - they have a very stretched, cartoony style. with thin limbs/waists. I've not seen enough of their models to compare weapon scale.

We will be releasing more bits from the Afterlife range, which are finer in scale and thus may be more suitable for Infinity and similar, though I don't plan on sculpting anything in the infinity "style" any time soon.

 MLaw wrote:


I'd like that too.. BUT.. AI already basically said if it's not 40k proxies then they won't waste their time.

The customer is certainly always right, but I must point out I didn't say that.. Our Exo-Lord range is certainly sculpted in the same bulky/heroic style as 40k miniatures, but with the conversion bits range, the aim is very much to make things suitable for use in a range of sci-fi settings.

I am generally inclined toward making stuff either in the Afterlife scale, or in the bulky "28mm heroic" scale used by GW and many other games/figures ranges, simply because its the most popular size.

I don't mind wasting my time if it means making something cool, but if we make something cool that hardly anyone buys, its not financially viable, which is a shame but a harsh reality!

I'm very happy to consider suggestions for stuff which is more sci-fi and less grim darky, generally the more game systems and scales a component is suitable for, the easier it is to justify making it.


@Charax- Sythes are a good suggestion! Ill try and make some for our upcoming two handed melee weapons set.

Those energy shields are really awesome, but unfortunately not something we could produce feasibly at a cost anyone would pay.

Shields noted!


@CommanderCain.

Done, now please go and buy some!

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/Anvil-Gaming-Bases/Plain-Plastic-Bases

@Zywus - I had a look on ebay and you will probably find our prices in the link above very reasonable compared to most other sellers - this is because we have bags of bases sitting around for our Afterlife figures range!

@Bobby Hostile - GoA is definitely too small for us to make dedicated bits, consider asking Warlord games directly? I understood most of their figures were metal and had guns integrated, making conversions rather a challenge!

Some of the bits from our Afterlife range will most likely be suitable for GoA.

@MacMuckles - I've added that to the possibles list for Regiments scale bits, or did you mean Exo-Lord scale ones?


Phew.. I think that's everyone.. apologies if I missed anyones post.

I've just been having a gander at the melee weapons section on your website and noticed there was also a glaring lack of maces- you've got swords and axes, but no maces/mauls. I think they could be a good addition if you think they would sell well enough (would combo well with a new/updated riot shield...).

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
@CommanderCain.

Done, now please go and buy some!

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/Anvil-Gaming-Bases/Plain-Plastic-Bases

@Zywus - I had a look on ebay and you will probably find our prices in the link above very reasonable compared to most other sellers - this is because we have bags of bases sitting around for our Afterlife figures range!

Yep, prices seems fair. When I purchase something from you next time I'l probably throw some in.

Also, It seems I confused the terminology. What I though was named beveled bases is infact called "lipped", (the bases used by PrivateerPress for exemple).

You are a beautiful human being Anvil, very reasonable pricing and all the sizes I could possibly need! Ordered 30 of them as well as those muzzle flashes and that awesome mechanical arm set.

Personally I'd like to see more 6mm scale stuff out there in general. In particular futuristic tanks and armoured cars rather than skimmers.

Oooh, how about bikes? Be it normal ones or jetbikes!

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


@Barzam - No plans for Afterlife Melee Units yet, its just not realistic for the setting. There is one particular faction which will have an emphasis on melee combat/weaponry, but its likily several years away if I'm honest.

Well, I'm not surprised. I had a feeling that a melee focused unit wouldn't work all that well in the setting. They would probably need some funky rules to make them viable. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing some more high tech looking cyborgs in the future. Something with some sleek, high tech limbs like you might find in Metal Gear would be nice as opposed to the blocky, ugly grimdark cybernetics you see in 40k. If you've ever seen the comic Project ARMS, it has some very cool examples of combat cyborgs and augmentations that would be neat to see in on the tabletop.

I'm sorry, I should have specified. Yes, I was hoping for Regiment-scale greatswords

Torsos and arms to go with all the afterlife legs that I have! Seriously, you list legs and heads under conversion bits but nothing to go beween them.

Could be torso and arms as one piece but in a way that you can substitute the weapon? I know you mentioned before that separate arms were tricky.

Going back to what others have suggested relating to ODST-style helmets, I'd love to see more of that. Not a copy, but of a similar style; the kind of helmet with a triangular, almost full-face visor. It's not at all exclusive to ODSTs (or Halo), but they are a great example of good use of the style.



I don't know why, but they are extremely cool.

 Frozen Ocean wrote:
Going back to what others have suggested relating to ODST-style helmets, I'd love to see more of that. Not a copy, but of a similar style; the kind of helmet with a triangular, almost full-face visor. It's not at all exclusive to ODSTs (or Halo), but they are a great example of good use of the style.

Spoiler:

I don't know why, but they are extremely cool.

Ooh, I agree! Might as well make some sweet arm cannons too

But, the AJAX helmet already kind of looks like what you guys are suggesting.

The Afterlife setting is fine for melee but it needs to have something to serve as a platform.
Active camo units would be fantastic.
Cybernetic legs/mobility enhancements to propel a unit into range
Personal flight/jump/teleportation device (not really a full sized jump pack because.. come on who could really fist fight with that on).

I watch enough anime and have played enough Shadowrun that I see where melee should come from.. it definitely does not win out in a full on battle but lighter units that are focused on taking objectives would likely have SMGs or pistols that wouldn't be prohibitive to a CCW. A cybernetic fist, a knife, or a charged knuckle spike of some sort would all be good secondaries.
I've admittedly not played your game system yet but I picture scenarios where you have to retrieve something needing units like this.

Anyway.. just food for thought. I probably will be giving Afterlife a try sometime in the coming year but I've got a lot on my plate in the meantime.

What I would love to see is some female necron torso and legs for lords/over lords/phareks(sp?). Ones without robot tits.
A smaller tappered rib cage with a thinner concave spinal column and some legs with thinner armor wider hips. I got some sketches I will try to upload them by tomorrow.

 MLaw wrote:
The Afterlife setting is fine for melee but it needs to have something to serve as a platform.
Active camo units would be fantastic.
Cybernetic legs/mobility enhancements to propel a unit into range
Personal flight/jump/teleportation device (not really a full sized jump pack because.. come on who could really fist fight with that on).

I watch enough anime and have played enough Shadowrun that I see where melee should come from.. it definitely does not win out in a full on battle but lighter units that are focused on taking objectives would likely have SMGs or pistols that wouldn't be prohibitive to a CCW. A cybernetic fist, a knife, or a charged knuckle spike of some sort would all be good secondaries.
I've admittedly not played your game system yet but I picture scenarios where you have to retrieve something needing units like this.

Anyway.. just food for thought. I probably will be giving Afterlife a try sometime in the coming year but I've got a lot on my plate in the meantime.

That's why I suggested a cyborg melee unit.

I've emailed you this suggestion, but I'll repeat it here: bare heads for the Unity Council and Republic troops!

Female troops ( also with bare head options) would also be nice.

( such heads could probably be used for other company's models, so that's an incentive for increased sales).

Dogs? It'd be fun to have some war hound/K-9 units, and it seems they'd fit the Anvil universe.

 Apologist wrote:
Dogs? It'd be fun to have some war hound/K-9 units, and it seems they'd fit the Anvil universe.

Already there

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/AFTERLIFE/Stim-Hounds

Will do Anvil. I'll fire up Photoshop once I am back stateside, and then email(?) you.