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I previously previewed the Multi-Part, fully pose able all bionic legs set.

Here is the result of 10 hours more work today - the Large Bionic Leg conversion kit*

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Two heavy power armoured legs and two separate bionic legs - so you can use the complete legs supplied OR use pieces from the Multi-Pose kit to create your own poses.

The calf armour on the bionic legs is an optional component - they can be left off if the iconography doesn't suit your intended use.

These should hopefully be available to order tomorrow, and ship from the middle of next week.


*I briefly considered designing the thigh armour with just enough room inside to hold a child's bicep, but thought better of it.

The legs look longer than the previous ones you've done. Is this a sort of mini preview of what's to come?

hey Joel,

Just putting together my order of double handed weapons (which are amazing and should totally be on everyone's wishlist) and had a couple of thoughts:

- You don't have any pics on the site showing which pose is which, so people cant really order them knowing which pose is A, B etc (I'd take some pics showing them off, but I'm using them on GW minis and you tend to like showing promo pics of exo-lord parts)

- Any plans for larger versions? these are absolutely great for exo-lords or similarly sized models, but a set for larger models (like Ajax mechs or maybe, if someone's feeling crazy, GW terminators) would be fantastic.

#TotallyNotMakingDeathShroud

 Barzam wrote:
The legs look longer than the previous ones you've done. Is this a sort of mini preview of what's to come?

I believe they are intended for Terminator conversions.

any news when the Exo-Lord Jetpacks are back on stock?

@Barzam -

These are suitable for "larger" miniatures, so too big for regular Exo-Lords.

The confusion (and you are not the only one) stems I think from the thigh armour, which I've sculpted in proper thickness and proportion relative to the lower leg, making it look more like a regular Exo-Lord leg.

Ill post a scale shot up in a bit.

You are partly correct though - designing this kit was a bit of a "warm up" for an Exo-Lords reboot KS I am currently planning, Ill have more details on that soon.

A LOT of the Exo-Lords range is quite a few years old now and its all a bit piece meal and lacks a coherent theme. I'm very much looking forward to unleashing my improved design skills and our superior quality manufacturing methods on our original figures!

@Charax - All the sets of DH Melee weapons contain one each of each arm pose, so I don't see any advantage in labelled poses? You are right though we should put up more example images, I'll try and get around to that.

Making Larger arms is a possibility, but it.s a bit of a slippery slope.. people then want torsos, heads, cloaks, legs etc etc.. At which point I may as well just do a full kit.. Which is an option, but not one I'm likely to have time for any time soon.


@Kodos - Hopefully next week, we just need to remake the mould.






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Evening again all,

The Large Bionic Legs are available to Order now, shipping from this coming Thursday most likely.

The two separate kits can be used by themselves, or combine parts from both kits for more conversion options.

Conversion Kit :



Multi-Pose assembled examples:



Scale comparison with our regular Exo-Lord legs:



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Also these are now available....



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A larger company has recently started supplying their kits with the pistol grip hand attached to the rifle, so if you want to convert with 3rd party guns, you'll find these come in 'handy'... (Sorry!)

Seeing the old exo-lord legs next to the new sculpt, I can see why you want to go back and re-do the older stuff with the superior technology and sculpting skills you have at your disposal now. The large legs look great

Just placed an order. I guess I'll have to get some Large Bionic arms and legs next time.

I almost bought the Unity Council Ajax Exo-Mechs (3) set based on your conversion corner from this week, but I just couldn't justify the costs since all I was after was the legs/torsos. Is there any chance of offering them separately at some stage, as you've done with the Black Ops figures?

I received Nurgle's blessing this week in my mail box

Only took 1 week to get my order at my door stop all the way here to Canada. The Scythes look even better in person. The detail is a bit sharper (these puns are going to be the death of me...)

Nice clean casts as well. Love the skull heads too.

@Haigus - Thanks very much, and yep, I am proud of the old stuff, but I've developed, and a new Exo-Lords range will massively amp up the quality level!

The current plan is to run a small Kickstarter in April, with the number of new armour styles, poses and weapons determined by how much support we get, as this means we can get production done during the summer when we are typically a bit quieter, sales wise.

I'll have further proper announcements in a few weeks time.

@MrFlutterPie - Glad the parts turned up, and in one week - that's pretty good! International mail can be a bit hit and miss sometimes.

I'm happy you are pleased with the parts! Skulls+Scythes = Grim reapers??


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The new Large Bionic Multi-Pose and Conversion Kit legs are now shipping on normal schedule!

Here are some example assembled Bionic Conversion Legs - The eagle on the leg is about 5mm tall, the detail level we can get with 3D printer still impresses me sometimes!



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Next week, if the sculpting goes well, I'm hoping to release a range of new "infantry" kits and conversion parts for all the Guard players out there!

Any pics of these bitz that will soon be released?

Great legs man (stop the giggle - you know what I mean)

So next week - finally those greatcoat legs you promised all those years ago

@Commander Dante - Just rough sketches at the moment.. and my design sketchs tend to be completely indecipherable to anyone except me!
CAD render previews will be up as soon as the sculpting is a bit more developed.

Basically, I'm doing some new heroic scale heads, torsos and arms to go with the existing Infantry scale guns we've had on sale for ages. They are long over due.

@Manus - probably not next week, but soonish. you will be very pleased when we finally get round to them I hope

I see that the chain axes has been redone.
Will the old design return to be sold alongside the new or are they a permanent replacement?

 Zywus wrote:
I see that the chain axes has been redone.
Will the old design return to be sold alongside the new or are they a permanent replacement?

Permanent replacement, its virtually the same product.

IF however you (or anyone) want some old style ones to match existing ones, we have very limited remaining stock and could potentially produce a few more, so they will remain available as a special order by email.

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


@Manus - probably not next week, but soonish. you will be very pleased when we finally get round to them I hope

I'm sure I will - though I'm a little afraid I might be too old to actually see them once the hit the store

You needn't worry on that score. It's not Palladium Books KS we're talking about here.

Hi Joel and Anvil!
Can I pitch the idea for alternative heavy weapon back packs?

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


Next week, if the sculpting goes well, I'm hoping to release a range of new "infantry" kits and conversion parts for all the Guard players out there!

Oh, excellent. I may be making more of a stop with you at Salute than I thought....

Looking forward to seeing what you've got in store

Will the new infantry bits be compatible with the Afterlife infantry bits you currently have? You still need to release the parts to finish those off. What sort of theme are you going to go with for the infantry you're putting out?

10% off sale this weekend. Because of fething course I just ordered over 90 quid of stuff from them a few days ago.

Morning all,

@Slipstream - any one can pitch anything.. whats the idea though.. You've not given me a lot to work with.

@Barzam - Yes the plan initially is to make new torsos, arms and heads which are compatible with the Grenadier and Marine Corp Legs and the Regiments scale weapons we already sell.

At some point, I'll add great coat legs/torsos and some additional arms and heads option.

Initially planning a fairly generic light and heavy sci fi / near future infantry vibe. More specialist/themed stuff will be forthcoming if the range sells reasonably well.

@Azazelx - Sorry! Always an issue with temporary discounts. Its only for subscribers of our newsletter though - more of a marketing experiment really.

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I'm Demoing AFTERLIFE today at HATECON1 in Bethnal Green Working Mens Club (In East London) £10 on a door, lots going on.

Tommorow I'm Demoing at Warboar Wargaming and Paradice Games café in Bromley, South London (Free event)

@Anvils Hammer - Would it be possible to suggest an idea? I've recently been looking around for bits to convert some SM Scouts into prone positions, but there are a real deficit (i.e none) of prone legs and arms out there - seems nobody makes them. As you've mentioned doing something along the lines of the Guard and you seem amenable to suggestions (and looking at the excellent quality of your stuff), might I suggest that a set of prone legs and arms may fit well into your already planned sculpts? (and would fill a niche on the market I gather)? I know I'd certainly be first in line to get a set if they worked well with the Scout Torsos.

Did somebody say Grim Reaper?



A very early wip.

These parts were just what I needed.

This is from Anvil's FB

Something new is coming to Anvil Industry - Fully modular, multi part heroic scale infantry kits, compatible with popular plastic miniatures and with the highest possible production quality!
These are WIP's of the heavy and light armour Torso variants. More information and renders soon.

Will this fit in with their Exo-Lords range (background wise)?

Interesting.. so my Carapace IG Vet KillTeam may get completed yet! Right now they are on Rep Com legs with plastic Cadian torsos but finding arms has been a real sod (all the ones I have tried so far have either been ape-like in length, cursed with small, child-like hands or all in exactly the same pose). It sounds like I might be able to do away with the bits entirely and just pick up this infantry kit..

@Siygess -

Yep, you will really like the new Kit(s), stay tuned for a slightly more developed preview render soon!

All the new arms will be compatible with cadian plastic torsos, and with our existing regiments guns, plus some new guns I'm planning.

@Malika2 - Yes, they will fit in quite nicely

@Mlaw - thanks for posting!

@MrFlutterPie - That looks awesome! Thanks for sharing, I look forward to seeing the final painted model!

@Warpig1815 - Thanks for the suggestion, I wouldn't do conversion parts for SM scouts, sorry, but I will consider heroic scale prone legs/arms for the new Infantry range.

Exo-Lord prone figures would most likely only appear if I re-did the existing Black Ops Recon snipers, which is a possibility at some point.

Anvil, the prone legs sounds fantastic! Please make sure there's a torso for it though! It's such a pain to get a head to socket into a regular torso that's laying down.


As for the posting.. I was honestly surprised it hadn't been posted!

More on the upcoming infantry.