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 vic wrote:
I'll do what I can but of course I have to watch out for the IP hit squad

To avoid the IP squad, you could probably alter the helmets a bit and remove the Imperial Eagle from stuff and then call it something like "Colony Defenders" for extra goodness.

Always impressed with the mini's Vic and love the breather heads - make awesome chem dog units

Any possible chance to add a bit of anarchy to the mix for renagade colonial troops?

 Void_walker wrote:
Always impressed with the mini's Vic and love the breather heads - make awesome chem dog units

Any possible chance to add a bit of anarchy to the mix for renagade colonial troops?

Some thing that could make a good stand in for blood pact and other lost and damned forces would be awsome. Some evil heads added to the rang would do the trick i think.

Smitty wrote:

 vic wrote:
I'll do what I can but of course I have to watch out for the IP hit squad

To avoid the IP squad, you could probably alter the helmets a bit and remove the Imperial Eagle from stuff and then call it something like "Colony Defenders" for extra goodness.

Don't use the eagle and base the helmet on some real helmet. If the helms were a GW original, shaving off the eagle would still potentially violate copyright.

Name isn't really anything that matters so long as it's not an actual trademarked term. Even if they call them gateway defenders of Canadia and it won't matter (and Vic tends to go with a descriptive name, which is always fine).

The helmet design on the original cadians is really generic looking though. I don't know if they'd really have much of a leg to stand on even if Vic just straight up copied it and shaved the eagle off. Its not like Vic is copying it anyways. She'll probably take a look at it, then make a cooler version

 Snrub wrote:
How fare the, lets be honest here, EXTREMELY anticipated female guard coming along Vic?

Also nice to see more stuff in resin.

Cheers for the comments. Re;
the female guard, The prototypes are currently with a resin caster who is doing some masters to be used as a reference for the squad. The very talented, Gregor Adrian will be coming on board in September to help me sculpt up the first set.

Had not really thought about the similarity of the Combat Legs to Catachan legs. The are meant to be just very generic combat pants, mostly inspired by WW2 uniforms.

Yes, the helmeted Custodian head is coming out as a sprue of 5 or 10. Its winging its way to the USA for casting.

Just looked up Gregor Adrian modelling blog and can i just say wow. His stuff is stunning.

Can't wait to see the finished product generated between the two of you.

 vic wrote:
Had not really thought about the similarity of the Combat Legs to Catachan legs. The are meant to be just very generic combat pants, mostly inspired by WW2 uniforms.

If thats a hint for more stuff inspired by WW2 uniforms then I'll say that there is an almost criminal lack of British Commonwealth based Sci Fi stuff.

If she is sculpting her own version of an eagle insignia, I don't see how the Chapterhouse decision doesn't help protect her.

Or is Gee dub claiming they invented eagles now?

Call them Space Albanians and be done with it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania

Perhaps GW want to have a word with the Holy Roman Empire too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire

winterdyne wrote:
Call them Space Albanians and be done with it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania

Perhaps GW want to have a word with the Holy Roman Empire too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire

Ahem, let's not forget the Roman Empire, particularly the Eastern Roman Empire post-Christianity. I think double-headed eagles are pretty safe to do, provided it doesn't look exactly like 40k ones (but they're pretty divergent aside from the common one used to represent the Imperium as a whole).

The Vickers-Rutherford Atomic Rifle!

Call the not-melta "the invitation". As in, "I got the invitation, open up! ...Thank you."

Lord Castellan wrote:
The Vickers-Rutherford Atomic Rifle!

This seems like a solid name.

 purplefood wrote:

Lord Castellan wrote:
The Vickers-Rutherford Atomic Rifle!

This seems like a solid name.

I like that one a whole lot too!

 Alpharius wrote:

 purplefood wrote:

Lord Castellan wrote:
The Vickers-Rutherford Atomic Rifle!

This seems like a solid name.

I like that one a whole lot too!

The V.R. Atomic for short.

Nicknamed by the troops, the "Very Atomic".

I like the V.R Atomic. That's got some punch to it.

..Because you can never have too many Slotta Bases.
also available in packs of 10.
http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/100-x-25mm-round-slotta-bases

Awesome, always wondered why you never sold them.

How similar are these to the GW equivalents? Compatible, obviously, but how close?

100 for $6.60? Damn fair price, Vic. I'll have to pick some up. Are the prices on your new webpage in AU$ or US$?

All prices are USD.

 Clang wrote:
How similar are these to the GW equivalents? Compatible, obviously, but how close?

exactly same size, slightly finer texture on the top. These are the bases that feature in most of my mini photos, there a few GW bases in the photos too, TBH the is not enough difference for me to care which I use, even for publicity shots.

 sing your life wrote:
I'd like to see some more Monty Phython minaitures.

Those minis are really cool BTW.

Heads and torsos for Gumby troops.

With the battle cry of "MEUM CEREBRUM NOCET" the 1st Gumby Grenadiers slogged their way towards their objective. Promptly forgetting their objective, the Gumby Grenadiers began throwing mud in each other's faces and smashing through the walls of living room and parlor alike with a loud "'ALLO IS THIS THE OBJECTIVE?" It was of course, not the objective, but instead the living room of one Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Grundy of Throghampton, Gumbyshire, of the Imperial world Woppingreat. There were no survivors, as the Grundys were a fell and vicious couple of pensioners.

 vic wrote:
..Because you can never have too many Slotta Bases.
also available in packs of 10.
http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/100-x-25mm-round-slotta-bases

$6.60?



I'm going to have to buy some.

Wow, that is a great price. Up to this point I've been using Proxie Models bases for new projects, but it's nice to have another source

I had an idea, though I'm not certain of the practicality of it. Making peg and socket arms and special weapons sets. Basically, with each order of arms, include a single set of "empty" arms to match the theme, where they may have a butt stock built in or something similar, Then sell the special weapons individually with a peg and socket or some other acceptable way to mount them on those arms, potentially including just the standard laslock rifle in the arms kit to fit if people aren't inclined to include special weapons with the arms. Since most of your amrs (I don't think any, but I can't say that with meaningful confidence) haven't been converted over to resin yet, it would be fairly easy to make this an addition if and when they get changed to resin. The issue with having the special weapons with the arms built in is that they won't fit all uniforms, obviously. I suppose this wouldn't bother the average, well adjusted human, but for me it's a pain to see a squad wearing one uniform and someone wearing something different. Either way, something to consider.


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Additionally, a few drinks deep. If I check on it tomorrow and it's incoherent, first off: I'm sorry. Second off: I'll rewrite it in an easier to understand frmat. Thank you.

Just got my resin pieces and they are clean and crisp full of detail and the sitting kilt legs are amazing cant wait to see more of your range converted to resin

 noneoftheabove0 wrote:
I had an idea, though I'm not certain of the practicality of it. Making peg and socket arms and special weapons sets. Basically, with each order of arms, include a single set of "empty" arms to match the theme, where they may have a butt stock built in or something similar, Then sell the special weapons individually with a peg and socket or some other acceptable way to mount them on those arms, potentially including just the standard laslock rifle in the arms kit to fit if people aren't inclined to include special weapons with the arms. Since most of your amrs (I don't think any, but I can't say that with meaningful confidence) haven't been converted over to resin yet, it would be fairly easy to make this an addition if and when they get changed to resin. The issue with having the special weapons with the arms built in is that they won't fit all uniforms, obviously. I suppose this wouldn't bother the average, well adjusted human, but for me it's a pain to see a squad wearing one uniform and someone wearing something different. Either way, something to consider.


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Additionally, a few drinks deep. If I check on it tomorrow and it's incoherent, first off: I'm sorry. Second off: I'll rewrite it in an easier to understand frmat. Thank you.

I think you are trying to bring this up as away to introduce modularity to weapon load outs? If so, my counterpoint is this.

I can see a resin peg lasting perhaps 3.4277 times before snapping off. I think it'd be either too loose to really Hold, or would end up breaking, defeating the purpose.