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MattW wrote:
Lovely model, but well and truly out of my price range, unfortunately. Pricier than a baneblade if you want sponsons and turret weapon options...

It's actually cheaper than a FW Russ and has more weapon options to it.

 faolan wrote:

MattW wrote:
Lovely model, but well and truly out of my price range, unfortunately. Pricier than a baneblade if you want sponsons and turret weapon options...

It's actually cheaper than a FW Russ and has more weapon options to it.

Which FW Russ are you looking at?

If I buy the Matilda with the sponsons and the alternative turret cannons, it's about $115USD plus shipping.

The Krieg LR Vanquisher is £62 ($80 USD) plus shipping, and includes the sponsons and other option from the LR kit.

I'll give you that you'd wind up with many more options for the Matilda, but it's not even close to cheaper.

I was only thinking of the main turret guns, didn't factor in the sponsons.

I'll eat that one, Matt!

Seems to be a very expensive model, pretty close in price to what a Forgeworld tank would run but doesn't offer nearly the same level of detail (which is what FW is known for).
I've got several FW tanks as well as 3rd party Mortians so I'm not afraid to drop for killer resin models but given the detail level I'm really not seeing the value in this one.

Looks neat, but for that price? Come on now. I have a Gideon from Mad Robot and it has more going for it for 1/2 the price. Even the Gothic KV-2 kit from MaxMini is only about $50.

I'd actually consider buying one if it wasn't for the slot for a co-axial gun that doesn't come with a gun.

 faolan wrote:
How are you folks (from the Kickstarter) finding your Sledgehammers to be?

My 2 sledgehammers arrived a few days ago (South Australia) and I've just finished assembling them now. Overall I'm pretty happy with them. The packaging is nice and fancy, with all the pieces clearly displayed. There was the odd rough edge from where the piece was removed from the sprue that needed cleaning up, but in general the cleanup was minimal.

The detail on the huns themselves is decent, if a little soft. Having said that, the rivets and other small details will come out really nicely when painted and weathered. I'm definitely happy with the plastic components. However, the crew and the other bits made out of the bones material (shells, crates) are a bit disappointing. They're not particularly well detailed and feel more like the sort of pieces you'd get in a D&D box. That's fine and all, but for tabletop models, I would've expected a lot better quality.

As it happens, I wasn't going to use the crew anyway as the Sledgehammers will be counts-as Earthshaker carriages for my Death Korps, so the crew wouldn't really fit in too well with the Krieg aesthetic. Still, I was thinking about using parts such as the rangefinder on some Krieg models, but I don't think it'll be worth the effort of cutting up the crew for that, considering how soft the detail is.

Altogether though I'm glad I backed the Kickstarter, though the wait was making me start to regret it - especially since I held off on buying FW artillery to see if the Sledgehammers would fit in with them aesthetically. I'd definitely give the overall kit an 8.5/10, you'll definitely get a decent sized model out of it, but I'd much rather buy the full-priced model from the Victoria Miniatures store if it was packaged with the resin crew and accessories.

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 Rottenflieger wrote:



However, the crew and the other bits made out of the bones material (shells, crates) are a bit disappointing. They're not particularly well detailed and feel more like the sort of pieces you'd get in a D&D box. That's fine and all, but for tabletop models, I would've expected a lot better quality.

As it happens, I wasn't going to use the crew anyway as the Sledgehammers will be counts-as Earthshaker carriages for my Death Korps, so the crew wouldn't really fit in too well with the Krieg aesthetic. Still, I was thinking about using parts such as the rangefinder on some Krieg models, but I don't think it'll be worth the effort of cutting up the crew for that, considering how soft the detail is.

I second the bit about the crew. As gaming pieces, the softness of the Bones material doesn't bother me that much. If I was a top level modeller/ painter, I'd definitely be after resin versions of the crew.
As a plus point though, I've found it easy to remove the heads to replace with pith helmet versions.

My Sledgehammers finally arrived this morning. Damn, those boxes are big! I guess I'll be spending this evening going over them and checking out assembly/thinking about the paint scheme

Only part of the gun itself that looks a bit undone / underwhelming is part number 2 if we're using the instructions manual found on your site. It has a pair of dimples up front for some reason.

 BrookM wrote:
Only part of the gun itself that looks a bit undone / underwhelming is part number 2 if we're using the instructions manual found on your site. It has a pair of dimples up front for some reason.

Yeah I'm not sure whether I'm going to fill those with Greenstuff or cover it with so plasticard pieces, it is a bit annoying.

got my reaper shipping notice today. my 'hammers should be arriving tomorrow - yay!

Got my Adepticon Matilda Boss yesterday, already working on assembly and magnetization.

 BrookM wrote:
Only part of the gun itself that looks a bit undone / underwhelming is part number 2 if we're using the instructions manual found on your site. It has a pair of dimples up front for some reason.

Dimples would be either from cooling or perhaps ejector port marks. Not having one of the production ones I can't really tell you which has caused it.

Mr Surfacer is often the go-to for the scale model guys for filling in such things (it came in handy on the Baneblade for that reason), and (again, having not seen it in person) should probably work a treat. Plus the stuff is amazing for adding texture to other things.

It's a shame to hear about the Bonesium crew & parts not looking all that amazing, because I've got some of the resin ones around and I really like them.

Hi all,
The Sledgehammer BFG Multi part styrene plastic and 'Bones' boxed kit, is now available for the Victoria Miniatures Online store. Later this year this kit will also be available from Reaper Miniatures and some Reaper stockists.

Cheers, V
https://victoriaminiatures.com/collections/artillery/products/bfg-sledgehammer

I really like how unintrusive the sponsons are on the Matilda, that's one of the things that's always bothered me with the Leman Russ.

I am really, really, really looking forward to ordering some beastmen from you.

Beautiful work on the BFG.

After a couple of weeks away, I was finally able to add the tracks and shields to my already assembled BFGs.





I'm now waiting for a dry spot to get some spraying done.

So will Vic have anything in Bones 4?

Sci-fi riflemen/women?

Please?

This is a slightly random tangent, but: I've been reading a lot recently about the "less known"(ie, more ignored by Britain and America because it doesn't fit our respective national narratives) theatres of WW1 and WW2, and I realised something - among all the various third party "pseudofuture infantry" producers, most fall victim to that same blind spot.

Vic's done some good work giving us parts for not-ANZAC and not-Highlanders(seriously, screw you Mr Historically-Accurate Dunkirk, not one mention of the 51st >:/ ), but can I ask if there might be a prospect you could do more "colonial infantry" head types? Middle Eastern wrapped shawl heads would be the most obvious, but actually the one I'd most like to see would be turbans.

How big is this gun next to the Imperial Guard's Basilisk?

 Malika2 wrote:
How big is this gun next to the Imperial Guard's Basilisk?

Don't have a basilisk but I can get a picture of one next to a chimera if you want?

 Malika2 wrote:
How big is this gun next to the Imperial Guard's Basilisk?

It's sized to the FW Earthshaker, which is larger than the Basilisk.

Got the fury Matilda, it is awsome, wish I had remembered to order the boss cannons too. Doh!

Soooo... no Bones this time?

MattW wrote:
Soooo... no Bones this time?

Not this time, no.

Have no fear, however, we're always working on bigger and better things.

 faolan wrote:


Have no fear, however, we're always working on bigger and better things.

Vi-Conqueror confirmed!

Joking....but having said that, it could be a decent super-heavy chassis; even has flat sides for sponson mounts.

 Krinsath wrote:

 faolan wrote:


Have no fear, however, we're always working on bigger and better things.

Vi-Conqueror confirmed!

Joking....but having said that, it could be a decent super-heavy chassis; even has flat sides for sponson mounts.

Mate, after the horrible week I'm having (mother-in-law who was like a second mother to me passing away on Monday), that is EXACTLY the laugh I needed.

Thank you, from the bottom of my wizened, blackened little heart.

 faolan wrote:

 Krinsath wrote:

 faolan wrote:


Have no fear, however, we're always working on bigger and better things.

Vi-Conqueror confirmed!

Joking....but having said that, it could be a decent super-heavy chassis; even has flat sides for sponson mounts.

Mate, after the horrible week I'm having (mother-in-law who was like a second mother to me passing away on Monday), that is EXACTLY the laugh I needed.

Thank you, from the bottom of my wizened, blackened little heart.

Condolences, mate.