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 Alpharius wrote:
Looks great - and it looks...real too!

I was going for the "real" look. I'll be doing 'real metals' on the models as well.

I only do NMM (and poorly) when it's a more animated style. Super Dungeon, Myth, Arcadia Quest.

This is the photo I used for reference....

Nice, that's a great reference picture

By the way, did you find out if it was RRG's error in sending the Otho figure, or if you had requested that one by mistake? They're quite active in the comments of the KS page now, so I am hoping they'll respond to you quickly. I was planning to use it as a counts-as model for a store league that starts up on Wednesday. That might be a long shot, assuming they'd plan to ship out to you first, but I would still like to get it resolved ASAP.

I got my miscast replaced in about a week, with very quick packing and average mailing speed.

Well, it looks like my local group is actually interested in this game! In which case Mago will be my first model for it, rather than a counts-as model for something else

Have they indicated when they'll be selling models on their webstore other than "after Kickstarter orders"? It looks like they've completed shipping wave 1 (all but the bull and a few other items, right?) and so might put things up for sale for the holidays?

 RiTides wrote:
Well, it looks like my local group is actually interested in this game! In which case Mago will be my first model for it, rather than a counts-as model for something else

Have they indicated when they'll be selling models on their webstore other than "after Kickstarter orders"? It looks like they've completed shipping wave 1 (all but the bull and a few other items, right?) and so might put things up for sale for the holidays?

I keep asking, and was hoping it'd be a part of their most recent update, but it was not.

If I find anything out thru my emails with Chelsie I'll let you know.

Another shiny mini:

Great work on the fur and hammer. Interesting work on the base.

Agreed, the base is the only thing I'm not sure of - seems it should be all sandy or all black, rather than some of each.

The fur looks great!!

I like it. Looks like black marble with gold inlay. With a statue partially sculpted on to the base. I've seen some marble statues have a similar style, there is probably a name for that, no?

Thanks all, and, yeah, I was trying to go for something more stylized, like Piston Honda was saying-- I never do anything weird with bases, so I wanted to try something new since there was just the little set of these guys.

I tossed some WIP shots into my P&M thread. Would love some feedback!

And SC, I'm absolutely envious of your productivity - I keep tabs on some of your various painting/sculpting threads and your blog and I'm amazed at how consistently you get such nice work done (your use of such strong OSL is especially nice, IMO). I go through such peaks and valleys (mostly the latter anymore) that seeing how many minis you finish is a little bit disheartening. Anyway, keep posting your work here - it's been keeping me motivated, which I appreciate!

Teaser for another update - this time for my first finished gladiator...

Funky,

My pledge seems to finaly have got to the UK after seeming to bounce between Chicago and New York several times

I await my customs demand

Hmmm mines still flaoting around out there somewhere as well it left Texas on the 22nd of October passed through Chicago on the 26th and that's as far as stamps tracking goes. In the mean time my halodyne bases arrived and I've painted them up.

My packages (fairly weird) journey so far

November 11
Arrives in UK

November 11, 2014 , 7:03 am
Processed Through Sort Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)

November 10, 2014 , 2:01 pm
Processed Through Sort Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)

November 10, 2014 , 12:15 pm
Departed USPS Facility CHICAGO, IL 60666

November 10, 2014 , 12:15 pm
Arrived at Sort Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)


November 10, 2014 , 11:54 am
Arrived at USPS Facility CHICAGO, IL 60666

November 10, 2014 , 11:54 am
Arrived at Sort Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)

November 8, 2014 , 10:20 pm
Departed USPS Facility AUSTIN, TX 78710

November 8, 2014 , 7:40 pm
Arrived at USPS Origin Facility AUSTIN, TX 78710

November 8, 2014 , 6:25 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility AUSTIN, TX 78748

Check those times, they make it weirder

The USPS has a deal with Aperture Science on some shipping lanes. These days they need all the help they can get.

 spiralingcadaver wrote:
Check those times, they make it weirder

I hadn't noticed that.... as you say weirder

so I guess maybe its some sort of software glitch rather than a series on unnecessary plane flights

And the Arena Rex box has arrived

A huge stash of resin lovelies, neat postcards, game cards rule books and dice

First impressions are very good generally,

the art are great and I really like having them (and will frame some up for display)

The rule book is smaller than I expected and a bit of a strange size, but well laid out and seems easy to follow

The gaming cards look good although I may well end up sleeving or laminating them (I fear a spilled drink would be a lot worse for them than for a standard playing card type card)

The resin all looks good (although no doubt minor mould lines will show up in places on detailed inspection), one or two spears may need to be replaced by brass wire as they are very thin but other than that I'm really impressed

I hope to get started on building Proximo the Questing Beast, Leo the angry Lion and the giant Scorpion this weekend

Let me know your thoughts on Leo.

Surprisingly, he was the model I was most disappointed with.

Will do,

I can already see i'll need to greenstuff several joins as they are in the fur of the mane, but that's easy enough, further impressions will have to wait till he's together

oh yes I like the bases, I think they will work well for folk who aren't going to paint them giving the minis a very 'statue' like feel (and much better than resin alternatives unless they had very extensive QC)

Is it the pose you were unhappy with, cincy, or the cast, etc?

I have to say, I felt that the sculptor kind of just "mailed it in" / called it done with the front legs, which were the last to be completed... and it was pretty clear that RRG had to pressure him to finish. I'm not blaming them... he should have finished well, but the final result isn't as good as I felt it would be from the WIPs.

The bull he's working on, on the other hand, looks absolutely stunning still... the question is if he can finish it off A) well, unlike the lion and B) while I'm still interested in the game, i.e. 2015

 RiTides wrote:
Is it the pose you were unhappy with, cincy, or the cast, etc?

I have to say, I felt that the sculptor kind of just "mailed it in" / called it done with the front legs, which were the last to be completed... and it was pretty clear that RRG had to pressure him to finish. I'm not blaming them... he should have finished well, but the final result isn't as good as I felt it would be from the WIPs.

The bull he's working on, on the other hand, looks absolutely stunning still... the question is if he can finish it off A) well, unlike the lion and B) while I'm still interested in the game, i.e. 2015

Really? While I would've posed the paws slightly differently (tilted up and out a bit), I actually think Leo is a fantastic miniature overall (though I did need to give him the most clean up with filing and greenstuff). In fact, my only real disappointment is related to scale. For example, while Gaius and Micon are obviously big dudes, Otho seems like a outsized giant, and Frigge is a whole head taller than her brother Sven and Vargr. Those kinds of things bother me waaaaaay more than any individual design choice.

Well mines officially lost the postal service have confirmed it never entered the country (it's been over 6 weeks since shipping), RRG said they'd resend after I checked with the postal service - although I see they are off sick this week which explains why I haven't heard back from them since the weekend.

I guess a few packages in every KS are going to go astray there's a few other reports in the comments of non delivery.

Ouch,

hope they sort it out swiftly for you

Ok forget delivery I have not even had a despatch notice , should I be worried?

The update on November 12th said they had nearly all wave 1 packages shipped so they should be done at this stage.

Do you have any of the unfinished miniatures in your order and did you contact them about what to do about these miniatures if you do per update 67*? if you selected an unfinished mini and didn't tell them to split shipping (and pay the extra shipping cost) or change the order (to remove unfinished minis) none of your stuff will ship until everything is ready.

If your order has only finished miniatures contact them at info@redrepublicgames.com (be aware that they have said there is a delay in responses right now due to illness)

*update #67
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1596689756/arena-rex-gladiator-combat-in-a-mythic-age-0/posts/947886

Ahh I think I have horoka on foot in my order but I am not sure tbh it was so long ago.

It looks like a decent game, so what are the opinions of it, Any good?

What do players like/dislike, etc.