tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post5255868040166725146..comments2024-02-16T18:32:38.635-05:00Comments on The Back 40K: Amelial, the Void HeraldFarmpunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-55241050793073555042014-06-29T02:11:08.188-04:002014-06-29T02:11:08.188-04:00I dunno, from where I'm sitting the model look...I dunno, from where I'm sitting the model looks lovely, and the paint job is coming along sweet.<br />*shrug*<br /><br />The only weird plastic/resin stuffs I've messed with came from Mantic, and it ain't that bad. it's just weird.<br />Everything I've ever gotten from Mantic (and there's been a bunch, now...) has been 'ok,' but not like 'good,' if ya know what I mean.SinSynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352693991857976930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-16542631380334671212014-06-28T20:52:58.581-04:002014-06-28T20:52:58.581-04:00I've replaced them with some better quality im...I've replaced them with some better quality images.CaulynDarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556761303500891267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-83465533414381705712014-06-28T00:29:00.222-04:002014-06-28T00:29:00.222-04:00Honestly I have a hard time making anything good o...Honestly I have a hard time making anything good or bad out from you pictures. I guess you get what you pay for is generally true.eriochromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377904099582258296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-17209795528167773192014-06-27T18:20:24.164-04:002014-06-27T18:20:24.164-04:00I have this lot coming in the post somewhere and I...I have this lot coming in the post somewhere and I am dreading it. This restic stuff seems ok for boardgames but just does not cut it for a minis game that had such promise. Your painting has has brought out alot of the model good job.Runitsgoggalorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051728251258984223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-88497548372623708402014-06-27T13:29:00.431-04:002014-06-27T13:29:00.431-04:00There where something in the range of a 100 unique...There where something in the range of a 100 unique sculpts in the Kickstarter total. And some of them got to be dreadnaught sized. Plus Soda Pop is getting a Paladium level rep for missing deadlines. Guess who's paired up Palladium on the Robotech Kickstater. It's like a singularity of schedule slippage.CaulynDarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556761303500891267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-28629581566057065972014-06-27T13:16:41.316-04:002014-06-27T13:16:41.316-04:00Wait... a year late?
Did CMON hire a clueless Phi...Wait... a year late?<br /><br />Did CMON hire a clueless Philippine plastics house that re-sculpted the 3D prints by hand before tooling traditionally? Because a lot of the messy details would suggest something like that.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-16704372885865859632014-06-27T13:11:41.441-04:002014-06-27T13:11:41.441-04:00That looks so rough that it could almost be a 3D p...That looks so rough that it could almost be a 3D print itself. The cloud-turd thing looks hand sculpted with a rasp on foam. Ug... Until I see one in person (hint hint) I'm gonna go with they-worked-from-print as my theory.<br /><br />I wouldn't doubt that the CMON guys now crap-all about digital modeling/machining, and that the SP guys assumed that would do a much better job than they did with the production.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-58160258142204865372014-06-27T11:08:00.344-04:002014-06-27T11:08:00.344-04:00I'm not familiar with the model or where it co...I'm not familiar with the model or where it comes from, but it's pretty damn cool and your paint job is coming alnog nicely. I like the subtle washing effects. This would make a cool dark swooping hawk lord (sorry, my game options are limited to you-know-what at this point)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035715759626775321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-75627530136003113232014-06-27T11:04:47.159-04:002014-06-27T11:04:47.159-04:00I added a photo of the mini with just primer.I added a photo of the mini with just primer.CaulynDarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556761303500891267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-89042976963963029262014-06-27T10:59:47.421-04:002014-06-27T10:59:47.421-04:00The models and art where all done by Soda Pop, and...The models and art where all done by Soda Pop, and the manufacturing was managed by Cool Mini or Not. There seems to have been some bad blood generated between them, and they have parted ways. CMON did Sedition Wars in PVC and that had some manufacturing quality issues as well. Their only KS wins so far have been boardgames or have relied on very chibi looking miniatures. I wouldn't be surprised if CMON went cheep on manufacturing. I also wound't be surprised if Soda Pop didn't have the experience or skill with the material to get the desired results. I'd very much like to get the E! True Hollywood Story on this one, but both sides have been tight lipped and smiling though clenched teeth on the public front. Schedule crunch was in effect too. This KS was over a year late. So some minis probably just suffered from a "Let's just ship it" mentality.<br /><br />And the quality is all over the board. This one was on the poorer side of the scale. It would be a bit more acceptable if it was a member of a mook squad and not a unique solo. My paint job didn't really do this one much justice either, but the underlying detail was hard to pick out with my skill level. The quality and material are roughly the same as Dust infantry figures; it's a little bit crisper and less bendy. Though the Dust sculptors seem to have understood the material better while the Soda Pop guys who tried to do too much with it. CaulynDarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556761303500891267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-15948175277590271122014-06-27T10:15:51.523-04:002014-06-27T10:15:51.523-04:00You're much more forgiving on the PVC material...You're much more forgiving on the PVC material and crappy casting than I would be. The details in your pic look absolutely awful. To the point that I'm wondering if the molds were sand-casted and hand machined from the 3D printed prototype instead of being digitally machined directly from the computer model.<br /><br />I can't imagine why anyone would hand-machine a digital model, as it would be more expensive than robotic digital machining. But that's the only explanation that I can come up with. Maybe the KS guys just didn't know any better and were sold a turd by a crappy plastics house. Without bothering to do a single-model test before hitting go on the entire line.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.com