I have been trying to reduce my lead mountain. Digging into the very substrata, I discovered some non-Pendraken figures. I'm not going to mention who the manufacturer is, but I thught I'd paint 'em up and see how we go.
Well. Some of the figures had "pinheads" ... far too small, and some looked as if they had prosthetic limbs. The metal they were made out of was soooo soft and yet brittle that bending a weapon back into shape was enough for it to snap off. The amount of flash and bits of sprue remaining meant quite a lot of cleaning before they could be undercoated.
I mention this, not to denigrate the other manufacturer, but to compare with Pendraken. Their figures are generally of excellent quality, robust, and the only bit of cleaning is usually a bit of grot on the odd base or two.
I think we sometimes take this quality and service for granted, and it takes something like digging up some figures from another manufacturer to make one realise the excellence of our favourite manufacturer.
Were they 10mm? How old do you think they are?
Oh, and I agree with you about the general excellence of Pendraken figures.
I have no favorites - just ones I wont buy. (Primarily GHQ, too much detail, FAR FAR to expensive)
IanS
Thanks for the kind words fsn, it's certainly something we try to keep an eye on. Anything that starts to get too much flash on it is swiftly pulled and remoulded!