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Title: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 29 July 2012, 12:53:38 AM
I've just about finished a deal to bring an exciting new range of 28mm figures over to the UK, with Minibits being their exclusive stockist!  I'll update as soon as they arrive here, but let's just say that they're super figures...

;) :D
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 29 July 2012, 07:49:55 AM
Giantism.....and tease.  :'(

IanS
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: republic of tolworth on 29 July 2012, 08:21:19 AM
We wait with baited wotsits  ;)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: mollinary on 29 July 2012, 09:23:00 AM
What do you bait a wotsit with?  A curlie-wurlie?

Mollinary  (waiting with bated breath)  :D ;)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: republic of tolworth on 29 July 2012, 11:01:01 AM
Primula 'cheese'.

One is not a food, the other not a cheese.
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: nikharwood on 29 July 2012, 11:06:09 AM
Quote from: Leon on 29 July 2012, 12:53:38 AM
I've just about finished a deal to bring an exciting new range of 28mm figures over to the UK, with Minibits being their exclusive stockist!  I'll update as soon as they arrive here, but let's just say that they're super figures...

;) :D

I think there might be a clue in here somewhere y'know...

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8QJ_1zjeROI/UA2PL5cWecI/AAAAAAAAXNM/9faTvhEwFAw/s588/391443_312899692139077_885722821_n.jpg)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Fenton on 29 July 2012, 11:14:56 AM
What silly names to call paint colours
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: GordonY on 29 July 2012, 02:34:53 PM
No sillier than Skull White and Chaos Black as sold by another well known company.
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 29 July 2012, 03:56:26 PM
Quote from: nikharwood on 29 July 2012, 11:06:09 AM
I think there might be a clue in here somewhere y'know...

:-\ ;)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Fenton on 29 July 2012, 05:42:22 PM
Sorry are they REALLY names of the colours?
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: republic of tolworth on 29 July 2012, 06:28:25 PM
I have a feeling a SUPER new range of 'bits' is on the way :-\
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: dicehead on 29 July 2012, 07:09:33 PM
Really hoping it's the Old Glory superhero range!
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: nikharwood on 29 July 2012, 08:11:24 PM
Quote from: Fenton on 29 July 2012, 05:42:22 PM
Sorry are they REALLY names of the colours?

Nope...it's a meme  :)

Right - idle speculation - I go for these ones:

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tommy-agent-2.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/whiskers-cat.jpg)

from http://crossoverminiatures.com/

Do I win a free set once they've landed Leon?  :D :d
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: republic of tolworth on 29 July 2012, 08:13:23 PM
Second one is very cool. Pity I don't do 28mm  :(
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 30 July 2012, 03:00:38 AM
Quote from: nikharwood on 29 July 2012, 08:11:24 PM
from http://crossoverminiatures.com/

Do I win a free set once they've landed Leon?  :D :d

Hmmm... they look nice...  :-\
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Sandinista on 30 July 2012, 03:58:16 PM
Quote from: republic of tolworth on 29 July 2012, 08:13:23 PM
Second one is very cool. Pity I don't do 28mm  :(
Cool for cats - I could give her a squeeze... ;)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 09 August 2012, 04:50:23 AM
This range is almost here now, I've got half of it in hand, the rest is halfway over the Atlantic somewhere!

8)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: nikharwood on 09 August 2012, 07:24:56 AM
Quote from: Leon on 09 August 2012, 04:50:23 AM
This range is almost here now, I've got half of it in hand, the rest is halfway over the Atlantic somewhere!

8)

Tease... ;) :)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Nosher on 09 August 2012, 11:24:26 AM
Quote from: Leon on 09 August 2012, 04:50:23 AM
This range is almost here now, I've got half of it in hand, the rest is halfway over the Atlantic somewhere!

8)

Bugger 28mm - what about the Falklands Range ;)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 09 August 2012, 02:56:09 PM
Quote from: Nosher on 09 August 2012, 11:24:26 AM
Bugger 28mm - what about the Falklands Range ;)

:-[ X_X

All I need to do is get the pics taken for the release, and it's good to go.  The helmet conversions came through from Techno as well, so we can get those moulded and released pretty quickly afterwards hopefully.
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: GordonY on 09 August 2012, 04:11:29 PM
Never mind the Falklands, show us a piccie of one of this new range and stop teasing.
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Nosher on 09 August 2012, 04:17:17 PM
Quote from: GordonY on 09 August 2012, 04:11:29 PM
Never mind the Falklands, show us a piccie of one of this new range and stop teasing.

Never mind Gordon :P

I got my dibbsy in there first :D
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Nosher on 09 August 2012, 04:18:38 PM
Quote from: Leon on 09 August 2012, 02:56:09 PM
:-[ X_X

All I need to do is get the pics taken for the release, and it's good to go.  The helmet conversions came through from Techno as well, so we can get those moulded and released pretty quickly afterwards hopefully.


Cool 8)

This could get expensive, now got my eyes on falklands, more Austrian Naps and possibly some landsknechts... :-\
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 09 August 2012, 09:52:09 PM
Quote from: Leon on 09 August 2012, 02:56:09 PM
The helmet conversions came through from Techno as well, so we can get those moulded and released pretty quickly afterwards hopefully.

Helmet conversions?
  This wouldn't ironically be the long lusted for AWI figures super-sized?  :d
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Luddite on 09 August 2012, 10:05:36 PM
28mm from across the Pond eh?  Sounds intriguing... :D
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 30 August 2012, 04:50:07 AM
Nik guessed correctly, and they are now available: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5929.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5929.0.html)

8)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: GordonY on 30 August 2012, 11:51:48 AM
Sorry, decidedly underwhelmed by these, just not my cup of vodka.
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 30 August 2012, 01:45:26 PM
Quote from: GordonY on 30 August 2012, 11:51:48 AM
Sorry, decidedly underwhelmed by these, just not my cup of vodka.

:(
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: GordonY on 30 August 2012, 07:31:49 PM
But I believe that they will indeed float Mexican Dave's boat as he's got a pulp superhero game on the blocks just waiting for him to start painting them.

He also has a shedload of other stuff just waiting for him to get his painting mojo on the go.

Franco Prussian war - both sides
Napoleonic 1809 - both sides
Vietnam - both sides (but I believe he has started them)
Ancients - both sides
Fantasy - he only has the Elves to do, been getting around to them for at least 4 years.l  :-\
etc
etc
etc

so I'd expect him to be looking at these around about 2016 (he's a VERY slow painter, he's very good but oh so slow)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 30 August 2012, 07:55:04 PM
Quote from: GordonY on 30 August 2012, 07:31:49 PM
Franco Prussian war - both sides
Napoleonic 1809 - both sides
Vietnam - both sides (but I believe he has started them)
Ancients - both sides
Fantasy - he only has the Elves to do, been getting around to them for at least 4 years.l  :-\
etc
etc
etc

so I'd expect him to be looking at these around about 2016 (he's a VERY slow painter, he's very good but oh so slow)

:D
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: nikharwood on 30 August 2012, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Leon on 30 August 2012, 04:50:07 AM
Nik guessed correctly, and they are now available: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5929.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5929.0.html)

8)

Yay - good guess eh?  :D

I like 'em...I might have to pick up a few to paint - not particularly into SH gaming, but if I painted 'em a bit dark & dirty they'd get a runout in something....actually, thinking about it - these would work for the Eclipse Phase RPG that ronan & I have been discussing here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5910.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5910.0.html)...hmm...look:

(http://www.eclipsephase.com/sites/default/files/Will_Nichols_EP_Bouncer%20-%20web.jpg)

(http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs32/i/2008/189/2/d/a_moment_in_time_by_neisbeis.jpg)

(http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs36/f/2008/265/d/6/AI_Girl_by_PRDart.jpg)

(http://www.jonmccoyart.com/COLLATEDIMAGES/soldier7.jpg)

(http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs42/i/2009/070/c/6/thief_by_lian_blackdream.jpg)

(http://coolvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/weleftearth.jpg)

These could work I think - painted in a non-cartoony way...

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hoplite-cyborg.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tommy-blank-2.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tommy-agent-2.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/doc-evil-ironmask.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fury-coolgoggles.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ka-pow-targeter.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/defender-laservisor.jpg)

(http://crossoverminiatures.com/figures/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/whiskers-cat.jpg)

The sleek nature of SH-type figures fits quite well with the slinky nature of Transhumans...Hmm... 8)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: ronan on 31 August 2012, 07:11:16 AM
What a good idea !
I was stuck thinking about 10mm !

Nik : are you a God ?  ???
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: sebigboss79 on 31 August 2012, 05:44:38 PM
Some serious Totty material there....and as always Nik is involved :D
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: nikharwood on 31 August 2012, 06:26:49 PM
Quote from: ronan on 31 August 2012, 07:11:16 AM
What a good idea !
I was stuck thinking about 10mm !

Nik : are you a God ?  ???

Nah - just a gamer with an eye for possibilities ;)

Quote from: sebigboss79 on 31 August 2012, 05:44:38 PM
Some serious Totty material there....and as always Nik is involved :D

No surprise there though, eh?  :)

Actually - maybe I could be a totty god? Sounds like a decent career move... :d
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Mexican Dave on 31 August 2012, 11:17:19 PM
GordonY is correct. I like these :)

Are they coming to Skelp.Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease. :D

Having 10mm painting frenzy at the moment.

So working on that list  ;D ;D
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 01 September 2012, 01:46:25 AM
Quote from: Mexican Dave on 31 August 2012, 11:17:19 PM
Are they coming to Skelp.Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease. :D

Should be, they'll be on the Minibits stand from Colours onwards.  The only limitations will be where we can't get the extra stand space, but we've asked for 24-30ft at Skelp, so you'll have to badger the guys to make sure there's room!

:D
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: nikharwood on 04 September 2012, 11:17:05 PM
My order's in - definitely going to have fun with these and paint them more for sci-fi than superheroes a la Eclipse Phase (and Numenera further down the line); I think the head-swap possibilities are great and I'm looking forward to mixing that up a bit too...

One of the attractions, for me, of this type of gaming is that you don't need loads of figures...less is more and all that...which somehow I manage to accommodate in my megalomaniac wargaming mind  :d

Nice mention for Minibits on the Crossover site too: http://crossoverminiatures.com/2012/09/03/minibits-is-the-new-uk-stockist-for-crossover-miniatures/  8)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 05 September 2012, 12:04:46 AM
Aye, looking good!  Got to get the new rack sorted tomorrow ready for Colours this weekend.

8)
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: sultanbev on 19 September 2012, 08:00:25 PM
ah, like the look of some of them. Not my cup of gaming tea, but certainly nice to paint. Make a refreshing change from regiments of 10mm and 15mm figures! Will pick a couple up at whichever show we coincide at..

Mark
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 19 September 2012, 08:33:45 PM
Quote from: sultanbev on 19 September 2012, 08:00:25 PM
ah, like the look of some of them. Not my cup of gaming tea, but certainly nice to paint. Make a refreshing change from regiments of 10mm and 15mm figures! Will pick a couple up at whichever show we coincide at..

Cool, it'll possibly be Fiasco next at the Royal Armouries?   :-\
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: sultanbev on 19 September 2012, 08:51:19 PM
I'll be at the FIASCO Armouries, have about £150 of paint and basetex to pick up.

Does that mean you're not sure if Pendraken are in or not?

Mark
Title: Re: New range incoming!
Post by: Leon on 19 September 2012, 09:14:36 PM
Quote from: sultanbev on 19 September 2012, 08:51:19 PM
I'll be at the FIASCO Armouries, have about £150 of paint and basetex to pick up.

Does that mean you're not sure if Pendraken are in or not?

We're all booked in, have been for months, I just wasn't sure if you were going along to it.   8)