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These aren’t a part of my recent Kickstarter, the timing just worked out so that they’re getting cast up at the same time.
I expect to have them for sale in mid-January.
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I am wondering about my choice to pick 15mm for my Conan games.
Mind you, if you have a 15mm and get the inclination, any chance of a comparison shot?
I am wondering about my choice to pick 15mm for my Conan games. Mind you, if you have a 15mm and get the inclination, any chance of a comparison shot?
I do not have any 15mm figs, but here’s the original sculpt standing next to a couple of my 28mm tall Snake Priestesses:
It’s a substantial piece on the tabletop, but not hugely overpowering. It doesn’t take up the whole table, but it’d make for a nice centerpiece in a temple or courtyard.
Thanks for all the kinds words, folks 🙂
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I don’t imagine I’ll stop completely any time soon, but if you like my stuff, please support it now, not later.
This, I have lost count of the number of companies that have given up only for people to say, oh if I had known that I would have bought your stuff, I really like it.
However, as someone with 10 years experience plus, of flogging wargames stuff, also pay zero attention to people who say online they will buy something if you make it.
Also, resin casting really is a doddle, did you say someone else is doing it for you?
This, I have lost count of the number of companies that have given up only for people to say, oh if I had known that I would have bought your stuff, I really like it. However, as someone with 10 years experience plus, of flogging wargames stuff, also pay zero attention to people who say online they will buy something if you make it.
In fairness, I think a lot people are in the same position I am: Running their bank accounts dry (not really, but you’d be surprised) anxiously, desperately trying (and failing) to pick up everything they want before it goes OOP (or sells out if it’s limited edition). I feel like I constantly have to “gamble” on which figures will remain available the longest so I can put them further down the list of priorities, and I still kick myself for those times I’ve misjudged the situation and ended up missing out on figures like Drantakhs, Mephalians, Parroom Station Martians, etc. It’s genuinely stressing, and occasionally depressing.
I think that’s partly why, whenever some new miniatures are announced online, a lot of people make comments like “You’re torturing my bank account!” and “She Who Must Be Obeyed can never know of this!”. It’s not just being jocular for the sake of it, it’s a way of politely signalling something to the effect of “I really, really want what you’re selling, but please understand my budget is strained so I can’t take responsibility for making your business venture lucrative”.
By the way, AB, I really do intend to get around to ordering from you in the next few months
In fairness, I think a lot people are in the same position I am: Running their bank accounts dry (not really, but you’d be surprised) anxiously, desperately trying (and failing) to pick up everything they want before it goes OOP (or sells out if it’s limited edition). I feel like I constantly have to “gamble” on which figures will remain available the longest so I can put them further down the list of priorities, and I still kick myself for those times I’ve misjudged the situation and ended up missing out on figures like Drantakhs, Mephalians, Parroom Station Martians, etc. It’s genuinely stressing, and occasionally depressing. I think that’s partly why, whenever some new miniatures are announced online, a lot of people make comments like “You’re torturing my bank account!” and “She Who Must Be Obeyed can never know of this!”. It’s not just being jocular for the sake of it, it’s a way of politely signalling something to the effect of “I really, really want what you’re selling, but please understand my budget is strained so I can’t take responsibility for making your business venture lucrative”. By the way, AB, I really do intend to get around to ordering from you in the next few months
Heck, man, I’m in a similar spot. I’ve got a bigger collection than I think I can ever expect to paint or play with in my lifetime, and at 41 I like to think that my life isn’t quite half over yet! I’d never judge anyone who needs to budget their purchases carefully.
One problem with making miniatures today (and I’ve been making miniatures about 8 years now) – you’re not just competing with what’s on the market today, you’re competing with *every miniature ever made*. The internet, Ebay, the secondary market, they mean that people have to want to buy my stuff more than they want to buy that old Genestealer hybrid that they loved when they were a teenager, but could never find or afford back then.
You do what you gotta do -that’s what we’re all doing.
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