April Miniatures Release

RangerofTheNorth · **Joined:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:54 pm **Posts:** 483

Picked up Men of Dale,Erebor Captain,and Thrain today. The new models are amazing, Train is a little small, but nothing a cool base can't fix. The new men of dale are outstanding models, first ones that don't have base tabs either afaik. Can't wait to paint them to support my grimhammers.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:48 pm

Sticky Fingersss wrote:

That's pretty cool, have you got any pictures?

Picture as promised, of course do i paint him with the hat on or off? decisions, decisions

hofzinser · **Joined:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:58 pm **Posts:** 7

That short staff on Gandolf drives me nuts. It is the only reason I didn't order it. I can't believe it was not noticed in the sculpting and approval process.

Delirivm · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:36 pm

I don't think his staff is that much smaller in comparison to other sculpts of gandalf the grey.

Thermo · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:58 pm

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Picture as promised, of course do i paint him with the hat on or off? decisions, decisions

Blue-tac!

hofzinser · **Joined:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:58 pm **Posts:** 7

Delirivm wrote:

I don't think his staff is that much smaller in comparison to other sculpts of gandalf the grey.

Other sculpts have the staff roughly his height. This staff is is his height BUT he is kneeling. Compare the length of the staff to the length of other staves from other poses.

The staff in this pose should be much taller than the kneeling Gandolf.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:57 pm

Blue-tac!

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Lol :-D

When I get around to painting this Gandalf I will lengthen the staff, imo it's a bit short and it would bug me if I didn't.

RangerofTheNorth · **Joined:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:54 pm **Posts:** 483

Gandalfs hands are a little witchypoo esque,not sure if I still want it

Delirivm · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:26 pm

But he holds his staff at an angle... Anyway, I like the sculpt but won't buy it

FallenMairon · **Joined:** Sat Feb 23, 2013 6:39 pm **Posts:** 11

That comically gigantic sword...

Kinda what ruins the sculpt for me personally.

Draugluin · **Posted:** Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:04 am

It's not comically large, it's half drawn. So most of it is the scabbard with the extra length being Glamdring itself.

FallenMairon · **Joined:** Sat Feb 23, 2013 6:39 pm **Posts:** 11

I was more on about the Guard.

RangerofTheNorth · **Joined:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:54 pm **Posts:** 483

Theres a lot of flash on the guard in that pic

CaptainOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:53 am

Bilbo wrote:

G.W. will never adjust the prices, but I do worry slightly about the range as I feel that the prices are beyond the reach of the school kids at the starter end of the Hobby. My immediate assessment upon the release of the Hobbit range last yeas was that the newbies would be likely to buy the Goblin town set with a few other bits due to the high cost (particularly compared taking into account inflation with the Fellowship of the Ring box set)! In relation to this I find it somewhat telling that all the stores that I have visited within the last month (Tunbridge Wells, Croydon and Plaza) have had the starter box set with limited edition Radagast, that I would have expected to have gone over Christmas.

I started with the Two Towers box set myself which was £40 and included a full copy of the latest rules manual at the time. I haven't bought the Escape from Goblin Town set (and am unlikely to) but I imagine it contains a mini rulebook like the Mines of Moria set. So not only do they expect new starters to pay £75 on a box set but they also want £50 for the full rules manual. When I first started (being at school) paying £50 for a rules manual would have been unthinkable.

Bilbo · **Posted:** Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:59 am

Unlike the Mines of Moria set, the Goblin Town set rule manual does not include points values, which I feel is horribly tight fisted!

Harfoot · **Posted:** Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:41 pm

I thought i would post a picture of the new Gandalf Staff against an old one, its about 5mm to short.

So i decided to lengthen it by cutting just at the hand, taking a piece of resin and carving it down to size and texture. then a small amount of liquid green stuff to cover the join.

The scabbard is just the right length when the figure look at carefully.

It is a great sculpt IMO but just needed the Staff adjusting.

Monotone_Matt · **Posted:** Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:05 pm

Ooooh I like what you've done with that Gandalf pose, Harfoot! Just ordered one myself.

I also like the fact that G's hat is optional... I kinda prefer him without but I like the illusion of free choice

Sticky Fingersss · **Joined:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:20 am **Posts:** 1776

Apart from the staff (which you have fixed) that is a great model!

Thermo · **Posted:** Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:54 am

Sticky Fingersss wrote:

Apart from the staff (which you have fixed) that is a great model!

I agree! The GW pictures really didn't do it justice.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:51 pm

http://www.beastsofwar.com/fantasy-warg ... t-studios/

Interesting new release on Wayland, don't know how Dark Art Studios get away with it!

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