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John · **Posted:** Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:11 pm

Bofur The Dwarf wrote:

I thought they were phasing out Finecast though? But then, they bring out a clamp pack of three core troops for £15?!

In New Zealand its 3 for $50 which is about 25 british pound. :sad:

WhoelsebutHaldir · **Posted:** Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:44 am

I thought we had it bad here in canada for 30$ a pack...but damn! 50$ for standard warriors!!! Wtf!!!

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:54 pm

Look what smeagol finds!

Lovely model, moulded onto his scenic base. Only his quiver of arrows comes separate.

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:34 pm

Have to say I'm loving these new minis, Bard in particular. Might even tempt me into making my first GW purchase in over a year...

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:41 pm

Arrghh me hearties! Doesnt really look like Luke Evans though...more like a pirate.

KnightyKnight · **Posted:** Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:36 pm

Hm.. it's a nice model no doubt, but I think I'll wait til the one shown in the rulebook comes out.

And yeah, you should sculpt a pirates hat on his head. Who knew, Cpt Jack Sparrow killed Smaug... :oops:

samoht · **Posted:** Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:38 pm

I think you mean Will Turner. But yes a pirate hat and maybe a flintlock pistol instead of that bow would make quite an impressive swashbuckler.

Creaky · **Joined:** Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:26 pm **Posts:** 424

Hey Bard, why the long face?

Sorry. It's just so... thin and long and his chin could have your eye out.

IntLemon · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:24 am

John wrote:

Bofur The Dwarf wrote:

I thought they were phasing out Finecast though? But then, they bring out a clamp pack of three core troops for £15?!

In New Zealand its 3 for $50 which is about 25 british pound. :sad:

It's probably the cost of shipping it here, and the fact that there's a much smaller market for it too.

$200 for a warband is a bit extravagant though.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:07 pm

Thanks SD, did you get any other of the new releases? Looking forward to picking mine up tomorrow.

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:10 pm

Not this time, there was nothing other than Bard that I really needed/ wanted urgently so I just got him.

The Arkenstone · **Joined:** Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:12 am **Posts:** 94

Just picked up a bunch of new releases at my LGS. The detail on the Master of Lake Town, Alfrid, and the Laketown Guard Captain are amazing. I hate finecast, but these sculpts are the nicest I've seen. I'm almos tafraid to try to paint them...

Bard is very good but doesn't seem to have quite the sharpness of these other models. I still bought him anyway because overall it's a very nice model. The one I picked up didn't seem to have the pointy chin problem the other one posted here has.

I wasn't impressed with the detail on the Laketown Guard themselves. They look like plastic minis but made in finecast. The detail is clearly below these character models, especially in comparison to the LTG Captain. The only pack they had was the swordsman, so I can't comment on the archers or spearmen.

Still, I dropped $200 on a variety of figs including some previously released stuff I hadn't picked up yet. Picked up Yazneg, Palace Guard, and Thrandiul, also a very sharp model.

Zarathustra Suicuine · **Joined:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:24 pm **Posts:** 183

SouthernDunedain wrote:

Arrghh me hearties! Doesnt really look like Luke Evans though...more like a pirate.

Is that detail on the indide of the coat or major bubbling, and I hat to say ti but it looks more like peter Cushing then Bard

SouthernDunedain · **Posted:** Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:41 pm

Do you think id except a model with major bubbles? It's detailing.

orc-archer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:22 pm

Bard's face looks slightly too long, the mini in the DoS-book looks better and I'll buy that version when it comes out.

Creaky · **Joined:** Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:26 pm **Posts:** 424

Yeah, I'm waiting on the rulebook version - it looks like half of this bards face is forehead, and the rest of it is a triangle.

Zarathustra Suicuine · **Joined:** Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:24 pm **Posts:** 183

Had a look at Gandalf and the swordsguard in my local gw, and I must admit I was not impressed, especially by the weapons and staff, they just looked so thin, and had all warped pretty badly, Gandafs especially bent.

Galanur · **Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:28 am **Posts:** 1389

I do think gandalf is just fine really... but that might be your version´s cast mould went bad, mine seems pretty good...

Athelas · **Posted:** Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:17 pm

Actually the unpainted Bard looks a bit like Bruce Campbell from where I'm sitting. Maybe it's just the chin...

Klaatu... Verata...

Draugluin · **Posted:** Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:53 am

If I thought he looked like Brice Campbell, I would buy him just for that. The chin matches, but the rest of the jaw doesn't.

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