GalakStarscraper
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Street Brawl Dwarves (sneak peak)Here is a sneak peak at some (not all) of the Street Brawl Dwarf team which will looks like it will be released at the same time as the Contraptions. The figures were sculpted by Pierre Francois Jacquet.
Now this team is the major reason we are having the Holiday sale so that we can raise the money to cast the new Contraption legs and the 11 Dwarf sculpts we have coming in.
We are currently 4500 GBP away from being able to cast everything up.
So if there is a lot of interest in this team from this thread ... I'll post updates to how close we are to casting it (similar to the Gnome countdown).
Hopefully this will be an extra encouragement to make a purchase during the Holiday sale.
Galak
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Dark Lord
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Sorry, but I can't see a dang thing in those pics. I tweaked them (mayeb I over compensated).
I like those alot! Especially the first one and the bald one!
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brownrob
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Nice!
I like #1 the best
Different take on Dwarves for sure.
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Tarota
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I do like these, but I'm curious: why are they Street Brawl Dwarfs, and not Elfball Dwarfs?
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Thadrin
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middle row, on the right.
That's Ramsey that is.
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skatingtortoise
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god damn you! now i have to get ANOTHER dwarf team!
this is why i like impact! - they have the stuff they tell you about in advance, and then out of nowhere - BAM! more sexy sexy miniatures.
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Norse
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| Tarota wrote: | | I do like these, but I'm curious: why are they Street Brawl Dwarfs, and not Elfball Dwarfs? |
we figured these guys looked more like thugs than athletes, but you can use them any way you like.. as long as you buy them of course.. 
@Thads.. since I went bald, I think you're right..  
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brownrob
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Ramsey and sexy doesnt go in the same forum topic 
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Norse
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you haven't seen some of my movie performances.. 
then again, nor have I
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Illustranger
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| Tarota wrote: | | I do like these, but I'm curious: why are they Street Brawl Dwarfs, and not Elfball Dwarfs? |
I agree, I see nothing on them that doesnt make them fit in with the elfball dwarf range ? even if you have other ideas for the elfball dwarves, they can be used to fill the thunder mountain team now, so that you're a step closer to having all the teams filled, after wich alternative sculpts can be made if desired :)
you may think that many people will understand they can be used as elfball dwarves as well, but Im pretty sure that many people dont make that connection persay (probably few of them are gamers tough ;)
I especially like the first, second and running one (all helmeted) but Im not into dwarves usually :)
ps: hadnt seen the replies yet
pps : have been unable to send anything a few days ramsay, but tonight I will be right :D
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Norse
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good news!
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Jonny_P
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Those models are great!!! 
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GalakStarscraper
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| Tarota wrote: | | I do like these, but I'm curious: why are they Street Brawl Dwarfs, and not Elfball Dwarfs? |
Ramsay's response was pretty much dead on the money.
We were planning on doing more of a Highland/Braveheart design for the Thunder Hammer Dwarves.
However ... these figures will be sold in the Thunder Hammer section. They are meant to be Thunder Hammer Dwarves ... just we felt they were more thuglike than we planned for the Elfball team.
So these are Thunder Hammer Dwarves ... if you use them for Elfball games ... more power to you! 
Right now as soon as we have the 4500 GBP we need ... the 11 Dwarves, the new Contraption legs, a Targeted Female player, a Targeted Minotaur, and hopefully 2 Samhaino Midfielder sculpts by Steve Buddel under our Targeted agreement ... they'll all head off to the caster.
Galak
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Darkson
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I hate dwarfs.
I refuse to play dwarfs in any FF game.
I'm going to get myself a team of these. 
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howlett
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I love 'em and will buy a team of them. When will they be released? (And when will the Impcrusher hit the road?)
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GalakStarscraper
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| howlett wrote: | | I love 'em and will buy a team of them. When will they be released? (And when will the Impcrusher hit the road?) |
If folks holiday order like I hoped they would ... we'll send them to the caster at the end of November. If not ... then as soon as we have the money in December to pay for the casting work.
The Impcrusher is already in the store available for sale. I didn't announce it yet because the miniatures are in transit to the UK shipping location at this time. I normally don't announce a figure until I know both Gavin and I have our stock in hand.
But we have them in stock in the USA so we can fill early orders of them without issue.
Swinetaur and Minotaur based on the Hausien Cyclops will go in the store as soon as Fen sends me pics of them.
Galak
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GalakStarscraper
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| Darkson wrote: | | I'm going to get myself a team of these. |
YEAH ... we love Darkson  (and everyone else who said they'd pick up a team or individual figures)
Galak
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sebco
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: |
Right now as soon as we have the 4500 GBP we need ... the 11 Dwarves, the new Contraption legs, a Targeted Female player, a Targeted Minotaur, and hopefully 2 Samhaino Midfielder sculpts by Steve Buddel under our Targeted agreement ... they'll all head off to the caster.
Galak |
What kind of Samhaino midfielder will it be ? The Samhaino Sackhead Scarecrow Midfielders or the Samhaino Ghost of the Fallen Midfielders (question based on your Elfball projects list) ? 
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Cephalopod
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Re: Street Brawl Dwarves (sneak peak) | GalakStarscraper wrote: | Here is a sneak peak at some (not all) of the Street Brawl Dwarf team which will looks like it will be released at the same time as the Contraptions. The figures were sculpted by Pierre Francois Jacquet.
Now this team is the major reason we are having the Holiday sale so that we can raise the money to cast the new Contraption legs and the 11 Dwarf sculpts we have coming in.
We are currently 4500 GBP away from being able to cast everything up.
So if there is a lot of interest in this team from this thread ... I'll post updates to how close we are to casting it (similar to the Gnome countdown).
Hopefully this will be an extra encouragement to make a purchase during the Holiday sale.
Galak |
I'm in! Those are some nice dwarf models!
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Igor Tahavanale
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Nice looking team 
But I'm sad if they've killed of the plans for the kilted Dwarfs, I was lookng forward to those  That was an idea that would draw attention. As nice as these are, they are more Fantasy Football Dwarfs, there is no twist.
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Ziggi
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| Tarota wrote: | | I do like these, but I'm curious: why are they Street Brawl Dwarfs, and not Elfball Dwarfs? |
Elfball dwarfs just does nor sound right
The team looks very nice on the whole. The only thing I'm not sure about are the legs/feet. The legs just look too tiny and why do the boots look like something out of some ancient diving suit? But on the whole very good job.
Ziggi
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fen
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I much prefer this vision of Dwarfs over the awful Grandma Wendy version. If any fluff is ever written up about them, please avoid the lame stereotypes.
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solarflare
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Wow. This is just fantastic stuff. Kudos to IMPACT! for making a clearly superior product.
I guess I'd better start putting in those holiday wish-lists with my wife....
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GalakStarscraper
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| Igor Tahavanale wrote: | | But I'm sad if they've killed of the plans for the kilted Dwarfs, I was lookng forward to those |
That plan is definitely not dead. I still very much want to make a kilted Dwarf team.
In fact the bald Dwarf in the sneak peak ... 2nd row far right I think is very close to the look and feel of what I want for the kilted Dwarf version.
Remember what I said about our plans for Impact!
That our long term plans are to release multiple figures useable for the same team.
For example ... we already have 3 versions of the Samhaino Midfieler planned. I also very much am planning on doing at some point a set of 4 Samhaino Hunters based on the 4 horsesman of the apocolyplse.
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So just because we release this team under the Thunder Hammer Dwarf section of the store ... does not mean the kilted one is a dead plan.
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Looking at our current 6 month plan we hope to release full versions of the following teams in the next 6 months:
Thunder Hammer Dwarves
Gnomes
Black Rock Dwarves
Siringit
(by full version I mean at least 1 miniatures for each roster slot).
Galak
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sjmiller
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So, when is this team going to be available? I do not buy much in the way of miniatures these days, but I like the look of these.
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Igor Tahavanale
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: | So just because we release this team under the Thunder Hammer Dwarf section of the store ... does not mean the kilted one is a dead plan.Looking at our current 6 month plan we hope to release full versions of the following teams in the next 6 months:
Thunder Hammer Dwarves
Gnomes
Black Rock Dwarves
Siringit |
My wife is going to kill me...
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bcantwell
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Those are fantastic. I'll definitely be looking at those as opponents for my newly acquired Pharohs....
Brian
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GalakStarscraper
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| sjmiller wrote: | | So, when is this team going to be available? I do not buy much in the way of miniatures these days, but I like the look of these. |
As soon as I have the 4500 GBP to cast them up ... away they'll go.
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fen
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After thinking about it, I have to say. I absolutely adore this team. They have everything I'd want from a Dwarf squad - pity the team sucks in that other game. But I can't wait to really go to town on a set of these guys. I may dislike the standard stereotyped Dwarf, but I do love painting them.
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brownrob
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| fen wrote: | | After thinking about it, I have to say. I absolutely adore this team. They have everything I'd want from a Dwarf squad - pity the team sucks in that other game. But I can't wait to really go to town on a set of these guys. I may dislike the standard stereotyped Dwarf, but I do love painting them. |
I would like to try them in ElfBall though! Once I get my head out of using other strategies in other FF games I think the Dwarves are a decent team in ElfBall. Part of the problems in other FF games is that the Dwarves most effective tactic is to grind up the field taking out as many as possible, which can be nigh on impossible to stop if you are playing a very good opponent with a tooled up team
The facings pretty much kill the grind up in a cage idea. If you try that tactic, a player like a widowmaker is going to eat you for breakfast, racking momentum up for the big hit with a disengage or two
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sjmiller
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: | | sjmiller wrote: | | So, when is this team going to be available? I do not buy much in the way of miniatures these days, but I like the look of these. |
As soon as I have the 4500 GBP to cast them up ... away they'll go. |
Well, looks like I am going to have to buy some other stuff now. Hmm, maybe some specialty or oddball minis...
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GalakStarscraper
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| sjmiller wrote: | | GalakStarscraper wrote: | | sjmiller wrote: | | So, when is this team going to be available? I do not buy much in the way of miniatures these days, but I like the look of these. |
As soon as I have the 4500 GBP to cast them up ... away they'll go. |
Well, looks like I am going to have to buy some other stuff now. Hmm, maybe some specialty or oddball minis... |
Or a gift certiificate to yourself and take advantage of the free 10%.
There will be 13 Dwarves total. I will be offering a team deal with one of each in it (as well as other versions). That team deal of one of each of the 13 Dwarves will sell for 26 GBP. So I might recommend buying two 15 GBP gift certificate before the end of November (and sending me an email to merge them into one certificate) which will come to you with a total value of 33 GBP.
Then you'll get the free 10% worth of stuff when the Dwarves come out later and you'll be helping us reach our goal of cash to cast up the team.
Not of course to discourage you from picking up other real stuff now ... but just throwing out a suggestion for anyone who knows they'll want the Gnome or Dwarf team that won't be out fully until after the Holiday sale to get the free 10%.
Galak
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Tarota
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: | | Or a gift certiificate to yourself and take advantage of the free 10%. |
You are an evil, evil person. I just may have to look into this option .
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brownrob
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A nice comment from FUMBBL
| nexusvalhees wrote: | | wow those are some of the only impact minis I've seen that i really really like sides the heresy ogres and the were wolfs if they start producing more like these they'll get my buisness |
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Dark Lord
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That's high praise coming from FUMBBL! 
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GalakStarscraper
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| Tarota wrote: | | You are an evil, evil person. |
In this context ... thanks!
Galak
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GalakStarscraper
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| Dark Lord wrote: | | That's high praise coming from FUMBBL! |
I hear that!
Galak
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GalakStarscraper
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| brownrob wrote: | A nice comment from FUMBBL
| nexusvalhees wrote: | | wow those are some of the only impact minis I've seen that i really really like sides the heresy ogres and the were wolfs if they start producing more like these they'll get my buisness |
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I know some of our stuff is rough and we fully admit that ... we allow amateur sculptors to work for us (with screening).
But the sculpts by Tom de Wulf, Patrick Keith, and Victoria Lamb are beautiful sculpts full of detail and character. So it boggles my mind when I hear folks say that we aren't trying to produce quality figures ... ah well.
I guess this is the first "standard" set of figures we've added to the store ... that could have a lot to do with it.
Galak
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brownrob
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Oh, who is going to be painting these? :P
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bouncergriim
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So how much in gift certificates should I buy to be able to get the Gnome team deal?
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brownrob
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£200, just to be sure
@ Tom, yeah I guess you are right. I keep intending to show off my Pharoahs on FUMBBL, and also when I finish Jelmers deadlings! (hurry hurry ghoulings! )
Almost got some Gnolls finished, which look decent :)
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Dark Lord
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I for one love what you guys do. (I can't believe I have been called an Impact fanboy already)
The thing is that any figure you guys have went out and found an artist to produce has looked amazing. Leaps and bounds above what Grandma Wendy is pooping out.
And as far as all of the other stuff goes what it lacks in professionalism it more than makes up for in creativity. I am way more likely to buy a mini that has some 'rough edges' but is original and creative than some polished turd that looks like all the other polished turds. I'm not joking when I say that I bet when they teach these "apprentices" to sculpt at Grandma Wendy they tell them to cover their mistakes with skulls, chains and spikes. EVERYTHING has the same standard skulls, chains and spikes on them. It's sooooo boring.
Someone brought up on TBB that the Impcrusher had a big skull on the front and therefore I was a hypocrite, but they totally missed what I'm talking about. I'm not bored by skulls. I'm bored by every corner having a skull on it to mask the rough edge, every seam has a chain running down it because the noob doesn't know how to smooth things out, every figure has a boat load of skulls, chains and hair to cover the warped anatomy.
The Impcrusher has a theme and the skull works because it's not there to cover mistakes and substitute for real detail.
I digress. My point is Impact minis have soul and love put into them and it shows. They are created by artists, not produced by employees. Grandma Wendy is a company that only cares about what comes in (money) and not about what goes out (product). If they had a market report that that said the next big thing was going to be ponies, Grandma Wendy would have a big release of pony models complete with skulls and chains on them. If they thought they could make more money by making minis for girls then Warhammer would turn into Rainbow Bright world...they don't care.
Impact cares, and loves its worlds.
It makes all the difference. Keep it up.
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GalakStarscraper
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DL ... I'm not just saying this.
I printed out the middle of your letter. Because that's a close to a Mission Statement as I think Impact! will ever have and is better written than I would come up with.
If we ever stop doing what you just wrote ... I hope someone calls us on it.
Galak
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GalakStarscraper
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| brownrob wrote: | | Oh, who is going to be painting these? :P |
Ramsay has requested the honour for this go around.
I'll tell you what ... I've got a bunch of other figures coming in soon ... I'll give you a crack at.
I have two Dwarves that were made by two different sculptors from Mexico for our Targeted range ... would you like to give them a try?
Galak
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GalakStarscraper
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| bouncergriim wrote: | | So how much in gift certificates should I buy to be able to get the Gnome team deal? |
Gnome Team is currently planned to be offered in two team deals:
Elfball Team Deal ($60)
3 Contraptions (one of each torso)
9 Gnomes (one of each)
1 Specialty Arm pack
Team Deal #1 ($100)
6 Contraptions (two of each torso)
9 Gnomes (one of each)
2 Speciality Arm packs
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Individual Contraptions will cost $14
Gnomes are $3 each
Speciality Arm pack will cost $7 (buzzsaw, spring loaded glove, hammer, and mushroom sprue)
Impcrusher is $14
Bazooka Jo-Nome Cannon Arm is still being priced ... right now I'd guess he's going to come in around $9.50
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So if you wanted an Elfball team, the Impcrusher, and Bazooka Jo-Nome ... you need around $85.00
Galak
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Norse
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: | | brownrob wrote: | | Oh, who is going to be painting these? :P |
Ramsay has requested the honour for this go around.
Galak |
yes he has! 
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Dark Lord
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Bastich...uh...I mean, good choice!
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Darkson
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Any sneak peeks at the other dwarfs in the team? I'm just thinking what players I need to find elsewhere to make a full team for another game.
These wil probably finally make me pick up this fig:
to convert to a thrower.
(And yes, I know the style doesn't fit with those shown here, but:
a) I don't care, as I really like this fig, and
b) It has no beard, so will piss off the traditionalists )
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brownrob
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: | | brownrob wrote: | | Oh, who is going to be painting these? :P |
Ramsay has requested the honour for this go around.
I'll tell you what ... I've got a bunch of other figures coming in soon ... I'll give you a crack at.
I have two Dwarves that were made by two different sculptors from Mexico for our Targeted range ... would you like to give them a try?
Galak |
Sure!
When can I see pics? :)
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Patchwork
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Those greens are looking really nice. I don't play as dwarves often but I'm going to pick up at least one of each of those miniatures when they come out.
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GalakStarscraper
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Darkson ... there is a thrower in the mix. I'll try to post up the other 6 figures.
Galak
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Thadrin
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...because I really need a third Dwarf team...in addition to my two stupidly large dwarf (full teams with weapons and markers and stuff) teams....
yes I will buy them just as soon as I have some money....that will probably not be until after christmas (when maybe just maybe I'll have the Privateer Press projects I'm working on atm, which ironicly include my Dwarf mercenary army, finished...)
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GalakStarscraper
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Okay ... looks like I'm missing a pic of one of the Dwarves. But I have 12 of the images posted now at the front of the thread.
The last 2 pics (the rightmost two of the bottom row) are the sculptor's visions of Star player Dwarves. One is fashioned after Jason from the Friday the 13th movies and the other is a Half-Dwarf.
I'm package up a few different versions of this team and not all of these figures are going to be marked as Thunder Hammer Dwarves. (for example ... Ramsay and I have presently marked the 3rd row right Dwarf for the Black Rock team). But I'lll be packing them up in groups of 8, 12, and 13.
Galak
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Patchwork
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That half dwarf is pretty freaky looking (not in a bad way), what's the other half?! Nice seeing what more of them will look like, I'm still going to buy at least one of each
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Darkson
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Tbh, the 2 "stars" are the ones I'm less keen on. The "jason" seems a little bland, and the half-dwarf just doesn't work for me. 
However, the rest are great, especially the 2nd row right-hand one.
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fen
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I'm really gutted Norse has taken dips on painting these, he gets all the good gigs!
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GalakStarscraper
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| Darkson wrote: | | Tbh, the 2 "stars" are the ones I'm less keen on. |
They will not be included in any of the team deals other than the pack of all 13 of PF's dwarves.
Galak
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Norse
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| fen wrote: | | I'm really gutted Norse has taken dips on painting these, he gets all the good gigs! |
I'm taking dibs (dibs man, what the hell is a dip? ) on 7 of these for a Street Brawl team.. the others can be painted by any Irish or Welsh git who volunteers..
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Thadrin
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I'll paint them...if you dare trust my word that my paining is pretty good these days...(ach...who am I kidding...as good as I now may be there are many better...)
Not a fan of the half dwarf... love the one right above him though.
If I had to choose a street brawl line up I'd go for the one on the left at the top and the whole of the second and third rows.
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Dark Lord
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I'm not an amazing painter but I think I can hold my own.
But the real question is does Tom want to once again pay me in merchandise?
This was taken at today's game session so the lighting isn't optimal for the color but I think it works.
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howlett
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Are there any more details about the release day yet?
Are you planing to release a miniature, which could represent a trollslayer?
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Norse
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models should release early next year all being well.
we asked for a mohawk to be added to one of the dwarves, but I do not believe that was done before they shipped. 
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GalakStarscraper
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| Norse wrote: | models should release early next year all being well.
we asked for a mohawk to be added to one of the dwarves, but I do not believe that was done before they shipped. |
No mohawk ... the player you requested that for got a spike added to this shoulder pad (that will teach you to offer the sculptor a choice between the two if you really wanted one more).
The greens looked great and have already been sent to the caster to be cast up ... hopefully for a late January/early February release. There are 13 total sculpts. The one not pictured in this thread a variant of the runner with the ball with a different helmet/visor.
We'll sell the team in 3 different team deals. 1 with 12 of them less the Half-Dwarf. 1 with all 13. And one with Ramsay's pick for the best 7 for a Street Brawl team deal.
Galak
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bouncergriim
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No deal with a impcrusher thrown in?
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GalakStarscraper
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| bouncergriim wrote: | | No deal with a impcrusher thrown in? |
Ahh yes. Okay I'll add in a few more team deals if you want a discounted Impcrusher as well.
Galak
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Lychanthrope
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: | | No mohawk ... the player you requested that for got a spike added to this shoulder pad (that will teach you to offer the sculptor a choice between the two if you really wanted one more). |
A mohawk should be pretty easy to GS on a bald dwarf if you want one.
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Norse
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it was actually a horse hair crest on his helmet I was looking for.. the hoplite look.. never mind, I'll just do war-tattoos instead..
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