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Offline Dobbie71064

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2019, 09:33:36 PM »
Great looking models, the Skeletons might find their way into my WHFB Tomb King army somehow!

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2019, 06:46:48 PM »
Don't know if they'll be at Salute but they replied to me saying they'll have both a UK and US store.
They do appear to be going to the UK Games Expo at the NEC end of May/beginning of June.

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2019, 10:39:11 AM »
Very intrigued by the skeletons!

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2019, 08:09:16 PM »
Had preview access to their website and there might be some more information on my blog about the skeletons. Heard they are also working on a historical range. Think these will be available in the UK through Nortstar Miniatures (distributor) and Warbanner Miniatures to be used for their Mortal Gods game.

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2019, 07:55:00 AM »
The skellies look good and as other have said remind me of the classic GW kit. I wonder if they will produce a random assortment of kits or if they plan to produce ranges.

I could well be tempted to build a force of them for WoE.
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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2019, 07:55:26 AM »
I spotted that on your email Belgian. They do look very nice. A bit thicker than the WGF ones which is good for sturdiness. I'll be grabbing one lot when they come out. Although I'm confised, are they 3 or 4 skeletons to a sprue as there is an extra ribcage and a couple of legs. Do they need putting together to make a 4th skeleton or are they purely for spicing up some bases with remains?


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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2019, 05:34:46 PM »
I spotted that on your email Belgian. They do look very nice. A bit thicker than the WGF ones which is good for sturdiness. I'll be grabbing one lot when they come out. Although I'm confised, are they 3 or 4 skeletons to a sprue as there is an extra ribcage and a couple of legs. Do they need putting together to make a 4th skeleton or are they purely for spicing up some bases with remains?

Glad you are following Wargame News and Terrain  ;)

edit - just noticed it's you Kieran!

There are four skeletons to a sprue, so think 8 sprues per box (total 32 minis) There are 3 'assembled' bodies and one where you can position the pose and legs.
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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2019, 10:49:49 PM »
The site is now live:

https://wargamesatlantic.com/


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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #23 on: March 25, 2019, 11:12:18 PM »
There are four skeletons to a sprue, so think 8 sprues per box (total 32 minis) There are 3 'assembled' bodies and one where you can position the pose and legs.

Right, the sprue has three torso/pelvis/legs integrated. One just torso/pelvis and two separate legs.
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Offline Wildman II

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2019, 12:49:35 AM »
Does anyone know who they are? Who is running the company? I got the
email today, but it doesn't give any names. Curious as to who is behind the
curtain.

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2019, 04:00:19 AM »
Very Wargames Factory ... and sub-standard as a result
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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #26 on: March 28, 2019, 12:21:19 AM »
Does anyone know who they are? Who is running the company? I got the
email today, but it doesn't give any names. Curious as to who is behind the
curtain.

The person running it is a gentleman named Hudson Adams. There's a number of freelancers doing the 3D design, illustrations, etc... some fairly well-known industry names.

Very Wargames Factory ... and sub-standard as a result

I wouldn't call the skeletons sub-standard. In your opinion (sticking to plastic manufacturers) who would you say is 'above standard', and who is simply 'standard'. I'm looking for a basis of comparison.

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #27 on: March 28, 2019, 04:43:13 AM »
Glad you are following Wargame News and Terrain  ;)

edit - just noticed it's you Kieran!

There are four skeletons to a sprue, so think 8 sprues per box (total 32 minis) There are 3 'assembled' bodies and one where you can position the pose and legs.
:) Good to know mate

Offline Wildman II

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #28 on: March 28, 2019, 04:13:11 PM »
Dr. Mathias, thanks for the information. I had not heard of this company before
 I got the email. I think I may have answered a poll about plastic miniatures, but
 it did not give any information on who was doing them. Hope it works out, we can always use more plastic miniatures.

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Re: New miniatures company - Wargames Atlantic
« Reply #29 on: June 17, 2019, 02:18:11 PM »
A little bit late, and possibly a tiny bit off-topic, but I just can't hold back any longer. I've never collected skeletons, and probably won't start now, however good the offerings, but I hope someone can answer the question that's been bugging me ever since I saw the picture of the animated cadavers: why - and indeed how - is the 'musician' sounding the horn? Is he just mindlessly adopting the pose he presumably used prior to death and decomposition? To what degree, if any, is he aware of the absence of sound he is producing, and the consequent futility of his actions?

Quite seriously, is a hornist regularly featured in skeletal armies, and, if so, do the appropriate army lists account for the absurdity? Yes, I know it's magic, but no animation spell I've ever heard of was able to reproduce lungs - if it could, why not all the other organs? Am I the only one who cares about this?

[Edit] The horn doesn't look like any Greek instrument I've ever seen either, though that's rather beside the point in this instance.
« Last Edit: June 17, 2019, 02:43:46 PM by Andrew_McGuire »