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Author Topic: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!  (Read 11712 times)

Offline Watts

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[Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« on: April 02, 2017, 04:55:53 AM »
Some of you may have seen my posts in the thread about the new Striker! football rules (or soccer if you are from my side of the pond). I though I would start a new thread instead of clogging up the other one with my shameful self-promotion.

Anyway, I am producing a set of 28mm football players and they are nearing completion. There are 5 player bodies, 1 goalkeeper body, 10 separate heads with various hairstyles, and a ball. They are digitally sculpted and will most likely be cast in metal (still a bit up in the air). At the moment I am working out details with the caster.

Here are a few pics of one of my test models and the poses (not all of the heads are shown). I am not sure what the price will be yet, but a team will include 11 models (10 players and a goalkeeper), and two head sprues (20 heads and 2 balls). Once things are firmed up a bit I will have more info about ordering. I may do a small Kickstarter to get things going as well.

Thanks for looking!




Offline carlos marighela

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2017, 08:42:47 AM »
Those are very nice indeed! I could see myself buying a team. I can see an aftermarket opportunity producing decals. Club badges, numbers and sponsors' logos. You'll need a ref and a couple of managers.
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Offline jambo1

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2017, 11:10:32 AM »
They look very nice indeed, good luck with your project. I think it will be a flyer for you. :)

Offline Bugsda

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2017, 01:15:45 PM »
Those are very nice indeed! I could see myself buying a team. I can see an aftermarket opportunity producing decals. Club badges, numbers and sponsors' logos. You'll need a ref and a couple of managers.

But you'd have to repaint them every season, and repaint the managers every six months  ;)
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Offline carlos marighela

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2017, 03:13:50 PM »
But you'd have to repaint them every season, and repaint the managers every six months  ;)

Yeah, it's the curse of moderns multiplied by a factor of four. You've reminded me why I went away from them and back to historical armies. lol


Right, do bigger hair and shorter shorts, cos if I'm going to do history it's going to be classic Flamengo circa 1980-83 when God played for us and we were unbeatable.



Offline orm1

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2017, 03:26:53 PM »
Very nice mate and  the excellent paint job only makes them more appealing. I'd definitely be interested in a set.

Offline AlexM

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2017, 07:46:38 PM »
I got to see these in the flesh today at our club meeting, they are really VERY nice!

Offline Argonor

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2017, 09:18:59 PM »
Just got my youngest daughter a (Subbuteo) Barca team for her birthday, to play Striker  lol
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Offline werekake

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2017, 12:32:15 AM »
Gorgeous paint job - the line in the grass is a cool touch.

I like the poses in the sculpts - nice variety but not too animated (over-animated kinda limits what positions you can play them in - i.e a winger in full-flight looks like a winger, not a central defender...)

I reckon I'd be in for a team or two
« Last Edit: April 04, 2017, 06:54:55 AM by werekake »

Offline Dr Mathias

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2017, 12:50:48 AM »
But you'd have to repaint them every season, and repaint the managers every six months  ;)

Hehehehe you always pop in with the best one-liners.  lol

The figures look great.
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Offline Plynkes

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2017, 11:38:51 AM »
Very nice indeed. Though like Carlos I would need them in 80s short tight shorts, so I can do my footballing heroes Sócrates and Phil Stant. :)

Shorts these days have got as long as they were in the 50s. What's the world coming to? Fashion sense has gone all to pot.  ;D
 

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Offline Watts

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2017, 02:56:55 PM »
Those tight shorts give me the creeps.  lol

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2017, 08:23:06 PM »
I don't disagree, especially when worn by middle aged men out jogging, however the look is look and your punters demand this:


Offline Watts

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2017, 09:39:12 PM »
Tell you what, if these guys sell well enough I will do a set of creepy short pants players as well ;)

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: [Commercial] 28mm Soccer/Football Players!
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2017, 11:41:35 PM »
That's a deal!

 

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