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Miniatures Adventure => Weird Wars => Topic started by: TheShadow on 07 October 2010, 09:08:38 AM

Title: incoming plastic german zombies !!!
Post by: TheShadow on 07 October 2010, 09:08:38 AM
http://www.studiominiatures.com/page2.html

not too bad, think my mate who plays germans in SOTR will be happy !!
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Post by: YPU on 07 October 2010, 09:17:26 AM
Sounds quite decently priced as well!
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Post by: Centaur_Seducer on 07 October 2010, 01:27:59 PM
And they released the tiny terrors without me even being aware of them :(
Gotta get a set!
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Post by: richarDISNEY on 07 October 2010, 02:52:36 PM
Looks good, and the price point is pretty sound.
I'll be buying some...
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Post by: aircav on 07 October 2010, 04:11:40 PM
just a shame that there's not more head & arm options
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Post by: Jakar Nilson on 07 October 2010, 06:49:26 PM
Why did I have to painstakingly convert my own years ago?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/Jakar_Nilson/sculpts/zeds.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/Jakar_Nilson/sculpts/zombie005.jpg)
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Post by: Axebreaker on 08 October 2010, 11:03:22 AM
They do look nice and the price is also quite acceptable.

Christopher
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Post by: Faber on 08 October 2010, 05:40:57 PM
OHHHH! Awesome! Minis look very cool and the price is really really good related to westwind metallic zombies... I've got to buy them! There's not any release date?
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Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 09 October 2010, 12:09:50 AM
Just got the Westwind zombie horde. I'm afraid there is no real competition as the plastics only have 2 body types - more torso/leg variants would have made this a must buy.
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Post by: white knight on 09 October 2010, 11:44:01 AM
Plastics do only make sense if you know people are going to buy several boxes of them. With only limited options, you're probably not going to want more of one box or they'll all look the same. Unless you count on people mixing and matching them with other plastic sets (warlord games perhaps), but we'll have to see how compatible they are.
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Post by: Faber on 20 October 2010, 12:15:18 PM
Plastics do only make sense if you know people are going to buy several boxes of them. With only limited options, you're probably not going to want more of one box or they'll all look the same. Unless you count on people mixing and matching them with other plastic sets (warlord games perhaps), but we'll have to see how compatible they are.

that is the point, in effect  ;)
i have bought the warlord german infantry and i'm really impatient to see the scale comparison.
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Post by: Commander Vyper on 22 October 2010, 10:46:02 AM
Yeah with around 40 odd westwind zeds I'd be loathed to include these (scale issue etc..).

But would probably buy a sprue or two for kitbashing.

The Commander
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Post by: lone dirty dog on 23 October 2010, 05:42:19 PM
Mantic games have got together with warlord games to combine there zombie box set with their german box set to produce zombie germans (on tmp) and they look great might be worth a look  :o
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Post by: apeekaboo on 30 December 2010, 03:47:43 PM
Any inside news on this?
I have pre-ordered, but now I'm a bit itchy ever since watching a Youtube review of Incursion (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40603/incursion).

This set together with some Westwind SoTR miniatures, would make a smaller hole in my wallet than the Grindhouse minis would...

@lone dirty dog:
Did you mean this set (http://shop.warlordgames.co.uk/ein-zwei-die---german-zombies-halloween-special-5104-p.asp)?
Warlord Games have free international shipping in December, so I just couldn't resist...  :-*
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Post by: rwwin on 30 December 2010, 04:01:02 PM
Not inside info, but I pre-ordered a set as well.  I asked for an update two weeks ago and got this in an email from John @ Studio Miniatures on the 21st:

"Sent an email this morning to the tooling company for an update as soon as
they respond I will email you. Thanks again for your patience"

Nothing since.
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Post by: apeekaboo on 30 December 2010, 04:22:47 PM
Probably closed for Xmas then.
Let's hope for some action in January.
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Post by: Mainly28s on 30 December 2010, 09:25:22 PM
While I don't mind waiting, it's the lack of information that annoys me. The figures were due in November. Then, after an e-mail I was told that they should be out before Christmas, bit not a peep since then, not even on the website.
Just being told there is a problem and that they're working on it would go a long way towards making us more amenable, but I doubt I'll pre-order from them again.
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Post by: The Somnambulist on 02 January 2011, 11:07:46 PM
While I don't mind waiting, it's the lack of information that annoys me. The figures were due in November. Then, after an e-mail I was told that they should be out before Christmas, bit not a peep since then, not even on the website.
Just being told there is a problem and that they're working on it would go a long way towards making us more amenable, but I doubt I'll pre-order from them again.

I didn't even get a reply to my e-mail! Not only will I not pre-order from them again, I'll never order from them again! >:(
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Post by: apeekaboo on 10 January 2011, 07:25:29 PM
While I don't mind waiting, it's the lack of information that annoys me. The figures were due in November. Then, after an e-mail I was told that they should be out before Christmas, bit not a peep since then, not even on the website.
Just being told there is a problem and that they're working on it would go a long way towards making us more amenable, but I doubt I'll pre-order from them again.

I agree that progress updates on their website would have been a good idea. I didn't know they were due in November so I haven't really giving it a second thought until recently.

I emailed them yesterday and got an answer three hours later, saying "ALL existing orders will be dispatched before next weekend". I'm looking forward to it!  8)
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Post by: Mainly28s on 15 January 2011, 08:02:28 PM
Sooooo... was anyone lucky enough to receive the long-anticipated and apparently posted before the weekend figures yet?
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Post by: The Somnambulist on 15 January 2011, 08:04:44 PM
Nope!
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Post by: Commander Vyper on 15 January 2011, 11:21:59 PM
Just to say that on Frother's John at studio miniatures posted that there were machining issues and lessons have been learnt, all those that pre-ordered will receive I think 5 extra sprues as a thankyou/sorry and bases to go with the extra minis.

Granted that something could have been posted here, but thought you'd like to know.

The Commander
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Post by: Mainly28s on 17 January 2011, 09:42:38 PM
Well, I got home and found a parcel of figures today...

The metal officer comes with a lipped round base, and there are extra figures in the box (a video-tape case?)
The figures look like they will match well with the Warlord plastics, so I guess we'll see lots of conversions soon.
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Post by: apeekaboo on 17 January 2011, 10:32:23 PM
Well, I got home and found a parcel of figures today...

The metal officer comes with a lipped round base, and there are extra figures in the box (a video-tape case?)
The figures look like they will match well with the Warlord plastics, so I guess we'll see lots of conversions soon.

Cool! How's the detailing on the figures?
I recently got me the Warlords set of zombies and I already had a set of WGF zombies. My first sausage of green stuff is on it's way. Looks like Christmas is gonna be saved after all...   lol



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Post by: apeekaboo on 23 January 2011, 11:15:55 PM
Got my parcel this Friday, just in time for the weekend.

As mentioned by the Commander, there's 20 sprues (2 zombies on each + extra parts), instead of the 15 sprues I pre-ordered. There was no mentioning of this in the package. The package itself looks like some kind of double VHS box. My bases were thin 25mm (marked Renedra), about half the height of regular Warhammer bases. Only the Obersturmbahnführer came with a lipped base.

I took some photos for comparison  (http://www.monkey7.se/miniatures/?p=1027) of the Warlords Games German Infantry set and the Mantic Ghouls/Zombies set. It looks like they'll fit together nicely.

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Post by: Faber on 24 January 2011, 12:28:02 PM
share those photo please! :)
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Post by: Comsquare on 24 January 2011, 03:31:28 PM
@Faber

Click on "...photos for comparsion..." in apeekaboo's quote, it's an link ;)
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Post by: rwwin on 24 January 2011, 11:07:03 PM
Just opened up my mailbox and found my pre-ordered set!  (mine came with the 10 extra zombies to compensate for the delay as well)

I'd agree with apeekaboo that they are spot on with the BAM Plastic Germans from Warlord.  I wouldn't mix them with the mantic zombie parts though as the mantic zombies are quite a bit bigger.
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Post by: fluffy05 on 25 January 2011, 12:01:37 AM
@Faber

Click on "...photos for comparsion..." in apeekaboo's quote, it's an link ;)

Thanks for the link!

Impressive Blog, I really love the terrain.

I have just started to get into 28mm WWII and as soon as I figure out how to use Zombies I will (Probably Disposable Heroes).

Happy Gaming,

Allan
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Post by: apeekaboo on 25 January 2011, 07:11:42 AM
@fluffy05: Thanks! :)

Agreed that the link could have been more visible.
I think the forum have turned off underlined links by default.

Here is some inspiration from Warlord Games site (http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/?p=8390#more-8390), to get your fantasy going:
(http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/neo/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/Painted_Nazi_Zombie_conversions.jpg)
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Post by: Faber on 27 January 2011, 03:48:52 PM
@Faber

Click on "...photos for comparsion..." in apeekaboo's quote, it's an link ;)

thanks, didn't see :)
@apeekaboo: thanks for sharing! very nice blog!