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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: tnjrp on 04 October 2012, 07:50:05 AM

Title: MERCS ISS
Post by: tnjrp on 04 October 2012, 07:50:05 AM

The newest MERCS faction ISS looks to be out and my gaming pal is a bit keen on 'em but our google fu seems weak when it comes to finding decent pix of the actual miniatures (not concepts, not renders). All I can find is a pic of the starter set taken from far too long a distance away...

Anyone care to assist? :?

Title: Re: MERCS ISS
Post by: Major_Gilbear on 04 October 2012, 08:40:48 AM

Would this (http://www.mercsminis.com/Forums/index.php?topic=5495.0) do?  ;)

Title: Re: MERCS ISS
Post by: Elbows on 04 October 2012, 09:33:29 AM

What am I missing?  Those look pretty awful to me.  :(

Title: Re: MERCS ISS
Post by: tnjrp on 04 October 2012, 10:54:54 AM

Quote from: Major_Gilbear on 04 October 2012, 08:40:48 AM

Would this (http://www.mercsminis.com/Forums/index.php?topic=5495.0) do?  ;)

Thanx! I'd prefered a bit better pix of the unpainted product but... Well.

Title: Re: MERCS ISS
Post by: Major_Gilbear on 04 October 2012, 11:58:51 AM

They are CAD-sculpted, and then the prints are tidied up and moulded for the models to be cast in metal.

I think they look a bit "Wargames Factory" in terms of some of the detail and proportion.

That said, MERCS have used CAD-sculpted weapons since the Kem Var (second released faction), so it's not such a new process for them.

Anyway, I quite like the designs mostly, but the sculpts haven't quite convinced me yet. So far I have all the factions apart from the USCR (I hate the models!), but don't really play the game. I'll probably add the new Texico crew to my collection however.

@ tnjrp:

This (http://snaptocover.com/iss-texico-unboxing/) might help more?

Title: Re: MERCS ISS
Post by: tnjrp on 04 October 2012, 12:16:00 PM

Can't say, it's not too easy for me to watch vids ATM :?