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Title: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers - NOW IN STORE
Post by: uti long smile on 24 January 2013, 12:27:22 PM
We have four savage Simian Soldiers straight from the labs of Professor Andros available in February. Mark Evans has sculpted these horrific hybrids; two armed with rifles, one with baton and one wielding a sinister man-catcher. Each different pose come with a separate head. £11 for the 4 model deal or £3.25 each. Out next week.

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/641c2b4db59d2973aadf7ab1683188e6.jpg)

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/d8c6eb0227e473bb714e04979ead003b.jpg)

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/01c8fff66ff1e3fb31014ac9f086f90e.jpg)

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/ed78e36e6fb96339cc253d189731df11.jpg)

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/f466de09b45b86db484383f877c839a5.jpg)

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/6351c1b9d08d60bc6e2bd63e7066fe42.jpg)

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/46fcc8e3b0826c1fbf9f6cc1315582fb.jpg)

Painting by Martin Buck. Photography by Kevin Dallimore.
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Quendil on 24 January 2013, 12:55:15 PM
Very nice, I shall have to buy someof those.  Any plans for mounted ones?
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: pocoloco on 24 January 2013, 01:25:30 PM
So cool! How do they scale up next to puny humans?
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Grimm on 24 January 2013, 01:28:36 PM
 :o must buy them !!!!! there is no other way !!!
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Captain Blood on 24 January 2013, 01:41:50 PM
Well done Karl.
Those are the best 'Not-Planet-Of-The-Apes' miniatures I've seen so far  :)
Very tempted...  ::)
Possibly to use against my cave people...

Will there be further simians in the range? Studious chimps and wily orang-utans for instance?  :)
Mounted gorillas even?  :-*
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: uti long smile on 24 January 2013, 02:37:26 PM
Cheers all!

These are based on our Minion dollies so scale perfectly against all the basic 28mm ranges.

If these sell well then I'm happy to look at adding to the range - but unlikely to be this year I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Elk101 on 24 January 2013, 02:48:41 PM
Very nice. I have no need for them at all yet can't help thinking that 'they might come in handy some day!'  :D I may have to buy some if only to encourage more apes for next year.
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: uti long smile on 24 January 2013, 03:04:26 PM
BTW - the heads are already available seperately (out last April), so you can always convert other mounted figures if you wanted too.

http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/product/simian-heads/

(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/968b0934.jpg)
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: NurgleHH on 24 January 2013, 03:25:10 PM
Those are the best 'Not-Planet-Of-The-Apes' miniatures I've seen so far  :)
Richard, this is absolutely right. The Eureka-Stuff is good, but these are great.
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Penchour on 24 January 2013, 03:31:28 PM
 :o Real beauties in fur !
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Post by: Bahir on 24 January 2013, 05:00:06 PM
I like your paint jobs, well done!
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Cosmotiger on 24 January 2013, 05:16:37 PM
DAMN DIRTY APES!
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: purbrookmodels on 24 January 2013, 06:00:25 PM
Cesar would be proud - can't wait to get my hands on some of these
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Elk101 on 24 January 2013, 06:25:29 PM
Any ideas of how they might look size-wise with the Ainsty apes?
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: thebinmann on 24 January 2013, 09:53:20 PM
You did it, you finally did it! You manics....!  ;)

Those really are spot on!



Now then there's a War Of the Roses - Plant of the Apes conversion crossover thread in the making, possibly followed by a new film...

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Will there be further simians in the range? Studious chimps and wily orang-utans for instance?  :)
Mounted gorillas even?  :-*
BTW - the heads are already available seperately (out last April), so you can always convert other mounted figures if you wanted too.
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/pez47/Crooked%20Dice/968b0934.jpg)

Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Conquistador on 24 January 2013, 10:30:30 PM
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Now then there's a War Of the Roses - Plant of the Apes conversion crossover hread in the making, possibly followed by a new film...
End Quote

Suddenly my brain went into "AAAAAARG!   Reboot!"  mode when I read this...

 lol

Gracias,

Glenn

Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Arlequín on 25 January 2013, 12:49:50 AM
Yeah I'm picturing a re-hash of Captain's recent WSS cover featuring a mounted General Urko berating a Gorilla howitzer crew... but iirc Akula's already been working on something like that (http://frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40979)  lol
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: AKULA on 26 January 2013, 06:33:03 PM
lovely sculpts (and paint jobs) - will definitely buy a whole bunch of these but then you knew I'd say that  :D


Any ideas of how they might look size-wise with the Ainsty apes?

They should be absolutely fine together (I sold the greens to Andy). The Ainsty ones will be a bit chunkier in build, and the heads are larger than the CD ones, but definitely usable together (and with the Eureka ones too!).


Yeah I'm picturing a re-hash of Captain's recent WSS cover featuring a mounted General Urko berating a Gorilla howitzer crew... but iirc Akula's already been working on something like that (http://frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=40979)  lol

No need to leave LAF to see my little PotA project - the cannon, and general are on page 4 (Perry minis with Crooked Dice heads)
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=45529.45
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Elk101 on 26 January 2013, 07:08:23 PM
Cheers Akula. Looks like my shopping list got a little bit longer!
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers
Post by: Conquistador on 26 January 2013, 10:27:54 PM
The mind truly boggles...

 8)

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers - NOW IN STORE
Post by: uti long smile on 01 February 2013, 12:15:03 AM
IN STORE NOW!

We have four savage Simian Minions straight from the labs of Professor Andros this month.  Mark Evans has sculpted these horrific hybrids; two armed with rifles, one with baton and one wielding a sinister man-catcher. Each different pose come with a separate head. £11 for the 4 model deal or £3.25 each.

They are now in the webstore:

http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/product/simian-minions/
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers - NOW IN STORE
Post by: AKULA on 04 February 2013, 10:30:36 PM
Mine arrives today - lovely crisp castings.

Look forward to getting some painted up in time for my little game at Salute...  :D
Title: Re: Crooked Dice: Simian Soldiers - NOW IN STORE
Post by: uti long smile on 04 February 2013, 10:52:30 PM
Excellent!