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Other Stuff => Bazaar of Obscurities => Commercial => Topic started by: Vanvlak on August 17, 2015, 06:17:09 PM
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This began with the Wargame news and terrain blog, this entry in particular:
http://wargameterrain.blogspot.com/2015/07/secret-weapon-miniatures-limited-secret.html (http://wargameterrain.blogspot.com/2015/07/secret-weapon-miniatures-limited-secret.html)
Secret Weapon Miniatures http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/ (http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/) recently offered their 'Bag O' Crap', something which is apparently done regularly. The idea is to sell off at a low price bases and other items which have some cosmetic damage. I bit and tried this out, and here is what I got for 40$:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/review/DSCF7550_zpsdny2uorh.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/review/DSCF7550_zpsdny2uorh.jpg.html)
This includes 49 bases of different sizes, as well as some scenery bits and a tank turret. There are also 3 base size conversion ring halves which are just out of the image to right. The offer blurb claims this lot is worth around 300$, and I am ready to bet it could be more! Even the shipping - usually high for U.S. - Malta - was well-priced.
However, it's not just the huge bag of stuff which struck me. The quality of almost all the parts is very reasonable or better: many can be used as is, and almost all the others can be set right with a quick dab of filler. The monolith at the back, right, has one distorted face, but I think it can be fixed, and if not, it can be considered skewed by the warp or something :D
Secret Weapon seem to me to take quality very seriously indeed if they consider a bubble in the bottom side of a base as something which makes said base less than commercial quality, and their regular products must be impeccable. The bases are also quite attractive, so hats off to them - and thanks to Belgian for the tip from the Wargames News and Terrain blog! 8) 8) 8)
Some more pics of the bases:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/review/DSCF7553_zpsghw90kiw.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/review/DSCF7553_zpsghw90kiw.jpg.html)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/review/DSCF7551_zpsd7m4lolv.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/review/DSCF7551_zpsd7m4lolv.jpg.html)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/review/DSCF7552_zpsmpvqfz6n.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/review/DSCF7552_zpsmpvqfz6n.jpg.html)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/vanvlak/review/DSCF7554_zpsxvqloryd.jpg) (http://s78.photobucket.com/user/vanvlak/media/review/DSCF7554_zpsxvqloryd.jpg.html)
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Thanks, I barely managed to resist buying one myself! Looks like you get great value for your money! ;D
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Thanks, I barely managed to resist buying one myself! Looks like you get great value for your money! ;D
Definitely! I'll be on the lookout for another such offer.