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Title: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: cram on 22 January 2017, 10:17:02 AM: They've not turned out anything new in years to my knowledge. Last time I heard from them was a few years back, and the plan was to employ new sculptors and train them in the Foundry style, then start producing new miniatures. That's not happened.

Just curious really!
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: armchairgeneral on 22 January 2017, 07:51:20 PM: I spoke to them recently and they mentioned they were still finding mounds from their back catalogue.

Before their relatively recent change in management I notice they were bringing out new ranges such as Amazons which IMHO were notably inferior.
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 22 January 2017, 09:02:45 PM: A lot of the newer ranges are via their Warmonger site or the casting room miniatures site. The sculpts are mostly very nice in the 'flesh'.

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/castingroomminiatures (http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/castingroomminiatures)

http://www.warmongerminiatures.com/ (http://www.warmongerminiatures.com/)
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: carlos marighela on 22 January 2017, 09:18:26 PM: I doubt it. In their former incarnation I gather that they burnt a few bridges with sculptors and most of the ones who did sculpt for them have moved on, ie the Perry twins. The existing catalogue is pretty vast and now that they are more reasonably priced they should probably be able to live off that for some time. It would be nice if they would round out a few old ranges. I'd dearly love it if their Shane Hoyle Burma range got some rifle armed marines. It's pretty pointless as it stands, one pack all with SMGs.
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: axabrax on 23 January 2017, 06:02:28 PM: Aside from the Perry's, Northstar stole all their sculptors and Warlord has all the new blood. Unfortunately their day is done unless they manage to recruit some new unknown. The price of hubris, I suppose. Their back catalog should keep them going in perpetuity however.
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: jetengine on 23 January 2017, 09:00:51 PM: Wont they eventually run out due to mould decay ?
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: stone-cold-lead on 23 January 2017, 09:09:34 PM: Quote from: jetengine on 23 January 2017, 09:00:51 PM
Wont they eventually run out due to mould decay ?

Moulds can be replaced you know. ;)
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: redzed on 24 January 2017, 05:14:18 AM: Quote from: The Dozing Dragon on 22 January 2017, 09:02:45 PM
The sculpts are mostly very nice in the 'flesh'.
The Saxons are superb - right up there with the Great Foundry ranges,
some of the others though are just bloody shocking. :)
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: cram on 24 January 2017, 10:13:28 PM: Most of their latter work was indeed awful!

They have got some ranges that really could do with fleshing out, maybe one day, who knows!
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: majorsmith on 25 January 2017, 11:49:22 AM: I think there's more going on in the background, I'm sure we will see more stuff, I had heard there was still some ownership stuff to sort
Title: Re: Foundry: Anyone know if they plan new sculpts?
Post by: Von Trinkenessen on 25 January 2017, 12:39:57 PM: You would hope so but partial completed ranges has been a feature of Foundry for so many years (unfortunately) that I am not holding my breath.