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Author Topic: Newlinedesigns?  (Read 1257 times)

Offline Kikuchiyo

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Newlinedesigns?
« on: April 09, 2022, 05:28:21 PM »
Anyone have any resent dealings with Newline

placed a small tester order to check the quality of their 20mm napoleonic line

and aside from the paypal message I haven't had any contact

I sent a follow up email - not about the order but about other items in their range and had no reply either

Just checking others experiences before I think about geting on the phone to them

Offline FierceKitty

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2022, 02:57:11 AM »
I've got quite a lot of their stuff (most recently in January), and they've always played it very square with me.
The laws of probability do not apply to my dice in wargames or to my finesses in bridge.

Offline Kikuchiyo

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2022, 08:25:54 AM »
Thats good to know - but what are their email comms like - is it better to call, I'd just like some advice more than anything

Offline jambo1

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2022, 08:36:19 AM »
I had a small order in with them in February, took a couple of weeks to come, which was fine. :)

Offline FierceKitty

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2022, 09:14:50 AM »
They replied pretty promptly to an email when I had a minor problem once.

Offline Kikuchiyo

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2022, 12:31:51 PM »
I had a small order in with them in February, took a couple of weeks to come, which was fine. :)
Thanks - its good to know timescales

also good to know that i need to place a big order so i don't run out of stuff to paint :D

Offline Kikuchiyo

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2022, 08:47:02 AM »
Sean has been in touch and was very helpful

First packs on their way - if I like the scale and detail I know I'll be ordering a bucket more  :D

Offline FierceKitty

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2022, 03:33:15 PM »
Baggage Train, on the other hand...my mother, on another continent, reports that a package has just arrived there for me, more than two years after I placed the order. I don't know if this is the fault of the South African postal service, mind you. BT may be innocent.

Offline Kikuchiyo

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2022, 05:09:37 PM »
Misses tells me my package is sitting at home waiting for me  :D

Offline jambo1

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2022, 05:26:31 PM »
Misses tells me my package is sitting at home waiting for me  :D

Be interested to know what you think of them, I was looking at some Wurtemburg infantry to go with my HaT plastics. :)

Offline Kikuchiyo

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2022, 05:49:34 PM »
I will certainly report back but as I under stand it they are a bit smaller than 1/72 plastic stuff more like 1/76

https://plasticpelisse.blogspot.com

has a fair bit of info to go through, they have plenty of plastic vs other metal mini comparisons but

the only newline comparison I could find was  vs Revell

https://plasticpelisse.blogspot.com/2010/04/newline-vs-revell-british-napoleonic.html

Haven't collected plastic minis since I was a kid but my old man tells me he still has a tin of them in the loft so I might end up picking them up next time I'm round



Offline Kikuchiyo

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2022, 05:56:17 PM »
Actually

I did find one picture while I was researching what scale newline minis were

sizable difference

Offline jambo1

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2022, 05:42:42 AM »
A bit of a size difference but separate units a bit of basing jiggery pokery and they may work! :)

Offline Kikuchiyo

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Re: Newlinedesigns?
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2022, 06:34:54 AM »
They are certainly very nice pieces - minimal flash, sensible poses - I've only a couple of packs of rifelmen but will be placing a bigger order over the weekend

nothing too overwhelming just enough for sharp practice

and maybe a silver bayonet side project...