Defiance Games USMC Marines!

[Centaur_Seducer]

I do believe that its an extremely bad choise of brand name. Even though they try to tap on the "We are the rebels in miniature gaming bla bla bla". And for some reasons more companies have gone with the same approach. When I start a miniature line, it would be named "Damn Jolly Miniatures".

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

"Hi David- just put 3 test frames into a pack for you and shipped them off."
I believe something is happening today all being well....

yes, DG can now blame you for any further Delays (sorry Guys were still waiting for the Feedback from our "Testers")
followed by:small Changes here and there.a tweak or two and the Marines are ready to go
followed by estimate to ship in April
to be continued  

[tnjrp]

No news yesterday. [...] I'm confident there's going to be something today. Or if not today, then tomorrow

Quoted for truth.

[tnjrp]

If these turn into vapor figs and never end up existing in the real world what are we going to with the minis pool?

That was partly why I asked about SilverSixx's bet. Obviously if they never surface but DG keeps going or even if they change format radically from what they are projected to be we get into a bit of trouble.

Imagine the stats for 'the glorious leader' and what the fig would look like. I bet he would have awsome special rules like 'death to capitalism', 'Awe of the people' with wargear like Boiler suit of invincibility, platform shoes of ultra tallness and eye of the master director

Are you trying to imply that the glorious leader is unusually short IRL. I do believe a visit to an educational facility awaits you...

[tnjrp]

Dang.

[CptJake]

I hear there are limited edition Nork figures that are FinelyCast from rice cakes and are edible!   People stand in line for days to get a squad of them.

[dwartist]

I've just received three 'test-frames' and apart from the flash (easily dealt with anyway) which I understand they're trying to eradicate they're actually pretty good. The detail is a little vague in places but they'll paint up a treat. Bare heads are very good and all hands have fingers! Full review, build up and WIP painting to follow on the blog.

[tnjrp]

Cheers! Sounds like they aren't abysmally bad then. Hopefully they can get the real thing on to market soon, they are certainly affordable enough when released.

[CptJake]

I don't claim to know who coined the term Nork, or when, but it has been slang for them in the US Army for a while.

In a similar vein, as I was going through the mil intel school, we had an exercise where we had to take on th eroles of a Div staff and plan a counter attack into N Korea.  I was the Div G2 (intel guy).  One of the items I had to brief was the North Korean Center of Gravity (that which the enemy relies on and if you take it away you can more easily defeat them).  Yes, I knew the text book answer they wanted was their Arty.   

Well, we had some general officer take our brief and I briefed:  Sir, I have identified the North Korean CoG as 'People Named Kim'.  If we were to destroy 60-70% of 'People Named Kim' it would lead to the defeat of the Norks.   

For some reason he didn't see the humor in that.   

 That is what they get for turning a hard core combat arms guy inti an intel guy.   

[carlos marighela]

Curiously enough, norks is also an old Australian slang expression for breasts. Yet to see any exquisitely crafted from rice cakes but I'm open to the prospect.

[Plynkes]

I didn't know it was Australian in origin. It's quite a popular and common term here in Blighty.

Nice to learn new things.

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

[Ray Rivers]

Looks pretty cool actually.

Though I would probably do a Pig Iron head swap. 

[carlos marighela]

Ugg boots and what appears to be a toasted sandwich maker on his head. I'd say that's very cool.

[DoctorPete]

Meh.  Nice paint work...still not excited about the figure.