Defiance Games USMC Marines!

[zizi666]

They'd have to get me drunk on something harder than Sam Adams... Thunder Bird... Night Train... then maybe I wouldn't mind waking up the next morning next to a box of these.

Go for the best : Trappist ! (West-Vleteren, Rochefort and Chimay if you like dark beers and Orval if you rather have amber)

[Ettrick]

I have some now.  They look very good in person.  Facial detail even includes wrinkles that I won't likely worry about.  There's no evidence of grain in the plastic surface as I've seen in other minis.  The only things I think I'll fix are the ankles.  Since the mould meets there, the detail is soft.  I'll just build little ridges to define the armour plates at that point.

[fairoaks024]

still can't see the 'super dynamic' legs that are so super dynamic you wouldn't want to use too many!!!!

regards

jim

[Ettrick]

That must have meant the ones lower right in my photo above.

[Xeno_RG]

Nah, he's one of US, meaning he got free samples. Mine are still in the mail

[tnjrp]

Who would have thought, that we may see the end of this story... soonish...?

DG site still says "preorder" for the Marines. The only thing that's changed since Thursday is that it now says "ships in April". With all these videos, it does look like a distinct possibility.

[anevilgiraffe]

as this hasn't landed here yet...

From Dakka:

WIP: Defiance Games...
Marine. Had to take a break from painting yesterday for a few hours as we were having a boiler fitted in my attic workspace - not very condusive to sitting in deep concentration with a steady hand - so I started putting together a Defiance Games Marine from the three test-sprues Tony Reidy sent me. Let me state immediately - I like these! Despite the furore (you weren't aware of it? Where have you been!?) that's surrounded the release (well about to be released to be more accurate) of these miniatures I think they have a great deal of potential in terms of conversion (which is why I ordered several sets in the first place) and will look great with (and in) a number of the 28mm sci-fi vehicles I have in my collection. Being plastic there are some issues - lack of undercuts, 'soft detailing - but the material is so easy to manipulate and work with that these are only minor problems for anybody with a little modelling experience and the right tools.
I've put together a head, torso and legs and removed all the mould lines which are inherent to any casting be it metal, resin or plastic. I've then set about refining the detail and improving the undercuts in certain areas.

Here are some comparison pics of a marine OOB and one I've 'enhanced' -  pockets; buttons removed to be replaced at a later stage, flaps and expansion pleat given sharper definition. Body-armour; back of the arms, shoulder pads given undercuts and better definition. Boots; soles defined. Head; peak of cap thinned near ears, 'Colonial Marines' collar added to neck (I tend to do this with most figures that have a seperate head to improve the fit - the head is not permanently attached just blu-tacked - I would normally do this with modelling epoxy but here have drilled out the end of a plasticard tube and filed it down to nearer scale thickness then cut the opening in the front). Belt; most importantly, for me, I've given him an 'arse' by carving away the belt at the rear and then recarving to give an overall smaller waist and better shaped posterior. This also makes the back of the body armour appear bulkier and overhang the waist. A little more cleaning-up then I'll move on to the arms and weapon.

figures so good, you get to sculpt them yourself....  

[Dr Mathias]

Doesn't look like the figures themselves are any better than the Combat Zone plastic troopers, although the weapons are much nicer.

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

absolutely awfull 

[DoctorPete]

Oh my!  That's a great deal of work to make a reasonable figure.  I am trying to like them...but I just can't.

[twrchtrwyth]

Doesn't look like the figures themselves are any better than the Combat Zone plastic troopers, although the weapons are much nicer.

+1

[Commander Vyper]

absolutely awfull 

What did you expect! 

+1 on the absolutely awful front.

[fairoaks024]

 

regards

jim

[Sangennaru]

awwww... i wasn't very positive, but still i was expecting something more! =(

[dwartist]

Oh my!  That's a great deal of work to make a reasonable figure.  I am trying to like them...but I just can't.

half-hour? Bear in mind too that the pics are huge!