Gang War Miniatures

[James Holloway]

Also, I'm with Steve, loose the Tabards and give those gals a decent set of trousers.

Well, just like the other girls had bald heads, goggles and trenchcoats, these ones really do have to have tabards if they're going to blend in with the miniatures they're supposed to blend in with. Like them or not, they're one of the distinctive visual features of the orlocks -- tabards, headbands, and those little jackets.

[rwwin]

Give the escher girls mohawk hair dos and no one will confuse them with bald delaque troops tabard or no.  I supose it comes down to if GWM wants to stick to the narrow window of not-necromunda or if they want to appeal to the wider post-apocalyptic crowd.

On the other hand I guess that's the great thing about printing on demand.  They can do a tabard version and a non-tabard version without worrying about anything but the time involved with the sculpt.

[notnorm]

Absolutely.  You both make great points.  I will do a version of both.  That's a very easy fix.  I appreciate your swift responses!

[rwwin]

Do you have a blog or website outside of Shapeways?

[James Holloway]

On the other hand I guess that's the great thing about printing on demand.  They can do a tabard version and a non-tabard version without worrying about anything but the time involved with the sculpt.

True enough!

[notnorm]

Do you have a blog or website outside of Shapeways?

Not yet, but I'm working on a site for Gang War Miniatures which will hopefully make it easier to organize the different products.  Right now there's not a good system in place on Shapeways what makes shopping a large inventory manageable.

www.gangwarminiatures.com

As I said, I just started it.

[sykoholic]

So.... some folks have mentioned the models having rough surfaces. Is this a constant issue and all the figures have this problem or is it just an occassional thing akin to a mis-cast?

[notnorm]

I have printed with them many times.  Of the four sets of figures that I had printed with them, one of them had a rough surface.  Once I sent them pics, they reprinted them at no cost to myself.

[Plynkes]

I don't see any tabards. They're wearing skimpy shirts and jackets. 

[rwwin]

I don't see any tabards. They're wearing skimpy shirts and jackets. 

The figures without heads and hands midway down page 3.

[Plynkes]

Those are the ones I meant. Nobody in that picture is wearing a tabard. They have tight shirts that show off their cleavage and belly buttons, and are wearing jackets over them.

[Steve F]

"Tabard" seems to be the word people use to mean that piece of cloth hanging down between the legs at the front, but which isn't a loincloth.  Not the dictionary definition, I know, but that's how I used it.

[rwwin]

OK, it's more of a breechcloth than a tabard, but then I'm no expert on ancient fashion.

[Plynkes]

Oh, I get you. Thought I was going mad for a minute. That's what confused the hell out of me, as to me a tabard is sleeveless garment of the upper body, as worn by medieval heralds, the Three Musketeers and supermarket checkout girls. It didn't occur to me to be looking for something dangling between their legs. 

As you say rwwin, breechcloth is the word we're groping for.

Do you think they are supposed to be wearing trousers under them? If not those are some weird bony arses on the ones with no rear cloth or conveniently-placed utility pouch. I think they look pretty good from the front, though. Nice belly buttons.

[Roebeast45]

Back in my punk rock days those were called "crotch flaps" in the front and "bum flaps" in the back. They're still a required piece of clothing amongst some industrial-music loving kids.