Reaper Kickstarter

[Dr Mathias]

Received my package yesterday... so many figures...

I'm a little anxious about the bendy-ness (Cthulhu's head, I'm looking at you) and paint adhesion over a few years. We'll see I guess.

[Sangennaru]

You still need to seal them after painting. THe paint does go on fine though. I have painted over a dozen bones now with no primer.

Apparently, i haven't found any Bones painting thread here on laf yet... time to fix?

[Momotaro]

I have seen shipping destinations in Britain, but still not heard anything about mine

It was the Bones minis I painted before the Kickstarter that persuaded me to back it.

The monsters are great models at a fantastic price.

Not seen a human-sized figure yet.

With ya on the kobolds Scurv.  I thought they looked really soft when I got them, but they're tiny figures, and they paint up nicely.

Not as amazing as Otherworld's kobolds, but good enough, and you could have an entire warren of Bones for a tenner.

Bendiness not really an issue.  I did try to bend them with paint on and the paint did crack a little, but I had to bend the sword by about 90°, and it still didn't crack as much as it would have on metal (and styrene would have snapped by that point).  So the moral is - don' try to wreck your minis after you paint them 

[Centaur_Seducer]

I think they're mobing through the vampires now Hopefully I'll get it in August. A mere year after backing

[Sangennaru]

anyway: is it just an impression or they're slowing down in the last 3 thousand?

[BigB]

There is a ton more paperwork on international shipping. I would expect them to slow down.

[Centaur_Seducer]

Who's the LAFer in Hamburg that just got a shipment?

[Sangennaru]

There is a ton more paperwork on international shipping. I would expect them to slow down.

didn't think about that. Uff. =(
I was a little upset about the bad management of this project, but at this point actually there's nothing to complain: they're just shipping. They should have done it around three months ago, but whatever. ^^

[Sangennaru]

Ah, just to note: i complained in the last page that no threads about painting reaper bones were around here, but i was wrong!

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=55645.0

yeee! ^_^

[obsidian3d]

Sadly my tracking number's status has been sitting at "Ready for UPS" status since the 11th.

[ryoden]

Sadly my tracking number's status has been sitting at "Ready for UPS" status since the 11th.

At least you have a tracking number   At this rate I am expecting my delivery to be just in time for Christmas.

[Vauln]

Just got an order from Reaper, I ordered a bunch of Familiars, some Animal Companions, and a couple Baddies. I got the Bathalian and Giant Spider from Bones. So far I am not a fan of the material. It is bendy soft plastic, similar to that used to make cheap toys. I threw a coat of gray paint on, that I usually use as a primer, and found that it did not take well. I have to say the price is not bad though, $2.49 each, and the detail is decent. I guess you get what you pay for.

[Sangennaru]

Just got an order from Reaper, I ordered a bunch of Familiars, some Animal Companions, and a couple Baddies. I got the Bathalian and Giant Spider from Bones. So far I am not a fan of the material. It is bendy soft plastic, similar to that used to make cheap toys. I threw a coat of gray paint on, that I usually use as a primer, and found that it did not take well. I have to say the price is not bad though, $2.49 each, and the detail is decent. I guess you get what you pay for.

Well, i don't expect high level minis. If they costed 2.40$ each i wouldn't have bought them. but for 0,35$ each (including huge pieces) it's interesting. I'll not paint most of them, but even for the few gonna be painted it's a good price.
That said, bendy plastic is OK for me, but i really understand why it is not so liked by most of us.

[eilif]

Just got an order from Reaper, I ordered a bunch of Familiars, some Animal Companions, and a couple Baddies. I got the Bathalian and Giant Spider from Bones. So far I am not a fan of the material. It is bendy soft plastic, similar to that used to make cheap toys. I threw a coat of gray paint on, that I usually use as a primer, and found that it did not take well. I have to say the price is not bad though, $2.49 each, and the detail is decent. I guess you get what you pay for.

Did you wash it first?

Bones needs to be washed before use.

[Vauln]

Yeah, I did not go for the Kickstarter, remember I payed $5 for minis I plan on using. I didn't wash the mini I primed, I cleaned it up a little and applied a coat, just like any other mini. I just applied the first coat of color, royal purple, to the outer robes of the Bathalian. The coat went on clean and smooth, no problem at all like the first coat. When I paint the Giant Spider I think I will try the wash to see how it does. I don't think I will be getting any more Bones in the future though.