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Post by ash on Nov 13, 2010 8:17:12 GMT 9.5
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Post by ash on Nov 13, 2010 8:17:57 GMT 9.5
Word is they make them in a 3d modelling on a computer and then just scale them for whatever size they want.
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Post by draconis on Nov 14, 2010 17:59:35 GMT 9.5
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TJ
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Post by TJ on Nov 14, 2010 19:04:04 GMT 9.5
There not Plastic
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Post by draconis on Nov 15, 2010 11:38:23 GMT 9.5
The ones in the link are  |
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bigdave
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Did you just numm-numm me?
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Post by bigdave on Nov 15, 2010 21:26:09 GMT 9.5
I understand that all company's want to try to increase there profit margins but I would suggest that it may have been a bad idea to get kindergarten kids with playdo to make the masters for that batch of molds.
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FOWnut
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Post by FOWnut on Dec 29, 2010 18:10:46 GMT 9.5
Here's a complaint letter to Battlefront as well as a reply (from around mid-November) taken from: ritterkrieg.blogspot.com/Hello Battlefront.
I am sure that you do not hear enough about when you get it right regarding miniatures and I am probably guilty of that. You do a very good job on the whole with accuracy and sculpting and I have been buying up many of your boxed sets and blisters over the last 4 years. I also realize that there will be the occasional figure that is miscast or is indeed a real dud. No problem if the rest are within a certain quality range. In the past, your company has been exceptional at replacing any miscast parts for me and I have continued to support you financially as well as positive reviews on my site as well as my postings.
That said, after waiting patiently for the re-issue of the Early War line, it was with great disappointment that I inspected your latest figures. The German and UK Infantry seem to be a real step backward. My excitement of receiving over 200 dollars worth of figures turned to dismay and then to anger as I felt that I have truly been ripped off. I started by looking at the German figures. There were some OK figures but overall, they had the look of a rush job. Strange poses, flash is heavy, faces miscast and Rifles look like walking sticks, or are too short. The web gear on the Germans is not even correct. Those that have suspenders are wearing crossed suspenders in the back - not the 'Y' type and no strap for the gas mask. Torsos are thin to the point of flat, high boots are REALLY high (totally out of scale).
Then I opened the British…Bayonets look like flash; SMLE Rifles are too short, too thin and not detailed at all. Poses are boring, and bizarre (so many figures waving), scale is out, flash atrocious, finger prints on the castings of some figures, I could go on and on...
These figures, for the most part, would require too much work to be brought to a so-so level. Heads need to be replaced; hands re-carved and heavy flash (the kind that erases detail) would need to be removed. What’s left is still a poor figure.
My question to you is this:
Is this the direction that BF is taking? I cannot continue to support your company if this is where you are going. I do hope that in future you will be bringing the quality back to where it has been in the past.
Thank-you,
Sincerely,
Troy Ritter
Hi Troy,
Thanks for the email and I appreciate the honest comments.
It has been interesting to see what people think of the new EW ranges as
they were not sculpted by Evan Allen (who has sculpted the majority of
figures in the past). To be completely honest these ranges seem to have
really polarised our customers into two camps - one that loves them, and
one that has similar feedback to yourself. From our perspective this is
both wonderful and terrible as we sincerely want our customers to enjoy
painting and assembling the models as much as putting them on the table
and playing with them.
To address your question, you will be happy to know we have already
taken steps to improve the quality issues you have outlined (for example
Evan has just completed a new range of heads that will serve as our
masters and retain more detail through the multiple casting processes
that a figure is subjected to) and I am confident that you will see an
improvement in the future. Obviously this will take time to filter
through, but I am confident you will be as blown away by what is being
worked on for the next book, just like we were.
If you have any other comments or concerns please don't hesitate to drop
me an email.
Regards
Chris Townley Guess we'll see how long the improvements take to show up. Cheers all |
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Post by draconis on Dec 30, 2010 13:43:05 GMT 9.5
Obviously this will take time to filter through, but I am confident you will be as blown away by what is being worked on for the next book, just like we were. If you have any other comments or concerns please don't hesitate to drop me an email. Regards Chris Townley [/blockquote] Guess we'll see how long the improvements take to show up. Cheers all [/quote] And til then, you'll just have a lucky dip when you buy a box or blister of said mini's  |
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