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Post by dansemacabre on Aug 26, 2007 9:31:07 GMT
Seems that this will be the standard for pre-painted rackham stuff:   Comments anyone? ;D |
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Post by razhburz on Aug 26, 2007 9:38:04 GMT
i must say I prefer the old, unpained minis.
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Post by wolffang on Aug 26, 2007 12:23:12 GMT
Even the sculpt is poor.  And I'm not even talking about the painting yet.  Cheers, Wolfie |
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Post by tadme48 on Aug 26, 2007 17:32:49 GMT
If it's just for gaming then it would probably be ok. For collectors / painters it would be a waste of hard erned cash.
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Post by Tim C on Aug 26, 2007 21:06:16 GMT
Very bad indeed.
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Post by jabberwocky on Aug 26, 2007 23:16:23 GMT
I'll be curious to see how this trend pans out. Certainly for those of us who are painters primarily and even for those of us who game and paint, these are very poor quality. For the everyday gamer, they might be a better alternative to plain plastic/metal or finding someone to paint them for you. Only time will tell, I suppose, whether these will appeal to the strictly gaming population.
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Post by roguetrader on Aug 27, 2007 9:21:18 GMT
im upset, i really like rackham, s**t like this could kill them
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Post by dogfacedboyuk1 on Aug 27, 2007 16:54:10 GMT
Yep, a big boo to Rackham for churning out this rubbish. Absolutely awful - even if I was a gamer who couldn't paint I would never entertain purchasing a model like this. I have bought a big load of stuff from arcaneminiatures.co.uk who have a 3 for 2 offer on all confrontation at the moment (until 30th august) I will wait until my skills have improved before tackling it though as I want to try nmm.
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Post by bruenor on Aug 27, 2007 22:20:38 GMT
I'll say it...........they are shite!!! |
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Post by razhburz on Aug 28, 2007 5:56:28 GMT
" Rackham starts with pre-paints, you say?"
I feel a change in the wind says I. its the winds of chaos, this is crap!!
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Post by tuxit on Sept 5, 2007 13:14:33 GMT
Does this mean they will stop releasing the unpainted minis ?? that would be very sad indeed
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Post by lotrtramp on Sept 10, 2007 21:14:27 GMT
if i as you i would sit and think about it more,if you have more armys put him in the middle of them and you should a vision of what he should look like, well thats how i get my thoughts from,just thought i would share that with you.Sorry if im intruding  |
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Post by chemicalcaveman on Sept 11, 2007 9:40:34 GMT
Ugly, just plain ugly. Never in a million years would I be tempted to buy that.
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Post by matty1001 on Sept 12, 2007 23:53:35 GMT
Flipping French  |
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Post by tadme48 on Sept 15, 2007 4:40:48 GMT
They seem to have 2 main reasons for moving in this direction.
1. Release of the new confrontation rules for new gamers
2. All future tournaments can only be played with painted figures
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Post by Tim C on Sept 15, 2007 6:14:09 GMT
Having received the latest Rackham news letter it showed the miniatures in the Confrontation set, now there are Wolfen and some Human type minis (can't remember what ) but these looked pretty decent. I am guessing however that they have been painted for advertising purposes rather like these partworks that give away a miniature, like the Napoleon At War set. The add showed wonderfully painted minis but the reality is they are cack. I know I have the full set.
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Post by eldintux on Sept 15, 2007 6:18:00 GMT
I think you'll find they have probably done quite a bit of research. Look how popular the WotC D&D miniatures are!!! They're cheaper to produce because of the lower quality, & people buy more because they don't have to paint them up for their armies. As much as we cringe at the sculpt & paint job - and let's face it they're crap - they will sell & probably very well. It does make a kind of business sense. Their descision to stop their older figures may alienate their existing customer base though ....
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