Kaine Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I put a video on youtube showing an unpainted, and painted bones model in comparison to metal. Might help people who havent see one before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarvenranger Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Awesome thanks! But now I keep hearing Time the Enchanter saying "look at the bones!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'm looking more and more forward to Bones. Man, it's going to be flashback city to all those years ago painting army men. Only better quality. Skinny Tim Mee Nam vets just don't compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halberkill Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Here are comparison shots of bones with their metal versions, well, LE really, but they use the same bones molds. http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo268/Halber_Kill/legendary%20mods/troll1.jpg http://i382.photobuc...0mods/Ogres.jpg http://i382.photobuc...s/zombies-1.jpg Halber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teskal Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 What is the meaning of "LE really"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarvenranger Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Legendary Encounters is my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halberkill Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 What is the meaning of "LE really"? The minis I photographed are Reaper's Legendary Encounters plastic minis. Halber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pally Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The LE minis look.. well.. kinda sad. I guess it's better than Wizzle Kiddies' junk though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcow Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 This has me really curious as to how the multipart miniatures are going to work. What would you use to glue the things together? Are they going to use less parts (i.e. can the Bones material create a larger mini than metal in the same mold?)? That said I am just floored that he could bend that troll like that and not crack the paint! I saw a similar demo of this feature and it just amazes me. It looks like you'll get the durability of the old WotC D&D miniatures combined with the really awesome sculpts of Reaper and whatever paint level you care to bring! It is going to be a loooooooonnnnnngg wait until March! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 yeah, there's a question for die-hard boneheads: I love converting minis...what can you glue these with? Will regular styrene cement work, or is it superglue only? Will superglue even hold on something that bendy or will it need to have the hell pinned out of it first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai007 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I may well be wrong, but I was under the impression that Bones came in 1 piece, no assembly required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Administrators kit Posted August 20, 2012 Super Administrators Share Posted August 20, 2012 Super glue works great. I never tried styrene cement as I didn't have a lot of GW sprues around the office, go figure. Repositioning is quick and painless, and weapons swaps with metal work extremely well. I don't know if I can say this about the LE comparison, but here goes: The LE paint jobs look like pre-painted paint jobs, if you follow. Better than many other companies' pre-paints, but pre-paints all the same. We've lately had some people posting much better paint jobs. Here are a couple: Painted by Michael Proctor: Painted by Adrift: painted by Arlene Kennedy The paint job makes a huge difference in perception. Comparing the plain figures to the Legendary Encounters pre-paints doesn't do them justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pally Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I always use Duco Cement, as it tends to give me some working time since it dries more slowly. It also seems to work well with most epoxy mixes, forming a super-hard combo shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halberkill Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The LE minis look.. well.. kinda sad. I guess it's better than Wizzle Kiddies' junk though. Well I was posting it mostly to show the detail between a metal and a PVC mini are no different, though my photography skills are not that good, and the paint job can sometimes hide the detail. The second link has an ogre I converted and I glued the sword on with superglue without pinning. Styrene glue will not work with these. Halber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masika Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I read this review that I found at Paizo forums. They compair the cave troll. Virtually identical to metal and no undercoat required. http://1000footgeneral.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/are-reaper-bones-any-good.html?spref=fb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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