Next Level Miniatures is on Kickstarter (Rappan Athuk, a giant dragon, fantasy minis galore)

[ced1106]

On 9/23/2021 at 10:59 AM, Grumpy Gnome said:

Just under 24 hours to go and some new, reassuring photos of their machine and test samples.

 

Yep! SioCast. Update 21 has the details. 

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nextlevelminiatures/next-level-miniatures-dragons-hoard-miniatures-vol-1/posts/3309278

 

Note that the first three dwarven models are test prints and are not part of the campaign. The last model is the air elemental from the campaign.

 

[BlazingTornado]

They're pumping out production pieces already and dang the detail on these is fantastic!

 

Lookit all the texture!

[BlazingTornado]

And now we have our first look at the final render of the Orcus miniature.

[SamuraiJack]

This is the same material as BonesUSA for those that are unfamiliar with SioRes.. its really a game changer

[Marc]

Wait … I asked before if these were plastic or resin and the answer was that they were ‘definitely resin’.

 

Are you saying Bones USA minis are made from resin, not plastic??

[ced1106]

12 hours ago, Marc said:

Wait … I asked before if these were plastic or resin and the answer was that they were ‘definitely resin’.

 

Personally, I think SioCast shouldn't be seen as similar to resin. While not all resins are the same material or quality, SioCast doesn't have the brittleness that resin is known for. 

 

I need to know why you prefer resin over plastic to better answer what you're looking for. Resin is better for miniature painters because of detail. Plastic is better for gamers because of durability.

[Marc]

I don’t necessarily prefer one over the other, I’m just asking the question.

 

Are these Next Level miniatures made of plastic or resin?

 

Are Bones USA plastic or resin?

[ced1106]

SioCast calls the stuff "thermoplastic resin". Site isn't loading on my useless laptop, so dig around the site. : https://www.siocast.com/

 

White bones is plastic, originally made for prepainted miniatures, iirc.

 

Reaper Bones black: https://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/84314-announcing-reaper-bones-black/

[BlazingTornado]

Bones Black and Bones USA aren't the same thing, though.

If I understood past discussions correctly, Bones USA and Next Level Miniatures use similar production processes but Bones USA are still using plastic while Next Level uses a flexible resin.

[ced1106]

More stuff about SioCast. Reaper Bones USA, fwiw.

 

https://www.miniature-heroes.co.uk/bones-usa-plastic/

https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/siocast-new-miniature-manufacturing-process.884950/

[BlazingTornado]

New update! Samples of the troll, ogre, gnoll, earth and air elementals, that frog-guy from Rappan Athuk, the dwarven paladin and the big bad lord of undeath himself!

 

 

It's going to take so much time and so much glue getting all these fellas based up, though.

[R2ED]

They look more like resin to me.  Are these plastic or resin?

[BlazingTornado]

23 minutes ago, R2ED said:

They look more like resin to me.  Are these plastic or resin?

Flexible resin, as stated on the Kickstarter.

[ksbsnowowl]

15 hours ago, R2ED said:

They look more like resin to me.  Are these plastic or resin?

Its SioCast, same as the new Bones USA.

[BlazingTornado]

1 hour ago, ksbsnowowl said:

Its SioCast, same as the new Bones USA.

SioCast is a process, not a material.

Bones USA uses plastic in theirs, Next Level uses flexible resin in theirs.