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tim.w wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:46 am Bit fussy otherwise though.
By fussy I take it you mean too detailed for your taste, otherwise it seems an odd choice of adjective. Each to their own of course, as it should be, but I know which I would prefer to paint.
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Lovely looking sculpts - he's done you, and himself, proud, Mr P.
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These do look really nice scults!!! Very characterful and perfect for skirmish or some kinda character-based game!!!!

I kinda get what Tim said, but mainly from a Mass-ranked perspective....I find the same with some of the beautiful Reconquer figures....super detailed and really 'faffy' to paint a lot of them 🤣

Gripping beast for a shit-tonne of figures....figures like these for a bespoke warband...very nice!!
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Penda wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:25 pm
tim.w wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:46 am Bit fussy otherwise though.
By fussy I take it you mean too detailed for your taste, otherwise it seems an odd choice of adjective. Each to their own of course, as it should be, but I know which I would prefer to paint.
I think he meant "unnecessary" detail. Some sculptors add extra stuff just for the sake of it, and sometimes it's nice to paint clean sculpts, it's a matter of personal taste.
I don't know if these figures were digitally sculpted but that tends to be when people go overboard on adding bits.

I do like these figures, the Bondi are great, but it's "horses for courses" and these are starting to edge into the fantasy end of the viking market maybe a little too much for some folk.
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Both Jaimie and Paul understood. I do like them dont get me wrong but I don't need my rank and file to be too complicated. I have bought character figures where needed but I need a bit of bulk too, which can't take too much painting time.

I feel the same about GW's Age of Smegma figures, lovely but a lot of detail to deal with.
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Horses for courses of course though I'd put Gripping Beast figures way down the list personally 😉
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Penda wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:25 am Horses for courses of course though I'd put Gripping Beast figures way down the list personally 😉
Gripping Beast were the "Gold" standard twenty years ago and are still probably the best in terms of historical accuracy. I remember talking to them when they started out regarding how they were aiming to produce figures based on "evidence".
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'...twenty years ago...', says it all really in my opinion. But, if you like them that's fine isn't it? I see no point in pursuing the matter further. Each to their own as I said.
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Penda wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:42 pm '...twenty years ago...', says it all really in my opinion.
In that case we must all be well in need of replacement :D
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Well, I've had one knee and one hip replacement, does that count?😁
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