Starline 2500 Announcement 2/20/2012
Moderators: mjwest, Albiegamer
Matthew posted this over on the BBS:
Hi guys,
Rumour Control!
The metals are using the same masters as the resins, so there should be no drop in detail.
Cloaked ships will be done in resin, though Rob has been surrounding himself with test tubes and weird scientific equipment, madly gibbering about a breakthrough see-through metal he has been working on.
The Condor, C8 and bases will be resin. At the current time, the Fed Dread is metal.
No price changes on the metals. _Potentially_ there _could_ be an increase on the larger singles but, as the large models are all resin, we will likely avoid this.
Those who want resin on their pre-orders can have resin - though we would advise one and all to give the metal a try as it will be good. As for the future... it is our intention to be perhaps offer the entire range in resin for special orders, but we cannot promise anything right now, nor can we promise there would not be a premium on such models (they will need completely new moulds for a start). However, the intention is there.
It will take a little time, but I will see if I can get a metal model painted photographed next to an identical resin one, and we can play spot the difference
Lovely test, though we will be concentrating on fulfilling orders first.
Hi guys,
Rumour Control!
The metals are using the same masters as the resins, so there should be no drop in detail.
Cloaked ships will be done in resin, though Rob has been surrounding himself with test tubes and weird scientific equipment, madly gibbering about a breakthrough see-through metal he has been working on.
The Condor, C8 and bases will be resin. At the current time, the Fed Dread is metal.
No price changes on the metals. _Potentially_ there _could_ be an increase on the larger singles but, as the large models are all resin, we will likely avoid this.
Those who want resin on their pre-orders can have resin - though we would advise one and all to give the metal a try as it will be good. As for the future... it is our intention to be perhaps offer the entire range in resin for special orders, but we cannot promise anything right now, nor can we promise there would not be a premium on such models (they will need completely new moulds for a start). However, the intention is there.
It will take a little time, but I will see if I can get a metal model painted photographed next to an identical resin one, and we can play spot the difference
Lovely test, though we will be concentrating on fulfilling orders first.Business Manager/RPG Line Editor
Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.
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So does this mean I can swap my resin for metal?
I have two sets of resin Klingon squadron boxes and both have defects I do not have the materials/skill/time to fix....which is disappointing since the sculpts are excellent in general.
I have two sets of resin Klingon squadron boxes and both have defects I do not have the materials/skill/time to fix....which is disappointing since the sculpts are excellent in general.
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