CannibalBob

I still think this very likely was a cash-flow decision. Moving to plastic is not a cheap thing to do, and it is not unlikely that Wyrd simply did not have the capital to continue to produce the full metal range while also moving towards making all models in plastic. They have had a few QC issues with their plastics, but I find that even that issue is something they have done better than other companies currently on the market. GWs QC was absolutely awful when they moved their metals to resin. I actually liked the finecast material when they did their job with QC and did not sell models with unacceptable defects (my Azhag finecast model is amazing). Unfortunately, they erred on the side of not bother to do QC at all and at least half of all the finecast models I have seen are bad enough that I would ask for replacements. Privateer Press has been moving towards plastic releases, but their plastic is the most awful material I have ever had the misfortune to work with. That plastic-resin junk is so awful that I tend to skip a lot of their releases. I have worked extensively with miniatures for over 20 years, and I detest every second of working with Privateer Press plastic models (I like their metals and resins). This is a shame since on the whole I think their sculpts have gotten better, but the material they use is just garbage and they often stick mold lines in the worst places possible. On the flip side, I greatly enjoy working with the malifaux plastics. They have very little necessary clean-up, and they go together very well with ABS plastic glue. They do have some small fiddly-bits, but that tends to come with the territory for dynamic sculpts due to the nature of under-cuts in plastic molds. My only complaint is that they don't really have a good way to replace a lost part. Since models are packaged mostly in crew boxes it can be an expensive proposition to replace certain key parts if you accidentally lose them. If Wyrd would address that issue somehow then I would have no real complaints with them.

Bear in mind that this very well may have been a cash-flow decision. Wyrd has come a long way since it was just the painting forums and a couple miniature commissions, but I think people still don't realize that they are still a rather small company. I bet a lot of things that people complain about were necessary choices due to the amount of capital they have to work with. Personally, I have been more impressed by what Wyrd has managed to do than any other miniature company in the last 20 years.

I would suggest looking on ebay is you really want the metals. However, the OP specifically said that they don't want the metals since they find the new plastics to be superior (which I agree with for the most part).

Not all plastic glue will work. Look on the bottle of whatever plastic-weld glue you are planning to purchase and make sure that it says it works on ABS plastic. Wyrd's plastic models are made from ABS plastic, which is not the same plastic that is used for some other models which use polystyrene plastic, such as Games Workshop. I have found plastic-weld glue to be the superior choice for assembling Wyrd models, but just make sure you have the stuff that will work with the type of plastic. In addition, I have found the stuff that comes with a brush applicator to be the best to work with - but that is personal preference.

I understand wanting models to be released, but this request seems a bit over the top. Wyrd is still trying to finish up the releases from the initial wave-1 book release. Molly is from the wave-2 release that just came out in the US in september. It seems a bit hasty to yell at Wyrd for not immediately releasing her boxed set. As for how they release models, there is a method to the staggered madness. First off, they are still a small company and it costs them money up-front to sculpt a model from the artwork and then have their manufacturer produce the model. It also takes time, since the model has to be rendered digitially, that render needs to be approved by the people at Wyrd, the render then would usually need to be prototyped into a physical model to make sure that it transitions well from the digital sculpting medium to a plastic kit that can be assembled. Then they need to manufacture the release version of that kit in a quantity ordered by Wyrd (which they most likely pay up-front for). I believe that Wyrd does their own boxing, so the plastic sprues need to be sent from the manufacturer to Wyrd so that they can box it up and send it out to the distributors. If they had an infinite amount of capital then they could most likely do all of this simultaneously for all the releases in a book. But even if they were not a small company that probably has to pay close attention to cash-flow, they could not dump the whole release for a book simultaneously since the same issue exists for the game-stores that sell the product. Those stores do not have infinite capital, nor infinite product space, and so most of them could not order that massive of a volume even if Wyrd was capable of putting it out that fast. Personally, I don't think Wyrd is any worse than other companies in regards to their release schedule for models. Entire factions for Games Workshop games have gone for more than a decade without being updated. Privateer Press has a fast release pace, and generally does a great job, but a number of their models have fallen through the cracks with massive delays (took easily over a year for the Man-O-War Bombadiers to get a model after the rules were released in a book - and there are others). Wyrd is a much smaller company than Privateer press, and yet they generally release more models per month on average. Sure they do have delays, but they have usually been pretty upfront about the issues. I have been pretty impressed by what they have been able to accomplish.

Are those the cobblestone bases from SecretWeaponMiniatures?

I lost both heads and the neck-kerchief from Lucas McCabe. Sadly my wife vacuumed my hobby room, which I have told her to NEVER do, before I was able to find them. So those parts are gone gone gone. My only complaint about Wyrd's new models is that there is really no way to get replacements other than buying full new box sets.

Deadlands: Doomtown was one of the few card games I truly enjoyed. However, I don't collectible games anymore. If they put this out in a non-collectible format then I am very interested in it. It was a fun game.

I really hope that I can find a Som'er box with her in it!

I would not be surprised if this model came back at a later date in an online promotion such as the annual gencon or black friday online sales.

I have always loved Somer, so I am definitely getting that box. I like his metal alternate sculpt better than this new plastic version, and lenny looks relatively unchanged, but those Bayou Gremlins are simply amazing and I much prefer the look of these mosquitos.

Reaper makes exactly what you want in one of their familiar packs, but you can order them individually for about $0.50 each. You have to search their store for "toad" to find them as they don't come up under the search results for Frogs. I bought a ton of these a while back for embellishing the bases of various swamp-themed projects I have. They are really nice. Here is a link to them: http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/toad/sku-down/P02593F As you can see in the picture on Reaper's site, these are about 1cm in diameter, so they are small little guys.

I would not be surprised if Francisco's hat was an optional part.

I think that whole Latigo boxed set looks great, and I really like Francisco. I like the original box as well.

I want one.

I own the GW table, and on the whole I like it. They included a pretty decent storage system into the table (although you should make some felt dividers for the bag), and it is fairly modular. The 2x2 sections are a bit large for Malifaux though. The only thing I don't like about the GW table is how it clips together. That system is annoying. Sadly I was cash-strapped at the time of the Secret Weapon kick-starter, although I watched it and cheered them on. It looks to me like the best set of modular premade tables you can get. The connection system looks fantastic, and the detail is excellent. I am planning to use it to build a large destroyed urban table once they go fully on the market.

This is generally the best way I have found for some of the more thin plastic models. If the legs are too thin to pin, then I would suggest looking into getting smaller drill bits and pins (I usually use sewing pins to pin models), or if that is not going to work then leave some of the plastic sprue on the model and cut/file/sand it into a round pin and use that to attach the model to the base.

I tried the vacuum. It did not work at the time, and it has been too long for this to be an option. I would repurchase the on-foot McCabe model if he was available outside of the full boxed set. Sadly, there does not seem to be any 3rd party plastic bits sellers that are parting out Malifaux boxes either.

So I was putting together the Relic Hunter's box set a little while ago and I accidentally dropped part of the dismounted McCabe onto the carpet. The part I dropped was the tiny neck-tie piece that fits between the torso and the neck. Sadly I could not locate it and this piece is forever lost to the netherworld that is the carpet of my hobby room. Unfortunately this piece is a nice visible detail on the model and is not something I care to try to replicate. Am I just screwed now or does anyone know of a way that I can get a replacement for this part? I did not report it to Wyrd since the box I got was complete, and I lost the part due to my own clumsiness.

Dragonforge has some gear bits available in their online store: http://www.dragonforge.com/Painting%20service/for%20sale/conversion_parts.htm

In 20+ years of painting & converting miniatures, castrol super clean is the best stuff I have found for stripping models. It is stronger than simple green, but it is safe to use on both plastics and metal. I have not used it on resin, but I believe that it won't ruin resin either (but don't take my word on that). It will weaken the bond of super-glue, so you may need to reglue models. But that is often a plus when you are stripping things. Try this link: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=castrol+super+clean

Sounds like you built the list by writing your request.

You will have a tough time using the standard Som'er box to effectively get off his best spells - that is what you need the skeeters for. You will not at all want to be using Gremlins Luck, since it will require you putting Som'er in harms way and will drop a lot of wounds on your master (this is what skeeters are for). Honestly, Som'er is really quite limited without skeeters. Ophelia's crew is quite an effective box though. And you will be just fine bringing her at the starter box level. Remember that Ophelia is a henchman and not a master. This means that she gets her soul-stone reserve IN ADDITION to the soul-stone points value of the game. So if you are playing a 25 stone list then Ophelia has 31 to buy her crew - or she can keep up to a max of her reserve value (which is 6). I believe that her crew comes out to 22 soulstones with the box - which leaves you with about 9 stones more to play with (you will want to keep 5-6 for her). An easy solution is to add either a slop-hauler and keep 5 stones or add 2 bayou gremlin and keep 5 stones (although if you can bring her totems instead of the bayou that is often best). Ophelia's crew will do very well against the masters you listed - although Pandora could be very painful to face (just as rough with Som'er).

Last sunday we had a team tournament and I was playing Ophelia teamed up with Somer. In the last game we played I ended up with Rami causing 16 wounds to a model in a single shot. Jaws hit the floor when he pumped out that much damage with one bullet. And the funny thing about it was that he survived the shot since the target (an Executioner) only had 10 wounds total and half of the total damage was 5. Hooray for Somer using reckless and booze to keep our sniper topped off on health and pumping out dumb & lucky shots for much of the game.

I do the opposite and have him lead a crew quite often. Due to the nature of henchmen and his inability to dump his points for soulstones (despite wanting a bunch) he ends up with a larger crew than the Viks - which is great for objective oriented games. I run him when I have a less kill based scenario and I don't feel like running the Gremlins. I don't really like to bring him along with the Viks that much due to how few models I end up having between him and a pile of soul-stones for the Viks.