Tombanjo

Looks good, and I really like being able to see items even if they are out of stock, thanks

I don't think this has been mentioned, but I love how the frogs on McT's belt are colored like the silurids and gupps

I was wondering about the shrinkage issue as I assembled Somer, I found every place they had a square pin that fit into a square hole required trimming of the peg to fit. even a small degree of shrink might cause this if the tolerances are too tight

Cool link, interesting perspective on the plastics process. I keep thinking that an article on the process (and maybe lessons learned) would be good subject matter for the Chronicle at some point

Another fine article in the Chronicle, most appreciated. I really enjoy these and have one sight suggestion. I find myself wishing that the article would lead off with a photo of the completed model, so I have some idea of what the end result is without having to go searching through the file for the end to see what the result is. Just a thought. Dave

I do like my gator proxy...any decent sized gator is going to be too long for a base unless you coil it up

Yeah, I did the tree thing for my homemade skeeters to have something to grab. Going through the rest of this box I have to say I am definitely worried about gameplay for most of the figures, but will probably cheese out and do scenic elements I can handle

Thanks. I think a lot of the work shown here I brought upon myself, especially the filling and sanding. I wanted to show those techniques, but the marks on the back could be texture from the coat and if I had left the arm where it was intended then all I would have had to do is trim the mounting peg and the filling and sanding could have been avoided. So that leaves cleaning seams and trimming attachment points to make them fit, yep a little more work than a 2-3 piece miniature, but so much more detail and with the possible exception of the gunstrap, pretty solid as well. The trickiest bit was working with the head and face, tiny little lentil sized pieces that required clean-up before and after assembly, but in return you are rewarded by an open detailed mouth with a nice stogie instead of the vague suggestion that you would have had in metal Unfortunately I think there are two camps here that are difficult to serve together. The modelers (like me) that enjoy the sometimes challenging build and the gamers, who want to get sturdy but detailed models on the table as quick as possible. Hopefully there is a happy medium in there somewhere Dave

Recently on the great Facebook page a Wyrd Place there was some discussion about some of the new challenges presented to modelers by these detailed multi-part models, requiring new techniques to assemble and prepare that the old metal figures didn't necessarily need. This inspired me to do an article on some of the techniques I use to handle these well detailed but challenging models, using Som'er Teeth Jones from the new Bayou Boss set as a case study in many of the typical issues you may find in the current wave of Wyrd figures. Forum member Gmort graciously edited and hosted this article on his blog. I hope it can help folks out and welcome any feedback and critique. http://gmortschaotica.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/guest-article-assembling-m2e-somer.html Dave Mckenny

Don't know if it's too late, but I definitely second the suggestion to use steel or brass wire instead of transparent plastic. They are much smaller, very strong and can be made to disappear a lot easier than plastic rod. Dave

I'm going to see what they offer (hopefully Monday when my FLGS is supposed to get them in) but when I made some custom skeeters I used a transparency sheet and misted it with dullcote to make a semitransparent wing. I didn't bother with veins, but they would have been easy with sharpie Here is a lousy photo http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/tombanjovt/Wyrd/IMG_0001-1.jpg

Should be a warning to any other folks out there considering the purchase of the T1000 shrinkwrap machine by GremlinCo (a division of Black Joker Industries)

It isn't a single date anymore, according to the note they have switched from a "Street Date" model to a "stock it when you get it" for the May releases, so they don't have the control over when models hit shelves any more, its just a lot of shipments clearing the deck as orders are filled. A shipment to a major californina game store with one distributor will take a different amount of time than one to a new england store that passes through a couple hands.

July might not be unreasonable it's not that far away, The "shipping now" is from Wyrd's perspective and who know what kind of middlemen handle the product between Wyrd and the LGS, each one adding cycletime for handling and reshipping

Thanks for the advice, I'll have at it to uneven the gress. I have a great pair of scissors that are very sharp designed for folks who tie flies for fishing. I wasn't sure how far I was carryinf the grass, as part f me wanted to have him exploding out of cover and half of me wanted to make sure you could see the figure