Eldarion

In my area, Malifaux's just appeared in the local gaming shops recently, so it appears to be growing. Of course, my area tends to be a bit behind the times, so that comes with a 5lb bag of salt. I'd say that there's two reasons for the recent slowdown in Malifaux releases: 1) Distraction - Getting the RPG rolling has sidetracked them somewhat (and is converting PuppetWars to plastics something they just did, or has it been a while?) 2) I've heard that there was some sort of problem with the plastics company in China, and that a new company is being brought online to crank out sprues. While I'm sure there's plenty of companies in China that can do the job, it may take a little time to find one satisfactory and get a deal worked out. Depending on the problem they had, they may be seeking extra assurances from the new company.

While I haven't gotten the Viktorias plastics yet, it does seem like having the entire arm separate and attaching at the shoulder would be better design than attaching at the wrist. (a la Viktoria Alternate vs Viktoria Original) As a side note/question about the Viktorias plastic - The pictures I've seen make the mini for the standing Viktoria look rather... asymmetric. Is the mini's left breast really that much larger than the right one, or is it just an illusion created by the sculpt & camera lighting?