supervike Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Superfigs have been around for awhile, and they may not be the 'sexy' choice for mini-painters, there are quite a few in the gallery that look promising. I'd love to see a few of the minis with 'better' paint. Anybody have any thoughts/experience/info on them? http://fourcolorfigs.com/catalog.html There are several in the "brick" category I like, but my favorite is in the 'vehicle' category... Not to sound like a knock, but they have kind of a 'non-professional' feel that gives them ALOT of charm in my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi6ers Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I kinda like 'em but would want to see what a decent painter would make of them. Did a CMON search but nothing on there that I could see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 spacemunkie did one of this guy... its on his http://www.groundforge.co.uk/ site, but here is the pic... Although it is much much better than the 'superfigs' paint, it seems there is only so much you can do with him...I still like it tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Farstrider Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Boy Mr Munkie's is much, much better. They should contact him and have him paint thier stuff, cause to be honest, I did no like that mini until I saw his version of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I have one or two around here somewhere in my pile of stuff (which I plan on thinning out as soon as I can get some time) and they aren't too bad. Have to agree though, its amazing how much more appealing a miniature can seem once a painter with some talent has gotten ahold of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincegamer Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I thought these were being cancelled? At least I'm sure Discounthobbies.com has stopped carrying them. I like superhero figs. Citadel I think used to do some nice ones. These have a few with great character, like Mistress Nightmare. The one you show here reminds me of Captain Simian from "Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys." I always marvel at the fact that there are so many good painters out there and yet mini companies still advertise their stuff with photos of crappy paint jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 I thought these were being cancelled? I always marvel at the fact that there are so many good painters out there and yet mini companies still advertise their stuff with photos of crappy paint jobs. Thats a great point. I mean you could probably take any of the top 1000 from CMoN, and offer nothing but free minis, and you'd have a ton of talented painters hocking your wares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacemunkie Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 I've considered getting that Mech-Gore cyber-monkey thing before. It'd make a great avatar There are a few Superfigs minis that are really quite good. I'm always tempted when I go to Wargames World... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Ah, so you've seen some of these in person Scott? How do they measure up, scale wize to other minis (privateer press, cell, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacemunkie Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 The human sized figs are, well, human sized really! That big dude I painted is troll/ogryn sized. Deinitely fit into the 28-32mm bracket. They are generally extremely stylised and the cast quality isn't the greatest. Saying that, they're not that expensive considering the amount of lead you get. One or two of them are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Ok....I'm ordering some as we speak. Here's to hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi6ers Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Ok....I'm ordering some as we speak. Here's to hoping! Nice one. Let us know how you get on.... Spacemunkie...Is the cracked base a Groundforge product as I couldn't see it on the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincegamer Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 so did you get them yet? (I'm so excited I think I'll start asking every day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacemunkie Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Is the cracked base a Groundforge product as I couldn't see it on the site? Nope. That was a one off. Do a couple of 40mm ones that are similar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 so did you get them yet? (I'm so excited I think I'll start asking every day) um...no, not yet. Although I did just order them yesterday. Maybe I shouldn't start holding my breath just yet... I ordered about 40 dollars worth of them, mostly from the 'brick' line. I shoulda got that giant monkey, but I thought I'd try a few before more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincegamer Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 It was sort of a personal joke. My mom will often mail me something, then call me the next day to see if I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 well, as long as you laughed, Vince, then it was all worth it. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Max Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Superfigs have been around for awhile, and they may not be the 'sexy' choice for mini-painters, there are quite a few in the gallery that look promising. I'd love to see a few of the minis with 'better' paint. Anybody have any thoughts/experience/info on them? http://fourcolorfigs.com/catalog.html There are several in the "brick" category I like, but my favorite is in the 'vehicle' category... Not to sound like a knock, but they have kind of a 'non-professional' feel that gives them ALOT of charm in my eyes. I've picked up quite a few of them for myself and friends who play the Champions superhero RPG. They're okay in terms of sculpting quality. They range from decent to well, ham-fisted... Sometimes the sculptor will even make feet by placing a foot-shaped bit of putty and just pushing down the top - looks like someone mashed their foot! But they have "personality" and as we all know, personality goes a long way... I like some of them because they do "odd" stuff you won't get from the HeroClix supers. The giant brick in one of the posts is a good example, as is stuff like this: I just like her stance (and she's twice human size!) My friend bought him as a Nazi for his 1930's campaign: Unforunately in general a lot of the minis aren't as cool as these... Partially it's the sculpting to blame. I've seen the concept art they posted and it's pretty decent. Take care, Laszlo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic Lilly Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 The woman and the pumpkin headed man is great! I looked at the others on the site and nothing really captured my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincegamer Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 so did you get them yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Yes, they came in the mail today. Veteran Day... :vb_tongue :vb_tongue NO! Not yet. But I did get a confirmation in the email the other day....It just says I ordered stuff, but didn't say which. The SUPER Nazi was one of the guys I did order. Along with several other in the BRICK category. I've been wanting to paint up a bunch of 'alternate WW2' minis, but mostly I'm just in the gathering stage... :peace: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 At what point do I start to worry that my minis aren't arriving? Is a week much too soon? I think I am spoiled by the quick turnaround some companies have. I ordered these figs from Old Glory Miniatures, anyone ever deal with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddha Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Having viewed their gallery, I found nothing I would want to paint. The miniatures are for the most part crudely sculpted, often stiffly posed and anatomically incorrect and there wasn't a decent paint job on the whole site to do these figures justice. I'll give them a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Welcome to the forums Buddha! I think the charm of these minis for me is the fact they are a bit more crudely sculpted and anatomically incorrect. No offense to Andy over at Heresy minis, but that's the same reason I love his stuff too. You will never confuse a Rackham sculpt with something Heresy puts out...which is the way it should be. Different strokes for different folks I suppose, but I prefer minis with more character than plain perfection, and delicate details I'm a ham fisted painter and try as I might I can't do justice to more delicate sculpts. I'd certainly like to, but I haven't been able to. BTW...I STILL haven't got these in the mail yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacemunkie Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Old Glory are in the UK aint they?? In which case, you have the joys of our postal system to deal with A mini I posted five or six weeks ago reached New Zealand yesterday. It went by air too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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