i_was_like_you Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Just stumbled across this posting on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNRELEASED-RARE-SONNIA-AVATAR-LARGER-DRAGON-MALIFAUX-WYRD-MINIATURES-/200911199156?pt=Games_US&hash=item2ec73d9bb4 I kinda like it. Although the poster is wrong about her actual avatar going on a 40mm, so hopefully this one will fit on a 50mm too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 It's a pity that shipping is within US only, else I'd have a crack at this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 It's a pity that shipping is within US only, else I'd have a crack at this! Send the seller a question regarding that and maybe something can be worked out. I made the mistake of bidding on and winning a Santana from Eire that wasn't supposed to be international shipping, but the guy quoted me a decent shipping price. He even opened up his auction of his second one to international sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Do you think something is missing? The base tab looks like there used to be something small on each end. Maybe Nathan will chime in and offer some assistance here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 From what I can see, the neck attaches on one nub, and the tail attaches to the other. Might mean she doesn't default to blowing the flames of the dragon with this sculpt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I won! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzasty Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Now paint it and post it. And if the paintjob isn't awesome, we'll track you down and kill you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 So that's who outbid me at the last second. Knew I shoulda used my computer. This phone app is so slow. Congrats. ---------- Post added at 10:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 AM ---------- Now paint it and post it. And if the paintjob isn't awesome, we'll track you down and kill you. That escalated quickly. In that case, maybe pay for a custom paintjob before they ship it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Cheers, I had a feeling that whoever else was bidding would be on the forums. Half expected it to reach NLCB price, but obviously glad it didn't. Getting it painted before posting would have a 6 month delay due to the seller having other commitments. Also, the quoted fee, while very reasonable considering the quality of the paintjob and what I'm assuming is at least a full day's labour for a professional, is high enough that I would be absolutely terrified of chips and breakage during international shipping. That said, I wasn't happy with my own attempt at painting the regular model, so I'll probably get a friend of mine to do this one for me. I'm nearly always highly impressed with his paintjobs. And yeah, I promise some pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Considering I posted the link on here, you can safely bet that I was going to be bidding on it. Had I been on my computer, I mighta pushed things closer to NLCB prices, even if they were well out of my budget at the moment. But I wasn't the only one bidding on it, that's for sure. It was $10.50 for days, then it went to $20.50. Set my alarm to wake up before the auction ended, and it was at $26 something. Then it started jumping up from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Man, I figured you weren't bidding because you put it up on here. Feel a little guilty now. Weird thing is that I'm now glad my dragon didn't come out right, since it meant that I never got around to assembling and painting the Sonnia that goes with it. She can be mounted on this instead now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 It was kinda a double edged sword in posting it on here. It gave the seller more exposure, which gave more people chances to bid on it. I didn't want to be greedy and keep a find like that to myself. I am kinda hoping to see more alternate sculpts for other models that just didn't make the final cut go up for auction, but with the switch to plastics, done by computer render, I doubt we'll get any more nice little artifacts of gamer history like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierzasty Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Man, I figured you weren't bidding because you put it up on here. Feel a little guilty now. Send her to me then, I'll deal with the guilt somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I know that there is a metal and resin version of avatar Hoffman that never saw the light of day. Be cool if Wyrd put that up as a direct sales only offer on the store, kind of like the PP extreme sculpts. Metal Carver could fit in that category too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 waves hand There is no avatar Hoffman...There never will be an avatar Hoffman... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalkris Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Sorry Johnny, I have Immune to Influence. There is an Avatar Hoffman. Sadly, he is only in books... But ONE OF THESE DAYS, I really do hope they fix that. ~Lil Kalki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) One can try... Looking at this guy awhile back, gave me the idea to just attach Hoff to Lazbot and add wings. Insult & Injury. Edited April 7, 2013 by i_was_like_you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmistress Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Cheers, I had a feeling that whoever else was bidding would be on the forums. Half expected it to reach NLCB price, but obviously glad it didn't. Getting it painted before posting would have a 6 month delay due to the seller having other commitments. Also, the quoted fee, while very reasonable considering the quality of the paintjob and what I'm assuming is at least a full day's labour for a professional, is high enough that I would be absolutely terrified of chips and breakage during international shipping. That said, I wasn't happy with my own attempt at painting the regular model, so I'll probably get a friend of mine to do this one for me. I'm nearly always highly impressed with his paintjobs. And yeah, I promise some pics! Sorry about the other commitments. And the quoted price would have taken me far longer than a day! I do understand nervousness about international shipping chipping though (unintentional rhyming). Send me a pm if you change your mind about the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Soooooo tempting... Weird, I could have sworn I'd typed "and probably closer to 3" up above, must be getting old! I actually think that art and artists are undervalued in general. I remember being in an art gallery a few years ago when some idiot grumbled that $700 (Cdn) was a ridiculous amount for a painting. The artist heard him and pointed out that the picture represented 2 weeks of his full-time work. Work that had to feed his kids or he'd end up having to work in an office again. The guy changed his mind about the value pretty quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 A major part of art is marketing. You have to find a target audience that is willing to meet your price point. Talent and / or skill is supposed to be a requirement, but with so many styles, toddlers could do better. There's a fellow in this town who espouses the virtues of recycling and saving mother earth, but then instead of recycling, he welds scraps of metal into the shape of bugs and sells them for thousands of dollars. At least in a field like sculpting or painting miniatures, we can have easy comparisons of what is good at the various levels we've established for painting. Something to strive for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 NOOOOO! It's lost in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Noooo! I thought Hoffman & Marcus had gotten lost. Had to track them down to the post office for my old address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistercactus Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 It is marked as delivered, but I never received it. Far as I can guess they either delivered it to the wrong place or left it on an unattended front desk at the entrance of a public building. So much for paying $30 for secure shipping. I'm kind of gutted tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Contact the post office? Good luck calling, though, as it's an automated 800 number. I'd visit your post office to resolve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalkris Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Oh no! I hope you somehow are able to procure the piece... :/ ~Lil Kalki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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