Re: Alternative Miniature Sources
Ok guys, I finally got around to putting together the delaque guys I got from Heresy Miniatures and taking some pics. Enjoy =)
All up I spent somewhere between 4 and 6 hours tidying them up and gluing them together. If you're used to doing it then you could probably do it much faster than I did though.
Here's a shot of the huge amount of metal I filed off from the places where they joined the sprue, removing moulding lines etc.
http://img218.imageshack.us/i/img0795h.jpg/
I'll put up a couple of pictures for each model along with the pros/cons I see with them.
---Ganger/sentry lighting a smoke:---
http://img20.imageshack.us/i/img0796qx.jpg/
http://img194.imageshack.us/i/img0797e.jpg/
*Pros: Lots of character. Great as a sentry. The gun is quite hard to see in that shot, but it looks like a cross between a shotgun, an AK 47 and a boltgun. You could easily use it as a boltgun or a shotgun, could probably use it as an autogun too if you wanted.
*Cons: There was quite a large line across his head, I tidied it up a bit, but still need to do a little more work on it.
---Ganger sliding to a stop with 2 pistols:---
http://img155.imageshack.us/i/img0798u.jpg/
http://img826.imageshack.us/i/img0799ag.jpg/
*Pros: Looks quite cool =P Easy to change weapons as the hands come seperately and you get 2 sets of hands with pistols. You can cut one set of hands off the pistols to use with other weapons and still have another set as a backup if you screw them up
*Cons: In the second picture you can see that the joins between the head and neck and also the waist are quite large. I'm hoping that when painted the join will not be quite as noticable. I probably should have used a bit more glue to reduce the size of the gap, but oh well.
---Heavy with minigun (heavy stubber):---
http://img5.imageshack.us/i/img0800bu.jpg/
http://img840.imageshack.us/i/img0801md.jpg/
*Pros: I'm really pleased with how this guy looks =) Seems to be more the kind of heavy I'd imagine in a Delaque gang. The GW heavy stubber model seems a bit frantic for my liking. Would be quite easy to change the weapon he's using as it comes seperately.
*Cons: The join on his right hand has quite a large gap, it was actually quite difficult to get in there. There is also a gap between the left wrist bracer thing and his arm. The backpack had a line the entire way around that needed filing, what little detail the backpack had was lost in the process. (see picture)
http://img140.imageshack.us/i/img0812us.jpg/
I'm thinking I'll add some extra stuff to the pack to add some interest, possibly a water canteen, shovel and some pouches or something. The rock he's standing on looks kinda cool, but it was a pain to glue on properly. Build time was quite high as it came in 5 parts, body, leg, gun, ammo feed and backpack.
---Ganger running with shotgun:---
http://img140.imageshack.us/i/img0802hy.jpg/
http://img692.imageshack.us/i/img0803t.jpg/
*Pros: Looks great
*Cons: Quite a large gap in his waist, once again, could have probably been fixed with more glue. The Shotgun had a little shell ejection port or whatever on the side facing out, unfortunately it had some excess metal sticking out of it and despite my best efforts to save it, I could not do so. I ended up filing it flat so it didn't look too rediculous.
---Ganger/Juve running with pistols:---
http://img823.imageshack.us/i/img0804v.jpg/
http://img859.imageshack.us/i/img0806a.jpg/
*Pros: Looks super cool, great for matrix themed gangs. As with the other pistol guy, you get 2 sets of hands with pistols, allowing easy customisation.
*Cons: Probably not all that practical for actual game use, haven't tried yet, but I'm guessing with the guns sticking out that far it may be difficult to hide him to any real extent.
---Here's a picture of a size comparison with a GW Delaque:---
http://img690.imageshack.us/i/img0817kmt.jpg/
They are almost identical in height. On their own they look like they are really well preportioned, however next to the GW ones they look rather skinny, not that I think that's a huge issue. I think the real problem is that the GW ones are too fat =P
---Finally, here's a picture of all the models together:---
http://img695.imageshack.us/i/img0813uz.jpg/
I realise that I've included way more cons than pros in the above text, however, please don't consider this a negative review. The fact is, regardless of all the cons, the overall feel of the models outbalances any cons that I've found. I just wanted to make it clear that you will need to put some work into these models to get them looking nice, but I definately think it's worth it!
Ok guys, I finally got around to putting together the delaque guys I got from Heresy Miniatures and taking some pics. Enjoy =)
All up I spent somewhere between 4 and 6 hours tidying them up and gluing them together. If you're used to doing it then you could probably do it much faster than I did though.
Here's a shot of the huge amount of metal I filed off from the places where they joined the sprue, removing moulding lines etc.
http://img218.imageshack.us/i/img0795h.jpg/
I'll put up a couple of pictures for each model along with the pros/cons I see with them.
---Ganger/sentry lighting a smoke:---
http://img20.imageshack.us/i/img0796qx.jpg/
http://img194.imageshack.us/i/img0797e.jpg/
*Pros: Lots of character. Great as a sentry. The gun is quite hard to see in that shot, but it looks like a cross between a shotgun, an AK 47 and a boltgun. You could easily use it as a boltgun or a shotgun, could probably use it as an autogun too if you wanted.
*Cons: There was quite a large line across his head, I tidied it up a bit, but still need to do a little more work on it.
---Ganger sliding to a stop with 2 pistols:---
http://img155.imageshack.us/i/img0798u.jpg/
http://img826.imageshack.us/i/img0799ag.jpg/
*Pros: Looks quite cool =P Easy to change weapons as the hands come seperately and you get 2 sets of hands with pistols. You can cut one set of hands off the pistols to use with other weapons and still have another set as a backup if you screw them up
*Cons: In the second picture you can see that the joins between the head and neck and also the waist are quite large. I'm hoping that when painted the join will not be quite as noticable. I probably should have used a bit more glue to reduce the size of the gap, but oh well.
---Heavy with minigun (heavy stubber):---
http://img5.imageshack.us/i/img0800bu.jpg/
http://img840.imageshack.us/i/img0801md.jpg/
*Pros: I'm really pleased with how this guy looks =) Seems to be more the kind of heavy I'd imagine in a Delaque gang. The GW heavy stubber model seems a bit frantic for my liking. Would be quite easy to change the weapon he's using as it comes seperately.
*Cons: The join on his right hand has quite a large gap, it was actually quite difficult to get in there. There is also a gap between the left wrist bracer thing and his arm. The backpack had a line the entire way around that needed filing, what little detail the backpack had was lost in the process. (see picture)
http://img140.imageshack.us/i/img0812us.jpg/
I'm thinking I'll add some extra stuff to the pack to add some interest, possibly a water canteen, shovel and some pouches or something. The rock he's standing on looks kinda cool, but it was a pain to glue on properly. Build time was quite high as it came in 5 parts, body, leg, gun, ammo feed and backpack.
---Ganger running with shotgun:---
http://img140.imageshack.us/i/img0802hy.jpg/
http://img692.imageshack.us/i/img0803t.jpg/
*Pros: Looks great
*Cons: Quite a large gap in his waist, once again, could have probably been fixed with more glue. The Shotgun had a little shell ejection port or whatever on the side facing out, unfortunately it had some excess metal sticking out of it and despite my best efforts to save it, I could not do so. I ended up filing it flat so it didn't look too rediculous.
---Ganger/Juve running with pistols:---
http://img823.imageshack.us/i/img0804v.jpg/
http://img859.imageshack.us/i/img0806a.jpg/
*Pros: Looks super cool, great for matrix themed gangs. As with the other pistol guy, you get 2 sets of hands with pistols, allowing easy customisation.
*Cons: Probably not all that practical for actual game use, haven't tried yet, but I'm guessing with the guns sticking out that far it may be difficult to hide him to any real extent.
---Here's a picture of a size comparison with a GW Delaque:---
http://img690.imageshack.us/i/img0817kmt.jpg/
They are almost identical in height. On their own they look like they are really well preportioned, however next to the GW ones they look rather skinny, not that I think that's a huge issue. I think the real problem is that the GW ones are too fat =P
---Finally, here's a picture of all the models together:---
http://img695.imageshack.us/i/img0813uz.jpg/
I realise that I've included way more cons than pros in the above text, however, please don't consider this a negative review. The fact is, regardless of all the cons, the overall feel of the models outbalances any cons that I've found. I just wanted to make it clear that you will need to put some work into these models to get them looking nice, but I definately think it's worth it!
