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Post by GySgtDave on Mar 21, 2020 3:25:50 GMT
Do you all remember the 1st Edition artillery with their seemingly endless pile of pieces. How do you all feel about 3 or 4 piece guns?   |
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Post by GySgtDave on Mar 21, 2020 3:27:33 GMT
The Heavy Weapons Platoon has two choices for weapons a Heavy Machinegun or a light mortar.   |
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Post by GySgtDave on Mar 21, 2020 3:29:21 GMT
Imperial Lancers armed with a rifle and explosive tipped lance.  |
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Post by GySgtDave on Mar 21, 2020 3:38:47 GMT
 German storm troopers equipped with heavy armor and armed with Blitzgewehrs and Explosives. |
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Post by jmccarroll on Mar 21, 2020 18:56:15 GMT
Looks like artillery has a light and a heavy version.
Now please on to the Tanks!
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Post by Conjack on Mar 21, 2020 21:09:31 GMT
Looking great to me! I am pleased to see that field guns are going to be easier to build. Whilst I love the ones I have from 1st edition, they were not the easiest of models that I have built. Can not wait to see more! Especially some German Vehicles!
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Post by boxholder on Mar 22, 2020 13:27:44 GMT
I have no problem with multi-part models PROVIDED that they fit well.
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Post by tackleberry on Mar 22, 2020 15:26:46 GMT
I love the direction that the German forces are going. I believe that this will be good for the the game and offer a new dimension to it. I cannot wait to see the tank models and other vehicles for the Kaiser's Army! I also prefer the idea of having the models being in a tough durable plastic over Pewter or other metal which can be cumbersome and difficult to build. Please, please please, stay away from resin and make them injection molded on plastic sprues. I think the AQMF community will have no problem buying up a quantity of new models to help ofset the costs! I just dont wan the new owners to have to contend with the mishaps of the Goliath and OVerseer models and poor quality castings.
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Post by hugh on Mar 24, 2020 16:04:07 GMT
I agree with tackleberry plastic injection molding would be my hearts desire. I told some buddies before we played last that the British tanks are like works of art as no two of them are the same.
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Post by Quendil on Mar 24, 2020 16:09:44 GMT
I prefer metal for the troops
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Post by boxholder on Mar 24, 2020 19:24:10 GMT
We should be careful when wishing for injection molded plastic. Some plastics will not "take" nor hold paint and some plastics will not bond well, if at all, using normal adhesives,.
There also is the issue of cost for injection dies and the injection molding machine. These are quite expensive compated with centfiugall casting gear. The mfr will need to sell a lot of product to recover the cost.
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Post by jmccarroll on Mar 24, 2020 20:47:14 GMT
"There also is the issue of cost for injection dies abd the injection molding machinel These are quite expensive compated with centfiugall casting gear. The mfr will need to sell a lot of product to recover the cost."
Agree, perhaps the new owners can produce a one box makes all for the martians. I think this was brought up before?
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Post by tackleberry on Mar 25, 2020 3:28:54 GMT
It will undoubtabley be expensive to change over to an injection molded system. However, I have had more issues with resin models than any traditional model kit on a sprue. As I said, the Goliath was highly anticipated and the final product that many received was a little underwhelming. Same with the Overseer model which suffers from many defects in the molds. IS it a bit of a pipe dream, yes, but sometimes dreams are all we have! I think that the former owners had a good idea where many of the tanks and tripods utlize the same parts. It is just unfortunate, I thought I read somewhere that the molds were lost for the steam tanks and assault/scout tripods.
I think that with the introduction of new tripods and a whole new human force many will purchase what will become available when it is ready. There is a hungry devotion to this game from its followers.
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Post by GySgtDave on Apr 22, 2020 5:01:50 GMT
It will undoubtabley be expensive to change over to an injection molded system. However, I have had more issues with resin models than any traditional model kit on a sprue. As I said, the Goliath was highly anticipated and the final product that many received was a little underwhelming. Same with the Overseer model which suffers from many defects in the molds. IS it a bit of a pipe dream, yes, but sometimes dreams are all we have! I think that the former owners had a good idea where many of the tanks and tripods utlize the same parts. It is just unfortunate, I thought I read somewhere that the molds were lost for the steam tanks and assault/scout tripods. I think that with the introduction of new tripods and a whole new human force many will purchase what will become available when it is ready. There is a hungry devotion to this game from its followers. Yes, while gearing up for plastic injection molding is expensive it does make the long term cost of the models much cheaper especially with the rising prices of metal. When I purchased the AQMF line we found all of the existing plastic injection molds had been purposefully destroyed, many of the metal spin-cast molds missing and all of the resin molds to be copies of copies. I have the prototypes for the Goliath and the Overseer and can make new molds for them but to be honest the Overseer was a train wreck of a model and the Goliath was not sculpted well for being a resin kit. This being said I will make a limited run of Goliaths and Land Ironclads. Most of the parts for the Land Ironclads are done and we are just starting on producing a run of the turrets. |
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Post by Quendil on Apr 22, 2020 7:54:11 GMT
Yes, while gearing up for plastic injection molding is expensive it does make the long term cost of the models much cheaper especially with the rising prices of metal. When I purchased the AQMF line we found all of the existing plastic injection molds had been purposefully destroyed, many of the metal spin-cast molds missing and all of the resin molds to be copies of copies. I have the prototypes for the Goliath and the Overseer and can make new molds for them but to be honest the Overseer was a train wreck of a model and the Goliath was not sculpted well for being a resin kit. This being said I will make a limited run of Goliaths and Land Ironclads. Most of the parts for the Land Ironclads are done and we are just starting on producing a run of the turrets. Do you still have the moulds for the BEF and USA metal troops and guns or are you planning on re doing them as well? Also are you planning on making all the troops now in plastic instead of metal? |
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