@grantinvanman given it looks like I’m not going to make it, I’m happy to think you can do it for me XD When you firm up your plans for Edinburgh, let me know if you fancy meeting for a beer or two.

One can’t blame the material for a faulty design that doesn’t take the material weakness into account.

I managed to break a metal knife an Infinity model was holding. And that was because the design had it so super thin that anything would have damaged it no matter how careful you handled it.

Some companies are better at a given material than…[Read more]

@grantinvanman – While many of the 1970s Minifigs are rather crude by today’s ultra-mega-detailed standards, they do have qualities that modern minis cannot match, at least not in my eyes. They look like something out of fairy tale or saga, while modern minis look like something from a video game. Pick your preferred aesthetic….And the Aureola…[Read more]

@grantinvanman I agree that metal is the tasty material of choice. It keeps in the hand when a heft reminds you of holding an object. It also seems to be the best for maintaining a sense of history.

As far as conversion I wholeheartedly agree the level of work you’d be able to achieve quickly wouldn’t be there. In future the price gouge of…[Read more]

Well, I did it: I made the order. For all the retro models. Nostalgia beat me.
Money is meant to buy things to make one happy, after all, right? Right.

@limburger – well said! Projects are sometimes fun when they are in the planning stages.

@gorram my Warhammer World meetup project was part-inspired by you; and I’m (with the missus) going to Edinburgh after! First time driving in the UK. Standard with shifter on the left will be … interesting …