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Rock-Con Update

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Well, Rock-Con is less than two weeks away, and I am nowhere near ready yet! In fact, I suspect that I’ll be up late the on Friday (2 Nov) finishing up some figures for the Saturday morning game (don’t tell Randy Frye).

We still have some time to round up product to bring, so if there are some figures you want to see, drop us a line and we will do our best to bring at least some samples.

As for things that we will have for sale at the conventions, here is a short list of some items we will have on hand:

  • Resistant Roosters packs (special prices for Rock-Con too)
  • 15mm pre-paints (t-34s and Russian Trucks, maybe a few others too)
  • Green Stuff
  • ProCreate
  • The Sword and the Flame 20 Anniversary edition (new stock just in)
  • Batailles de l’Ancien Régime (BAR – Bill Protz)
  • All About Wargames (Jack Scruby)
  • 15mm Hawaiians
  • 15mm Farm animals
  • 28mm AWI (HistoriFigs)
  • 40mm AWI Previews
  • 40mm Scruby ACW and War of 1812 and Boxer Rebellion (Chinese)
  • Various N-gauge selections
  • Several bulk bins including: Horses, Camels, Bloodaxe WWII

Plus more…

Additionally, we will hold a daily drawing for “free” stuff – every purchase of at least $5 will gain you an entry for each daily drawing…

Hope to see you at Rock-Con

The Official Announcement…

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HistoriFigs and Resistant Roosters are pleased to announce that we have completed an agreement whereby HistoriFigs has acquired the Resistant Roosters brand and line of WWII 15mm miniatures…

Finnish Infantry

This is a very exciting time for all of us (Alison, Mike & Liam) here at HistoriFigs; having worked with the Resistant Roosters crew for the past few years we have seen the efforts and dedication required to bring this fine line of figures into the market. We have been supportive of the brand and its goals and are proud to take our turn at the helm.

And now a few words from the founders of Resistant Roosters:

“Resistant Roosters was started in order to create an attractive alternative for the ever popular WWII 15mm miniature hobby. The group that started this adventure could fully understand the opportunity to offer gamers with different miniatures that people could put on their tabletop, side by side with the ever peculiar figures that had been flooding the market for a few years now.

Resistant Roosters has always tried to make things interesting, bringing something that could appeal to gamers looking for something different. Our objectives have been achieved. We reached a point where the original team had to seriously consider the future of the brand. What more investments would be needed, in terms of resources, time and approach to the market? While some very interesting ideas have been floated around, a more sensible approach was to admit that our long time partner HistoriFigs would be best placed to bring Resistant Roosters to the next level, and give the boost that will greatly benefit the hobby and the brand: more exciting products, new ranges, better flexibility and very clever ideas. Expect some exciting news from Resistant Roosters products very soon! It only gets better!”

We have already been hard at work devising plans for the Resistant Roosters brand. These plans include more ‘brand new’ figures as well as expansions and reconfigurations for the existing sets. Other projects in the works include additional support material for both the figures and current popular rules sets; so you can look forward to material such as painting guides and army lists.

As much as we have clear plans to move forward, we definitely would like to hear your thoughts on the types of figures and products we should produce. The more feedback we get the better shot we have at producing the figures you want.

Be sure to watch for news of upcoming releases. Full Resistant Roosters product listings can be found on our website (in the Resistant Roosters section) http://historifigs.com/roosters

15mm Pre-Paint Update

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The first batches of 15mm pre-paints are done (well, “OK” technically the full batch of tanks is not finished, but close enough).

Both batches came out about like I expected; reasonable looking ‘fast’ paint jobs. The models may have a few minor defects (very normal for Bloodaxe models), but nothing horrendous. Sure, these could be painted better than they are, but then we’d have to charge more; and these are simple models to boot. The goal was to produce simple and inexpensive vehicle models AND to do it in the USA. I know for sure that I could produce better models at a cheaper price, but to do so I would have to have the models produced in China and in much larger quantities. Anyhow, from our end, I do believe that we hit our goal.

Now on to a few pictures; the first picture is a ‘just’ finished batch of T-34 tanks. The photo shows a group of models that just finished up the soldering step. Not a great photo, but it shows a batch of models ready for the next step (final cleaning and priming).

finished soldering

The next photo is a group shot showing trucks and tanks.

tanks and trucks

The last photo is an overhead shot of a T-34 and a Russian truck.

T-34 and Truck

All of the photos are just simple workbench shots, not studio shots, so they are a little rough, but show what needs to be shown.

The prices for these pre-painted 15mm models come in at: $8.00 for the T-34 and $6.00 for the Russian truck – no part numbers for these just yet, so just order by name. For shipping purposes there are 4 T-34s or 10 trucks to the pound.

Not sure which models we will do next, but be sure to check back for further pre-paint updates.

Should you be attending Rock-Con, we will have these pre-painted models on display and available for purchase at the convention.

Table Top Talk

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Just a quick note to let you know that the Table Top Talk website will be undergoing some changes; For now when you hit the main page, you will land on temporary “under construction” page – a link is provided to take you to the relocated forum pages.

We are a bit on the busy side for the next couple of weeks, but be sure to check back for further updates and information concerning the changes to Table Top Talk.

Pre-Paints Update

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Before heading out for the week, I tried to get in at least a few minutes on several of the projects I have going. One of these projects is the pre-paints. I was able to cast a few of the Russian trucks on Sunday morning while finishing up a few other little projects.

To get back to the pre-paints subject; While spinning the molds, I took a few minutes to clean up a handful of truck castings. The clean up was very minor (spin the sprue, pluck a couple of spider vents, file the nubs left behind, and done). This followed by a quick washing to remove any remaining powder residue and I was set to prime. This time around, I tried the black primer from the local Farm and Fleet store (under $2.50 per can); I figured it was worth a try, and well so far t looks like this will work just fine for this type of project. The primer was baked dry (baked might be too strong, but heat cured for sure). Later on Sunday night, I had a chance to apply the first base coat. This went on fast and easy. This was a key point in the process. Why? The undercarriage of the truck is a tricky spot. Here I need to determine how much work we will put into the undercarriage. Well, I tried to keep it simple…

The only way to keep things simple (thus fast) is to leave the undercarriage black (I’ll circle back and apply the black base coat over the black primer, but for now, we will leave in just primer). So, the priming and the base coat are now done. Next will be some back lining and a clean up of the overall color. The one remaining piece are the windshield and the two side windows. I’ve not yet come up with the colour I want to use here (if you happen to have a suggestion, let us know). Anyhow, in the end, I think these will go quickly, and that we can target a price around the $6 mark for the trucks.

When I get home, I’ll finish up the first batch of truck and and likely start on a second batch to try the streamlined process. So, pictures and an update next week.