| ZandrisIV | 12 Oct 2008 4:57 p.m. PST |
After my rather lengthy post in the other Monsterpocalypse thread on TMP, I thought I'd show off some of the stuff I've gotten (and repainted). Anyway, here's Defender X of G.U.A.R.D: (repainted) picture And here he is compared to Sky Sentinel (prepainted) picture And vs Terra Khan (prepainted – Notice how there's some green-shading effects on his back) picture The paint job on Defender is hardly my best, especially on the backpack that I rushed to finish off, but I think it's sufficient to make it 'pop' on a table full of prepaints. Comments and criticisms? |
| mad monkey 1 | 12 Oct 2008 5:18 p.m. PST |
Damn nice paint job. You gonna do the same with the rest of your forces? |
| GypsyComet | 12 Oct 2008 5:58 p.m. PST |
Very nice. Sad that PP feels the need to go the "buy a  ton of the boosters" promotion route for the third stage monsters. One of them requires a "whole club" level purchase! |
| Joep123 | 12 Oct 2008 6:08 p.m. PST |
Excellent work Z; Thanks for sharing;
Joep |
| The Beast Rampant | 12 Oct 2008 6:33 p.m. PST |
Good job! If I pull one of those GUARD guys, I plan on giving him a Great Mazinger-esque paintjob. |
| wolvermonkey | 12 Oct 2008 10:02 p.m. PST |
Very cool! Are you going to redo the monsters too? |
| AndrewGPaul | 13 Oct 2008 12:08 a.m. PST |
Very nice. Off-topic, but the quality of the prepaints is also very impressive. The Planet-Eaters, in particular, have some nice gradient effects. |
Beowulf  | 13 Oct 2008 7:22 a.m. PST |
Really nice! I'm tempted to get some for myself… |
| Warwick13 | 13 Oct 2008 8:10 a.m. PST |
Yes, buy some! They are a lot of fun. I haven't played yet, but I can find a use for these guys in a lot of games. Drop that Cthulhu monster in a 28mm game and it's a 15ft tall beast – hope you brought a rocket launcher! I'll wait until I have doubles on the monsters before popping off bases and repainting, but that's coming soon. |
| Hundvig | 13 Oct 2008 10:02 a.m. PST |
Very nice. Haven't started mine yet, but they're on the bench. |
| nanite | 13 Oct 2008 10:29 a.m. PST |
Looks like a very nice job to me. Did you strip the paint first, or prime it? |
| ZandrisIV | 13 Oct 2008 10:48 a.m. PST |
@nanite I primed over the existing paintjob. I didn't want to risk a situation where the paints used were the variety that are "baked into" the model and end up melting the whole thing into goop if the stripping process failed. Cheers |
| The Beast Rampant | 13 Oct 2008 4:59 p.m. PST |
The game is sold out in all my area FLGS's and online dealers I frequent; I guess it's done well so far? |
| Farstar | 16 Oct 2008 12:06 p.m. PST |
Seems to be the case. Monster boosters are *gone* locally and on deep back order at the distributor my FLGS deals with. The starters and Unit boosters were going fast as well, but it seems that one person walked in and cleared the rack of Monster boosters. Likely either a collector/Kaiju fan, or a speculator. Cheers to the first, curses to the second. Now the official MonPoc* board is floating a rumor that fine repaints like the one ZandrisIV showed off are not legal for events. Seems a poor approach, if you ask me. - *-this seems to have become the approved abbreviation for the game's name. |
| Farstar | 17 Oct 2008 1:27 p.m. PST |
The rumor has been addressed, and is real. I can see the reasoning behind it, since different paintwork on the same model is already part of the game and means something, but I think there is room for a better policy. |
| nanite | 17 Oct 2008 1:59 p.m. PST |
THat's really turning my opinion on the game. If the stats printed on the base are unaltered, and there is a passing resemblance to the initial model, what's the problem. |
| Farstar | 17 Oct 2008 2:10 p.m. PST |
The statement I saw said "for now, instead of splitting hairs about what is allowable and what isn't, no repaints allowed". That says (to me) they recognize the problem but needed to put a policy in place quickly. I would expect a real policy before too long, and I'll judge from there. |
| palaeoemrus | 18 Oct 2008 8:08 a.m. PST |
Does the big Terrasaur realy have a blatant glue on tail attachement seam like that? Blech! |
| GypsyComet | 18 Oct 2008 8:45 a.m. PST |
The modification rule has been updated.
link Does the big Terrasaur realy have a blatant glue on tail attachement seam like that? Mass production has its limits. The modification rules do now allow you to fill that if its offends you, though. |
| 28mmMan | 18 Oct 2008 12:37 p.m. PST |
I thought your repaint looked clean and much better than the prepaint, well done. Are you going to repaint the Terra Khan? |
| Templars83 | 23 Aug 2009 6:39 p.m. PST |
There is some guy who repainted his GUARD a darker Blue and Red – looked great but I cannot find the link anymore. Anyone know what I'm talking about? Thanks |
| DS6151 | 03 Sep 2009 9:24 a.m. PST |
The modification rules do now allow you to fill that if its offends you, though. It's nice that they will now allow me to fill seams on miniatures that I own. It's so great to see a company focus on customer service like that! |
| GypsyComet | 04 Sep 2009 9:20 a.m. PST |
A blindside remark a YEAR later? Meh. In retrospect, Privateer Press didn't consider MonPoc a "Miniatures" game until forced to by the playerbase. Their policies around the game, both in initial absence and in early drafts, reflected that, to them, MonPoc is a Boardgame that happens to use 3D pieces and come randomly packaged. The policy you choose to insult is intended to protect play in tournaments. Given the the degree of WYSIWYG required for the game, the policy is quite reasonable. Any modifications that hinder the visual identification of the model are off-limits. Since most of the models in the game are used twice, you and your opponent must be able to visually differentiate them. That drives the conversion and repaint rules. |
| Templars83 | 07 Sep 2009 9:40 p.m. PST |
You are way off base GypsyComet. I have yet to see a situation that you describe, and don't think anyone repaints their "Monpoc" miniatures for the purpose of "deceiving" their opponents. Furthermore, why don't you actually take the time to spell a few words, rather than run with "WYSIWYG", if you want to communicate on a public forum. In regards to the original policy described, It was absurd, and that was understood by them rather quickly. I am the one who put in a comment a year later. That you call the follow up comment a blind side remark a year later, is laughable and absurd. Just how you found his comment insulting is beyond anyone. |
| DS6151 | 08 Sep 2009 7:09 a.m. PST |
As far as I can tell, there is no "What you see.." to this game at all.
It's only the base that is relevant. It contains all the info you need to play. I can pull the figure off the base and glue down a lightbulb in place of it, and the game plays the same. The hyper form is likewise noted on the base, so once again the figure is irrelivant. I do not understand your anger at the thought of people painting their own miniatures. |
| GypsyComet | 14 Sep 2009 4:56 p.m. PST |
I do not understand your anger at the thought of people painting their own miniatures. Because you are trying to understand something that does not exist. I have yet to see a situation that you describe, and don't think anyone repaints their "Monpoc" miniatures for the purpose of "deceiving" their opponents. Neither have I, but Privateer Press apparently felt there was potential for it. why don't you actually take the time to spell a few words, rather than run with "WYSIWYG", if you want to communicate on a public forum. What, really? That acronym has been in the general lexicon, not just the online community, for 25 years. "What You See Is What You Get". Your post was not what I was objecting to, either. It's nice that they will now allow me to fill seams on miniatures that I own.
It's so great to see a company focus on customer service like that!
Just how you found his comment insulting is beyond anyone.
If you can't hear the sarcasm and implied insult in that line, the rest of your internet experience is going to be very sad. |
