 piper909  | 31 May 2013 10:07 a.m. PST |
Maybe I'm the last to know, but Mega Minis is closing and today is the last day to place an order. Dang!! freeboardgamesnow.com I need to scour the catalog carefully now, before it's too late. I have a bunch of the colorful Arabian civilian figures, but do I have ENOUGH? |
| Smokey Roan | 31 May 2013 10:55 a.m. PST |
What the duece? THAT sucks! Please somebody buy the molds, and don't let them die. |
| Caesar | 31 May 2013 11:04 a.m. PST |
Well, technically he's closing up shop on 12/31. He's just starting to sell off the molds beginning tomorrow. |
| Mako11 | 31 May 2013 11:04 a.m. PST |
Sorry to hear that. A real shame. Sadly, I don't have the ability to legally print money, so will have to pass……. |
| Smokey Roan | 31 May 2013 11:06 a.m. PST |
Methinks the days of the $2 USD figure are fin. :( |
| SpuriousMilius | 31 May 2013 11:09 a.m. PST |
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John Leahy  | 31 May 2013 11:26 a.m. PST |
Yeah, today is not the last day. It IS the last day for 100% availability. From his site:
" Customers have until the end of May to place an order on all current inventories. After that time, products will be removed from the online store as molds sell to new buyers. We will maintain ample metal supplies throughout the entire year to fill 100% of all orders placed as the clock ticks down to Mega Miniatures last year in business." Thanks, John |
Dr Mathias  | 31 May 2013 1:29 p.m. PST |
I placed a pretty big order two days ago. No telling if, where, or when some of those figures will show up again. |
| Sir Walter Rlyeh | 31 May 2013 1:40 p.m. PST |
I had to place a big order as well. (There are a lot of sheep in Spain.)I am not worried when the stuff arrives as long as it does. |
| piper909 | 31 May 2013 2:21 p.m. PST |
I prematurely panicked, but still, got in an order today for a mixed lot, before the catalog begins to shrink. |
| dglennjr | 31 May 2013 2:39 p.m. PST |
I placed my order too…needed some 25mm/28mm animals for my various black powder (ACW, AWI, etc..) skirmish games. David G.
gamerarchitect.blogspot.com |
| Chef Lackey Rich | 01 Jun 2013 10:48 a.m. PST |
Methinks the days of the $2 USD USD figure are fin. :( In metal, perhaps, but Reaper Bones says otherwise if you don't mind plastic. They aren't all that cheap, but there are some. |
| Darkoath | 16 Jun 2013 10:15 a.m. PST |
Mega Miniatures will be missed… |
| John Leahy | 16 Jun 2013 10:13 p.m. PST |
I agree about Reaper. I bought a lot of stuff from Mega Minis. However, once the price went to 2 dollars I slacked off. 2 bucks for older 25mm figs simply wasn't as great a bargain for me. His in house figs were never really good sculpts, but they were functional. He is a great guy and I wish him the best in his future endeavors. I think Reaper can possibly fill the void and more. The Vampire release covers a lot of genres and the pricing is likely to be superb if it follows previous Bones releases. I am looking fondly towards their arrival while I have already moved on from Mega Minis a few years ago. Thanks, John |
| Pyrate Captain | 29 Jun 2013 12:44 p.m. PST |
I've seen the Reaper Bones plastics, and they kind of remind me of Airfix figures on steroids. I was told by the local game store proprietor that paint had come a long way since I was a kid. I would like to believe him but if Reaper goes completely plastic, as I was informed they were considering, I can only hope that some other company fulfills mass-market figure requirements in metal. I know it's just me, but I even avoid crisp resin figures if they are available in metal, and sometimes even if they are not. I have lived too long. Too many institutions are vanishing before my eyes, leaving us ever closer to the void of electronic entertainment and mind-numbing misconceptions. Sigh. |
