"Slug Industries Kickstarter - buildings" Topic
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mcfonz | 24 Jul 2016 2:13 p.m. PST |
Slug Industries has a kickstarter due to kick off tomorrow – a preview is available here: link "A range of kit buildings designed to deliver the high detail of resin but with a cost closer to laser cut MDF." "Like most small manufacturers we're also gamers who like the detail of resin buildings but prefer the price of laser cut. So we've come up with an idea which combines the best of both – laser cut shells clad with resin fronts, backs and rooftops. This offers economic buildings with high detail which are both easy to assemble and paint. Thanks to the nature of the kits the detail of the resin can be painted prior to assembly – so no more tricky bits!" They look bloody nice if you ask me! |
Bashytubits | 24 Jul 2016 3:18 p.m. PST |
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45thdiv | 24 Jul 2016 5:18 p.m. PST |
You can already get pre painted buildings like this through Crescent Root Studios. link The Kickstarter should produce some nice stuff, but you have to wait. Crescent Root Studios is a well established small family run business with fantastic customer service. And you can buy them now. You don't have to paint them and they collapse back into a small package for easy storage.
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nazrat | 24 Jul 2016 8:01 p.m. PST |
Looks like the ones in the Kickstarter don't open up or have any windows or doors on any but the front wall. They wouldn't work for any of my skirmish games at all. |
45thdiv | 25 Jul 2016 8:26 a.m. PST |
And the Crescent Root buildings do have doors that open. And I think open windows. |
Yourbitterpill | 25 Jul 2016 10:50 a.m. PST |
The big downfall in this is the lack of interior acccessibility. There are no interior floors and it would be impossible to position troops inside the 2+ story buildings since only the roof lifts off. Price is another factor – $40 USD+ for one medium building is really expensive for what you get. |
45thdiv | 26 Jul 2016 5:07 a.m. PST |
And again Crescent Root has painted interior as well. This fully painted building is 44 USD. link |
mcfonz | 27 Jul 2016 9:17 a.m. PST |
I really like them. When you consider the mix of resin and mdf then I don't think they are that expensive – especially when compared to many other products on the market from Europe. The US may have cheaper options, but then the US is not Europe. I can see the appeal of these for urban environments where the battles were mainly had on the streets. These would easily allow fast set up of such environments IMHO. Also, looking at them, it wouldn't be too difficult to cut out the windows or to add in floors if that's what you would want. |
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