I've received some sample castings from Jeff Valent Studios, and so far, I am extremely pleased with how the first miniatures and accessories for my upcoming game With Hostile Intent have turned out. Despite a short deadline, Jeff really came through for me by getting them in my hands just before Gen Con SoCal so I could use them in an event I ran on Saturday. I didn't have much time to get them painted for the convention, so the paintjobs might seem a bit sloppy under photographic scrutiny.
The first two miniatures are a part of the Kikoku fleet - a Kotaku-class cruiser and Tiko-class destroyer - the Kikoku being a vaguely crab-like species and one of the main playable ones in the game. These will soon be followed by a battleship, carrier, frigate, corvette and fighters to round out the fleet for the first release. The carrier and frigate are in Jeff's hands now.
Also being cast are small missile and torpedo counters (usable in a variety of games, not just WHI) and, lastly, magnetic flight stand adapters!
These adapters will not only add convenient and instantaneous placement on and removal from flight stands for easy transport and storage (and a tight-enough grip to hold a miniature upside down - even when jiggled), but in a different configuration they can be used as stackable posts to indicate altitude or simply put miniatures at different levels so they can be moved into close proximity without the miniatures crowding or bumping into each other.
These products will hopefully be for sale within the next month or two.