"Foundry: Brand-New Zulus" Topic

Aren't these essentially the same figs from Foundry's Darkest Africa Range…with some new bits and bobs? They look awfully familiar to me.

Doubt it…says the figs are from a new sculptor.

Of COURSE they're married…look how Ticked off they are!

Overpriced re-hashed stuff.

Um, why bother one pack 6 figures cost UK £1.79 GBP each, Empress designed by Paul Hicks £1.25 GBP and very nice, the Black Tree Design ones done by Nick Collier are very nice too and cheaper again. The best designers in my mind the Perry's charge £1.00 GBP for a foot figure, Front Rank £1.00 GBP another supplier I use a lot.
Not knocking Foundry as I have lots of them and will be buying somemore soon, but only where I can not get the quality due to the ranges they do from another better/keenly priced manufacturer. I know they do discounts, but have to wait for them to come around and hope what you want will be covered.

Those new Foundry ones are nice. I really like the BTD though, so I think I will stick with those.

Zulus and Zombies, you can't have too many of them.

They look very similar to Mark Copplestone's style but not quite as good.

weapons are extra…

I believe these are sculpted on the Mark Copplestone DA dollies from what has been said elsewhere…

Mike

Aren't these essentially the same figs from Foundry's Darkest Africa Range…with some new bits and bobs? They look awfully familiar to me.

Doubt it…says the figs are from a new sculptor.

They are off of Copplestone's dollies from Foundry's Darkest Africa range.

Of COURSE they're married…look how Ticked off they are!

Lol.. Thanks for the laugh!

Cool! I like those they look like they would be fun to paint! Yes, they do!

Cyrus--Okay. I stand corrected.

If you lot were Proper Collectors you'd just buy 'em … no questions asked …bloomin Philastines!

The "Collection" (48 figures) is selling for £73.40 GBP post free.

That's $123 USD USD at today's exchange rate.

For $119.70 USD post free you could have 180 Zulus from Wargames Factory! Pay $3.30 USD less and get 132 more figures!!!!!!!!!!

It looks like those Zulus have been visiting the weight lifting room. Either that, or taking steroids.

Man boobs?

"For $119.70 USD USD post free you could have 180 Zulus from Wargames Factory! Pay $3.30 USD USD less and get 132 more figures!!!!!!!!!!"

AND… you can take the heads from their plastic zombies and make Zulu zombies. :)

I think they look well done, from the small pictures I've seen. I'd like to seem them up close and in person, though.

Best,
Steve
Cavalcade Wargames
cavalcadewargames.com

What, nobody mentioned that for that price you get to buy the weapons and shields seperately ?

Thanks, but at those prices, I'm going with Wargames Factory. Foundry needs to get a grip on reality.

People who complain about prices like this have never looked at what it costs to run a busines. Wargaming is full of hobbyist manufacturers who can afford to barely make any profit at all – and there are a few sole proprietors who only have to provide for themselves – but when you have a business that several people depend on for their entire livelihoods, the equation changes drastically (the same with GW). I doubt anyone at Foundry is getting rich. That's what it costs to provide that kind of quality and variety to a tiny niche market that usually only wants one of each product (products that don't wear out). And their Collections are better deals and their Specials are always great deals.

I actually agree with #6. Gamers are a bunch of cheapskates. Not all but most. They want something for nothing and do nothing more than look for a bargain constantly and want everyone to provide amazing quality and sell below cost while using a poor house as a production facility and living on bread and water. That is just the way it is. This is specialty market and these guys aren't selling donuts. Long live Foundry!

Overmuscled and overpriced.

They look pretty good.

I think they look nice, especially like the shields but as said the pectorals are a little over developed but that applies equally to the other copplestone DA figures too

Glad to see new figures coming out from Foundry. I hadn't heard of this sculptor before but this initial work looks good.

I am always amazed at how much invective there is whenever Foundry release any new product be it figures, books or paints. We all know they price themselves at the top of the market but that shouldn't prevent us from giving a balanced view on their products. I have seen too many companies come and go over the years that Foundry has been in business to criticise their business approach.

People who complain about prices like this have never looked at what it costs to run a busines.

Get over yourself…

Yes, there are cheapskates, but they're in every field, and looking for bargains doesn't necessarily make one such, unless the norm for you is to expect everyone to spend like sailors on shore leave and ignoring markups. Under Foundry's unrealistic exchange rates, the collection's ~$157.

Rackham ignored their customer base and still do, raised metal figure prices to extreme levels, then abandoned the material, and look where it's gotten them. GW switched to plastics for similar reasons.