I still buy stuff from these guys periodically (usually when I need a naked girl for a conversion project, lol) and they're well worth a look at (ALL the models are worth a look at...not just the naked girls...).
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It's Snowing Again!
As I write this, in the 4th week of March, I'm looking outside the window here in the East Midlands and it's snowing. Not a little 'Ooh a flurry!' but proper Apocalypse-level snow! And I'm at work and I'm cold! *mutter*
Thanks to the world ending, and my toes slowly falling off, we're running a little slower than usual here at HF headquarters. Nothing major, just a day or two thanks to not being able to reach the Post Office safely etc. As soon as Mother Nature realises it's bloody 'Spring' we'll be back to normal ;)
Enough about the cold, on with the minis and stuff! This week we have some excellent new Modern Adventurers, proper news of the WWI Russian Dwarves, our first round of Ebay Auctions are coming to a close and we've had some restocks in for missing codes. I'm sure as I write there'll also be some more stuff I've forgotten - so let's see!
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'Finn', Modern Adventurer / Gangbanger
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First up this week is Finn, the hirsute cousin of ZH Kev, nicknamed for his gravity-defying 'do.
Similarly lacking in stature and making up for it with moxy and firepower, Finn sports a gilet (a bodywarmer for us old Brits) over a hoodie and some fashionable jeans! :)
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Donnie, an Agent running out of time
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The other brand new release this week is Donnie, an agent currently on a time-sensitive mission.
Armed with a very large gun and incredibly accurate watch, Donnie sports whatever clothes he managed to pick up off the floor this morning :)
Personally I think this is some of Kev's best drapery ever, and considering he's 'very' good at drapery that's saying something.
(I would love to save some of these compliments for female miniatures as Kev is also good at many things that would make me sound less effeminate but seriously, that's a lovely shirt!)
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Weird War I Russian Dwarves
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OK so they aren't 'quite' released but we do now have them all in hand. They just need to be sorted, coded etc and the next newsletter 'will' see these guys available to purchase!
It's taken longer than we'd hoped due to a few technical glitches but the wait is almost over :)
For anyone who hasn't had the newsletter before and doesn't know what I'm talking about you can see pics over HERE.
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Ebay Auctions Ending Soon!
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Our first round of Limited Edition items will be ending this evening. We're surprised and delighted at the current interest and we will undoubtedly be unearthing more rare goodness for those of you who follow our FB and Newsletter.
Seriously though, Kev n Sal are always pleased when something like this shows that their work is appreciated and considered not just as useable but collectible and valuable. It's about more than the money, it shows appreciation and we're all grateful.
I've also been asked a couple of questions about the Limited nature of the items so thought 'd offer a quick explanation, sorry if it goes on a bit.
Basically if it says 'Limited' in any way then we mean it. We'll try to explain as best we can in the auction itself and the newsletter that week but as an example any resin figures which get offered that are advertised as 'Limited Run' will basically be the resin version of a 'master casting'. Resin casts work similarly in that a first mould is made directly from the green, this holds the most extreme detail of Kev's work. From this a master casting is made to create production moulds either in metal or resin. Only so many master castings can be run through a single mould before it loses viability to produce any more masters and of course if something goes wrong with a production mould we will need the master mould to produce another one. This means we can only afford to run a very limited number of each item before we'd have to have another mould created costing more money and generating a new level of copy. So if you end up with one of our 'Limited Run' items you will have a 'real' collector's piece.
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Kev-Related Bribery!
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Despite him not particularly liking the label, we at HF consider Kev to be an artist. Other than his obvious skill at sculpting this means he has an artist's brain.
To try and imagine what getting someone with an artist's brain to make something they dont currently have inspiration for is like, I'd like you to consider any of the following phrases - herding cats, squashing water, nailing jelly to a tree and so on.
I'd also like you to imagine the phrase 'forlornly staring at a man merrily holding a half-finished barbarian which didn't exist yesterday while studiously and mockingly ignoring the half-finished modern trooper on his desk 'and' the 'to-do' list written in large red letters on a board behind him'.
To this end I have taken a page from Sal's book and resorted to shameless bribery. Currently Kev doesn't quite know what he's being bribed with so keep an eye out for our next newsletter for both news on what I've decided to use and what I've managed to get made for you lot by doing so! :)
A quick thanks to Philip Hynes for his help in this matter :D
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And Finally
Next week's newsletter will have our Salute pre-order code so you can start making your lists for pick-up at the show.
We have at least one more set of new releases before the show and I'm hoping the above bribery secton will lead to at least a couple of good Salute releases too :)
Sal and I are working on a new range of HF-created decals for you guys, they should come into play once the guys are back from Reapercon and there's less panic in the air :) No Facebook thread for this one until we're closer to fruition as we'd like to keep the ideas a little closer to our chest. I can say that Sal has definitely been at work on new tattoo decals though and we're also working on a very cool idea for you zombocalypse enthusiasts out there.
Restocks are filtering in from our hard-worked casters so if there's anything currently out of stock expect it to pop back up 'very' soon. In fact the next thing after this newsletter will be opening a brand new box of restocks freshly arrived :)
That's it, so 'til next time,
Arty.
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