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Ruger
Lyran Alliance
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 Posted: 08-Jun-2002 02:10 Post subject: New minis... |
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John Hermann of Iron Wind Metals posted this earlier today over on the Classic BattleTech message board...I don't think he'd mind me posting it here...
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Major Announcement from Iron Wind Metals
Week of 10/7/02
New Classic BattleTech
Approved 6/7/02-20-974 Fenrir Battle Armor (8) - $6.75
Approved 6/7/02-20-975 Fafnir `Mech - $9.95
Approved 6/7/02-20-976 Hellion `Mech - $6.50
Approved 6/7/02-20-977 Cestus `Mech - $8.25
Pending-20-978 Chimera - $6.95
Week of 10/21/02
New Classic BattleTech
Approved 6/7/02-20-979 Raiden Battle Armor (24) - $7.50
Pending-20-980 Sagittaire `Mech - $9.95
Approved 6/7/02-20-981 Jackal `Mech - $6.50
Pending-20-982 Snake `Mech - $6.95
Pending-20-983 Mad Cat II - $9.95
We will have pics of these upcoming BT miniatures on our website soon
John Herrmann
www.ironwindmetals.com
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Looks like the Snake, Jackal and Cestus we've all been waiting for will finally be ours!!!! 
And the Fafnir and Fenrir too!
Ruger
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Sir Henry
Team Bansai
Senior Tech Specialist
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| Posted: 08-Jun-2002 08:18 Post subject: New minis... |
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I've been looking for the Cestus For years.....
Sir HEnry
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Horhiro
Draconis Combine
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| Posted: 08-Jun-2002 18:42 Post subject: New minis... |
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excellent, eeexxxxxccceeellleeeennnntttt. The Sagittaire should rock!
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AWAD
Draconis Combine
Chu-sa
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| Posted: 08-Jun-2002 23:35 Post subject: New minis... |
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Snake, Snake, Snake,
Lets hope the model looks as cool as the pic. No thunderbolt style copies.
AWAD- so it that 3 MLs or an udder on it's chest ?
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Horhiro
Draconis Combine
Samurai
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| Posted: 09-Jun-2002 11:42 Post subject: New minis... |
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You know I have a similar question about the placement of the guns on the Mackie...
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CampingCarl
Free Worlds League
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| Posted: 09-Jun-2002 14:42 Post subject: New minis... |
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| Yay the Fafnir! I just use that as a phyclogical weapon. Now a mini will work much better.
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Old Dog
Capellan Confederation
Sang-wei
Joined: 24-May-2002 00:00
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| Posted: 09-Jun-2002 22:28 Post subject: New minis... |
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I still want my multipart, posable plastic Mechs, with interchangeable weapon pods that can be glued on.
About six can be put on a single sprue, or four if you want to have lots of goodies tossed in as well. With a forty mech base, that'd be 10 plastic molds, each running about a hundred thousand dollars each. Le Ow.
Might have to see if this can be done cheaper...
-- Old Dog, still with a plan...
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Horhiro
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| Posted: 10-Jun-2002 15:31 Post subject: New minis... |
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Without a doubt it would have been a wise choice for FanPro to go with plastic minis. They are much more affordable which would help new players get into the game quickly. They look (mostly) just as good as the metal and hurt a lot less when thrown
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ICER
Clan Hell's Horses
Galaxy Commander
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| Posted: 10-Jun-2002 15:42 Post subject: New minis... |
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ya know, That is not a bad idea. At A-Kon alot of btechers were really impressed with the MWDA mini simple because they were posiable. The fact that were plastic did not bother them at all.
So a Classic Battletech min (unpainted) that is posable, and can be interchanged with diffrent weapons loads (For omni minis (since the IS now has them))should sell really well.
How would we sell the idea to Wizkidz or Fanpro?
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Old Dog
Capellan Confederation
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| Posted: 10-Jun-2002 16:40 Post subject: New minis... |
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Easy:
Make it financially superior to what they now have in place.
The hard part is backing this assertation up. Personally, I see it as an investment ... get people to buy the cheaper 'Gateway' plastic minis, then rope them up into the more profitable metal ones, later.
The fans are *certainly* best served with plastics, and modular multipose types would be clearly cooler than cool. But the cost for the molding process is *really* high.
To back it up, I'd push for a fully miniature-based, table-top game. No more mapsheets, no cardboard mechs, and design, and encourage, paint schemes both realistic and stylistic. Yes, this is the GW method, but, well, it *does* work, and it really is an improvement.
Wonder how well it'd go over?
-- Old Dog, thinking thinking thinking...
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Ronin
ComStar
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| Posted: 10-Jun-2002 17:24 Post subject: New minis... |
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Well, if you force the game to miniatures/tabletop, you loose a lot a players that don't have the money for the game that way. This is a beer and pizza game, meaning the most expensive thinbg on the table is probably the pizza (or beer, depends on draft quality). I wouldn't be surprised if the bottlecaps and related stuff didn't get drafted into representing a mech. It's just how a large number of people play the game.
I don't mind buying minis if I have the extra money (and the minis look good), but since I won't have the extra money for a while (I got a sweet deal on a 1999 Saturn SL2!!!!, plus I'm still in flight school!!), switching the format to minis only won't go over well for me at least.
Ronin
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