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[chris_valera]

I ordered a purple worm as soon as I saw the announcment. My order arrived within a week and the Bones figure looks great.

It's made out of a... I don't want to say soft plastic, becaue it's not, but there's some softness to it, but it's not rubbery. I believe them when they say they you can paint without primer, but I;m going to primer mine anyway.

I'm happy with the weight and heft of it. There area lot of figures in the $10+ range, that I would never consider buying, but if they're available on Bones format, it's an insta-purchase.

There's no swag listed on the back of the blister, weird.

Any questions?

--Chris

[beno]

Only one question... can let us all know how it pans out with any modelling, primer, painting etc??? Would love to know, since I'm in the UK and the best way of getting hold of them, at the moment, in order to have a look is to get them ordered - not that cost is a massive issue but to get free shipping direct from Reaper I'd have to order.... hundreds of them!

[chris_valera]

how it pans out with any modelling, primer, painting etc???

Uh... what? How it pans out without any modelling at all? They look fine.

[joshuaslater]

beno-- Tim Fitch at miniature-heroes.co.uk should be stocking them in the U.K.

[haldir]

No Swag is due to the program was discontinued last year. No word if a similar program will take it's place.

[Reaperbryan]

Only one question... can let us all know how it pans out with any modelling, primer, painting etc??? Would love to know, since I'm in the UK and the best way of getting hold of them, at the moment, in order to have a look is to get them ordered - not that cost is a massive issue but to get free shipping direct from Reaper I'd have to order.... hundreds of them!

joshuaslater is correct. http://miniature-heroes.co.uk/ has them for you.

[chris_valera]

Alright I just started cleaning off the mold lines, and to be honest, it was a pain to do. I dunno if that's because of the ridges of the purple worm itself or the Bones plastic it's made out of, but it took forever.

Examining the plastic some more, it's less like that crappy soft bendy plastic Mage Knight figures were made out of, and more like... uh... like surgical-grade plastic or something. It's definitely very unique.

Just got him glued to a magnetic base and added some Renaissance Ink flocking gels, I'll let that dry, then glue down some sand to finish it off.

[Adrift]

I received mine in the mail yesterday with a trio of metal figs I also ordered.

I also have found the mould lines to be rather challenging with which to deal. Filing the mould lines is not that easy.

I'm happy with the quality for the price and am looking forward to priming one, and painting it up!

[chris_valera]

Just got him primed and he's drying now. I'll need to touch up the primer with a brush, but no big deal.

One thing I did realize, is that the soft-but-firm plastic also feels like a super-hard rubber. The feel is somewhere in there.

Thoughts?

[Baphomet69]

Regarding the mold lines; when working with plastic, a file isn't a tool that comes to mind for me. I used an exacto blade and shaved the line off. It worked well.

[beno]

how it pans out with any modelling, primer, painting etc???

Uh... what? How it pans out without any modelling at all? They look fine.

I meant mold lines, any conversion type stuff you had in mind, that kind of thing.

Anyone tried adding any putty or something to them yet?

joshuaslater is correct. http://miniature-heroes.co.uk/ has them for you.

Indeed he does, I have an account with him too. But he only orders once there is a big enough list of models, so its more waiting.
I can also get them from a couple of 'shops' on ebay, so I often check if they've got what I'm after in stock first, because I'm an impatient sort of a guy and don't mind paying an extra £1 if they arrive within 3 days. me=sucker!

[chris_valera]

I meant mold lines, any conversion type stuff you had in mind, that kind of thing.

Anyone tried adding any putty or something to them yet?

Nope, no conversions, but I can see how'd they'd be easy with the Bones plastic

Painting mine now...

--Chris

[Reaperbryan]

joshuaslater is correct. http://miniature-heroes.co.uk/ has them for you.

Indeed he does, I have an account with him too. But he only orders once there is a big enough list of models, so its more waiting.
I can also get them from a couple of 'shops' on ebay, so I often check if they've got what I'm after in stock first, because I'm an impatient sort of a guy and don't mind paying an extra £1 if they arrive within 3 days. me=sucker!

I can confirm that we have sent him a shipment of Bones, so you should be able to get them from him soon.

[chris_valera]

Applying several coats of paint right now. I believe Reaper when they say you can rub and rub, and the paint doesn't come off.