First, I ordered 8 vehicles from QRF 6 Sept and still have nothing. I did get a response to my third e-mail but that is a different story. Needless to say I wasn't keen on ordering any more from them and really felt Sgt Lachman's men needed a Jadgkanone in support. Scale Creep didn't have any so thought I would give Bashytubits a whirl. [ He posts on TMP frequently.]
First off, Bashy was very easy to deal with. Very responsive and I got my toy quickly; thank you!
It set me back $6 (yea) with $4 postage (boo) so price was slightly cheaper than scale creep but not much.
It painted up very easily and took I-94 decals well. Now if you are a good 2.5 feet away the model looks very good. As readers of this board know I skirmish so my whole board is 3x3 ft so I am normally 2 feet or less away. Here the lines are still apparent.
Finally I did "pimp my ride" by adding a LMG from the bits box.
So what do I think?
If you are playing FOW or a large operational game with a big board and lots of vehicles I think Bashy's stuff is a great idea. You will probably save $2 per vehicle, have great service, easy to paint and look fine from afar. If you are in the weeds 18-30 inches from your forces with 2-3 vehicles on the board I am not sure it will be my first choice. That said, I will proudly field my Jadgkanone and will look to Bashy if I need something else esoteric.
Enjoy
Joe
Pretend it's zimmerit (sp?) :o))
ReplyDeleteSteve, on the sloped sides that is exactly what it looks like! For a WW II jadgpanther it would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteJoe
Do you know what kind of machine it was printed on and the material? That makes a huge difference. One of Shapeways more expensive materials is indistinguishable from cast resin and is hard as a rock. Of course, that makes it pricier...
ReplyDeleteNicholas,
ReplyDeleteNo I do not know the material. The model was inexpensive. Maybe a different material would work better but then you might as well buy a metal one.
Good to know though. Thanks
Joe