tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post8778918637061655738..comments2024-03-29T01:04:13.565-06:00Comments on The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge: From MilesR: 28mm Scale WW1 Rolls Royce Armored Car (15 Points)Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-12627161725056953212014-12-13T15:59:44.931-06:002014-12-13T15:59:44.931-06:00This car reminds me on the movie "Laurence of...This car reminds me on the movie "Laurence of Arabia". Wasn't there one in it? Must see the movie again! Great work on this car!<br /><br />Greetings<br />Peterpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450643635236807442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-61559677244207824272014-12-11T20:20:43.305-06:002014-12-11T20:20:43.305-06:00Well, a big bravo to the folks at Trenchworx! Afte...Well, a big bravo to the folks at Trenchworx! After I read your note Byron I scooted over to take a look at their website and its sooo much better. I like how they now explain both technologies (i.e. resin cast and 3D printing) to inform their customers to their basic mechanics and pricing rationale. I think their new approach to 'build-to-order' for their 3D models is the way to go. It keeps the pricing structure level (and affordable) with the resin range while still allowing the collector the opportunity to get their more premium models if they wish. Pretty impressive customer response I think. I think they'll be getting more of my business based on this efficiency and goodwill.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-76301945211662609022014-12-11T17:35:45.032-06:002014-12-11T17:35:45.032-06:00I thought Curt was right as well with his comments...I thought Curt was right as well with his comments, and even though I understood the difference, looking at their site it was not made clear to people without some background knowledge. <br /><br />I therefore sent Trenchworx a message and pointed them at this thread so they could see the comments and why some people may get turned off by high prices and not realize why on some and never look at the others that are cast. I offered some suggestions based on your comments Curt and some of my ideas on how to clarify things.<br /><br />One of them, Dave Barker, got back to me today and they have taken the comments to heart and changed up the website to make things much clearer. They now list the cast models on one page with an explination about them, and the 3d prints on another with even more data about them and why the cost. Pretty damn good customer service!!! One day and they made it much clearer to understand, and posted up the MSRP pricing for the cast models too, so final price on this one is $29 which to me is pretty good!<br /><br />ByronMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290492763955225660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-24110044957958690702014-12-11T12:22:18.627-06:002014-12-11T12:22:18.627-06:00Love the color choice. Such a lovely model.Love the color choice. Such a lovely model.David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-82170917086505199512014-12-11T03:47:10.412-06:002014-12-11T03:47:10.412-06:00Very nice car, MIles. Excellent work!Very nice car, MIles. Excellent work!Stefan (aka. Monty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298066752782204072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-77434281103799046712014-12-10T16:55:38.112-06:002014-12-10T16:55:38.112-06:00I think your right on the descriptions - it's ...I think your right on the descriptions - it's hard to understand the pricing rationale if your not familiar with the line - Like most providers in our hobby they started off as a side business before trying to grow - but Curt's comments are good feedbackjmilesrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961624317410579611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-30134171781847948272014-12-10T15:35:55.295-06:002014-12-10T15:35:55.295-06:00Lovely looking car. Looks like she's a real be...Lovely looking car. Looks like she's a real beauty. Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-21459544520383804952014-12-10T09:20:25.675-06:002014-12-10T09:20:25.675-06:00I think Trenchworkx would do themselves a big favo...I think Trenchworkx would do themselves a big favour to explain to their potential customers what this means. To a lay person (me) the pricing just looks ridiculous. When I look at the website shop the supposed 3D print models have no description, just the price, while the others simply say 'resin cast'. By and large people don't like to read, instead they browse by jumping into the shop and taking a look around. And all they see is some very big pricetags. I guess what I'm saying is that they're not doing themselves any favours by not providing more information to their potential customers within their individual product descriptions.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-85901731169728072812014-12-10T07:44:52.662-06:002014-12-10T07:44:52.662-06:00Curt, you realize that the other stuff on their si...Curt, you realize that the other stuff on their site are 3d prints, as Jmilesr states, right? Hence the price. The Kickstarter was to raise funds to get them into 3d print masters to molds to resin instead of just 3d printing. They don't have retail prices up for any of their resin mold stuff that I have seen yet, I expect it to be higher than the kickstarter, but not as high as their 3d print stuff. I would also kind of expect a kickstarter soon for some of their other 3d printed models to find their way into molds, just a guess though.ByronMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290492763955225660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-41822570711064700142014-12-10T06:43:11.790-06:002014-12-10T06:43:11.790-06:00She is a bute, will the Naps slow you down a littl...She is a bute, will the Naps slow you down a little?<br /><br />IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113835961977211021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-38801847941781727592014-12-10T04:53:26.347-06:002014-12-10T04:53:26.347-06:00Thanks for the kind comments - I had a lot of fun ...Thanks for the kind comments - I had a lot of fun with the Armored Car and have a second that will get tossed into the challenge fray in a bit. <br /><br />Back to the ship yard - the HMS Warrior is proving a difficult hull to shapejmilesrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961624317410579611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-38043650380794121342014-12-10T04:51:51.465-06:002014-12-10T04:51:51.465-06:00There's a big price difference between the ite...There's a big price difference between the items that are actual 3d prints (like Curt referenced) and the items that are resin cast made from 3d printed masters (like the Kickstarter stuff, including the RR armored Car)<br /><br />3D printed originals can take up to 3 hours to fully print - which is very costly on a 100K + printer - resin casts are way cheaper to producejmilesrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961624317410579611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-32126699414077118422014-12-10T01:56:15.518-06:002014-12-10T01:56:15.518-06:00Great work! Your speed is slightly depressing thou...Great work! Your speed is slightly depressing though. Already on your 4th submission!Samulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768684644521312467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-57829961701922178252014-12-09T20:01:38.326-06:002014-12-09T20:01:38.326-06:00Nice looking armoured car. Great colour choice. ch...Nice looking armoured car. Great colour choice. cheersThe Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-88339644440997435012014-12-09T15:41:16.892-06:002014-12-09T15:41:16.892-06:00Oh, for the Kickstarter it was great but Buddy, th...Oh, for the Kickstarter it was great but Buddy, their retail pricing is wallet-melting. A BT-7a, a light tank, is $85.00 and their T-28 is $169.50 USD! That starting to edge out even Forgeworld pricing. Also, using GW or Forgeworld for a pricing benchmark is not really fair. It's like using the Third Reich to measure other nations' mult-ethnic policies - everybody looks like a saint.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-11350950547387102242014-12-09T15:21:48.112-06:002014-12-09T15:21:48.112-06:00Nice work Miles. One of my favourite ACs of the pe...Nice work Miles. One of my favourite ACs of the period and you've done a cracking job with it.Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-49279969614110453462014-12-09T15:13:38.253-06:002014-12-09T15:13:38.253-06:00Oh that's nice... I really want sme of these o...Oh that's nice... I really want sme of these one day..DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-71101556669097118882014-12-09T14:45:57.213-06:002014-12-09T14:45:57.213-06:00Really nice vehicle. The painting work is very cle...Really nice vehicle. The painting work is very clear and nice too. I like a lot that sand colour!Juan MancheƱohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07761893327024556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-41084595286479112112014-12-09T14:42:29.937-06:002014-12-09T14:42:29.937-06:00I really like the job you did on it, nice work! Yo...I really like the job you did on it, nice work! You have made me jealous though, that once again my kickstarter package is apparently at the bottom of the list for shipping... sighByronMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290492763955225660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-45641750673056822682014-12-09T14:41:02.000-06:002014-12-09T14:41:02.000-06:00I thought the pricing wasn't bad Curt, in fact...I thought the pricing wasn't bad Curt, in fact I was really happy with it. Then again, when compared to GW pricing, anything looks like a steal! If I remember correctly this one was $25 through the kickstarter and the tanks were $35 or $38. To me that's damn good. A GW tank or transport runs $45 - $95, so these are about 1/2, and don't even look at forgeworld resin!!!ByronMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290492763955225660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-42487099024158400882014-12-09T14:23:57.331-06:002014-12-09T14:23:57.331-06:00I agree with Tamsin - a great looking vehicle whic...I agree with Tamsin - a great looking vehicle which you have done real justice to. Excellent stuff.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554861711139933860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-18860339137061353452014-12-09T14:20:55.636-06:002014-12-09T14:20:55.636-06:00'Golden' Age is right when you see the ret...'Golden' Age is right when you see the retail prices of the things - yikes!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-42141118617292580832014-12-09T14:16:52.583-06:002014-12-09T14:16:52.583-06:00I've always loved the look of the Rolls Royce ...I've always loved the look of the Rolls Royce armoured car, so it's great to see someone painting one for the Challenge. Great work MilesTamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-27864044988300208852014-12-09T13:58:52.043-06:002014-12-09T13:58:52.043-06:00"More valuable than rubies" To quote TE ..."More valuable than rubies" To quote TE Laurence in regard to armoured cars. You sir are a painting machine. Love it.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391427662737871662.post-55249863977071803182014-12-09T13:44:57.987-06:002014-12-09T13:44:57.987-06:00What a lovely model, though now I am dissapointed ...What a lovely model, though now I am dissapointed I never heard of this Kickstarter until now. Well done Miles!Terry Silverthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02873668652853883440noreply@blogger.com