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chapterhouse strikes again

Post by me_in_japan » Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:02 am

http://chapterhousestudios.com/webshop/ ... gory_id=36

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My feelings on this are mixed, but foremost amongst them is:

If youre going to blatantly infringe on someone's IP, risk having your business shut down, and certainly piss a lot of people off, you'd think you would at least do a nice sculpt. Sadly, this one is just not doing it for me. Far too simple, the dynamic is waaaay off (looks like she's goose stepping), and even getting Angel Giraldez to paint it doesnt make me want to buy it. Sorry CS - fail on this one.

On the other hand, this, I really want to buy.
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Why is that, I wonder?
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by Primarch » Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:14 am

Well, all I can say is that the judge had better rule in his favour or he is simply digging his grave deeper and deeper.

The pose is kinda meh and it doesn't really offer anything beyond the current farseer kits. I can understand wanting to fill the demand for the Doom of Malantai or something, but seriously this farseer isn't really needed and is skirting closer and closer to just making a mould of a GW model and copying it.

Soda Pop do make awesome looking mechs though. :D
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by The Other Dave » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:22 am

Primarch wrote:Soda Pop do make awesome looking mechs though. :D
Plus cheesecake!
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by me_in_japan » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:01 am

I must be going mad from painting induced exhaustion. I just bought yon mecha bird. Now, how to paint it. Hmmn. Mecha. Hmmn. Mecha. Hmmn...

I shall have to do some mecha research, methinks...
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by Spevna » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:41 pm

I have in the past supported what Chapter House have produced. Making stuff to add to GW stuff seemed fair game to me.

This however is stepping over the line. To me it looks like nothing more than a rip off of pr existing GW stuff. It is an Eldar bloke with funny looking ears.

I expect a world of hurt from this.
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by Konrad » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:27 pm

Let me add another, "What's the point?" Is it like, waaay cheaper? It would have to be, because it is 2nd rate anyway you look at it.
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by Admiral-Badruck » Sun May 01, 2011 1:29 am

Maybe they are just trying to sell to people who are not buying gw out of spite.
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by Primarch » Sun May 01, 2011 2:13 am

Konrad wrote:Let me add another, "What's the point?" Is it like, waaay cheaper? It would have to be, because it is 2nd rate anyway you look at it.
Its actually $1.50 more than GW's standard Farseers.

CHS make a big deal about the fact that it's a female farseer.
If you have ever wanted a female HQ model for your Eldar army, this may be your lucky day
Though to be honest I dont really care.
Admiral-Badruck wrote:Maybe they are just trying to sell to people who are not buying gw out of spite.
Maybe so, it's a growing market :lol:
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Re: chapterhouse strikes again

Post by Konrad » Mon May 02, 2011 2:45 am

[CHS make a big deal about the fact that it's a female farseer.
If you have ever wanted a female HQ model for your Eldar army, this may be your lucky day
Though to be honest I dont really care.

I didn't catch that it was supposed to be female. And like there is any honest difference. I mean, elves.........
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