PlasPops are Go!

Been out of circulation for a little while, just about back now!

Mid November our latest set of minis – the PlasticPopulation went off the Griffin Miniatures for the production of a master mould and subsequent production mould. Had a wee issue with a ProCreate muscle coming loose on the MisPrint in the Master Mould. Griffin helped tidy things up for the production mould but meantime I mis-communicated what I wanted in it, so we got our usual first rate service, but just not of what I had needed to ask for. Ayit! As we say here in Scotland.

Reflections and tips to self – don’t post panicky blogspots for it will attract the fates. Name nothing “MisPrint” or you deserve all you get! Oh and check carefully what you ask for – always mit der two pairs of eyses.

However, everything in PlasPop Batch One is now painted up in my usual probably inadequate style and ready to go for sale shortly! Sneakster Peekster:

Intervening Xmas and a January to make Hell look like Venice and finally we are back on track. The next and final batch of PlasPops: a female drone, the poor MissHap, Professor Polyphemus scion of evil himself, his trusty Rubber Gollum and his feared Plastic Population Printer are on their way. Sneaksy Peeksy Part 2:

A late addition to the Printer is the Vat Venus, Polyphemus’ Malevolent Midwife, who will probably pop up in one special offer or another.

She is hopefully feminine rather than pneumatic, but with the aim as stature, not nurture. This ain’t Mother Nature, no sir!

 

 

 

Post Script:

This wee broadcast is dedicated to my dad, Hugh, simply the most important person ever to leave my life. Dad, I’m not quite clear how I’m meant to do this life thing without you in it (it turns out you were in fact at the very the centre of it, although I confess I had not until now realised).  Wherever you are, I hope you like what I am up to.

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PlasPops are Go!

Its that time! The PlasPops are off to the printers or rather the moulders. Six minis, various tools and spare heads. Expect them for sale as the production stock becomes available during December. To celebrate this newest release (the first since we launched in late Sept) there’ll also be some discounts for groups/teams – some work there for TechnoR!ab.

Always a scary time this. Not because of anything the moulder does I should add. I will be using Griffin Moulds ( http://www.griffinmoulds.com/) who are top drawer and whose service is first rate. The scare is just the sending them off at all. Like evil and twisted children they have lurked around my ‘ouse for months, biding their time and gathering dust and then “whammo” comes the now or never – the time to despatch a meaningful number for pressing and then selling. Separation anxiety isn’t in it – even where the metals come back perfect, the greys or greens will never be the same again. Nothing will go wrong, but ooohhhh soooo much could! Think only positive thoughts, PlasPop on the way a-ok.

Misprinting….

The PlasPop heads are now completed and ready to go off with the rest of the grey treats!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work has continued at a bit of a crawl this week on the Misprints, the first of them is captured in a bit of a creeping lurch and whilst it is a fine pose, it makes a fair amount of detailing around the belly and the inner arms etc slower going. However, overall it seems to be working out. Another week or so and we should be there on her.

 

The production line sees another, this time four legged Misprint and a Rubber Golem coming up soon. Then it’ll be on to the Great Man himself – Prof P, architect of this madness. Likely release time maybe three weeks for the first of these.

In other news, we continue to put some flesh around the tabletop game with some more rule profile/special power writing for our up-coming sculpts and some general ordering of thoughts/Word files helping clarify the process from now to publication (still a ways off, but with a tiny business like ours, then if you don’t plan you can forget it!).

 

The week in Miniature

I am conceited enough to reckon that as well as having some interest in the history-to-date of Attica Games, folks might just be interested in what’s going on with Attica in something approaching real-time. With the business now a little over a month old and Helen and I slowly getting the hang of the whole packing and a-posting and a-writing for the Facebooking and the Blogging, I thought it was about time for a real-time update.

The last six weeks or so have been about the Plastic Population here at Attica, our sci-fi horror artificial life forms. Here is their proposed marketing blurb, which tells you about all you need to know :

“They are the Plastic Population, living invention of the fiendish Professor Polyphemus – Product of the Population Printer, Property of Polyphemus ™.
              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These poor proto-people begin to degrade within days, sometimes hours of leaving the birthing pod, ending their lives as little more than flesh puppets of their evil master, caring only that they survive long enough to carry out his orders.

These figures would make ideal zombies or space plague victims. The Professor asks only that you recall the criminal intent behind their creation and respect their nefarious natures!

The minis will come dressed in the classic lackey coverall or leather armour and with a range of tools and weapons to allow some tailoring.

There will also be some Misprints – horrific, misshapen nightmares ushered onto the field of battle by the Plastic Population.”

More on the Misprints and some spare PlasPop heads next week. PlasPop – that could catch on!