Shotgun Justice
07-22-2011, 10:12 AM
Hi all.
I've never collected any of the Epic scale games and so have come with a couple of questions, I've come up with a few plans to use Epic models for 40k conversions / terrain ideas but have a limited knowledge of the model range and so could do with some guidance.
What I’m curious about is changes in size/scale of the models over the years, when I started collecting Games Workshop stuff Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine were the games I was aware of, over the years I know there have been several versions of the system with different names, my perhaps naive assumption has been that the games have been of much the same substance but with new rule sets etc.
40k and Fantasy models have grown in size over the years, although they are notionally of the same scale the spinal problems that afflicted so many early sculpts have been cured by near miraculous medical and casting technology - has there been a similar growth of Epic scale models?
Have there been many new versions of models over the years? E.g I know that the old land raider (mk 1) was the common design at Epic scale for many years but the modern design was later sculpted and sold. Has this also been true for troop / command stands, vehicles?
I am particularly interested in Space Marine models (not the game system but the faction, the army of the Adeptus Astartes) but general info would be much appreciated.
I intend to do most of my buying from Ebay and so forewarned is forearmed, as some ridiculously named Imperial tactician would have it.
Cheers
I've never collected any of the Epic scale games and so have come with a couple of questions, I've come up with a few plans to use Epic models for 40k conversions / terrain ideas but have a limited knowledge of the model range and so could do with some guidance.
What I’m curious about is changes in size/scale of the models over the years, when I started collecting Games Workshop stuff Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine were the games I was aware of, over the years I know there have been several versions of the system with different names, my perhaps naive assumption has been that the games have been of much the same substance but with new rule sets etc.
40k and Fantasy models have grown in size over the years, although they are notionally of the same scale the spinal problems that afflicted so many early sculpts have been cured by near miraculous medical and casting technology - has there been a similar growth of Epic scale models?
Have there been many new versions of models over the years? E.g I know that the old land raider (mk 1) was the common design at Epic scale for many years but the modern design was later sculpted and sold. Has this also been true for troop / command stands, vehicles?
I am particularly interested in Space Marine models (not the game system but the faction, the army of the Adeptus Astartes) but general info would be much appreciated.
I intend to do most of my buying from Ebay and so forewarned is forearmed, as some ridiculously named Imperial tactician would have it.
Cheers