Usagi figures update

[Stan Sakai]

I received proto types of the metal Usagi figures yesterday. The first five will be offered for sale soon.

They are not exactly like my drawings but they are pretty darn neat. The variances from the drawings are mainly due to my lack of knowledge about the spin metal procedure. They had to adjust the positions slightly.

The first five are: Usagi; Gen; Katsuichi; Jei; and a scared peasant. I you order all five before a certain date, a 6th figure will be given free--Kitsune. The molds for the Kitsune figure will be destroyed later on to be replaced by another Kitsune in a different pose.

The figures will be about $5 each.

I'll post more details as the Dark Ages and I sort them out.

[digulla]

Cool!

Will there be a colored version, too? (My guess is that $5 is not enough to color them

Any Spin Metal "Tom Luth" out there?

[Logan Myrddin]

How do I order them, and WHAT'S THAT DATE?

[wilypueo]

Now I have to figure out how to use the figs in a D&D game I run. If I remember right, someone proposed a figure painting contest. I don't have the skill to enter, but I'd like to see what some folks can do.

[Heero]

No Tomoe in the original set. But thanks for the info, sounds like kewl stuff.

[Todd Shogun]

Stan Sakai and Dark Ages Miniatures are pleased to announce the
first wave of Official Usagi Yojimbo 35mm Metal miniatures released in December of 2002. Cast in a LEAD FREE white metal, figures are unpainted and are mounted on 20mm square
bases.
The first release includes:

UYM-001 USAGI YOJIMBO sculpted by Steve Lortz $5.00
UYM-002 GEN sculpted by William Watt $5.00
UYM-003 KATSUICHI sculpted by Cliff Linton $5.00
UYM-004 JEI sculpted by Steve Lortz $5.00
UYM-005 SCARED PEASANT sculpted by Steve Lortz $5.00

UYM-SET1 Includes ALL 5 plus the LIMITED Kitsune figure. $25.00

Suggested Retail $5.00 USD each. Figures available NOW see details
below. These figures will be available through your local comic retailer in
march of 2003. Watch PREVIEWS magazine for the DARK AGES MINIATURES listing. For the next 90 days from now through FEBRUARY 28th 2003 if you order all 5 figures above for $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping worldwide you will receive a LIMITED EDITION Kitsune figure at no charge. After February 28th, we will destroy the molds for this limited Kitsune figure. A Kitsune figure by a different sculptor and pose WILL be available at a later date.

MAIL IN ORDERS are payable and mailed to:
Discount Hobby Inc
2376 W. Michigan Ave
Battle Creek, Mi. 49017 USA
Be sure to include the flat $5.00 worldwide shipping charge with your
total.

PAYPAL.com orders to JDLAUCK@aol.com for as many sets as you want.
John Lauck president of Dark Ages Miniatures a division of Discount Hobby Inc. We confirm all orders with an e-mail. Be sure to include the flat $5.00 worldwide shipping charge with your total.


ONLINE ORDERS Dark Ages miniatures operates two online sites which
accept secure credit card transactions. This site charges a minimum of $5.00 plus the weight of the goods. You can find these products at…
www.dragglestown.com
www.discounthobby.com

FAX ORDERS with credit card information to 269-969-0064. Be sure to
inlcude your expiration date and full shipping address.

Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. All overseas orders shipped
AIR MAIL. Next six figures schedule for release in MARCH 2003.

[Guest]

Gen and Katsuichi came out very nice.

[Matt Nelson]

It kinda makes me think of what the UY characters would look like if Jim Henson's Creature Shop made animatronics of them or something.

Matt

[Logan Myrddin]

I'm a bit confused... Are the figures available now, or will they be available in March? If I want to mail order all of the figures, do I include $5.00 S/H for EACH figure? Do I need to include S/H for the Kitsune figure as well?

[Stan Sakai]

I'm a bit confused... Are the figures available now, or will they be available in March? If I want to mail order all of the figures, do I include $5.00 S/H for EACH figure? Do I need to include S/H for the Kitsune figure as well?

The figures are available now.

They will be solicited in the March issue of Previews but by then the free Kitsune figure will be unavailable. It's a perk for Dojo members and others who order them from the manufacturer now. The figures are scaled so that the figures are all in proportion. However, the Kitsune figure was mistakenly scuplted smaller than it should be. Rather than just toss it out, Dark Ages came up with this idea of giving one away free with each set. There will be another Kitsune figure later that will be scaled correctly, though it will be posed differently.

I e-mailed the manufacturer and he said shipping is a flat $5 per order--even if you order a single figure or a hundred sets.

[mhirtes]

[quote="Todd Shogun"]
UYM-005 SCARED PEASANT sculpted by Steve Lortz $5.00

Um, I hope that's supposed to be a CLOUD coming from underneath that scared peasant.

(Yes. I'm evil-minded. I'm sorry)

[Stan Sakai]

UYM-005 SCARED PEASANT sculpted by Steve Lortz $5.00

Um, I hope that's supposed to be a CLOUD coming from underneath that scared peasant.

Actually, that's a bush behind the figure. This was a figure that I did not design, but the sculptor took the image from a panel of the comic book. It looked really good so we opted to make it part of the set.

[mhirtes]

UYM-005 SCARED PEASANT sculpted by Steve Lortz $5.00

Um, I hope that's supposed to be a CLOUD coming from underneath that scared peasant.

Actually, that's a bush behind the figure. This was a figure that I did not design, but the sculptor took the image from a panel of the comic book. It looked really good so we opted to make it part of the set.

I thought it might be something like that (but you never could tell just HOW much scared he really was).

As for the LE Kitsune, I think i know which pic was used. All it needed was an itty-bitty beigoma at the end of ther sword.

I rememeber how Ral Partha treated Wendy Pini's designs for the ElfQuest series way back. Actually won a couple of contests with my painted figures (Heck, even Wendy herself was impressed). Haven't painted figures since that time though. Wonder if Polly S still makes miniatures paints?

[Logan Myrddin]

Okay. For mail ordering... Is there an order form somewhere that I need to mail in with my check?

[Stan Sakai]

Okay. For mail ordering... Is there an order form somewhere that I need to mail in with my check?

There's no order form. Just write out clearly what you want to order and send it in with a check. Make sure add S/H charge.