tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6930323821734927194..comments2024-03-28T09:41:39.187-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Otherworld Miniatures (Late) Summer SaleJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76380639271623838712010-09-15T16:15:44.491-04:002010-09-15T16:15:44.491-04:00Thank you for mentioning this. I've been waiti...Thank you for mentioning this. I've been waiting for a sale and checked a few days ago, no dice. Now I need my piggy bank and a hammer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31526673697968355452010-09-15T09:29:26.839-04:002010-09-15T09:29:26.839-04:00We all remember those times, but compared to where...We all remember those times, but compared to where we were last year or even a few months ago, it's no bargain. (See http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=GBPUSD=X+Interactive#chart2:symbol=gbpusd=x;range=my;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined -- lower is more "favo[u]rable" from a North American perspective.)<br /><br />This is a sore spot for me because I've been buying New Naturalist books from the source and will have to ease off for awhile.<br /><br />In any event, USD is probably headed lower on sterling, so readers are unlikely to get a better deal on these sculpts any time soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84772681444378543582010-09-15T09:11:30.502-04:002010-09-15T09:11:30.502-04:00Not sure I'd call this a "very favorable&...<i>Not sure I'd call this a "very favorable" exchange rate for USD at least, but it is unlikely to get much better in the next few months -- if you've had your eye on these sculpts and have the cash, now's probably a great time to buy!</i><br /><br>Well, the exchange rate is as good as it's been in my lifetime (USD = 0.64 GBP), I think. I remember when the British pound was worth about twice as much as the US dollar, for example.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77038254335566295542010-09-15T08:52:15.736-04:002010-09-15T08:52:15.736-04:00Not sure I'd call this a "very favorable&...Not sure I'd call this a "very favorable" exchange rate for USD at least, but it is unlikely to get much better in the next few months -- if you've had your eye on these sculpts and have the cash, now's probably a great time to buy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63557087885967036502010-09-15T08:17:30.959-04:002010-09-15T08:17:30.959-04:00Love the Minotaur w/spear!Love the Minotaur w/spear!Jesse Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737072478903535244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90704882204098551952010-09-15T05:36:40.141-04:002010-09-15T05:36:40.141-04:00The skeletons really remind me of Ray Harryhausen&...The skeletons really remind me of Ray Harryhausen's skeletons in "Jason and the Argonauts".Coldstreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140235342917611032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67188229852311816812010-09-15T03:03:39.420-04:002010-09-15T03:03:39.420-04:00...or based on pretty much anything by Russ Nichol......or based on pretty much anything by Russ Nicholson.Welcome to Dungeon!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14346914156633328775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10900249917229871152010-09-15T02:02:29.760-04:002010-09-15T02:02:29.760-04:00Otherworld make really nice pieces in general, but...Otherworld make really nice pieces in general, but those skeletons in particular might be the best skeleton mini's I've ever seen.<br /><br />Right now it seems they're focusing on "bringing the Monster Manual to life." But I'd love to see them expand into something like "signature lines" for some of the great artists of classic D&D - I would absolutely love to see miniatures based on Erol Otus' idiosyncratic Kobold or Ghoul designs, for example.<br /><br />http://jrients.tripod.com/otus/otusbasic_files/image008.jpg<br />http://jrients.tripod.com/otus/otusmcards_files/image013.jpg<br /><br />(<i>Links from Jeff Rients' tripod page</i>)Welcome to Dungeon!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14346914156633328775noreply@blogger.com