Bases and stickers

[robbdaman]

Looks cool! I'm not fond of using the 40mm bases but since they are official as of D3 I can't do much about that. Though I do think huge figures should still have to be on the peanut.

As for the stickers they vary a lot from mini to mini. I am guessing they were die cut made that way for assembly in the factory. Making them look closer to the real thing for printing would take a bit of trial and error as what you see on a screen is rarely calibrated to be what will print out.

[Typhon2222]

I've rebased, oh, maybe 100 figures over the last few days onto the new brown Impact Miniature bases with stickers, and I'm coming to like the stickers more and more. Maybe it's just a matter of adjustment....

Take it all as a package though, combined with the brown bases, and they're winners.

[Typhon2222]

Originally Posted by robbdaman

Looks cool! I'm not fond of using the 40mm bases but since they are official as of D3 I can't do much about that. Though I do think huge figures should still have to be on the peanut.

Wow, really?! Robbdaman, I LOVE the 40mm / D3 bases. Double-hex figures have so many disadvantages on many maps.... I love the movement flexibility that comes with being single-hex. Allows me to make crazier maps without worrying that I'm penalizing big figures as much.

[robbdaman]

Its because WotC only made those that way to coincide with the D&D Miniatures product. The D3 large bases were the exact same size as the original D&D Minis larges. Just bothers me that they were trying to force their desires for minis into our already set game. If they were DW9K bases I'd have no problem with them but they aren't. Just bothers me as it was business as usual for WotC with forcing D&D onto every other product they own that isn't Magic. I used to play D&D Minis btw.

[impactminiatures]

Originally Posted by robbdaman

would take a bit of trial and error as what you see on a screen is rarely calibrated to be what will print out.

I threw away a lot of sheets of stickers getting the print out to be as close I could get it. So yes I agree it was a bit of trial and error ... but it was done.

[Typhon2222]

Originally Posted by impactminiatures

I threw away a lot of sheets of stickers getting the print out to be as close I could get it. So yes I agree it was a bit of trial and error ... but it was done.

Tom, when are you going to have the new brown bases listed on your website?!

[impactminiatures]

Originally Posted by Typhon2222

Tom, when are you going to have the new brown bases listed on your website?!

They don't have a picture ... but they are in the store now.

http://www.impactminiatures.net/inde...ile&id=SP_PB3H

http://www.impactminiatures.net/inde...ile&id=SP_PB4H

We have also added Yodajunkie's Peanut bases to the store with his stickers:
HEROSCAPE
http://www.impactminiatures.net/inde...ile&id=SP_YJHS
http://www.impactminiatures.net/inde...ile&id=SP_YJHL
MARVEL
http://www.impactminiatures.net/inde...ile&id=SP_YJMS
http://www.impactminiatures.net/inde...ile&id=SP_YJML

[impactminiatures]

Originally Posted by Typhon2222

I'm kinda surprised that Impact Miniatures and Yodajunkie haven't just scanned the original stickers in order to reproduce them perfectly.

To small an area to set up the pattern (as not all bases are identical in the original game.

Even just changing the levels in Photoshop -- to mute the bright yellows and greens -- would help.

I did that ... many times to try and get it as close as possible.

The pattern I used came from Malechi. If someone has a pattern that creates a solid Heroscape pattern at 8" x 10 1/2" size. I'm interested in obtaining it if they think it is a closer match than what I'm currently using.

[mac122]

Tom-
Check out the "Base Stickers" link on GreyOwl's Customization Tools thread. It will download a set of PNG files. Within this set is a solid block of base sticker pattern. In some ways it's closer to official Heroscape. I'd check with GreyOwl and see where he got it and if there would be any copyright concerns.

[impactminiatures]

Originally Posted by mac122

Tom-
Check out the "Base Stickers" link on GreyOwl's Customization Tools thread. It will download a set of PNG files. Within this set is a solid block of base sticker pattern. In some ways it's closer to official Heroscape. I'd check with GreyOwl and see where he got it and if there would be any copyright concerns.

I've now redone the image used for our stickers trying to take into account all the comments I could fine on the forums for "we like this" ... "we would like this to be better". I hope the new design is a an improvement. Need to get new images for the webstore.

Tom

[mac122]

Posted this in the C3V Rebasing thread, but it applies here as well.

Received the new stickers from Impact yesterday, so here are some comparison photos.
Old Impact sticker - Classic sticker - new Impact sticker

Still not an exact match to the Classic, but the shades of color and the way they blend are much closer to the Classic style, at least to my eyes.

Here is a comparison shot of the stickers with figures.
A Griffin Templar on the old sticker, a Knight of Weston, and Tarkhyn on th new sticker.

Though the new sticker lacks the defined lines of a Classic sticker, it blends more seamlessly than the old, again IMHO.

Direct comparison of the old and new Impact stickers

[Rocktroll]

Im late in posting as I recieved my bases and stickers from Impact last week.

I recieved a few free test sheets ( Woot Thanks!! ) for free and they where a test run. Too much green to look official but perfect for swamped themed customs.

The base stickers that where the final product looked good. I didnt get a very good chance to compare yet but I did notice they where darker and did not have the finely detailed lines that the older ones did. When I get home Ill compare them to the others.

I think I prefer the older ones because of the lines and definition but Ill know better when I compare.

I really appreciate all the work Impact does to try and accomodate us and thier prices and service is awesome. I will continue to buy from them in the future.