{"id":3264,"date":"2014-11-09T23:11:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T23:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=3264"},"modified":"2014-11-09T23:11:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T23:11:53","slug":"review-eccentric-miniatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=3264","title":{"rendered":"Review: Eccentric Miniatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3262\" title=\"IMG_0818\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0818.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0818.jpg 542w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0818-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0818-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Fall In this past weekend, I ran across this new product. \u00a0At least it was new to me. \u00a0This company, Eccentric Miniatures, it making plastic figures on square sprues. \u00a0They make bowmen, men at arms, etc. \u00a0The price of these figures is reasonable. \u00a0This pack of eight bowmen cost $12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0819.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3263\" title=\"IMG_0819\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0819.jpg 576w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0819-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are the contents of the box of longbowmen. \u00a0It is difficult to tell from these pictures, but the detail is good, and the anatomy seems right. \u00a0The faces are as good as most plastic figures I&#8217;ve seen &#8212; meaning not quite as good as lead, but still good enough for my painting ability.<\/p>\n<p>What caught my eye, however, was a rack of sprues of swords, axes, maces, bows, pouches and other accessories that were available for $2 a sprue. \u00a0These would be quite handy for adding some variety to other figures.<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Review: Eccentric Miniatures on Linkedin'  href='http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fbucksurdu.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D3264&amp;title=Review%3A+Eccentric+Miniatures&amp;summary=%0D%0A%0D%0AAt+Fall+In+this+past+weekend%2C+I+ran+across+this+new+product.+%C2%A0At+least+it+was+new+to+me.+%C2%A0This+company%2C+Eccentric+Miniatures%2C+it+making+plastic+figures+on+square+sprues.+%C2%A0They+make+bowmen%2C+men+at+arms%2C+etc.+%C2%A0The+price+of+these+figures+is+reasonable.+%C2%A0This+pack+of+eight+bowmen+cost+%2412.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AThese+are+the+con'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='linkedin'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1122px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Share on Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=3264&feed=rss2\" title=\"Follow this post : Review: Eccentric Miniatures comments\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif\" height=\"32\"  width=\"32\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1782px 0px\" class=\"image-32\"  alt=\"rss\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Subscribe to the comments on this post<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_self'  title='Print this post : Review: Eccentric Miniatures for reading later'  href='javascript:window.print();'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='print'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1716px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Print for later<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_self'  title='Bookmark this post : Review: Eccentric Miniatures'  href='javascript:window.bookMark(\"http%3A%2F%2Fbucksurdu.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D3264\", \"Review%3A+Eccentric+Miniatures\", BrowserDetect.browser);'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='bookmark'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-132px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Bookmark in Browser<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Buck&#039;s%20Blog%20:%20Review:%20Eccentric%20Miniatures&amp;body=This%20is%20the%20coolest%20blob%20every.%20%20Buck%20Surdu%20is%20extra%20spiffy%20swell.%20%20http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=3264\" title=\"Tell a friend about this post : Review: Eccentric Miniatures \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif\" height=\"32\"  width=\"32\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-363px 0px\" class=\"image-32\"  alt=\"email\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Tell a friend<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clean\"><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Fall In this past weekend, I ran across this new product. \u00a0At least it was new to me. \u00a0This company, Eccentric Miniatures, it making plastic figures on square sprues. \u00a0They make bowmen, men at arms, etc. \u00a0The price of these figures is reasonable. \u00a0This pack of eight bowmen cost $12. 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