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Battlegate: Howitzer, Furniture, and More
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Posted: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 - 06:18 PM UTC


It seems no other kit producer can top Battlegate Games when it comes to the variety of modelling subjects offered. Here we list down the latest releases from its catalog.

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mmeier
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Posted: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 - 08:24 PM UTC
Some stuff looks interesting, some stuff looks "Miniart" (Kitchen cabinet and the chairs) and some stuff is "WHY bother?"

I.e the M102 - there is a very similar looking AFV-Club kit around. Why should one buy a resin kit instead?

obg153
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Posted: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 - 08:45 PM UTC
Agree with Tat about these folks putting out a ton of stuff. And that some seems useful while others, "meh?" However,, all we've seen are CAD pics of their stuff, but never a built piece. Has anyone bought/used any of their items, and what's the quality??
Trisaw
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Posted: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 - 08:48 PM UTC

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Agree with Tat about these folks putting out a ton of stuff. And that some seems useful while others, "meh?" However,, all we've seen are CAD pics of their stuff, but never a built piece. Has anyone bought/used any of their items, and what's the quality??



Exactly...all we see are CAD images. Mario did a review on some of their earlier gun releases, but I have not seen actual resin photos of the kits I'm interested in: forklift, RIB, ATV, snowmobile, and the mechs.

Davidstingray
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Posted: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 - 01:10 AM UTC
I'm 64 days and still waiting for two items. Doubtful I will ever order anything from them again.
HermannB
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Posted: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 - 01:29 AM UTC
They have a very strange choice of subjects. I wonder what will be the usage of a ship-based RAM starter in 1/35 scale? Instead of another M102, why no M119/L119 105mm gun?
Jay_Antony
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Posted: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 - 03:52 PM UTC

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Agree with Tat about these folks putting out a ton of stuff. And that some seems useful while others, "meh?" However,, all we've seen are CAD pics of their stuff, but never a built piece. Has anyone bought/used any of their items, and what's the quality??



I received my order a few days ago - took a month for them to dispatch (supposedly everything was in stock when I ordered), took a month to get here - which is slow from Hong Kong to New Zealand.

Was excellently packaged in a metal tin with padding and every item bagged.

But they left out one item I ordered - will ask them for a refund for that.

Will post pics of the items in a couple of days - am away at the moment.

But as a quick comment - am not impressed - items didn't measure up to the CAD pictures (they don't have the detail shown) and some are significantly underscale. There's 3D printing lines on the resin items which is not terrible as can sand them, and one of the items was 3D printed on what I think is a cheap printer as quality is not good - nothing like what I have had from Shapeways.

Anyway, will post up some pictures in a couple of days.
Jay_Antony
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Posted: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 - 03:55 PM UTC
Oh - and the casting on the resin pieces wasn't great either!
ivanhoe6
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Posted: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 - 04:07 PM UTC
It's been a month now since I've placed my order and am still waiting. I did get an E-coupon for 15% off today though. I went to their tracking site but my anti-virus went crazy warning me not to enter. It's not a lot dollar wise but If my diorama of a small 50's German brewery ever gets off the ground those beer kegs will be invaluable.
Good luck to all the folks who are waiting for their stuff !
Tom
Davidstingray
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Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 12:57 AM UTC
Finally received the items I ordered. Don't waste your money. The items I received, XM153 Crows 2 and M151 Protector, are both poorly cast with open holes and missing areas where the casting didn't take. It appears they have no quality control to catch imperfections before they go out the door.
battlegategames
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Posted: Monday, April 24, 2017 - 07:20 AM UTC
Dear Member

Thank you for your message.

Your metions product issue, we will actively improve our quality, strive for the best quality presented to everyone.
We will continue, update the real product pictures, when you want to order this product, you can see the real look of this product. As a new brand, we will listen to everyone's views.

Thanks .

BattleGateCo.,ltd
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