DOES Games Workshop make the best miniatures in the world?

[daboarder]

Yes but this is the internet

meh, its going fine for now

[Psychosplodge]

True. I'm just pre-panicing in preparation.

[daboarder]

True. I'm just pre-panicing in preparation.

fair call

edit: nice picture though

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah google is good like that...

[Subs]

In my opinion yes. There may be better individual sculpts out there by other companies for single concepts but well it comes to turning out well sculpted mini's based on solid concepts with well developed design work behind them, no one else even comes close. Yes Kabuki and others do slightly better females, yes other companies produce slightly more technical kits that can be seen as more of a modeling challenge and so more rewarding to finish, but no one comes close for across the board quality. Name one company that produces Humans, Elves, Dwarfs, Orks and every other variation of style that GW does. They don't, they concentrate on getting one sculpting style to near perfection, not on getting them all to high quality.

(And added to which most of the other companies need to step up and realise that not all GW is high gothic in style and that they draw equally from the Art Deco and Bauhaus technocratic styles as well.)

[Wizzardx3]

Granted, I've limited experience. I've done some Reaper, Battlefront, and TrollCast (through Impact). There is less cleanup/filling on the multipart plastic than on any of the others. Battlefront is getting close with their plastic infantry and the one-piece Reaper ones have been nice, but for customization noone approaches what I can do with just a hobby knife and clippers to a GW kit.

[XionXxen]

The best thing about GW is their models are so interchangeable and poseable. You can take heads, arms, legs and weapons and switch them around almost limitlesly. No other company yet has such a wide range that all fit together so well.

[Caitsidhe]

This survey should serve as a wake up call to them if nothing else. There was a time when GW would be coming out on top hands down. That helped offset the crappy rules a great deal. The fact that they can't even dominate on the model front is just another nine inch nail.

[Cutter]

This survey should serve as a wake up call to them if nothing else. There was a time when GW would be coming out on top hands down. That helped offset the crappy rules a great deal. The fact that they can't even dominate on the model front is just another nine inch nail.

Head like a hole?
Black as your soul?
I'd rather die?
Than give you control?

[CoffeeGrunt]

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This survey should serve as a wake up call to them if nothing else. There was a time when GW would be coming out on top hands down. That helped offset the crappy rules a great deal. The fact that they can't even dominate on the model front is just another nine inch nail.

No it's not. The internet has allowed smaller vendors reach they simply couldn't have 20 years back. The world has changed massively, and thus the market has changed. GW are still an institution of note, but now they're not the only horse in the race. Smaller companies are putting out fantastic sculpts from all over the world. You've got Ukrainian companies, Polish companies, French, Australian, American, Italian, and I can sit at this here PC in Norfolk, UK and order any of them...

Granted, this means the competition's tougher than ever for GW. But for people who enjoy this hobby, it's almost a renaissance.