Just had an email from Foundry and they have set up a new website for all the miniatures produced 2006 - 2012 when 'Family Ansell' wasn't involved.
So... they created a new company to sell the stuff that they don't want to be associated with their main, "premium" brand? Good move, I guess. Maybe they can make some money off of those ranges, but not dilute the Foundry name with sculpts that don't measure up to their previous standards.
Free delivery for the rest of this year and minis seem to work out at £2.00 each for infantry, £4 for cavalry.
Unfortunately too much for those sculpts, in my opinion. Many of them look outdated. I really don't think they can compete in the current market. The figures I was looking at -- medievals, renaissance, undead, halflings, and a quick browse through some of the other fantasy ranges -- all have much better alternatives at that price. Yes, I realize that's subjective to a certain extent. But compare the medievals to those from Perry Miniatures or Front Rank, or the renaissance compared to Artisan or even Foundry's own Perry-sculpted landsknechts, etc.
Although, to be fair, I would be curious to see some of those figures painted by other people. They may be suffering a bit of the GW thing where some of the studio paint jobs just don't sell the figures well. Not sure. Some of the poses and proportions are.... questionable.
I hate feeling like I'm picking on Foundry again, but it's just disappointing. They have/had some of the best figures around. Although it seems like they're trying to get back on track, is also seems like they keep fumbling with just about everything... new sculpts, availability of some of the ranges, the web site(s) & marketing, pricing/packaging, etc.
