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Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« on: 12 April 2019, 17:59:55 »
The Crusader CRD-8L(20-5172), Swordsman SWD-1(20-5170) and Ryoken III-XP(20-5170)  arrived in stock at a local online store, but they only have the drawing representation up, so I went to IWM website to see the real image of the mini but none of those minis are listed there.  Will they be added soon?   


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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #1 on: 13 April 2019, 06:08:17 »
They're always released to brick and mortar stores a month or two before going online.  It gives store owners an incentive to stock the minis in the first place.  In turn, the visibility of the product line is increased.


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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #3 on: 13 April 2019, 07:30:54 »
Ok, thanks.  I'll wait to see their pic before ordering any first since they are not from the era I want to stay in for the moment but I wanted to see if they could substitute for other easily(or if they look plain cool :P)

Thanks for the 8L image!  The arms looks less beefy than the drawing, bit the details are nice.

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #4 on: 04 May 2019, 12:26:59 »

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #5 on: 04 May 2019, 14:09:40 »
Yep...here you go guys!

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #6 on: 04 May 2019, 16:18:00 »
Those are pretty damn awesome.  Good to see the fruits of the fan funding. :thumbsup:
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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #7 on: 04 May 2019, 17:30:47 »
Pretty sure I put the head on backwards...

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #8 on: 04 May 2019, 20:23:12 »
Oooohh, love the swordsman!

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #9 on: 04 May 2019, 20:42:04 »
Pretty sure I put the head on backwards...

Here's the head from the -7L from the tro...maybe that helps?
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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #10 on: 08 May 2019, 11:11:20 »
I just wish the leg/waist of the Crusader was more developed in mind for hip or upper leg missile launchers.

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #11 on: 29 July 2019, 17:04:36 »
Crusader looks tubby to be honest.
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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #12 on: 29 July 2019, 18:07:58 »
Crusader looks tubby to be honest.

That is how that variants art looked. A bit different then the original reseen.

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #13 on: 29 July 2019, 19:50:29 »
It does match the 3085 art quite nicely. Which is good because that guy’s sick

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #14 on: 29 July 2019, 21:47:01 »
Crusaders have always been described as barrel chested, and stout in the fiction and fluff.  Project Phoenix did a great disservice to a number of the units I feel.

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Re: Crusader CRD-8L, Swordsman SWD-1 not on website?
« Reply #15 on: 09 August 2019, 09:29:19 »
Crusaders have always been described as barrel chested, and stout in the fiction and fluff.  Project Phoenix did a great disservice to a number of the units I feel.
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