Sneak peek behind the scenes...

Started by Leon, 15 September 2011, 03:30:14 AM

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Quote from: lentulus on 15 September 2011, 10:56:05 PM
I'd hate to have you kill yourselves before all my projects are complete.

your concern for the pendraken team is, indeed, most touching   :)
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Quote from: lentulus on 15 September 2011, 10:56:05 PM
I'm glad you cleaned up, I'd hate to have you kill yourselves before all my projects are complete.

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The injuries are almost unavoidable, there's always a molten metal burn or jagged metal slice on my hands somewhere!  We're fitting another window though for better air flow around the place.
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These photos help explain why Pendraken prices are so low!!!!
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Quote from: fred12df on 16 September 2011, 04:40:53 PM
These photos help explain why Pendraken prices are so low!!!!

must admit i'd always envisioned the Pendraken offices as being something more like this;

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Pendraken central! Nice peek at the powerhouse (coke fuelled) of 10mm gaming.

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I was thinking it was some designer workshop/high end factory with the qaulity of your minies and their far reach (I heard of them all the way from california). amazing that you can do what you do without such things..
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Quote from: ianrs54 on 16 September 2011, 11:11:09 AM
Suspect it's selfish, not a genuine concern.

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There's no sneaking anything past you Ian, eh?  ;) :P

Leon - that's a great tour mate - really interesting [not to mention amazing] just what can be achieved in a garage...Awesome cottage-industry-ness. Nice to see the upgrade as well  8)

Oh - and [one day] I am going to come & sign that desk  :D

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Quote from: goat major on 16 September 2011, 04:45:57 PM
must admit i'd always envisioned the Pendraken offices as being something more like this;



That is the outside.  Its more bare inside, where the sculpting slaves are kept.  The top half of the left hand tower is Leon's Penthouse/suite (the only man to have a 15 floor penthouse)

Floors 25-37 are where the jacuzzi floozies live, floors 38 and 39 are the cocktail bar.
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Quote from: KOVAV on 17 September 2011, 08:16:33 PM
I was thinking it was some designer workshop/high end factory with the qaulity of your minies and their far reach...

I speak to a lot of folk who think the same thing, but we started out working from home 20 years ago, and have gradually customised the space as we've gotten bigger.  Any more growth though and we'll need to start looking at units!  I do have grandiose visions of one day soon having a nice big unit with three casting stations, a resin room, a front end reception area with the computer, and a couple of nice displays, etc!

Quote from: nikharwood on 17 September 2011, 10:14:08 PM
Leon - that's a great tour mate - really interesting [not to mention amazing] just what can be achieved in a garage...Awesome cottage-industry-ness. Nice to see the upgrade as well  8)

Oh - and [one day] I am going to come & sign that desk  :D

We do OK, and it saves us the huge expense of leasing a unit! 

I'll set aside a space on the desk ready for you...   :D

Quote from: Last Hussar on 17 September 2011, 10:30:08 PM
That is the outside.  Its more bare inside, where the sculpting slaves are kept.  The top half of the left hand tower is Leon's Penthouse/suite (the only man to have a 15 floor penthouse)

Ah, if only...  8->
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That jump to a unit will be a tricky one - I assume the current workshop has low overheads if its an old garage.  Dave has posted before about how slim the profit margins for you are, and the cost difference per square meter will be hard for you.

(On a related point - this is why I always offer a 'being sodded around' amount on anything you do for me outside of normal packs.  If I need 4 figures to complete an army I expect to pay a fair price, not get them free with the 3 packs I ordered at time of enquiry.  The craftsmen are worth their wages.)
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