Graham
A Fixture
Had my eye on one of these for a while after seeing a couple of reviews but today, at FigureWorld, I had a chance to see one in the flesh.
At first I wasn't sure as it is quite tall but once I picked it up, I realised how good it felt in the hand and had to have one.
What you get in the superb packaging is a set of laser cut wooden parts and a bag of nuts, bolts and springs.
After about ten to fifteen minutes following the clear instructions, the clamp is assembled with no problems. It even comes with three self adhesive 'feet' that are quite grippy so it will not rock or slide about.
The little 32mm figure looks a bit lost mounted in the clamp but it does feel right. The sprung loaded clamping head is big enough to hold just about any figure or bust firmly. The only thing I may do is to line the jaws with some tough, thin rubber to protect the wood from indentations from the wire ore brass rod that I like to mount the figure on for painting but this is a personal thing. I have no reason to think the jaws would suffer with use and there is no need to over tighten them.
The nice thing about the clamp is that when loosened off to remove a figure, the springs give enough pressure to keep hold of the figure so it shouldn't drop out, nicely thought out.
Stood on the bench, the clamp is stable and surprisingly comfortable in the hand and is a quality item.
As a foot note, I have to comment on the packaging. This came in a strong black card box with a thick layer of black 'felt' covered foam. I defy any figure painter not to find a use for this quality packaging. What a welcome surprise in these days of throw away plastic packaging.
At first I wasn't sure as it is quite tall but once I picked it up, I realised how good it felt in the hand and had to have one.
What you get in the superb packaging is a set of laser cut wooden parts and a bag of nuts, bolts and springs.
After about ten to fifteen minutes following the clear instructions, the clamp is assembled with no problems. It even comes with three self adhesive 'feet' that are quite grippy so it will not rock or slide about.
The little 32mm figure looks a bit lost mounted in the clamp but it does feel right. The sprung loaded clamping head is big enough to hold just about any figure or bust firmly. The only thing I may do is to line the jaws with some tough, thin rubber to protect the wood from indentations from the wire ore brass rod that I like to mount the figure on for painting but this is a personal thing. I have no reason to think the jaws would suffer with use and there is no need to over tighten them.
The nice thing about the clamp is that when loosened off to remove a figure, the springs give enough pressure to keep hold of the figure so it shouldn't drop out, nicely thought out.
Stood on the bench, the clamp is stable and surprisingly comfortable in the hand and is a quality item.
As a foot note, I have to comment on the packaging. This came in a strong black card box with a thick layer of black 'felt' covered foam. I defy any figure painter not to find a use for this quality packaging. What a welcome surprise in these days of throw away plastic packaging.
