Firestorm Cogs set

[Octavius_Maximus]

http://www.firestormgames.co.uk/warmachine/13089

How are these cogs? Are they good to have? Does the template end at the outside of the template or the inside?

[FranzGrenstein]

While I appreciate the industriousness, of the guy trying to find and fill a market need.

I can't see what this brings to the table that rings/hoops do not; for a cheaper price.

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/e.../3602-164.aspx

[hamsandwich50]

These a basically the same thing and depending on where you live they might get there easier than from the UK for the firestorm stuff.

[Stanislav]

While I appreciate the industriousness, of the guy trying to find and fill a market need.

I can't see what this brings to the table that rings/hoops do not; for a cheaper price.

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/e.../3602-164.aspx

That's cool that you like the rings, but there's nothing wrong with something a little snazzier. I like the cogs, except that they are resin. To me that makes me wonder how they can handle being left in your car for a day in the sun, etc. Being from the UK, I'm sure that's not something that goes into those guys playtesting. However living in Texas...it's important. I have gone with an acrylic alternative.

[Deo85]

They look pretty nifty I am guessing the circle ends in the inner part of the cog

[FranzGrenstein]

I have ravyns AD walls, they stay in my car all the time, I have not had a problem. It's just I can find better things to spend money on in their website.

Like Deo said it is a question of taste and money, I choose money.

[Stanislav]

Exactly, AD are acrylic. The ones in question are resin.

[SillySod]

I purchased the cogs a few days ago.

There might be cheaper options out there but the cogs have two majors advantages:
- Customisible. You can paint forest or smoke effect on them, etc.
- Advertised as appropriately sized AOE templates for warmachine. It was super easy to order them alongside a bunch of new models I was already buying. I wasnt sure if I could find an appropriate 3" circle template elsewhere and I sure as hell didnt know where to look. The cogs were a safe and easy purchase.

The acrylic stuff looks pretty cool but presumably it would be irritatingly expensive to buy that stuff and get it sent to the UK. A non-obvious but practical advantage of the cogs is that firestorm games do freebie worldwide shipping.

[PG_Bubblybrew]

While I appreciate the industriousness, of the guy trying to find and fill a market need.

I can't see what this brings to the table that rings/hoops do not; for a cheaper price.

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/e.../3602-164.aspx

Note the lack of a 4'' ring. This is why I bought an acryllic set.