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This may have already been answered, but how well do the plastic enforcers scale with the restic and metal ones?

 CptJake wrote:
This may have already been answered, but how well do the plastic enforcers scale with the restic and metal ones?

From the look of it, they don't. But that's a good thing - deliberately sabotaging the new plastic kit to make the knees as awful as the old ones would be stupid.

Still no pictures? Anybody got links to the Friendbook ones?

 Compel wrote:
The new plastic enforcers are now out in the wild, it seems. Or on facebook anyhow.

I am terrible at the internet. Link?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152981280539015&set=gm.829507700429191&type=1&theater

Link to sprue picture in the wild. Comments on this include pictures of some assembled ones.

Yay DBX arrived. Was it supposed to have free agents (like the ones on the box cover?), cause I don't see any. Oh well, filling out the form is pretty easy.


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Do any of you guys have the missing parts survey bookmarked quick-draw style, by chance?

Yep, Grimdork. However, they weren't in the game box itself for me, and were instead packed externally.

Check out my Unboxing to see what you 'should' get (Plus an arm!)

Snagged a couple shots from the facebook group.

These look fantastic. I am glad I have like, uhh, lots and lots coming. (edit: 8 sprues)

You see. Those look good. Why was it impossible for Mantic to spend a few seconds throwing up pics of assembled minis for backers on the Kickstarter?

They do look good. Maybe just a bit soft compared to their other-company-equivalent, but I like the style more.

Thanks Compel


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Huh yeah no free agent/sponsor pack. Maybe They can just send two in wave 2 instead of bothering with a little bag of just that... would be awful easy to miss on the porch.

Having had them in my hand Tuesday evening, they are a million times better than the Restic rubbish. I was impressed. They aren't quite space marines, but they are a very credible alternative.

I really can't wait to replace my enforcers and get deadzoning again on a regular basis!

The Division Of Joy wrote:
They aren't quite space marines, but they are a very credible alternative.

That's specifically why I want them, because they are not grimdark space marines (and not DFG space-wehrmacht).
Oh thank heaven!

When will the plastic Enforcers be released? How much were they in the Survey?

Still no package for me.

At least I can take solace in the fact that I've got my Creeping Death from Neptune finally arriving after years and years of being stuck in production limbo.

For those that are curious:
http://www.amazon.com/Creeping-Death-Neptune-Comics-Wolverton/dp/1606995057/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418929356&sr=8-2&keywords=spacehawk

Basil Wolverton drew a bunch of super awesome/ disturbing/ gross/ weird scifi & horror stories back in the 40s and 50s with a level of depth and intricacy that just didn't exist within the comics field at the time, especially in his genres of choice. His Spacehawk book is also a really cool read.

Plus his alien designs were completely outlandish and would totally fit in within a Dreadball crowd.

Looking at the survey contents... Am I right that the normal plastic Enforcers weren't available for purchase until Survey 3?

They weren't available to purchase individually until Survey 3.

Instead, everyone will be getting 1 sprue of them for the original box. They will then be getting at least 1 sprue for every other faction starter / booster set they're getting...

I think. All I know, is that I have a helluva lot incoming.

I should be getting 4 sprues, 1 for original enforcer starter, 1 for additional enforcer starter and 2 for 2 booster bundles. Also got 4 sets of peace keeper sprues.

Yes, and if you ordered individual Enforcer poses on survey 1, like I did, you will instead be getting Enforcer sprues.

 Compel wrote:
They weren't available to purchase individually until Survey 3.

Instead, everyone will be getting 1 sprue of them for the original box. They will then be getting at least 1 sprue for every other faction starter / booster set they're getting...

I think. All I know, is that I have a helluva lot incoming.

I believe it is actually 2 per starter and per booster bundle. Forge guard were one per each.

 judgedoug wrote:

The Division Of Joy wrote:
They aren't quite space marines, but they are a very credible alternative.

That's specifically why I want them, because they are not grimdark space marines (and not DFG space-wehrmacht).
Oh thank heaven!

I was referring to the quality of the detail and casting.

The Division Of Joy wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:

The Division Of Joy wrote:
They aren't quite space marines, but they are a very credible alternative.

That's specifically why I want them, because they are not grimdark space marines (and not DFG space-wehrmacht).
Oh thank heaven!

I was referring to the quality of the detail and casting.

Ah, gotcha. I haven't had plastic marines since 3rd edition 40k, and they were very soft and had weird undercut failures (hoses on feet to hide them and stuff). Not familiar with current marine plastics.

I take back what I said - those heads are tiny! By definition, Armour needs to be bulkier than the person contained inside it, and there's no way in hell you'd fit someone into one of those.

 AlexHolker wrote:
I take back what I said - those heads are tiny! By definition, Armour needs to be bulkier than the person contained inside it, and there's no way in hell you'd fit someone into one of those.

Maybe they ticked off some witch doctor.

Huh. I dunno *what* these DBX dudes are made of. They definitely aren't the same as my Mars Attacks stuff. But neither are they like my restic enforcers or deadzone stuff. They feel more like that last blend of restic they got for some of the deadzone stuff.

I don't think they'll be *quite* as easy to clean up as hard plastic, but they seem better than most or all of my other restic, and have some advantages over the MA stuff. Certain lines you should be able to scrape like hard plastic, while you'll be liable to cut other lines more like restic. For MA, you almost always have to cut. It's easy because the material is so soft, but scraping tends to get messy.


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Also, the DZ grogans have much better leg proportions than the DBX variety, step backwards there.


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The crates and drums are very nice. I'll put these up against the AW resin DZ crates any day, the plastic lids snap in place.. it'll wear out eventually but they're more uniform of fit than the resin crates I have. Everything snapped together, just took a few minutes and no glue. A whole heck of a lot easier than fussing with the DZ accessory sprue. I may have to get more of these if there's any later-wave-survey action.

How do you get the lids to snap on? Mine seem to just sit there? I see there are 2 prongs on the crates but nothing on the lids for them to attach to?

Nope that's it the lids just sit there not a great design unfortunately (but the rest of the crate is great and I'm glad I got a few extra packs which will have the lids permanently attached for other games ) they are likely to fall off in game, you might want to blu-tac them in game . I wonder if they will hold a bit better once painted?

They slot on in one of the orientations. Not the intended one, they look a bit crooked, but they stay on.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
They slot on in one of the orientations. Not the intended one, they look a bit crooked, but they stay on.

Ah so they do thanks for that (they are a bit crooked alright but it's better than the alternative)

I wonder if the correct facing will sit better once sprayed / painted / varnished

What LordBlackfang said. Paint will probably help a little bit but the areas of contact are pretty small so I wouldn't count on it as much.

Even with having to sit them slightly askew, at least they all fit. Some of my resin AW lids just about don't fit certain crates.