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@Alpharius
To be honest, the AT-2D part was never more than an afterthought. There was a reason most switched rather fast to the 3D-version.

Scottywan82 wrote:

Mad4Minis wrote:


It was a nice review to read. Every day Dust moves farther up on my list of things to get.

Same. If only I could convince someone else to buy it.

Im not sure if Im going to get the starter box or not. Im still debating whether I want to use the Dust rules, or use the minis in another system. I may hold off until more minis and factions come out. No sense in buying the set w Germans and Allies then decide I want to use the Russians.

Thanks for posting the review link... enjoyed reading more about whats in the box and how the games play out

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a quick review of the deluxe version of the box set.

Models Review

1) Infantry: Imagine if you were a very experienced and good painter but had limited time to work on a project. That is the quality achieved here. More experienced painters with several years under their belt can certainly try to improve the paint job but most of us would end up doing more harm than good. That's my verdict there.

2) Walkers/Tanks: What can I say? These are amazing! The camo, weathering (OMG!) and paint schemes strongly complement the highly detailed models. These walkers are also much bigger than i thought. Easily more than twice the size of a SM dreadnaught. I love them so much I bought "Fury of Ivan" and the "Jagdluther" too! These arrived today and are just as good if not better.

The weathering on the walkers are so good I got to mention it again. The paint studio uses weathering powders that textures the large empty surfaces. When coupled with the skilled use of an airbrush, they look truly real... feels real too!

On a side note, there are filddly bits on the walkers (such as machine guns that swivel) that might come off if roughly handled. The plastic is also not as hard as that of GW but they still feel high quality. Edit: the plastic is still hard, dun get me wrong... just that the machine gun barrels for instance, bend more easily.

Another hit are the lightly/boring colored bases. Still, this is easy to solve for most folks.

Other box contents:
- Print-outs are high fidelity and printed on high quality paper. It will take some doing to spoil them. Years even...
- Dice, feels a bit cheap to me (same quality as GW dice that come with the box sets) but hey, I use Las Vegas dice so I may be biased.

I can't comment on the game as I've never played it. Take it from me though, as a regular customer of commissioned models. The quality you get from the pre-painted versions of walkers/tanks from Dust Tactics is just as good as those done by pro studios. When you look at the prices being charged, the purchase becomes a no brainer.

You OWE it to yourself to purchase a Dust Tactics Walker so you can judge for youself if thats what it takes. Me, I'm waiting for new products so I can pre-order them IMMEDIATELY.

P.S. I had a faulty crate and Dust customer service replaced the offending part in 2 weeks. They beared all the costs too. Just sharing in case anyone'e worried.

Kapow! Boom!! <plays happily with new toys umm... engines of mayhem...>

Speaking of the crates and barriers, I painted mine up a few weeks ago:





more here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-4402-11016_Dust%20Tactics%20Ammo%20Crates%20And%20Barriers.html

I know the crates need weathering. I wanted to show what less than an hour of time (total on the project) could accomplish. I'm going to go back and weather them when I get the chance.

Here is my review of the deluxe set: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/567968/deluxe-edition-initial-impressions-now-with-pictur

Jake

Nice work on the crates! I really dig them!

Read your review and agree on most points. I disagree with your assessment of the walker attachments (searchlights, machine-guns... etc). Only 1 searchlight and 1 machine gun (1 of each faction's walker) did not fit.

I simply used a hobby knife and drilled the hole slightly so the attachments went on snug and tight.

Still, everyone has an opinion but I think we can both agree that this is overall, a high quality product and well worth our money.

kenshin620 wrote:

Scrazza wrote:I like them. Might pick them up someday. If I can find them. The rule set looks very ellaborate. The walkers remind me of a PS2 video game I have lying around somewhere. But I can't remember the name.

SLAI?

I suspect he was thinking of Ring of Red.

Scott-S6 wrote:

kenshin620 wrote:

Scrazza wrote:I like them. Might pick them up someday. If I can find them. The rule set looks very ellaborate. The walkers remind me of a PS2 video game I have lying around somewhere. But I can't remember the name.

SLAI?

I suspect he was thinking of Ring of Red.

Yeah, we figured that out back on page one!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/325313.page#2073973

And my "Blue Thunder"/Helicopter "joke" was clearly lost on all you youngsters!

No one remembers the movie?

Yeah, I remember Blue Thunder, back before the Apache was common in civilian knowledge.

Lol I didn't want to admit how old I was. There was also the tv show wasn't there?

Several, if you count some of the other "super duper techno helo" shows it inspired like Airwolf. And that one with the Aussie rugby player Jacko (JEEEEzus what a bomb!). And there was one other that was a step down from airwolf.....hmmm. cant recall.

grizgrin wrote:Several, if you count some of the other "super duper techno helo" shows it inspired like Airwolf. And that one with the Aussie rugby player Jacko (JEEEEzus what a bomb!). And there was one other that was a step down from airwolf.....hmmm. cant recall.

Do you mean the season of Airwolf where they recast everyone, didn't have a helicopter to shoot new footage, and generally made the show for a budget that wouldn't cover a 40k army?

Or perhaps the one with the super bike?

Basically, I guess someone could draw a 'family tree' of Cool Vehicle shows between Airwolf, Knight Rider, and a few others...

Aaaaaaaand Balance just proved he's older than me, or at least was more engaged with pop culture during the early 80's, lol. I think that family tree may best be left where it lies, but yeah I hear ye.

@ overkill76 review of box content...

I can't agree more to all you set. I very good set and absolutely worth every Cent!
I will post pics of some re based infantry next weekend.

I think the bike you are looking for is Streethawk.

My box finally came in, so heres my veiw of it.

Models) The infantry models are really well proportioned and distinctive, but there are moldlines. I almost don't want to file them off due to the high quality primer. The models are delicate and the plastic is not as hard as I'm used to, but they don't seem to break easily after testing from their flexibility. The Axis walkers are surperb, but the Allies walkers look ridiculous being Shermans with legs welded on.

Rules) Simple but NOT dumbed down, there are rules mentioned for units not out yet. (fliers, super infantry, super tanks) The rules are better if you have more than a single blue thunder box, the simple rules lend themselves to larger battles than 3 squads a side. I would get a friend to buy a box too and trade sides. Alone a single box lacks tactical depth.

Other) The carboard tiles are high quality, fluff moderate at this point, terrian is okay but I would prefer shipping crates, and all the cards/dice/box it came in/etc are all really high quality.

Verdict) Good overall, need more than a single blue thunder box to have tactical depth, all Axis are great models, Allies have good infantry models, minor mold lines, good price.

As it looks the boxes containing extra-infantry (identical with the ones in the starter box) will be available at the beginning of 2011 and at least one set for each side will contain a little extra.

@primer
The few mold lines that were there were easily filed of with a good needle file. Don't use a knife or sandingpaper. Didn't hurt the primer much when i filed it and color sticks to it.

I don't usually post for news and rumors, but I am so excited for this game, and I hate myself for mentioning it to the GF cause now I have to wait till Dec 25th as she bought it for me for Xmas, before I could run out and buy it myself...

I Flipping hate Christmas... But I love the look of Dust Tactics. And all the content in this thread has only made me like it more, everything I've been able to read on it so far points to a really good game that you can get through fairly quickly, and that is a major plus, as I had to stop playing 40K cause 2 hr games were just taking too much time I did not have.

more DUST minis, Sturm and Lasergrenadiere

German Combat Grenadiers out of the DUST Deluxe box.
Then re-based and here and there repainted, some details, transfers etc.


German Laser Grenadiers right out of the Deluxe box + re-based and here and there repainted, some details, transfers etc.
Since I wanted a recognisable squad leader I used a head from SotR.


More here: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/dust.html

Damn. They weren't kidding about the quality of the prepaints.

And the detail of the walkers is amazing. I wish some model kits would be that good at such a price.

FFG to release first Wave

The following SKU are going to shops in the US soon and the rest of the world is soon to follow, too.

> DT003 Dust Tactics: Battle Grenadiers
> DT005 Dust Tactics: The Gunners
> DT006 Dust Tactics: Recon Grenadiers
> DT007 Dust Tactics: Recon Boys

That's Great news, Since reading this thread, I have bought a Dust Comic,and am awaiting the arrival of my Dust Tactics box. I hope to see more widespread releases for this game. I will defiantly pick up a few, if not all four of the boxes. I want to see how the Recon guys preform before I buy 2 more squads.

The future of Dust Tactics

The following pictures were shot by Haakon during the Monde du Jeu:

Axis Units


Axis Powerarmor, Axis/Allies Recoverywalker, Allies/Sinosoviet Troops/Heros


Deluxebox, Medium Walkers, Artillery Walkers

Cool! Is that a chef with flamerthrowers or some other backback fed weapon?

I think that's one of the Sino-Russian specials.

Nope, he is an Allies Covert-Ops agent.

Thanks for the preview/future pics!

These things all look fantastic!

I Bet those pics look amazing, can't see them because I'm at work, but you can bet I will be breaking speed records to get home and check them out. Does anyone have an idea on a release date for them, or is this to early in the timeline for that info.

Let`s say you will get some of them quicker than their AT-43 counterparts back then.