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Thanks for the comments guys!

And Gallagad for the unit recommendations. I love the look of the Clegane Brigands so will probably get those (and should look good alongside the Mountain Men you get in the big box).

Warboss - yes the dire wolf on the shield is embossed, not a decal, so quite easy to paint.

Yes, the Clegane Brigands are a good looking unit.

I even told you the wrong unit name Lol! I really messed that post up.

If you are looking to double up on a bunch of Lannister units you already have (no good reason to for the game), the standalone Lannister starter includes the Brigands fwiw. I got the starter for the additional sculpts for the Lannister Guard, which I really like.

Picked up a few more singles and definitely no disappointment this time either. Greatjon Umber (specifically the old starter set version with him swinging the massive sword) makes for a great RPG fig potentially and I hope to add a space wolf shield to his back as a bit more detail fluorish for the purpose. I know he can't use it with a zweihander but it's a good use of a wolf embossed shield for such an impressive figure.

Gallahad - thanks for the tip on the Lannister starter set! Would be nice to mix in a few different sculpts. I can always sell the duplicates of characters I don't use I guess? (Not sure what the used market is like).

I can't speak to the UK/EU but there are a couple of ebay sellers here in the US that seem to make a living in part by selling singles. Regular figs seem to run about $2-6 USD for infantry and $8-10 for cavalry with heroes running about $5-15 (plus shipping).

I've been away from the forum but healing up and hopefully getting back to work this or next year.

Also trying to deal with procastrination to get Asoiaf on the table.

Very minor update as I had mostly put my hobby to the side a couple months back. I don't know if it just took time for the chemical reaction or if the extra heat from summer temperatures contributed to it but every single one of my primed (but still unpainted) ASOIAF minis is very sticky to the touch to the point that just pressing my finger lightly against a surface lets me pick up the models slowly without them falling down. :(

Eew, that sucks.

Yeah, I was hoping that somehow I had magically avoided the "don't prime these models" problem with my choice of primer based on a youtube video but it seems like it just took a while for the reaction to take place. No idea if painting it over with hobby acrylic paints will "fix" it or if ithe reaction will affect the painting process as well.

I went in pretty big with the gamefound ASOIAF Tactics game. Getting 1 of everything, I think. Including the big ass dragon.

Been heavy into ASOIAF fiction for the past few years and want to paint up some of the "historical" figures. Just finished Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and looking forward to slapping some paint on Bloodraven, Duncan the Tall and Egg.

Might even finally play the game when it arrives.

I'm happy that there's some activity here.

Shame about your models, warboss, I hope things sort themselves out regarding this. :(

I agree with nels1031[DCM] that "Tactics" does look pretty cool and even more so if we're going to be able to run historical Asoiaf scenarios and army lists and such through it. I haven't dived into the details of it yet, though.

Thanks. Eventually, I do hope to test paint one of them and see if acrylic paint stays put on this sticky (to the touch) surface. I've seen some army lots on ebay back when I was looking complaining/mentioning the same but had hoped I avoided it. I won't be rebuying the same figures (especially since I minimally to moderately converted most for RPG purposes) so hopefully it works. In the future when I pick up some of the new era/kickstarter figures as singles, I'll just paint the plastic directly instead of priming.

So how is the tactics game shaping up? I check in occasionally on gamefound and didn't see any news of a delay but admittedly I mostly skim the updates for pretty pictures. Is the Feb 2025 delivery date still looking good or have CMON pushed it back? I signed up for Max streaming with their Black Friday deal and have been watching the final four seasons that I missed (yes, I know the ending sucks!) as well as House of the Dragons so have been in a GoT mood as of late.

I don't think it comes out until February, and judging by comments in every update, Feb might be pushing it..

My enthusiasm has waned and I'm considering getting my pledge refunded, or greatly reduced.

 nels1031 wrote:
I don't think it comes out until February, and judging by comments in every update, Feb might be pushing it..

My enthusiasm has waned and I'm considering getting my pledge refunded, or greatly reduced.

If you don't mind me asking, why the newfound reluctance since pledging? Is it because of dissatisfaction with the previews since it funded? Or more because the game died or failed to launch in your area? Or something else. If it's only delayed by a month or two (or even three), I'd still consider that to be pretty much on time personally and wouldn't bat an eyelash at that level of delay. CMON has a great track record (at least since the Newwave online store debacle 15+? years ago) so I wouldn't be worried in that regard.

100% because I burnt through and burnt out of all the fiction I could find. Was riding a post-Knight of the Seven Kingdoms reading, and the House of the Dragon s2 had just ended when I pledged. Just kind of lost interest in it.

I'm sure when the Duncan and Egg HBO show comes out this year(hopefully), I'll get hyped for the setting again.

AoS 4 coming out didn't help either.

I had a great comission check the weekend I pledged, as well.

I've started cracking on with my ASOIAF minis again and hopefully will have another unit finished soon - want to have at least a small playable force of Starks and Lannisters.

On a side note I've started watching GoT again, and goodness me is it good and it makes you realise how much House of the Dragon was missing. There is just so much happening in each episode, and the characters are go distinct and well written. Not saying I didn't enjoy HotD (Matt Smith was very good in particular) but some of the acting and script seems to stilted by comparison.

Have finally finished a unit of Clegane & his mountain men. Tried to use a mix of speed paints and regular, but they still took quite some time.
One thing I will say for these minis, being one-piece (slightly rubbery) plastic is that they are as tough as old boots! After taking the photo I managed to drop a lamp on top of them - honestly if I had tried to smash them to bits I could not have done a better job. But other than some scattered flock they were OK! So, indestructible minis is another selling point of this game

Beautiful painting on these Clegane soldiers.

The Mountain himself looks like a beast, as he should.

Thanks mate!

Next in line I have some of the Lannister characters (Cersei and 'The Imp') and some 'Bolton Bastard's Girls' (archery and hunting dogs unit) that I will have as part of the Stark contingent.

I did see there was an FAQ update recently and some re-pointing/rules clarifications, but have not had a chance to look through it yet.