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 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:

 Squat Kid wrote:
Do we know if the Zeppelin is going to be gyrocopter sized? Or is it going to be huge?

The thought is I belive from titan forge in the comments that they will be small(ish) coming in a unit of 3

Not sure if they'll be Gyrocopter sized although I'd say it was a fair bet

Oh, that would be sweet if they'd work for gyrocopters!

I didn't think of that, but if they will I might have to add on to my pledge for some, if Titan Forge allows that.

Did the points on all the stuff I want and I'm at 7355pts which is roughly $650. Not to shabby for 156 Infantry, 2 Characters, the War Altar thing, 8 Warmachines, and 6 of the medium constructs.

Granted those points/costs don't include the zepplins which I plan on picking up a few of if they turn out to be as nice as the rest of the range.

And while it's actually slightly more expensive than a GW Dwarf army (and probably more so once the new units come out) after a 20% discount it's still pretty sweet.

Nice haul, Hulk! Can't wait to see what you do with it

Love the new standard bearer, I'm getting the 3-pack of chaos dwarf Kashan Vra characters

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1693348960/metal-beards-tabletop-dwarf-army/posts/785021

Looking at this model range and wishing I would have gotten in. Do you guys have any idea on the delivery date?

The target was april/may, but that's clearly not likely my guess (no target has been set) is june/july

Update #53 May 16 2014

Update !!!

First part of our surveys already reached our backers and the rest will be send in 48h. We are gathering your forms and preparing parcels for dispatch and first batch will be shipped next monday.

There were some questions asked so here are some answers:
•Extra points will be charged £31 for every 500pts and £4 for every additional 50pts.
•We will charge you via paypal. If you want to pay by wire transfer let us know in e-mail.
•There will be scenic bases (from update 49) included for every miniature. If you prefer gold-filled bases please let us know.
•Shipping details are different in many countries (codes, states etc.) so be sure that you put all needed information in adress section. If you put for example state with city in same cell it wont be a problem. We will come up with what is what.
•Zeppelin from last update is the small one. There will be 3 of those in one KS set.
•Please send all surveys back to info@titan-forge.com
•There is an error in pts for anvilborn melee units. Those should be 45pts cheaper so if you decide to take those feel free to exceed points limit by 45pts for every chosen melee anvilborn unit.
•If there is something wrong with your survey here is a link to correct one (hopefully ) https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovxbrym4f0ved60/Survey.xls but you will need to put all your pledge info by yourself.

What more? Zeppelin parts were already printed, checked and casted. They need some additional work but we managed to steal one from production and here it is:











well this one looks just about ready to begin shipping which is cool,

I like the airships especially as I think they work better than the new GW dwarf gyros if your army has a lower tech look

I'll be keeping my eyes peeled if it's getting close to shipping.

Had to back out, and was annoyed about it. Had just gotten some of the Draskull's stuff and was really impressed. Airship looks pretty neat, but I'll be on the hunt for one of those giant golems most likely.

Made my selections (just the Kashan Vra character pack). Looking forward to it

New update

Update #60 Jul 18 2014

Ancestral Guardians / Chosen of Kashan Vra + Ancestral Zeppelin

Hello again guys, thanks for your patience, we are trying to respond to all of your questions individually. Now we also have production mold for every model, Hopefully by the end of next week we will be able to dispatch remaining parcels.


You have probably seen the Armymals campaign done by TitanForgeGames. I would like to clarify that it it being developed by separate team and it will not interfere with casting your miniatures. Talking about miniatures, here is how Ancestral Guardians, Chosens of Kashan Vra and Ancestral Zeppelins look like.











i'll be glad to get the paypal invoice for my extras as I can't wait to get hold of the mini-zeppelins

oh and here are some pics of the big stuff from the last update when I couldn't find this thread to post it in

Love that small blimp!

I do too - but I'm a bit worried about those base footprints, especially on the larger blimp.

Still, awesome stuff here!

Are those blimps solid or hollow halves?

Either way I echo the worry about those bases actually supporting those things.

They are certainly cool looking though! Going to have to keep patiently waiting for these to hit retail...

no idea whether they're solid or hollow...... I wish they'd hurry up and send me mine (I got a set of 3 small ones)

but I agree that the stands look a tad fragile, (but replacement rod is fairly easy to get hold of)

Post your thoughts when you get it, Orlando! The small ones seem like a perfect counts-as for that terrible new gyro copter/bomber.

Well my package arrived today.... so many little bits to inventory but it has to be done,

Overall my impression is very favourable with all the dwarf bits being very well cast at first glance so I'm not going to show pictures of them yet I'll wait till I have one of each that I picked up put together,

but the prize is my 3 mini-zeppelins which are both bigger than I expected at approx. 12 cm (4.5 inches) long and come in lots and lots of bits



The Zeppelin gas bag is in 3 parts (there is some warping and I'll need to hot water the bits to get them to fit), with a face at one end and engine at the back.

Also included are 2 mini guns , 3 fins, 3 mystery bits (propeller?) pilot body & seat in one part, pilots head, 2 arms, 2 legs, 1 control bar with the hands moulded on

there are also 2 bombs (i'll need to clean them up properly and compare them to the renders before I can tell if these have lots of flash or miss cast fins),

which ever is the case it's not a major issue for an experience modeller, but combined with the work needed on the gas bag probably mean this is not a suitable kit for a first timer

but personally I LOVE it!

Score on the mini zeppelins, Orlando! I was very tempted by those and honestly am thinking I might should have put my points towards them instead of the heroes, as I'm sure they'll be pricier now.

Well I've now built the first of my mini Zeppelins, and I'll edit in a photo when the camera's battery is charged up

A bit of boiling water sorted out the gas bag nicely, although I also used green stuff to improve the join, it's simple enough to do, and the straight edges involved make it a simple enough process

the tail fins have little holes in that go over the rivets on the gas bag rails which is a clever trick to help you locate them. The small overhanging straps also help them stay up when glued

The 'face' on the front is a clever bit of design, used one way up we have a heavily bearded dwarf, used the other way up we have a much more demonic face so you can use the zeppelin for good guys and bad guys (or just have a bit of variety)

Finally, the stand: as supplied it will not work very well as the holes in the base and the gasbag are not deep enough (presumably to avoid the risk of miscasts) so you WILL need to drill out both sets of holes. Not a problem to do as there is plenty of 'depth' of resin to work with. As a bonus the shorter exposed stem you end up with is a lot less top heavy and should work out OK on the table top

The camera charged up so here are some zeppelin pics





I've gone for well spaced guns for a better field of fire, but you could also fit them underneath the gasbag for a different look



and a quick bit of photo inversion to show the 'demonic' face you get if you attach the nose cone the other way up

They look great - and now I wish I had bought some.

Thanks for the pics Orlando!

Is the clear stand slanted? I can't tell if it is or it's just the pic.

If you drill out both holes perfectly straight the Zeppelin will fly parallel to the ground and the clear rod will be straight,

I chose (honest) to put a slight angle on it to aid stability, and give it a more nose up look to better show off the pilot

(it doesn't bend under the weight if that's what you're asking)