Dropzone Commander News/Rumours

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**Nick Ellingworth**

I must admit I'm suprised we haven't seen more P&M blogs. I'm sure they'll start appearing though as more people get their models.

**fox40**

RiTides wrote:What brand of superglue did you use?

Also... pics?

I used loctite super glue.
Pics are on another thread I started in painting section

**gojira01**

Havent seen this posted. Hawks download page now has printable streets to go with the buildings.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

gojira01 wrote:Havent seen this posted. Hawks download page now has printable streets to go with the buildings.

Could you link to this please, I've just looked and can't see the streets, just the buildings (I could be blind though)

**Nick Ellingworth**

http://www.hawkwargames.com/blogs/downloadable-roads

There you go.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Nick Ellingworth wrote:http://www.hawkwargames.com/blogs/downloadable-roads

There you go.

Brilliant thanks mate

(I now see they don't show up in the scenery tab, but only if you go direct to downloads so I'm not blind, just looking in the wrong place_

**RiTides**

Ah, sweet! However, I'm going to focus on just getting a few buildings together first...

**fox40**

a few more models ready. turrets on tanks not detailed but had to get a pic with the car building

**N'Ferno**

Dropships that actually carry their units...that's beyond brilliant!

**Kroothawk**

There are some delays with production, as the first injection moulding machine needed some repairs and the second ordered one was delivered late. Preorders should be completed end of next week though.

**Orlanth**

fox40 wrote:a few more models ready. turrets on tanks not detailed but had to get a pic with the car building

You going to show us how to magnetise UCM please.

**RiTides**

Here are some pics of my friend's assembled and WIP Shaltari and PHR... will add some of my Scourge in a day or two

**Surtur**

gojira01 wrote:Just thought I would share some observations on the models now that I have put some together. 1. No real complaints some small bubbles on the scourge that destroyed some eye lenses but you can hardly see them anyway. 2. Contray to what has been put out you do need to wash or at least prime the models. I attempted to undercoat without priming or washing the model using GW black and the model repelled the paint .It just beaded up. Not nearly as bad as forge world resin does. So usual resin painting rules apply. 3. As far as people worrying about having to get additional dropships because they want to put 2 models instead of 3 in a dropship. You dont have to worry. At least with the scourge carrying capacity is not an abstract concept. With a Marauder dropship you can carry 3 Hunters or 2 heavies. You still put in all the brackets because capacity in the rules is determined by what can actually fit on the ship. Even with all 3 brackets on you can only fit 2 heavies in the ship. You just have a small gap between the two tanks when you leave the middle braet empty. 4. Gorilla brand super glue does not result in the instant bond that people have talked about. At least the batch I have been using doesn't.

Why the hell would you try to paint a model without primer on it?

**RiTides**

We've been afraid of obscuring the tiny detail with spray primer... Will probably try to prime with an airbrush. When you see the models in person, it will make sense!

**Bubbalicious**

You dont have to worry about obscuring the details with the primer unless you are using a crapy one ore using to much.
I have been using Vallejo primer on my Infinity models, never had any details obscured because of the primer and they have a lot of fine details on them.

**Orlanth**

I will be using gesso primer. Though i will try that out on some sprue first.

**RiTides**

Bubbalicious wrote:You dont have to worry about obscuring the details with the primer unless you are using a crapy one ore using to much.
I have been using Vallejo primer on my Infinity models, never had any details obscured because of the primer and they have a lot of fine details on them.

Believe me, the detail on these is smaller! (I play Infinity also)

But I may give spray primer a try and just do it from a distance, with a very light coating... less coverage than I would normally do.

**Surtur**

PP's primer goes on VERY thin. Try using that.

**RiTides**

Okay, I will try that

(on a test model, of course). And it's my friend's Shaltari in particular that we're concerned about committing to priming, the others are not quite as covered in tiny lines.

**Alpharius**

You guys are balancing some models close to edges there - you must be confident that the material really is that resilient!

**RiTides**

Good point, Alph! It does feel really strong to me... But those are my friend's

so he must really be feeling it (also has carpet).

**jophiel**

Some people were asking so I posted up a short batrep from my first two games. I didn't take notes or anything so this is just from memory.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/468083.page#4621108

**RiTides**

Nice bat rep, thanks for linking it

**RiTides**

What thickness and material card did you guys use to back your buildings? Making mine tonight, already printed on thick paper. And what kind of glue, I guess?

**Druidic**

I used 3mm sign board and PVA

**mikhaila**

I'm excited, the models to the US distributor have cleared customs, and I have a pallet of stuff incoming, hopefully later today!

**Necros**

yay!

**piperider361**

Do we have a section for rules questions yet, or are we dumping those heres?

**Death Gear**

http://hot-lz.com/ Has someone posted this yet or am I going crazy

Any ways it's a great website all about DzC

**RiTides**

Thanks for the link, it looks good! Shame posts have to be approved, though... Slows discussion down.

Off to buy card!