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@red harvest, I don't do joints (in presidential tones) , no filler used either (hot dog commercial voice) as for how much I'd play...it would depend on how simple the game is. My son is starting to play bloodbowl on steam, and I'm looking for something quick and easy to learn for them and me.
@dr. H, I might give the drybrushing a try after I get all the models to the same level so I don't get all frustrated wondering what I did differently to some since I'll forget what I did. I can kind of see their point as the bundle itself is a huge discount, but if they offer an across the board discount they should have that factored into their business plan.

Well here's a quick update.

Big guy and the plague dogs. He's sporting the helmet from the sedition wars chtonian. I think I like I better than just an angry face, but I need some lobster antennae on it and maybe a pat of butter too.
Here's some more guys WIP, the other plague 2A duo and another newly infected guy. Mantic is trying to give dynamic poses to the models so kudos for that, but the poses are so visual that it limits making multiples. All I see is gorilla guy, jumping guy and loud yelling guy.

Also the others have only had one coat of the red so right now they look even more slaaneshi in their ho pinkness.

I like the dogs


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oh and happy belated birthday THeo..I missed like 3 pages here. Who makes those terrain panels?

They are the new kits from mantic games for deadzone(necromunda) and warpath(40k). The kits are great and all the squares are 3". They also have half walls 1.5"x3" and barricades. They are a greT price too. You get a set up in the Deadzone box game but the quadrants are a better deal. I'm sure at gencon they will have even better deals . They will also be releasing transparent plastic windows/force walls that pop I to the pieces. Let me know if you want any close ups.

Congrats on the full time gig by the way .

Just got the email from mantic. They said the pre orders are exempt so they will not provide the discount. I voted with my wallet and told them to refund my order. I just hope they do it soon instead of two weeks from now. Odd how she waited until the end of day (approximately 6pm in England) on a Friday to respond.

WOW those sedation wars models are really cools slupts. I've never seen size comparisons of em and they are quiet cool. Definatly love what you are doing with them so far

actually I probably would want my money back... but I dunno if that really gives you any needed leverage... it´s one of these cases where the company thinks it is still a producer market... instead the other way ´round....


I like the lobster idea for your strain idea...

I still have two of these heads...



if you want them they´re yours...

@vik, thanks, but I wouldn't want you to give away such prized material . I did get my money back, but not for long see below
@rogue wolves, yeah, the size comparison probably would have helped sell the models, as is I've gotten a few people to offer me their sets from the kickstarters. One of the sets is on its way to me next week and includes the riddick figure and bone crabs

Well as I mentioned to vik, I go the money back from the dreadball order and I waited a whole two hours till I spent it , on mantic stuff too

Well dave asked about the terrain that came from deadzone, so when I was looking at it some more and realized mantic upped the price on the bundle again right before their big sale( is that legal in England? Because it ain't over here in the states ), I went and picked it up at miniaturemarket a few minutes ago.


The box is 7.5"x12"x17.5" packed full of terrain. Hot I'm excited. Oh I put the enforcer model on the box for size comparison, bet no one noticed it until I wrote it here .

Less talk now, more snipping gluing and cursing. The wife just left for the journey and Steve miller concert and the kids are cleaning their rooms and then watching a movie so I get free time

Oh I put the enforcer model on the box for size comparison, bet no one noticed it until I wrote it here .

LMAO!!! totally didn´t see it there until I read it...

good deal you got your money back... the new terrain then will be a good addition to your table...no doubt about that... and since you´ve made so much progress with AB painting this will be usable in no time...

and I was only talking about the head mind you...

Oooh nice! Show me how al lthat lovely plastic is packed in there! I bet it smells amazing too!

you get that from Miniature market?

@dave, sorry I didn't take a Picture of the inside of the box when I opened it. I was way too excited . But the box was packed, almost too tightly as two pieces broke off the sprues, but no real damage done. Yes from miniaturemarket, they still have it listed at base cost of $179.00 and then 20% off, mantic just bumped he price up to $199.00, so I got it for 30% off, no waiting for shipping, and if you do a local pick up you can spin a prize wheel. I got 800 MM points ($8.00 off my next purchase), which paid for the taxes.
@vik, all I've done with the airbrush has been to basecoat models, but I'll get alot of practice soon.

Well I popped plastic off of 10 sprues and cleaned the edges up. I wanted to see what the fortified buildings looked like.

The left and right side are the same, but the armored shutters have been popped onto the right side.

There's still plenty of sprues to go, but making dinner right now for the family. They say there's enough parts in here to build terrain for a 6'x4' table, or a very crowded 4'x4' table. There's also a ruined quadrant for the same price which has half walls and floors with exposed girders and burnt sections. It's probably next on my list.

still hard for me to tell heads from bums.....I think we need way more and better pics^^

Well, i still have the Helmet, just in case.

@shaso, yep I'm glad I kept the helmets too. I almost tossed them because no pics show what they are for
@vik, more pics?........okay

Landing pad

Front of fort

Rear of fort

Bunker

Bunker Gates open

Archie bunker....no relation


Hey I said more pictures......not better

Lol...
How reanrangeble are the pieces? Would magnets be able to make it fully modular?

They are fully modular as they are. There are connector pieces that lock them together like RIVETS , only these can be taken apart and put back together different ways. They can be a bear to assemble/disassemble, but it does work. They are nice pieces, but some of the accessories are a bit flubbed from being de molded too soon. Nothing unsalvageable, and might help with the whole "it's been kicked around a bit in battle" look. I got my brushes back out, put away the terrain for right now to keep painting. Still tons of sprue to pop and clean.

Looking good. Can't wait till mine arrive!

That's an impressive volume of plastic - the mind boggles at the modelling possibilities open to you

Good looking terrain.

That landing pad doesn't half look familiar to something that could be found from another company... Just different enough I suspect.

Awesome deadzone minis! Good to see more people getting into it. I really like your idea for the bunker with opening gates. May have to try that myself.

Hmm that new set looks really cool, might have to get myself one. Very interesting in seeing how you put it all together

@Theo; I never toss spare bits, never know when you want to do conversion work, or make a new type of trooper

@shaso, I rarely toss anything, but even the basement has its limits
@rogue wolves, the set is good, needs lots of trimming to get the edges right and the connectors could be a pain, bu still probably he best modular walls I've seen.
@squall018, thanks, and welcome. The idea is actually what I could see off the mantic site. They really should have instructions
@dr.h, yeah no resemblance , but then again they make completely different types of games
@ruglud, its a great deal for the cost, I wish I had been on that kickstarter though.
@azazelx, hopefully you get it well before all the dreamforge stuff.

Well back to work from vacation today , and I've also volunteered to help at church part time too , the lady who cleaned the church passed away a few months ago and the teenagers have been doing most of the cleaning to help pay for their yearly trip a few weeks back. Now that that is over with, they are looking for something more permanent, and more reliable. If I like it I think it could become a weekly gig for as long as I want, but I also have school starting in a few weeks as well so we'll see.

Not much on the modeling side. Spent yesterday a the pool again, I hope I'm done peeling, I know I've got a good tan started. Then my brother in law and I hit the flgs for a bit, watched some hero clicks tournaments, war machine and others get played for a couple hours. Afterwards went back to my house for some x-wing fun . I got thumped pretty good but that's because Han Solo couldn't hit anything ith 4 dice of attack plus re rolling all four, and he had a target lock on them to boot . The force was poor with this one, he didn't even have to roll to evade .


Well leaving for work now. See y'all whenever.

Once I can get the Deadzone, I can see how I like the look on my 1st level hulkster

Quick stop in everyone. I'm going to be cutting back ALOT here as I have taken on a part time gig at church which will be great when the kids are back in school, but might really suck when I start back in a few weeks also . I'm still working at the hospital on second shift also, so not much time or anything except for God, work, family and school. But of course as I cut back there's always new hinges that show up on my doorstep. Case in point.....

A recent acquisition...sedition wars biohazard set for dirt cheap. Told the guy I didn't need the box or the cardboard tiles, unfortunately he chosen shipping box didn't travel well. All seems good though, a few broken models, but here wasn't anything inside protecting hem except one crumpled up card paper piece which still allowed for lots of movement.

All the bags of goodies. Minus a few decks of cards for the various figures and bag of generic D6s.

The most interesting bits

Special edition character, she's he same as the gal from the main box, but a much nicer sculpt. She has more definition to her uniform, a real right arm not bionic, a different gun, and a helmeted head. She also has crabs.......bonecrabs that is. 6 little skulls with six legs and a tail that has laser beams, Dr. evil would be so impressed .

Lastly there's Riddick and a guy in a suit of "gnosis" armor. Great looking models to me. Also he blue plugs . Two look like guns, two look like cameras, not sure of the last two though. I'll have to look it up on kickstarter to see.....or read their ability cards

3 translucent dice for the strain and 3 for the good guys as well as a patch to sew onto my geeky uniform someday .

I've been watching he specials go for $20-30 for riddick and the suit and the bonecrabs have only showed up a few times.

The set also came with I think twice as many regular models as the retail box set came with, so lots of models for my horde of strain and good guys. Plus all the bases as well.

There is some cool stuff there. I see the patches sewn onto transport bags generally. Infinity has a ton of patches available, and there are a couple of battlefoam bags ( no comment on the owner of Battlefoam though.)

Ah the next step!

@redharvest, hard to sew onto cardboard , I don't do the canvas/battle foam bags, used boxes are good to me.
@shaso, so much more to do

Well, squeezing in time here and there got a little painting done.
Here's riddick

Finished his blades since then

Think I'll name him Vin-Q since he's such a cueball.

Oh and the enforcer captain

Cape is not attached yet.

Also found some more limited models in the set I just got.but you'll have to waita while to see those.

Lucky Theo! you got the Riddick!

That captain is really good Theo. Well done. The yellow stripes are excellent.

Sorry for not commenting earlier.

Riddick is awesome, interesting you have him in biege. It looks brilliant, I would have gone black, but then it would not fit with your other stuff, your skin tone looks brilliant.

Captain is just spot on, agree with Panda, the yellow stripes just finish it perfectly.

Impressive haul.
Riddick is looking good and so is the other chaps.