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**GrimDork**

Hmm, those battle system guys put out something compatible with the DZ tiles... I may have to look into it! I have a feeling I'll have already gotten and painted (in a no-so-matching color) my tiles though, so we'll see.

**CptJake**

Yonan wrote:
A like to keep a couple riot shield and shotgun armed enforcers around. For close encounters.

I like to keep a riot shield and my shotgun around too. Never know when you'll need 'em!

I love the painting they are showing, and really like a lot of the figures. Unfortunately a few of the Marauders still fall into the stoopidly silly for the sake of stooped silliness category for me. I really wanted vicious mean and nasty combat critters to work at carving out a chunk of the Deadzone.

**dragqueeninspace**

I think you will realise as I did the goblin is wading through shoulder deep water and model your battlefield appropriately.

**CptJake**

Except the terrain that the game comes with isn't exactly swamp terrain.

Even if it was, having one figure wading through the swamp (or sewer since we are in an urban environment) and only one is silly.

I know some folks love Happy Dancing Silly Goblins and Orcs. Great for them. My opinion is equally as valid, and I don't like it and don't feel the urge to accept or make excuses as to why it was a good choice of poses for a sniper figure, or why happy silly cartoonish orcs were a good choice for the theme of the game.

Fantastic paintjobs on them though.

**Pacific**

Those Plague guys look very impressive in that terrain.

dragqueeninspace wrote:
I think you will realise as I did the goblin is wading through shoulder deep water and model your battlefield appropriately.

Think this will be conversion we see number 2, after the sniper stood on the dead marine!

**Ulsif**

highlord tamburlaine wrote:
AlexHolker wrote:

It has a window.

Which he is OBVIOUSLY not looking through! I don't see any helmeted eyes peering through! He's just flailing his gun wildly from behind that shield, praying and spraying.

I'm going to have to keep an eye out on the cardstock stuff. I HATE having to print my own scenery- I just won't do it! We go through so much ink in our home as it is, I don't want to add to the costs!

He is using a Corner shot of course, no need to expose himself.

**timetowaste85**

Since this is the Mantic Sci-Fi thread, the Dreadball season 3 shipments have started to arrive. I just got mine today. All the units are there, and I'll unpackage and start building to make sure everything is in order later this week. Very happy so far, and those Nameless are BIG!

**Yonan**

Quality of the minis good? Is the ultimate mat as vibrant as it looked? Ordered all of season 3 teams and ultimate from Wayland since I missed the KS, should be shipping out todayish.

**timetowaste85**

I didn't actually get the mat, just the teams. I have the teams rules digitally (if I ever look them up), so I'm good with just that at the moment. Didn't have enough interested party to justify the ultimate pitch. Quality looks good at first glance, few mold lines, but don't look to kill any detail.

**Krinsath**

Oh good, I think it was your post last time that presaged the arrival of my package. Looking forward to getting it and being done with a KickStarter finally.

**highlord tamburlaine**

Yes, please keep us informed how the figures turn out!

Pictures are nice too.

**Baragash**

Yonan wrote:
Quality of the minis good? Is the ultimate mat as vibrant as it looked? Ordered all of season 3 teams and ultimate from Wayland since I missed the KS, should be shipping out todayish.

Orders with ultimate mat and cards are being packed at the moment as those components arrived a little later than the rest of the bits apparently.

**scarletsquig**

Some interesting news:

- Dreadball season 3 minis are the first to be made with the "new mix" resin plastic.

They've apparently completely changed the makeup of the material to make it better to work with and hold more detail.. if anyone who has theirs can let us know what it's like, that would be great.

**timetowaste85**

Oh, I forgot: if anybody was concerned about Blaine's fate in Dreadball, worry not. He was definitely in the box that I received. I know not much was said after "you guys were so close, we'll give him to you anyway", so I wanted to add that tidbit. More updates to follow when work allows the time.

**spaceelf**

I think that they have been trying different formulations of resin for a while. My Veer Myn were made from much harder resin than my season one Dreadball minis. The Veer Myn had good detail but were very difficult to remove mold lines. The Dreadball team had below average detail, but the mold lines came off. Let us hope that they find a good formula.

**Alpharius**

timetowaste85 wrote:
Oh, I forgot: if anybody was concerned about Blaine's fate in Dreadball, worry not. He was definitely in the box that I received. I know not much was said after "you guys were so close, we'll give him to you anyway", so I wanted to add that tidbit. More updates to follow when work allows the time.

Some pics of all the stuff would be greatly appreciated - please!

**timetowaste85**

Will do, Alph, just as soon as I can. I can't possibly be the only guy to receive his stuff, right??

**sparkywtf**

I got my box a couple days ago.

Just the free extras and the prone figures I ordered. Heavy box for what I thought I was getting!

I can try to take some pics later too. The models look good, but I didn't look too closely at them (no idea what half of them are as it is!)

**Krinsath**

Baragash wrote:
Yonan wrote:
Quality of the minis good? Is the ultimate mat as vibrant as it looked? Ordered all of season 3 teams and ultimate from Wayland since I missed the KS, should be shipping out todayish.

Orders with ultimate mat and cards are being packed at the moment as those components arrived a little later than the rest of the bits apparently.

Why do you have to rain on my parades? WHY?! Couldn't let me have my thoughts of getting a box in the mail soon, could you?

Seriously though, if that is the case thanks for the heads up. At least I won't be worried that it got lost if it doesn't show up by this time next week now.

**RoninXiC**

...

I like the dancing goblin sniper :(

**judgedoug**

RoninXiC wrote:
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I like the dancing goblin sniper :(

me too, actually, and I don't care about space orcs and space goblins at all.

**Commander Cain**

Oops, wrong thread...

**AlexHolker**

I think you're a bit lost, friend.

**scarletsquig**

Mantic has some pics up:

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Krinsath wrote:
Baragash wrote:
Yonan wrote:
Quality of the minis good? Is the ultimate mat as vibrant as it looked? Ordered all of season 3 teams and ultimate from Wayland since I missed the KS, should be shipping out todayish.

Orders with ultimate mat and cards are being packed at the moment as those components arrived a little later than the rest of the bits apparently.

Why do you have to rain on my parades? WHY?! Couldn't let me have my thoughts of getting a box in the mail soon, could you?

Seriously though, if that is the case thanks for the heads up. At least I won't be worried that it got lost if it doesn't show up by this time next week now.

I'll make it even worse

I've not had mine and I'm not even getting the mat/cards so they are probably still pretty early in the shipping

**Yonan**

Very nice SS. Very crisp details, mould line running down the monkey is minimal. If that's the new Mantic standard I'm happy!

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A quick update, and an awesome model shot!
Update #113 · Oct 4, 2013
Well, Deadzone production is ramping up at a tremendous rate, and things are getting very exciting indeed! Studio layout guru Curis is currently applying the finishing touches to the rulebook, and I think it's safe to say it's going to be one of the nicest-looking pieces of printed publication we've ever done.

Before I go any further, I'd like to make a quick announcement. We've currently got a bit of a backlog in the Deadzone inbox - people chasing up invoice queries, asking to change their shipping address, and several other things. Please rest assured that we are getting through them as quickly as we can - so if you haven't had an answer, it's not because we're ignoring you, it's just that there's a bit of a queue! We really appreciate your patience, and will get to you as quickly as possible.

Right! That's out of the way; how about something cool?

Most Judwan are pacifists; Wrath is different. The result of a shadowy Corporate-funded programme to create the ultimate assassin, he escaped his masters, and now seeks revenge for what they did to him.

We'll be getting another update out to you shortly - in the meantime, what are you looking forward to most in your upcoming Deadzone package? Let us know in the comments!

**Hulksmash**

Model is pretty cool but I need to see the left hand gun from a different angle.

For some reason this reminds me I need to grab a rebel starter in the next survey.

**judgedoug**

holy crap! much better restic than before!

**Pacific**

Now then, that certainly looks much better! Assuming there haven't been any contrast-related shenanigans via photoshop.

Actually thought the wave 2 stuff was fine detail-wise, it was just the mould lines that were the killer.

**scarletsquig**

People are reporting that the "feel" of the new restic mix is closer to hard plastic.