Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

 agnosto wrote:
When's deadzone supposed to hit retailers?

Warstore has it in stock. Got mine from them today. And it's a limited edition copy with the Survivor model.

lol. So backers get it after retail; mine hasn't even shipped yet. I guess they were serious about that courier shipping... Don't get me wrong, Neil probably backed as a store and payed for courier service but still odd that I could have bought from a store and had it in my hands by now, albeit without the extras.

technically he's a backer though, they had store options so if a store bought in they would could sell it at retail before the official retail launch. I see no issues here.

Triszin wrote:
technically he's a backer though, they had store options so if a store bought in they would could sell it at retail before the official retail launch. I see no issues here.

I don't either and I admitted as much in my post; just the way it shook out.

@Compel, ooh gonna have to check that out

I saw that folks had been getting it from the warstore. Cool beans, means there will be more deadzone posted up soon

 Vermonter wrote:
Seems my package is stuck in Memphis, and my delivery estimate has been changed from today to "never gonna get it, wo wo wo wooo."

I'm in the same boat. Arrived in Memphis at 1am Thursday morning, was scanned 4 times before departing at 5.40pm (so much for the 10.30am estimated delivery). It is now showing as N/A so I'm guessing next week sometime?

I traded commission services for one basic set of the new terrain tiles and I gotta say, I'm glad I did! All the pics I've seen so far have utterly failed to disappoint. Looking forward to getting my mitts on 'em and painting them up.

~Tim?

My FLGS has Deadzone in stock, the difference to The Warstore being they backed the Kickstarter with a retail pledge and picked up the stock at the Open Day last weekend. In fact will pop in today and pick up another battlezone and the acrylic counters.

With the battlezones there is definitely a knack to getting the connectors to "click" in properly, it just takes some learning and as others have said a bit of filing too. I doubt it is possible to take the buildings down quickly and without breaking pieces for individual game sessions, at least not quickly. That said I am really enjoying the terrain system, just prepare for some sore fingers and thumbs. That was me with a vanilla Strike Team pledge, those of you with 30lb + deliveries may well require medical attention.

 agnosto wrote:
lol. So backers get it after retail; mine hasn't even shipped yet. I guess they were serious about that courier shipping... Don't get me wrong, Neil probably backed as a store and payed for courier service but still odd that I could have bought from a store and had it in my hands by now, albeit without the extras.

Its not odd at all. Its no difference to me buying some and selling them on ebay, it wouldnt mean that you are somehow hard done by because you are a backer too.

Has anyone painted their terrain yet? Been wondering about colour schemes and whether I should paint them on the sprues or not.

Not yet, I am going to make a start today. Some good examples here :

https://www.facebook.com/titangamesltd

and great work from one of the Mantic Pathfinders here:

http://forum.manticblog.com/entry.php?1628-A-very-successful-path-found

Widdershinz wrote:
Has anyone painted their terrain yet? Been wondering about colour schemes and whether I should paint them on the sprues or not.

Yes I'm not sure about this either. From what I've read, perhaps the best thing to do is assemble them in basic formations (due to the difficulty of disassembly) then go in with the spray/airbrush?

That's certainly my plan. Build - spray, salt and spray again, add a wash and some detailing (more spray) - job done. The titan games stuff lots great - I'm off to buy some yellow spray.

I think that's a good plan pacific. I'm gonna pester golem air brush wizard Gary about it this weekend mine turned uurday night, hopefully get a test rebel done today.

29 different retail stores bought into the retail level of the kickstarter, and of course, since each one was arranged privately some of them probably doubled or tripled up on them to get plenty of stock in.

What they do with it after it arrives is their own choice, but will most likely be "sell as quickly as possible".

There are only 5000 retail copies of DZ going out before Xmas, the others are going on sale in February.

I actually find it interesting that KS-backing retailers are able to sell them first, it kinda nullifies the usual "Kickstarter hurts store sales" debate... in fact in this case it helps stores that backed the KS to sell their stock since they'll have stock of it a week or two before their competitors, a vitally important advantage this close to xmas.

It is possible that board games released via KS might struggle a bit with retail sales, but with something like a wargame I don't think there's an issue since people will always be wanting to buy more to expand it, and their opponents will want to buy their own stuff as well, whereas with board games, one person tends to own a copy and then 1-3 other people play it with them.

 Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:
I traded commission services for one basic set of the new terrain tiles and I gotta say, I'm glad I did! All the pics I've seen so far have utterly failed to disappoint. Looking forward to getting my mitts on 'em and painting them up.

That's an odd way to express your satisfaction!

I think Squig has nailed the point on the head here, my FLGS is doing a good trade in Deadzone. Think I was lucky to pick up the dice and acrylic counter sets (both today).

As for painting terrain I am painting fully constructed and glued pieces. Black spray, bursts of grey spray and then I am going to add a bit of ink weathering. Quick, easy and I am liking the results.

Also when you have made your terrain, just try adding two pieces to each other (be it side by side, or on top of each other) it can create some brilliant new structures.

The owner is also painting his Enforcer armour like Buzz Lightyear's, I like that idea.

 carlos13th wrote:

 agnosto wrote:
lol. So backers get it after retail; mine hasn't even shipped yet. I guess they were serious about that courier shipping... Don't get me wrong, Neil probably backed as a store and payed for courier service but still odd that I could have bought from a store and had it in my hands by now, albeit without the extras.

Its not odd at all. Its no difference to me buying some and selling them on ebay, it wouldnt mean that you are somehow hard done by because you are a backer too.

My post wasn't the clearest in the world. I don't feel hard done. It's just an interesting byproduct of the kickstarter experience that I could have bought the game at retail and received it faster than as a backer. Normally kickstarters utilize the "get it before retail" hook to draw backers and as an added bonus for backers to invest in a project for something that hasn't been oroduced and you can't walk into a store and examine before you buy.

If it's the new year and I still haven't gotten anything; then I'll have reason for complaint but I'm pretty sure that won't happen.

Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
I think Squig has nailed the point on the head here, my FLGS is doing a good trade in Deadzone. Think I was lucky to pick up the dice and acrylic counter sets (both today).

As for painting terrain I am painting fully constructed and glued pieces. Black spray, bursts of grey spray and then I am going to add a bit of ink weathering. Quick, easy and I am liking the results.

Pics please!

 Alpharius wrote:

 Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:
I traded commission services for one basic set of the new terrain tiles and I gotta say, I'm glad I did! All the pics I've seen so far have utterly failed to disappoint. Looking forward to getting my mitts on 'em and painting them up.

That's an odd way to express your satisfaction!

Really? Seemed pretty clear to me...

~Tim?

Tim, it's the double negative of attitude that looks odd. Nothing wrong, you just used terminology that doesn't usually jive with happiness.

"I just wanted to tell you, son, that you've always failed to disappoint me."

Just got my package (although it will remain inviolate until Christmas), and I wasn't one of those paying for courier shipping, for reference. A tired sentiment by now, but everything is...bigger than expected.

At this point would love to see pics of any minis and terrain, even though it's early days surely someone must have speed-assembled and painted by now!

I know there is a thread in the Mantic section for that purpose, hopefully a few more will start to appear..

 Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:
I traded commission services for one basic set of the new terrain tiles and I gotta say, I'm glad I did! All the pics I've seen so far have utterly failed to disappoint. Looking forward to getting my mitts on 'em and painting them up.

That's an odd way to express your satisfaction!

Really? Seemed pretty clear to me...

~Tim?

Maybe because you normally hear it as 'never fail to disappoint' ? When you expect something to be crap, and it is .. think because you change that expression slightly it comes across as an odd thing to say perhaps

It does sound as if you wanted to be disappointed.

Evans970 over on the Mantic forums has this blog http://toomuchmetal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/first-look-deadzone-manic-openday.html

Lot of good stuff there, some clearer pictures of the display cases and I think they've assembled everything. Also some shots of the titan games boards which are amazing.

I've got to say, the various color schemes on the titan games buildings are awesome! And mixed in together like that, looks much better than I would expect, so now I have to do it Really think about it too, these are all shipping containers from different corporations, why not have different colors!

The crew are getting ready for a Deadzone Game where the Marauders board a corporation ship and little do they know that the the plague faction is waiting for them!! So some of us are busy painting in our spare time as the game will be on our Anima Wars battle Board to be gamed on this Monday. With the Deadzone Grid Overlay on it. Looking forward to the themed battle!





Work in progress!

Nice to see some paint down The commando captain is coming along nicely!

After the issues they had with the Enforcers, could someone who knows better than me say how many there should be in a Strike Team box currently?

In the specialist bag there was a Captain, Sniper, Rocket Launcher, Engineer w/ two sentry guns and a pistol/blade guy. Then I had one other bag with five guys in it, which I've put together as three rifles, one heavy rifle thing and one blade/pistol guy, giving a total of eleven.. Is that right?

I've been sitting here wondering the same thing and although I have the same number and builds as you I make it ten enforcers and the two sentry guns. If that helps...

Did the mantic christmas crazy box go up $5 when I wasn't looking? I swear they were $30 just a week or so ago. Maybe a dollar/pound thing?