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I'd rather have the multi-piece. Even though they 'only go together one way', they are still much easier to convert and kitbash this way (I've done that quite a bit with my plague for instance).

And I just made a mortar team from two 3As and some leftover IG bits.

I've kit bashed a couple enforcers already. I'm glad they're separate pieces.

Mind sharing the kitbashing?

 pretre wrote:
On the topic of survey, the 6 Booster Bundles for the price of 3 is just too tempting to pass up.

Yes it is. I applaud Mantic for making us think that buying 3x as much as you need for a strike team is a good idea.

If anyone gets confirmation on the spending 300 for the veteran status, please post it here!

Depending on what we see with those hard plastic sprues it very well could push me up into that realm.

 carlos13th wrote:
Mind sharing the kitbashing?

Which one? I can probably get a pic of my plagues, if you want.




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lord_blackfang wrote:

 pretre wrote:
On the topic of survey, the 6 Booster Bundles for the price of 3 is just too tempting to pass up.

Yes it is. I applaud Mantic for making us think that buying 3x as much as you need for a strike team is a good idea.

It's a gaming group thing. I am now buying for 3-4 guys. Booster bundle gives you the ability to have really diverse strike teams (70) and actually have all the models for a whole strike force (140) on the shelf. AND it allows two players to play the same faction.

highlord tamburlaine wrote:If anyone gets confirmation on the spending 300 for the veteran status, please post it here!

Depending on what we see with those hard plastic sprues it very well could push me up into that realm.

I messaged them on KS. I'll let people know.

 carlos13th wrote:
Mind sharing the kitbashing?

They're in the "show off your Deadzone" thread. Small kit ashes for two of them, but the engineer at Taarnak's suggestion hasn't hit yet. I have sergeants with action poses instead of just standing there though.

Stuff I've not seen before (posted by TheImp on Frothers)

pretre wrote:

 carlos13th wrote:
Mind sharing the kitbashing?

Which one? I can probably get a pic of my plagues, if you want.

Any is fine. Just intrested how people have changed the models.

timetowaste85 wrote:

 carlos13th wrote:
Mind sharing the kitbashing?

They're in the "show off your Deadzone" thread. Small kit ashes for two of them, but the engineer at Taarnak's suggestion hasn't hit yet. I have sergeants with action poses instead of just standing there though.

Thanks will check it out.

With so many spare models, I've got intentions of modeling at least the most commonly place mutations for the plague. At least those you start with, swapping models in mid game due to the card is too improper given how important model dimensions are to LoS. This shouldn't be hard though, a lot of the mutations only have one or maybe two good targets.

I think my rebs will get some corporation tech too, I have a decent supply of extra marine arms and guns.

Some of the buying too many models 'cause it's a good deal' thing is mitigated if one is getting them for warpath. But yeah, lot of models, hopefully the multi-mat gameplay will be awesome and justify the otherwise ridiculous volume I have coming.

Thanks for posting those Orlando - at the risk of sounding like a spoilt kid, does anyone have any more close-ups of them though?

Particularly interested in those demon-looking dudes in the back, and hoping desperately that the Brokkr are more like mining-style Forge Fathers, and not angry screaming dwarves in very small shorts!

I think that's one of the better pictures of the Brokkrs I've seen, it's clearer at least, not as sure about the demon thingies.

There's another closer shot of the Molochs but I put that in the KOW news thread as I think they're for that?

I've seen the Brokkrs in the flesh. Burly, muscular, trousers and belts. Think less Hulk more Mad Max. There are two un-bearded models, and lots of shoutyness. Valkyrs are much the same.

There's a joke going around that the Brokkrs will take everything that isn't nailed down, everything that is nailed down, and the nails, too!

I like that approach for the forge fathers. And how they seem to do elves/asterians, if humanity is going to be blatantly evil for the most part, its fitting (and more fun) if the space dwarfs and elves are that way too.

 judgedoug wrote:

Off topic slightly - I love the Veer-Myn models (just bought a hundred of them actually) but I would like some variety - what specific GW heads are you using?

At this point, none, yet. I'll be buying some of the Plague Monk and Stormvermin heads and I'll see how they look/scale up.


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nkelsch wrote:

Nightrunners: (probably best)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-BIN-BITS-SKAVEN-NIGHT-RUNNERS-28x-HEADS-/350780587230?pt=Games_US&hash=item51ac26fcde

expensive gas mask heads:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-BIN-BITS-SKAVEN-WARP-LIGHTNING-CANNON-3x-GAS-MASK-HEAD-/360836494993?pt=Games_US&hash=item540387f691

Thanks! I hadn't seen the latter two. The gas mask heads are more than I'd be willing to pay to un-crap some mantic restic, but the Nightrunners could work...

 GrimDork wrote:
I like that approach for the forge fathers. And how they seem to do elves/asterians, if humanity is going to be blatantly evil for the most part, its fitting (and more fun) if the space dwarfs and elves are that way too.

The main FF are all about honour and commerce (profitable) but for those on the bottom, the mining class, life is a bit tougher. Forget those concepts. They can put 'nids to shame in terms of planet stripping, though.

Sounds pretty standardly dwarfish, not badguys, but also not much kindness/softness/understanding. And then the even less nice downtrodden class, cool beans.

Even they sound like the dwarfs in the Dragon Age series.

Not that I'm complaining.

And I've finished putting all the factions together.

No bones about it. The Marauders sucked. Big Time. Pyro and Commandos both required multiple hot water treatments to get things lined up. One of the ripper suits' legs were pratically together and the captain needed some love as well. Some pretty bad mold lines along faces on some of these as well. Definitely wouldn't have been happy with this faction if it was the only one I got.

Mercenaries were very good. Minimal mold lines, everything went together pretty well. No hot water needed. Recons knife was broken at the hilt, but managed to find the blade and it glued up just fine. Wraith was a little fiddly at first, but went together surprisingly well in the end.

Overall impression is quite favorable. Plague, Rebs and Mercenaries all were top drawer; Enforcers were a mixed bag due to the Warpath sculpts and Marauders ended up looking good, but really tested my patience. What I particularly like is seeing the improvement from each season of Dreadball carry over to Deadzone. Can't wait for Wave 2.

Does anyone know if you can add whole pledges to the second survey? Like could you add another Strike Team or Recon?

You could on the first survey, and what was on the 1st survey is supposed to be on the second. But that doesn't really guarantee anything.

Thanks. I have someone who is trying to hop on my pledge.

The mold line thing is a bit odd, because some of the figures illustrate that Mantic can be very smart in how they place them.

I haven't assembled as many figures as tiles, but I did get the nine piece Rebs Teraton done. The mold lines came off very well with a blade, but what I appreciated most was how intelligently they were positioned. All of them ran along ridges that circumvented delicate features. I had a very different experience cleaning up my Warpath Veer-myn, so I was very impressed.

We always knew the Rebs Teraton was going to be one of the stand-out models of the game, but it's nice to see that confirmed when you hold it in your hand. It's truly sculpted "in the round", with interesting detail and motion from every angle you look at it, an expressive face full of character, a dynamic pose that actually makes sense . . . it's just brilliant.

Everything the Marauders get wrong, the Rebs Teraton gets right. I hope Mantic give this sculptor a lot more work in the future, and that their other sculptors take notice and learn from his work.

The Rebs Teraton was easily the model I was most looking forward to getting my hands on.

In saying that, I'm pretty sure buying 4 wasn't my best plan...

Plus the 2 Dozers I ended up with for Dreadball / crazy box.

If you want to get rid of one or two I could trade you something from my trade thread for one. Especially dozer.

 Vermonter wrote:
Everything the Marauders get wrong, the Rebs Teraton gets right. I hope Mantic give this sculptor a lot more work in the future, and that their other sculptors take notice and learn from his work.

Fairly sure it was Steve Saunders who sculpted the Rebs at this point. He's a Ral Partha veteran and his work for Mantic tends to be extremely good.

Edit: Confirmed by Jake here: http://quirkworthy.com/2013/06/15/deadzone-sorak-close-ups/

Interestingly he didn't sculpt the Teraton or Survey drone. Every other Rebs mini is is his work though.

He's doing all the restic forgefathers too (well, anything that isn't a 3d sculpt, anyway) so I think we'll be quite happy with that faction.

 scarletsquig wrote:


He's doing all the restic forgefathers too (well, anything that isn't a 3d sculpt, anyway) so I think we'll be quite happy with that faction.

Happy with the poses and sculpting probably, happy with the production and QC of the figures? We'll see.

Jake (who is currently scraping mold lines from the faces of Marauders and HATES it.)

nkelsch wrote:

 judgedoug wrote:


Off topic slightly - I love the Veer-Myn models (just bought a hundred of them actually) but I would like some variety - what specific GW heads are you using?

Due to the single-part skaven, your options are:

Stormvermin:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-BIN-BITS-SKAVEN-STORMVERMIN-24x-HEADS-/330914277826?pt=Games_US&hash=item4d0c0729c2

Nightrunners: (probably best)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-BIN-BITS-SKAVEN-NIGHT-RUNNERS-28x-HEADS-/350780587230?pt=Games_US&hash=item51ac26fcde

expensive gas mask heads:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-BIN-BITS-SKAVEN-WARP-LIGHTNING-CANNON-3x-GAS-MASK-HEAD-/360836494993?pt=Games_US&hash=item540387f691

What do you think of:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-BIN-BITS-SKAVEN-PLAGUE-MONKS-40x-HEADS-/360645203828?pt=Games_US&hash=item53f8211774