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 Bolognesus wrote:
@MrMoustaffa
Hmm, a few close-ups of the contents of that leviathan custom cooling stacks box and a small 'unboxing' for that weapon arm box (as a taste of what's to come!) would be awesome.


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Oh, and a pic or two of the alternative sword

Ironically that's the only thing I didn't buy.

"Why would I need a giant stompy robot thing? What would I ever use it for?" Me, the idiot.

I play orks and IG.... when can we NOT use a giant robot stompy thing?

Oh well, from what I'm hearing, those things aren't that expensive even at retail, so I may pick one up one day anyways.

EDIT: Throwing in really crappy pics to show off just how much stuff is on the accessory sprue. I think one of these things may well have enough bitz for 30-40 troopers if you don't mind some having normal heads. The amount of stuff in this box is just insane. Heck, I think I'll have enough to outfit all the guys I got, make a ton of orky conversions, and maybe even think of something hilarious to make out of those mules (and my god Mark, the instructions for these things make them look like a holy hell to assemble the amount of tiny parts is scary)

so yeah, here's just rough pics to show how full they are. If you'd like closeups, ask and I'll do what I can to get better pics.

For the money though, these accessory sprues are awesome. I'd gladly pay 10 to 15 bucks for one of these. And another fun fact, the accessory sprue lets you make left handed troops. Can't tell how many yet, but more than enough that those southpaws should be happy. No idea why this jumped out at me, just thought it was kind of neat.

Wave 1 in my case was supposed to be
2Leviathans,
4 boxes of Infantry,
3 boxes of heavy weapons.
Plus the associated freebies.

It seems the heavy weapons orders are last to go out. Maybe that is the logic behind the shipping.

Oh, sweet mystery....

Braved the snows of Eastern PA to pick up my package of plastic goodness this morning, and I had high hopes for thing, almost too high. But there were the kits, nestled under a crumpled copy of the Deseret News, and all I can say is my hopes were not too high, and Judgedoug was not overselling things at all.

I literally said "wow" when I opened up my accessory kit: the number of bits is staggering, I mean, I knew on some level the number of items, but to actually see them, as opposed to just numbers, almost incredible! The detail on the models is better then I have ever seen on plastic models, better then I even thought possible.

@Mark: One thing you should know is that the inserts you posted here are not in my boxes. Note that my 20 Stormtrooper boxes were both factory sealed, and have a much simpler color-coded insert. The accessory kit had been unsealed (the factory sticker had been broken), and the insert in there matches the mule instructions you posted.

Not a big deal for me, but thought you should know.

Mark, just want to give you and WGF kudos for these models and how excellent they fit together! Damn nice miniatures indeed - can't wait to get my Morty.

I had a leviathan
60 storm troopers
5 ada's

in my order and no email yet. I just think its all random. Im feeling like a drug addict who needs his fix.

Interestingly, unless I missed something, it looks like nobody has confirmed receipt of the support weapons. Maybe that's one of the holdups for some people?

You mean my point might have been a valid one?

Please, don't tell the kids at school, they'd be too verklemped.

Got my first shipment today (Stormtroopers, Accessory Kits, Shadokesh). Can't wait to get the rest

Guess who finally got their shipment notification?

And it's USPS, glory of all glories!!!

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Guess who finally got their shipment notification?

And it's USPS, glory of all glories!!!

Honestly I was concerned, I saw they were using UPS for some domestic shipments.... I know UPS sucks for International, better tracking but higher broker fees and more likely to damage the shipment. I shy away from UPS whenever possible.

Lets hope the Brown Truck Company™ has a decent guy delivering to me on Tuesday.

So, when should we expect painted pics from all you guys that have their goodies already? Later today right?

Located in Australia.

Still no email...

 NoseGoblin wrote:

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Guess who finally got their shipment notification?

And it's USPS, glory of all glories!!!

Honestly I was concerned, I saw they were using UPS for some domestic shipments.... I know UPS sucks for International, better tracking but higher broker fees and more likely to damage the shipment. I shy away from UPS whenever possible.

I bet it has to do with the size of the shipment. The 20 man box, accessory sprue, and extras fit nicely in a small box for USPS (how mine was shipped)

The bigger stuff is probably cheaper/better shipped with UPS

Got my shipping notice for my 60 troopers and 5 Ladies
Usps says there over that Atlantic.

Looking forward to them landing and then waves 2&3.
keep it up Mark!
:-)

I live in CA and I still haven't received an e-mail yet. For wave 1 I ordered 60 stormtroopers, an extra accessory set, 3 heavy weapons, and 3 extra shadowkesh. Some pretty wack shipping.

sparkywtf wrote:

 NoseGoblin wrote:

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Guess who finally got their shipment notification?

And it's USPS, glory of all glories!!!

Honestly I was concerned, I saw they were using UPS for some domestic shipments.... I know UPS sucks for International, better tracking but higher broker fees and more likely to damage the shipment. I shy away from UPS whenever possible.

I bet it has to do with the size of the shipment. The 20 man box, accessory sprue, and extras fit nicely in a small box for USPS (how mine was shipped)

The bigger stuff is probably cheaper/better shipped with UPS

You missed my earlier post, methinks. I'm waiting for 2 levis, 4 boxes of troops and 3 support weapons boxes.

Personally, I make it my goal to have an assembled and painted 5 men squad ready within a week, as well as the leviathan fully built to tour the local shops. I'll post pictures as soon as the sealer is dry.

Maybe the support weapons were at the back of the shipping container (or front) and now they have to get a bunch of stuff shipped so they can get to them?!

I put together my first mini from DFG

Holy cow that detail is nice. Mold lines clean up nicely and are in places that doesn't destroy detail!

The parts are SMALL. I need to get some tweezers. And some better glue. The thick army painter stuff is making me lose some hair.

It is so nice putting together some arms and a weapon and it actually fits! Take that GW!

sparkywtf wrote:
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The thick army painter stuff is making me lose some hair.

Oh god no... please don't use any kind of Superglue... You will simply frustrate yourself on a multi part mini and end up with an inferior build. It does not bond well and it dries too fast to allow you to tweak the pose.

Use Testors model cement, the stuff in the orange tube. Trust me.... You will thank me for it.

 NoseGoblin wrote:

sparkywtf wrote:
Maybe the support weapons were at the back of the shipping container (or front) and now they have to get a bunch of stuff shipped so they can get to them?!

I put together my first mini from DFG

Holy cow that detail is nice. Mold lines clean up nicely and are in places that doesn't destroy detail!

The parts are SMALL. I need to get some tweezers. And some better glue. The thick army painter stuff is making me lose some hair.

It is so nice putting together some arms and a weapon and it actually fits! Take that GW!

Oh god no... please don't use any kind of Superglue... You will simply frustrate yourself on a multi part mini and end up with an inferior build. It does not bond well and it dries too fast to allow you to tweak the pose.

Use Testors model cement, the stuff in the orange tube. Trust me.... You will thank me for it.

I am using plastic glue. Just the army painter brand. I have to go out and get some testors stuff I like. Last time I used it I hated it because it kept coming out of the tube. Stuck with it till at least Tuesday though, weather is supposed to be awful next 2 days.

I love how every piece (or set of pieces) is numbered. Those shoulder pads are SMALL!

Ahh sorry I did not know they made Polystyrene cement... I used two kinds of glue, the orange tube for 80% of the parts and the liquid solvent by Testors for areas that would show glue dabs like the weapon to the arm joins.

Not saying anyone needs to do this , just letting you know what worked for me.

Cheers and happy building!
Mark-

 NoseGoblin wrote:

sparkywtf wrote:
!

The thick army painter stuff is making me lose some hair.

Oh god no... please don't use any kind of Superglue... You will simply frustrate yourself on a multi part mini and end up with an inferior build. It does not bond well and it dries too fast to allow you to tweak the pose.

Use Testors model cement, the stuff in the orange tube. Trust me.... You will thank me for it.

Oh I'm going to use super glue. Not even army painter brand. I'm using the cheapest loctite superglue I can get.

And I'm going to use the whole bottle. *laughs evilly as lightning flases overhead*

Also, words cannot describe how thankful i was to see those little tabs on the crouching legs to lock them together. i've been putting together mongoose roughnecks and warlord german infantry, and both use that crouching pose without tabs. I wanted to cry.

 Padre wrote:
Located in Australia.

Still no email...

We may as well forget about it for another week at least. From what Mark said, they were starting to do our stuff around Thursday - which was when the first US guys were receiving their stuff. Expect your stuff in the last week of Feb or early March.

 MrMoustaffa wrote:


Oh I'm going to use super glue. Not even army painter brand. I'm using the cheapest loctite superglue I can get.

And I'm going to use the whole bottle. *laughs evilly as lightning flases overhead*

You suminumbiyatch! NO SOUP FOR YOU!


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 Azazelx wrote:

 Padre wrote:
Located in Australia.

Still no email...

We may as well forget about it for another week at least. From what Mark said, they were starting to do our stuff around Thursday - which was when the first US guys were receiving their stuff. Expect your stuff in the last week of Feb or early March.

Unfortunately Azazelx is right on the timing, likely the last week of this month to early March is the best estimate.

 NoseGoblin wrote:
Ahh sorry I did not know they made Polystyrene cement... I used two kinds of glue, the orange tube for 80% of the parts and the liquid solvent by Testors for areas that would show glue dabs like the weapon to the arm joins.

Not saying anyone needs to do this , just letting you know what worked for me.

Cheers and happy building!
Mark-

Ill second the Testors orange...for any type pf plastic model kit. I was a scale modeler before I got into gaming. Ive been using Testors orange for over 20 years. The Model Master stuff in the black container is good as well.

DO NOT use the blue tube..its non-toxic and its absolutely terrible. Seriously...Im talking borderline worthless.

Because it doesn't let you see the preetti horses?

I thought I was using model masters, but turns out I am using testors as well. The black box with a spout on the side. Pretty good stuff.

I stopped using the tubes because they would constantly spill or break on me. I don't know my strength.

How am I going to sleep tonight!!!!! Guess I won't get to my Kirai crew before this comes in.

I haven't used proper plastic glue for a model in about four years! I find that super glue is handy in that when I decide I don't like the pose the figure has, all one needs to do is simply drop it on the floor and glue it together in all new and interesting ways! Well, either that or I am too fond of my dollar store tubes to buy some decent stuff...

There is this store called Udisco in Montreal that has everything one can want to scratchbuild terrain. They are also my glue pushers and keep feeding me extra drill bits for my hand drill. They always have a full box of Testors glue boxes.

I just couldn,t find it in my heart to love the new GW glue formulae. THey just don't do it for me.

I like Testors model cement (the thin kind), Tamiya thin plastic cement and my favorite Ambroid ProWeld. Army Painter plastic cement is probably the worst on the market. It's all filler and is gloopy and barely reacts with the plastic.

duro super glue for me, no finer glue in IMO and its dirt cheap

Oh well. I don't know if I haven't left it long enough, or what. Tried my tracking number this morning and got
"Delivery status information is not available for your item via this web site. A return receipt after mailing may be available through your local Post Office. "

Either that or it is not supported in the UK. Still, that'll mean a bigger surprise for me when my package does turn up!

Erm, anyone have a decent estimate on how long that'll be?

<starts suffering plastic withdrawl>