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CouldRiverhorse itself just be Alessio as a fully fledged employee? One of those legally things to protect an artists work etc.

In which case, Alessio could be partnering with basically anyone.It might be Mantic, it might be Warlord.

Probably best being in its own thread?

^Yeah probably, I'm sure there is/will be one. As much as Alessio works with/for Mantic though, I think a crosspost was at least warranted.

I'm guessing I'm one of the 'complicated' orders due to my mate jumping onto my pledge literally at the last minute for wave 3.

So, no Deadzone waiting for me when I came back from my holiday.

Still nothing here, not that I'm in a hurry. I much prefer the orders that involve a shipping notice though...

Well, it is is any help, I received my Wave 3 shipment yesterday, and I didn't get a shipping notice beforehand either.

That is helpful!

Yeah, mine appeared randomly at my door on New Year's Eve. It was a nice-ish surprise as things go. Still haven't built one yet as I'm knee-deep in other projects atm...

Then it sounds like the porch sitting and waiting game shall begin soon.

Good thing I was already planning on sitting and waiting on the porch for a near dozen other packages I want to open!

What I don't like is I can't remember if they've got the new address for the deadzone stuff or if they'll send it to my parents' house like they did the first wave or two. I *really* dislike leaving anything on my doorstep here in town for more than 30 seconds =/

I'm always baffled that in a country plagued (or I guess blessed if you look at it the other way) with civil litigation for the most trivial nonsense

how come the US postal service and various couriers get away with just dumping stuff on peoples doorsteps

(as opposed to here in the UK where you get a little card telling you the stuff has gone back to the depot, so either collect or arrange a re-delivery..)

I know for fedex at least, you can pick something when you ship that's deliver with signature only with the option for the target to log into their fedex account to digitally sign, but that's only if they actually choose the option. And stuff that comes royal mail just shows up like anything.

Still no wave 3 for me either, but that's Australia for you. However, only yesterday while I was trimming bushes in my front garden did I find the missing delivery from my wave 2 2 underneath one. God knows how long it had been there. Long enough that rain and snails had eate the paper packaging, but luckily the inside was stored in a zip locked bag.

 .Mikes. wrote:
Still no wave 3 for me either, but that's Australia for you. However, only yesterday while I was trimming bushes in my front garden did I find the missing delivery from my wave 2 2 underneath one. God knows how long it had been there. Long enough that rain and snails had eate the paper packaging, but luckily the inside was stored in a zip locked bag.

You are joking, right? How does one not notice a package in front of their house for months? Especially when you must have been expecting to see a package in front of your house at some point.

He said he found it while trimming bushes in his front garden. Under a bush. You know, those big plant things that tend to grow up and out. Perhaps the carrier was being cheeky or a strong wind dislodged it etc. I only have one bush in front of my house next to the porch, but I certainly don't check underneath it when expecting packages

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Does anyone else smell inexpensive, new Necrons?

Inexpensive is such a relative term. But I don't think it'll apply here.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 .Mikes. wrote:
Still no wave 3 for me either, but that's Australia for you. However, only yesterday while I was trimming bushes in my front garden did I find the missing delivery from my wave 2 2 underneath one. God knows how long it had been there. Long enough that rain and snails had eate the paper packaging, but luckily the inside was stored in a zip locked bag.

You are joking, right? How does one not notice a package in front of their house for months? Especially when you must have been expecting to see a package in front of your house at some point.

Seems one doesn't notice when the package is obscured by a bush.

So I got a box of Peacekeeper and Enforcer sprues.

Tried building one of each and I'm pleased with the results. I may still get around to doing my restic ones just because.

If I remember correctly, my Forge Fathers will be shipping at a later date? Or do I need to contact Mantic about missing stuff again?

Check your bushes first.

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 .Mikes. wrote:
Still no wave 3 for me either, but that's Australia for you. However, only yesterday while I was trimming bushes in my front garden did I find the missing delivery from my wave 2 2 underneath one. God knows how long it had been there. Long enough that rain and snails had eate the paper packaging, but luckily the inside was stored in a zip locked bag.

You are joking, right? How does one not notice a package in front of their house for months? Especially when you must have been expecting to see a package in front of your house at some point.

Allow me to put it in game terms. The bush has a larger base than the package, also the bushes come in a unit in B2B formation, completely blocking LOS to the package. Further more all other packages delivered here have been left in front of the door. The package in essence was mechanised deployed in stealth outside of its deployment zone, and was waiting to be triggered once a spotter entered its AOE.

Also Sarah told me the pieces I was waiting for were out of stock so they could take a while.

 .Mikes. wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 .Mikes. wrote:
Still no wave 3 for me either, but that's Australia for you. However, only yesterday while I was trimming bushes in my front garden did I find the missing delivery from my wave 2 2 underneath one. God knows how long it had been there. Long enough that rain and snails had eate the paper packaging, but luckily the inside was stored in a zip locked bag.

You are joking, right? How does one not notice a package in front of their house for months? Especially when you must have been expecting to see a package in front of your house at some point.

Allow me to put it in game terms. The bush has a larger base than the package, also the bushes come in a unit in B2B formation, completely blocking LOS to the package. Further more all other packages delivered here have been left in front of the door. The package in essence was mechanised deployed in stealth outside of its deployment zone, and was waiting to be triggered once a spotter entered its AOE.

Take an Exalt for that! Brilliantly done!

We're talking about australia anyway, that bush is probably sentient, poisonous AND venomous

Amen to that. I don't put my hand inside any shrubbery which hasn't been trimmed to within an inch of its life by a chainsaw first.

 .Mikes. wrote:
Amen to that. I don't put my hand inside any shrubbery which hasn't been trimmed to within an inch of its life by a chainsaw first.

Especially not in summer, at least in winter the cold slows things down

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
So I got a box of Peacekeeper and Enforcer sprues.

Tried building one of each and I'm pleased with the results. I may still get around to doing my restic ones just because.

If I remember correctly, my Forge Fathers will be shipping at a later date? Or do I need to contact Mantic about missing stuff again?

I got my Forge Father stuff - including the drill which was supposed to ship earlier.

I think you need to fill out the form...

 Alpharius wrote:

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
So I got a box of Peacekeeper and Enforcer sprues.

Tried building one of each and I'm pleased with the results. I may still get around to doing my restic ones just because.

If I remember correctly, my Forge Fathers will be shipping at a later date? Or do I need to contact Mantic about missing stuff again?

I got my Forge Father stuff - including the drill which was supposed to ship earlier.

I think you need to fill out the form...

What's your overall impression/opinion, so far, Alpharius?

 Alpharius wrote:

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
So I got a box of Peacekeeper and Enforcer sprues.

Tried building one of each and I'm pleased with the results. I may still get around to doing my restic ones just because.

If I remember correctly, my Forge Fathers will be shipping at a later date? Or do I need to contact Mantic about missing stuff again?

I got my Forge Father stuff - including the drill which was supposed to ship earlier.

I think you need to fill out the form...

Looks like I might be filling out a form as well, I didn't get my ff stuff either. So far generally like the minis, not as sharp as gw, but good for price. I have however swapped out the enforcer and peacekeeper heads, as I just don't like them - pinhead and very soft details...

 judgedoug wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
So I got a box of Peacekeeper and Enforcer sprues.

Tried building one of each and I'm pleased with the results. I may still get around to doing my restic ones just because.

If I remember correctly, my Forge Fathers will be shipping at a later date? Or do I need to contact Mantic about missing stuff again?

I got my Forge Father stuff - including the drill which was supposed to ship earlier.

I think you need to fill out the form...

What's your overall impression/opinion, so far, Alpharius?

These are some decent Hard Plastic SF minis!

I've always really liked the 40K "Squats" and if done right, I think they could have been awesome.

I'm keeping a toe in the Deadzone world via Enforcers and Forge Fathers - and the hard plastics do not disappoint.

 Alpharius wrote:

These are some decent Hard Plastic SF minis!

I've always really liked the 40K "Squats" and if done right, I think they could have been awesome.

I'm keeping a toe in the Deadzone world via Enforcers and Forge Fathers - and the hard plastics do not disappoint.

I haven't received mine yet so that makes me really happy to hear your "mini-review", as I know you are pretty objective!
Does it make you "cautiously optimistic" for future sci fi (Warpath) plastics from Mantic?

It does - I think that this is what they need to do it order to 'take it to the next level' in terms of both growing their company AND giving us a game and miniatures that can seriously contend and compete with...You Know Who!

As well as standing on their own too, of course!

Mantic minis using Mantic rules in the 40k setting. If the rules come out well I can see that not being uncommon ; p