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Got my stuff in the mail today, and it was a heavy box. So many goodies packed in, all looks to be really nice.

 Thokt wrote:
Got my stuff in the mail today, and it was a heavy box. So many goodies packed in, all looks to be really nice.

pledge level?

Saw this in the store today. Because of the above pic, I ended up buying it. I just hope I can do the minis justice. Dang that box is heavy, I wasn't expecting it to be that heavy.

*edit*

I just like to make sure since there was a larger rule book beside the last box I took, is the rule book in the boxset exactly the same as the bigger rule book? I am not missing out on anything except for the book being smaller and my guess smaller print?

Its the same with a different Cover just for stores to Display it.

It's exactly the same, it just comes in a cardboard packaging to have a display image that is in Portrait for retail purposes as the book itself is Landscape.

Thank you very much guys greatly appreciate it. So it's good then I bought another box set of ships then instead of the rule book.

str00dles1 wrote:

 Thokt wrote:
Got my stuff in the mail today, and it was a heavy box. So many goodies packed in, all looks to be really nice.

pledge level?

I went for Captain.

Have I missed something? Are the kickstarter exclusive battlecruisers just upgrade pieces, or am I missing half of the pieces for all four of them??

They're upgrades for a regular cruiser sprue, you should have an extra cruiser sprue

Ahh, thanks, then that makes more sense

jmw23 wrote:

 Killionaire wrote:
I freaking LOVE the models.

So much detail. Fun to assemble. Wonderful spaceships.
(snip)

Seriously though, the UCM Cruiser Sprue is genius. Nearly every horizontal join is covered by another panel or antenna or something. Brilliantly designed and needs nearly no clean-up.
Frigate Sprue is great and fits ultra tight. Only downside is that the light mass drive turrets have a tricky cut.

The Scourge Cruiser sprue's pretty good, but you need to fix the gap between the 'nose' and the 'tail'. The wings go on great though.

Gorgeous scheme! Care to share how you painted them?

Gracias!
They're really straightforward. The minis take to paint beautifully.

Primed white using Duplicolor Automotive Sandable (best primer can TBH)
Used P3 'Ironhull Grey' + 1 drop thinner for the dark grey upper panel components
Used P3 'Greatcoat Grey' + 1 drop thinner, 1 drop glaze medium for the lower green-grey understructure
Used Reaper 'Leather White' for upper white pating
Used GW Nuln Oil on all surfaces that are not white, and to do plate edges
Used GW Earthsade on the engine cowlings for extra shade.
Cleaned up with a pure white on edges where needed.
Used a crimson red for the trim panels.
Used arcane blue, plus dots of lighter white-mixed arcane blue for engines and the intake glow.

Well, the latest backer email has gone out, with more announcements that shipping still isn't done yet, and more apologies. Commodore pledges are supposed to start going out this week.

The thing I don't get is why they keep talking about sending employees from the company out into the warehouse. In the UK are temp workers not a thing?

Actually they said "the remaining Commodore pledges. In fact, if I wasnt out of town, I would have had mine in my hands yesterday, nevermore it having been dissipated. Instead I'm getting it redelivered from DPD next week.

 JOHIRA wrote:
Well, the latest backer email has gone out, with more announcements that shipping still isn't done yet, and more apologies. Commodore pledges are supposed to start going out this week.

The thing I don't get is why they keep talking about sending employees from the company out into the warehouse. In the UK are temp workers not a thing?

You actually trust temp workers with something like this? Talk about a disaster waiting to happen. Being paid minimum wage you really get what you pay for. How are you going to make sure all those orders are 100% correct? People get what they want and nothing missing or even being sent to the right people or not damaged when the temps will just throw the boxes around?

Davor wrote:
You actually trust temp workers with something like this? Talk about a disaster waiting to happen. Being paid minimum wage you really get what you pay for. How are you going to make sure all those orders are 100% correct?

Have someone who works directly for the company confirm the package is packed correctly?

People get what they want and nothing missing or even being sent to the right people or not damaged when the temps will just throw the boxes around?

Most warehouses I've been in, pretty much anyone can collect the parts to assemble a package no matter how qualified. You only need someone with experience and skill to confirm the package is assembled correctly and the slap the shipping label on it.

Wow, that's some extreme level -ism, assuming minimum wagers can't even put stuff from a list into a box. Classism maybe?

Yeah...

Anyways. I do have a COMMANDER pledge and yet to recceive anything :( I'm starting to feel just a tiny bit left behind at this point.

Davor wrote:

 JOHIRA wrote:
Well, the latest backer email has gone out, with more announcements that shipping still isn't done yet, and more apologies. Commodore pledges are supposed to start going out this week.

The thing I don't get is why they keep talking about sending employees from the company out into the warehouse. In the UK are temp workers not a thing?

You actually trust temp workers with something like this? Talk about a disaster waiting to happen. Being paid minimum wage you really get what you pay for. How are you going to make sure all those orders are 100% correct? People get what they want and nothing missing or even being sent to the right people or not damaged when the temps will just throw the boxes around?

A prime disgusting example of classism

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Wow, that's some extreme level -ism, assuming minimum wagers can't even put stuff from a list into a box. Classism maybe?

It's not that minimum wagers can't do the job, thing is being a temp worker all the time and just being walked over like you are nothing because you can't be hired full time means you just don't care to put in the extra effort especially if being paid at minimum wage. Maybe temp workers mean something different for you guys, but here in Ontario, sadly that has become the norm now and it's very hard to get a good paying job since a lot of companies now want temp workers so they don't have to hire you full time.

Minimum wage, no benefits, no security, you really expect to people to put in the extra effort and make sure every thing goes smoothly? I really doubt that Hawk War games will be paying someone $20 an hour to make sure a job like this would be done properly. As the saying goes, you want something done properly, you do it yourself. And something like this, and being late, you need to make sure there are no mix ups now.

I am sure Hawkwar games is dong the best they can do right now. They just want to make sure everything is done properly instead of doing something cheaply and rushed.

This has 0 to do with this topic. Please stop that useless "discussion", thank you.

Davor wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Wow, that's some extreme level -ism, assuming minimum wagers can't even put stuff from a list into a box. Classism maybe?

It's not that minimum wagers can't do the job, thing is being a temp worker all the time and just being walked over like you are nothing because you can't be hired full time means you just don't care to put in the extra effort especially if being paid at minimum wage. Maybe temp workers mean something different for you guys, but here in Ontario, sadly that has become the norm now and it's very hard to get a good paying job since a lot of companies now want temp workers so they don't have to hire you full time.

Minimum wage, no benefits, no security, you really expect to people to put in the extra effort and make sure every thing goes smoothly? I really doubt that Hawk War games will be paying someone $20 an hour to make sure a job like this would be done properly. As the saying goes, you want something done properly, you do it yourself. And something like this, and being late, you need to make sure there are no mix ups now.

I am sure Hawkwar games is dong the best they can do right now. They just want to make sure everything is done properly instead of doing something cheaply and rushed.

Your really blowing my mind on this. Its just so incorrect...

Regardless of money, there have been at least a dozen or so accounts (or more that are unreported) on the Facebook group saying they have already had problems with their pledge. Things missing, sent wrong pieces ordered, etc. These could be full employees making way more then 20$ a hour and there is, and always will be problems. Every company has the problem. Cool Mini and their million kickstarters have issues. People, again regardless of $ are inherently imperfect. Its how it goes.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Wow, that's some extreme level -ism, assuming minimum wagers can't even put stuff from a list into a box. Classism maybe?

Having been exposed to numerous minimum wage fast food employees who could not assemble an order correctly, I don't think its an unjustified supposition.

RoninXiC wrote:
Yeah...

Anyways. I do have a COMMANDER pledge and yet to recceive anything :( I'm starting to feel just a tiny bit left behind at this point.

Don't worry brother, I'm right there beside you!!

overtyrant wrote:

RoninXiC wrote:
Yeah...

Anyways. I do have a COMMANDER pledge and yet to recceive anything :( I'm starting to feel just a tiny bit left behind at this point.

Don't worry brother, I'm right there beside you!!

Me too!

Ah okay... so brothers in agony we are :x

My wife has 0 interest in my miniatures hobby but the idea of spaceships doing pewpew might actually be the first step for her into the "hobby" tm

Got my Captain pledge. Everything looks very nice. No idea if everything is there, such a mountain of sprues. Will have to take an inventory when possible.

I did an unboxing of my Dropfleet Commander Commodore pledge tonight!

When should we start worrying if we haven't received our pledges?

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
When should we start worrying if we haven't received our pledges?

December 2020?

I joke, but really the way Hawk Wargames keeps making promises and pushing them back and then not communicating with customers, I wouldn't know of any way to tell if there's a problem until they announce the kickstarter shipping finished. But at least you can take some small comfort in knowing you're not the only one who hasn't heard a peep about their pledge.

Got my shipping notification, with a tracking number!

The email came from sales@transglobalexpress.co.uk and the tracking link leads to a UPS tracking page that says it's going out tomorrow. Unfortunately to my old address as I wasn't able to update, but I know the folks there and will be keeping a close eye out

Will keep you all updated! Note my pledge is a Captain with add-ons from the pledge manager, but my local friend's Commodore pledge hasn't shipped yet.