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 bbb wrote:
So how is warehousing/distribution being handled? You said you were dealing with 3 plastics manufacturers, so are you having all materials shipped to one central location that will assemble the starter boxes? Do you have warehouses/fulfillment operations set up/lined up in the USA/UK? Does your team have logistics/fulfillment experience?

Since it seems like your group came together via Dakka that means that you are all spread out, so is there going to be one physical location for your operation or will you continue to run the business in "the cloud" and rent out warehouse/fulfillment services as needed?

Do you plan to continue using three plastics companies or do you plan to find just one that is the best fit for your needs?

I don't recall seeing a response to this, or was this addressed earlier? Thanks!

That's not been answered yet - we have an existing central shipping location with security, insurance, fire protection, etc where sets will be assembled but it can only cope with a certain volume. We have 2 other options lined up if volumes increase beyond the level we can cope with now, and a few others that we are talking to as well beyond that.

The extended team (non-stakeholders who are working on the project for pay, including our manufacturers) have a of logistics and distribution experience and all own and operate multiple warehouses around the world. I've also been in regular contact with almost every major wargaming kickstarter operator over the past few years and have a detailed series of models built on their successes and advice.

We will continue using multiple plastics companies because locking in a production slot is a long, time consuming process and consecutive development is the only way to pad around the timing issues that crop up when models end up being more complex than originally anticipated. We use the same design and approval process at each one and digital files get passed between them as well to ensure consistency.


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May I present - the Epirian Drones:


Spider Drones


Firefly Drones


Group Shot

The drones have 5 weapon options, though 2 are specific to each drone type and one will not have any rules written for them initially as they were done as decorative elements initially, but ended up looking so good we were able to fit them on the sprue. Lots and lots of flexibility with these models though, you'll want a good pile of them in your Epirian forces!

I really like the design of the Karist troops and would probably buy a set despite having way too much sci fi stuff already but the other ones are just too blocky for my liking.

Will take a look at the lore later today.

Will come see the stuff in person at salute though.

I like the drones, particularly the flying version. I can see how they go together with the Epicurians- there's a nice, unified look going on.

Excited to see more!

Here's a dakka exclusive - an early preview of the Epirian Drone sprue. This is not the absolute final production version - it is missing some labels and does not have 100% fill right now, but it is very close to completion (98%) and built the photographed models. The final models will look a little bit crisper and sharper than those we've painted and photographed.

 legoburner wrote:
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May I present - the Epirian Drones:

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Spider Drones

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Firefly Drones

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Group Shot

The drones have 5 weapon options, though 2 are specific to each drone type and one will not have any rules written for them initially as they were done as decorative elements initially, but ended up looking so good we were able to fit them on the sprue. Lots and lots of flexibility with these models though, you'll want a good pile of them in your Epirian forces!

I really like the looks of the Epirian. The drones looks very nice and insectoid.

Those Drones look great! I'll grab some as replacements for Infinity Rems (most of which I don't like) if nothing else!

I'm curious to see how that drone looks assembled and how the rules read in one spot (as opposed to individual posts sprinkled throughout the thread). Figure-wise, I'm most interested in the non-human models as the humanoid ones previewed so far don't really appeal to me but I'm always on the lookout for more mechs/drones.

There's pics!

The drones look good, and with the troops present, they really look like a coherent force.

People who were worried about the troops earlier, should be less worried.

I must have missed this question, but how much space does a
starter box occupy in a game of Maelstrom's Edge and would
there be unnecessary bloat if one were to have, say, two starter
boxes of the game?

Cant wait to see what you guys do with the female fighters.
Pale men fighting robots is fun too, I guess. Cant argue with the classics.

The spider drones remind me of the Knights of the Old Republic 2 mining droids from the first part of the game.

I was sold on the Epirians before, but now with the drones they look amazing.

 legoburner wrote:
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May I present - the Epirian Drones:

Spoiler:

Spider Drones

Spoiler:

Firefly Drones

Spoiler:

Group Shot

The drones have 5 weapon options, though 2 are specific to each drone type and one will not have any rules written for them initially as they were done as decorative elements initially, but ended up looking so good we were able to fit them on the sprue. Lots and lots of flexibility with these models though, you'll want a good pile of them in your Epirian forces!

Aww, they are so CUTE! Now I'm stoked on the Epirians - I was a bit lukewarm before, was liking the gun and the fluff, but now I'm SOLD!

There's my mech prons!

All Drone/Mech Army!

I'm not sure if the drones make the contractor boxiness totally forgivable, but they certainly help. The drones look kinda neat on their own too.

I think I would like the epirian portion of the starter box just fine, even if I wouldn't be rushing out to make 100's of them.

Drones can get a lot of usage on a tabletop. Not just for this, but in a whole lot of scenarios.

I've been wanting to do an automated facility raid for Mutants & Rayguns, and I think I've found a nice source of automated defenses now.

Drones are really nice, shame about the troopers....

The drones' bases confuse me.

While the human infantry have round 25mm bases, the flying drones have hex bases and the legged drones have no bases? Or is this all WIP and bases will be more standardized?

Drones look great...

I like how the whole force feels very uniform now. Square hats on the soldiers mirrors that of the drones.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Drones can get a lot of usage on a tabletop. Not just for this, but in a whole lot of scenarios.

I've been wanting to do an automated facility raid for Mutants & Rayguns, and I think I've found a nice source of automated defenses now.

You got me thinking. Those drones remind me a lot of the drones from Armored Core MOA.

I wonder if an AC table top game exists. That would be fun to play as well! Fully modular player mechs vs each other or Vs AI drones / MTs.

Love the drones, They really give the Epirian a totally different feel to what they had before seeing them.

Love it, I think I like them more than the Karist in terms of look and feel, and to me thats everything I look for in choosing a faction/army.

I like the drones. Still not convinced by the troopers though even standing next to them.

Will the kickstarter have pledges allowing you to pledge for one force only?

 legoburner wrote:
Here's a dakka exclusive - an early preview of the Epirian Drone sprue. This is not the absolute final production version - it is missing some labels and does not have 100% fill right now, but it is very close to completion (98%) and built the photographed models. The final models will look a little bit crisper and sharper than those we've painted and photographed.

So I see two sets of legs, two wings, and two hulls. Will there be a way to set these drones up so you can swap them between walking and flying modes?

Looks like all youd need to do is magnetize the legs and hull and the wing mounts and youd be golden.

Also, the drones go a long way toward making the contractors look even better. Its a good uniform look and makes their more utilitarian look have more sense. I wish there bits for tools and whatnot because it would be cool to kit them out where it looks like they split their time between fighting and fixing the robots.

Oh yeah. There they are. My mechs have arrived and I have been proven truly wrong, the caterpillar tracks wouldn't have worked.

Yep, yep, those drones look great. Come on Kickstarter, Come on!

Think it was clever to use the same central core with different transport methods (legs/wings), it ties them together well and makes perfect sense from a real-world perspective.

I have a couple of queries following on from this:
1 - Does one sprue make either type of drone? (ie you buy a "drone sprue" not a specific spider sprue or firefly sprue)
2 - Do you mix the drone types in a unit, or do these constitute one each of two of the army troop types previously mentioned? (Sorry I can't remember what they were called - was one Hammer?)
3 - Is it two mechs in each unit, or 3 in a unit like with the engineers?


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 JohnnyHell wrote:


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Awesome. 'Nuff said

i was wondering the same thing about base sizes and all that, do they play any part when it comes to game play?

As it stands (remember Legoburner has said this sprue is not final), the one sprue makes two of either type, or one of each.

The flying drones use different weapon mount panniers (on the sprue as the inner 4 parts). These have a notch to accept the fan/wing things.

There are several ways magnetising or pinning weapons fit and the legged/flying variants could be done, all relatively trivial if you do a proper dry-fitting run first.

I absolutely love those firefly drones, they really look great!

Not quite as stoked about the spider though to be completely honest. The weapons loadouts look cool, I'm just worried about those legs, especially at the joint. The legs themselves are basically just plastic rectangles attached together, and while they do give the impression of being very spindly/spidery that leaves me wondering how often I'll snap them if I'm not super careful (I'm a hamfisted sort of guy alot of the time anyways). Are the spiders legs reasonably strong? (I like the little clawish feet design btw, just worried about the knee joints themselves)