Deadzone: Enforcer Sniper

Yesterday I completed the un-boxing of my Deadzone kickstarter, and today I decided to start work on the models. First, I want to say that these pictures do not do the detail justice. I only wish I had a better camera with a macro setting to improve upon these.

The said, the first model I decided to work on is the Enforcer Sniper. He has a nice pose of kneeling down with gun up sighting in on a potential target. This should be a fun model to assemble.

So here is a parts shot. I had started some basic cleanup of the mold lines. They were not terrible on this model, but there were a few. One thing to note is the included mini-base on the figure. This basically sits in the normal bases and will have to be filled for a clean flat surface. Annoying but not completely impossible to fix.

Here we are with him fully assembled and some green stuff painted on to fill gaps. The key gap besides the base was the leg joint which looks to have filled nicely. Also the base gap covered well. Hopefully after a light sanding it will be smooth.

Here is a better shot showing the base and gap line. Is the slightly darker circle area the the right of the foot. Also I noticed I got some greenstuff on the left of the foot, so I will have to clean that away as well before starting any primer or painting effort.

Any thoughts on how I should paint these guys? This model doesn't show the facial design or body armor, but seriously these look like little Iron Man figures. Maybe I could go Tony Stark style for this army? What do you all think?

Deadzone revealed

So a little while back I happened upon a kickstarter from Mantic called Deadzone. Basically it a small skirmish style game for a 2x2 table size. The kickstarter enabled me to get in on the start of the game and get an awesome deal in starting figures which I intend to use not only for Deadzone, but also for Warpath and/or 40k in the future.

Anyway, back to my story. A little over 6 months ago the kickstarter concluded and I quickly discovered how crazy I was when I started planning my overall purchase of the oodles and oodles of figures.

Wave 1 Order:
Deadzone Early Bird Striketeam backer:
Deadzone Boxed game (Enforcer/Plague faction starter sets)
Marauder faction starter set
Rebels faction starter set
1 additional Enforcer faction starter set
1 additional Rebel faction starter set
4 Enforcer faction booster bundles(includes 2 Enforcer boosters + 1 Enforcer Specialist booster each)
2 Rebel faction booster bundles(includes 2 Rebel boosters + 1 Rebel Specialist booster each)
2 Core Works terrain sets

Well. Fast forward to December 1st when I received my teaser email saying that FedEx received a shipment notification for my kickstarter shipment. Woot. Wahoo. Can't wan't. Then on December 3rd I get another shipment notification?? Wait a minute, why I have received 2 shipment notices now. Guess its off to the kickstarter to check the comments. Sure enough, multiple people commenting they got shipment notices, and many saying they got 2. OK, concern averted. Looks to be a great Christmas for me after all.

Then it all hits the fan. I start reading comments daily, and so many people getting their stuff in terrible condition. Missing models, boxes damaged and/or destroyed. People having confusion over what they shoudl be getting. What will I get? Will I even get a package before Christmas? Hmm Shipping notice still says 'Initiated". HMPH.

December 6th a refresh of the FedEx shipping shows its been picked up. HUZZAH.
December 7th its made it from Great Britian all the way to Phoenix!!
December 9th at 9:20am its delivered!!!

Now, I happen to work from home and was on a conference call at 9:17am when my doorbell rang, and didn't get outside till 9:21 to see the FedEx driver making a U-Turn. A quick dash outside waving him down averted a really crummy wait for a re-delivery. Phew...

Now for the Un-boxing and the pics. I am sure most people are interested in that part.

First couple shots of the outer box. A little caved in on the top, but otherwise unharmed. Hopefully that means the insides are still good too.

Opened at lunch time. Hungry... Box is full of packing peanuts.. Mmmm.. peanuts.. Still, I don't think these are edible. Will have to get food and come back to this.

OK no more peanuts(I threw them away, didn't eat them, in case anyone was concerned)

Box Top and inside with lid removed

Core works sprues(Times 2) Seems like a crap ton of terrain.

Everything sorted and figures confirmed. I added labels to my bags(Oh how this would have helped the sorting process)

Enforcers

Marauders(and a slipped in Plague)

Rest of the Plague

Rebels

So in conclusion: My final shipped items included everything except::
2 Enforcers with Assault Blades
1 set of Enforcer legs for the Heavy Rifle
2 Soraks from my 2nd Rebel Starter Faction
1 complete Rebel Booster Bundle(2x Boosters and 1 specialist booster)
Dreadball MVP

Stay tuned over the next several weeks as I start working on these beautiful models and post up new shots of each model as I complete the process of cleanup and assembly of the figures.

ToS Fiefdoms

Well, here I am with less than 12 hours before my flight to Vegas. My list is done and models packed. I hope for a good showing at the event.

I will be bringing my Fiefdoms army from before, with a few additional models. The new list is:

Prince Imrahil mounted with lance and shield
7 Mounted Knights of Dol Amroth with lance and shield
14 Knights of Dol Amroth on foot with shield
8 Men-at-arms of Dol Amroth with pike
12 Rangers of Gondor with bow and spear
Angbor the Fearless
3 Clandmen of Lamedon
3 Axemen of Lossarnach

Total cost: 700
Hero count: 2
Model count: 49

Here are some final pics of the completed army in its display board.

I am interested in your thoughts on my force and models. Thanks.

Clansmen of Lamedon

Well, I am almost done with the work on my Clansmen I added to my Fiefdoms army for ToS. I have some additional highlighting to go and to finish the basing, but overall I think they came out well. Not awesome by any stretch, but definitely tabletop worthy.

Tell me what you think.

Was it a Hiatus?

So its been over a year. No posts, no comments, no anything. One might say this blog was dead, but even during that time I saw a couple of responses and several visits. I apologize. Life simply got in the way, I picked up a new addiction(World of Warcraft) and saw my other hobby time wane as a result.

Fast forward to 2011, and we find that I entered GitD and won an invite to the GW ToS in Vegas, Picked up several thousands of points of Grey Knights for 40k, and yes, still am playing WoW.

ToS, for those unaware of the final tournament for GW this year to crown the best of the best. I am looking forward to attending, not because I think I have any chance to win, but more that I get to play the players I rarely meet up with due to locations and schedules. I plan to do some regular updates as we get closer to the event outlining my force, my views on the tournament packet, and eventually how my games go during the grand weekend. Stay tuned for those updates.

Also, following ToS I am going to start work on my Grey Knights force. The Grey Knights have always been one of my favorite armies, but I never had the models to really do anything with them. With the recent rules update and new kits available, I look forward to a fun time developing my army and integrating the older models I have obtained with some of the new kits for some truly nice looking units.

If you have any comments of encouragement, thoughts on life in general or simply want to say it's nice to see me back on the Internet, drop me a comment!