(KICKSTARTER) Rocketgames: Last Saga

[Chinkster]

Newbie throwing in my 2 cent's worth:

I received partial fulfillment of my KS early this month. The Guardians of Tanaor. Short 1 mini that was never cast, so can't complain.

The metal minis are really, really nice and clean. There's a review here in case anyone wants to follow up:

https://boardgamegeek.com/article/20424610

The metal minis are being compared favourably to Infinity (don't play so can't comment). The resin minis... less so.

[Dentatus]

Thanks for that, especially the comparison shot. Sorry to hear about the resin kit.

Received an email conforming my request for available figs. Of the two starters, stretch goals and extras ordered/paid for, I'm to receive four figs. oh well.

[dulydude]

hmmm...just got my figures...shipped on the 21st and arrived on the 28th...1 week turn around to Aus isn't that bad
i feel like they are loosing money on the priority shipping

speaking of which the council mini's look pretty good. I'll wait until I get the fusiliers before i build the officer, but I might build the other three and check them against old/new style infinity sculpting tonight/tomorrow

[tnjrp]

The latest word from Nic Diaz is that RG has found a new caster. Maybe that'll speed the things along with the KS, or maybe they are just thinking about the future of the line. Not an actual update on this yet.

[Dentatus]

Hope springs eternal - even with Kickstarters.

[tnjrp]

I received my early shipping batch of miniatures yesterday. Or at least I received my two Council Tactical Officers and the right number of GoT miniatures, won't have time to really go through them until the coming weekend. At a glance they looked clean and well cast.

[Dentatus]

Good to hear. Mine should arrive soon. Soon-ish.

[tnjrp]

I didn't have chance to verify what I'd gotten over the weekend since my ISP had decided to not provide.

But I did look at the miniatures an sich and was quite happy with their casting quality. I think there was a minor mold line in one of the GoT model's helmet but I'm not quite sure about that and couldn't find anything else to gripe about. Base painting them might reveal some seams but I don't expect that to happen.

However, I was not quite so happy with the size of the Council TacOfficer... I was expecting the humans from this line to be somewhat smaller. As they are, they won't match very well with my predominantly true-28mm-scale scifi minis. Maybe they are scaled to fit the new-and-larger-post-IceStorm-Infinity and the the older pre-N3 stuff.

[dulydude]

However, I was not quite so happy with the size of the Council TacOfficer... I was expecting the humans from this line to be somewhat smaller. As they are, they won't match very well with my predominantly true-28mm-scale scifi minis. Maybe they are scaled to fit the new-and-larger-post-IceStorm-Infinity and the the older pre-N3 stuff.

They were designed by the guy who did the Nomads for that box, so no real suprise there

I had issues with the assault rifle commando, the base tab was way to thick for the base (so I trimmed it), and there was a lot of flash around the back near the gun and pouch. I managed to remove it but it wasn't easy. The shotgun commando is ace though; rarely do I come across a model that has 2 separate hand bits that fit togther so nicely.

I'll post some pictures up of the commandos tonight with a JSA kempetai, Necromunda Delaque and a new size Nomad. Does anyone have a particular, generic, model that people want me to use for scale comparisons, like a space marine or something?

[dulydude]

Council Commandos with new scale Nomad, old scale yu jing and a GW necromunda mini

[tnjrp]

Yep, that painted Yu Jing there explains why I got confused about the scale

[Dentatus]

Thanks for the picture.

Mine arrived yesterday. See if I can't get them assembled this weekend.

[Chinkster]

Thanks for that, especially the comparison shot. Sorry to hear about the resin kit.

Thanks, but wasn't me that posted the review 

[tnjrp]

An update. Looks like complete fulfillment is still quite a ways off. On the plus side, all the stuff I pledged for myself (i.e. the Council) is in the "first new wave".
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1318212665/last-saga/posts/1362501

[Dentatus]

Saw that update too - oh well. I opted for Council and Raiders. We'll see if/when anything more arrives. At least I got 4 miniatures for all that time and $$$.