Can't get too much clearer than C.
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Can't get too much clearer than C.
Arrr.... I always be hunting for booty. (Option C)
:g&t:
Guess I am an exception to KS backers. I did not stock up on lots of extra exclusive ships. I just got an extra mat and the C and D chit bags to fill out a Lieutenant pledge (A solid starting point). Will I play the exclusive ships? Maybe not from the start. Yo never know what they might be worth some day... like first run Wings planes.
It isn't the _SoG_ KS which is worrying me -- it's the _Robotech Tactics_ KS (*2* complete game sets, plus add-ons -- including a 3-pack of MACs...).
ares facebook update,
https://www.facebook.com/AresGames?ref=stream
The ships pictured out of the box have blue bases. I might be wrong, but I thought they decided to go with black bases?
I remember reading blue. I think by Keith.
I don't recall seeing black being mentioned
For Eric and any others without FB
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You are in good company. I was on Facebook one time, years ago, to see some pictures someone posted. Since then, I have tried to eliminate my account, but I don't remember my password, and no longer have the associated email account. Now I am stuck with a FB account that was used for a couple of minutes. Keep resisting Brother.
Most companies have Facebook pages now and you can access them without having an account, you just can't make comments. All photos are usually available for scrolling through. I tried the Ares site and you can access it.
As per usual,
My first thought was: "I should have gotten MORE!"
I seem to remember quite a lively discussion about base color and thickness preferences here.
I believe that there were a number of posts expressing a preference for clear bases similar to the planes.
Looking at the pictures here, I think that the covering of the base tops by the cards (required due to the unique firing arcs for each ship type) and the pin location required due to the very short freeboard height of some of the smaller ships makes the blue the best choice.
To me, and just from the pictures of the semi production ships, that the blue looks great on the game mats and will also look great for displaying individual ships on the shelf.
I can even see some of the larger SOL models used as nick-nack type decorations by individuals who have no interest in the game.
This has been a non paid gushing testimonial
Those boxes do look way better than the plain white ones that last batch I got came in. And I will attest that the ships are held securely in them.
The SOL ship boxes look to be about the size of Wings bomber packs. How do they compare?
Makes me wonder how many people reading this thread will later say, I wish I would have bought all the models in wave one and the starter set.
Will it be the same people that are saying, I should have bought all of the WGF models when they first came out?
I'll echo the statement of "didn't buy enough"! Having seen the ships first hand, I wish I'd bought another set, probably two, of the KS exclusives.
Can anyone tell me if the First Wave has upped anchor yet:question::question:
It is a little after their last promised ship date of the first week in October:sleep:
Once upon a time during the KS, there was some talk of art prints (or original art) from Donald MacLeod being made available in conjunction with the project.
IIRC, it was finally determined that the shipping costs and product sales margins necessary just wouldn't work.
Does anyone know if that is how things ended up with that idea or if anything came together?
Ares latest update as of 10 hours ago. (10-2-2013)
If everything goes according to plan, the mass production shall be completed October, 10th. Remember the product is in China - after that, we need about 1 month to get the product in the US warehouse. In these days it's a holiday in China, so we hope to be able to confirm the product is shipping out of the factory with an update at the beginning of the next week.
Pity they couldn't distribute direct from China. Just got a stack of models from Shanghai, cheap as chips for the models and free (yes, free) shipping. Arrived 72 hours after purchase. And thats not a one-off. I often wonder whether some companies that manufacture entirely in China might be better off making arrangements in country rather than going through the expense and time of shipping to Europe and the UK for distribution.