They where closed from 24th to 3rd, so... Get the container, unload it, prepare all the shippings, while keep working in the not Defiance activities...
Plus closed again half of this last week due to national holidays, and dealing with webstore and distributor orders that came in while they were closed.
Yes and no. I was under the impression that they did all packing consolidation already in China. If so, now would be only boxing it up, labeling and send out. But yeah their distribution area and crew is probably not scaled for this peak demand so I can understand. Anyhow, if we are lucky we have the game in hand end of January
Well, you might. I wonder how long it is to ship things BACK to the other side of the world... Again.
I hope Defiance gets sent out on Monday. Spain is snowed in but hope this doesn't slow things down, Vigo seems to sit at 9C :D
Well I have finally finished the scut work. All 43 minis are cleaned and primed and awaiting paint. Looking at ALL of them lined up is a bit daunting. I am slooooow painter. I think I’ll paint the heroes first, then I have no idea about the bad guys. Anyone have a plan for a painting order? Billy had the gap in his chest. Two of the Nox had gaps at the left shoulder. Other than that there were just a few fiddly bits like Victor Messer’s head. Overall, not a bad or frustrating experience. Just a bit tedious. Here’s to hoping EuroWave 1 ships soon.
Yes, Heroes first, maybe Duchess in between, because she's / it's friggin cool. I already have six Nox, two Caliban, a Cadmus, a Seed Soldier, Sheskiin, Victor, Sargosh (a Jayth) and a Gwailos painted, so I think I can get started without painting many Shasvastii. I heard Taigha are appearing in Mission two, so I think they will be next, followed by the Speculo Killers cause I don't have them yet. I didn't like the Ballet-Speculo. Maybe some Scenery in between to make the board look better. That's my plan ... but you know what a plan is. Just a list of things that don't happen.
I started painting Shas, trying to fit my older Shas, but got worn out so I have a bunch of 60% painted Shas... I then hopped over to paint the Taigha's, which I did in some basic grays and it came out how I wanted it, so I moved on to the Mega. I had no solid idea of what I was doing with Mega, which was my own mistake. The end result is a bit too black, but overall I'm fine with it. I can always touch up some stuff later. Might do the heroes next, or return to the Shas, but I've been moving stuff around and don't have the room for a boardgame setup right now, so I've onyl played the first mission so far.
I think I'll actually go the other way round when I finally get my boxes. Start with the terrain, then do the Shasvastii and finally the heroes. I'm also considering using Citadel Contrast paint for the first time ever to see if I can speed things up a bit. We'll see how it goes.
Contrast is a great tool, I like using it as a base for a color or two, then details/ highlighting with more traditional paints after.
Dont expect all the items be sent tomorrow... They start tomorrow, how long it will take? who knows...
Tehcnically they said 18th is the start of shipping non-US/AUS Wave 1 and they expect to be done with it by end of January, but I hope that EU packages will get sent fairly early as they have to be the easiest to clear out in bulk.
Earlier would be better. There is still a 2nd wave to prepare for... of Defiance shinies. We're already seeing the other 2nd wave-- the one no one asked for, but it also came out of China. >:| I do hope CB finds a way to source things more or less locally if they go forward with other boardgame type projects. Say, don't you Poles work inexpensively? We know you guys do some quality work. ( see Micro Art Studio for example). I see that Fari is the forum's new Debbie Downer. Lighten up Fari, be a Farol instead. ( a bilingual pun. Lol.)
Hello! I'll ask for your patience because as we said in our last update: So, it is obvious that not every order will ship today. And the snow situation in Madrid affects the couriers and shipments, so patience! We'll do our best :)
Interesting... thinking about a stream where the viewers can decide about the AI's actions. And this game should go retail tbh. :) Maybe a second edition?
