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I'm hardly an ace sculptor, but I think it actually looks really cool, and gives the model at least *something* to stick to...

Thinking about it, extending the wisps of smoke down the legs and into the base would work perfectly, and remove a need for the pin in the middle at all. Great suggestion.

Actually, that's a great idea, thanks.

I think that would work perfectly.

Good idea, thanks.

I did consider this, though unfortunately my Ivan crew is based on "Lucius" Office bases, so a rock won't cut it. Perhaps I could manufacture a crate or small piece of furniture or similar though...

After assembling the insect Nocturne, I have no idea how to affix it to a base by just the spindly legs... there doesn't seem to be enough surface area for either gluing or pinning.

I thought about basing via a pin through the middle... but that would look kinda ugly.

So, how have you guys done it?

I noticed the same thing and came here to ask.

Any word from Wyrd as to which is correct? As you say, no real issue from a gameplay perspective, but pretty jarring when compared to background and models...

I'm not going to make it this year (due to a clash with a trip home to NZ), but Bonescon was great last year and I hope everyone enjoys it this year!

36 minutes ago, Badgroth said:

I do not mind if a weapon gets bent or a part comes off in transit as they are easy fixes but having the model not assembled correctly is not acceptable TBH.

In some cases this isn't true. I had bent (twisted would be more correct) weapons due to the miniatures arms being stuck on at incorrect angles. They couldn't be straightened without removing and re-gluing the arms.

I've had similar issues with models that have arms glued in incorrect positions, resulting in guns being twisted and not being able to correct the twist without disassembling and reassembling (which I refuse to do for preassembled minis, so will be raising a support ticket).

Also a few parts fell off in shipping (while disappointing this isn't unreasonable and I'm happy to fix these myself), and some parts are missing (one of my skulkers is entirely missing his arms). This has me worried and I have to find time to go back through everything and double check before I raise my support ticket.

2 minutes ago, bedjy said:

the open beta starts next week  
I would probably agree with you, but that's not ours to guess. I want to share the file if I can, so that I can have some people play this week end. That's why I just asked, by extend, if it could be shared publicly. I'll be waiting for an official answer anyway.

Ah... apparently I'm a week ahead of myself.

Still, the point stands - unless/until you get an explicit yes from Wyrd, you should assume no (and obviously an explicit yes from Wyrd would have more weight than my "assume no"). Wyrd have chosen a specific date for the Open Beta to start, and for others to be able to start playing. I understand the enthusiasm to start sooner, but if they really wanted people to start playing sooner, they would have released the files themselves.

14 minutes ago, Razhem said:

Would like a confirmation for this as well.

I would assume not, unless Wyrd explicitly say otherwise. Typically playtesting materials remain property of Wyrd (and subject to standard copyright provisions, meaning you're not able to distribute them without the rights holder's permission). Lifting the NDA just means you can talk about it, not that you can distribute playtest material. Weds is only 36 hours away... there will be all new Beta files available then.

Note: this would also cover copying/pasting from the materials.

While I can't say I'm thrilled about the scale issues in general (Lord of Steel is also apparently a midget, and several of the minis just don't look right next to each other), I think "tiny, overpriced and ridiculous" is going a bit far.

Either way, I wouldn't expect Wyrd to do anything about it. At this stage, with it in retail, they'd need to do a mass recall, re-print and replacement... which is probably beyond them for what is not really that big a deal (pun intended).

We'll miss you Mason, but all the best for whatever the future holds!

2 hours ago, tmod said:

They were very well packed (inside a vacuum formed plastic tray, inside a cardboard box, the whole thing in a very well padded cardboard box), so it cannot have been caused by impact. Anyone else experienced something like this? 

Not that extreme, but a couple of my models were missing parts. Not like they fell off, but just completely missing. I have to find time to go through everything with a fine toothed comb to verify what's missing, and send a replacement parts request.

20 hours ago, Kyle said:

Additionally, we will be running two raffles (one for each bundle) sometime shortly after the 14th of January. If you purchased a bundle, you will be entered in for a chance to win a set of Malifaux and Through the Breach posters. 

If we purchased the bundle the first time it was on BoH, do we go in the raffle too? 🤞

25 minutes ago, retnab said:

We already got one by email months back, in the same email where you could get all the stat cards in pdf before they were put up on the forum

Nope, that was just the rules and stat cards, which are now available free to everyone.

I'm referring specifically to the full CRB, which contains all the lore/background/fiction too. It's for sale on DTRPG for $35 - would be nice of Wyrd to throw us long suffering backers a bone.

What'd be a really nice gesture on Wyrds part would be giving backers a free copy of the rulebook PDF (currently selling for a ridiculous $35 on DTRPG)... it'd go some way towards the MSRP bait & switch and the continued shipping delays and issues.

Of course, I don't expect it to actually happen (based on track record with this KS so far), but it would be nice of them.

On 12/20/2018 at 3:52 AM, AverageBoss said:

Wyrd at this point seems like they are piling all that on the backers.

Backers who, at least in several parts of the world, still don't have anything to demo or review, and who are getting increasingly annoyed with Wyrd and TOS... seems like a winning strategy... 🤔

On 12/14/2018 at 11:43 PM, Adran said:

The last wyrd update said the European hub had just started shipping it's last region's. So it is likely that weyland is the hub, and your parcel should be there in the next few days, assuming post to Germany is about the same speed as to Prague. 

I would assume faster from the UK to Germany, but it's also possible that Wayland are shipping them in some sort of apparently random order. I know of at least one other backer in Prague who hasn't yet received his order.

On 12/14/2018 at 6:03 PM, unknownuser65 said:

Why should "we" bug Wayland? Since when do we have a contract with Wayland? 

There ought to be someone from Wyrd to verify what is going on and give us a feedback!

I don't disagree with the sentiment.

However from a purely practical perspective, it's now coming directly from Wayland to you. So you're likely going to get a better result bugging Wayland rather than bugging Wyrd to bug Wayland on your behalf (particularly given how little impact bugging Wyrd has seemed to have so far).

I received my dual commander shipment in Prague on Friday. So the packages are coming to Europe, albeit slowly.

Looks out for a big box from Wayland Games in the UK - I didn't receive any shipping notification or tracking number - the box just turned up out of the blue.

Some good news for those in Europe - my KS rewards arrived today in Prague!

I can confirm they seem to have shipped from Wayland (so they are probably the ones to bug for an update on your shipment).

1 hour ago, DamasterZ said:

The most european backers have received it yet but spaniards. We just want to know why this delay and where are our pledges.

AFAIK, this is not correct. UK backers have received their pledges, but I don't know of any individual (i.e. non-retail) backers in the EU outside the UK who have. 

On 12/7/2018 at 1:41 AM, Dstinct said:

 This has really soured our local community when a few of them went all in and calculated that they could have saved quite a bit if they had just waited.

Only if by "waited", you mean "actually receive your models sooner and cheaper from your FLGS"... in many parts of the world, the wait for retail is actually turning out to be shorter than the wait for the KS. 😞

I think Wyrd said approx 3 weeks to arrive at the hub, then I expect it'll probably be a week of unpacking/repacking/sending, then probably another week in transit. Given it's already been a couple of weeks since it shipped, I expect it around mid/late November.