I have a friend who is good with graphics and images. The offer has been put forward to do color correction on my pics in order to get a better idea of the paint job.
I will have to consider the offer since one thing I hear a lot is that my miniatures look different, and better, in person than they do on my blog.
Here's what I've been waiting for though. Been chewing at the bit for this for a while now. SEDITION WARS!!!
The above image is what I got in the box they mailed to me. It has the base game, extra set of specialized dice, an alternate Kara Black in resin, a signed lithograph, and the first part of the extra minis from the kickstarter.
I picked up my package yesterday after having to wait as I wasn't home when the mail man tried to deliver it (it's a large box, and stuff doesn't get left at the apartment). Then it sat in my vehicle all day while I worked, and then on my bed when I got home and ran around finishing up loose ends for the day. I finally opened it up though.
There is a LOT of stuff in this game. 50 plastic miniatures that are really awesome sculpts. Dice obviously, but the rewards of the kickstarter as well. You'll notice a bunch of green, red, and blue plastic counters. These were originally going to be cardboard, but them being in plastic was one of the stretch goals, and I think it'll be pretty sweet.
I gotta come clean at this point. I came across this kickstarter towards it's conclusion, and hemmed and hawed over contributing. After some number crunching I figured that I'd get around $100 miniatures for about $100. Then I got caught up in it, and had way too much fun looking at the sculpts. I don't know much about the game (something I plan to change), but my thought was, "Alien Zombie Apocalypse in space!"
The two factions are the Vanguard
and the Strain
The miniatures are in 28mm scale which puts them at about the same size (a little smaller perhaps) as the stuff I already work on. The sculpts are really wonderful, and my main motivating factor for getting in on this was to have a set of sci-fi miniatures that could be used in multiple areas. This set fits the bill perfectly.
One of the other rewards was changing the bases from just a generic plastic clip to actual scenic bases.
There's about six different styles for the 25mm, and just the one style in 50mm. They're not too invasive, and can have plenty of things added to them if you wanted to make them more dynamic. I think the bases being scenic was one of the things that really influenced me to get in on this. I like miniatures, and making bases for them is fun, but when you get a lot of miniatures all at once the thought of making scenic bases for them is intimidating. Having bases pre-made is a really large bonus. Even if you don't paint miniatures it still makes a very nice visual difference.
So let's take a closer look shall we?
First we'll take a look at one of the bigger ones, the Cthonian.
This guy caught my eye as he's part alien, part robot. This is a winning combination in my eyes. The arms aren't attached because I'll want to paint them separate, otherwise it'll be a nightmare to paint everything.
Up next is a standard Samaritan from the Vanguard.
Standard looking space warrior. Just what I wanted. There's actually multiple sculpts for the Samaritans, two male and two female.
Last one I assembled (it was late and I was tired) is Strain Scythe Witch.
That looks really awesome! The only point of contention is that part of the injection mold is on her claw shooting out. If you look closely you'll see a chunk that's missing when I tried to trim it off. The plastic is still holding up ok, but I wouldn't be surprised if that pieces breaks off at some point in the future.
My initial thoughts on Sedition Wars is that the models are great, and the value for what you get in the base box is well worth the cost. The sculpts are really solid looking and perfect for any space adventure/setting you may have. One thing I will say is that there are a LOT of mold lines. These models will take a good bit of tender love and care to get them ready to be painted. They do stick out a little even if you're not a painter, but thankfully they tried to get them where they'd be out of the way (like on the underside of things) for some of the models.
Painting my Arcanists for Adepticon is going to be a little more difficult with these guys standing around.
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