This is by far the largest box I've gotten for a kickstarter, and it's only the first wave. While it had some space inside, there was still a lot to be found waiting within:
Once I got it all out it took up a pretty big area on my bed:
While I have another wave coming with a bunch of expansion stuff, this is definitely the lion's share. This was a good buy, to be certain. In the above pic you can see a couple of prints I got for adding on a Homecoming pledge onto my original Battlecry pledge. Both pieces of art are ones that I like, and they were printed on semi-glossy paper that has a good feel to it. They will look great on my geek-wall once I get them framed. There's also the art print I got from my Battlecry pledge, and it is a great piece as well. So much art!
Ok, let's take a look at the inside of the box:
That's not a site that I feel comfortable with. It looks like the sprues were just placed in their haphazardly. Considering the amount of shifting/turning that can occur during shipping this could become an issue. That being said, my box arrived shrink-wrapped, and not a single piece was off the sprue, so my concern may be misplaced.
The books and cards were undamaged, and on the bottom of the box, so they weren't affected by any shifting. I haven't done a base count yet, but I should. Normally I'm not as worried about bases as I have a good stock of pre-made bases as well as extras. The bases for Robotech are different, so I'm going to have to manage what I have. One problem I did notice was that the bag of RDF dice was open, and the dice had spilled all over the inside of the box. At first I didn't think anything of it, but after counting I noticed that I was missing two, and one of them had an extra drop of plastic on it that must have been a manufacturing defect:
I've sent off a message to the Robotech Kickstarter as I imagine it's a simple fix. So there's a lot of stuff in the main box, but I also got some extra stuff. There was a plethora of additional/redundant models, which means my collection is going to be pretty awesome to start with:
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The 76 base box of Robotech retails for about $100 USD, and comes with approx 40 miniatures. The add-on for the kickstarter adds on another 36 miniatures in wave 1 alone (there's more to come in wave 2!). One thing that I'd like to take a moment to point out, and congratulate, Ninja Division & Palladium books on is the inclusion of these:
Instructions! Over the past four or five years miniatures companies have been making the switch to plastic. Some companies like Reaper have left their plastics fairly simple, but plenty of others have gone more complex. There's nothing wrong with having a complex assembly, but a lack of instructions can be very frustrating for many hobbyists. I have seen many complaints on the lack of instructions included not just with kickstarters, but with plastic miniatures in general. Companies are starting to get the message and rectify things, but I wanted to give a hearty, "Bravo!" to Palladium and Ninja Division for including these from the get go.
You may have noticed a couple additional add-ons on top of the main box. I got these to either round out my forces (I'm liking the number four in the case of Robotech) or because I wanted to have a different loadout. One case of this is the Artillery Battlepods:
I got a group of four with the main box, and I have a feeling I'll try to magnatize the weapons, but I wanted the heavy particle cannon. Originally it was going to be included as a bonus, so I picked up an extra set of artillery pods, but it turned out that they could fit it on the sprue so now everyone can have the joy of heavy Particle Projection Cannons!
Continuing with my need for groups of four I picked up an additional set of Destroids so I could field up to four
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