tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post2578298975282212618..comments2024-01-23T04:05:39.851-06:00Comments on Plastic Legions: Hands On- Space Hulk.JPLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461099993856743894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-36146787012421045952009-08-29T10:08:44.406-05:002009-08-29T10:08:44.406-05:00They really do look great, although I'm not su...They really do look great, although I'm not sure about the red plastic. The major stumbling block for me are the bases; i think its a bad move (although understandable from a business-sense) to design them so that they can't be used in 40K games without tinkering with them. Knowing GW, i'm expecting to see the same mins in slottabases in a couple of months, once the initial splurge in interest in the game has goneJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200221171289452423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-19954215540903284192009-08-25T13:23:16.324-05:002009-08-25T13:23:16.324-05:00good point Bill..the LE thing could be a marketing...good point Bill..the LE thing could be a marketing ploy to push it out the door quicker..so say its LE but make 100K copies..instead of the 10K they've said..it wouldn't surprise me<br />also damn straight that unit cost per box on this is way up there,,so they surely ran and many as they needed to meet there cost points works..It seems cheaper than it should be for what you get...so that spells lots of units..I'm sure how it being a "design studio" project effects any of it<br /><br />Does GWOP have a copy??, I want to stop in to check it outJPLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461099993856743894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-71421735684344534712009-08-25T12:51:09.448-05:002009-08-25T12:51:09.448-05:00I had an opportunity to play a couple of rounds of...I had an opportunity to play a couple of rounds of the game last night... It's just as cool as you remember it, and the higher quality pieces just sell the experience even more. The tiny details on the Terminators are brilliant, really tying them into the Blood Angels history (One of the sergeants has FANGS!). The closest game I've played to the quality of the parts in Space Hulk is Rackham's Hybrid board game, which used their existing minis line with similarly gorgeous cardstock, but without the lovely embossed effects. <br /><br />As for the price/limited edition concerns, frankly it puzzles me. Not because of some "but we can't make it hard to get" altruistic bullshit, but because of economy of scale. Die cutting is one of the most expensive parts of board game development, and we all know about the startup costs of plastics molding. Making a game with brand new die-cut card components, with embossing, no less, plus new plastics is a HUGE startup expense. If it's only going to be a single print run, you can bet it's a MASSIVE print run. Also, GW has not been terribly truthful about "limited" products actually being all that limited (see the backpacks and 40K ammo crate edition). I'll believe it when I actually see it sell out and not come back again.Conspyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135525348326754627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-57879896585866842662009-08-23T08:08:16.575-05:002009-08-23T08:08:16.575-05:00Those all look top-notch. Thanks for the review.Those all look top-notch. Thanks for the review.Squirrel_Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644484579197037083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786977598764243863.post-39741475359341263742009-08-22T23:18:35.628-05:002009-08-22T23:18:35.628-05:00I say in my discussion that they almost look to go...I say in my discussion that they almost look to good. The sergeant could be a captain so your other termis are going to look like junior varsity.eriochromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377904099582258296noreply@blogger.com