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15 August 2013

Review: 28mm steampunk inspired heavy weapons (Part 1)



Some of you might remember this post IG Heavy Weapons from Curious Constructs. Well I received my pledge the other day, (last week, but I was on vacation so it doesn't count) and thought I might  as well get a review up of everything that came in the box.

Unpacking: ;) look at all these new toys!
Initial Impressions: Lots of flash, rocket launchers a bit bent, but fixed within 10 minutes.The flash is extremely thin, and crumbles away when you touch it so it's not that hard to remove. 
 Clean up:  All I needed was a hobby knife and a normal file. To clean this one up took me about 5 minutes. 
Now the metal bits (the gun crews) and limited edition "Bombardier"  had almost no flash on them at all.  Just a hint of a mold line here and there, and those can be cleaned up with a simple file.  Below is a not so good picture of the Bombardier, and all the gun crews.
What I really think is great are the number of heads that are included.  We all know from experience how much it hurts to build our army and every 4 models have the same head.  In this case we received 10 heads for every 6 Troopers!!


Kit and Detail:  The kits themselves are very nicely done, and go together in a breeze.  The detail on these is simply amazing, from the rear of the gun-shield to the pistons and machine parts on the guns themselves. I am more than impressed with the work and attention to detail that went into these, it really makes these look sharp.  I'll get some more pics of the individual weapons up in Part 2, as I begin to assemble them.

And last but not least, here's the start of the "Bombardier", I just couldn't wait to get started on this guy, he's still a WIP but for 30 minutes of painting he'll fit in perfectly with my army. Now I just have to pick a name for this guy. 


Over all:
Great stuff and I'm really looking forward to finishing some of these up to use in my army. More detailed pics of the weapons and assembly in Part 2

8 comments:

  1. Thanks for the informative review. I'm still waiting on mine but it's good to see what I pledged for in the hands of another pledger and not just on a kickstarter update.

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    1. I know what you mean. Seeing them in real life is so much better than "online pictures". And knowing that they are being shipped and are slowly being delivered gives us all hope that ours will be next.

      The only down side to getting them early, is that I seem to feel pressure to get them painted as fast as possible AND that the paint job is super! naja... we'll see how they come out.

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  3. Thanks for the info. Any chance of a comparison shot alongside a regular Praetorian trooper?

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    1. I'll put up a comparison shot showing the Bombardier next to a GW Praetorian and one of Victoria Miniatures in Part 2.

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    2. Cool, thanks very much for that, look forward to seeing more.

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    3. Not sure if you've seen it, but part 2 is up along with the comparison shot you were asking for. Hopefully it's what you were looking for.

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  4. What a super set. It will be fun to see what you make of them.

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