One of the most highly anticipated products from the Deadzone Kickstarter
were the new hard plastic Enforcers and Peacekeepers. If you were a backer you
will already received yours, but the good news for all Deadzone
fans who missed out is that these will be available in retail very soon.
Thanks to the good folks at Mantic Games I've got my hands on a set of each
to test out, so lets take a closer look!
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Our Deadzone
series has so far been focused on getting us ready to start playing
some games here in the office and with both starting forces painted and the
battlezone prepared its time to throwdown!
Our straw poll over on the Mighty Ape Hobbies Facebook Page had the Plague 9:4
favourites against the Enforcers so lets see how things went down.
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As you know I've been working on finishing off painting the contents of the
Deadzone
Boxed Set so that myself and the Computers Gorilla can start
playing some games in the office. This week I've finished off the fantastic
terrain so lets take a closer look.
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OK Deadzone
fans its time to look how to paint the larger Plague Models,
including the massive Stage 1A.
In our last Deadzone
blog I took you through my new method for painting the Plague Stage 3s in a
“Hulk” style green scheme. For the larger Plague models the method is mostly
the same, however you'll need to spend a little more time on the bone areas as
they are more pronounced.
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As I mentioned in last weeks Painting Enforcers post we're gearing up to have
some Deadzone
games here at Mighty Ape HQ and I've chosen the Plague as my
force to take on the Computer Gorilla's Enforcers.
The Plague have some of my favourite models in Deadzone, the hulking Stage
1A and the slightly less mutated but lightning fast Stage 2s.
I'm also quite a fan of the ‘Popeye’ style of the Stage 3s whose
overdeveloped upper bodies make them look like they've been stocking up on
Mutant Mass from our Fitness & Nutrition category
The Plague models have 2 main areas to paint, the muscles and the bone
plates, and I wanted to go for a different colour scheme to the pink/red tones
used in the Deadzone artwork. Instantly I thought of the Hulk and decided upon
a mean, green skin tone and grabbed a few of the Stage 3 models to test it
using a new technique.
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Our Computers Gorilla is a big fan of the Deadzone
models so I've been working painting up his Enforcers force in preparation for
some epic lunch-time grudge matches in the coming months.
After some discussion we've decided on a colour scheme quite similar to the
one used by Mantic Game and which is further inspired by the Cerberus
armour from Mass Effect. The main armour colour will be a light grey, with some
metallic black armour plates and a black internal skin. Then some yellow unit
markings with also be added and also I'll be adding some Mass Effect style gun
markings, such as the famous N7.
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Mantic Game's new Battlezones
range has arrived and its time to see just how quick and easy it is
to paint up some awesome modular terrain tiles.
The big thing to remember when working with the Battlezone tiles is that the
connectors are a very tight fit when they slot into the holes, which means that
if you paint the tiles first and then try to assemble then you can have
problems.
The best thing to do is to use a square hobby file and file
the connection slots a bit to make them a little bigger as that allows for the
extra thickness of the paint. This will also make it easier to take your terrain
apart again after games, especially if you use the file to push out the
connectors rather than pull them apart by hand which can break them.
Step One: Priming & Basecoating
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One of the best things about Deadzone
is it's awesome modular plastic terrain , which has proved so popular around
the world that Mantic Games has now begun releasing it as a stand-alone range:
Battlezones!
Good terrain is one of the most important things for fun and interesting
tabletop-gaming, as you want scenery that looks good, is durable and practical
and which influences the game your playing, whether by blocking line of sight,
providing vantage points or cover for your troops to hide in.
The Battlezones
range not only knocks these out of the park, it also adds a fantastic level of
customisation and even better doesn't cost the earth!
Deadzone players will already be familiar with this terrain, which is made up
of modular hard plastic tiles which can be assembled into larger buildings and
structures using versatile connector clips. The modular nature means that you
can build a huge variety of different sized and shaped structures and can choose
to be able to disassemble your buildings after you finish your game.
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Tabletop gamers rejoice, as the massive Deadzone
Boxed Set has just arrived, as well as a host of Deadzone
new releases.
The pre-release edition sold out so fast back in December that we didn't get
a chance to take a look at the contents more closely, so lets take a look at What's in the
Box!
The Deadzone
Boxed Set contains two faction starter forces, the Enforcers and
the Plague, as well as their faction decks which contain the rules and
stats for each of the models. These faction starters provide all the
model's you'll need to start playing regular sized games and offer a number of
different ways to customise your force.
Also included is the full colour rulebook, with the core rules and background
for Deadzone, 130 colour cardboard counters to mark objectives and keep track
of in-game effects and 6 eight sided dice.
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