Godtear Ascended Pledge Painting by Lawnor

Along with all these boxes I also received:

• The campaign pack
• 2x 10 limited edition dice
• 1 set of black and white base rings to mark the two sides as different
• Limited edition neoprene matt

Initial impressions are that the models are soapier than the renders on the kickstarter led me to believe.  They are probably on a par with the minis from the Guild Ball Kick Off set and perhaps the plastic guilds.  I feel disappointed, but they did make it clear the images were renders so I knew to expect change.  I am hoping that a little zenithal priming, or some paint will make me much happier with the quality.  Had I gone in to this expecting Kick Off quality sculpts I am sure I would be very happy with what I received.  The price was still good, and the design is still great.

I would say that the minions are perhaps a little smaller and daintier than I expected.  They feel a little under the standard 28-32mm scale, although that might be because their bases are smaller which might be messing with my perception

The plastic responds very well to warm water.  They instantly became flexible allowing me to reshape any bends.  This sounds great, but I discovered this while trying to scrub off any mould release agent.  I was terrified to apply any pressure with the toothbrush for fear of bending or breaking something which had been rigid moments before.

About 1/3rd of the bases were not flat and needed reshaping.  Had I not noticed this until after I had based or painted them I would have been annoyed.  Part of the issue here is, I suspect, that the plastic base has shrunk as it has set, but the connections to the feet have pulled on it while it is setting.  Even after I have flattened them out I can still see the warping due to the feet.  Some, possibly all, of the models seem to have been cast on their bases rather than attached so it wouldn’t be the simplest task to remove them and re-base from scratch.

Enough moaning.  I am still happy and I am trying to be optimistic.  On to the prep work.

Everything got a wash in warm water, then had bent bases and the occasional weapon straightened out.  Standard mould line removal etc was done as best as I could, and then rocks and mod were added to the bases.  A little PVA under them and let to dry, and then a little watery PVA over the basing mix to harden it in.  Leave for 48+ hours to dry, and then prime when I get time.

I have 12 days over Christmas when I hope to be able to throw myself in to hobby.  I’m thinking if I can get everything primed before then I might see about doing it all at once, or at least laying down the initial core colour on everything and then breaking in to groups by paint scheme (ie greenskins, undead, humans).