Diaspora Authority Fleet Release and SPECIAL OFFER!

Diaspora carrier group

I am pleased to announce the release of the ships of the Terran Diaspora Authority, including the long awaited Mk2 Stealth carrier. The fleet has been long in the making, and this release should give everyone enough ships of the line to play with a complete fleet from the get-go, including fighters.

Diaspora carrier group with fighters

The pricing is as follows, please note that the item codes have changed since my the preview posts I put on TMP and Starship Combat News last week.

CS0002 - Singapore-class Stealth Carrier - 50mm long - GBP5.00/ea
CS0003 - Penang-class Stealth Cruiser - 65mm long - GBP4.00/ea
CS0004 - Malacca-class Stealth Destroyer - 45mm long - GBP4.00/pair
CS0005 - Labuan-class Assault Destroyer - 20mm long - GBP4.00/pair
CS0006 - Serigala Heavy Fighter Wing - 5mm long - GBP3.00/18 fighters
CS0007 - Harimau Superheavy Bomber - 12mm wide - GBP3.00/6 fighters

DS10017 - Diaspora Strike Fleet - 90 miniatures (3x of each release pack) - GBP64.00


Buy them now in the online store.

 
More photos in my Flickr gallery.

SPECIAL RELEASE OFFER

From today until June 17th 2012, I will be offering FREE GIFTS on all orders which include at least one of the new releases! These gifts take the form of ships from the new releases up to the value paid for postage of the order, essentially giving you FREE POSTAGE. If you have any special requests with regards to what ships you want, e-mail me when you order and I will do my best to accomodate you.

Quick updates

Update #1

I am still alive. Busy with 'real' work, but very much still alive. And the shop is still open!

Update #2

The following 6 ships were sent to the caster yesterday.

Diaspora Stealth Cruiser
Diaspora Stealth Destroyer
Diaspora Stealth Carrier Mk2
Diaspora SuperHeavy Bomber (Fleet scale)
Diaspora Space Superiority Fighter (Fleet scale)

Nebula Raider Assault Destroyer

I am cautiously optimistic that these will be ready for release by the end of April/early May. It's all in the caster's very capable hands right now.

Christmas Holidays and a Free Stuff!

Z4Miniatures will be on its (my) annual holiday between 18th December and 6th January, so Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

As one would expect, I won't be around to ship anything out during that period, however, as a small contribution to the holiday cheer, any orders received during this period will receive a free gift (could be a ship, could be a tank, could be an extra missile pack, who knows?).

In addition, Jay Adan sent me a few more photos of the Pendekar:

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Painted Pendekar Battlesuit and Video Review.

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Jay Adan who does amazing painting (site), has very kindly sent me the first painted photo of a Pendekar Battlesuit, and a video review of the kit to go with it.

'Pendekar' Battlesuit Released!

The Type-32(G) 'Pendekar' battlesuit is the latest addition to Z4Miniatures range of 28mm science fiction miniatures. Each model stands 56mm to its tallest point and comes with four different weapons, with empty fists and clear mounting areas for you to add your own if so desired. Four arm variants along with a ball-and-socket shoulder joint give excellent poseability, and the legs and pelvis are now fused into two variants, streamlining assembly, and eliminating the previous requirement that you have four hands to hold the entire assembly together.

Size comparison, from left to right: GW Tau Battlesuit, Z4 Pendekar Battlesuit, Infinity Marut TAG, Z4 Bouncer Battlesuit.

Detail shots. (R) hand: Assault Rifle, (R) shoulder: Missile Pod, (L) hand: SMG with grenade


Also, the battlesuit is fully compatible size-wise with the weapons from the Games Workshop Tau Battlesuit. The weapons can mount with minimal fuss onto the shoulder mounts, or with a little trimming (or putty) will fit onto the forearm.


This release encompasses the following:

SF00001 - Type-32(G) 'Pendekar' Battlesuit 1x metal miniature, random variant. GBP13.00
SF10002 - Pendekar Battlesuit Fireteam 2x metal miniatures, random variants. GBP25.00
SF10003 - Pendekar Battlesuit Squad 3x metal miniatures, random variants. GBP35.00

Click here to visit the online store!

Shock! Horror! Pandemonium!
As an additional note, I am afraid I've been forced to increase the prices of the Bouncer battlesuits slightly due to a combination of onerous postage charges by Royal Mail and rising material costs. I apologise deeply for this.

Battlesuit v2 Preview!

At long last, Z4Miniatures 2nd battlesuit is on its way to starting full production. Here are some photos of the preproduction masters that I received yesterday (and sent back today for casting).

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Fully assembled with Blutak and in comparison with several other miniatures:From left to right: Z4Miniatures Bouncer Battlesuit, New battlesuit, Infinity Aleph Asura, Infinity Aleph Marut

Some close-ups of the two leg variants because the above photo doesn't show em off well:

And finally, the parts breakdown. Each suit will come with half of the below components plus a pair of empty fists (not shown)
Height is 50mm to the top of the "head", 57mm to the top of the tall shoulder missile pod. In the photos above it's sitting on a 40mm base, and the shoulder attachments are simple flat areas that can accommodate weapon options from other miniature lines.

Integral weapons are an Assault Rifle in the right hand, SMG+grenade launcher in the left hand, and micromissile and heavy missile shoulder pods.

Final price to be determined, but it will be slightly higher than the price of the current Bouncer battlesuit to account for the extra weapons supplied.

New Battlesuit Preview & Shipping Changes

It's been a long while since the last update, but the new Battlesuit is finally going into production. As a preview of things to come, here is an image of the master. Bear in mind that it's missing an arm and half a leg, which will be duplicated from the contralateral side. Initial release will come will have a pistol, SMG and assault rifle as hand weapon options, along with submunition launchers and missile launchers for the shoulders.

However, not everything is all sunshine and rainbows. After many months of absorbing Royal Mail's frankly insane price changes, I sad to say that I have revised the postage rates slightly to help offset the increased cost. This translates to the following:

Total price: GBP0.01 - GBP10.00 - P&P 25% of total
Total price: GBP10.01 - GBP25.00 - P&P 17.5% of total
Total price: GBP25.01 - GBP30.00 - P&P 15% of total
Total price: GBP30.01 - Upwards - P&P 12.5% of total

Please note that while the costs may seem high, all postage costs paid that are in excess of what is actually charged to me by Royal Mail will be refunded (this has always been an unwritten rule).