(Very) Short hiatus on account of exams.

On account of impending exams, I am posting this to inform everyone that I will not be posting out orders until the end of next week (Friday 5th of June). All those who have pre-ordered the Azrael will have their ships sent out then as well.

Thank you for your consideration.

Video Painting Tutorial by Robin

And to follow up on the painting guide I put up late last night, Robin from the UK (who did the fantastic video review two posts down) has put up a video painting tutorial for some Diplomatic Corps ships he has (see images above). I think he does an excellent job putting across how he does his ships, and the end result is very attractive. See below or follow the link over to Youtube, make sure you watch it in HD!

Youtube link

Painting Tutorial for Diplomatic Corps ships up on The Miniatures Page.

I've been getting a fair few questions on how I do the patterning found on the various Terran Diplomatic Corps vessels, and I have posted a few text tutorials for some people before. However, I thought that some of you might find it a little more helpful if there were some pictures to accompany the words, so when I painted the Embassy-class Assault Carrier Voidborn Soliloquy (pictured above). I took photos and documented the entire process. I sent a write-up in to Bill over on The Miniatures Page, and he has kindly agreed to feature it on the Workbench section of his fantastic website. Find it over here (clickable link):

Aztecing the Embassy Assault Carrier

For those of you who have not been to The Miniatures Page before, it is the place to be for a miniature enthusiast of any stripe. The forums are huge, and filled with lots of helpful and insanely creative people that will push the boundaries of your miniature gaming world. Before The Miniatures Page, I only knew of Games Workshop, afterwards... well afterwards I have what you see here.

Youtube review and some minor changes.

First up, here is a video by Robin, who has kindly included the Diplomat Heavy Cruiser in his review of products from Ninja Magic, Ground Zero Games and ZandrisIV Miniatures.
You can see some of the other ZandrisIV Miniatures ships hiding in the background, including the Shoji Stealth Carrier towards the left, and the Embassy Assault Carrier on the Right.

Also, I've made a few changes to the shipping table in Terms & Conditions to make it more understandable, as well as adding ship sizes to the descriptions of the various ships in the Online Store.

Cheers!

Nemesis Awakening - Preorder Offer!

From the depths of space they came to ravage the colonial empire Humanity had built for itself. In its hubris, Humanity thought themselves Gods, and triggered ancient traps left by civilizations long crumbled to dust. The Nemesis awaken, and they will not stop until all of Humanity and its works is annihilated.

The very first Nemesis starship available, the Azrael Heavy Unit marks a departure from the usual chunky square stylings of the Terran Diplomatic Corps, as well as the release of Z4Miniatures first multi-part miniature. This ancient doomsday vessel measures ~100mm long by ~70mm wide and is cast in resin.

The final resin cast (Click to enlarge)
Original sculpt (Click to enlarge)




For the duration of the offer, the Azrael Heavy Unit (NM00001) is selling at the discounted price of GBP11.00 (RRP GBP12.00) in the online store, and this offer is open between 6 May 2009 until 22 May 2009. Items will ship between the last week of May and the first week of June.

Thank you!

Back on Track

As some of you might know, there was a little hiccup in the supply chain during the middle of this month because both the casters and myself underestimated the impact of Salute and Triples AND Easter on the casting schedule.

However, I am pleased to announce that I have healthy stocks of all the ships now, and things will be shipping promptly again.

Thanks!

Z4Miniatures is going to SALUTE!

ZandrisIV Miniatures is proud to present the fourth wave of our starship miniatures, premiering at Salute! This wave comprises five ships, two frigates of the Terran Diplomatic Corps, and three vessels of the zealous Guardians of the Nebula. The ships are as follows:

DS00007 – Mercenary-class Assault Frigate (28mm long) Pack of 3 @ GBP3.00
DS00008 – Thug-class Missile Frigate (22mm long) Pack of 3 @ GBP3.00
GN00001 – Succour-class Escort Carrier (24mm long) Pack of 1 @ GBP2.50
GN00002 – Seraph-class Superheavy Beam Destroyer (22mm long) Pack of 2 @ GBP4.00
GN00003 – Zealot-class Cyberlink Fighters (8mm long) Pack of 12 @ GBP3.00


In the image above, clockwise from the bottom left; Zealot Fighter, Seraph Destroyer, Succour Carrier, Thug Missile Frigate and Mercenary Assault Frigate.

The entire metal range of Z4Miniatures ships will be carried by Ground Zero Games on our behalf during the show. The resin ships, however, remain direct only from the Z4Miniatures Online Store. Please note that all the special deals and packs on the Online Store are only available online. GZG will be selling the ships “loose”.

Starting from Thursday 26th March 2009, I will be taking pre-orders both for collection at Salute 2009 and for regular postal delivery. As always, shipping is FREE during this preorder period so as long as your shopping cart contains at least one of the new products. Unlike previous times, I will be temporarily removing the shipping charge from the webstore, so there will be no problems with e-mailing for free ships, whatever extra ships you want, just order them, everything goes POST FREE!

There will be two new catalogue options in the store, one saying SALUTE PREORDER and another REGULAR PREORDER. Please place one or the other into your cart when you check out (they will be free “items”) in order to inform me of how you wish to pick up your order. If nothing is indicated, I will assume the order is a REGULAR PREORDER and act accordingly.

SALUTE PREORDERs will be available for pickup from the Ground Zero Games stand at Salute 1 hour after opening. Please note that as it is a very busy time for both myself and GZG, stocks are limited and these preorders will be packed in a first come first serve basis. You will be informed by e-mail if we have insufficient stock to fill your pre-order, and it will be converted to a REGULAR PREORDER. You will pay the exact same amount of money either way.

REGULAR PREORDERs will start shipping in the third week of April. They will ship POST-FREE as usual.

Unfortunately, I also have a little bad news to report, due to the poor exchange rate and rising costs, the prices of the resin ships will be rising as of the 1st of April. The decision to raise prices was not undertaken lightly, and will be revised if the economic conditions allow for it (I.e. the British Pound digs itself out of the massive hole it is in at the moment.)

The revised prices are:
DREAD01 - Harmony-class Superdreadnaught GBP12.00
DS00006 – Embassy-class Assault Carrier GBP6.50
CS00001 – Shoji-class Stealth Carrier GBP5.50

Any orders placed before the 1st of April will be charged at their original price, and this includes all pre-orders.

Thank you!