Unboxing: Dropfleet Commander UCM Battlefleet Box

Another quick unboxing. I took these pictures a few days ago; as of last night I'm up to my elbows in sprues.

For those unfamiliar, the Battlefleet Box is a package deal containing oodles of ships.  They were premiered at GenCon 2017 (we obtained the very first to be available anywhere) and I'm only now removing the shrink wrap. 

This UCM Fleet Box contains:

• 1x Johannesburg or Perth class Battlecruiser
• 6x UCM Cruisers
• 8x UCM Frigates
• 3x Santiago Class Corvettes
• 1x Command Cards
• 1x Activation Cards

Said another way:  the BF box is basically DOUBLE what you get in the starter fleet, PLUS 3x Corvettes and 1x Battlecruiser, but MINUS the core rulebook, tokens, map, dice, and tape measure.  Paired with a starter box (or in our case a 2 player battle box), it's a great way to build out a mid/high point Fleet vs. buying everything separately.

Box Front, Shrink Wrap still intact.

Box Back, with some possible builds.  The Battlecruiser, Cruiser, and Frigate hulls are modular allowing the builder to choose the exact role/stats desired.

Box OPEN.  The stack of sprues on the left and right are the same:  1x Frigate and 3x Cruiser per side.  Center Top are the bags for the Battlecruiser, and a separate bag for the 3x Corvettes.  Bottom center are the Activation and Command cards.

A quick break for some bullet points.  Bullet points are cool.

• Each UCM Frigate sprue can build up to 4x Frigates, but only 2x of any single type.
• Each Cruiser sprue can build just 1 Cruiser of any configuration.
• The Bag of Corvettes (which is a fun thing to type) contains 3 hulls, no assembly required (just trimming).
• The Battlecruiser comes in several pieces and requires assembly.
• Cruiser and Frigate sprues are plastic (Zoxe recommends Tamiya Cement for assembly).
• The Battlecruiser is resin and will require superglue.
• The Corvettes are also resin but require no assembly.
• All of my sprues looked great, though one Corvette had a void in the center of the hull.  I filled it with Vallejo plastic putty; if I were building for a contest I'd need to complain and seek replacement as I did lose some minor details.
• I didn't take pictures of the individual Cruiser and Frigate sprues.  They're identical to the ones previously shown HERE.

Anyway, more pictures....

Stickers for the bases, clear posts for the bases, and quick reference stat cards and assembly sheets for Cruisers and Frigates.  The Stat cards and Assembly sheets are the same as what comes in the 2p Battle Box.

Battlecruiser and Corvette bags.

Santiago class Corvettes come fully assembled in resin. Shown here untrimmed straight from the bag.

SPRUES!!! GLORIOUS SPRUES!  Ahhh, I love the smell of Tamiya Thin Cement in the morning.