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| Death awaits you all, with nasty big pointy teeth! |
So, today was the day. I happened to be at home and met the FedEx guy at the door with a smile.
Honestly, after all the waiting over the past 11 months, it's a little surreal.
The captions below tell the story. At the time I'm writing, the White Lion is assembled minus the feet, and then I'll start putting the starting survivors together.
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| The box was dirty, but overall in good shape with conveyor belt damage and scuffs. No punctures or stabs. |
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| Inside the cardboard is about a half inch of Styrofoam. The light brown cardstock is to protect against overzealous cutting of the packing tape - a super nice touch. There is a matching piece on the bottom. |
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| The Monster. Box arrived in good shape. |
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| Had to get the 1.5. The scuffs on the corner are more of a dry spot in the matte black and not actual damage. |
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| Cover off. You're greeted with a box of sprues. |
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| Diving deeper. All of the components are individually packed. |
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| Hard to see, but there are some thin spots in the tray. Not shipping damage, they just appear to be molded thinly due to the vaccu-formed manufacturing process. Imperfect but doesn't detract. |
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| Let the assembly begin! |
The sprue box is truly intimidating. Opening the box caused me to giggle, then I pulled up a corner -- except where the Phoenix sprues are in the center, they are stacked 4 high. There's nothing like picking up a slab of unassembled models.
I'm not going to go through each and every sprue - Vibrant Lantern does a much better job of that than I could.
I also got my Upgrade box last week. I peeked inside the box to ensure no damage but otherwise have left it sit to avoid spoilers. With the Core box here, I'll delve deeper.
Good luck with your own assembly, and may your dice roll high.
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