I found the pillboxes, barracks and Foundry really easy to assemble. The HQ was not too difficult but the bunkers had some complication.
I had to break out the hot glue to secure the bottoms of the walls together. once anchored the rest of the assembly went easily.
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The one exception is the foundry. That is a massive breadbox. It even hides the knight.
I have started to paint up some of the pieces. I did a test earlier with grey and leadbelcher but I think I like the copper look better. Next nice day I will try to get the rest of the pieces base coated. Things are coming along nicely.
I think this set will fill a board decently. I will probably want to create some forests and some ruins to round out the table. Sometime I will pick up a game mat and my table will be complete. With this I can have a friend over and not feel bad for not having some decent terrain.
The biggest complaint I have about these pieces is the detail cards. I tried to use a variety of glues but I could not fine one that prevented them from curling away from the other pieces. I am not sure if there is a right way or wrong way to adding these but I obviously couldn't figure it out. Maybe my technique of gluing it down then holding it for 4-5 min is the right one.
I am really happy with the over all effect. I found these to be an affordable way to get a table's worth of terrain together. What do you think?
Questions? Comments? Hobby times?