Re: [GZG] Official: FREE 15mm BATTLEFORCES! (with only one little catch...)

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http://mail.csua.berkeley.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lExcellent idea.
Supeb idea. I'd toss my hat into the ring, but I'm only now
getting back into miniatures after a gap of over a decade. But kudos to
you
for doing this and I look forward to the pictures from list members!

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> wrote:

> Hi all, hope 2010 is being good to you so far!
>
> I want to put to you all an idea that came about from a conversation I
had
> this morning with Paul Owen (our esteemed Web admin); we were
discussing the
> fact that while we are now trying to ensure we get photos for the
webstore
> of all the individual new codes we release, we have none showing the
special
> pack deals that we offer.
> We'd like to have some good quality pics that really show off the pack
> deals to best advantage, and there is simply no way I will ever get
round to
> having the time to do this myself - so we're asking if some of you
would
> like to do it.
>
>
> Most of you are probably familiar with the BATTLEFORCE deals we offer
on
> the 15mm Stargrunt range figures and vehicles - you get a good core
force to
> start your army; the exact composition depends on the pack you choose,
but
> in general you get a combined arms group consisting of a section or
platoon
> of armour, a platoon of mechanised infantry plus (where applicable) a
mix of
> support, recon, command elements etc., with various accessories and
extras
> thrown in as well - over £75.00 worth of minis for a deal price of
£60.00.
>
> Now, we want to give some of these BF deal packs away FREE (we'll even
send
> it to you post free)!
>
> The catch is, in return for one of these FREE packs we want you to
commit
> to ASSEMBLING AND PAINTING the minis in a reasonably short timeframe,
and
> sending us some decent photos of them which we can use to illustrate
the
> pack contents on our webstore, in adverts and so on.
>
> Obviously, you get to keep all the minis - all we want are the
pictures.
> You'll be putting in a good few hours of your hobby time, but in
return
> you'll have a finished army that you can use at no financial outlay -
so
> everybody wins!  ;-)
>
> We WOULD ask to see a pic or two of previous stuff that you've painted
(it
> doesn't have to be anything of ours, just something to show your
style) when
> you apply, but please don't be put off if you don't think your work is
of
> the highest standard. We are not asking for prizewinning painting
levels,
> though obviously we do want the results to look competent and
attractive.
> Even simple paint jobs (sprayed basecoat and some washing/drybrushing)
can
> look fine, and in many ways these actually show the lines of the minis
> better than things like complex camo patterns. What we need is a few
of you
> who are prepared to commit the time and effort to actually getting the
job
> done, so please don't respond if you don't have both the enthusiasm
and the
> free time available in the near future.
>
> Just as a final incentive, while I've said that we don't need an
incredibly
> high standard, we WILL give something extra as a PRIZE for the most
> attractive finished force after we get them all in!
>
> Quantity-wise, we're talking about in the region of ten to a dozen
vehicles
> and forty to fifty infantry figures (which may be single or
fireteam-based
> to your choice) in each BF deal, exact numbers depending on which pack
it
> is.
>
> So, IF you can fulfill all of the following.......
>
> 1) you can commit to building, painting and photographing a force of
that
> size in a reasonably fast timeframe (we're looking at ideally around 4
to 6
> weeks from you receiving the parcel from us).
>
> 2) you have a reasonable standard of painting and modelling skill -
> sufficient to make the minis look attractive at tabletop viewing
distance,
> we don't need exhibition standard but we don't want splodgy messes
either!
>
> 3) you have (or have access to) the facilities and equipment to take a
> number of qood quality, well lit, in-focus shots of the finished
minis, in
> groups and singly, and send the results to us by email.
>
> 4) you'd like about £75 worth of completely FREE minis in return for
some
> time and effort....
>
> ...then please drop me a line directly, to <jon@gzg.com>. Please
attach at
> least one pic of an example of your painting, and please let me know
which
> one(s) of the following forces you would be most interested in doing:
>
> TRACKED force
> HOVER (GEV) force
> WALKER force
> EARLY GRAV force
> HI-TECH GRAV force
> HI-MOBILITY WHEELED force
> KRA'VAK grav vehicle force
> 8-WHEELER force*
> AIRMOBILE (VTOL) force*
> ADVANCED GRAV force*
>
> (* these are ones where we haven't yet sorted out BF deals on them,
but I
> want to gauge interest in doing them....).
>
> We will need to get ONE of each force type done, so if you want to
give us
> several options in order of preference then that would make things
easier
> rather than everybody wanting to do one type!
> Please note that the INFANTRY nationality supplied with each force
will be
> to OUR choice, because we want to depict a good spread of options, but
if
> you have any particular likes/dislike feel free to mention them and
we'll
> try to take that into account.
>
> IMPORTANT: by replying to this request, you are merely expressing
interest
> - you are NOT actually committing yourself (or us) to anything at this
stage
> - we won't send anything out to anybody until we've confirmed and
agreed
> everything by email. However, by responding you do affirm that you are
able
> to fulfill the criteria mentioned above. Obviously we do reserve the
right
> to make all decisions about which offers we accept and reject.
>
> I'm posting this here on the GZG list first, but will probably follow
it up
> with postings to places like TMP, SFSFW, Dropship Horizon and so on -
but
> all you listers are getting to see it first - so over to you.....
>
> Jon (GZG)
>
> PS: IF we get enough response to this and it actually works out OK,
then we
> might consider extending it to cover the Fleet Deals of FT ships
too......
>  ;-)
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