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

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On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:51, Fred Kiesche
<godelescherbach@gmail.com>wrote:

> Excellent 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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