"I Don't Understand. Are THESE Greys Actual Figures???" Topic

link

Or is this some sort of figure-less RPG, computer or board game?

CC

Don't know. But lets hope they are in any scale besides 1/64 (like their zombies)

:)

I'm sure there will be a Zombies!!! & Martians crossover game eventually…. ;)

Well, I guess this other site kinda answers my question:

Contents:
32 map tiles
50 cards
character cards
chits
dice
100 Martians!!!

link

I have a feeling they are all going to be a single pose.

CC

ummm . . . I doubt that computer games or RPG books are considered a choking hazard, like it says on the box in the *original link*, CC.

Bit slow on the uptake today . . . :)

Well, if it had been a board game . . . it might still have a choking hazard.

CC

link

This looks like a Zombies variant so I'd expect that you will get 100 Martians, all the same pose, all about 22-22mm high. And I expect the Martians will also be sold separately like the Zombies are.

And they might even do separate bags of 100 glow-in-the-dark Martians at some time.

Does the plastic they use lend itself to bending positions, such as by heating?

Thanks.

CC

The Twilight Creations Zombies are one pose per set, they make at least three sets, Male Zombie, Female Zombie and Zombie Dog, like a big nasty decomposing German shepherd dog. Also, the Male Zombies come in glow in the dark.

The figures scale well with most 1/72nd scale figures, probably about 23mm tall. The base is a bit on the extra thick side which makes them look a little large.

The article about the Martians said they would come in three poses, which is great.

I have a number of Zombie poses on my blog.

Mike "Bunkermeister" Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com

Zombies also come in green.

Also they have blue zombie clowns in the Send in the Clowns expansion.

I'd have thought with the Martians the size issue is less of a problem than with the zombies, seeing as the classic 'greys' are often portrayed as being rather diminutive

The link above states they'll be in three poses. The plastic used is the softer variety so I assume it will lend to forming from heat.

Rabbit

The game itself will have three different martian figures and two different player figures.

Thanks so much everyone!

CC

they sorta remind me of 'Crypto 137/138' from DESTROY ALL HUMANS!!! but that's ok by me! and three poses? and they can be 'heated/bent' reformed? (cut and pasted like clixies perhaps???

By the way…once 'done' posing/painting etc…can 'dipping' them in several coats of 'future' or something make them less 'bendy'/while protecting the paint job???

I KNOW there's gotta be a 'way'…SLISH!!!

More 'martians' PLEASE!?

Sgt DWW-bartentacle on duty

Yes, the Twilight Creations figures are a soft rubbery plastic, and is easy to bend or customize with heat, X-Acto blade, clippers, hot knife, etc. Super glue has worked well on mine when rejoining parts.

Be aware that the female zombie is carrying a head in one hand. If you don't want 100 identical female zombies carrying heads, it's a simple matter to snip off some (or most) of the heads.

Interesting . . .

I may have to get me a bag or two of their Martians, when they come out in June/July.

Do their figures typically take well to paint?

CC

Mine are unpainted so far, but I know gamers who have painted them with acrylics and dipped them. They looked really good, even with the identical poses.

My plan is to prime some of mine with Krylon spray paint for flexible plastics (various grays, tans, and even a pale sage green), then crudely paint the clothes, and som,e splashes of blood here and there, and dip them. Mount them on metal washers, paint the bases and washers black or dark gray, and game with them.

I guess I may reconsider and get some of them, even if they're plastic.

Thanks everyone!

CC

I wonder if they'll show a preview of what the figures will look like:

link

CC

Has anyone gotten them yet? If so, how do they look?

Their webiste says they should be available June '09:

link

Now they have a preview of the figures. They have photos of the 3 variants.

What do you guys think of them?

CC

I like them. For the money they are not bad. With all their other Zombies!! games they have sold the figures separately in bags of 100 for $10. USD I could use 100 martians for about $10. USD

Wow. That would be a veritable horde of Martians!

CC

I sent an email to Twilight Creations and got a reply . . .

My emai:

Hello,
A lot of us are looking forward to the release of the plastic figures in Martians! Any definite release date yet? Your website simply states June of 09:
link
Thanks.
Dan
TMP link

Their reply:

They are shipping to distribution this week and should reach stores next week.
Take Care,
Kerry
kerry.b@fuse.net

Oh, cool, I bet the LGS is going to get some in… I'll let y'all know how it looks.

Haven't seen them anywhere yet.

Still being described as a pre-order item:

link
link

CC

I guess that, if anything, they've gotta be good for head swaps, right?

link
link

CC

My wait is finally over.

DWW found them already:

TMP link

CC

JPattern2,

Have you obtained the figures already, and tried to paint them and apply a wash?

link

If so, could you post photos?

Thanks.

CC

So, are the Martian figures available by themselves yet?

Or still just as part of the whole game set?

Dan