| Cyclops | 05 Aug 2009 11:49 a.m. PST |
These seem to have been released without much fanfare. Just saw them in my local Forbidden Planet, of all places.
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| ThorLongus | 05 Aug 2009 1:02 p.m. PST |
this doesn't look ike all newset--looks like it uses some of the same sprues from celts-hopefully none of the stooped over running guys…ggood shield transfers? |
| Griefbringer | 05 Aug 2009 1:12 p.m. PST |
My understanding is that it is the same sprues as in the plastic Celts set, with a pile of metal add-on bits thrown on top. |
| LeadLair76 | 05 Aug 2009 4:06 p.m. PST |
Yes it looks like the celt plastic frame with extras added in. Below is the content of the box.
3 Plastic sprues to make 30 Dacians
1 Metal Chieftan
6 Metal Heads wearing Phrygians
4 Metal Noble Heads
1 Dacian blowing a Carnyx
3 Dacian upper bodies weilding Falx
3 extra metal Falx
1 Metal Standard
New Dacian Decal sheet
1 Celtic transfers sheet
10 Metal Shields |
| Gecoren | 06 Aug 2009 1:17 a.m. PST |
Yeah they are the same as the Ancient Britons, a mixture of plastic and metal. The combination worked well with the Britons so this should be a good set. Guy |
 BigRedBat  | 06 Aug 2009 1:28 a.m. PST |
It sounds like a clever way of extending the value of their celtic moulds. Will be interested in seeing the decal sheet; Dacians have the prettiest, most elaborate shields. |
| Griefbringer | 06 Aug 2009 1:29 a.m. PST |
You get quite a lot of metal for your money though, the Dacian box costing only £3.00 GBP more than the Celtic boxed set. However, having recently assembled some metal-plastic hybrids (from another manufacturer), I have to admit that it is not an ideal combination for ease of assembly – you have a ton of small fiddly parts to clean first, and then you end up superglueing half of them to your fingers instead of to the metal body. Also, the end result can be a bit top heavy, which can lead to poor balance unless you have suitably heavy base. |
| ThorLongus | 06 Aug 2009 3:25 a.m. PST |
probably best to pin the metal bits to the plastic bits prior to gluing? or does super glue work fine on the bond? |
| Griefbringer | 06 Aug 2009 3:38 a.m. PST |
On my experience, superglue works decently as long as there is sufficient contact area – problems start when the surface of the metal part is not smooth, leading to a reduced contact area. One can try to cure this by filing the surface to smoothen it down. Another issue is that you need to hold the bits down with your fingers for an amount of time to produce adhesion – and if any of the superglue has got on your fingers, there is a good chance that the end result is having the metal piece glued more strongly to your finger than to the plastic parts. Meaning that when you pull out the fingers, the metal part comes apart and you need to re-glue it. I would leave pinning only for the parts which are otherwise too tricky to attach, or where there might be a considerable stress placed on the join. |
| Stewbags | 06 Aug 2009 2:44 p.m. PST |
You need superglue activator spray Griefbringer, it is the most amazingly useful product. Something like this: auction I was introduced to it by the nice man who fitted our double glazing of all people. |
| wargame insomniac | 25 Aug 2009 8:05 a.m. PST |
I have just received my Dacian box and was quite impressed. With extra metal shields, heads and upper bodies this will be good for adding extra variety to barbarian force. Much prefer the waterslide transfers as well. Superglue should work fine on mix plastic & metal. From looking at figures should be quite easy to glue as the main metal parts are the alternate upper bodies so should have good contact for glue to stick. Cheers James |
