SLA Industries: Cannibal Sector 1

December already!
over 7 years ago – Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 11:09:06 AM

Good Morning all, and apologies for the late Update this week, but we have been crazy busy with pick and dispatch as the RPG reprints are heading out the door at a great pace!

So, where are we at?

Dice - are complete, and in the "drying room" seemingly so are running a few days late, this means they are due next week instead of this week so will still be in plenty of time for the KS delivery :) 

Digger - we are awaiting an update and a render today!! We should be able to unveil him in next weeks update. 

Feaney - work has began on Feaney, and the Aetherman is lined up next. Feaney should be all but finished for next Tuesdays' update and we will certainly see the Aetherman well before Xmas as well.

Pre-Xmas - at the moment, it looks like we will be going with Ministry and Shine as the next 2 renders, although there may well be a  surprise or 2 that already has us frothing with excitement!

 Dave has been continuing to work on the Art content of the CS1 book on 2 fronts; he has begun planning allocations for several key pieces of art to some of the Industries most talented artists! Those will all be kept under wraps until the books is published, we don't want to spoil all of the surprises.

 The Dream entities are also coming together - and they look deliciously creepy!

 Would you look at that Happy Camper head? The book will contain a wealth of information and background on the Dream Entities - but you can see straight away, these are rather disturbing and freakish beings, and vastly different from anything you have seen so far. The Master is the leader of the Dream Entity patrol and a more unpleasant being you will struggle to find.. but more on the Dream Entities in coming weeks!

Rules Updates - we have just published a further revision and polish on the CS1 Skirmish rules, and they look amazing! Immediate feedback has been highly positive and we have sped up the gameplay whilst retaining depth and challenge. If you haven't yet, please head over to the playtest page and download the rules! This is your chance to have a part in the development of the Daruma Core Ruleset!

Starter Sets - we have introduced a 2 player starter set comprising of a Shiver Patrol, a Carrien Pack and 2 x SLA d10's! This is ideal if you want to get on board and start playing right now! It is available from our online store, or you will be able to add it to your pledge manager in January!

Pledge Manager - we will open up the Pledge manager in a little over 1 month! It will remain open from early January until mid-February. This includes late Pledges, so if you know of anyone whom missed out and is keen to take part in the Kickstarter, this is their chance to grab a late Pledge!

Thats all for now folks, but please remember that our online store currently has freepost on all miniatures ordered until the 31st December!

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++ WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PROGRESS ++

12 Day of SLA Xmas!
over 7 years ago – Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 11:08:35 AM

Good morning!

Many apologies for the lack of update last week - this is because we are saving a load of material for a SLA 12 days of Xmas Advent Adventure!

 From today, for 12 days we will be releasing a series of 12 SLA Related Updates - each focussing on something from the World of Progress. These may be a piece of art, a short story, an anecdotes or a tale from the SLA archives or perhaps even a personal insight or 2 from Dave or Jared (the creators of SLA). We will finish off on Xmas Eve with something AWESOME!!!!

 So, without further ado - Ladies, Gentlemen & Xenos.. Commander Feany of the 9th Division!

  To bring Feany to life takes a number of steps - from the initial concept art (shown above), Dave then prepares what we call a "Galileo" type image - this is a more detailed art brief for the 3d Sculptor showing the Character from a number of angles;

  Dave puts as much detail as possible into this, as this is the blueprint for the Sculptor to work from. Now, on Feeney's sculpt there was an additional step as the Powercell armour will also be saved to the Armoury and kept as a standard Item for possible future use with additional characters. From here, our Sculptor then produced;

  This is a simple T Pose, but you can see the progression. This step accomplished the goal of creating a base suit of Powercell which then was altered to become;

  This is, at this stage, still a work in progress but is already looking like Commander Feany. A little more work from the sculptor, a dash of reposing, and ..

  We have now got what will be 1 of the 2 Poses for Commander Feany, dual wielding his favourite custom Jemima pistols. 

 You will be able to learn more about this Notorious 9th Division Commander in the forthcoming SLA Industries: CS1 Core Book. 

 Thanks for your time folks, look forward to another Advent update tomorrow! 

++ MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE WORLD OF PROGRESS ++