I haven't been on this site in awhile, but figured "you know what...I bet there's some good info on RPG tactics". You guys always surprise me with your insider information.
Any way, I thought I'd share my experience with the game so far. Well, not the game, as I haven't played anything yet. But I have put together all of my models received from the Battlecry set wave 1.
Before this, I hadn't put together a model since 8th grade (I'm 40 now) when I completely bungled a F-19 Testors model. So, I was a little aprehensive about taking on this project. And when I saw how many pieces were in each model...I cried a little inside.
But you know what, it really wasn't that hard, and I really enjoyed putting them together. I started with the Regults first, and since I had over 20 of them, I was pretty confident by the time I got to the valkyries. By the time I did the battloids, I felt comfortable cutting them up and modding them. I really like how all of my models have turned out. (Well, I did put the groin of one Defender on backwards...wtf, I've only been looking at these things since I was 10).
I've now started painting them, and I'm enjoying that part too. It takes me about one night per model, so I expect it's going to take a while to finish, but it's not really hard if you have patience. Hopefully, I'll get faster as I go along (as I did building them).
So, I guess I'm skeptical about all the people on the Kickstarter page that claim to have 20 years experience and who claim that the models are impossibly hard to put together. If I can do it, with basically no experience, then anyone can.
Really hoping the game survives long enough to do the other eras. I'm a little concerned about the scaling, as the rest of the mecha will be tiny, but it will allow for some epic gameplay. (Yes, I was one of "those guys" that voted to do the other generations in 15mm scale).
Just thought I'd give my 2 cents.