I can haz Bastions!

Look what I got…

Okay, other than showing off, let’s take a look at the trials and tribulations of assembling a Bastion, to ease the fears of all of you worry-warts.

First up, you’ll find all your Bastions bagged in a strip, all parts for each model in each pocket.

One you’ve cracked one out, you’ll have to spend some time cleaning off mould lines, sprue cutoffs, and just general flash. It’s irksome, but it’s par for the course.

Lay out your bits. be very mindful of the head, since it’s a teeny tiny bit.

You should have a base, a body, two shoulderpads, to arms with great big blocky pegs on ‘em, the glaive, and a tiny little head on a post that twice as long as it is.

Clearly, this is very complicated, and requires a degree in soil science to comprehend.

Jam that sucker into the base.

Next, slot the head in to close up that gaping neck wound.

Slide in one arm…

Then the other…

Slap on a shoulder pad…

Then the other…

And finally, clip on the glaive…

And check out its backside, just so’s I have an excuse to post the pic I took.

Now, I confess that I had difficulty getting the glaive to sit happily – the hands aren’t quite lining up with the wrist sockets on both arms. I’m led to believe (by a pal who’s assembled all 5 of his) that this was a problem on two of the models and not on the other three, so I may just have opened one of the misaligned ones as my demo model.

… and yes, before anyone asks, the glaive is straight – it’s not a issue of a bent haft.

I will point out, though, that the rest of the pieces fit so well and snuggly that I’d feel comfortable forgoing glue – the fits are that cosy, that snug.

I’ve dealt with a lot of plastic models in my day, and I have to say that with the exception of that glaive-fitting issue, this is one of the finest plastic models I’ve had the joy of assembling.

The fits are beautiful (again, with the exception of the glaive on this model), the assembly’s highly intuitive – seriously, a Whelp could do it – and cleanup on the model’s not too time consuming.

I’m looking forward to painting these lads up once I can make room for them on the painting schedule. In the interim, I definitely recommend these models for any defenders of the True Law out there.