Unboxing The Devils Run - Freelancer 'Road Eagle'

"The man...the machine..."

The Road Eagle is a 'Freelancer' model for Word Forge Games post-apocalyptic miniatures game 'The Devils Run'. Of course if you've never seen the game before then those terms are meaningless to you...so first here's some background...

The Devils Run

The Devil's Run: Route 666 is a fast-moving and hard-hitting vehicular combat board game set in a post-apocalyptic America; Each player controls a gang of ramshackle vehicles and their characterful drivers as they race across the remains of America to lay claim to aid drops, food and fuel. Each gang will do whatever it takes to get to there first...bash, crash, smash, race, win!

Freelancers

Some seeks solace in the sanctity of isolation, whereas others are shunned and cast out by the community they once called home. Whatever the reason they find themselves alone in the wild, it is a difficult and dangerous existence. Some of these lost souls (or are they found?), eke out a living by offering their services to the gangs. Collectively they are known as Freelancers, but this is really all they have in common.

Road Eagle

A Note About Resin Models

Due to the moulding process many resin models come with extraneous bits of resin that needs to be removed ranging from large lumps to smaller bits of flash and this should be removed carefully in order to avoid damaging any detail. Also it's worth noting that many resin models have a slightly greasy feel caused by the substance they use to stop them sticking to the moulds during production and this can cause issues with paint not sticking to the model properly. Carefully washing the parts in soapy water will remove this should your model be unduly affected. Parts that are bent (or that aren't and you want to be) can be corrected by heating up slightly in warm water and then bending into the required configuration.

Road Eagle - Unassembled

Here are pictures of the unassembled parts.

Road Eagle - Stat Card

The Road Eagle comes with a single card. The model itself can be equipped with one Buggy or Car forward weapon so works best if you already have some of those cards from other purchases.

Note - The vehicles are roughly 20mm scale so are compatible with games that use Matchbox or Hot Wheels models.

Road Eagle - Assembled

The upper body simply needs adding to the bike and the lot adding to the base. There's a small amount of clean-up to be done but it's fairly minor.

Here's a couple of close-up pictures as well.

Any resemblance to the following television show is purely coincidental...

Road Eagle - Render

Here's an official picture of the initial render for this model.

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