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[Whirlygig]

So, was I the only one with messed up stickers in my Bird of Prey KRE-O set or were they all that way?  The sticker sheet had three stickers with nothing printed, completely transparent, and the instructions called for three to put on the dark grey top middle piece and a dark gray sloped piece on each wing.  So half of the gradient-like "paint job" effect is missing.  Need to contact KRE-O about this. 

[JonWes]

They are actually printed, you just can't see them on the sticker sheet and they barely show up on the model depending on the light. But if you take them off and put them on, there is a pattern definitely there. It's just white on white while still on the sheet. At least there was on mine.

 

[Whirlygig]

Hmm, interesting.  I practically put the sticker sheet inside of my eyeball trying to see if there really was something printed there and I just couldn't see it, and even still I concluded there wasn't.  But I will take a look tonight when I get home.  Good thing I didn't throw the sheet away.  I was keeping it to photograph as proof for KRE-O that mine were blank!

[JonWes]

I didn't see it, either. I think it's actually a partially transparent white - making it pretty much undetectable. I had saved my sheet in my box, just because I was saving my boxes for storage if/when I take them apart and down for space reasons! I was glad I did!

[Whirlygig]

You were right on all counts, JonWes, including how hard they sometimes are to see even after you put them on.  Now my BoP is complete!  Not that I doubted you.  Although there is still the obvious gripe that they made those two stickers on the wings the wrong size.

[JonWes]

Glad you recovered them! The size of them did sort of annoy me, too! LOL. I know the design was done, but I think just for presentation it would have been nicer to have them the full size.

[bgiles73]

Does anyone know if Hasbro still has this license? I recently got a few of the 2.5" Guardians of the Galaxy Action Figure two-packs and thought that this would be a great scale for Hasbro to launch a Star Trek line for the next movie. These figures are detailed great go their size and would definitely allow for a nice Enterprise set in about the same size as the BMF ( Big Millenium Falcon)! Maybe if we could all start asking now it could happen.

[Whirlygig]

Now, damnit, Hasbro...crank out Star Trek Risk! IT IS A NO-BRAINER.

 

Well...it took 3 years...but my dream for Star Trek Risk is reality.  Mine shipped today!  Along with Star Trek Trivial Pursuit in a Galileo shuttle case.  The risk map looks kind of blah and the factions are based on the 5 series instead of various alien races.  The idea being that Q has pit the crews of each show against each other.  Kind of lame IMO but I am still in!

[bgiles73]

Glad you got what you wanted after all this time! I was considering picking up the Risk: Game of Thrones set but the $70 price tag made me consider just pre-ordering another Mezco One:12 figure instead! I actually thought for a second Hasbro might've had some 3 3/4" goodies for Beyond on the way when I saw this old thread taken out of the mothballs! Lol

[Whirlygig]

I was considering picking up the Risk: Game of Thrones set but the $70 price tag made me consider just pre-ordering another Mezco One:12 figure instead!

 

You can get Game of Thrones Risk for less than that (at least in the US), check out Amazon or CoolStuffInc.com where it's in the $50 range.  I collect Risk editions, so I have got that one too!

 

For the more casual Risk lover I highly recommend the Amazon-exclusive Star Wars Black Series Risk.  Gorgeous set!  Though I haven't played it yet so I can't speak to the game-play but it's one fine looking collectible.  The box is a work of art.

[bgiles73]

How are the maps in that Game of Thrones set? That's the main drawing factor for me. I used to play Dungeons & Dragons way back but all my adventuring buddies have grown up ( cough, cough) old. Lol Can't get my kids interested in any games that don't connect to an HDTV! So that game set will probably end up gathering dust alongside multiple Star Wars and Indiana Jones Monopoly! Lol

[Whirlygig]

Sorry, bgiles73, I forgot to answer back to you.  I have not yet opened my GoT Risk, so I can't tell you.  But if you visit boardgamegeek.com they usually have an extensive gallery of images of any given board game to look at.  Plus a forum full of board gamers discussing the gameplay mechanics!

[bgiles73]

Thanks Whirlygig they had pretty good photographic coverage of the maps shown on the game boards. I saw Westeros, I'm guessing Essos is depicted on the reverse side or maybe a second board? I may be tempted to order this game at some point in the near future.