No new news (get used to this!) but at least there's conformation that sales will go through Bambaland - no idea about what retailers will go for the 2000AD line but I'm sure there will be info on that front when the time comes.
For now, a few things are in the pipeline (Ash has mentioned how good Mean Machine and Mongrol are looking, as well as Tharg) but there's still no info on when or how much, etc. All that will become known before anything so happen; until then -
sit back and relax. Any news, I'll post it here.
Things to know about Bambaland / 3A:
+ Bambaland (
http://www.bambalandstore.com/) is the 'sales arm' of 3A.
+ Going on past experience, some sales may be Bambaland only, other things may only be made available via retailers.
+ Register with Bambaland: get an account, get all your details set up ahead of time - it would be a pain to have to do this at the last minute.
+ Bambaland sales are paid for with
PayPal and
only PayPal. Again, set this up to save yourself any stress later on.
+ When stuff goes up for sale at Bambaland, it may be there for minutes, hours or days - I would hope that most 2000AD stuff will be around for a longer rather than shorter time, as there *may* be fewer people chasing this line than other 3A stuff (sometimes very limited numbers). For all I know, it might stay up for weeks. Hope so!
+ Check the 3A production blog for release announcements; this also usually has handy countdown timers for when things are going on sale at Bambaland:
http://www.threeaonline.com/blog/+ Bambaland sales are all preorders, so you may end up not seeing a 'completed version' of what you'll get (e.g. some of the recent bots have been shown 'sans decals'); I'd just say if you're interested in this stuff, you won't be disappointed in how things turn out.
+ For preorders, you'll end up paying up front and things will generally ship 6-8 weeks later (free worldwide shipping is included in all Bambaland prices - that won't be the case with most retailers). Oh, and stuff from 3A goes to retailers quite a long time (months?) after Bambaland.
I've just posted this to try and help for a smooth process when the 2000AD stuff appears; 3A is a small company with their own way of doing things, and if I can help inform a bit, I'm happy.
I'll be happier when Tharg drops through my letterbox, though
Meanwhile, any questions or whatever, just ask and I'll help if I can - o=and stop by the 3A forums and say hello sometime!
http://3atoys.hyperboards.com/index.php
