Models
Well the display models look great, but do they tell the real story? There have certainly been recent instance when this wasn't the case. So what I'll do is take some shots of each type of unit (the equivalent of a blister of each) and offer some comments. In each case I'm taking the minis straight out of the bag, nothing has been clipped, cut, or shaved off.
Sabre MBT Section
Each tank consists of a main hull and three part armature for the cannon. The hull is extremely nice with virtually no visible mold lines and few areas that seem to be prone to flash. It does however have a chunky sprue attachment point under the sensor array. This component is in common with the Rapier AA tank. The armature is well designed, with a 360deg field of fire and the ability for the cannon to lay flat against the roof or with the arm raised about 75-80deg. The parts have some fuzzy flash and one of the guns has a bubble at the rear end but, like almost all the bubbles on the minis I got, it is in a location that does not destroy any detail - a flat face.
Rapier AA Tank Section
The Rapier is another tank on the Sabre hull, and as such shares the main hull and bottom part of the armature. The other two parts are a slightly modified arm with a post hole to allow vertical traverse, and the main gun: a Gatling-style weapon. The parts share the same fuzzy flash as the Sabre's, however one of the cannons is missing half it's muzzle, as can kind of be seen on the far right component in the first photo. Frustrating, but fixable.
Bear APCs
These are cast in two hollow halves and a small turret. There is an overflow vent coming off the taillight - don't cut it off (I won't make that mistake twice) Otherwise there are few problems - a bit of flash, a small amount of extra material on the rear where the sections join (on both halves) and there is a ~2mm bubble in one of the tailgates.
Colonial Legionnaires
The only infantry in the Army Box, and one of two types the UCM can take. These are already covered to some degree by Tuffskull's review, but they are nice clean casts with no flash I can see. The poses are dynamic and realistic, with the exception of the second from the right (from the front) who has legs that appear to be different lengths and are a bit chubby.
Kodiak ACV
This is not part of the Army Box; I just really liked the look of it and had to have one. Now that I have the rules I'm glad I got it - not only do dedicated command vehicles have some general perks, but the Kodiak can call in an Orbital Strike, an Energy 13, infinite ranged, indirect fire weapon (more on that when I review the rules). Plus it's just as awesome in person as it looked. It consists of the two parts of the Bear Chassis, a hatch to replace the Bears turret, a back plate with a glorified trailer hitch, a two part comms trailer, and a two part folding antennae. Aside from some tiny bits of flash I can't see any flaws in the casting I got.
Condor Medium Dropship
You get three of these in the box; one each for the Sabres, Rapiers, and Bears. They are easily the most complex of the models I got, and also seem to have more problems. Fortunately like all the models no small amount of thought has been given to where air bubbles will tend to accumulate, and these areas tend to have no detail to be lost. It consists of a fuselage, 2x Wings, 3x Docking clamps, and 2x pairs of vertical thrusters. The Docking Clamps have a large attachment point on one side, but it is easily clipped and unlikely to remove any detail.
All of the bubbles I've found save one are on the docking clamps and in the sharp rear edges of the vertical thrusters. None of the fuselages have any, and the only one on the wings can be seen clearly in the bottom pic. It'll take some greenstuff to repair, but it's an area compsed entirely of planes, and so it won't be hard to blend in. Two of the vertical thrusters in the same kit also lost a trailing corner as can be seen, but the other two kits did not have this problem at all.
Now for some scale shots. Here we have a Condor, a Bear, and a dry-fit Sabre with a Space Marine Landing Craft, Rhino, and Land Raider.
Finally a shot of the underbelly of the completed Condor, with most of the repairs I needed to do visible (I think there's one that's not).
Frankly, for the size of the thing and number of components I think that's a pretty reasonable proposition. I'm not sure I'll feel the same about the one that's missing the back of it's wing, but we'll see when we get to it.
All in all the models live up to my expectations: they are aesthetically pleasing, well produced, and require minimal prep for the most part. Some small bubbles shoud be expected, so have some liquid green stuff or similar product handy, but only one of the 12 resin models I got will require any putty, and that will be an easy fix with no detail to replace. Flash is minimal and paper-thin. Vents and pour channels are well thought through and easy to remove. I'll definitely be getting some PHR as an OpFor.
Next up: the Rules