Infinity Operation Coldfront Week: Designing Operation Coldfront
July 18, 2018 by dignity
Today I'm joined by our local Infinity expert Killian and Carlos from Corvus Belli to talk about the design process that went into building Operation Coldfront.
Pre-Order Operation Coldfront
The lastest INFINITY Battle Pack OPERATION COLDFRONT that will include: Tartary Army Corps TAK
- 3x Line Kazaks with Rifle 1x Veteran Kazak with AP Rifle 1x Tankhunter with AP Rifle 1x Scout with Boarding Shotgun 1x Armata Projekt 2 "Ratnik" with Heavy Shotgun
Against ALEPH OperationS
- 3x Dakini Tacbots with Combi Rifle 1x Deva Functionarie with Combi Rifle 1x Shukra Consultants with Boarding Shotgun 1x Yadu Units with MULTI Rifle 1x Naga with MULTI Sniper Rifle Pre-Order exclusive Bonus: Wardriver, Mercenary Hacker
Who is your favourite character from Operation Coldfront?
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It’s always interesting to see the design thought process being a product. Thanks for hosting this.
Digging this Coldfront week so far. After watching all the previous special weeks in the past and seeing every other faction get nice stuff, it’s great to finally see new toys for Aleph!
Naughty naughty keeping us on the hook for the profiles
Yadus getting HRLs and linking with Dakinis seems good. 😉
you got to love all the detail they have done for this
°.° whaou
Minis look great, need to get some dog soldiers
Models are outstanding!
McAleph – lovin’ it 🙂
This stuff is just cool up and cool down.
Can’t wait to see what the unit profiles look like.
Adam Jensen much? I dig it!
Always nice to see the designs process and the reasoning behind the scenes, but… we want the profiles!
Those TAK are pulling me to Ariadna
I’m excited about the Ratnik profiles
will you do a battlereport? Please do!
Loving this box set. Take my money!
Can’t wait for the expansions for both of them!
I must say those are some stunning miniatures. After seeing them up close I’m really torn on which faction to play. I wanted the russian sectorial for so long but the Aleph minis are also stunning.
The on thing I’m not a fan of are heels on female models. They just don’t look right to me.
Really curious what the yadu does. I really love the Alpeh that aren’t in the sectoral army and I’d really like to add that one to my army.
And I need to get Dart somehow. Not Getting the coldfront box, as I don’t play Ariadna. I’d love to, but I’d allso like nomads, japanese sectoral, Haq-islam bikers…. let’s see what ellse?
nice
I really am fond of the pose of the Scout. The new sculpts keep getting better and better each release.
I really love the week long game treatments, it makes it seem like the site loves the game as much as I do.
Nice to see more multi rifle profiles coming out
I love Dart. Such a characterful mini.
They look gorgeous, hopefully we get profiles tomorrow?
This new box looks amazing. CB has set the bar really high.
Glad to see the lady line kazak has a full sized riffle.
my favorite mini got to be Dart…. I am a sucker for those bows
Excellent start to the morning!
Veteran Kazak rocks!
Was hoping for profiles. Maybe tomorrow?
Carlos Russian-English accent is lovely!
Are we getting the TAK sectorial rules this week?
the ariadna side is impresive so is the dart mini the rest of aleph isnt that great but it is still worth preordering
nice 😀
High and low tech together at last without resorting to steampunk.
Dart is amazing 🙂
I’m intrigued by the counter intelligence rule mentioned and wonder how many troops in what factions will get it.
The Aleph troops look really great
I’m seriously interested in the Russian Ariadna.
Really great miniatures! I cannot choose which faction has better sculpts… love it!
I just love these designs!
Wow these models, once again awsome I have not been able to complete a single faction collection because every faction has something I love. The Wardrivers sculpt and Naga sculpture really sticks out in my mind
After looking into Infinity for a while now and now having the opportunity to try Infinity for the first time at GenCon this year, I’m really thinking I might have to pick up Operation ColdFront while there!
This boundle will be my first buy to play infinity, Aleph have a beautifull design and werewolfs of ariadna are awesome…I waiting for have that starter i my hands and start to play…regards from COLOMBIA…
All the figures in the Operation Coldfront set are stunning. I guess Dart is probably the most beautiful figure of all – graceful, dynamic and dramatically posed. But I think my favourite is the Deva Functionary, which looks solidly grounded; and with a perfect of expression of the ambiguity of human form and alien intelligence. I can almost hear him speak…
So my friend and i can exchange the exclusive miniature from our faction on one box and other.
Love the aleph designs, cannot wait to paint them
I am really looking forward to see how the new Ariadna super heavy performs!
I am looking forward to collect both sectorial armies. Lovely sculpts…..can’t wait to get my hands on them.
very nice to see the process and thoughts behind things, least we know where out money is going 🙂
I always love the artwork. Nice to see what weapons the various different profiles are getting.
Seeing these design pictures, I am really craving for another artbook.
Awesome ! 😮
Nice figures !
Those Dakinis look amazing! They remind me of some manga but I can’t remember which.
Gotta go with the new Yadu as my favourite: it just has style. The MSR Naga is probably next, then the AP rifle Tankhunter, the Dakinis… wait a second, I shouldn’t go overboard.
Top Notch Designs. Masterpieces in design and painting.
The Naga concept art is indeed funny. Shows the figure in an entirely different setting.
That sort of thing would be good for the Infinity RPG. Maybe use those concepts as inspiration for add-on character packs?
Just thinking about the fight I had trying to assemble the old Dakini still fills me with dread. I can’t wait to get hold of the new ones, although I also hope the old ones won’t look out of place next to them.
Carlos lowers the tone again haha. I thought that was @warzan‘s job?
I am really interested in the profiles for these two sectorials when they come online. Not that it will stop me from buying them!
I really enjoy getting to see these discussions.
Nice minis and concept art.
I’m interested in why Dart fights for Aleph.
Love getting the deeper background on the characters and the design process.
Love what CB does.
Always good to see the initial design drawings and how they have developed into the final product. Always does the dedication that Corvus Belli put into their minitures
Yadu!
Great designs. Love all the details.
My wallet is going to hate me. My wife is going to hate me more.
Genuinely their best set yet, minimal tactical rocks, minimal casual poses, it’s like they listen to their community =)
Great to see your reasons for things. Thanks for doing this guys!
I’m normally not much of an Ariadna fan but that robot in Coldfront is pretty cool.
The dakini tacbots look really good
The Yadu is my favorite Aleph side. The Tankhunter takes it for Ariadna.
These battle sets are always put together well. The buildings alone can help players set up a very nice table.
Love these videos. Honestly, they are what recently got me into the game. Coming in late to an already established gaming scene is, difficult, however, videos like this really help ease the comfort level. Thanks for showcasing this!
Always love these design vids too and also cool to see the dossiers.
The miniatures looks so pretty and I can’t wait to have them!!
Nice to see the way from the dossier to the mini.
Kazaks lead the way.
Very nice 🙂
I like to see just how much goes into the concept and design with the Infinity range. Really shows in the final results.
Some time ago I wanted to start with Aleph because I already have some things that I share with Panoceania and Imperial Service, and the arrival of this sectorial army is what has convinced me to take the step. The miniatures are awesome
Love to see all the processes that go into designing the minis and also the artwork on those dossiers. Thank you so much for doing this.
loving these, i love hearing about design.
Really cool to see behind the scenes of the process
This is a great set. I’m really liking the near modern style of Ariadna and really want to get an army of that started.
They are really nice looking miniatures.
Very nice looking new Ariadna models. 🙂
Awesome job guys!
Proyect Ratnik is the clear winner when it comes to Operation Coldfront. This model is gorgeous. I love that the rocket launchers are mounted on the arms and not on the body as it is easier this way to point them wherever you like.
Love all these new sculpts, especially the Naga with the sniper rifle. With that hair, all I could think was, “They shot my hair!”
Always nice to push back the veil on the design process!
Amazing art. I digg this week.
Just looking better and better as this goes on
I love to hear and see about the design process. I would love to have more in-depth videos (or books).
the Naga is my fav
Infinity is such a well thought-out and plotted game – love seeing the thought process the team is using.
love the designer chats you do, really interesting to hear. I’d like this to be a channel on OTT in the future, and you get designers, artists, sculptors, terrain builders, expo planners, to off insight into the industry.
I’d love to hear Angel Jiraldez discuss how he decides on colour scheme for a mini and stuff like that.
The Dossiers are always a welcomed sight. Really good looking.
Definitely appreciate a chance to see the thinking behind (fantastic) new sculpts!
loving the design direction for the vedic side of aleph
Maybe it’s just the amazing paint jobs but I’m starting to like the dog soldiers.
It’s always good to the art for all the minis in the pack. Can’t wait to see the profiles.
I’m really enjoying the designs on these minis and also the coverage keep up the great videos Dudes! ?
All of the sculpts are amazing. Add the paint jobs and they are works of art!
Some great models. I really like the resculpts with the old artwork. It is amazing to see the improvements.
Love seeing the design process, CB has always done a great job with their designs especially bringing everything up to the N3 standard. I love how the sectorials are distinct within the factions and yet maintain an aesthetic visual language that links them together both stylistically and in representing the way they play. As per usual you guys knocked out of the park.
Nice to see some of the thinking behind the design
The design of these minis is great.
I prefer the fluff of the ALEPH as “friendly undead”, but I think I’d take the Ariadna half of the box
speaking of Devas as the AI emissaries, what about other L-host personalities, like Saladin, Joane of Arc and Su Tse, are they “human” in a sense that they are loyal to humanity and would take the biological side in case of a conflict? also, are they regarded as inventory, lifeless objects or do they posses human rights?
It is nice to see them going back over some models and making them better/easier to make.
I love watching how these miniatures started in someone’s mind. Is that sniper ordering pizza? We don’t know, make her hair pink and have her aiming down the sights! Because Aleph!
I can`t pick a favourite, as the Tartary Army Corps are all my Favourites. Up the Ariadna, all else is second best.
The exclusive mini is probably the best
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Great stuff here.