15mm SF Shanty Town

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Intercept from Jon at GZG:

"SUBJECT: It's all your fault...;-)

Hi Mark!

Since you were playing around with the Bar extension parts I sent you, to make a stand-alone shack/shanty, you got me going on this.....

GZG 15mm Sci Fi
V15-COL4 SHACK SET

I've now made a whole set of shack parts that can be mixed-and-matched to make a HUGE number of variants - so many that I can't handle the complexity of specifying individual codes, so they are available in two ways:

• as single shacks with a RANDOM choice of parts,
• and as a set of five with at least one of every part (there are actually 5 different front walls, 5 back walls, 5 roofs and 3 different sets of side walls, all of which can be assembled in any combination).

Hope you like the quick pic of the "SF shanty town", using the Bar, the five shacks, one of the new very large shipping containers (the Bar is built from two of these welded together) and some of the recent cargo pods. I was going to spray some primer on them, but they look great just in the bare metal ....!! ;-)

GZG 15mm Sci Fi
V15-COL1B Colony Bar (with extension)

Anyway, they are all moulded and ready now, including the AV-7, they will be up on the store soon.

The full list is:

All-New COLONY BUILDING range:

V15-COL1A Colony Bar (basic structure)
- makeshift building from welded shipping containers, with signboard and porch £9.00

V15-COL1B Colony Bar (with extension)
- as COL1A, but with added lean-to side extension (kitchen, store etc.) £12.00

V15-COL2A Large shipping container
- (5 part kit, approx. 70mm x 28mm) £6.00

V15-COL3 Single Colony Shack/Shanty
- RANDOM MIX of parts to make 1 shack (4 walls, 1 roof) £5.00

V15-COL4 SHACK SET
- mix of parts to make FIVE colony shacks, all different, plus FREE accessories! £22.00

Introductory Special Offer:

Buy the V15-COL4 SHACK SET before the end of February and we'll give you a FREE randomly-chosen pack of 15mm SF civilians/colonists to populate your settlement!
OR buy the Shack Set AND the Colony Bar (either A or B version) before the end of February and we'll give you TWO different civilian/colonist packs FREE!

To claim your free pack(s), you MUST mention this offer and ask for them in the "comments" field of the order - if you don't ask, you don't get! ;-)

THIS INTRODUCTORY OFFER ENDS
MIDNIGHT UK TIME
on SUNDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2010.

Also New 15mm GZG Vehicles:

V15-80A AV-7 "FanVan" Utility Transport VTOL
- 10 part all-metal kit, with positionable fan nacelles and chin turret with tribarrel cannon. £8.00

V15-PB80 "Flight" Deal
- 3 x AV-7 VTOLs £22.00

V15-81A Kra'Vak Grav Attack Drones
- (pack of 2) inc. clear plastic stands £3.50 per pack.


All the best!

Jon."

Well Jon, for once, I don't mind being at fault! Bloody Excellent! This ramps 15mm Sci Fi gaming up another level!

Cheers
Mark
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Poliz! Stop! Or I Dizintigraze You!

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Baaaaaa..?

Critical Mass Games 15mm Sci Fi
Soon to be released in the Mercs range

Cheers
Mark
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"Vrooming" Noises Are Compulsory!

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Critical Mass Games 15mm Sci Fi
AFVH16 ARC Fleet Grav Scout £6.50

The Arc Fleet Grav Scout is admittedly workmanlike and a bit Meccano-tech, but don't underrate it. I see it as a very credible Early to Mid development Grav AFV.

The hull is 65mm long and 10mm wide, 32mm overall including the Grav pods. You can't help think of it as a step away from a two-seater Grav Bike. The hull is a one piece casting, the turret options seen in the photos below are resin masters (the retail model has metal versions). It comes complete with it's own very well designed resin flight stand and base. The model seen here is assembled without any glue and is very stable. Thin webs of flash that can be removed with a fingernail and little in the way of immediately discernible mould seams. Nice one guys!

You don't like the Grav design? Well..... put it on the deck and it makes a really neat Snowcat! Or as here, a fledgling Harkonnen Sand Spider!


Playing with the model there's just something that makes me want to use it as a futuristic Grav Police cruiser. I can see the blue and white livery responding to a call from Despatch, hovering above the streets outside the Mudd Eisley Cantina!


This Arc Fleet Grav Scout is just one of a whole dropship of releases from Critical Mass Games this month.

ARC Fleet Grav Scout - 1 Variant, 2 barrel options (AFVH16 - £6.50)

ARC Fleet Grav Scout - 1 Set of 3 AFVH16 (AFVH17 - £16.50)

ARC Fleet Grav Scout - 1 Set of 3 AFVH16 (AFVH17 - £16.50)

ARC Fleet Grav APC - 1 Variant (AFVH12 - £7.50)

ARC Fleet Grav APC Platoon - 1 Set of 3 AFVH12 (AFVH13 - £19.50)

ARC Fleet Medium Grav Tank - 1 Variant, 3 barrel options (AFVH14 - £8.00)

ARC Fleet Medium Grav Tank Platoon - 1 Set of 3 AFVH14 (AFVH15 - £21.00)

Protolene "Ayame" Light Battlesuit
- 1 Leg Variant, 3 left arm options, 3 right arm options (PRVH1a, b, c - £3.50 each)

Protolene "Ayame" Light Battlesuit Platoon
- 1 set containing 1 x PRVH1a, 1 x PRVH1b, 1 x PRVH1c (PRVH2 - £10.00)


Available from Critical Mass Games on Monday, 22nd February 2010:

WWW.CRITICALMASSGAMES.COM

Cheers
Mark
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INCOMING!...... GZG AV-7 "FanVan" Utility VTOL

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The AV-7 "FanVan" utility VTOL - a reliable, rugged workhorse for your airmobile forces! Tuffleywerkz Gmbh brings you a 10-part all metal kit, complete with positionable fan units, tribarrel in chin turret and tricycle landing gear. Will carry 10-12 fully equipped troops plus a 2-man flight crew.


Preview photos are of the first assembled test run from master castings. Still needs to be cleaned up before production moulds are made, but it should be in production and on sale very soon - code and price to be advised.


(Flight stand not included) Jon advises that the one in the pics is made from a large FoW plastic base, one of our small grav vehicle stands, some brass rod and a good splurge of Basetex!

Zod AirCav from GZG!
I want me a platoon of these!

Cheers
Mark
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15mm Special Agents from The Scene

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You may be aware, Mike at The Scene Uk has released a small number of 15mm 'Special Agents' as part of his new Urban Warrior range:

15mm Modern, Sci Fi, Pulp from The Scene
SA001, SA002, SA003 £0.40 each
photo courtesy of Mike at The Scene

These have now been joined by the four new Agents, I mentioned last week, which are available for pre-order and will be ready for sale on 26th Feb, 2010:

15mm Modern, Sci Fi, Pulp from The Scene
SA004, SA005, SA006, SA007 £0.40 each

I think these will make very nice Hands of Blue operatives!

Cheers
Mark
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HOF Fire Team: 15mm Skirmish Rules

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Gavin at 15mm.co.uk has asked me to lead the playtesting on HOF Fire Team. You can also take part in this exciting new gaming project:


HOF Fire Team is the first miniature wargame in the Hordes of the Future series from 15mm.co.uk. HOF Fire Team is a dynamic tactical adventure game with a setting ranging from ultra modern to the far future. HOF Fire Team pits squads of soldiers, guerrillas, police, and outlaws against one another. Use miniatures from your existing collection, on single bases, or add any new ones of your choice.

Players command a number of fireteams, support, command elements. Trusting to sound small unit tactics and the luck of the dice, attempt to carry out set mission objectives. The ‘mission objectives’ will be determined by the scenarios and template missions in the rule book and free from 15mm.co.uk. Each being a mini game unto itself with objectives, forces, way points and set up.

HOF Fire Team is played on purpose designed ‘battle boards’ overlaid by a 20mm squared grid. These squares allow for instant measurement of game distances for movement and weapons fire, whilst easily establishing the relation between every miniature in play and any available cover. Using a unique D6 mechanic based on Alternative Armies 28mm scale Firefight 2.0 engine, combined with an innovative ‘tech level’ for all troops and the ‘way point’ mission driver, this game promises fast and intense action in a compact playing area. You can play a game with three fire teams a side (a total of 24 miniatures on the battle boards) in less than fifteen miniatures.

The play-test of HOF Fire Team will be hosted via Dropship Horizon and a purpose created Yahoo Group. Rules and sample battle boards will be available to download and print. All comments are welcome and a special offer will be opened to all Dropship Horizon readers upon the release of the game later this Spring.

More details and full links to follow!

Gavin Syme & Bob Minadeo
www.15mm.co.uk

If you want to take part,
let me know below.

Cheers
Mark
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