Sierra Foxtrot One Five

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Looking back over Dropship Horizon several times I've thought "Wow! This is this. This ain't somethin' else. This is this". I had that feeling with Tomorrow's War, with Khurasan' Federal Army, with GZG's Light UNSC and Critical Mass Games' Combat Walkers.

I'm going to add Sierra Foxtrot One Five a magazine of 15mm Sci Fi wargaming, by Jason Weiser and George Grealy to that list.

 I want to applaud their effort for what is not only a great read but something the 15mm genre deserves right now. A magazine just for us 15mm gamers. Something we own.Well done guys!

SIERRA FOXTROT ONE FIVE

Click on the link above to access

Cheers

Mark

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Mowing the Lawn

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I've not been so bloggy over the past couple of months. Laptop's been out of action, head down at work with projects and workforce issues. But also, plenty of self-proclaimed professional reviewers setting up .coms, folks with rules to sell trying to pick up traffic through reviewing and the manufacturers themselves finding their own voice on the blogging wires, making it noisy out there.

I found that I just don't have time or the will to scurry round scavenging news and titbits from other online sites to pass off as news. So, my line in the sand is here and now. With a reducing number of pounds in my pocket in real terms like everyone else, if I think something is good enough to buy, you'll see it here on Dropship Horizon, either in my wishlist, on the workbench or on the tabletop as part of my collection. And that is the final arbiter after all.

Figurewise I've really been kicking my heels waiting for Khurasan's new Federal Army range and Critical Mass Games' Light Recon support weapon packs. Jon has kindly allowed me to have some input on expanding the Federal Army range, so these are likely to be my main forces for 2011.

Things haven't been completely quiet and I do have a few surprises up my sleeve!

Let's Get Some!

Cheers

Mark

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RAFM 20% Off

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RAFM are offering 20% off until 24th October. A great opportunity to stock up on their 15mm ex-Citadel Traveller minis!

WWW.RAFM.COM

Cheers

Mark

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Khurasan's "HOG" - You are gonna love this!

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New from Khurasan to give the Federal Army mobile support on the ground:

"The DIMOG Armoursuit is a light assault mech which permits the Federal Army to bring the power of their platoon heavy weapons -- the 20mm autocannon and the Rattler heavy anti-tank missile launcher -- to bear in an offensive.  The Federal Infantry love the DIMOG because it is right there when they need it, and have nicknamed it the "Mog" or, more often, the "Hog".

There are two variants of the DIMOG -- the DIMOG Mark 1, as shown in the image, and the DIMOG Mark 2, which is hardened (with additional armour so that it is completely enclosed).

Both kits will be available within a month or so, and each comes with two sets of legs, two autocannons, and one missile launcher.  (Yes, that attachment point you see on the roof of the DIMOG is a weapons port so you can mount all three weapons on one DIMOG!)

In the image you can just make out the sergeant operating his Mark 1 Mog.  This should make it clear that this is a small Mech, not a towering cyborg like the L-HAC."

 So, what  is the Dropship opinion? I showed the pic to Eli just before posting and he came back with:

I like! This scream armed labor militia to me. Like a modified civilian loader. It makes me think of a game I ran for an Aliens RPG (not the Leading Edge one) I ran back in the 80s. One of the missions that the Marines were sent to do was to provide security during a hot labor dispute on a corporate colony world. Modified loaders were used as weapons by the militia groups. They carried everything from jerry rigged flamers and rockets up to smuggled in heavy weapons. Walking technicals they were.

Me? Jon, I want six!

Available from
Khurasan Miniatures
E.T.A. SOON!

Cheers
Mark

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Life, Work, the Universe....... Technology Works!

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PC up and running again.

Huzzah!

Cheers
Mark

In the Pipe...... Garn Terminators Hasta La Vista Baby!

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Coming next from Khurasan to reinforce the Garn legions are Garn Champions! - Scaly Terminators, the Arnold Garnineggers of the reptilian world!

Get to da Dropship!

The largest, bravest and strongest Garn are trusted with the heaviest weaponry--huge particle beam weapons and superheavy flanethrowers that can incinerate a typical colony prefab in one fiery gout. similar to the heroes of old Norse mythology, they glory in war and slaughter; and are free to join Garn expeditions as they please, being free to go where the battle will be fiercest.

Jon has commissioned Two poses of mega-Garn, considerably taller and more massive than the others, armed with equally large heavy weapons. These were made to supplement the normal squad heavy weapon borne by a warrior in the command pack. Tomorrow's War gamers will benefit from the exra heavy firepower the Garn Champions bring to the table.

The Champions unfortunately missed the current casting cycle, that's happening right now, so no firm ETA, but they're made and coming! 

Just the thing for those who want Garn BFGs and want them to look like Garn ... because I guess when it comes to the Garn, there are no substitutes!

Hasta La Vista!

Cheers

Mark

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