REVIEW: Top Gun Armor - Light Grav Tank and Grav IFV

By Harold

To order or request an email catalog, e-mail Rob at: topgungrav@yahoo.com

There is a sale going on now until Oct 10:  http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=283386

I have wanted to order some Top Gun Grav tanks for a while and I finally got around to it the other day. I ordered 2x Type 22 Grav Infantry Fighting Vehicle with AADS and 1x Type 9 Light Grav Tank with AADS.

 Type 9 Light Grav Tank

These are very nice kits.  Well cast, and nice crisp edges. They come with resin hulls and metal parts. The tank has the hull, turret, barrel and antenna.  The IFVs have door panels and a 3-piece turret.  Also included were some extra pieces I didn't use (maybe different antennas?) and some rare earth magnets.  It was great to get the magnets since these turrets would work well magnetized, you would just have to drill some holes.

Two Type-22 Grav IFV and one Type 9 Light Grav Tank

I ordered mine with the "active armor bumps" AADS, although they come in smooth varieties too.

Type-22 Grav IFV and one Type 9 Light Grav Tank (left)

For these pictures I placed the tanks on dice to lift them up a bit.  I haven't quite decided what I am going to do for the bases.  Probably a washer with a thin sturdy wire to hold them up.

The recon patrol secure a comm relay while technicians look on.
Comm tower from Warmill, figures from Ground Zero Games

I really like the look of these vehicles and they match the infantry I have very well.  I would imagine with the IFVs the troops would be in a fairly reclined position, and that it would easily hold 6 troops.  I don't see that as too out there, since reducing the cross section size on a grav tank would be top priority.  They match well with other vehicles I have, such as vehicles from GZG and Khurasan Miniatures.

The recon patrol secure a comm relay while technicians look on.
Comm tower from Warmill, figures from Ground Zero Games

I really like these tanks, I'll have to order more soon.  Top Gun has tons of different options and they are having a sale going on right now!

I rate these vehicles a:

6 reclined grav IFV riders out of 6!

New Hammer's Slammers and Tomorrow's War Infantry from Ground Zero Games

by Chris

Ground Zero Games has added three more infantry packs to their web store - supporting two of the most popular rules systems in the 15mm sci fi universe.

The Hammer's Slammers infantry have been resculpted, and they are definitely up to the high standards set by the NAC, New Israeli, and UNSC. The new Slammers Infantry pack includes 2 each of 4 new poses - all armed with the Slammers' trademark 2cm Powergun.

Providing heavy support to the infantry is the Buzzbombs and Bloopers pack - containing four Slammers armed with Buzzbomb missile launchers and four with the Blooper grenade launcher.

Both packs will be quite popular among Hammer's Slammers fans (and really, any 15mm player who likes their appearance). They're a nice complement to the re-released Slammers vehicles at Ainsty Castings and the revised Eurofed vehicles at Brigade Models.

If the Slammers troops seem a little fragile for your tastes, you might like the new US Power Armor in the Tomorrow's War range.

This pack includes six multi-part Power Armor figures - two each of three body poses, three each of two different weapon arms (plasma guns and autocannons), and six optional backpacks with integrated mini-launchers. These are a very good option for hard sci-fi power armored figures.

ClearHorizon Miniatures - Pre-Orders Specials Available!

By Harold


Note: This is another shameless self-promotion post. :)


Hi Everyone,



The 15mm Hell Divers figures are at the casters and should be in by Mid-October.



Until they come in I am offering a Pre-Order Special for both the Operational Squads (12 Figures) and the Drop Ops Pack.

Standing Riflemen

Kneeling Riflemen

SAW Gunner with backpack.

Operational Squad $10.99  / Operational Squad w/ Support Squad $14.99 
(With free Sniper team!)

• 12 Unique Figures
• (2) Command Figures
• (2) SAW Gunners
• (8) Riflemen

All figures come with a separate backpack.

Support Squad:

• Sniper/Spotter
• (2) AT Weapon with Riflemen

Designed to fight in two distinct fire teams that arrived via Drop Pods, the Hell Divers follow an organization very similar to modern Special Forces units.

As a pre-order bonus, you get a sniper team ($1.99) for free!

Sniper Team

AT Team

Drop Pod painted by Dwartist

Drop Ops Pack $60.99

• 3x Drop Pods
• 3x Operational Squads

As a pre-order bonus you get a support squad ($5.99) for free!:

Sniper Team [Sniper/Spotter]

(2) AT Teams [Figure with AT weapon and Riflemen]

Link here:

clearhorizonminiatures.com/store/pre-order-infantry-and-drop-pod-specials/

The Ion Age - More Desteria Knights, Female Knights Previewed

by Chris

The Ion Age has released Desteria Demi Beta - the companion pack for the Prydian Army's heavy power armor.

Demi Beta contains five Desteria Knights - each armed with an Impact Fist for smashing through armored infantry, creatures, vehicles and bulkheads. For ranged combat, they are armed with a mix of Hermit Plasma Rifles, Urgan dual-bore shotguns, and a Valerin Laser Rifle. A couple of these poses were in the sample pack sent to me by Gavin (see here for the review and comparisons), and I'm going to order plenty more of these for the highest echelons of my space opera factions.

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When The Ion Age's new website was launched, one of the first things everyone noticed was this piece of Sam Croes artwork - depicting a female Retained Knight.

Unfortunately, no matching sculpts existed for the 15mm Retained Knights. Gavin received numerous requests for some female Retained poses - and the Ion Age crew has the project well underway.

Take a look over at The Ion Age Blog for more details - it's one of the most enthusiastic responses I've seen to feedback from the 15mm community.

Painted Angel Barracks walls and Warmill Satlink

By Harold

Hi everyone, just wanted to share the painted pictures of the Satlink and walls.  

See the reviews here:

Review: Angel Barracks OKI corporation Walls and Wind Turbinehttp://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/2013/09/review-angel-barracks-oki-corporation.html

Review: Warmill Satlink MDF/Acrylic Terrain:http://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/2013/09/review-warmill-satlink-mdfacrylic.html

Quick and dirty painting... prime, wash and drybrush.

Really happy how they look on the table top.

Figures are Colonists from Ground Zero Games

The Ion Age - Limited Edition Character Packs

by Chris

The Ion Age is trying something a little different for their weekly release - two packs of limited edition characters for the Prydian Army. Both of these packs are going to be limited to just 500 castings.

The first pack brings us Knight Commander Hackett, armed with an Octa sword. He is bundled with Sarj Tasker - a unique Knight sculpt armed with a Moth rifle. These are both nice additions to the Retained Knight line - Hackett's armor is beautifully detailed, and Tasker has a nice command pose.

The second pack is Knight Commander Grimwood, armed with an Iago Mace and a Carnwennan Pistol. He is paired with Jupon Wyrme - another unique Knight figure armed with a Moth Grenade Launcher. I suspect this pack will quickly catch the eye of 40K-in-15mm gamers, as Grimwood's weapons would make for a skullz-free Space Marine Chaplain.

These character packs are a damn clever idea. Anybody who has been unsure whether or not they want to check out the new-and-improved Retained Knight figures can use these packs as a sample taste... and purchase a few packs of Knights later on after painting the characters. These small packs are also quite useful for small, character- and story-driven skirmish games like In The Emperor's Name and Blasters And Bulkheads. 

Another option still is to use these as commanders in a completely different 15mm army. At our scale, it doesn't take much more than a coordinating paint job to bring together figures from different ranges.