Dropzonetoe's New GOTA Combat Walker

By Eli
Original post by Dropzonetoe

Fellow TMPer and miniatures gamer Dropzonetoe posted this amazing conversion of a Gundam action figure into a rather amazing piece of kit for his 15mm GOTA forces. The GOTA are a cool hard scifi force from Khurasan Miniatures which he has already supplemented with robots and drones from Ground Zero Games. Dropzonetoe doesn't keep a blog, so I am not able to link you there, but I can offer this link to the TMP story - HERE.

Dark and moody photo taken initially. Looks like the units is moving out for night ops.

So, I know converting action figures into gaming stuff isn't new, but Dropzonetoe really accomplished something pretty amazing with this one. If you look at the bright, big-headed, 1980s anime war machine he started with and then what it became, you can really see how effective a few little bits of conversion are.

Dropzonetoe has this to say about the project...

I did break the antenna off the top within a few miniatures of handling it. It is a rubbery material but it took to a spray of Krylon spray-paint just fine After painting the torso I painted the arms separately. They are simple plugs and pull off easily. The gun armed hand is the same way.
                         
I just added a dab of E6000 to all the joints and left it to dry a bit.
 Seeing as it had a single cycloptic eye, I wanted to tie it in with my GZG drones and Robots. So, I painted it the same red eye and added rolls of camo netting to the top of it.

Cnidocytes!

Open Fire Figures New 15mm Science Fiction Miniatures Range

By Eli

Sculptor Adam Gayford brings to life a brand new range of unique and, I would say, much sought after tentacled aliens, the Cnidocytes.

Depicted in a number of specialized castes, the slishy alien race sports all manner of options from workers, gunners, flamers, even shield generators and spawning creatures. This wide variety will allow them to form an imposing, alien force of a distinctly unsettling and terrifying nature.

For full information and ordering details, head over - HERE

Heavy Genus

Spawner Genus

Soriog Empire - New From Khurasan Miniatures

By Eli

Khurasan Miniatures, releases another in a long line of alien forces. The sleek Soriog are an enigmatic species with hi-tech weapons and an aristocratic nobility about them. These are the first installment of multiple races that will fight for the Soriog Empire.

For more information and to purchase these great models go - HERE.

Charging Into Battle

New Vehicle From 15mm.co.uk

By Eli

This week, 15mm.co.uk released the Charger. First released at Salute, this compact, versatile model is now available for general purchase. Featuring different weapons and turret top options, the Charger can be used for anything from a military transport, urban law enforcement, or hostile environment transport. The classic, box shaped hull lends well to any number of rolls and the wide turret ring will allow for not just the standard pieces made for the model but plenty of conversions.

For more information, head on over - HERE

Darkest Star Kickstarter - Final Week

By Eli

Darby at Darkest Star Games has reached the home stretch of his Kickstarter campaign for new vehicles and infantry for his scifi range. The main goal (above) has funded and is about half way to the first stretch goal which will add an additional vehicle design to the project (below). Additional stretch goals will bring more vehicles, infantry troops and an entirely new faction of vehicles (bottom).

Having purchased some of Darkest Star's other offerings and seeing the sorts of new, innovative and interesting designs that Darby comes up with for his line, I am excited by the prospect of seeing this Kickstarter not only succeed, but do well. If successful 15mm science fiction will gain a host of excellent vehicle designs as well as some top notch infantry.

So, check it out and give it a push. You can get in with as little as $1 and still have access to add-ons or start with a dedicated pledge of $18 and add on more later as well. As with most Kickstarters the more you pledge, the more there will be and the more you can get!

-Eli

Khurasan Miniatures releases Federal Army VITROs

By Harold

Two different squads available at Khurasan Miniatures for $5.99 each.

Khurasan Miniatures has released a set of two new squads, Federal Army VITROs.

Federal Army VITROs

Vitros are human clone soldiers who are organised into platoons and then attached to Federal divisions at the company level as needed before or during battle.  They are folded into the company’s command structure, usually one platoon being added to bolster the company.   

Vitros are bred in large processing facilities, genetically modified so that they reach adulthood in two years.  This rapid growth comes at a price -- they begin to age beyond optimal combat service at about age 18 and usually reach mortality at about age 22.  (Vitro age is measured starting with separation from the development chamber.) As they do not have parents they bond instead with their instructors, who teach them combat methods and some basic interpersonal skills so that they can cooperate with their in utero fellow soldiers. 

Vitros have been bred by the Federation as soldiers for over three centuries but the programme was only put into full effect during the First Pelagic War, due to the dire need for soldiers at the time.  Since then the moral implications have been trumped by continuing combat demands, but there is still an active anti-Vitro political movement, particularly at the Federal Core, the outlying systems being more in favour of the military cloning programme.   

Vitros are the best infantry in the Federal Army – they have enhanced senses and are physically superior to in uteros, and are trained for combat virtually from the day they separate.  They are provided with distinctive armour and weapons to take advantage of their exceptional performance (and to clearly indicate that they are Vitros), the most unusual feature being the multi-lens combat helmet which gives the Vitro warrior a somewhat strange, alien appearance.  They are raised to obey and often do, but they are human, and as such have their grievances.  Vitros keenly feel their shortened lifespans, and the disdain many in uteros have for them as products rather than people.  There are also persistent rumours that Vitro Programme scientists have developed a serum to counteract the accelerated Vitro aging process but do not provide this to Vitros because it decreases combat capabilities.  As a result of these factors, and other issues besides, there have been sporadic Vitro uprisings.   This is the reason Vitros are no longer organized into formations larger than infantry platoons – the heavier weapons remain under control of in utero units. 

Vitros are genetically human but their hair follicles do not grow hair unless artificially stimulated and both genders are sterile although they can be sexually active.  Both males and females serve in Vitro platoons in about equal numbers.  Occasionally, an especially aggrieved Vitro will escape the facility and go renegade, and these Vitros are especially dangerous – they will sometimes join bands of alien mercenaries, but just as often will attempt to pass as an in utero to infiltrate the Vitro Programme to seek out the rumoured life enhancement serum. 

Two infantry squads of Vitros are now available at our webstore – they were sculpted by PF.