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 paulson games wrote:
Working on setting the stuff to 1/285 scale (6mm) Let me know what you think.

(quad is 90mm wide!)

The quads are big boys They are at an angles which makes them look a bit thicker, but even head on they are massive and about the torso width of the heavy mechs. There's a reason they do 11d worth of damage against things they come into contact with. If you let a quad stomp one of your mechs it'll probably kill it and with good reason


The plan is to maintain both a 6mm and 15mm line so people can opt for whichever scale they want. 6mm helps for those on a budget, 15mm is for the people who want detail and display models. Right now I'm doing some final numbers crunching and once I have final quotes in hand I should be putting the 6mm stuff up on kickstarter very soon.

Very Nice!

Oh, I get it now- those would be much smaller than they are currently (I was just looking at relative size). Will be interested what others think of that size.

I like 7 but shouldn't they have a slight upwards angle for the Missile trajectory? or are they rocket pods?

I've added a 6mm section to the website and I've placed the 6mm version of the Lynx up for pre-order.

http://www.mechafront.com/catalog/item/8888303/10044857.htm

I expect to have the master in hand late next week and I should have them shipping out by the end of the month.

I'll be making 100 copies of these in resin, after that they'll end up being produced in metal and available as part of the upcoming Kickstarter (which will only be for the 6mm models). \
The metal models likely won't be available for another 6-12 months.

So if you want the 6mm version well before the KS delivers, or prefer resin over metal you'll want to put in an order now.

Like I said, I'm very interested to see what the take on 6mm is. I guess that still makes them quite a bit larger than battletech mechs, right?

I have 5 of yours in resin already at 15mm so probably won't be tempted by the preorder here (particularly since I got 2 of this same model in that scale ). But very intrigued by how it turns out in the smaller size!

It's been a long time since I had a proper Mecha Front Monday, so here's some fresh concept art for the Lynx variants

Not sure about the smaller gun, but that first pic (railguns??) I really love

1st pic has railguns, the other pics have lasers. So they are a bit of a visual break from the autocannons and machine guns that have been on earlier models.

I like the bottom laser pic, the 2nd to last just seems to be configured like the battle cannons (?). Railguns look great.

Are you planning to move forward mostly with 6mm or is that just the KS and 15mm releases will continue outside of that?

The KS will be for the 6mm stuff, I'll continue working on the 15mm stuff as well but it'll be a separate project from the KS.

Hmm.

Not sure if disappoint or happy.

Big mechs is better and stompier, smaller mechs is cheaper and easier to get friends to buy.

Yeah, I'm in that same boat, kat. I would be really interested to see more folks' thoughts on 15mm or 6mm... I'm kind of locked into 15mm as I've bought 5 of the mechs and some weapon packs, but then again I could just use these for Infinity or somesuch.

6mm will make things a lot cheaper for folks, but make the whole thing a lot smaller... I have always been intrigued by that scale but don't actually know anyone who games in it (unless FoW is that scale).

6mm aka 1/285th scale is micro armor scale. FOW uses that size as do both Battletech and Robotech.

Right, which is why 15mm was so cool. Ain't nobody doing kick ass pew pew mechs in 15mm.

The times I've play tested Mechafront at a store (with my 1 NeoBloc light mech and a bunch of paper, waiting on the medium!), everyone was shocked that that was the LIGHT mech and that sparked some interest.

Granted, buildings and terrain will be easier to wrangle up for 6mm...


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I guess t he big thing is, whatever gets kickstarter is what I'm sticking to as that will be the main line. It will be first to market and first adopted and most readily available. Kicking 6mm will most likely kill or greatly diminish 15mm and vice versa.

 paulson games wrote:
6mm aka 1/285th scale is micro armor scale. FOW uses that size as do both Battletech and Robotech.

I don't play it, but I'm pretty sure Flames of War is 15mm


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Epic from GW was 6mm scale.

 bbb wrote:

 paulson games wrote:
6mm aka 1/285th scale is micro armor scale. FOW uses that size as do both Battletech and Robotech.

I don't play it, but I'm pretty sure Flames of War is 15mm

It is, as per the Battlefront Website:
http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=76

Battlefront Miniatures Limited is a New Zealand company which manufactures 15mm (1:100) Scale models and miniatures from World War II for wargaming and collecting.

Battletech and Robotech however are certainly 6mm 1/285th scale.

Okay, so what's happening with this game? Is to move to 6mm a permanent thing, or are you trying to launch two separate scale miniature lines and use the same rules? Or is 6mm now the primary scale for the game?

I don't mind either way, but I do think it's a headache to have two scales going at the same time.

6mm would allow for more maneuverability and openness on the tabletop, like battletech. The warmachine sized mechs look awesome, but take up so much tablespace things can get a bit silly, especially if you have ample terrain.

Sorry about the confusion on the FOW, my local store carries a bunch of 6mm WWII models, never played it or paid much attention to it but I'd assumed they were FOW must have mixed it up in my head with a different line.


The 6mm line would be offered in addition to the 15mm stuff, so there'd be two lines.

The master for the 6mm Lynx just came in.

I have to say- that looks pretty darn good in 6mm!

The only issue with offering it in both scales is possibly splitting the player base (well, almost assuredly doing so) between the scales. Even though I've bought 5 of these mechs in 15mm, I feel like you may want to pick one scale or the other- even if it ends up being 6mm instead of 15mm.

Why hello!

Could you post the 6mm mech next to a quarter or possibly a marine in space (or some other easily recognizable 28mm fig on a standard base)?

It's currently being molded so it'll be a bit before I can take more pics. The model itself is 45mm tall and it's shown on a 40mm base (same base size as terminators and crisis suits)

If I remember tomorrow I can take some pics with SMs next to battletech minis (maybe a Warhammer even!) if that's desired.

Ok, thanks. I wouldn't have pegged that mech as being on a 40mm base but rather a standard 25mm visually (and incorrectly). The addition of a 6mm scale and the possibility of Paulson products squaring off on the tabletop against Kevin Siembada products is both juicy and ironic on multiple levels.

The irony is that despite having no working capital, being a single person company, and creating new designs from the ground up yet I managed to get stuff into production 10 months ago. (and needed less than 3 months from launch)


Meanwhile Palladium has numerous people working for them, using designs that were established 30 years ago, multiple sculptors and artists, 1.4 million in start up funds and still not a shred of plastic to show for all that. It's all good as I'm sure they'll get there at some point.

Switching to 6mm and kickstarting... how much faster does that get you to full scale mech murder versus 15mm? After the pics you posted of that 6mm I'm pretty well sold on switching to 6mm and never looking back.

The RBT kickstarter for Palladium is about paying off Palladium's existing debts and putting as little of the KS money as possible into speeding up production and hitting release date goals. Anyone who dodges being in business with Kevin Sembeida should be relieved.