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FRP Games has the pre-order box art for the NuCoal faction in Heavy Gear Blitz!. And they look awesome!

Very nice minis - very impressive!!!

Padre^.

*looks at painting table*

I have enough stuff to do. Don't tempt me, Dream Pod 9!

Heavy Gear models look amazing! Hows the game? For people that play it.

Man, so many good alternative gw games out there my money is spread thin !

I can't really tell from those pics if the Chasseur has a jump jet on the back or not. Also not evident in the pics is that the big robot (Hussar) is actually a transformer with a tank mode! (sadly available separately at some future date)

The Hussar is the first Heavy Gear model that I've really, really come to like the appearance of. I think it's something to do with the legs.

Those are all awesome. How big are these models? I can't find any helpful info on their web site.

warboss wrote:I can't really tell from those pics if the Chasseur has a jump jet on the back or not. Also not evident in the pics is that the big robot (Hussar) is actually a transformer with a tank mode! (sadly available separately at some future date)

The Hussar DOES have a "tank mode", which can be built from a separate blister (though, if it's anything like the other Striders, you could probably convert one to the other if your skills are good enough...)

Gargskull wrote:Those are all awesome. How big are these models? I can't find any helpful info on their web site.

Most "average" models are ~25-30mm tall. Scout Gears, like the Jerboa are ~22mm tall. Support and Assault Gears, like the Chevalier, average ~ 40mm while Striders, like the Hussar, can be anywhere from 40-60mm+. The game is scaled for 1/144 scale or 12mm but 15mm terrain can easily be subbed.

Those pics also show the new packaging that stuff is slowly getting switched over to. Prettier and it shows the models, not 10-15 year old art.

Balance wrote: Prettier and it shows the models, not 10-15 year old art.

Hey! Some of us like that art! It's what got me interested in HG 1st edition in the first place.

Models look quite blocky. Hopefully this drawback will be reflected in the price. Not sure why they would be out models with that quality in the first place...

Second one looks rather Gundam-esque

I kind of like the chunky 80s mechaness going on here... like GalaxyGames said, too many awesome looking games out there, no way I have the time and money to try 'em all. :\

Gorgeous models.

Barksdale wrote:Models look quite blocky. Hopefully this drawback will be reflected in the price. Not sure why they would be out models with that quality in the first place...

(Disclaimer: I'm DP9's website guy.)

They're tiny representation of 3-4 meter (generally... I'm not sure what size the Hussar is, as it's very new) war machines. They're blocky as a design trait. The general design philosophy for Heavy Gear is to take a lot of cues from real-world armored vehicles and such, so you get a lot of blocky shapes. Tanks generally have a lot of blocky shapes as there's not a lot of point or need to streamline them.

(Of course, walkers are really bad from a realism standpoint due to issues such as being very complex to engineer and shot traps, but I think every sci-fi setting has some places where cool trumps realism.)

The comparatively small size forces some design considerations as well. These are bigger than 'power armor' so they do have a (tight) cockpit, something liek a fighter plane. Many Heavy Gear designs are laid out so the pilot's head is technically in the mech's head, but there's several other sensors available.

I haven't read the NuCoal stuff yet, but I believe they're very pragmatic and integrate designs and weapon systems from lots of places, even on their own designs (those shown here). The Chasseur looks very similar to Southern designs with the rounded shoulders and head, while the Jerboa looks to have a few parts (but not many) in common with the Northern Ferret design. It's also got jet engines trapped on, apparently.

The Hussar is a bit blocky in design because it has some sort of tank-mode I haven't seen good pictures of, as of yet.


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warboss wrote:

Balance wrote: Prettier and it shows the models, not 10-15 year old art.

Hey! Some of us like that art! It's what got me interested in HG 1st edition in the first place.

Fair enough, but it's been used a LOT by this point, and it's getting so it isn't the most representative. The photos are much more useful int hat they show where weapons go by default, for example. I still use the art a lot for spot stuff, and plan to continue to do so.

I love the HG universe and models, but unfortunately nobody in my area plays the game. It's hard enough getting a 40k game going these days. Shame too because those models look absolutely fantastic.

Barksdale wrote:Models look quite blocky. Hopefully this drawback will be reflected in the price. Not sure why they would be out models with that quality in the first place...

I like the designs and the blockiness...

Balance wrote:Fair enough, but it's been used a LOT by this point, and it's getting so it isn't the most representative. The photos are much more useful int hat they show where weapons go by default, for example. I still use the art a lot for spot stuff, and plan to continue to do so.

I do think they shouldn't be the cover of a box of minis even though I like the pics themselves so I applaud the change to painted minis on the front. I just want the Ghislain art somewhere on the back too! The new artists are good but they just don't hit the same spot that the old art does... I'm sure nostalgia has alot to do with this too though.

Hey Balance, what mech is that on the coverart in front of the Hussar? I love the JINN head but don't see it on any of the models.

Cyporiean wrote:Hey Balance, what mech is that on the coverart in front of the Hussar? I love the JINN head but don't see it on any of the models.

I honestly have no idea. I really don't have the bandwidth to be involved in the design side, so I often only see stuff a few weeks before it's released, if that. I've seen some chatter about NuCoal (and there's some specific avenues where "I don't know" becomes "I can't say" because of that) but I don't have their designs as 'internalized' as I do for the North. I'm guessing it's a command variant of some sort, but I could be wrong.

Nice minis. Unfortunately the closest store to me that carries Heavy Gear is over an hour away.

And is it just me or does the faction's name remind you of an 80's slogan for the power company? "Don't go nuclear, choose NuCoal!"

Cyporiean wrote:Hey Balance, what mech is that on the coverart in front of the Hussar? I love the JINN head but don't see it on any of the models.

I think it's a Lancier, it can be seen in the middle, in the pic below :

Barksdale wrote:Models look quite blocky. Hopefully this drawback will be reflected in the price. Not sure why they would be out models with that quality in the first place...

This from an Imperial Guard player...

Awesome, I love the new big kits that DP9 is coming out with!

Their stuff keeps getting better and better as it come out.

Beast of War has these images up as well, including concept art of the Hussar's ground mode.

Great looking figures! I especially like the Hussar.

More Dakka wrote:Awesome, I love the new big kits that DP9 is coming out with!

You might like this then:



The big grey crawler is not home to Jawas, but a big Gear transport to move a squad or so around in the desert. I haven't heard news about how it's coming, but this rough versionw as on display at GenCon last August...

sah-weeeeeeeet. really digging the NuCoal look, especially the Jerboa and the Hussar. Even the Chevalier looks great.

Them being a Badlands coalition, i wonder how much access to PAK and older North/South/Paxton designs they have?

Really like the look. But dang, I finally had decided on a mech force and now something else to look at before I buy mechs.

What is the release date? Will the new range be on shelves in time to paint up for the Golden Gear competition?