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Did a brief read through of the book last night and so far I really like the rules. Very simple, seems like it will play very fast as well.

We haven't gotten our models yet but I am definitely looking forward to giving this a go. It looks like it will be a lot of fun.

RiTides wrote:What thickness and material card did you guys use to back your buildings? Making mine tonight, already printed on thick paper. And what kind of glue, I guess?

I just printed on 150gsm card/paper

yeah you can get printer card stock at office places, I was gonna print mine on that too.. or another good way to do paper buildings is to print them on full page labels, and then you can cut it out and stick the labels into poster board or whatever

I've updated my blog as the first shipment fron Japan arrived today!

Linky: http://sikilsworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/first-shippment-from-japan-has-arrived.html


Japanese N-scale stuff seems to be real good value for money IMO!

Sikil wrote:I've updated my blog as the first shipment fron Japan arrived today!

Linky: http://sikilsworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/first-shippment-from-japan-has-arrived.html


Japanese N-scale stuff seems to be real good value for money IMO!

How did you buy these?

You use my links or did you find a better way.

Got my book today, models hopefully to come thursday/friday.

I'm rather pleased by the book, the fluff, while not the most extensive, is at least somewhat interesting and there's more than enough for a fairly new universe.

The rules look solidly simple, I'll get into them more tonight, but I'm rather impressed so far.

Orlanth wrote:

Sikil wrote:I've updated my blog as the first shipment fron Japan arrived today!

Linky: http://sikilsworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/first-shippment-from-japan-has-arrived.html


Japanese N-scale stuff seems to be real good value for money IMO!

How did you buy these?

You use my links or did you find a better way.

ebay...

hit-japan and another ebaystore had quite abit up in the N-scale gauge in their ebay-stores!

Plaza Japan?

Did you read my post on getting stuff from Japan, I am still looking for more info for an article as some stuff is hard to source.

Yeah, it made me check my japanese sources for N-scale stuff...

(The ebay-stores and HLJ mainly for my part)

What stuff do you find hard to source? Between HLJ, hit-japan and plaza-japan I had the impression that you can pretty much get anything you want of the nipponese N-scale... Might be wrong thou.

Apologies if these have already been asked, but there's some oddities in the rules I was wondering if I was reading right or am I missing something.

1: QCB, units that enter a building can't fight in a QCB that turn, does this mean a unit that assaults into a structure basically gets screwed its first turn? (P32)

2: Scourge Corsair Swarms are Interceptors with an AA specific rule...and no AA guns? (P95)

3: It appears there's no option to actually specify taking Juno A2's (miniguns), only the A1's (cannon) as both infantry entries specify Juno A1 and the entry for the Juno makes it clear these are two different variants and no options for swapping. Am I missing something or is this just a typo? (P119/120)

4: While there's flavor text about Scourge being unable to re-embark on dropships, is where an actual rule for this?

5: Taranis Missile Batteries don't appear to have a Coherency stat, am I missing something? (P119)

6: Tritons and Ravens appear to have different costing based on whether they can transport infantry or vehicles, and appear to have very similar roles, however the Raven's expensive version is the vehicle transporting one while the Triton's expensive iteration is the Infantry transporting one. Anyone else wondering if one of these was costed backwards? (P77/P115)



I'll post more questions later, hopefully we'll get a rulebook FAQ up soon, thanks in advance for any responses!

2 and 3 are answered on the Hawk Wargames website's errata.

2: Give Corsair's Plasma Cannon the AA special rule

3: Immortals and Sirens can both take Juno A2 IFVs.

Got a starter set's worth assembled, with some trees and buildings enough for my first game tonight. I have a lot more of everything to build! The buildings were just printed on thick paper... I think they are OK. Already time consuming, I can't imagine making an inner structure

The trees were from a kit, like 50 for $15 from Hobbytown, I just have to cut them to size and then glue on the foliage. You can probably get them even cheaper, but it was way cheaper as a kit than pre-assembled ones.





@ Vaktathi: 4: It's just fluff, they can re-embark (I think the fluff actually means the dropships can't get back out of the atmosphere, not that the models can't get back on them, now that I've read it. I.e., they're invading the planet to stay, but they still need mobility on the surface).

What's a good way to flock the bases for the little guys? I usually do a mix of fine and coarse ballast from woodland scenics, and add in some bitz of static grass.. but I have a feeling it's gonna look way too big, like the fellas are wading through an ocean of small boulders. Would GW"s new texture paints be good? or should I just use fine sand?

Necros wrote:What's a good way to flock the bases for the little guys? I usually do a mix of fine and coarse ballast from woodland scenics, and add in some bitz of static grass.. but I have a feeling it's gonna look way too big, like the fellas are wading through an ocean of small boulders. Would GW"s new texture paints be good? or should I just use fine sand?

I'll be using normal sand from the beach...

Sikil wrote:Yeah, it made me check my japanese sources for N-scale stuff...

(The ebay-stores and HLJ mainly for my part)

What stuff do you find hard to source? Between HLJ, hit-japan and plaza-japan I had the impression that you can pretty much get anything you want of the nipponese N-scale... Might be wrong thou.

HLJ?

Can you link me to HLJ English language website if they have one. I need all the material I can find for the N gauge terrain sourcing article I am writing.

Thanks in advance.

RiTides wrote:

Do the Invaders fir onto the Marauders when you mount the racks in threes?
Invaders ought to be carried on dropships with two pairs of racks, but if the Invaders fit then you can have one-size-fits-all.

RiTides wrote:
@ Vaktathi: 4: It's just fluff, they can re-embark (I think the fluff actually means the dropships can't get back out of the atmosphere, not that the models can't get back on them, now that I've read it. I.e., they're invading the planet to stay, but they still need mobility on the surface).

This is correct, think of Scourge dropships as high tech VTOLs, they provide airmobility but not orbit boost capability.

I have been working on a metcalf N gauge church, beutiful, but seriously time consumming! Made a dozen buildings in the time I have spent on the one church!

Metcalf are cardstock, so you have to be delicate assembling them yes? I can see how that would take longer, you don't need to paint them though.

Its a quality product, don't get me wrong, but I dismissed cardstock as an option long ago; it is ok for background buildings on a railway layout I suppose, however I question the durability and lack of surface texture you get with the correct plastic kit.





Tomix do a nice range of plastic N Gauge churches, cost £14 each on feebay and are prepainted and reassembled.

Orlanth wrote:
[...]
HLJ?

Can you link me to HLJ English language website if they have one. I need all the material I can find for the N gauge terrain sourcing article I am writing.

Thanks in advance.
[...]

HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com)


You're welcome!

Here's a link to the Hobbylink Japan (HLJ) website

http://www.hlj.com/

and here's a direct one to their N gague structures

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?GenreCode2=Rld&DisplayMode=images&Dis=2&Sort=std&qid=JZN2MTYVQ3R53Q&z=GenreCode2&set=1&MacroType2=ntrstr

Edit: Ninjad

Excellent, thankyou.



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Ahh , I remember this site. I found it earlier during my research and wrote it off because if fethed up my browser for some reason and 1999.jp was cheaper for the same stuff.

HLJ.com has been my go-to source for Mecha-suits, Transformers and all things anime-model for the last... Hmmm.... 8 years?

Vaktathi wrote:Apologies if these have already been asked, but there's some oddities in the rules I was wondering if I was reading right or am I missing something.

1: QCB, units that enter a building can't fight in a QCB that turn, does this mean a unit that assaults into a structure basically gets screwed its first turn? (P32)


I'll post more questions later, hopefully we'll get a rulebook FAQ up soon, thanks in advance for any responses!

They don't fight during the activation that they enter, CQB is resolved the next time a battle group that one of the occupiers belongs to is actived (in the current turn or the next). The whole CQB is resolved at the same time so, it's not a situation where one side swings and then the other. The bit about the aggressor having to wait if its battlegroup is activated is just referring to the fact that it's only the occupier's activation that triggers the fight, and only after his infantry has a chance to move, shoot, search, etc...

Just got my first game in! Fun, but the 3 objective scenario was a little straight-forward and we didn't have enough terrain. And I need a higher point level where I have some decent CQB troops... basic Scourge suck hard at it

Thanks for the answers so far, the Errata proved rather difficult to find from their main site.


I'm finding that this game is going to require a rather significant investment in terrain, buildings specifically, and lots of them, something most stores/clubs are going to need to stock up on for this game to play right.


I'm also rather surprised by the extremely low movement rates. It looks like they work for the most part, but I can definitely see where the aircraft are vital when your big scary walkers are only moving a maximum of 12" over the course of a 6 turn game and the bleeding-fast skimmer units get to move a mighty...6-9 inches at top speed


I can't wait for my models, I'm really hoping they get here tomorrow.

RiTides wrote:Just got my first game in! Fun, but the 3 objective scenario was a little straight-forward and we didn't have enough terrain. And I need a higher point level where I have some decent CQB troops... basic Scourge suck hard at it

I wouldn't complain too much, the UCM cant deploy Praetorians from fast moving heavy tanks.

Hopefully I wasn't complaining too much

Does the -2" MV every time you land / takeoff count towards the half of your MV you're allowed to make if deploying units from a drop ship?

It suite with N gague terrain?
That's good news to me. Cuz I live in Japan and I'm Heavy Gear player!

So,I'm thinking about starting this game.
Anyone can explain me about this game?
How this game is like?
For what I see,This game looks a like Spartan Games' games. Am I right?

Second advantage with the metcalf, was under £5!

Not worried about too much texture have a dozen printed out buildings and making more!

So I finally got at least some of my models, for the most part they're great, but...


What the **** were they thinking putting the resin gate on the big bulbous nose of every PHR kit? Talk about a nightmare to fix.



Also, anyone else have issues with walker arms and lots of bubbles?

Vaktathi wrote:So I finally got at least some of my models, for the most part they're great, but...


What the **** were they thinking putting the resin gate on the big bulbous nose of every PHR kit? Talk about a nightmare to fix.



Also, anyone else have issues with walker arms and lots of bubbles?

Not the arms, no. For me it was both Taranis turrets having gaps along their back.

What happened to the battlescribe files being made? I was playing another game last night (beat UCM in a "Land Grab" after my Taranis destroyed the focal point near the UCM deployment zone) and constantly flipping through the book to get unit stats is becoming a right pain. I'm thinking about sitting down for a few hours and making some unit cards.