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Really looking forward to adding these to my growing little force of SecDef. Haven't decided if I'll paint them as part of my Epirian force or as a separate army.

A collection of resin heads is on our wishlist (as are many other things!)

Some very exciting things in the pipeline for the next year too

The ME models just get better and better. (Helmet visor paint guide required please!)

One question before I order....
Do the SecDef jump troopers come with the alternate weapons listed on the stat card? The blurb in the store seems to indicate they don't.

 Gimgamgoo wrote:

One question before I order....
Do the SecDef jump troopers come with the alternate weapons listed on the stat card? The blurb in the store seems to indicate they don't.

No, these guys just come with the carbines. There will be a separate release early in the new year with two models with special weapons.

It's been a huge year for Maelstrom's Edge! As 2018 draws to a close, we thought it would be fun to take a moment to have a look back at what we have achieved over the last year.

Our biggest focus for this year has been to expand the model range, to give players more options for their games. We rolled this out with regular model releases in either plastic or resin.









As the new kids on the block, the Broken received the lion's share of new models, with a slew of non-Core options to expand the force. These included two Chieftain variants - a Forsaken Chieftain with a Xeno spotter, and a Tech Chieftain variant with bionics and custom weapons, a Sig Jammer to mess with an opponent's technological capabilities, the ever-impressive Gnolti, our largest model to date, and the quad-mortar-carrying Pa'ku.









We also introduced a new category of unit to the game, with two 'Add-on' unit options joining the Broken ranks. The Marsayan Hypnotist and Hakoyu Grand Master can replace a normal squad member in regular Broken infantry units, adding different capabilities and tactical options to the unit.









The Epirian Foundation also received some reinforcements, with a resin Contractor Drone added to the mix, changing up how Contractor units are formed. The original Contractor unit was replaced with Contractor Defender and Contractor Scout units, with new battefield roles defined by the drones that accompany them.









A new Command option also joined the fray, with the release of the plastic Master Bot Handler kit. This fantastic kit allows you to build a mech-suit enhanced commander with a wide array of different weapon configurations, and accompanied the release of a new sub-faction for the Foundation: The SecDef.









The SecDef are the elite troops of the Epirian Foundation, and take to the field with the best weapons and equipment money can buy. We kicked off this range with another plastic kit, SecDef Infantry, used to build SecDef Tactical Teams, and have added to this with our latest release, in the form of resin Boostpack Infantry for SecDef Rapid Intervention Teams.









Through the Comm Guild blog, we continued to release weekly modeling articles, covering a wide range of different hobby-related topics including painting techniques, conversion ideas and tutorials or spotlights on different terrain projects. There are too many to list them all here, but you can find them all in the Hobby section of the Maelstrom's Edge website.









There have also been some big changes to the Maelstrom's Edge website over the last few months, with the addition of more content and some rearranging to make things easier to find. We also added printable PDF versions of all of our rules cards in the Rules section, to supplement the online-viewable cards in the Force List viewer.












SO where to next?



We will be continuing with our regular release schedule, with new models coming over the next few months for the Epirian Foundation and the Karist Enclave. The usual onslaught of modeling content will continue through the Comm Guild, and we'll be looking to add more gaming material as well in the form of battle reports and tactics articles.



We will be attending Salute in April, so the start of the year will also be busy getting models ready, and all going well, we'll have a couple of big previews to show off over the Salute weekend...












Our thanks to everyone who has supported us through the past year. We're looking forward to sharing new and shiny things with you in the year to come!

Please be the Remnant.... please be the Remnant..... please be the Remnant......

Blastaar wrote:
Please be the Remnant.... please be the Remnant..... please be the Remnant......

This, so much this.

Awww, I wanted an actual proper spoiler of a new miniature, not just a tease!

Please don't make us wait too long.

I was looking for some "space colonial irregular" forces and really liked the broken troop sprue, but... next time around can it include some womens? I hate to be cynical but it looks like you've written a galaxy where the poor wimmins heads explode if they touch a gun, and must therefore content themselves with 'cliche tech support chick' and 'cliche animal handler chick' roles. V2 perhaps?

...your bargaining posture is highly highly dubious.

I'm pretty sure there are some women on the Broken sprue. Doesn't one of them wear a scouter?

One of these days I'm finally going to assemble them.

voskom wrote:
I was looking for some "space colonial irregular" forces and really liked the broken troop sprue, but... next time around can it include some womens? I hate to be cynical but it looks like you've written a galaxy where the poor wimmins heads explode if they touch a gun, and must therefore content themselves with 'cliche tech support chick' and 'cliche animal handler chick' roles. V2 perhaps?

The broken were sculpted to be relatively androgynous builds with all of the layers, and there are a couple of female heads on the sprues. One of the two resin Chieftain models is also female, although, again, hard to tell under the layers.

The basic troops for the Epirians and Karists are all male for the same reason that most plastic troop kits in this industry are male: it makes the parts more interchangeable. But there are plans to do female versions of all of the basic troops when we get a chance.

Looks like a great year in review. The broken are a great faction, particularly seen all together like that. Lots of great character. I need to get building with my terrain sprues!

 insaniak wrote:
The broken were sculpted to be relatively androgynous builds with all of the layers, and there are a couple of female heads on the sprues. One of the two resin Chieftain models is also female, although, again, hard to tell under the layers.

whoa whoa, space "wimmin" should only be wearing skintight latex suits with boob power armor and high heels.

This week sees the addition of some heavier firepower to SecDef Rapid Intervention Teams, with the release of SecDef Boostpack Specialists!







This pack contains two specialists, and three pairs of weapons - twin Araldyne CB22 Assault Carbines, twin Araldyne CF13 Clingfire Sprayers and twin Araldyne FG19 Flakk Guns, allowing you to add them to the Boostpack Infantry pack to field a full SecDef Rapid Intevention Team of five models with one or two special weapons options.





-Click here for the full rules card-



SecDef forces excel at rapid insertions and mobile strikes against enemy positions. Sometimes though, even these elite troops run up against opposition that is too well entrenched for a normal assault. Against these targets, boostpack-equipped Rapid Intervention Teams are brought to bear. Selected from amongst the most skilled SecDef veterans and armed with twin Araldyne CB22 Assault Carbines, Rapid Intervention Teams use the greater mobility afforded by their boostpacks to outflank and surprise enemy defenses, quickly overwhelming them with a hail of deadly short-ranged firepower. Where an extra punch is required, Rapid Intervention Teams are equipped with Araldyne CF13 Clingfire Sprayers or FG19 Flakk Guns: more effective and streamlined versions of these ubiquitous weapons, typical of the improvements Araldyne is able to create.







While undeniably effective, many commanders on the Edge are reluctant to deploy Rapid Intervention Teams other than as a last resort, due to the extreme costs involved in training, equipping and maintaining them. Not only are their compact boostpacks incredibly expensive and notoriously difficult to keep operational, the extensive training required to master them makes a fully trained Boostpack Infantryman almost as valuable as their equipment. On more affluent worlds this is less of a concern, and Rapid Intervention Teams are often found spearheading engagements, striking at critical targets behind enemy lines and crippling the foe's ability to properly organize a defense against the might of a full SecDef deployment.







This high quality resin kit contains is available now from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

Always glad to see more releases.

Do you guys do regular battle reports?

Not yet, but it's on my to-do list

Salute 2019 is on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Excel London, run by the South London Warlords - If you're going along, come down to booth TK16 and say hello, and check out our shiny new plastic!

Ooh! That is exciting!

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The pic is just linking from the Dakka gallery, so must have just been a browser glitch...

I can see it.

Looks robotic? Really thin limbs and some sort of pincer claw?

Im so looking forward to these so much that I'm a little afraid it won't match expectations. The wait is killing me.

I'm pretty excited for the reveal as well.

Yeah, I've been waiting for an excuse to make an order. Hoping it's something I feel the urge to splurge on!

Has anybody been to the booth yet?

Come on guys, don't leave us in suspense here! I really, really need to see that new stuff!

I totally missed the Maelstrom booth today - feel like i missed quite a lot actually... :(

The SecDef guys are superb!