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Pretty cool stuff!

My mate works for them and showed me some of the final product and 3D prints a few months back. All the figures are 3D printed. Amazing detail at this scale even after moulding and casting. I think these will be very successful.

Kroothawk wrote:

USA:

Spartan Games broke the female design rule.

She should have been sculpted with a brass bikini.

She's looking sassy though, give her a cap and I think we have ourselves a dynamic gun-slinging drop commissar.

What material are they using?

I like them. Rules aren't necessary if the model are cool enough. Especially in the age of the internet, where choices abound.

BobtheInquisitor wrote:What material are they using?

Chances are resin and pewter, as with their other minis.

D6G has some Gencon coverage

http://twitpic.com/ak882s

http://twitpic.com/ak8cw1

the antarctican general looks pretty cool, as do some of the jetpackers

Those open-topped APC's look nice, first decent looking vehicle in the bunch imho.

BobtheInquisitor wrote:What material are they using?

The description says resin

Though I think that was mainly for their vehicles

So, we're looking at about $10 a figure, then?

I am intrigued.

However, I am disappointed if this means a lessening of their
larger scale line. Dystopian Wars is a sweet concept.

malfred wrote:I am intrigued.

However, I am disappointed if this means a lessening of their
larger scale line. Dystopian Wars is a sweet concept.

You mean smaller scale lines?

And is there any confirmation that this does mean they're reducing production on other lines? Because they could just be continually growing and now have the ability to do both?

Oh, I'd be happy if they do both.

And yes, I meant smaller scale. I get confused by subjective terms.

yakface wrote:

malfred wrote:I am intrigued.

However, I am disappointed if this means a lessening of their
larger scale line. Dystopian Wars is a sweet concept.

You mean smaller scale lines?

And is there any confirmation that this does mean they're reducing production on other lines? Because they could just be continually growing and now have the ability to do both?

Hopefully they now have the ability to write a rulebook that doesnt need to be replaced as quickly as was the case for Dystopian wars...

I'm really impressed with these models so far. Can't wait to see the full range.

Ahem: I want! I want! I want! I want! I want!

Lol.

Seriously though, I really like what I see so far. I don't think I care about the rules. I'll most likely use some modified set of Goalsystem/Supersystem anyway. Or find some other system to use if I don't like the official ones.

Looking forward to seeing more.

~Eric

My first view of the models gave me the impression that the posing on them seemed to be on the stiff side, which I thought maybe stemmed from the fact that up until this point the vast majority of Spartain's minis were just vehicles that required no thought whatsoever about posing concerns.

However, the more models I'm seeing, the less of a concern that appears to be.

I wonder about the prices though. Spartan's main selling point (from my perspective) has always been that you didn't need to buy too many models to play the game, so their prices, which aren't super high but also aren't super low, were not an issue at all.

But in a 28mm infantry game if you're ending up wanting play with more than say, 40 models, all of a sudden the prices are going to be a real factor.

yakface wrote:

malfred wrote:I am intrigued.

However, I am disappointed if this means a lessening of their
larger scale line. Dystopian Wars is a sweet concept.

You mean smaller scale lines?

And is there any confirmation that this does mean they're reducing production on other lines? Because they could just be continually growing and now have the ability to do both?

Well, if it is like there other games, as soon as Spartan Games releases a new game system, previous games take a hit. Uncharted Seas took a huge one. They have only had a handful of releases in the past 2 years if you don't count their relaunch.

Firestorm got ignored quite a bit until recently. But in comparison to releases Dystopian wars had something new just about every month or every other month. While Firestorm may have had a preview every 4-6 months.

Spartan Games has become more popular (mostly because of DW) but they are still small and would expect DW to take a hit on release scheduled. Unless they got some new investors/employees.

I think their constant release of new games is their way of keeping money coming in rather than doing what GW does.


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BobtheInquisitor wrote:What material are they using?

I assume it will be metal like their very first range of 28mm minis they did many moons ago but sold them off as they were not happy.

Unless they got so rich off of DW they can afford the up front costs of of plastics. Or they can just go to indiegogo/kickstarter

Spartan Games did some minis for their 28mm line for Uncharted Isles about 3 years back (or was it 2?) sold it to some friend who had a company who sold them to black hat miniatures but were not too happy and were to bogged down with FSA and US

http://www.blackhat.co.uk/online_shop/index.php?cPath=121_123&osCsid=0436ba47126ee376b6fa469769deda08

the Buc Orcs and Dwarves were part of their line.

Not to sure about the rest.

Looks like a great new game.

No Spartan Games NO!

You have enough of my money as it is!

I don't know how good or bad the rules are going to be but I do know my GASLIGHT rules will be getting dusted off...

Yak - good point!

It isn't JUST about whether or not the rules are good, it will depend on the prices/model counts too!

The sad part is, Spartan Games would probably make more
money off of me at GW/PP prices for quality sculpts rather than
for bargain bin prices for average ones.

Mick A wrote:I don't know how good or bad the rules are going to be but I do know my GASLIGHT rules will be getting dusted off...

This. Totally this.

G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. has been around since before the Victorian Sci-fi and steam punk aesthetic took off. Definitely a set of rules by and for those who are into the sci-fi written around the end of the 19th century.

http://www.spartangames.co.uk/galleries/dystopian-legions-gallery

Lovely new previews. Photos seem to be getting updated twice a day. Love the better look at Lord Flash and his mates.

alphaecho wrote:http://www.spartangames.co.uk/galleries/dystopian-legions-gallery

Lovely new previews. Photos seem to be getting updated twice a day. Love the better look at Lord Flash and his mates.

Wow, assuming a reasonable price and translation from digital, these are looking more and more like a must-have. Really digging the look.

If the rules for this game are anything at all playable at a level equivalent to a 1,500 point 40K game, I am sold. And I like the tank designs, and love the 28MM Metzger.

warpcrafter wrote:and love the 28MM Metzger.

This isnt a metzger, they would be waaaay to big for 28mm, its the faust, and it was awesome to paint :p

More info on them here; http://www.spartangames.co.uk/shock-assault