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 Shadow Walker wrote:
Voted for option A = smaller one.

Me too

Well, 160k stretch goal unlocked. I hope hounds come by tomorrow, the female infantry this weekend-Monday and the artillery by the end of next week!

Garrac wrote:
Well, 160k stretch goal unlocked. I hope hounds come by tomorrow, the female infantry this weekend-Monday and the artillery by the end of next week!

We would obviously prefer it be sooner. If you haven't yet, please consider telling your friends and sharing the campaign around.

Another stupid question from me, sorry.

Are these from a game or made to be generic and cross system? Can't see a game mentioned?

khimbar wrote:
Another stupid question from me, sorry.

Are these from a game or made to be generic and cross system? Can't see a game mentioned?

All of Wargames Atlantic's Death Fields range models have a background story for a games system yet to come.

The figures themselves can be used across a variety of Sci fi games but do lend themselves quite well as proxies for GW's 40K Imperial Guard rules

Surprised there's been little comment/interest on the (potential) heavy infantry - an affordable (and chaotic) alternative for solar auxilia are what I'm most looking forward to with this! Interested to see what weapon options they come with when/if we get there...

Piousservant wrote:

Surprised there's been little comment/interest on the (potential) heavy infantry - an affordable (and chaotic) alternative for solar auxilia are what I'm most looking forward to with this! Interested to see what weapon options they come with when/if we get there...

I generally just skim the thread - I thought the power armor combat frogs were WA's heavy infantry release. If a Damned heavy infantry unit was in the cards, and it looked decent that would definitely be something to get new backers. I'd up my pledge for something like that.

Piousservant wrote:

Surprised there's been little comment/interest on the (potential) heavy infantry - an affordable (and chaotic) alternative for solar auxilia are what I'm most looking forward to with this! Interested to see what weapon options they come with when/if we get there...

Or some sort of Anti-Kasrkin unit, the Cottage Strangers or something.

Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

Piousservant wrote:

Surprised there's been little comment/interest on the (potential) heavy infantry - an affordable (and chaotic) alternative for solar auxilia are what I'm most looking forward to with this! Interested to see what weapon options they come with when/if we get there...

WGA was so tight lipped on the lizard dogs, I've given up hounding them for teasers. Seriously though, they have to drive the hype train. While I would love to see heavy infantry, it looks like the campaign would have to top 500k. At this point, I just hope we get through the artillery.

I don't have a clue how they tease stuff that might not get unlocked without being upfront with the fact that it might have to wait for regular production.

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

Carapace Heavy Infantry should be Kasrkin/Tempestus Scion styled Renegade special forces with a horror twist. Some creepy gasmasks or something similar, with carapace that looks patched up/looted.

Power Armor, rather than being Chaos Space Marine-esq, should be like Fallout 4 Raider Power Armor imo

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

Whatever is done, I think it should probably be able to kitbash with the standard infantry kits for gender options, so maybe more bits that full bodies. Based on what has been shown, grotesque face masks with helmets, additional armor plates on arms and legs, maybe some chainmail, trench weapons and a different base ranged weapon type. I'm thinking mag (magnetic) or laser rifles, Tommy guns, and submachine guns. Maybe shields.

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

Generally they should look like the base infantry with added armour. Knee and elbow pads. Consistent (i.e. present on every limb, not only on half of them) greaves (shin-guards) and spaulders (shoulder guards). Breastplate extended to protect abdomen and pelvis with either a single row of faulds (segmented plates running down the centre of the body, similar to classic trench armour, as seen on DKoK carapace) or tassets (two plates or rows of plates hanging below the belt, as seen on many space marines). Possibly gorgets or bevors (neck guards). Helmets with some degree of neck and face protection, including ones with grotesque (demonic face, plague doctor, zanni or pantalone style) masks (or half-masks).

 Perfect Organism wrote:

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

Generally they should look like the base infantry with added armour. Knee and elbow pads. Consistent (i.e. present on every limb, not only on half of them) greaves (shin-guards) and spaulders (shoulder guards). Breastplate extended to protect abdomen and pelvis with either a single row of faulds (segmented plates running down the centre of the body, similar to classic trench armour, as seen on DKoK carapace) or tassets (two plates or rows of plates hanging below the belt, as seen on many space marines). Possibly gorgets or bevors (neck guards). Helmets with some degree of neck and face protection, including ones with grotesque (demonic face, plague doctor, zanni or pantalone style) masks (or half-masks).

I really like all of your suggestions but I especially agree with the tassets for the upper legs and greaves.

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

This, basically, with slightly more spikes and damage.

Here's a quick sketch showing what I had in mind. Note that it's basically just a tiny bit more armour than the maximum amount already present on the figures, just some tassets and a new helmet.

I don't agree with squeezing the female infantry into the heavy infantry, tho. Make them compatible separate kits, with the later having the 2-gender bodies. (at least as the most ideal option)

About the looks, I dunno, dakkadakka used menacing masks, so something like that. I'm not that worried about the looks, as there are some options around there for traitor elite guys, but there arent as many with menacing weapons, with the heavy equipment and all.

 alphaecho wrote:

khimbar wrote:
Another stupid question from me, sorry.

Are these from a game or made to be generic and cross system? Can't see a game mentioned?

All of Wargames Atlantic's Death Fields range models have a background story for a games system yet to come.

The figures themselves can be used across a variety of Sci fi games but do lend themselves quite well as proxies for GW's 40K Imperial Guard rules

Cheers. Might grab some then.

New sneak peek from their newsletter.

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

World War I trench raiders turned up to 11.

Diesel punk iron riveted armor, helmets with grills and face plates, some scavaged/Jerry rigged armor strapped on.


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Welp looks like I'm getting my trench raiders. That was fast.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Wargames Atlantic wrote:

 Perfect Organism wrote:
Yeah, carapace-armour damned would probably get me to double my pledge. Obvious way to squeeze them in would be to make the female infantry the 'heavy' version.

What should Damned carapace/power armor look like for those of you who have mentioned this?

World War I trench raiders turned up to 11.

Diesel punk iron riveted armor, helmets with grills and face plates, some scavaged/Jerry rigged armor strapped on.


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Welp looks like I'm getting my trench raiders. That was fast.

One of the digital sets the have already done is WWI german stormtroops, so should be very feasible.

Also, those renders look cool

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Welp looks like I'm getting my trench raiders. That was fast.

Atlantic Digital put up actual WW1 trench raiders a month ago, so they were obviously in their thoughts

command sprue WIP stuff from tonights newsletter

hopefully they'll have some distinctive head options, otherwise those heavy armor Damned will be tricky to tell apart from the standard ones.

i don't know if they plan power armor for them, but if they do it, given their lore and aesthetic, i'd guess some sort of repurposed retro-spacesuits.

like so

(though these helmets might be fun with the heavy infantry as head options)

or perhaps with a more old style diving suit feel?


ironically, given the Damned aesthetic mix, the result might look like the 'Big Daddy' enemies from Bioshock.

The trench raiders are starting to look like a shut up and take my money situation

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:


command sprue WIP stuff from tonights newsletter

Oh they added the psyker parts! Cool! This is going to be a very fun sprue to play with

Also, yesterday Gamefound webpage failed a bit, if anyone was wondering

P.D.: Aaaaaand is having problems again. WA, if you want you can extend the final dates since when Gamefound fails no one can buy pledges, I'd hve no problems with it.

Anyone have pictures of the trench raiders?

Absolutely loving what I'm seeing with that command squad image. Especially the brute officer, SMGs and preacher / psyker.

(Most) UK backers don't need to pay VAT as WGA will be dealing with it like they do for their normal sales here (unlike what i'd thought and posted about earlier)

Just make sure you select United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland for your address

(the other options that Gamefound may suggest, United Kingdom and United Kingdom including Northern Ireland both do add VAT on top of the pledge amount)

they're apparently looking to see if they can do the same for Europe from a comment on facebook (presumably this will be part and parcel of getting the warehouse for shipping set up there)