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We are happy to announce that with our friends at Cliffhanger Productions we are releasing the Shadowrun Chronicles Boston Lockdown Miniature Edition!

This is a Steam code for the game for PC/Mac/Linux and accompanied by a pack of models.

You can now own miniatures from Shadowrun Universe - made of resin to preserve top quality and level of detail.

link to the pre-order: http://shop.prodosgames.com/en/home/251-shadowrun-chronicles-boston-lockdown-miniature-endition.html

and link to steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/267750

All that package a game (PPR 19.90 Euro) + 4 miniatures! for 19.90 GBP!

Any word on what scale those are? They seem pretty big on those bases..

 MLaw wrote:
Any word on what scale those are? They seem pretty big on those bases..

Hi there, miniatures are 32mm (28mm Heroic), thanks.

Looking good there boss!

 Warzone Resurrection wrote:

 MLaw wrote:
Any word on what scale those are? They seem pretty big on those bases..

Hi there, miniatures are 32mm (28mm Heroic), thanks.

SOLD!
To the man in the straw hat with the scared looking gerbil!
I'll be placing my order this evening

I already own the game, what do?

Very nice! With no official miniatures line finding Shadowrun appropriate miniatures can be difficult. I'll definitely be ordering a set of these.

There actually is a pretty extensive line of official Shadowrun miniatures from Ral Partha (now Iron Wind Metals).
They are still easy to get and shouldn't be overly expensive. The figures themselves are a little smaller than your average GW mini (still entirely compatible IMO), but the range is great and they fit perfectly for Shadowrun.
Happy gaming, chummer!

4/10 poor transparent Necropost effort from first time poster...

I suppose it's worth pointing out that if anyone is interested in this set, it's on sale at FRP Games right now.

 Barzam wrote:
I suppose it's worth pointing out that if anyone is interested in this set, it's on sale at FRP Games right now.

I'm still looking but haven't seen it yet.. However I did spot this
http://frpgames.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=92379#.WAaQgiR-ouQ

I'm curious if the two items are related..

EDIT: - There's also this.. which I had not even heard of.. Sprawl Gangers I had at least heard of (in a Duke Nukem sorta way)

EDIT2: -Found them! I just noticed I had planned on buying these long ago (posting above).. Didn't anticipate getting them on clearance months later.. Just under $25 shipped to CA.

Sprawl Gangers was announced years ago and keeps being pushed back, not heard anything for some time now so I fear it's dead.

I believe these miniatures were intended to help launch the Sprawl Gangers line but I could be mistaken.

Mini review time..

I got the miniatures for this yesterday. The casting is well done (they're sharp and crisp all over). For some reason it didn't occur to me that the cd-key that comes with this is the actual game.. which I've been putting off buying. I'm not sure what I thought the key was for but yup.. it's the game..

Anyway, the models themselves are resin so there are the problems that are inherent with that. The shotgun on the ork is bent a little, the axe on the troll is bent more than a little, and the.. uh.. novelty massage device from the Aztechnology guy is bent a bit as well.

Another thing that doesn't stand out until you have the miniatures in hand is how same-y those poses are. Right hand raised left hand down and slightly out a bit..
The legs are a little tapered too which is very pronounced from a gaming view since the models are seen from more of a top down view on the table.

So that all sounds pretty negative but I'll say, the simple fact of having actual Shadowrun models in hand is definitely exciting. I've enjoyed Shadowrun since 2nd edition with the crazy art and poor binding (at least mine was falling apart everywhere). These are absolutely Shadowrun minis. I know Ironwind makes some and I might pick them up to compare but I am glad I bought these. However, I am also glad I got them on sale..

Game Review -
The game was a really fast install via Steam. Having played all of the HBS SR games, this one is a little different. Character creation starts off fairly limited. You have barebones options and are tossed through a tutorial. The tutorial plays a little bit like the HBS games though I did not notice an indicator of how many AP any given action was taking up. After the quick tutorial (there is voice acting too btw) you go through another more involved character generator to finish off your character's street look. This tosses you out into a busy street .. I'm not sure where. The graphics are similar to the HBS games. The UI feels a bit like a tablet game though. The environment feels a tad more "full" in this game as it is an online game and has to account for persistence.
Overall, so far it's been alright. It doesn't have me super excited to keep playing like the HBS games but it does have enough Shadowrun flair that I know I can get a quick fix.

I loved Shadowrun when I was younger. Not in love with those models. They're all basically in the same pose, and none of the characters are intriguing. Heck, only the Elf even remotely looks "Shadowrun".