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2024/11/25 09:00:54
Subject: Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
Brickfix wrote: I see no issue for any sci-fi gun like laser, plasma, ion and what else guns.
I hope it's for the Damned APC/IFV
it's a Quar tank. i put a picture of the resin kit earlier, it's pretty obvious it's the same vehicle.
that said, you could probably use it as a Damned AFV. just swap the Quar tank commander out for a kitbashed Damned one.
personally i think the Quar tanks are a good choice for an early effort at a vehicle kit. like the Damned's truck, they're fairly simple shapes, so easier to cut into parts and fit on a minimum of sprues. the Ailthean is also a good choice since it's tread design seems to be reused on several other Quar tanks, so if they design the sprue layouts right and put the motive system half onto its own sprue, they could easily do kits for other Quar tanks by swapping out new turret sprues.
2024/11/25 12:07:46
Subject: Re:Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
given the Quar tank is clearly mounting a fairly low-velocity gun (which matches the setting's fluff for the vehicle), the distance of travel is probably workable. it just wouldn't leave much room for upgrades to a better gun later. but since in the setting this is a 'light' tank used to support infantry assaults, not fight other tanks or attack heavy fortifications, a low velocity gun firing explosive shells is probably ideal.
indeed, the fluff for it says it's a 78mm, so the "gun" is probably only that smaller barrel at the front, and the larger bit behind it is probably just an armored housing holding the breech.
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2024/11/25 23:32:34
Subject: Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
SU-152 wrote: Any clue when is the next release of Grand scale minis?
Well they announced Azincourt back in July, the Orcs in August and we have seen previews of both.
But they have taken down the news articles for Azincourt and the upcoming 10mm fantasy ruleset. So maybe some sort of hiccup to the release plans?
I guess nothing else in Grand scale this year...
Man you guys don't keep reading down a thread before just posting away do you?
If you sign up for our weekly email at the bottom there is a handy list of all the frames/sets that are in development and if you've been paying attention you'll be able to tell about when they'll be released by their T1 date (a T1 is a first test shot off a mold. Typically the engineering team gets it right on the first pass but sometimes we go to a T2 if there are any fill or sinkage issues. [Contrasted to GW who put those little iteration marks on the corners of their frames to show how many times they've had to try-try again to get it right - I think the IG frame has 9 of them!!!] But I digress in discussing sub-par tooling)
Here's that list so you can see what's coming and have an idea of when:
Dual-Use 40mm x 20mm Bases (Packing)
Dual Use 25mm x 50mm Pill Bases (Packing)
Dual Use 20mm Bases (Packing)
Dual Use 40mm Square Bases (Packing)
Barons' War Foot Serjeants (1150-1320) (Box Printing)
50mm Textured Bases (Box Design)
Damned Brutes (T1 November 22)
Quar Fidwog (Box Design/T1 November 30)
WW1 German HMG Teams (Box Printing/T1 November 28)
Zombies (T1 November 30)
Damned Outriders (T1 December 4)
Samurai Command (T1 December 12)
Grand Battle Scale Orcs (T1 December 15)
Guards of Traitor's Toll City Folk (Box Design)
Guards of Traitor's Toll City Guard (Box Design)
Grand Battle Scale Samurai Command (Box Illustration/T1 December 12)
SU-152 wrote: Any clue when is the next release of Grand scale minis?
Well they announced Azincourt back in July, the Orcs in August and we have seen previews of both.
But they have taken down the news articles for Azincourt and the upcoming 10mm fantasy ruleset. So maybe some sort of hiccup to the release plans?
I guess nothing else in Grand scale this year...
Man you guys don't keep reading down a thread before just posting away do you?
If you sign up for our weekly email at the bottom there is a handy list of all the frames/sets that are in development and if you've been paying attention you'll be able to tell about when they'll be released by their T1 date (a T1 is a first test shot off a mold. Typically the engineering team gets it right on the first pass but sometimes we go to a T2 if there are any fill or sinkage issues. [Contrasted to GW who put those little iteration marks on the corners of their frames to show how many times they've had to try-try again to get it right - I think the IG frame has 9 of them!!!] But I digress in discussing sub-par tooling)
Here's that list so you can see what's coming and have an idea of when:
Dual-Use 40mm x 20mm Bases (Packing)
Dual Use 25mm x 50mm Pill Bases (Packing)
Dual Use 20mm Bases (Packing)
Dual Use 40mm Square Bases (Packing)
Barons' War Foot Serjeants (1150-1320) (Box Printing)
50mm Textured Bases (Box Design)
Damned Brutes (T1 November 22)
Quar Fidwog (Box Design/T1 November 30)
WW1 German HMG Teams (Box Printing/T1 November 28)
Zombies (T1 November 30)
Damned Outriders (T1 December 4)
Samurai Command (T1 December 12)
Grand Battle Scale Orcs (T1 December 15)
Guards of Traitor's Toll City Folk (Box Design)
Guards of Traitor's Toll City Guard (Box Design)
Grand Battle Scale Samurai Command (Box Illustration/T1 December 12)
Thanks for posting, I don't subscribe to newsletters so often miss things like that. No chance of adding that sort of thing to the release schedule-section of the website? https://wargamesatlantic.com/pages/release-schedule
2024/12/02 21:24:08
Subject: Re:Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
Ugh. More bases with holes in the middle. The 25mm textured bases with a bevel were great, but these not so much.
I love pre-textured bases and bases with a lip can be very useful but would it really be that hard to simply have a thinner round section that can be pushed/cut through if necessary? GW did a similar thing 30 years ago for their bases. Holes just ruin the when use for non-puddle bases and make for more work.
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So this sort of stuff is what Mantic used to post a lot of and that totally worked out for them, and never back fired...
Where is the tooling done? You mention Altera Industrial but they seem difficult to find online, and you mention everything but tooling as specifically being done in the states.
I had a much longer response typed out, comparing old kits and new kits - Dreamforge in particular, but Dakka logged me out so I'll boil all of it down.
- For a few quid more, I can buy a GW kit. I know its going be fun, consistently sculpted, and come with enough options when relevant (less options when I need to build more of the thing).
- Buying from GW means I can buy multiple other kits that will be compatable, where as WA seems to suffer from Warlord Games' 'Ooo, actually, we're doing this now' approach which as a customer, is just disengaging.
- This sort of comparison really needs to be a show, not tell. Wargames Factorys Leviathans, and the truck thing, were awesome pieces of kit - its not suprising GW outsourced all their terrain to them. WA haven't really produced anything like that.
2024/12/05 10:12:25
Subject: Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
Hot off the Presses! Quar Fidwogs! We need to make a few adjustments on the tool, but these are almost ready to go. Each frame includes 6 infantry and a squad tractor which is a full squad of these guys. Like the other Infantry sets you'll get two full squads in the box!
Automatically Appended Next Post: and for The Damned some brutal Brutes
I'm super excited to get my grubby mitts on these guys! And I'm really excited to see how they can be kit bashed with the Brute parts from the command sprue.
I should be back within the week with another update.
I will also be reaching out to all EU backers to discuss your additional reward very soon.
Best wishes to you all!
Charlie
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2024/12/05 11:51:42
Subject: Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
Lost a lot of melee options. Hopefully these all make it as STL. At this point it might have been better to drop melee altogether and put in more guns, you're gonna have to print arms if you wanna go melee anyway.
The old meta is dead and the new meta struggles to be born. Now is the time of munchkins.
2024/12/06 12:34:32
Subject: Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
You could convert the flamer barrel to a 2 handed CCW pretty easily. Not ideal, but it's something.
This is another one of those times (like the townspeople) where a set provides options to make a couple reasonably sized units of different types, but not a single large unit of a some of those types.
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So...if you convert the flamer... and have any landsknecht ogre bits, you can use the halberd or spear heads from that. That was a good thought Ellif. So A couple squads of ogres should look ok without too much sameyness.
I have 10 Sprues of Damned ogres and 10 Command sprues currently in my list (subject to change). That means:
40 Ogres. (30 regular and 10 command)
*20 x 1 handed swords (10 from regular and 10 from command)
*10 x 1 handed war picks
*10 x 2-handed axes
*10 x 2-handed flamers
*10 x right handed pistols
*10 x left handed pistols
*10 x shields (wish there was 1 more shield on the sprue)
*20 x left handed fists (2 sculpts)
*10 x pouches with knives
*40 x gas mask heads
*10 x command gas mask heads
Bonus:
* The landsknechts had grenades as attachments which I didnt use any of on my landsknects.
* The Halberd and spear heads for flamer conversions
Automatically Appended Next Post: Forgot, there is a shotgun with non-billowy arms on the landsknecht sprue..
This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2024/12/06 16:05:55
2024/12/06 23:44:39
Subject: Re:Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024
Barons' War Levy and Serjeants are both boxing up now - the mounted sets are in layout. A secret set is on the way for the Barons' War too.
Quar Fidwogs will wrap tooling Monday. The sets for Crusader and Coftyran Command and Specialists are both in file prep. As are the next two Quar sets after those.
Zombies is done tooling - box is at the printers.
German WW1 HMG set box is done and waiting for injection.
Damned Beastmen just went to tooling - the Mauler is in file prep.
Grand Battle Scale Samurai Command wraps tooling soon.
Classic Fantasy Battles Orcs (in Grand Battle Scale) will have their T1 on December 15th
Boxes are getting designed now for the two sets we made for Guards of Traitor's Toll - Guard and Villagers and will be out in the New Year.
Now working on the stuff for Q2 2025 along with all the games that are coming next year.
2024/12/07 09:21:06
Subject: Re:Wargames Atlantic New Releases and News 2024