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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: ragbones on November 01, 2019, 03:57:21 PM

Title: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 01, 2019, 03:57:21 PM
The debacle on Archeron (also known as LV-426) quickly spun out of control for Weyland-Yutani.  Earth’s nation states used the disaster to reassert authority over the corporations that had, in many areas, usurped power from national authorities.  The corporations maintained large, well-armed mercenary forces but in their hubris and greed they did not possess a fleet of Interstellar warships.  Earth’s ICC used it’s fleet and a greatly enlarged Colonial Marine force to reduce the corporate systems one-by-one.  The last to fall was the great corporate planet, Alexandria. 

Below are photographs of elements of Lt. Gen. Eden Swift’s 3rd Colonial Marine Assault Regiment as it lands on Feldspar, a mining planet formerly held by Hyperdyne.

Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 01, 2019, 04:49:19 PM
A link to the same photos, right side up,  plus several more.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/21667793@N06/shares/61A3J2
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: AKULA on November 02, 2019, 12:30:00 PM
Great looking setup...I’ve got a platoon of those Galoob APCs myself

 8)
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 02, 2019, 03:16:31 PM
The Galoob Action Fleet APCs are my favorite version of the APC.  I’ve had a lot of other ones (LEG, Kronos, Halcyon) but for scale, looks, playability, sturdiness, etc nothing beats that Galoob.  And it comes complete with “grinding trans-axel” sound effect!  lol  It’s a shame they’re so darn expensive on the secondary market.  I’m glad I got mine when they first came out.
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: Yuber Okami on November 02, 2019, 03:53:51 PM
Hyperdine? I guess now you need a few 25mm terminators to go with those marines
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on November 02, 2019, 08:40:21 PM
Hyperdine? I guess now you need a few 25mm terminators to go with those marines
That is Cyberdine,,,
^__^
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 05, 2019, 01:39:07 AM
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I guess now you need a few 25mm terminators to go with those marines

Like these?

Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: Grimmnar on November 05, 2019, 02:56:46 AM
Hyperdine? I guess now you need a few 25mm terminators to go with those marines
Hyperdibe Systems is the company in the Aliens franchise that created and built the artificial synthetics like the Ash or Bishop models.

Grimm
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: fluffy05 on November 05, 2019, 06:45:14 AM
They look amazing!

Who makes the marine and terminator minis?
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: steders on November 05, 2019, 10:14:45 AM
Great stuff! I have a couple of those APCs as well. I've got about 15 of the leading edge marines (plus other characters).
I've never really loved them. I may need to paint them, that might change my mind
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 06, 2019, 12:27:27 AM
The Terminators and Colonial Marines are from Leading Edge Games.
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: Yuber Okami on November 09, 2019, 03:00:36 PM
Hyperdibe Systems is the company in the Aliens franchise that created and built the artificial synthetics like the Ash or Bishop models.

Grimm

I know! It's just that in the alien vs predator vs the terminator comic book they were the same company (have you noticed how close are both names? and the things the manufacture...)

Like these?



I didn't even know they existed! Now I fear it's too late for me to grab some in the second hand market (I don't even own the true LE Aliens, just the Homophages from Tin Soldier)
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: Daeothar on November 14, 2019, 01:55:45 PM
Great work on the CM force; they look great.

What will the opposition look like?

The Galoob Action Fleet APCs are my favorite version of the APC...  ...It’s a shame they’re so darn expensive on the secondary market...

I really liked the look of those, so I was so unwise to look for them on Ebay. They now range from anywhere between GBP 80,- and 200,-  :o

Yup; those are out of the question for sure...  ::)
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: Oldben1 on November 14, 2019, 02:49:21 PM
Oh those Terminators look pretty sinister.
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 16, 2019, 04:35:09 AM
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What will the opposition look like?

Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 16, 2019, 04:47:55 AM
And I’ve been using the LEG T2 Future Soldiers (minus the John Connors figure) as corporate mercenaries.

Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: Metternich on November 17, 2019, 01:44:28 AM
The Marines are a really good looking unit.  A bit steep to build these days, as that APC goes for $79 and up now.
Title: Re: Colonial Marines
Post by: ragbones on November 18, 2019, 01:29:57 AM
Agreed.  The Galoob APC is a fun and great looking model but the prices on the secondary market are very expensive.  OTOH, I’ll play Devil’s Advocate and suggest that if Aliens is something you really want do, with LEG figures and a Galoob APC, then there are worse ways to spend your hobby money.   ;) I’ve spent more money on other projects that hardly ever saw the light of day.  I win some, I lose some.   ;D