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Legions on Mars
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Tesla knight:
I’m a long time lurker with a story….
….and a plan.
Back when Spartan released the Dystopian Legions (DL) range I was quick to jump on board! I’ve always loved the VSF setting but had never gotten around to gaming in the genre. A few friends had joined me and between us we’d managed to cover the main five factions.
And then….nothing. We didn’t do anything with the stuff at all.
Some of the guys jumped off and sold their stuff on eBay but I resolutely held on to mine! In fact I got a second faction to ensure that I would have enough to field an entire game.
And then…nothing. It went cold and we all got distracted by other shiny stuff. This seems to happen a lot with wargamers ;-)
However ever since I saw the movie Laputa as a child the notion of airships and flyers has been rattling around in my noggin. Suspect it was that which lead to me suggesting that we try putting Dystopian Legions on Mars. Something to lift it (pun intended) in our imaginations and set it apart from other games. With a cheerful consensus it was unanimously agreed that we would set DL on Mars and base our figures accordingly.
And then nothing. Well life does get in the way y’know.
But after another year of the stuff staring at me from the Shelves of Holding I have become resolved to get this up and running. So my project running over the next year is to bring DL to the Red Planet!
But it couldn’t be that simple could it.
Nah.
We need aeronef, as we are referring to them, to get our explorations under way. So how do we go about getting aeronef? Well there are some out there to buy but… nah that’s too easy! We could scratch-build them but we will need multiples of some and that is somewhat of a chore.
It is at this point that I think my brain spazzed out and lead me to the conclusion that we should definitely get some made. Yup. Designing and having made some aeronef from scratch. Clearly easier than just knocking together some home-made ones.
I do wonder how my brain is wired at times.
But it appears to be working.
I had the good fortune to approach Blotz who have made the process very easy. If you’re not familiar with their stuff please do go and check their website out. Particularly under the VSF section!
With the remaining owners of DL in our group having the five main factions between us it transpired that they’d each need a design. One each? Nah. Two for each coz y’know, in for a penny!
So the first designs were intended for the Plucky Brits and they now have a gunboat and a launch to carry them to battle. Check them out on our group blog:
http://agogonline.blogspot.co.uk/
The process has been fun and I fully intend to press ahead with it to get all five factions into the sky.
After that we can begin to get everything painted and ready for some games. As a gamer of several decades it is pretty thrilling when you start something like this and the ideas start to flow.
I’m already being to suspect that a narrative campaign might be in order because…..
…who knows what the earth forces will find on Mars?
Anyway, expect updates over the next year as this starts to come together.
In the mean time I need to work out how to post piccies here. Hmmm.
TTFN
Sunjester:
They look fantastic and very tempting indeed.
The_Beast:
I call 'stupid', as I just couldn't find those, or a VSF section, either on the site or in the downloadable catalog.
However, I may have SLIGHTLY redeemed myself by searching for 'VSF', and the two lovelies appeared.
Having recently purchased a few Martian skiffs in MDF, I should think a Launch or two is in order, though I'd originally thought of using the 28mm as large 15mm.
Thanks so much!
Doug
--- Quote from: Tesla knight on October 24, 2017, 05:09:56 PM ---
Anyway, expect updates over the next year as this starts to come together.
In the mean time I need to work out how to post piccies here. Hmmm.
TTFN
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As in where to store, or how to add piccies you already have posted elsewhere on the net? In the former, you can use 'gallery', sparingly, though that may require sponsoring membership. Not sure.
If the latter, when you edit a post, there are a number of icons above the emoticon faces. The second(?) one over should look like a picture in frame. Click on it, and you get the code to put your image's URL.
Or, paste the URL, highlight, and pressing the button surrounds the URL with the code.
I think it's easy peasey, and see first statement of post.
Doug
VSF Gamer:
Having recently purchased a few Martian skiffs in MDF, I should think a Launch or two is in order, though I'd originally thought of using the 28mm as large 15mm.
Doug
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Holding out on me Doug? ;) A few martian skiffs...hmmmm and your working on building these, right? ???
The_Beast:
--- Quote from: VSF Gamer on October 24, 2017, 07:22:40 PM ---Holding out on me Doug? ;) A few martian skiffs...hmmmm and your working on building these, right? ???
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As in ALL thing beastly, breath-holding is contra-indicated. ;)
Doug
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