(Kickstarter) Traveller Vanguard Miniatures Game

[Hobby Services]

And they cannot even keep their filenames typo-free. Seriously, Mongoose.

I don't think you need the comma there.  Because typos and lousy editing ARE seriously Mongoose.  Almost their signature, I'd say.

[zemjw]

I have considered setting up a small proof reading service for gamers at various times over the years.

I figure correcting "it's" and "its" alone could keep me fed. Mongoose would probably be the first company I'd contact, and I reckon they'd fund at least one or two foreign holidays every year with money left over

[Tactalvanic]

I'll wait for retail.

+1

Bet it gets put on the top shelves though, probably with a black cover to hide the Pornien images.

Although Mantic might want to have a word about the name come to think of it with their latest Fantasy releases.

[zemjw]

The KS is live - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1990654819/vanguard-boarding-actions-in-the-fifth-frontier-wa

Base set for £90 - which seems to be the new standard price in gaming 

I don't see anything on what material they're using for the figures, but I guess it'll be the restic nonsense everyone's using these days

Expected delivery date of July 2019

[AzSteven]

Given Kickstarter's infamously horrid search feature, here is a direct link:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1990654819/vanguard-boarding-actions-in-the-fifth-frontier-wa?ref=hero_thanks

[zemjw]

I only noticed today, but Mongoose cancelled the project on the 19th.

Updates and reasons - mainly they realised it was too expensive - here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1990654819/vanguard-boarding-actions-in-the-fifth-frontier-wa/posts/2348286

Probably for the best. Hopefully they can do something with the sculpts at some point

[Metternich]

Grenadier products still the best 28mm scale representation of Traveller universe (IMHO) (with Denizen, which are a bit smaller, coming in second).  Almost unobtainable today (watch Ebay), and too bad Grenadier never made Zhodani.

http://www.farfuture.net/minis/Traveller%20Miniatures%20by%20Grenadier.pdf

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Someone made Zhodani, I have two warbots somewhere.

[edit] this keyboard is annoying.

[Metternich]

Denizen made some figures that look very like Zhodani (albeit Denizen figures are 25mm and therefore a bit slighter than Grenadier 28mm).

http://daddyslittlemen.blogspot.com/2010/06/25mm-denizen-science-fiction-figures.html

[Hobby Services]

Denizen made some figures that look very like Zhodani (albeit Denizen figures are 25mm and therefore a bit slighter than Grenadier 28mm).

http://daddyslittlemen.blogspot.com/2010/06/25mm-denizen-science-fiction-figures.html

Darkest Star makes very similar figs in both 6mm and 15mm, for those who like smaller scales.  https://www.darkeststargames.com/15mm-dark-star-sci-fi-range--venturian.html

[Metternich]

The old Denizen 25mm range were called "Venturian" and I think these 15mm "Venturian" figures are meant to be a continuation of that very line in 15mm.

[Hobby Services]

The old Denizen 25mm range were called "Venturian" and I think these 15mm "Venturian" figures are meant to be a continuation of that very line in 15mm.

Yeah, I don't think they ever denied it.  The styling's obviously the same.  They're nice figs, translated down to smaller scales well.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Denizen made some figures that look very like Zhodani (albeit Denizen figures are 25mm and therefore a bit slighter than Grenadier 28mm).

http://daddyslittlemen.blogspot.com/2010/06/25mm-denizen-science-fiction-figures.html

I remember them. Nice figures (no idea where mine got to).

I thought the 6mm ones were sculpted by the same person, but marketed by Adler (or at least on their stand). I used to get the 25mm ones from GZG. This was back in the days of the annual pilgrimage to Kensington town hall.

Edit: fixed quote

[Harry von Fleischmann]

Must admit I wasn’t a fan of this primarily due to the scale (the mongoose thing I’m undecided about). I know it’s old school but somehow traveller is welded to 15mm in my mind.

This looked to me to be an ideal chance to reboot or be inspired by Leviathan or Azhanti High Lightning and have a whole series of different missions and set ups rather than what looked like Imperials and Zhodani board each other.......

That said, I had a look at the rules and even with the limited info, it did seem to work. I used a few figures in flak jackets with pistols and then some SPECTRE operators and cartel and the result was a fast moving firefight.

[Metternich]

The neat thing about the Traveller universe was that it seemed almost unlimited (quite like the Universe ! ) .  Although Impies vs. Zhodani certainly was a continuing trope, there was a myriad of factions (some engaged in civil war) and you could throw in as opposing forces Vagr pirates, Aslan troopers, K'kree (militant herbivores !), Droyne, Hivers (well, really mercenaries hired by Hivers - so they could be from any race), Davians (humans of a slightly lower tech than either Imps or Zhodani), Sword Worlders (more humans, of a somewhat lower technology rating than Imperials, Zhodani or Davians), and a host of lesser races (i.e. those without jump technology).  I agree that Striker (the mass ground combat rules) certainly seemed designed for 15mm (and many were the plastic tank models converted to grav tanks and other hover vehicles), but the original roleplaying game certainly could be played at 25/28 mm.