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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Mr. White on January 25, 2024, 03:04:14 PM

Title: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: Mr. White on January 25, 2024, 03:04:14 PM

It looks like there was a Kickstarter a few years ago: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1990654819/2000ad-rogue-trooper-miniatures-game

Does anyone know what happened here? Did you back it? I can't find the models for sale anywhere.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: Burgundavia on January 25, 2024, 10:10:01 PM

Looking at the comments, I wonder if Mongoose lost permission to use the IP

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: Cloister Bell on January 26, 2024, 08:36:12 AM

Yeah the KS was cancelled and never got to the fulfillment stage. There was only a single pack of minis released (Rogue + 1 Nort+ 1 Souther). Mongoose eventually lost the 2000 AD license which was probably related.
You can find the beta rules from the KS around the web:
https://www.scribd.com/document/171532645/Rogue-Trooper (https://www.scribd.com/document/171532645/Rogue-Trooper)

They were based on Mongoose's Starship Troopers ruleset.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: nozza_uk on January 26, 2024, 09:18:27 AM

Yeah, got burned on that one. Given the various delays with their Judge Dredd KS, I should have known better.

Ended up ordering some Nort proxies from Bronze Age Miniatures in the US.

https://bronzeagemin.com/sci-fi/ (https://bronzeagemin.com/sci-fi/)

Hoping Warlord release a Rogue Trooper game at some point.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: anevilgiraffe on January 26, 2024, 09:22:49 AM

Burned? you didn't get your money back?

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: Belligerentparrot on January 26, 2024, 11:33:21 AM

I think the KS wasn't cancelled - it shows as complete on the website - but Mongoose were pretty bad at getting themselves (himself) organised and there was total chaos, people waiting ages and ages for product, or getting the wrong things sent to them etc. Lots and lots of unhappy customers.

Mongoose sold a bunch of the minis through their website for a while, then lost the licence. Some of the sculpts were very ropey indeed.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: anevilgiraffe on January 26, 2024, 12:00:33 PM

Quote from: Belligerentparrot on January 26, 2024, 11:33:21 AM

Mongoose sold a bunch of the minis through their website for a while, then lost the licence. Some of the sculpts were very ropey indeed.

no surprise there considering the state of their Judge Dredd stuff.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: nozza_uk on January 26, 2024, 02:18:24 PM

Quote from: anevilgiraffe on January 26, 2024, 09:22:49 AM

Burned? you didn't get your money back?

Perhaps I was being overly dramatic, but the constant delays, getting the wrong things sent to me. Don't think the rulebook ever did turn up.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: precinctomega on January 26, 2024, 04:44:46 PM

Quote from: Cloister Bell on January 26, 2024, 08:36:12 AM

https://www.scribd.com/document/171532645/Rogue-Trooper (https://www.scribd.com/document/171532645/Rogue-Trooper)

They were based on Mongoose's Starship Troopers ruleset.

Wasn't this an Andy Chambers design? His first freelancing after he quit GW.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: craigjonwoodfield on February 01, 2024, 02:16:40 AM

I think that the KS was kind of finalised, probably with some backers missing out to some extent, but it certainly never went to retail.

Kind of regret not getting into it.

Title: Re: Mongoose's Rogue Trooper?
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on February 01, 2024, 06:46:52 PM

Entertainingly Mongoose was at one point owned by Rebellion, but I was told Rebellion had divested themselves of it before the JD Kickstarter.

I think Warlord hold all the current figure and miniature rights to 2000AD IP.