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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: killshot on May 19, 2025, 08:05:35 PM

Title: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: killshot on May 19, 2025, 08:05:35 PM
I picked up the BLKOUT starter set after watching a few YouTube videos about it.  Not bad for $120, it came with two forces, some dice, tokens and the rulebook.

I’ve only played one game so far but it’s pretty brutal and cover and terrain is vital. 

Taskforce Boone:

(https://i.imgur.com/8Yu1nOv.jpeg)

UN 3rd Battalion:

(https://i.imgur.com/Ji2NCAp.jpeg)
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: hubbabubba on May 19, 2025, 10:29:07 PM
They're really nice minis, lovely pj too.

I've been admiring them from a far but I'm under a selfimposeed ban from buying stuff at the moment.

(We'll see how long it lasts this time, ooh look, shiney...)
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: blacksoilbill on May 20, 2025, 04:38:41 AM
Those are good looking sculpts, painted very nicely. What grabbed you about the game?
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: killshot on May 20, 2025, 11:11:03 AM
Those are good looking sculpts, painted very nicely. What grabbed you about the game?

I’ve only played one game so far, but it had some cool mechanics and I thought it was very tactical. 

The lean out rule is probably my favorite - allowing your model to be in cover but lean out around a building to shoot or pie the corner. 

The dusters (small mechs) are fun as well. 

They're really nice minis, lovely pj too.

I've been admiring them from a far but I'm under a selfimposeed ban from buying stuff at the moment.

(We'll see how long it lasts this time, ooh look, shiney...)

I know what you mean, but they keep dropping units that are must haves for me!  lol
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: ithoriel on May 20, 2025, 11:47:49 AM
Way too big and way too pricey for my tastes but they do look good.


Very nice paint jobs too!
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: blacksoilbill on May 20, 2025, 12:30:22 PM
I’ve only played one game so far, but it had some cool mechanics and I thought it was very tactical. 

The lean out rule is probably my favorite - allowing your model to be in cover but lean out around a building to shoot or pie the corner. 
Thanks. Sounds interesting.
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: Marauder on May 20, 2025, 06:13:39 PM
I've played a couple of times as well.  I have the UNA reservists myself and I have 3 buddies who all have multiple factions.  I think the regular rules are pretty good - definitely lighter than Infinity but still very satisfying (but easier to pick up the rules or remember the rules than Infinity!). 

One fun way to add a bit of spice to your force is to get into the Handlers.  They are solo units that are more interesting than powerful - and since you can mix and match them with your force you can really change stuff up.

I find the rules for the Dusters to be a bit lacking, but to each his own.

-Tim
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: killshot on May 22, 2025, 02:50:14 PM
I finished this Heresy Miniatures Komodo Mech to use a duster.  I’m not really satisfied with how I painted it and it needs some more work but it’ll do for now. 

(https://i.imgur.com/Uu5rAR0.jpeg)

It fits pretty well with the BLKOUT range:

(https://i.imgur.com/gtmVv2Z.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WlyhuCd.jpeg)
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: killshot on May 22, 2025, 02:53:45 PM
I've played a couple of times as well.  I have the UNA reservists myself and I have 3 buddies who all have multiple factions.  I think the regular rules are pretty good - definitely lighter than Infinity but still very satisfying (but easier to pick up the rules or remember the rules than Infinity!). 

One fun way to add a bit of spice to your force is to get into the Handlers.  They are solo units that are more interesting than powerful - and since you can mix and match them with your force you can really change stuff up.

I find the rules for the Dusters to be a bit lacking, but to each his own.

-Tim

I ordered the Harlow 1st Reaction Force to expand the faction.  Thanks for the advice on the Handlers, I’ll get some after I complete the next batch of miniatures. 

I thought the same about the dusters, but thought it was just me and we didn’t play them correctly.  I lost my duster is a single round of shooting.
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: hubbabubba on May 22, 2025, 06:47:26 PM
Wow, they do seem pretty big.

Could you post a comparason shot next to some of the usual supects? (Copplestone/Foundry Old School Citadel/Stargrave etc.)
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: HerbertTarkel on May 22, 2025, 07:26:57 PM
Those looks great.
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: killshot on May 25, 2025, 09:20:40 PM
Those looks great.

Thank you!

I got some of these EnderToys crates to make some objective markers or they can be used as some scatter terrain.  They aren’t the cleanest prints, but inexpensive. 

(https://i.imgur.com/w1ybZaV.jpeg)

Wow, they do seem pretty big.

Could you post a comparason shot next to some of the usual supects? (Copplestone/Foundry Old School Citadel/Stargrave etc.)

Here’s a comparison with Stargrave and a Space Marine:

(https://i.imgur.com/DrZjrZI.jpeg)
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: hubbabubba on May 26, 2025, 01:34:41 PM
Thanks for that.

They look like they'd scale well with infinity figs or Zombicide, but they make the Stargrave figs look like abhuman stunties due their wierd proportions.
Title: Re: BLKOUT Game and miniatures
Post by: killshot on May 31, 2025, 11:53:16 AM
The collection continues to grow with the Harlow 1st Reaction Force.

(https://i.imgur.com/xzw3BFM.jpeg)