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Title: Space 1889 News
Post by: Laflin and Rand on March 29, 2011, 01:59:28 AM
Check it out.

http://space1889.blogspot.com/

Looks like even more new stuff is in the works. Did I just see mention of a new miniatures license?

Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Chairface on March 29, 2011, 02:19:33 AM
You most certainly did my friend!

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I just had some fun last week at the Cold Wars game convention in Lancaster, PA, running Mars Needs Steam!, a miniatures battle game set on Mars in the Space: 1889 universe, complete with land dreadnoughts, Fenian rebels, angry Canal Martians, and a very dangerous steam-powered electric cannon. Those rules will probably be published by Test of Battle Games, but we don't have a tentative release date yet. Within a month or so I should have a miniatures license to announce as well, so stay tuned for more news.

I believe our own Sterling Moose played in that game. Exciting news!
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: G. K. Zhukov on March 29, 2011, 06:37:56 AM
One of the best piece of news this year so far!

I suppose, however, that the minis' scale (if they are 28mm) will make them incompatible with RAFM's truish-25mm ones...
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on March 29, 2011, 09:02:46 AM
Those RAFM are classic minis.
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Chairface on March 29, 2011, 12:40:10 PM
Those RAFM are classic minis.

They are, just oh so small.....
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on March 29, 2011, 01:07:18 PM
They are, just oh so small.....

It would be lovely if they did some sort of high-tech magic and enlarged those old castings to match tody's 28mm stuff. Probably more practical to sculpt completely new stuff though.
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Tommy20 on March 29, 2011, 04:05:21 PM
I just hope the new line doesn't force RAFM's original line off the market.  They're great figs, and still the backbone of my colonial armies!
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Laflin and Rand on March 30, 2011, 12:00:46 AM
I just hope that RAFM will still be involved.
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: The_Beast on March 30, 2011, 03:01:41 PM
They are, just oh so small.....

As I am looking at expanding play into the realm of 15mm, they remain giants to me. ;->=

Doug
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Chairface on March 30, 2011, 03:08:54 PM
I just hope that RAFM will still be involved.

They were at Hot Lead on the weekend, and Space 1889 remains very much on the backburner.... I got a few pieces, but I had to preorder them.
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Sterling Moose on March 30, 2011, 08:48:17 PM
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They are, just oh so small.....

To cater for the current market they'll have to make their figures bigger otherwise they will lose a lot of potential customers.  I'm sure we were told that the Cyclops was designed for 28mm............and were then disapointed by it's diminuative size.
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Captain Nemo on April 30, 2011, 05:48:48 PM
So it's 15mm and 1:2400 scale. :-I
http://space1889.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcom-aboard-highlander-studios.html (http://space1889.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcom-aboard-highlander-studios.html)
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on April 30, 2011, 05:53:42 PM
Doh! Having said that it may allow more of a fleet to be purchased???
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Captain Nemo on April 30, 2011, 09:10:59 PM
Doh! Having said that it may allow more of a fleet to be purchased???

That's was what I was thinking... Good thing I hadn't already bid on the box of old ship on ebay!
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on April 30, 2011, 09:56:41 PM
So it's 15mm and 1:2400 scale. :-I
http://space1889.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcom-aboard-highlander-studios.html (http://space1889.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcom-aboard-highlander-studios.html)

Has anyone told Fjodin? Should be right up his street ;)
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Tommy20 on May 01, 2011, 01:50:30 AM
So it's 15mm and 1:2400 scale. :-I
http://space1889.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcom-aboard-highlander-studios.html (http://space1889.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcom-aboard-highlander-studios.html)

Well, that's me out.  No problem with the Sky Galleons scale, but 15mm is an absolute non-starter.  Oh, well...
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Laflin and Rand on May 01, 2011, 02:36:54 AM
I'm a sad rough rider.  :'(

I like the sound of new ships though.  o_o
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: Fjodin on May 01, 2011, 05:31:59 AM
WOW! NEW 15mm VSF!
Title: Re: Space 1889 News
Post by: The_Beast on May 04, 2011, 07:36:22 PM
I'm a sad rough rider.  :'(

I like the sound of new ships though.  o_o

Now, now, RAFM still has the 'true' 25's, there are plenty of similar figs if you really must have steroid 25's. ;->=

I was thrilled to see Highlander Studios (it does sound like a one man show ) found inspiration in a 15mm Kraag. I've been wanting them forever.

But, I know the ships, we can all be happy about.

Doug