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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: tnjrp on 07 September 2015, 01:37:00 PM

Title: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: tnjrp on 07 September 2015, 01:37:00 PM
Yet another small skirmish ca. 28mm* scifi miniature game on KS. While the renders are nice it doesn't appear hugely original (in regards to anything really, with the caveat I've only read about 1/3 of the rules so far) but at least they have one miniature already available which makes a little difference from the norm.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/icarusminiatures/the-icarus-project-a-new-sci-fi-skirmish-wargame

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*) they say 35mm but it looks to be somewhat overstated:
https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/004/354/204/05aa4ee8ec696baecb07cc84d65ae70b_original.jpg?v=1440148149&w=680&fit=max&auto=format&q=92&s=a9c0efdd76d1a58d30d3c4c4072c0c66

EDIT - removed the (KICKSTARTER) text from subject since their KS was a failure
Title: Re: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: tnjrp on 21 October 2015, 09:36:22 AM
The KS project died largely ignored and, one suspects, unnoticed. However IM has managed to forge ahead anyway and some new miniatures have become available, including "probably some of the best looking aliens out there in Sci-Fi games right now":
http://www.beastsofwar.com/icarus-miniatures/grunts-gunslingers-icarus-miniatures/

EDIT - same as above
Title: Re: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: Inso on 21 October 2015, 11:23:23 AM
I like the alien miniature but the rest is just a repeat of so many other concepts...

I can see why it possibly failed because there was very little that was inspired... apart from the aliens :(
Title: Re: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: beefcake on 21 October 2015, 07:10:20 PM
Yep. Those alien miniatures are very nice. Not too human looking but human enough to look sentient.
Title: Re: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: Predatorpt on 17 September 2016, 01:53:18 AM
And the KS is on again, this time with smaller goals:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/icarusminiatures/nexus-and-alliance-starter-sets-from-icarus-miniat
Title: Re: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: Jan on 26 September 2016, 07:11:51 PM
I realy like these miniatures so much!  :-*

In my opinion they have an unique feature: They look sooo realistic.

The human normal Troopers with helmet and the nexus alien are so cool.


(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/013/830/749/a5955f574d1a6454e403c9c62c1e275b_original.jpg?w=680&fit=max&v=1474541740&auto=format&q=92&s=a9d08ab92a922992bfb2d50273c931f5)


So i did a big exception and got in this Kickstarter (pledged Strike Force).

I red the rules. They are solid, i think. No innovations.
Maybe i will use the Rogue Stars rules with these figures.

I admire the staying power of Anto Cerrato and his dream of a cool scifi skirmish game.

Greetings,
Jan
Title: Re: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: Jan on 30 September 2016, 08:22:39 PM
Only a few hours to go and the Kickstarter will end.

I am happy that the next race in production next year will be the ji'tar. The Artwork looks really cool. 

Who else is in with a pledge or already ownes some of the minis?
I have red a review on dakka dakka.

Greetings,
Jan
Title: Re: Icarus Miniatures: The Icarus Project
Post by: Marauderman on 02 October 2016, 08:50:42 AM
@Jan

I backed the Kickstarter and have Gabriel Cross and some Nexus Grunts from when they were first released. Good quality miniatures and well made and designed. Glad the kickstarter got off the ground this time, and looking forward to the next one when more races are released for their next kickstarter.