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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Easy E on January 18, 2021, 07:39:57 PM

Title: Cowboys vs. Aliens
Post by: Easy E on January 18, 2021, 07:39:57 PM

I have a post on my blog for how to use the Timmee Toy Space Set for dexterity games using the High Noon rules, which are all ready designed for toys. Gives you the ability to do some Cowboys vs. Aliens games.  It has some good pictures of the plastic space guys themselves too.

https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2021/01/wargame-design-high-noon-cowboys-vs.html

However, that got me thinking if anyone has done any Cowboys vs. Aliens themed games themselves?  I am sure most of us have a few Sci-fi models, and if you are in this forum you have some Cowboy models.  Have you ever merged the two? 

I was thinking it could be a fun little mod for Dracula's America or Legends of the Old West.  Maybe the easiest one to incorporate aliens into would be Fistful of Lead? 

If you have tried it, I would love to hear more and see some pics!

Title: Re: Cowboys vs. Aliens
Post by: Henry Lauder on January 24, 2021, 12:59:08 PM

I’ve got the aliens (CP Miniatures grey aliens) in the painting queue for just this purpose. I will start with Pulp Alley (easy to adapt to any setting) but was also thinking of Dracula’s America - but not played them yet.

Title: Re: Cowboys vs. Aliens
Post by: Cacique Caribe on January 25, 2021, 02:35:17 PM

Fantastic idea!

I’ve got loads of different aliens I could use.  Xenomorphs might even work.  And I specifically bought 15mm CP Models cowboys with the hope of doing a Cowboys vs aliens game someday.

https://cpmodels.co.uk/product-category/15mm-ranges/15mm-wild-west/

Aside from buying the figures for the cowboys, and buying some Kibri plastic HO scale Old West buildings, I haven’t really taken the idea any further.

Dan
PS.  Found this just now, while looking around:
http://talesfromfarpoint.blogspot.com/2019/07/cowboys-vs-aliens.html

Title: Re: Cowboys vs. Aliens
Post by: Michi on January 25, 2021, 02:52:41 PM

Actually it was the first post on my blog when I started it in 2008:
Aliens in Rattlesnake!

The post is an AAR in German language and still there, but the photos are gone: http://tableterror.blogspot.com/2008/04/aliens-in-rattlesnake.html

It was played thirteen years ago with the Blood&Swash rules by Buck Surdu, worked well and was big fun. The aliens were the xenomophs from the movies by WOTC. We tweaked the rules a little bit and added a rule for acidic blood.

Title: Re: Cowboys vs. Aliens
Post by: Cacique Caribe on January 28, 2021, 07:12:40 AM

Michi

Intriguing!

Any chance you might still have those photos somewhere?

Dan

Title: Re: Cowboys vs. Aliens
Post by: Michi on January 28, 2021, 07:19:08 AM

Quote from: Cacique Caribe on January 28, 2021, 07:12:40 AM

Michi

Intriguing!

Any chance you might still have those photos somewhere?

Dan

Thank you Dan! I‘m afraid that they are really gone. It was two notebooks ago... ::)