NEW Pig Iron Sci-Fi!

[Earther]

Check out the link:
http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/st1-system-troopers-basic-infantry-p-49.html



Pig Iron have released more SF troopers in heavy armour - the strangely named System Troopers. Very nice they are too…

 

[Dewbakuk]

The heads look a little odd in the metal shots with the flat top but they look great in the painted shots. I'm very tempted.

[Ray Rivers]

These folks have come a long way with their mini's.

They are hunting for that "sweet spot" and getting closer every day.

Bright days ahead for Pig Iron, me thinks.

[Svennn]

They are managing to produce sci fi troopers that look right and yet not tainted by GW or too much movie influence. More power to them.

[gamer Mac]

The heads look a little odd in the metal shots with the flat top but they look great in the painted shots. I'm very tempted.

You could buy different heads for them. I like the visored ones.

[Dewbakuk]

Yeah, I'd like to see them with the other head. They should put that up as a picture.

[pixelgeek]

Check out the link:
http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/st1-system-troopers-basic-infantry-p-49.html

If you're going to hotlink to an image from TGN can you at least post a link back to the story?

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2009/11/26/31690

Because if you did then people would also have seen the Kolony Heavy Weapon teams and read the little blurb about their future releases.

[Earther]

Sorry. Didn't realise there was an official proceedure.

[fourcolorfigs]

Those figures are very nice! And the Feral special weapons are cool too!

[Mr. Peabody]

The heads look a little odd in the metal shots with the flat top but they look great in the painted shots. I'm very tempted.

Agreed. I'm not a fan of the 'Flat Top'; reminds me too much of the Bauhaus Blitzer look of WarZone fame.

But since these are Pig Iron and the heads are cast separately we have options!!!. I have a lot of the Heavy Infantry style head sprues saved up for exactly this type of situation.

Not all Pig Iron minis have separately cast heads. But the head-swap thing is a Pig Iron feature and I get the impression they work it into as many of the packs as possible.

The question is whether to buy straight off, or wait to see what else they have up their crafty sleeves for System Troopers?

[pixelgeek]

Sorry. Didn't realise there was an official proceedure.

There is no official procedure. Its just courteous to reference the source of your images.

And, as I mentioned, you only had one of three parts of the story as well. There were other minis released that look just as nifty and make great waste scavengers

[pixelgeek]

Not all Pig Iron minis have separately cast heads. But the head-swap thing is a Pig Iron feature and I get the impression they work it into as many of the packs as possible.

Have any of the last series of releases not come with separate heads? I can't recall anything released in the last two years that had

[Mr. Peabody]

PI 1 Heavy Infantry Command pack
PI 2 Heavy Infantry Assault Squad
PI 4 HI Missile Team
PI 5 HI Heavy Laser Team
PI 6 HI Chaingun Team
PI 7 HI Casualties

All these have cast-on heads.

Another way to say this would have been that for Heavy Infantry only the booster pack, PI 8, has the separate heads.

[pixelgeek]

All these have cast-on heads.

Those were all some of their first releases, no?

Besides, the armour and the head all fit in together so most of the head swaps wouldn't look that great IMO unless you were putting in heads without helmets.

I'd actually like to see them redo those initial heavy troops but I doubt that Simon has the cash/time for that.

[Mr. Peabody]

That's info confirmed from the Pig Iron shop today.

I think the Heavies will make great support infantry for the System Troopers.

Mostly I'm happy to see some diversity added to the companies offerings.