The Daleks Have Landed!

[Plynkes]

Not sure if Doctor Who is something you European and American chaps were brought up on, but here's a report to do with it anyway. So you have the option to either bathe in childhood nostalgia, or laugh at what us silly Brits considered to be entertainment in the 60s and 70s:

http://misterplynkes.blogspot.com/2007/04/daleks-have-landed.html

Teaser pics:






Enjoy!  

Edited for complete stupidity!

[KeyanSark]

We saw them in Spain years ago... A cult series...  

 

[PeteMurray]

Ich erinnere mich that my family seemed to have gone through a Tom Baker phase back in the day, to the point where an uncle got a hand-made Tom Baker scarf for Christmas. Later in college I attempted to enjoy the series, largely to no effect.

All that aside, it looks like a fun game. I suppose Sickly will remember Minimum Safe Distances for the bazooka from now on.

[revford]

More great stuff, I've just repainted by old Tardis and I'm waiting on one of our players here to get his Cybermen done.  

I like the Land Rover and the U.N.I.T. chaps, it all looks like great fun.

[Westfalia Chris]

God, I just LOVE the basic Dalek design. In the late 90s, German TV station "Vox" squandered some Dr. Who episodes in ridiculous time slots (weekday mornings), so I never saw them, but when I first visited England (read London) in 1993, I bought a modelling magazine which featured a neat conversion article on a Comet Dalek kit.

Oh, and see those. I just LOVED them and faved the pics ASAP:

[Plynkes]

Sorry, chaps, somehow completely mucked up the link. It should send you to the right place now.

[Operator5]

Awesome Polynikes. I only caught the odd episode of the original Dr. Who as it only played on Saturday afternoons on one of those stations that I only got reception for when the sun and planets were aligned right.

I love the new series and have watched the first two seasons of it.

Thanks for sharing.

[matakishi]

Way kewl!

[Plynkes]

Revford, do you play the actual Invasion Earth rules? I don't suppose you happen to have the stats for Cybermen, do you?

When I bought my Sea Devils, Silurians and Autons they came with little sheets that gave you their stats and game rules. But I got my Cybermen in a plastic bag at a show I think, and they had no rules with them.

I'm sure there used to be rules stuff on Black Tree's site, but I can't seem to find it any more.

[Malamute]

Seeing these takes me back to the 1970's
Always wished I had bought the game and figures, but never got around to it

[Plynkes]

It's still available according to the Black Tree website, Malamute. As are the figures.

[revford]

We don't have the Invasion Earth rules, sorry I can't help on that one.

I've had The Doctor (Tom Baker) and the Tardis for years, it's gotten plenty of table time in Weird War and Pulp games, but I've yet to have a game against the Cybermen.

The current plan is to use .45 Adventure, keep is small and as mostly a run from the monsters type game.

The good part of playing time traveller characters is we can pull out any historical, modern or scifi models to fill out the cast.  

[Malamute]

Plynkes- Thanks, I knew the figures were still available, but didn't realise the rules were as well .I will check them out now.  

 Its worth mentioning Matakishi's Alien Invasion rules, I know he has been working on them for a while. So if anybody is looking for an alternative set, speak to him

[Plynkes]

Managed to find a fan site with all the stats! Excellent! Better copy 'em all in case it ever vanishes from the web:
http://www.doctorwhoinvasionearth.com/

[Pappa Midnight]

Excellent battle report!
I quite like "Beer and Pretzels" games and Invasion Earth sounds quite a laugh. I think you may have got my interest and I can see an order going to Black Tree shortly.
I'm a bit miffed as I sold a large set of plastic 28mm Daleks and Cybermen a while ago. The Daleks were in kit form and very cool.
Just for info, apparently Old Crow are possibly going to do a re-run of the clear resin Tardis that Ainsty used to do.

Regards
PM