GZG Lunar 18mm minis

[zrunelord]

Hello again all,
These are my Chinese ( Reddish Brass Visor ) & British ( Golden Visor ) Lunar infantry.
Very nice minis.

Mechs are 3D printed.
Still have to do vehicles or landers.
With hindsight, I should have taken the photos on a neutral background. Seems the paint job did it's work to camo them.😉

https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2025/08/gzg-lunar-18mm-minis.html













Thank you for your comments
Z

[mikedemana]

Those look very nice. Lunar was quite the rage here on LAF awhile back, but it seems to have faded. Sounded like an interesting game. I wonder if the play wasn't as enjoyable as thinking about it and preparing troops and terrain for it?

Mike Demana

[LouieN]

a cool collection. 

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice work on them.

Interesting choice to differentiate between them by the visor colour.

Very nice mechs as well.

[Cat]

Very nice looking stuff!
 
Mike, Lunar is certainly just on a temporary pause here.  Back in January, I got in on the pre-order for their Squad Battles expansion.  Waiting for that was a good excuse to slide the project off the workbench so I could concentrate better on The Silver Bayonet for Huzzah in May.  Currently getting an advanced run on Test of Honour for next Huzzah.
 
Lunar is still bubbling under and I keep wondering when the heck that RS3 expansion is going to drop...

[Oldgamer]

Lovely figures, Lunar is still going strong at my club in the UK!

[Rick]

Very nice looking stuff!
 
Mike, Lunar is certainly just on a temporary pause here.  Back in January, I got in on the pre-order for their Squad Battles expansion.  Waiting for that was a good excuse to slide the project off the workbench so I could concentrate better on The Silver Bayonet for Huzzah in May.  Currently getting an advanced run on Test of Honour for next Huzzah.
 
Lunar is still bubbling under and I keep wondering when the heck that RS3 expansion is going to drop...

Do you know if the Squad Battles game will be a stand-alone mini's game supplement, or will it be a new way of using the existing Lunar rules?

[Cat]

Not a stand-alone, supplement to be used with core rules:
https://blacksitestudio.com/products/lunar-rs3-mass-battle-expansion

[zrunelord]

Thank you for the comments.
I was going to paint the chinese helmets red but it would not have made sense, so the visors was the next best thing.
Yes the mechs are quite nice , they're from here

Papsikels ( There are loads )
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-fukimasa-battle-droid-commander-143404

&

Kyoushuneko Miniatures
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-sdr-mecha-droid-rapid-plasma-cannon-328533
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-sdr-mecha-droid-rapid-heavy-machine-gun-328530

Can't say anything about Lunar the game though 

Z

[Rick]

Sorry for the slight derailment, zrunelord. I've had my eye on GZG's 'Moongrunt' figures as well, they certainly do look good. The only thing that's been stopping me (so far) is the lack of a decent (generic) set of rules for moon based wargames - I've got xenos rampant and I'm aware of the miniature wargames articles on the subject but I'm still hoping someone will bring out a set with a lot of 'airless lunar combat' flavour to it.

[zrunelord]

No worries Rick.
I honestly was thinking about using Squad hammer and adding the following " In Vacuum " house rules.
Though I still need to sit down & think them through .

a) Weapons & distances remain the same ( one assumes that they are designed for use in hard vacuum )
b) Jump/ hop movement & / or Jetpack assisted.
c) Mag boots for when doing ship assaults.
d) On Fumbles model flies out into space.
e) Suit damage ( Auto seal ? )

Z

[Cat]

Apart from Lunar, Traveller RPG is the only game I know that dives into assorted hazardous environments (the accompanying miniatures rules, Striker, are wicked complex 80s writing; pity Chadwick did them before he got to streamlining for Command Decision).
 
Stargrunt helpfully suggests that you could just add your own rules...
: P

[Rick]

I've actually just ordered a back issue of miniature wargames that has a few ideas for moongrunt bolt action - not thinking of using bolt action per se but may be a few good ideas. I've also been meaning to dig out my copy of Tomorrow's War and see if there's anything in there that could be useful. Otherwise it'll have to be house rules added to something or other of the right sort I think.

[zrunelord]

You're right 80's rules were full of (too) detailed modifier charts also.
Must dig up my Laserburn series rules. Perhaps there's something there.
Could always start a specific thread & brainstorm ideas.

Z

[anevilgiraffe]

those astronauts are nice... mechs are a bit too sci-fi for me as Apollo era type combat ala For All Mankind