Author Topic: Space 1889 News (Read 6666 times)

Laflin and Rand · « **on:** March 29, 2011, 01:59:28 AM »

Check it out.

http://space1889.blogspot.com/

Looks like even more new stuff is in the works. Did I just see mention of a new miniatures license?

Chairface · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2011, 02:19:33 AM »

You most certainly did my friend!

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I just had some fun last week at the Cold Wars game convention in Lancaster, PA, running Mars Needs Steam!, a miniatures battle game set on Mars in the Space: 1889 universe, complete with land dreadnoughts, Fenian rebels, angry Canal Martians, and a very dangerous steam-powered electric cannon. Those rules will probably be published by Test of Battle Games, but we don't have a tentative release date yet. Within a month or so I should have a miniatures license to announce as well, so stay tuned for more news.

I believe our own Sterling Moose played in that game. Exciting news!

G. K. Zhukov · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2011, 06:37:56 AM »

One of the best piece of news this year so far!

I suppose, however, that the minis' scale (if they are 28mm) will make them incompatible with RAFM's truish-25mm ones...

The Dozing Dragon · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2011, 09:02:46 AM »

Those RAFM are classic minis.

Chairface · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2011, 12:40:10 PM »

Quote from: The Dozing Dragon on March 29, 2011, 09:02:46 AM

Those RAFM are classic minis.

They are, just oh so small.....

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2011, 01:07:18 PM »

Quote from: Chairface on March 29, 2011, 12:40:10 PM

They are, just oh so small.....

It would be lovely if they did some sort of high-tech magic and enlarged those old castings to match tody's 28mm stuff. Probably more practical to sculpt completely new stuff though.

Tommy20 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2011, 04:05:21 PM »

I just hope the new line doesn't force RAFM's original line off the market. They're great figs, and still the backbone of my colonial armies!

Laflin and Rand · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2011, 12:00:46 AM »

I just hope that RAFM will still be involved.

The_Beast · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:01:41 PM »

Quote from: Chairface on March 29, 2011, 12:40:10 PM

They are, just oh so small.....

As I am looking at expanding play into the realm of 15mm, they remain giants to me. ;->=

Doug

Chairface · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2011, 03:08:54 PM »

Quote from: Laflin and Rand on March 30, 2011, 12:00:46 AM

I just hope that RAFM will still be involved.

They were at Hot Lead on the weekend, and Space 1889 remains very much on the backburner.... I got a few pieces, but I had to preorder them.

Sterling Moose · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2011, 08:48:17 PM »

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They are, just oh so small.....

To cater for the current market they'll have to make their figures bigger otherwise they will lose a lot of potential customers. I'm sure we were told that the Cyclops was designed for 28mm............and were then disapointed by it's diminuative size.