Hawk wargames Dropzone commander

[YPU]

I thought I spotted a topic on this game but apparently not.



This apparently is a new 10mm mass combat sci-fi game with a huge focus on dropships and some rather nice miniatures, tough it does appear to have very much its own style to the factions.

good coverage by BoW:

Miniature review also has some pictures up: http://miniaturereview.blogspot.com/

Any toughts or other sources on it? Any opinions formed yet?

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

yeah saw that on Brückenkopf Online,looks very interesting.i like the Matrix Machines the most 

[zizi666]

Saw those at Salute. Magnificent minis, but I'm so not going to start 10mm.

[tnjrp]

+1 (not to seeing them at Salute tho)

Here's a couple more pix:
http://www.brueckenkopf-online.com/?p=57693

I wouldn't mind getting some of that aesthetic in 28mm. Some of the DzC minis might work as drones or robots an sich but that's not quite the same thing.

[Mason]

I saw them at Salute, too, lovely models!
 
One of my mates who I was with has fallen in love with the stuff.
He is going to try and badger the rest of us into doing this methinks.....like I really need another new 'thing'!

[Captain Blood]

There's an interview with the guy running this new venture on the Meeples and Miniatures Podcast (Salute interviews part 2).

Quite interesting if you're interested in this kinda stuff.
Apparently their website won't be up and running until June, so you will search in vain for further info right now...

http://www.meeplesandminiatures.co.uk/

[tnjrp]

More piccies:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/sci-fi-wargaming/hawk-wargames-drop-battlefield-intel-upcoming-models/

[Wirelizard]

Wonder why they decided to head off into 10mm SF instead of joining the 15mm crowd?

Sure, they have the 10mm arena all to themselves... but they also have the 10mm arena all to themselves...

Some neat looking models, I especially like some of the post-human faction's designs.

[tnjrp]

It's always the question if you want to eat from a bigger cake with somebody else or from a smaller cake all by yourself, I suppose

Maybe they just decided that going half again larger would've made the minis they wanted to do prohibitively big. Some their minis are quite sizeable as it is.

[YPU]

I am also quite interested in the buildings, you can see a few in the picture. I believe I heard/read somewhere they are modular empty shells so populating a board with them might be a viable option. I must say the idea of those walkers stalking the streets between those buildings does look good in my head.

[tnjrp]

Funnily, the buildings are to me the least interesting bitz shown by far - but to itch his own, as they say

[tnjrp]

Interview with the mysterious "Dave" of Hawk WarGames on DzC:
http://politicaldice.6sided.net/2012/04/27/dropships-inbound-an-interview-with-hawk-wargames/

The page is a right pain to read but informative.

[YPU]

Funnily, the buildings are to me the least interesting bitz shown by far - but to itch his own, as they say

ha, that's something I can live with.  I must say that interview does clear a few things up, especially on the whole 10mm thing. I must say the guy appears to have spend a lot of time thinking about it. Really this whole project is as he says a labour or love, lets hope it actually becomes a hit and doesn't crash and burn.

[Inso]

With miniatures that good, it will do well for at least a while.

[Dentatus]

You're right. Those are gorgeous.