Spartan Games -&- 28mm Figures!

[answer_is_42]

Sadly, Spartan doesn't really care much for what we "hardcore VSFers" think. Let's face it, most of us would rather make a landship out of a toy train than buy a large resin kit.

What Spartan is counting on is the Disgruntled former 40k player market that plays Warmachine/Hordes and Dystopian Wars. You know, the kind of gamer who paints his minis like the picture on the box and frowns on conversions because they muddle tournament play. I'm not poking fun here, some of my friends are this kind of gamer, but I do find it amusing when they stare blankly at my SoTR or Gaslight armies.

Yup. It's a bad world.

[Njall]

I like the Japanese (well, except the price)
Sure they are full of stereotypes, the medic seems more Chinese to Japanese, etc but.. there is something in dragon headed not-AA12 with incendiary not-Frag 12 used by ninjas that makes me want to buy them 
But maybe it's only because I'm just a disgruntled former 40k player

[Bullshott]

I'm totally unimpressed with this range. They look like a low tech 40k armies - far more Evil Empire than VSF. Very few say "19th century" or even steampunk to me, which makes them pointless for my VSF games. The only ones I have any time for are the Teutonic Knights and the big 'Pappa Midnight' walker (depending on the price).

[tnjrp]

Unboxing the boxes @ Spartan Games:
http://www.spartangames.co.uk/unboxing-dystopian-legions

[Thunderchicken]

It's a bit cheeky assuming I would want everything in the boxset. What if I just want the figures?

[Brummie Thug]

They are called starter sets so and judging by the store some of the figs can be got separate.

[tnjrp]

They are called starter sets

Yubsels. Many companies like doing them so presumably they expect their game to sell better with them than without. I suppose the logic is that the "rules and stuff" bit entices the customer to at least try the game and those who just won't can always throw that crap away.

[Thunderchicken]

Aha! Missed that bit. Brummie, do I detect a degree of patronisation there?

[Brummie Thug]

No I didn't mean it to sound that way at all mate. Sorry if I did.  Just pointing it out. I was after the ninja's and went browsing to see what could be got separately.

[abdul666lw]

Some vehicles look good for a 'Weird WWI'
As for the minis... the pickelhaube of the 'Prussian Grenadier Infantry' looks more British than 'Germanic':

[Thunderchicken]

No I didn't mean it to sound that way at all mate. Sorry if I did.  Just pointing it out. I was after the ninja's and went browsing to see what could be got separately.

I was going to agree with you old fruit and say it was fully justified   . 

[tnjrp]

Renders from "wave 2":
http://www.beastsofwar.com/dystopian-legions/2nd-wave-dystopian-legions-miniatures-previewed/

[Jonas]

Nice crocodille 

[Hat Guy]

The tankettes and the Character figures definitely have some promise. What's the release schedule like for the game?

[Agis]

I bought  a Japanese box and some Prussians/ British.
Oh my are these minis out of scale, not 28mm, not heroic 28/32mm, these are 40mm minis!!!

OK, one pic says more than 1000 words:

All minis are standing on a standard GW base, but the painted minis are raised on 1-2 mm milliput, so in direct comparison the Dystopian minis is even bigger.

http://www.adpublishing.de/html/victorian_sf.html
As said nice mini, but the size makes them only usable within Dystopian Legion!