New Dropzone Commander starter set

[fbruntz]

I have a lot of old GW Epic ones (Armageddon issue, so much nicer than their first ones), which are also 10mm, so should be usable.

Nope, Epic miniatures are 6mm.

[Dewbakuk]

Nope, Epic miniatures are 6mm.

Yep, definitely correct.

[The_Beast]

How would the old AoG groppo stuff look against these? I've a metric bu**load.

As I recall, they are/were 10mm.

Doug

[zemjw]

@Dewbakuk & @fbruntz

yup - I was mixing them up with the scale they chose for Warmaster. I remembered 10mm for something, then foolishly assumed consistency on GW's part

Oh well, you may have just saved me a lot of money 

[Momotaro]

The two Scourge APCs in the bottom left look like a pair of HR Giger carpet slippers.  Which I for one would buy in an instant.

More seriously, that's a fine-looking starter set.

[Conquistador]

Okay, I was just wondering how many infantry fit in an APC given the visual appearance of the two APCs and the infantry figures themselves...

The infantry looks almost too big for the APCs unless they are squad (1 stand) carrying only.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

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More seriously, that's a fine-looking starter set.

We must agree to disagree... strongly.

Gracias,

Glenn

[CptJake]

Okay, I was just wondering how many infantry fit in an APC given the visual appearance of the two APCs and the infantry figures themselves...

The infantry looks almost too big for the APCs unless they are squad (1 stand) carrying only.

Gracias,

Glenn

No way 15 dudes that size fit in an APC that size, even if a couple of the dudes are crew as well as dismounts (no dedicated crew).  Unless of course the dismounts are dehydrated dudes, and part of the dismount procedure is toss 'em out the back and spray 'em down so they reconstitute and go fight.

Crazy aliens!

 

[Centaur_Seducer]

OMG! Troop amount doesn't fit in given APC?! Oh dear, that must be the first time ever...

[CptJake]

OMG! Troop amount doesn't fit in given APC?! Oh dear, that must be the first time ever...

  I tend to play games where the troops would fit in their transport.   Never liked the clown car approach.   

[kalamadea]

I just wish they had done Post-Human Republic instead of Scourge. The regular human faction is ok, but I really dig the PHR models, I could just never justify the price. Still, they'd work pretty well with the wizkidz battletech stuff. Might have to see if ebay resellers are breaking them up when they release.

[Momotaro]

We must agree to disagree... strongly.

De gustibus... 

[Mako]

Yea, the PHR minis are the nicest, and the Shaltari are certainly alien looking, so a bit interesting (not really sure I like the latter though).

My guess is the boxed set is for the two factions that don't sell as well as the others, individually.

The Scourge Grav Tanks are decent, but not really a fan of their other stuff, excepting perhaps the new Reaver Heavy Gunships.

They have some interesting designs, but others are a little bit too far out there for me, e.g. meaning just ugly, IMHO.

The UCM Falcon Gunship, and their light Dropships look decent, but not a fan of their other flyers.  Not really a fan of their tanks and other vehicles either.

Anyone tried their rules out using 15mm minis from other manufacturers?

They seem to be about the only set that appears to mention flyers and dropships as being an integral part to their miniatures battles, so they might be worth trying out with other minis.

[maxxon]

They seem to be about the only set that appears to mention flyers and dropships as being an integral part to their miniatures battles, so they might be worth trying out with other minis.

As I understand it, the dropships are really integral to the game. As in "you won't be moving much without a dropship". Note how even the starter sets include enough dropship capacity to carry everything else in the set... so you'll need a lot of dropship proxies in 15mm to make it work.

I personally think 10mm scale would work better for a vehicle heavy game, but it's just too rare availability-wise and incompatible with everything I already have.

I think this is an easier sell for a newbie without boxes already full of 15mm scenery and figures...

[YPU]

Aesthetics aside, what a price in comparison to the regular models. You can get the same starter set for ONE faction and they cost MORE then this starter set. And this includes dice, cardboard buildings (which the reviews say are pretty nice) rules and the works. Pretty cool.

And if any of you really dislike the scourge that much please feel free to post them to me to easy your burden, I quite like them.