Small Army Society

[Jaeger]

I've been collecting Cobi Small Army (Lego Clone) for quite some time. And now it's time to take it to the gaming table:







Other Lego Clones have been introduced later:






I'll be using my own version of W40K 6th edition, because the systems handles vehicles, aircraft and loads of infantry rather succesfull.

Stay tuned.

[DoctorPete]

Why not!?  I've seen Lego pirates, pulp adventures, ninja games and dungeons.  Have fun! 

[Jaeger]

Indeed. Why not.

And thanks. I'll be bringing my Collection to the Horisont V Con in Silkeborg (Denmark) mid November. Should be a lot of fun.

[Jaeger]

Just added a "Cavalry" section to my army:

[DoctorPete]

Nice addition! 

[Bravo Six]

That's pretty cool looking stuff Jaeger. You've prompted me to share my own plastic pursuits in wargaming as well.

-Todd

[Jaeger]

Thank you both.

I've just put the last vehicles together from a 1500 piece set:



I'll be adding some rules, so the field ambulance will Work well with infantry and the recovery vehicle might fix broken vehicles.

[Doomsdave]

These are great.  My kids collect the Cobi figures as much as they do Lego, because the Cobi kits come with better and more weapons (At least the ones sold in the USA).  Keep the pics coming.  This is very interesting.

[tanktastic43]

Good stuff.

How do the Cobi bricks mix with Lego.

I have thought of combining the two but have been unsure about the fit.

tt43.

[Doomsdave]

My kids seem to have had success with them.  I don't build them myselves so can't say more, but they usually have pretty exacting quality standards and I've not heard any complaints about loose fit or no-fit issues.

[Jaeger]

Cobi fits perfectly with Lego.

Actually the jeeps, field ambulance and recovery vehicle are from Best-Lock. I wouldn't recommend newer Best-Lock sets as they are quite inferior to Lego/Cobi, but the older sets er just fine and very cheap.

In the 1500 brick set I got a Fighter Plane, a Tank, an APC, 3 Jeeps, a Field ambulance, a Recovery Vehicle, 18 minifigures and a host of 1x2 bricks for scenery for the Price of GBP 27 ($43).

The newer cobi is a bit more cool, but the Best-Lock set was just a steal imo.

Other clone brands I've tried are Enlighten and Kazi wich also are very nice.

[Bravo Six]

From my experience, Cobi does fit well with Lego and vice versa. The aftermarket weapons like Brick Arms, Brickforge, Brick Warriors, and Minifig Cat/SiDan all work with Cobi and Lego. The weapons from the forementioned aftermarket manufacturers beat the Lego and Cobi weapons hands down.

Jaeger, have you tried any of the Mega Bloks stuff with your Cobi collection? There's some nice HALO stuff that may work for sci-fi, and some of their Dragon's Gate raised hills and the like have been on my radar for a while to use for terrain. Just wondering if you'd had any experience with this yet?

-Todd

[Doomsdave]

I've noticed that Mega Bloks get some of the better licenses too.  Although over here I noticed that Character Builders is expanding their ranges.  I saw CB Scooby-Doo sets when out with my kids last week.

[Bravo Six]

You're right there. I saw recently that they're doing a collector's edition for Call of Duty. The Hummer looks like it'll fit nicely with my modern Spec Forces guys. 

-Todd

[Jaeger]

CB HM Armed Forces and some Mega Blok sets are quite cool.

I just think their minifigs are a bit too... hmm... different from the Lego-type.

It seem like Cobi also is changing their minifigs and I'm not sure what to think of them yet.