Halo: A 28mm wargaming project: covenant troops cast finally.

[zemjw]

Some new Halo McFarlane stuff coming out in Aug 2012 that may be of interest (yes, I know it seems a long way away now, but it'll be here before you know it  )

From WAMP

[Commander Vyper]

Link from Halo waypoint is a bit clearer:

http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/01/19/McFarlane-Toys-Brings-the-Entire-Halo-Universe-to-Collectors-with-Halo-Micro-Ops.aspx


Will look for proper pics now, (BTW can't view embedded's if not a member and some were links to megablox stuff not ideal, too many knobbles! ).





Oh yes these are going to be well received!!!!   So just seven months to get everything else up to speed then...no pressure!

[Commander Vyper]

Note:

Having more of a wander around and there's talk of this lot being nearer to 1/72nd/1/100, so that would pose a problem for 28mm, but not for 15mm, good job I dabble in both! Shame if it's not 28mm though, but the proposed retail pricing would seem to indicate the former not latter, (falcon for $17.99).



We'll see....

[Michka]

At least if they are 1/72 scale you can fudge it a bit with the larger craft. I know this is sacrilege in some circles but I use 1/72 stuff with 28mm often. Especially when it's aircraft. Unfortunately 1/100 is pushing the boundaries a bit too far, even for me.

[manic _miner]

 My son has the Scarab vehicle and quite a few of the Halo Clix miniatures.Looking forward to see these when they come out.

[Commander Vyper]

At least if they are 1/72 scale you can fudge it a bit with the larger craft. I know this is sacrilege in some circles but I use 1/72 stuff with 28mm often. Especially when it's aircraft. Unfortunately 1/100 is pushing the boundaries a bit too far, even for me.

Nah I'll ust use them in my 15mm halo project no issue.

[Michka]

Nah I'll ust use them in my 15mm halo project no issue.

Because of course you would have a 15mm Halo project. I should have known. 

[Commander Vyper]

Because of course you would have a 15mm Halo project. I should have known. 

it's all on here, somewhere...

[rwwin]

Hey commander,  right now I'm using the halo actionclix marines and ODST, but I've never really been satisfied with them.  Previews of the Mantic Corporation figures look like they would make a better (and cheaper) starting point for UNSC troopers.  Do you know of anyone that makes replacement weapons that look anything like the original MA5 assault rifles or the BR55 battle rifles for a weapons swap?  Thanks.

[Commander Vyper]

Hey commander,  right now I'm using the halo actionclix marines and ODST, but I've never really been satisfied with them.  Previews of the Mantic Corporation figures look like they would make a better (and cheaper) starting point for UNSC troopers.  Do you know of anyone that makes replacement weapons that look anything like the original MA5 assault rifles or the BR55 battle rifles for a weapons swap?  Thanks.

Best thing I can suggest are the Heresy miniatures sci-fi weapons, (reasonable BR and DMRs) aberrant games CSO peacekeeper weapons and a kitbash of the gw plastic bolter and the heresy weapon, (Used on my ODST conversions).

Good luck, will be starting this thread off again soon with some more Red vs Blue, the ODST's finally painted and some warthog variants...so keep em peeled.

The Commander

[rwwin]

Thanks.  They're not as close as I hoped, but still better than what I found from Maxmini, Hasslefree and Chronoscope.  It's odd, I can find at least five different makers of Aliens style pulse rifles but nothing from the halo world.

[myincubliss]

will be starting this thread off again soon with some more Red vs Blue, the ODST's finally painted and some warthog variants...

About time 

Looking forward to seeing this (mostly so that I can mercilessly steal ideas...)

[majorsmith]

really love your terrain board looks the biz, the cliffs and the paving are spot on!

[Commander Vyper]

Well it's been an interesting night...

Lovejoy (Michael) as you may recall sculpted some not convenant troops a while back, (grunt, Elite and Jackal) and I drooled over these with a passion. Well got back in touch with him recently and asked about the greens. Michaels putting together a range of near future sci-fi powered armoured humans, (seen the sniper...it's lovely!!!! ) and told me he wasn't going to do anything with those greens and would I like them?

Erm let me think about that for a nano second..

They turned up today, bloody amazing little sculpts, going to get masters made and get them cast for my own personal use, (with a few helmet and weapons options to boot):





Very lucky boy thanks to Michael for such a generous gift.

So these got me fired up so after spending an hour looking for my warthogs to start the tracked varient I gave up and finished up painting one more of Team Red, (first row far right).
 that had sat in basecoat for a year:



Naff pics, still to seal and base them but more to follow, going to start a few more dolly conversions using those CSO peacekeepers arms I got through.

Yup as they say..finish the fight!



The Commander  

[Commander Vyper]

Also,

Forgot to post some pics up from gaming over the salute weekend. Nice classic Red vs Blue using my ruleset. Plenty of head shots and assassinations!

Four games, all on the 'courtyard' themed  gaming board, (spot the fridge freezer polystyrene packing that fits the blank end so well, it even has single door frames that I can add some of Jed's apartment doors to!


Assassination!



Reds move in under heavy fire.



Battlefield.



Posing for a shot!