Last Saga Kickstarter

I’m back! But this isn’t the post that I wanted it to be as there is something else I thought I might post to get me back into the swing of things.

 

Much like my last post which was a kickstarter (that I backed, and I’m getting all the factions apparently…where the hell will I store them?!), there’s another kickstarter that has peaked my interested; Last Saga.

 

So this is a sci-fi setting, with sculpts 3D renders that look on par to Infinity but will possibly be the same scale as Infinity. Also the Council weapons have a strange similarity to Nomad weapons (looking at you combi rifle!).

The only model so far! And it's true scale too!

Just look at that Battle rifle and then look at a Nomad combi
Separated at birth?!

Brief run down; two factions so far, the Council (humans), and the Uruthvel (aliens who’s women do not wear that much apparently), small scale skirmish play (6-15 models), alternative activation I believe and a lot of counter flipping! Rules seem ok from the outset, but the vibe I’m getting is a lot of people want the Council models for Infinity!

Council Fusilier and KS exclusive Manticore

Uruthvel Officer and Undaunted

Hell, I want them for a Merc unit! Been having issues though as to what profiles to give the Fusiliers, either PanO Fusiliers, or Bolts, or maybe Celestial Guard.

So we have a Phantom, 3 Fusiliers, an Officer and a Manticore
OR
We have a Hexa, 3 Fusiliers/Bolts/non specific merc goons, an Officer and unsure

As far as skirmish games go and models for that matter, these guys are coming off pretty cheaply, so there might be a bargain in here!  As in the starter set for the Council faction above is only £18!

I have two issues though:

·         Bar the civilian, who looks awesome and I plan on getting, there are no other sculpts at this stage, they really should have the sculpts for a few more for a miniature kickstarter (which defeats the purpose of kickstarter but oh well)

·         The Uruthvel are just too scantily clad for my likings, plus the men are heavily armoured. They just feel a little inappropriate. Maybe if the men wore less? Maybe if the model has more armour on it? Don’t know, but I have a feeling not many of them are going to ship.

That’s just my opinion anyway! And as far as I can tell, more sculpts are in coming too. Oh and they’ve already been fully funded, and expecting to ship in November (so January right?!).

Cheers!

dulydude

 

MERCS!!!

So I’ve been away for a bit, again. And life has been taking a fair bit of time away from my hobby as of late. However it was a change that needed to happen and things are starting to settle down, settle down to the point where I can paint things!!!

Cue gasps because everyone knows I never paint things!!!

hahahaha love this movie as a kit

ANYWHO, I have been going through undercoating my Bandau Buildings and related stuff, and even some of that Necromunda scatter terrain (here and here) as it will work for Infinity scatter as well. Sure it’s a work in progress but I’ll get there. But not what I was going to talk about!

I’m taking about MERCS!

So MERCS is this sci-fi skirmish game my mate Sync is really into (check out his MERCS blog here), and I’ve always kept the game in my peripheries as it fits a couple of check boxes for me:

·         Sci-fi

·         Skirmish

And also has some other perks

·         All minis for one faction in one box (6 minis FYI)

·         Small field layout (2’x3’)

BUT things went in favour of Necromunda and Infinity. Until this kickstarter showed up…

So it’s not the actual MERCS game, it’s a board game (called MERCS Recon) that uses the miniatures from the actual game…which you can then use in the actual game. So you’re actually buying for two games in one! Plus they are plastic, you get a whole bunch of generic police/security miniatures for near future wargaming and each box actually two different MERCS forces in one (well, 5 of the now 7 minis, or 8, little confused in regards to the medic class).

OoOoOo Plastics! No seriously, the original MERCS minis are all metal

Seriously go check it out, a lot of people are getting a cool Space Hulk vibe to it (as you fight in offices), it’s co-op (you play the game with 4 mates against the game itself), features destructible environments (which cause more police to show up). Could be good!

Game prototype, things outside LOS only exist as tokens till you see them,
meaning you have no idea what it is till you see it

Plus they are already funded (like 700% of the original pledge) and just moving through stretch goals! Go have a look at Sync's blog and the kickstarter

Back it! And because they all say this…

Welcome to the cause!

Cheers!

dulydude