Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Not much in the way of gaming presents this year. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas, Joyous Holidays and a happy New Year.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Modiphius Entertainment, Achtung Cthulhu
Here are some tasty figures that are going to be coming out for a game called Achtung Cthulhu. You can find out all the dirty details at Modiphius Entertainment.
From what I read, Achtung Cthulhu is going to be skirmish level gaming based on Spartan Games Dystopian Legions ruleset.
From what I read, Achtung Cthulhu is going to be skirmish level gaming based on Spartan Games Dystopian Legions ruleset.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Brother Vinni's Nuclear Sandlot
Here is a cool company called Brother Vinni. They have a line of 28mm Sci-Fi figures in their Nuclear Sandlot range that look quite cool. The figures are resin and sell for €6.00 each. Shipping is 6 euros and if you order 80 euros worth of stuff, shipping is free.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Heer46, E-50 E75
Just received some pretty slick tanks from Denis over at Heer46. If you don't know, Denis has taken task to bring us some very cool tanks and vehicles from WWII. These were prototypes or pre-productions, but due to mechanical problems or resources or both were never manufactured or used on a wide scale.
The vehicles are 15mm and are completely compatible with Flames of War and Forged In Battle. Denis provided me with 2 very large German tanks in the E-50 and E-75 category.
Each tank comes in a nice cardboard box with foam. The tanks are a mixture of resin and metal. The Guns and a little antenna are metal. All other items (tracks, turret and hull) are resin.
The E-50 comes with a single barrel, while the E-75 came with 2.
I found that everything fits together nicely and I didn't have to file anything. I suppose if I was a perfectionist, I might try a little filing, but I thought everything looked good as is. The resin retains plenty of detail. I would rate Clockwork Goblins resin as the best standard I have seen. Heer46's resin is not as good as theirs IMO, but it looks good just the same.
The guns have square inserts and fit nicely when placed into the hulls. The Tracks had 3 tabs that fit to the hull and were super easy to attach. I like to use green stuff to hold the parts in place while the glue has time to dry.
The guns are huge on these beasts as you should be able to see in the pictures below.
Each Turret comes with a pretty long peg, but the E-75's turret + the gun make it a little top heavy, so you have a few options. Get a really strong magnet set (this will require you to cut the peg), Glue the turret down or try to rig something underneath the turret to hold it in place with the peg still attached. Another option is to chop the peg and add a new on that is longer, You will still need to attach something to the end of the peg to keep the turret from coming off.
The vehicles are 15mm and are completely compatible with Flames of War and Forged In Battle. Denis provided me with 2 very large German tanks in the E-50 and E-75 category.
Each tank comes in a nice cardboard box with foam. The tanks are a mixture of resin and metal. The Guns and a little antenna are metal. All other items (tracks, turret and hull) are resin.
The E-50 comes with a single barrel, while the E-75 came with 2.
I found that everything fits together nicely and I didn't have to file anything. I suppose if I was a perfectionist, I might try a little filing, but I thought everything looked good as is. The resin retains plenty of detail. I would rate Clockwork Goblins resin as the best standard I have seen. Heer46's resin is not as good as theirs IMO, but it looks good just the same.
The guns have square inserts and fit nicely when placed into the hulls. The Tracks had 3 tabs that fit to the hull and were super easy to attach. I like to use green stuff to hold the parts in place while the glue has time to dry.
The guns are huge on these beasts as you should be able to see in the pictures below.
Each Turret comes with a pretty long peg, but the E-75's turret + the gun make it a little top heavy, so you have a few options. Get a really strong magnet set (this will require you to cut the peg), Glue the turret down or try to rig something underneath the turret to hold it in place with the peg still attached. Another option is to chop the peg and add a new on that is longer, You will still need to attach something to the end of the peg to keep the turret from coming off.
Heer46 Tank Packaging
Heer46 Tank Brochure
German E-50
German E-50
German E-75
US Sherman, German tiger, E-75, Panther, E-50
Clockwork Goblin Miniatures Tank, German E-75
German FOW Tiger, E-75
German CGM, Heer46 E-75, USA CMG
German E-50, Panther
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