Hi!
Ive had a good look round my laptop and bookshelves and have found I had more rulebooks than originally thought!
I have Star Mogul, Gorkamorka, Necromunda, Rogue Trader, Nuclear Renaissance, Mutants and Deathray Guns, No Limits, Beamstrike and Babylons Burning. I also had a copy of Defiance Vital Ground but seem to have lost it (I think I will download the free demo pdf to give it a go too!)
I also plan on downloading a copy of Chain Reaction to see what thats like!
To settle on which ruleset to use I plan on playing a few games of each to give me a good idea as to which is the best and most suitable to use for Stainless Steel Rat gaming.
I hope to post some battle reports here on the blog of each system which will include my impressions of the game and a quick review.
My criteria for wargaming rules are that the game should be easy to learn and fun to play, doesnt rely on too much record keeping and isnt too simple or too complex.
Ive statted up a small police force for Rogue Trader and No Limits and will get some opposition sorted out ASAP which will hopefully allow me a couple of quick games this afternoon!
All the best!
Sunday, 23 August 2009
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Police Recreational Vehicle!
Hi!
Heres a quick pic of my police RV:
Police Department RV
The miniature is a Quick Reaction Force Soviet WW2 armoured scout car and is armed with a HMG to deal with serious criminal types such as Slippery Jim. I plan on buying another one and converting it slightly to be equipped with a Rogue Trader heavy webber (essentially the perfect crowd control weapon which fires lots of sticky netting that traps lawless types and makes it fairly simple to capture them)
I also have a street police squad underway which will nearly complete my police department and allow me to get on with some more Rdenrunt villainy and Freibur frontier dwellers.
All the best!
Heres a quick pic of my police RV:
Police Department RV
The miniature is a Quick Reaction Force Soviet WW2 armoured scout car and is armed with a HMG to deal with serious criminal types such as Slippery Jim. I plan on buying another one and converting it slightly to be equipped with a Rogue Trader heavy webber (essentially the perfect crowd control weapon which fires lots of sticky netting that traps lawless types and makes it fairly simple to capture them)
I also have a street police squad underway which will nearly complete my police department and allow me to get on with some more Rdenrunt villainy and Freibur frontier dwellers.
All the best!
Friday, 21 August 2009
Frontier Types!
Hi!
Heres a quick pic of some of the frontier settlers of Freibur:
Gun Toting Settlers
The miniatures are all Peter Pig cowboys armed with a variety of weapons. I converted on pistol guy into a flame thrower (the orange jump suited guy) with a few bits of wire and a cocktail stick!
The miniatures all painted up nicely with a nice amount of detail. I have another twenty or thirty to paint up including a few more weapon conversions ranging from long rifles to rocket launchers which will give me a decent selection of troops to choose from!
I hope to get a few more done over the course of the next day or so!
Till then all the best!
Heres a quick pic of some of the frontier settlers of Freibur:
Gun Toting Settlers
The miniatures are all Peter Pig cowboys armed with a variety of weapons. I converted on pistol guy into a flame thrower (the orange jump suited guy) with a few bits of wire and a cocktail stick!
The miniatures all painted up nicely with a nice amount of detail. I have another twenty or thirty to paint up including a few more weapon conversions ranging from long rifles to rocket launchers which will give me a decent selection of troops to choose from!
I hope to get a few more done over the course of the next day or so!
Till then all the best!
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Rules Pondering!
Hi!
Ive been trying to find a good set of sci fi rules which will allow me to play some Stainless Steel Rat games!
At present I have the following:
Rogue Trader
We Can Be Heroes 2
Future War Commander
No Limits
Mutants and Deathray Guns
Ive also had a quick look at Ambush Alley although I would be waiting for their sci-fi games release before purchasing any more rulesets!
Pros and Cons!
Rogue Trader is a good system which really works well with small numbers of troops in an almost role playing style but is a bit creaky and needs some serious modifying to allow vehicles and some more dynamic activation. A possible quick fix for this may be to download a copy of Necromunda.
We Can Be Heroes has some fantastic ideas in it allowing heroes to really shine but is possibly a little generic as heroes and monsters have the same stats but rely on abilities to make them individual. I do plan on using the hero points and card activation as it brings a really random factor to games.
Future Wars Commander is a good system but plays better as a mass battle game. It may get used to represent some of the invasions mentioned in the books!
No Limits is good as its free and has some excellent rules allowing a very flexible style of play and has a force generator allowing you to create your own forces and vehicles. Its a bit generic as its not tied to any set background but as I have all the background material I need from the Stainless Steel Rat books its not really a problem!
Mutants and Deathray Guns is a new system from Genesha Games which got some very good reviews for their Songs Of Blades and Heroes fantasy set but I just find it too simplistic to be enjoyable.
I plan on playing a few games using each system to see which is most suitable!
In the meantime does anyone have any suggestions for other rule sets worth having a go of?
All the best!
Ive been trying to find a good set of sci fi rules which will allow me to play some Stainless Steel Rat games!
At present I have the following:
Rogue Trader
We Can Be Heroes 2
Future War Commander
No Limits
Mutants and Deathray Guns
Ive also had a quick look at Ambush Alley although I would be waiting for their sci-fi games release before purchasing any more rulesets!
Pros and Cons!
Rogue Trader is a good system which really works well with small numbers of troops in an almost role playing style but is a bit creaky and needs some serious modifying to allow vehicles and some more dynamic activation. A possible quick fix for this may be to download a copy of Necromunda.
We Can Be Heroes has some fantastic ideas in it allowing heroes to really shine but is possibly a little generic as heroes and monsters have the same stats but rely on abilities to make them individual. I do plan on using the hero points and card activation as it brings a really random factor to games.
Future Wars Commander is a good system but plays better as a mass battle game. It may get used to represent some of the invasions mentioned in the books!
No Limits is good as its free and has some excellent rules allowing a very flexible style of play and has a force generator allowing you to create your own forces and vehicles. Its a bit generic as its not tied to any set background but as I have all the background material I need from the Stainless Steel Rat books its not really a problem!
Mutants and Deathray Guns is a new system from Genesha Games which got some very good reviews for their Songs Of Blades and Heroes fantasy set but I just find it too simplistic to be enjoyable.
I plan on playing a few games using each system to see which is most suitable!
In the meantime does anyone have any suggestions for other rule sets worth having a go of?
All the best!
Monday, 17 August 2009
Rdenrunt Armour!
Hi!
Im afraid Ive not had much time to get any painting done of late but heres a couple of pics of some of the bits Ive been working on!
First off theres the Rdunrunt armoured cavalry in the form of a somewhat retro armoured car (the vehicle is actually a WW2 Soviet vehicle):
Rdenrunt Armoured Cavalry!
The vehicle is from QRF and although its supposed to be 15mm scale it seems a tad on the small side as a 15mm scale figure would have difficulty jamming themselves into it. Still its quite a nice little vehicle and once its on its base it wont be too out of scale!
The casting quality is a bit ropy which lets it down a bit as there are several rough surfaces on the model which make it look a little battered. I decided to give it a civilian paint scheme as Cassitor and evil Angelinas plan involved revolution requiring some military might (especially armoured vehicles) to be kept secret. Hence its a bit of a civilian custom job!
Next up theres Cassitors armoured minions:
Armoured Jump Troops!
I decided that count Cassitor needed some slightly more high tech troops so painted up what will eventually be a squad of five power armoured and jump pack equipped minions to use as shock troopers. The paint scheme was originally inspired from the bad guys in GI Joe (the Cobra soldiers) with their menacing black armour and silver helmets. I think they fit in quite well with the rest of the force, adding a touch of high tech badness to an otherwise backward army.
The miniatures are from 15mm.co.uk and are from the Laserburn range (this time redemptionist initiates) and are nice chunky miniatures with some rather nice jetpacks. Alas theres only a single pose so I may convert one to be armed with some sort of heavy weapon, or even hack off its head and swap it for something a bit different.
It was a bit of a let down when I got the miniatures as they had lots of flash and annoying mould lines which needed scraping off (one covered the entire right side of the head and weapon on several of them) Saying that, once they had been cleaned they did paint up very nicely!
I hope to be able to crack on with some more bits and pieces over the course of the week to complete my Rdunrunt shock troops and maybe start on some frontier types in the form of Peter Pig cowboys.
All the best!
Im afraid Ive not had much time to get any painting done of late but heres a couple of pics of some of the bits Ive been working on!
First off theres the Rdunrunt armoured cavalry in the form of a somewhat retro armoured car (the vehicle is actually a WW2 Soviet vehicle):
Rdenrunt Armoured Cavalry!
The vehicle is from QRF and although its supposed to be 15mm scale it seems a tad on the small side as a 15mm scale figure would have difficulty jamming themselves into it. Still its quite a nice little vehicle and once its on its base it wont be too out of scale!
The casting quality is a bit ropy which lets it down a bit as there are several rough surfaces on the model which make it look a little battered. I decided to give it a civilian paint scheme as Cassitor and evil Angelinas plan involved revolution requiring some military might (especially armoured vehicles) to be kept secret. Hence its a bit of a civilian custom job!
Next up theres Cassitors armoured minions:
Armoured Jump Troops!
I decided that count Cassitor needed some slightly more high tech troops so painted up what will eventually be a squad of five power armoured and jump pack equipped minions to use as shock troopers. The paint scheme was originally inspired from the bad guys in GI Joe (the Cobra soldiers) with their menacing black armour and silver helmets. I think they fit in quite well with the rest of the force, adding a touch of high tech badness to an otherwise backward army.
The miniatures are from 15mm.co.uk and are from the Laserburn range (this time redemptionist initiates) and are nice chunky miniatures with some rather nice jetpacks. Alas theres only a single pose so I may convert one to be armed with some sort of heavy weapon, or even hack off its head and swap it for something a bit different.
It was a bit of a let down when I got the miniatures as they had lots of flash and annoying mould lines which needed scraping off (one covered the entire right side of the head and weapon on several of them) Saying that, once they had been cleaned they did paint up very nicely!
I hope to be able to crack on with some more bits and pieces over the course of the week to complete my Rdunrunt shock troops and maybe start on some frontier types in the form of Peter Pig cowboys.
All the best!
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
The Mighty Inskipp!
Hi!
Heres a picture of Inskipp, director of the Special Corps!
Inskipp and Police Type!
The miniatures are both from the Laserburn range and painted up nicely as ever!
Heres a picture of the finished mining robot with a 15mm scale miniature along side it to show the sheer scale of the beast!
Mining Robot!
Im hoping to be able to get some more painting done at some point soon but have an illustration commission at the moment which is taking up most of my time!
Heres a picture of Inskipp, director of the Special Corps!
Inskipp and Police Type!
The miniatures are both from the Laserburn range and painted up nicely as ever!
Heres a picture of the finished mining robot with a 15mm scale miniature along side it to show the sheer scale of the beast!
Mining Robot!
Im hoping to be able to get some more painting done at some point soon but have an illustration commission at the moment which is taking up most of my time!
Friday, 31 July 2009
Mining Robot
Greetings!
Heres a couple of pictures of the Crustacean Q class 3 Super heavy mining robot (classified as CRA-B1) I am planing on using as an objective and random big beast for some villains to use to crush and stomp on unfortunate civilians!
Large Crabby Robot!
Another View!
I actually sold this chap a few years back but have another which is part painted and will be finishing it off over the course of the next few days. Its originally a huge crab droid produced by Wizards of the Coast for their plastic Starwars game but with minimal work it will make an excellent (Not to mention HUGE!) vehicle for 15mm scale gaming!
All the best!
Heres a couple of pictures of the Crustacean Q class 3 Super heavy mining robot (classified as CRA-B1) I am planing on using as an objective and random big beast for some villains to use to crush and stomp on unfortunate civilians!
Large Crabby Robot!
Another View!
I actually sold this chap a few years back but have another which is part painted and will be finishing it off over the course of the next few days. Its originally a huge crab droid produced by Wizards of the Coast for their plastic Starwars game but with minimal work it will make an excellent (Not to mention HUGE!) vehicle for 15mm scale gaming!
All the best!
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