Mars 1889, British 1st Martian division attack the Magellan Valley natives

[Luddite]

Just wondering if most of your battles on Mars and Venus will be 72pt affairs or will you do larger or smaller battles?

We'll be doing small and indeed larger battles (once i've painted up the reinforcements!!

Currently concentrating of a 30mm Warhammer Fantasy Battle conversion for Hordes of the Things rules at the moment though.

Surprising how much bare GW plastic we all had lying about when we looked!! 

Great figures, unplayable rules... :

[Blaker]

Hey Luddite,

We have been playing, what is called on this side of the pond, HotT-Hammer.  There are a big group of players using their old GW minis to play HotT. If you would like more info, shoot me an email off forum 

[Blaker]

WOW has it almost been a year since we last visited the affairs on Mars and Venus?   

Luddite, did you ever get your Venusian Campaign started?  If so, please tell   

[Luddite]

Not yet Blaker.  I've been doing other projects.

However, 2012 is a new year and you never know!  To be honest its more likely that i'll do a bit more on Mars before moving onto Venus.

Although my 10mm plans at the moment are revolving around trying to sort out my DungeonWorld (stalled for lack of rules, but just yesterday i purchased an old copy of HeroQuest to see if those rules will fit the bill), and i'm also considering the viability of using Pendraken figs for WFB (base sizes as normal but 10mm figs instead of 28mm...) or doing something similar with LotR.  The problem with GW is that their background is so interesting, but their rules tend to suck and their figure prices are utterly insane - especially Failcast.  I'm in the priviledged position of not having to worry too much about money at the moment, but i wouldn't buy GW figs on general principle...they are massively overpriced.  But i do rather want to give WFB a go!

Over the last year though i've been drawn into 15mm Field of Glory tournament play (not a patch on DBM, buts its what the tournaments now use...sigh), 28mm A Very British Civil War (developing my own tactical scale rules for the 'pulp' era), playing LOTS of WWII (in 10mm with Pendraken of course) - mostly in the search for a decent set of rules to kick off our 'Bulge' campaign.  We've also done a fair bot of Force on Force mostly Afghanistan/Iraq in 20mm.  Nice little ruleset with some very difficult 'objective based' tactical gaming challenges.

I've two projects live on the bench at the moment (and several in the queue!), one of which is a 6mm sci fi project (using DRM figs. - wanted to go 10mm but the Pendraken range didn't fit my requirements), and another 'secret squirrel' project that i can't reveal (careless talk cost lives etc.)...

We did do a couple of HotT Mars clashes last years, as well as HotT fantasy (i've built Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and Goblins forces from Pds lovely fantasy range, as well as a 'Rohan' style human force and a 'Medieval' style force of men (converting out my Med German Warmaster Ancients army to something i'll actually use!)

So...busy, busy...

[Blaker]

No problems Luddite. I just asked because I found your Mars Colonial descriptions I printed out last year out in the barn  whilst looking for something else and oh those memories flooded back. My Mars project, sadly has been put on the back burner due to way to many new shiny things being produced and of course, lacrosse season, and getting ready for the summer school wargaming classes.

Havent seen John Carter yet but its on my to do list, might get inspired to paint up the Colonial Mars stuff 

I will be checking back to see how you are doing and maybe I might have some surprises also.

I was thinking that the new Worms in the Dungeon range would work for Desert Walkers in the Martian Red Man lists, or is it suppose to be a machine?

cya

[Techno]

Havent seen John Carter yet but its on my to do list, might get inspired to paint up the Colonial Mars stuff 

Is that the film that's getting a right old panning at the moment ?
Anyone seen it ?....Is it as bad as it's being portrayed ?
Cheers - Phil.

[Raider4]

Oooh. Just seen this thread.

To Luddite: very impressive, shame it's on the back burner.

I love Victorian sci-fi. As you say, the first two League of Extraordianry Gentlemen series give you plenty of inspiration, and I would recommend these to anyone to read.

Cheers, Martyn
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