Orctober + Movember: Fall releases

I pretty much like all the new releases. Only the color scheme of the new Aleph miniatures is a little bit too pink for me, but you dont necessarily have to paint them this way.

And regarding the Gator: I really like the way it turned out, and the main weapon looks dope. BUT I dont understand why the arm that is holding the HMG has to be stretched out this way because it is going to be a nuisance when actually playing this thing since the arm and the HMG attached to it will be in the way of a lot of things (walls, scatter terrain etc.) since it is so long. And then you will have to tell the opponnent "Its facing this way, but actually its facing THIS way" which could in turn lead to some issues when this information is forgotten or not clearly communicated. I think a posture like the one from the Szalamandra would also be nice and looks even cooler.

 

Not to mention getting the damn thing in a carry case!

 

At least it's plastic and won't break easily.

 

Oh man I forgot this will be siocast (what a time to be alive!). Definitely going to convert it into a firing pose.

 

Could also be CB doing the production of miniatures. I think they worked with Zenit for Takkure but CB have this fancy new Siocast machine! CB have done metal production for Holy Grail Games as well

 

This is definitly a thing, and not a very good one. Somethime I wish CB should bear the playability in mind. HMG arm pointing up in air like Shang-Ji would be much better and still cool.

PS: There are Arc-Markers on the market. Mainly from Mircro Arts Studio. So you can indicate the facing, while the mini is positioned to fit in.

 

Loving the look of all of these to be honest. I have a slight issue with the way the gator is holding the gun but it’s got a massive servo arm helping its actual arm so no technical issues there. Paint work looks great too!

chernobog is slightly glowing, seems mildly radioactive. Damn pretty TAG. More ed209 than metal gear though but it looks very cool.

The Kornak is very “I have the power!” Pose but I love it. It’s beautifully done and is very, very characterful.

The Aleph and haqqi supports are very nice. The haqqi one is going in my collection along with the original support pack and its first resculpt!

Uma looks great, nice to see her other profile being supported though I’m not sure I’ll use it. Likely to get her though due to Pokémon syndrome and need to have all pano to go along with all haqqi which I now have. (You have no idea the hunt for older minis I’ve been on lately).

Qiang gao is my least favourite, there’s something about the pose but it’s a great addition for those who missed Defiance and want a sculpt of him.

the gangbuster makes me want to do O12… but that’s verboten as that force has already been taken in our group. (Also my mini funds are mostly empty right now, lol).

Ooh. Loving the look of this. A mini for a rem racer in Infinity will be most welcome! Also if they’re planning a new game based on this I’ll be all over it, as soon as I get my gaming wallet fattened up again.

 

Super keen to hear more on REM racing. Gutted I missed takkure tbh, noone plays it in my area

 

Here they finally are:

 

The objectives are pretty badass, I assume they're Siocast? Nice to see another Gangbuster, wonder if he'll come with Madtraps but with N4 rules I don't find having the minis as useful/necessary.

The Dire Foes is really great. Qiang is in a much more interesting pose than his Defiance version and it's nice to see Uma with a rifle for her FTO profile. The pilot is really neat too (and would work as an Agnes proxy) my main issue is that I don't think I can justify a third version of Uma and Qiang!

 

Of course you can justify it. It’s fun.

 

Photo on the Warsenal store shows that the Gangbuster has indeed brought his kids to work

 

DF Failsafe is still not an easy choice. Both characters are not overwhelming ruleswise and the look, better than their Defiance counterparts (or at least different) will not trigger "a must have" in me. Very unsure on the HVT. Looks intresting, but a bit funny on the legs part.

The ITS pack look nice and usable. I wonder what the small antenna-like things on the bottom right should be. Beacons? Or actual antennas? A bit small for the latter. The techno-boxes with the hand-scanners seems to be supplie-packs. But no heating-units or ACs ... maybe in a expansion.

The Gangbuster looks okay.

 

The Leon Kennedy Gangbuster mainly suffers from not being as awesome as the BSG Gangbuster with braids and aviators.

 

I wish Chiang's rules were as good as the figure . He looks badass. I like the HVT too.

The terrain objectives look fantastic.