12-01-2017, 08:11 PM | #1 |
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Minis Set 3+ Wish List
Since "line editor Drew Metzger has been kicking around ideas for a new set, with info from backers" (per the 1 DEC 2017 Daily Illuminator), and our ideas are scattered hither and yon between three Kickstarter campaigns and multiple threads on this forum (and others), I thought it'd be a good idea if we took all our wish lists and got them in one place. I do mean "wish," too: post what you want to see, within what you think is reasonable. The guys at SJ Games are experienced enough to know what is and isn't possible, and will certainly try to do the best they can by us.
So here's what I want to see: Set 3: Combine "Basic" Units Red Plastic: 42x INF in 3 different poses with 14 bases 8x GEVs 8x Heavy Tanks 6x Missile Tanks 4x Howitzers 1x Command Post 1x Ogre Mk III-B Blue Plastic: 2x Ogre Mk I/Pikeman (or more; 5x are the same cost as a Mk III-B) Set 4: Combine "Advanced" Units Red Plastic: 12x Light GEVs 12x Light Tanks 6x GEV-PCs with 18x INF 6x Superheavy Tanks 4x Mobile Howitzers 1x Ogre Mk VI Blue Plastic: 1x Doppelsoldner Set 5: "Uncommon Issue" Red Plastic: (All Combine sculpts) 2x Missile Crawlers with removable missiles and 2x extra "flying" missiles 4x Hovertrucks and 6x Trucks (all on one sprue) 6x INF with 6x Heavy Weapons and 6x "2-squad" bases (or more) 1x Ogre Ninja with 2x modified LGEV drones 2x Ogre Mk II 1x Mobile Command Post + 4x Light Artillery Drones Blue Plastic: (All Paneuro sculpts) 2x Missile Crawlers with removable missiles and 2x extra "flying" missiles 4x Hovertrucks and 6x Trucks (all on one sprue) 6x INF with 6x Heavy Weapons and 6x "2-squad" bases (or more) 1x Mobile Command Post + 4x Light Artillery Drones Set 6: "Targets Go Boom" Red Plastic: 2x Laser Turret + 1x Laser Tower 1x Ogre Vulcan with 2x modified Heavy Tank drones Blue Plastic: 2x Laser Turret + 1x Laser Tower 1x Mobile Command Post-GEV Gray Plastic: (since they're generic) 2x Trains + 1x Reactor 4x Admin Buildings + 1x Jam Screen 4x Strongpoints + 1x Radar Station 18x Militia with 6x bases + 6x Obsolete Armor Set 7: "And Here's Where Bosch Loses His Damn Mind" Any Color Plastic, I'm Not Picky: 8x Missile GEV 8x Heavy GEV 1x Ogre Mk VII 1x Nihon Oni ("Steel Demon") 1x Nihon Samurai ("Steel Warrior") 1x Israeli Golem 2x Chinese Dragon "cybertanks" Set 8: "Ia! Ia Nyarlathotep! IA CTHULHU! Cthulhu ftahgn!" Color Out Of Space Plastic: 42x Spawn INF with 14x bases 8x GEVs of Tindalos 8x Heavy Tankkoths 6x Missile Polyps 4x Horritzers 1x Blasphemous Commands Post 1x Azatogre Mk III 1x Ogrethulhu Mk V Last edited by ColBosch; 12-01-2017 at 09:26 PM. Reason: Added in missing units |
12-01-2017, 08:23 PM | #2 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
I think set #3 is a very reasonable selection, just replicate Set #1, but in the NAC sculpts.
For Set #4, I'd drop out the Mk. VI and the Doppelsoldner, and add in the Mk. II. For my money, the VI and Dopp are just too seldom used. Plus, they're a lot of plastic to be adding in to set #4. I like all of Set #5 except the Ninja (I can proxy that with any other Ogre), but it may be a dream to get those units. Set #6 would also be nice (leave out the Vulcan, those arms look anime silly), but it's even less likely than #5. Set #7 is perhaps just a pipe dream, and I would have zero interest in Set #8 or anything fantasy related. |
12-01-2017, 08:29 PM | #3 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
I forgot Light Artillery Drones. Stick 'em in there somewhere, perhaps Set 5 or 6.
Edit: AND I forgot the units from Ogre Miniatures. I stuck 'em in there. Last edited by ColBosch; 12-01-2017 at 09:27 PM. |
12-01-2017, 08:32 PM | #4 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
I'd like to see the Mark I and Mark II come out in the same set; maybe with the III-B.
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12-01-2017, 09:04 PM | #5 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
Personally I'd rather see new unit types before "other side" sculpts of units from sets 1 and 2.
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12-01-2017, 09:15 PM | #6 | ||||
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
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My thoughts with breaking down the Ogres as I did is that it gives players all of the mainline cybertanks by Set 4, Set 5 has the real rarities, Set 6 has the really-just-an-objective Vulcan, and Set 7 has the cybertanks that have been mentioned but never visualized. Quote:
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Maybe 3x Mk I and 1x Mk II? That would match the 20 AU of the III-B. But I stuck the Mk II in with Set 5 because it's relatively uncommon in-universe. You'd be more likely to see an Ogre Ninja in most of the major theaters than the Mk II. |
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12-01-2017, 09:49 PM | #7 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
I'd like to see the Mark I and II in force. They are _very_ rare sculpts; I've seen them in person only once and the Mark I especially is only good in large numbers. The III-B is a great upgrade from the III.
Oddly enough, it's amazing how many GEV-PCs I have, and I rarely use them; certainly never more than a handful, and only when dictated by the scenario. Other than that, I'd like to see the "advanced" Combine units before the basic ones (mostly just because I don't have a lot of them, and my funding is going to get pulled eventually).
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12-01-2017, 10:21 PM | #8 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
@ColBosch:
I agree completely with your list on Sets 3 and 4 EXCEPT that I would like to see MK IIs added to Set 4 (NOT replacing either of the big cybertanks.) I'm gonna think about other sets beyond that and then post. Honestly, unless both Set 3 (which is surely forthcoming) and Set 4 get close to the success that Set 2 enjoyed, I highly doubt we'd see any Sets 5 and higher. OTOH, if Sets 3 and 4 DO reach high amounts, then that might prompt SJG to go for other sets with rarer and/or esoteric units. I think we will see good numbers for Sets 3 and 4, which will probably be followed by far more intense soliciting of opinions from SJG. (Surrrrrrveeeyyyy!)
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12-01-2017, 10:58 PM | #9 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
My version of the list:
"Required" Set 3: Combine "Basic" Units Red Plastic: 42x INF in 3 different poses with 14 bases 8x GEV 8x HVY 6x MSL 4x HOW 1x CP 1x Ogre Mk I 1x Ogre Mk II 1x Ogre Mk III-B Blue Plastic: 1x Ogre Mk I "Required" Set 4: Combine "Advanced" Units Red Plastic: 12x LGEV 12x LT 6x GEV-PC with 18x INF 6x SHVY 4x MHWZ 1x Ogre Mk VI Blue Plastic: 1x Doppelsoldner Potential Set 5: Red Plastic: (NAC sculpts) 1x Missile Crawler / removable missile and 1x "flying" stand 4x Hovertrucks 6x Trucks 6x INF with 3x Heavy Weapons and 3x "2-squad" bases 1x Ogre Ninja with 1x LGEV drone 2x Ogre Mk II (re-use sprue from Set #3) 1x Mobile CP Blue Plastic: (PE sculpts) 1x Missile Crawler / removable missile and 1x "flying" stand 4x Hovertrucks 6x Trucks 6x INF with 3x Heavy Weapons and 3x "2-squad" bases 1x Mobile CP Dreamed of Set 6: Red Plastic: 2x Laser Turret + 1x Laser Tower 1x Ogre Vulcan 2x HVY drones Blue Plastic: 2x Laser Turret + 1x Laser Tower 1x GEV-CP Gray Plastic: 1x Train Additional thoughts: For everything else, like archaic armor, militia, etc., there is GHQ, C-in-C, Brigade Models, X-Marx and a number of other makers. Last edited by Mack_JB; 12-02-2017 at 11:12 AM. |
12-02-2017, 10:44 AM | #10 |
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Re: Minis Set 3+ Wish List
I know a lot of people disagree, but I would much rather see new units than NAC sculpts of existing units. I have 2 sets of each color, meaning I can field a large battle of Red vs. Blue and the fact that its the same sculpts won't be a hardship to distinguish between the NAC and PE forces. WIll I buy a set 3 with NAC sculpts of existing units? Sure, I'm interested in them even if I don't need them :) But having unit's that I don't have either PE or NAC sculpts of would be even better in my book, since I can just buy multiple colors and use them as needed...
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