From: Kevin Walker <sage@c...>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 01:55:51 -0000
Subject: Mini Review - New GZG
Argh... I just realised that it's after 1am and I'm in my temporary office without the Phalon minis (including some new ones that weren't available 2 months ago). I guess I'll have to write these up tomorrow... um I mean later today. Infantry Walkers: Five different types - six to a set - Dimensions of 2cm high by a little less than 1cm wide. All of them have a shape similar to the BattleTech line. When compared to the 6mm PA miniatures the infantry walkers are a bit larger and have more of a robotic look to them. They come in the following poses: - Set 1 (DSM139) - Rounded head w/ a carbine proportioned weapon in one hand. - Set 2 (DSM140) - Similar shape to Set 1 with either an integrated shoulder mounted missile launcher or mini rocket pod mount over one shoulder w/ a carbine proportioned weapon. - Set 3 (DSM141) - Different than 1 & 2 in style. Armed with a pistol proportioned weapon that has three tubes/barrels in it. The pistol is either aimed at an angle out from the side or pointing toward the ground near it's side. - Set 4 (DSM142) - Once again, this one is different in style from the proceeding groups, armed with a slimmer pistol pointed at either to the front in an almost hip shooting kind of angle or pointing in the air. - Set 5 (DSM143) - The final set is in yet another style from the predecessors. This one is holding the oversized pistol type weapon in it's left hand, the weapon having more curves to it - probably being more of a DFFG than a RFAC or other solid round projector. New Biological Ships: All of this new experimental line look like organic ships. Various exposed tissue with a lot of hardened plates all over surface. They range in size from about 1" to about 2.5 to 3" long. Below is a quick run down on the nine types. - In the MT book near the Sa'Vasku (I believe) there is a long slug like ships with a few dorsal and belly spikes protruding from the center line of the organism. This appears to be nearly the size of most fleets heavy cruisers. - The next type looks like the type above but smaller - about the size of an escort cruiser. - A larger specimen comes next. It has a form like that of a boomerang with two long arms/weapons projecting from a rounder aft section. There is one shorter arm/weapon section protruding between the other two (maybe it's something else... ?). BC/CA size is a pretty good description. - Next is a slightly smaller version of the previous example. It's just a little smaller and is missing the mysterious third projection. - The third type of this style is even smaller yet, with two arms, one being twice as big as the other. - Next is a slug like vessel with two horn or antenna poking straight out in front of it. - Following this is an exact duplicate of the previous on except smaller - maybe the same size as a destroyer. - This next one is the most radically different of the line. Spine or tentacles encircle it just underneath the carapace armor that modeled on it's back. It has a bit of a tear drop shape with the longer tentacles coming from the rounder portion of the drop. - The last one is about destroyer sized. The forward part is round and has the largest girth of this model. It slopes down a bit and forms what appears to be a stinger or tail at the end. If the Phalons are phallic symbols in space this model could be rounds it would fire if you get my drift. I hope this is a good enough description folks. As I'm very tired I'm sending this off and heading back to my hotel to try and sleep (My employer might appreciate this).