GenCon is now less than a week away but I'll be leaving soon to visit the
mother-in-law for a few days on the way to Milwaukee. I'll be taking
pictures of the con, the games, and all the cool miniatures I can find,
including the new ones for sale (Noble Armada, B5Wars and B5 Fleet Action).
Mark Siefert has agreed to post some pics nightly on the Unofficial FT WWW
page (that is still a go, right Mark?) so start looking late next Wednesday
night as the pre-con gatherings start off the fun and gaming.
Before I take off I'll also forward the ship control sheets for my
Sci-Fi
Crossover and Galactic 500: Vector Thrust Racing games to Brian Bell so he can
host them on his page.
Later,
I would appreciate it if you could keep an eye out for the Vor figures and
game. While the game mechanics may be interesting, the figures of some of the
new aliens races are awesome.
Thanks and have fun!
Jon
> Dean Gundberg wrote:
I was struck by the sight of the Vor miniatures at last year's GenCon. I
intend to take a close look (partly because they may prove too pricey to
arrive in numbers in Ottawa).
As to Vor, I wandered by the demo table but didn't play.
Capsule background: The Maelstrom is a huge vortex or black hole which wanders
the galaxy consuming star systems. The lucky ones take up slowly decaying
orbits; the unlucky ones plunge straight into the maw at the centre.
Earth is populated by at least 5 factions. The NeoSovs are a communist group
with mutants and cyborgs. The Union opposes them and has well trained humans.
The Zhykee are a caste and clan bound race of tall spindly warriors. The
Razorback growlers are aliens with grossly distorted humanoid features;
massively overmuscled arms, short legs, thin waists. They hop forward on their
knuckles. Think a distorted giant's torso on a human's waist and legs.
Bluefang growlers will follow. They are distinguished by colour and by tusks.
The humans are seeking a way out of the maelstrom.
Miniature wise, the Union troopers are 30 to 33 mm scale, I'd guess. The
largest growlers easily dwarf them; most have enough metal in them to cast up
astrong squad of SG2 figures.
Release schedules were probably a bit off, but extend from now until
mid-September, four to 8 models a week.