From: David L. Dunn - DLD Productions <david@d...>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 23:58:57 -0700
Subject: Re: (SG2,FT)Commercial Break...
Hio all, I'll try to make this brief. First off, we have some new releases. One of them has a very special story with it, and I would like to share it with you: "Scouts' out Sir!" The 409th Cavalry Squadron was the first unit to field test the Badger recon vehicles. The Badgers performed as they were expected to by the design staff at Thomisan Armored Industries. However, one trooper reported to have had quite a rough time of it during one battle. At the battle of Crocha, Private 3rd Class T. Barclay and his gunner Sgt. P. Hillans were on a scouting mission in a Badger MK II, and were caught by surprise by an enemy scouting unit. The Badger MK II took heavy machine gun fire, and, as a result, Sgt. Hillans was slightly injured, as was Private Barclay. The Badger roll cage was compromised in several places, and so were the armored panels on which the gun tub for the autocannon sits. When Private Barclay was released from the field hospital, he took the replacement Badger MK II, that was assigned to him and Sgt. Hillans, down to the Maintenance yard and proceeded to weld an armored cover for both himself, the driver, and Sgt. Hillans, the gunner. With the help of several mechanics, Barclay redesigned the Badger from the fenders up. Captain Jekios, Barclay's troop commander, saw Barclay's modifications, and ordered the rest of the Troop's Badger MK II's to be modified as well. The extra armor plating comforted the occupants, but at the loss of free 180 degree vision. Even so, the Squadron commander, Colonel Prasser, ordered one platoon out of each Troop to be modified and those were used as light tank platoons. The modified Badger MK II's became known as the "Barclay". Word of the modifications made its way to the Department of the Military. The DoM ordered the "Barclay" modification to become a standard variant of the Badger series and be designated as the "MK IIU/A", (Under Armor). Does that sound like someone you know???? Hmmmm I wonder! ;-) (Hiya Tom! My "Mr. Inspiration". If I remember our conversation correctly, you said, "Hey, that looks kool, just wish it had an autocannon." Beware what you wish for my friend!) Now that that has been said, The new 25mm Badger Mk II U/A (Under Armor) and the Badger MK III A/T (Anti-Tank) vehicles are out! Yippee! The price is the same as the MK II Badgers, $14.00USD. You can check them out at: http://www.dldproductions.com/MAINCATPG.html Also our 15mm Badger Sections are out as well. Both the Hvy U/A Section and the A/T Sections are $11.00 each, for two vehicles. 1 MK I and 1 MK II U/A or MK III. You can also check them out at: http://www.dldproductions.com/MAINCATPG.html We are now offering Custom Painted Planets. These are not styrofoam balls, but acrylic globes that are hand painted by our in-house artist. Prices range from $5.00USD to as high as you wanna! Depending on the amount of colors you want. Here is the link: http://www.dldproductions.com/planetscatpg.html We have a Rep at Origins this year, with stock on hand! Our friends at Technicraft, (Writers of Pax Draconis RPG), will have some of our kits for sale. Their Booth # is 727. say, "Hi" To Sally and Justin, (The brains behind Pax Draconis). And now, lastly, we are having our "Summer Offensive Sale". 30% off all* kits! Plus 3 for $10.00 Attack Craft and Alien Fleet Fighters and Bombers (*Please see our Specials Page for further info: http://www.dldproductions.com/specials.html) Well, that's about it. Thanks for putting up with the Commercial Break, now back to your program. :-)