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Friday, 15 March 2024

Stomping robots and mech mayhem

One of the projects I wanted to do this year was paint up some robots and mechs for a small tabletop game I can easily setup on the dining room table and game in a 2 by 2 foot space. Now that I have finished painting various BattleTech and Warhammer Imperialis miniatures with a couple of kit-bashed flyers I will now turn my attention to creating a battle mat and some scenery for them.

Red army of robots and mechs.

To keep things simple I went for a Blue and Red army.

While I have yet to land on any rules yet, the two front running rulesets are: 

Looking at using one of these rulesets.

The setting for these games is quite naturally in the distant future, were humanity has colonised countless worlds across the galaxy, but one particular planet stands out as a hub of trade and industry: Corpnovia a sprawling world with vast megacities, towering skyscrapers, and advanced manufacturing facilities.

The planet is governed by a handful of powerful city-states, each ruling over its own territory with an iron grip. These city-states have risen to prominence through their control of key resources, strategic locations, and cutting-edge technology. However, rather than traditional armies, they rely on formidable armies of robotic machines, tracked mechs, and drones to ruthlessly enforce their control and protect their interests.

For the moment though I am back wargaming some English Civil War games with stomping pikemen and musket mayhem.

The tabletop set up for a game.


10 comments:

  1. Cool looking 'robots' there Peter and a nice simple background story for them too. The ECW games looks great:).

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    1. I did enjoy painting up these models. I think partly because there were only a few and they did not seem that daunting.

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  2. Looking forward to the first battle. Never had you down as a sci fi guy.

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    1. The first battle will be a few week away as I now prepare terrain for this scale. As for the sci-fi it is my biggest collection of figures started with my son as our common interest when he was young.

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  3. Love stompy robots!! Can't wait to see them in action. I purchased the fistful of lead title after reading your last post on the matter. I need good rules for titans for epic 40k Styled Sci fi games.

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    1. I suspect I will be trying the fistful of lead rule first. I like the simple activation mechanism, but will change the combat to use D12 or D6 rather than D10 as I prefer how they roll.

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  4. I like a bit of sci-fi. The table looks good. Looking forward to the report.

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    1. Thanks. Not sure if there will be a battle report as I am messing around with the rules after reading Edgehill 1642.

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  5. The robots and mechs are absolutely not my thing, but they do look very cool! I look forward to reading about your latest ECW outing soon, Peter.

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    1. Thanks. The coming post will have a ECW theme.

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