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General Discussion / Re: 3D STL files for Aeronef

« Last post by Ruckdog on June 11, 2025, 06:41:50 pm »

 Going to give an upvote to Javelin, or as he sometimes calls himself, National Cheese Emporium. High quality STL sculptor, and with little to no issues with printing, he ran an excellent service on Shapeways Marketplace ( Much mourned) and now on Cults3D and CGTrader.

 He is reliable as a seller, and will even take suggestions - He upscaled one of his 3mm models to 6mm on my request.

 I don't have any of his Imperial Skies items, but I have had my eye on his civilian ships for some conversion potential for DW.

I've printed a number of Javelin's 6mm/8mm scifi models for Legions Imperialis! Can confrim, they do quality work.

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General Discussion / Re: Finally, after all these years....

« Last post by Ruckdog on June 11, 2025, 06:40:03 pm »

Hah! You know, now that you mention it, V@S is probably about due for a new edition. However, I haven't seen or heard any rumors of that.

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General Discussion / Finally, after all these years....

« Last post by Easy E on June 11, 2025, 10:52:27 am »

After three (possibly more) years of having it on my radar to buy, I finally picked up a hard back copy of Victory at Sea from Warlord.  I now expect a new edition in about 3-6 months. 

I also got a copy of Mike Hutchinson's new Pacific Command from Osprey as well.  The pictures inside use Warlord minis. 

This time around, I skipped minis as I can use paper templates for now.  Eventually, maybe I will get some GHQ minis. It depends on if I can get anyone else around these parts interested.

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General Discussion / Re: MBS in 2025

« Last post by Ruckdog on June 10, 2025, 07:11:52 pm »

Thanks! And yes, the game went great. Did  you see the video interview Byron Collins did?

https://youtu.be/ym7_ZGmcrGQ?si=1G2M3QRPVUF-u54r

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News and Rumors / Re: Warlord Games naval games on sale

« Last post by Covertwalrus on June 07, 2025, 04:54:40 pm »

D'oh!  I missed this.

 me too!

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General Discussion / Re: MBS in 2025

« Last post by Covertwalrus on June 07, 2025, 04:51:49 pm »

 Real life often gets in the way of plans for hobbies, we all appreciate that.

 Your output is affected by many things, and we understand. The rarity often makes them more exciting when they appear.

 Keep up the good work at your own pace, Ruckdog!

 ( Oh, and kudos for that fantastic amphibious assault table I've seen on Facebook - Magnificent looking, and I bet the game was a bundle of fun! )

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The Shipyard / Re: May fourth

« Last post by Kelly on June 07, 2025, 04:51:08 pm »

It took longer than I expected but my reworked molds on bases came out well, and passed the elementary school test this morning…



…each of the fighters is now on a 22mm disc, and not only are the removal problems basically gone, but I can now support reliefs up down to .5 mm thickness as shown on the guns of the X-Wings.  There are still some scaling problems I need to tackle, but 1/750 will continue to be the neighborhood these will be in, with more models to come soon I hope.

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News and Rumors / This race is totally not rigged! Brig Regatta from Warlord Games

« Last post by Kelly on June 07, 2025, 04:49:48 pm »

Warlord Games has a new format of game out that is built off their Age of Sail classic Black Seas.  Brig Regatta uses their plastic brig sprues from the base set of Black Seas for a light, quick racing game…



…not the deepest naval game on the market, but I think this is an excellent move by Warlord for two reasons.

First, this is a great use of their existing assets as a publisher, and judging by the publicity images, there was not a large investment put into the production.  This looks like nothing but upside for them as a low cost, low effort way to get more ships onto customers’ and stores’ tables quickly.

Second, the Black Seas activation system is excellent, and while I think no other derived games will ever rise to the level of Armada, having more Black Seas games in the market is a good onramp to get more players into other richer naval systems.

Third, the value in this box is huge, with the brig sprues priced at a level that matches Warlord’s yearly sprue sale, and speaking of sails, this set apparently includes variant sail types beyond their two standard beige and gray sails from the base sets.  I cannot see any reason why a Black Seas player would not pick up a set of Brig Regatta to bulk up their existing fleets.

Overall, this is a definite homerun for Warlord, far beyond their Black Seas releases from last year, and I hope to see more entry point repacks from them… 3rd Rate Race in 2026?

https://us.warlordgames.com/products/black-seas-brig-regatta

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General Discussion / Re: 3D STL files for Aeronef

« Last post by Covertwalrus on June 07, 2025, 04:48:41 pm »

 Going to give an upvote to Javelin, or as he sometimes calls himself, National Cheese Emporium. High quality STL sculptor, and with little to no issues with printing, he ran an excellent service on Shapeways Marketplace ( Much mourned) and now on Cults3D and CGTrader.

 He is reliable as a seller, and will even take suggestions - He upscaled one of his 3mm models to 6mm on my request.

 I don't have any of his Imperial Skies items, but I have had my eye on his civilian ships for some conversion potential for DW.

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News and Rumors / Re: Dystopian Wars 4.0 Incoming

« Last post by Covertwalrus on June 07, 2025, 04:44:20 pm »

 I confess, it seems to be getting further and further form 2.5, and that alone is a big Red Flag for me.

 Simplicity is a tricky thing to manage - especially when we live in a world where thinking seems to be an anathema - and while a certain amount of simplification is desirable, games often end up as complex variants of "Paper Scissors Rock"/Roshambo rather than an actual war game. 3.0 was already simplified from previous incarnations, and that was half the problem ( All ships of all sizes use the same turn template? Really?) for many players in my group.

 Still, trying to be optimistic, I suppose the doing away with weapons arcs might help some people with the game nevertheless that's really an important feature of naval and other fleet combat games, and I don't see how exactly it will work and still retain the feel of naval combat in all honesty. But if they make it work, then great.