Wednesday 14 November 2018

Dirty Rotten Racers

Start your engines!

Whilst looking for something new to play with my son, I just discovered a fantastic new game called Gaslands.

The premise is simple - it's basically a Deathrace!  You buy the book which contains all of the rules you need to play the game.  All of the required movement templates and tokens are also in the back of the book and can be freely photocopied.

The only other things you need are a handful of standard D6 dice and some 1:64 scale cars (Matchbox / Hotwheels etc.) to get started!  You convert them to your dystopian liking and off you go!

The entry point for this game is spectacularly low and the mechanics are really solid too.  The community and after market rules support are also amazing - I really can't recommend it highly enough!

The good, the bad and the dangerously reckless

And now on to my own fledgling vehicles!

Below are the first heavily converted vehicles that I've produced.  I'll be posting more vehicles and some painted images at a later date.

In the meantime, get out there and give Gaslands a try; crashing has never been so much fun! :)


This tracked beast was originally a hotwheels car from the F&F franchise
I think it looks really mean, like a gnarly chipped tooth


This guy really reminds me of a minesweeper
I mounted his machine guns so that they are able to broadside other racers...
Adding huge wheels and a ram to any 1:64 scale car makes it look awesome!
A monster truck with a roof mounted rocket launcher? Yes please!!
A rear facing machine gun should deter pursuers...


Little red might be small, but he should pack a punch
Tombstone armour at the front?  Check.  Side mounted machine guns?  Check...
...enormous siege bow to the roof?  Hell yeah!



The game mechanics support a growing range of upgrades including RC Bomb cars!
Dynamite-e-eeeeeeee!



Friday 26 October 2018

TideBreaker and The Royal Court

From the depths they rise!


Anyone familiar with my blog can't have failed to notice my Imperial Knights; chief among them being The Fisher King.  I've now completed the third Knight in this little collection: Tidebreaker.

As well as showing off some pictures of her, I've included some extra pictures of the group and of her brother Knight Shellback and also some more details around the concept and their background -  Enjoy! :)

The Protectors of Corbenic

The world of Corbenic was settled thousands of years before the reclaiming of the galaxy by humanity during the great crusade.

Its original colonisation in the Age of Technology required the construction of vast artificial continents.  These colossal landmasses were created then garrisoned by a massive cohort of Imperial Knights which had been specially modified to cope with the unusual demands of the rich oceans that they would need to traverse.

Although cut off from the rest of mankind during The Age of Strife, Corbenic weathered the horrors of Old Night, but only with substantial losses to its Knightly orders.  When the Great Crusade reached Corbenic, the planet appeared untainted by the warpstorms which had ravaged so many other planetary systems.

But to believe that the only danger the colonists faced lay with the capricious tides of the warp would be folly.  Despite its natural beauty and bountiful seas, Corbenic required the massed deployment of Knight Armour for good reason.  For within the oceans dwell gigantic beasts; titans of the vast seas, who's attentions leave only destruction in their wake.

The mightiest of these creatures patrol the oceans in search of prey and jealously guard their territories - woe betide any careless freighter venturing out into the great dark Corbenician seas without adequate sonar detection and countermeasures...

Attrition from hunting these great beasts slowly saw the armoured Knights dwindle until but a few remained.  It is said that when the God-Emperor himself set foot upon Corbenic, he charged the remaining Knights with the sacred duty of protecting this majestic realm.  For the Emperor knew that now the storms of the warp had abated, other jealous eyes would fall upon the rich waters of Corbenic, thinking to claim its riches for themselves.

And so, in the 41st millennium, only a handful of Imperial Knights remain, loyally patrolling their homeworld, endlessly vigilant, forming The Court of the Fisher King.


Designation: Tidebreaker
Chassis: Armiger Warglaive
Piloted by: Ivraine Hiralden; Daughter of the Count, Warrior Mistress of the Isles.
 

Striding over the sandy shores, Tidebreaker is ever watchful...
As with the other Knights in this collection, Tidebreaker proudly bears the symbol of her house
A huge Harpoon cannon replaces the original thermal lance, with a spare shaft stowed underneath
A smaller, slender looking harpoon launcher replaces the traditional Armiger chainsword for close quarter fighting
The carapace of Tidebreaker is heavily weathered from years of hunting the great beasts of Corbenic within their aquatic lairs...
Each of the Armigers have an anchor which they deploy when hunting under the oceans; preventing their smaller frames from being tossed around by the vast currents
 
Tidebreaker's huge exhaust vents help to maintain pressures within the suit's core
She's spinning around, move out of her way...

Designation: Shellback
Chassis: Armiger Warglaive
Piloted by: Patrcocles Hiralden; First son of the Count and heir to the Throne Mechanicum of The Fisher King

Shellback in all his glory!
A nice close up of his wibbly features
I was pleased with his pose, especially the toes which are gripping the large rock on his base
The use of chain feeds and coils implies that once caught by the harpoon, the hapless victim is mercilessly reeled in by the sturdy Knight
Shellback's rather vicious looking drill - presumably used in defence or for carrying out adhoc repairs to underwater  infrastructure
Designation: The Fisher King
Chassis:  Cerastus Knight Lancer
Piloted by: Count Octillus Hiralden; Lord and Master of the Imperial world Corbenic

Count Octillus Hiralden
The Fisher King
Despite having slightly different markings and armament, I think these two Knights look great together!
The individuality of both Knights makes them feel like they have different roles and fighting preferences
When viewed together, you can see that Tidebreaker shares some of The Fisher King's colour scheme whereas Shellback maintains a more basic pattern
When viewed from above, I think the bases really tie in well together
The Fisher King's Trident - because I love it.
Designation: Sacristan Nautolex
Primus of the Corbenicium Mechanicum and Loyal servant of the Court





Designation: The Old Baron
Chassis: Questoris Knight Mageara
Piloted by: 'Mad' Baron Pellinore; Eternal seeker of the Questing Beast

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