Tue Jul 23 '19 Announcement
over 5 years ago
– Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 04:03:48 PM
It’s hard to write an update for this project. There are no stretch goals, and the pictures of Ben’s painted minis are absolutely beautiful. What’s to add?
Status first. As this is written, we’re just a bit shy of the 75% mark. We are asking for $25,000 to let us take this project from CAD files to tooled steel molds and injection-molded plastic. These minis will NOT go into stores; they’ll be available only from SJ Games. We expect to have them to our supporters in June of 2020.
Speaking of the future . . . how about a bit of future history? This is a campaign for miniatures of two cybertanks . . . and not just any two, but the biggest two ever placed in regular service. The Ogre Minis line wouldn’t be complete without these two monsters.
The Ogre Mark VI was the culmination of the Combine's Ogre series of cybertanks. It featured three main batteries, six secondaries, and three missile racks sharing 12 internal missiles, plus six external missiles for a hellish first punch. The Mark VI was hugely expensive, and not many were made, but it swept all before it when it entered the fray.
The Doppelsoldner was Paneurope’s answer to the Mark VI. It was named after the 16th-century German Landsknechte who fought in the front lines with great two-handed swords. Long and low like its predecessor the Fencer, the “Dopp” carried two main batteries, eight secondaries, and three missile racks with 20 internal missiles. More Dopps were produced than Mark V units, but even so, the Dopp was a rarity. Which was cold comfort to the Combine troops who happened to encounter one.
Who would win in a one-on-one between Mark VI and Dopp? It would be a close thing, and the survivor might be in very poor condition afterward. Play it out and see!
– Steve Jackson