Us: "The Zonii are a "primitive" humanoid hunter-gatherer species with a warrior tradition, who are homeless." You: "I'm sorry. What?" Us: "Oh yes, they are quite homeless. Not a dwelling in sight. All those mouths to feed and riding beasts to care for, and not a single shelter for the children to duck into to get away from the Pale Winds that blast through their territories." You: "Well that's horrible! Someone should really do something about that." Us: "Indeed. That's where you come in..." It's contest time!
The Zonii need places to live, and it's up to YOU to scratch build them! The rules are simple: 1. Your entry must be completely scratch built and sized to 15mm scale figures. 2. You may not use anything from any other miniatures manufacturer in your build. 3. You must take pictures of your materials before commencing your build and include it/them with your entry. You do not have to use all of the materials you show, but if you add any materials to the build after the initial photo is taken you must photo document its addition. 4. You must include at least one "in progress" photo with your entry. 5. Your final entry photos must include at least a single Zonii miniature next to/inside/on top of/inspecting your completed dwelling. 6. All entries must be received by 1a.m. CST on May 28, 2013 to be considered for the contest. Entries should be emailed to Contest@DarkestStarGames.com. You may enter as many different dwellings as you like, though each must be a separate entry. Our favorite entry will receive a $50 USD voucher for our store, while our second favorite will receive a $25 USD voucher for our store. When all is said and done we will post pictures of your entries here on the blog, as well as in our gallery. We reserve the right to turn away or ignore any entry that is crude, derisive, or that we feel does not fit with the spirit of this friendly contest. Get to it! We can't wait to see what you creating geniuses come up with!
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We like them so much that during the month of May we will be running out first contest. Woohoo! First prize will be a $50 USD voucher for our store, while second prize will be a $25 USD voucher. What's the contest all about? Well, for now we'll just say the words "scratch building" and "Zonii". Full background and rules will be posted on May 1st. We can't wait! Jason Moore of Micropanzer.com painted up a host of Colony-15 figures, and put them up for sale! (They are now sold) He does this occasionally, so keep your eyes peeled on places like TMP and ebay. He also takes direct commissions, so feel free to badger him. ...and did we mention that there are a LOT more pictures of his work in our Gallery? Well, there are! Hey all! Check out these Colonist Adventurers painted by Scott P. Are they rough-and-tumble and ready to ride out, or what? You can see more of these two frontiersmen (er... frontiersman and frontierswoman, we mean!) in the gallery, as well as at Scott's fine Blog. *edit: apologies, I had previously mixed up emails from Scott P. and Jay G. the changes have been made... Howdy all!
The pre-orders of the second wave of Colony-15 miniatures shipped out at the end of last week, right on time! And now that we have plenty of stock they are now in general release. We will get some newer pictures up just as soon as some of the figures are painted up. (It's spring break, don't ya know. Busy busy busy) On a related note, we've had to adjust our shipping rates due to the increases made by the US Postal Service. We really wish we didn't have to do this, but there is only so much cost that can be absorbed before it becomes a major drain. We apologize for the pain this will cause, and know that we feel it to. Solidarity, cousins! Keep an eye out for sneak peeks of upcoming releases. You know they're coming... As always, we're feverishly working away on upcoming releases, and the list is quite long (and growing). Deciding what to give priority can sometimes be quite hard, and the Spec-Sec line is probably the more difficult one to organize in a way that the consumer will appreciate. So we are turning to you to ask, "hey, which of these Spec-Sec release would you like to see before the others?"
1. Aero-pursuit (flying things and related items) 2. Rogue borgs and bots (Spec-Sec's gotta have badguys to face, right?) 3. Police, Riot Police, and their conveyances 4. City/urban accessories and dross (dumpsters, kiosks, vending carts and machines, etc.) 5. Military grade Battle-armors The next Spec-sec release, slatted for mid April or May, is already decided and mostly complete but you'll have to wait until next month for teasers. In the meantime, please give the above list a ponder and give us a response to what YOU would like to see next! The prints for the three 15mm Drive-armors are at the casters, as well as the first 15mm Spec-Sec 5-man team and the first Spec-Sec character model. The Battle-armors should be here any day now, and they will get to the caster soonest. Projected release time is two weeks or so. Speaking of the first 5-man Spec-Sec team... who like bad photos of good products? Me too! This first release of Spec-Sec troops are decked out in mid-intensity response gear, which amounts to non-augmented hard body armor pieces, sensor and communication integrated helmets, and mid-caliber assault weapons fed by top mounted hex-mags. The dude with the ears is in charge. This load-out is donned for situations needing direct action but firepower levels that do not produce (much) collateral damage such as hostage rescue, urban assaults on terrorist cells, Black Friday sales, decommissioning of rampaging domestic androids, and on-site crisis reaction teams for diplomatic meetings and charity golf events. Spec-Sec is both an ESWAT and Special Forces type unit, that also has investigative duties. Most Spec-Sec operators are either Agents (investigators) or members of Response Teams, which are always on-call to be rushed into dangerous situations (both domestic and abroad), though some take on both duties. On the right hand side of this picture we see Ionia, one of those dual specialists. She's brash and headstrong but very good at ending situations that have gone pear-shaped with minimal collateral damage. She likes big guns and punishing the wicked. Ionia will be available separately, as a stand-alone figure. More character models will be forth coming, such as Agents or special personality figures. Every place has it's characters, those unique individuals that give it color and the folklore told to bewildered visitors that seem both incredible and quaint at the same time, and Colony-15 is no different. Here we present the first pair, brand new greens from Bob Naismith that will soon be released: Sesil Roek is one of the few people in history that has not only ventured down into the sulfuric canyon wastes below the "livable line" where Colony-15s human inhabitants cling to their hard-scrabble homesteads and survive, but to make a living continuing to do so. Sesil spends weeks at a time collecting various native biota, exploring and mapping the bewildering lowland and canyon maze that is this planet, as well as trading with the occasional Zonii tribe. He is the closest thing to a "native scout" there is, and the Magravate Militia often employ him for various guide and tracking tasks, as well as an intermediary with the less hostile Zonii tribes that occasionally choose to make contact with the Human settlers. Despite the solitude his wanderings enforce upon him, Sesil is not a loner like most "mountain men". But though he actually enjoys the company of others, he does not suffer those he considers fools, which is also why he spends so much time alone "down slope", swathed in a Zonii made filtered breathing mask and environmentally protected clothing. Sword-Sergeant Merwe is another story all together. One of The Magrivates own Household Guard, Merwe is an aged veteran soldier sent to act as an adviser to the Militia. His experience, length of service, and loyalty are beyond question, with stories of his deeds and awards for bravery and daring traveling even to this farthest flung reach that is Colony-15. Seen as an almost mythological figure, many were shocked when the Sword-Sergeant arrived and turned out to be a rather dour and severe man rather than the gregarious hero most expected. Many wonder what he had to have done to have been send to this place, while still others wonder what are his true orders or agenda. His weapon of choice, a ponderous type of beamer aptly called an Eliminator, is often the source of jokes amongst militiamen that have not been in the field and witnessed it in action. Despite that, patrols that enter the brackish and foggy lands that separate the misty canyons from the livable uplands breath easier when the Sword-Sergeant is present, as his "little pet" is more than a match for any of the devilish and nasty critters that may be prowling about looking to pounce upon stray livestock or even the unwary farmer of Militiaman. Both of these figures will soon be released and available as individual figures. More updates on the progress of the next wave of Colony-15 figures will be forth coming. We promise!
The first three poses of our 15mm Spec-Sec Police Battle-armor have been completed! Sculpted by Paolo Fabiani of 3Evan (in Italy, no less!), these dynamic looking brutes will soon be making their way into molds and thence onto the table-top. Each pack will contain 5 weapons (3x Suppressed BA SMG, 1x Anti-cyborg/BA rifle, and 1x Anti-BA riot launcher) so you can mix and match you weapons load-out to fit the situation. Additional weapons for upgrade packs are under development as we speak (well, as we write anyways!) Each pack will also come with an assortment of the "bunny ear" A/V units (with at least 6 of the closed models per pack), with the backs of the figures able to have them glued in any position from all the way up to all the way down. On with the pictures! (and please disregard the putty holding things together, it's just there for the pictures) Pretty nifty, neh? We are really excited about them and can't wait to put them out there for you. Great stuff from Mr. Fabiani!
Before we go, we just wanted to give a shout out to the Tabletop Fix blog: http://ttfix.blogspot.com.ar/ These gents are doing a fantastic job keeping us abreast of the latest gaming news. Keep it up good sirs! |
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