Inspired by Horizon Wars I decided to get some battlemechs to try out the rules. As I wrote in my previous post I have ordered some cheap plastic mechs from EM-4 miniatures. They are molded in a hard silvery plastic on two sprues. The plastic takes ordinary model glue fine and five 25mm round slottabases are included.
The first sprue |
The second sprue. The two standing mechs are identical to the first sprue. |
A quick dry-fit of weapons and bodies. All arms fit all mechs, but some look better on certain bodies. |
What I really fancy is some real Battletech figures since I played the
boardgame a lot during the early 90-ies. The best looking mechs were
those that really were copies of the Robotech anime designs; The
Marauder, Warhammer, Rifleman and others I can't remember anymore.
Unfortunately the metal Mechs are quite costly and -- I think -- that
the classic designs are no longer available due to the blatant copyright
infringement. But in the mean time five mechs for the princely sum of
£2.55 will do nicely.
The cheap Spaceships/Flyers. |
Twelve different sculpts, quite impressive. |
Along the same vein, you can get 12 different spaceships and/or flyers for £2.55. Also included are 12 flight stands, which is insanely good value since often just flight stands cost more than that if you buy them separately. Not all designs look like airplanes, some look more like the spaceships they are sold as, but hey, at 21 pence a pop who's complaining?
EM-4 I'm told are mainly doing pieces for boardgames, and you can buy a lot of dice, counters and other accessories on their site. These models were originally designed for boardgames, but they will do nicely for Horizon Wars or Polyversal.
To summarise I give EM-4 Mechs and Flyers 4 out of 5 heat-seeking nuklear missile salvos.
Sure they look cheap, but they are even cheaper. For the price you can afford to sacrifice the occasional odd model or iffy sculpt to the bits box. Check them out.
They look rather neat and great value for money. I loved the original mech designs too (Warhammer, Rifleman etc) - pity they are gone
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