Showing posts with label 25mm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 25mm. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Infinity (or other near future games) - Matchbox Drones

I found a couple of Matchbox toys which could be useful for games like Infinity. The toys are called SB94 Drones. They are diecast metal, painted in a sporty lime green, with little missiles on pylons moulded under each wing. (Not PC, Matchbox, but no worse than any other armed toy.) They were for sale at a local supermarket, for AUD 3.50 each. Bargain!

The missiles aren't very well moulded but will stand out fine with a good paintjob. The propellers and landing gear are plastic, and they can turn (or at least they would if they weren't gummed up with paint.) The other details such as cameras and panel lines are at the level you'd expect for a toy of this type, just like doors and mirrors on a Matchbox or Hot Wheels car.

Since these are fictional drone aircraft, scale is up to you - they could be anything from model aircraft to airliner size. I have included an old 28mm scale figure for comparison. In a roleplaying or miniatures game these could be props, objectives or actual UAVs.

The Matchbox paintjobs are actually quite thick. If you look closely at the starboard wing of the drone behind the figure in the overhead photo, you can see a chunk of paint is missing from a mid air collision (which happened in my car on the way back from the supermarket). If you were really keen, you could strip the paint off and start again. I didn't bother.


I gave them a coat of Tamiya grey primer, which was the only grey spraypaint I had handy. Next will come some markings, perhaps an Evil Corporation, and picking out panel lines, weapons and surveillance equipment. The underside of the drones has the usual manufacturer's and copyright information, in raised lettering. I didn't bother removing it, but you could probably file it off.

Friday, 1 January 2010

Warlands!










I found the basic boxed set for 'Warlands', a Mad Max style car skirmish game by Aberrant Games, at Milsims in Melbourne. These are crisp little models in 20mm scale - so they are far too small for Warhammer 40,000. However, they don't look too bad next to 28mm scale figures of more realistic proportions, so they would be fine in most Cyberpunk or post-Apocalyptic wargames or roleplaying games. The cars are made up from single pieces of resin for the bodies, including wheels, engines and upholstery. White metal is used for the roll cages, figures and some small accessories. The moulding is nice, although there was an air bubble on the back of the cabin of the truck. This will be easy to fill with superglue. I expect that they will scale nicely with the Old Crow Models tanks that I have.

Oh yes, and I am back!








Note: All these pictures are from Aberrant Games' website, and belong to them. Go there and spend your hard-earned on these shiny, shiny toys!