Thursday, October 24, 2019

Galacta25 & HexBug Nano-space terrain: a match made in Heaven!!!

On a random trip with my wife to a 5Below store I found a ton of this HEXBUG nano-space stuff in the 50% off section. I thought this would make some cool terrain to use for Bases and Installations in my Galacta games. Take a look at the pics and tell me what you think.



Added a papercraft Space:1999 Computer column for effect.


The pieces interlock together and there is quite a variety of ways you can put them together. Create anything from large bases to small outposts.




Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Wild Wild West!! I've fallen down a rabbit hole and I'm loving every minute of it!!

I recently caught a video on Youtube of a guy using these Russian Papercraft Medieval terrain pieces that looked really good. As I was browsing them I discovered they made a Wild West range.... and here we go!!! Yeehaw!! Partners, these things are awesome and you can find good deals on Amazon.

I have started building my town and all the inhabitants as well. The buildings are by UMBUM and the figures are the Whiplash Trigger series by Okumarts.

Here are some pics:






All the buildings have great interior detail and the open up so you can access them for pictures or even some game play!

Outpost interior


Sheriff interior


Barn interior
  Follow this for the UMBUM stuff on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=umbum&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Check out Okumarts on Drivethru RPG for the figures:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=whiplash+trigger&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=

I will be posting more pics as I complete the full Wild West series.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

GALACTA 25: Kenner Star Wars Mini-rigs join the fight! Part 1

It is time to travel to the war torn galaxy of GALACTA 25! The next few posts will center on some vehicles for use in battles between the Evil Galactan Empire and the hardy forces of the Rebellion.

We shall start with a Mini-rig used by both sides equally, the PDT-8. Otherwise known as the Personnel Deployment Transport-8. A trio of Planetary Strikers will put this vehicle to work!


The PDT-8 is powered by a large pair of RAAG (Rocket Assisted Ant-Gravity) Thrusters, giving the PDT-8 a movement range of 24". Like single figures using a RAAG belt, the PDT-8 makes it's movement by essentially jumping from one location to another. The PDT-8 is allowed to jump from its starting location and "leap" over blocking terrain features, rough ground, or other figures without penalty and land up to 24 inches away.


The PDT-8 can deploy a single squad (6 figures) in the turn after it lands from a RAAG assisted Jump. However piloting a PDT-8 is tricky, and should the PDT land in Blocking terrain or Rough ground it must make a 6+ save or crash, rendering the vehicle useless for the rest of the battle.


The PDT-8 is a light transport vehicle and therefore has an armor save equal to 8+. It is immune to damage from Lazer/Flame pistols.

For defense the PDT-8 is armed with a pair of  Lazer Assault Rifles. A figure must remain in the craft to make use of these weapons. The guns can only hit targets in front of or behind the PDT-8 in 90 degree arcs.

Galacta 25 Game Stats:
PDT-8
Armor save: 8+
Troop Capacity: up to 6 figures
Defense: 2 Lazer Assault Rifles, 16" range, 8+ to hit
Movement: RAAG jump up to 24" from starting point.
Piloting Check 6+ if landing on Blocking Terrain or Rough ground.