tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38266271003694255462012-05-11T11:11:33.143-07:00Small Scale StuffSmall minis for your gaming table, 2mm - 10mmEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-45733892671358063672011-11-28T15:38:00.000-08:002011-11-28T15:38:33.139-08:00Budget woesLooks as if my planning tempo is going to slow down a bit - I'm facing the prospect of reduced hours at work. This means that the GHQ project will slow down a bit until I get some funding. It is not such a bad idea since I have yet to decide what exactly the project will encompass beyond getting some GHQ miniatures!
However, I am going to pick up on the MAATAC project as I already have some El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-28783326015637305342011-11-19T11:24:00.000-08:002011-11-19T11:24:10.965-08:00Still scheming, dreaming of a WW2 planIt is a good thing that I have yet to buy any micro-armour - I keep thinking of different theatres to work on!
I have discussed the eastern front (Europe) previously. The western front of Europe is looking good also. One could start with 1940 France and, using virtually the same terrain, play games set in 1944 France. There is not so much variety in nationalities involved, but lots of El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-70984673821795539692011-11-08T09:20:00.000-08:002011-11-08T09:20:18.651-08:00The Plan, modifiedWhat am I going to do about my plans for little tanks?
Well, first off, scale. That's easy as I am going with 1/285. I do not want to sound too jingoistic but I am going to try and source the miniatures from US manufacturers if I can. That means mostly GHQ but CinC has a good selection including tanks that GHQ does not make.
Second, theatre of operations. A wide open field here, but I am El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-52283124367293929652011-10-31T08:23:00.000-07:002011-10-31T08:23:31.055-07:00Still here!It has been a while, but I have not forgotten! Yes, I am still playing World of Tanks, but recently it has given me a new sense of impetus towards getting some paint on small lead tanks. Along with the MAATAC stuff, I intend to get some of the fine models from GHQ just to see if I can paint them again - it has been 30 years since I first picked some micro-armour so it is a bit of a nostalgia El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-9249058332223275512011-08-20T10:17:00.000-07:002011-08-20T10:17:00.531-07:00Carnivoran RAATACs for MAATAC
Front, side, and rear views of the Carnivoran RAATAC. These are a bit bigger than their Terran counterparts.
A comparison to the Fang class destroyer - the RAATAC is almost taller than the destroyer!El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-53270886343225261282011-08-14T06:43:00.000-07:002011-08-14T06:43:53.084-07:00Another MAATAC game by Eric Hotz!Eric Hotz hosted another beautiful MAATAC game with the Trumpeters; full set of pics Here.
Eric, you mention that you use a modified, faster version of the venerable MAATAC rules. Can you share some of the changes?El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-49822479724572876792011-08-03T17:45:00.000-07:002011-08-03T17:45:51.597-07:00HijackedSometimes things just happen!
That is a screenshot of one my vehicles in World of Tanks... Fun and free to play, a dangerous combination!
Regular posting will return soon, I promise...El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-81618353455266463882011-07-16T14:50:00.000-07:002011-07-16T14:54:01.781-07:00Terran Light War Machine for MAATACYet another pic:
Terran Monarch class Light war machine. The turret is a separate piece.
And, a top-down pic of the Terran light war machine, destroyer, and APC:
El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-15536399928174415762011-07-13T07:18:00.000-07:002011-07-13T15:47:11.317-07:00A MAATAC game...Eric Hotz recently put on a great-looking MAATAC scenario for the Trumpeters club - wish I could have been there!El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-60331751313954773652011-07-09T08:55:00.000-07:002011-07-09T08:55:40.343-07:00Terran Destroyer class for MAATACI am slowly progressing through the collection; here is one more installment:
This is the Terran Thunder class destroyer. There are three beam weapons, and two of the Terran-standard small turrets, used I believe for close-in protection from infantry and missiles.El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-65921359101639747732011-07-02T09:27:00.000-07:002011-07-02T09:27:24.526-07:00Terran APC for MAATACI am slowly progressing through what is left of my MAATAC collection, and here is another pic:
This is the Terran Lightning class personnel carrier. The mini is a one-piece casting. There are three light beam weapons (somewhat visible in this view) mounted on top.
To the best I can ascertain, my old Superior MAATAC minis are gone, along with my old copy of the rules. All that is left is El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-69036821044703875052011-06-27T05:56:00.000-07:002011-06-27T05:56:27.343-07:00Terran RAATACs, part 2I should have thought of this with the first post, but here is a pic comparing the Terran RAATAC to the Conqueror medium war machine:
El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-65266921937001329742011-06-18T11:59:00.000-07:002011-06-18T11:59:00.428-07:00Terran RAATAC's for MAATAC
Terran RAATAC - from the left: front, right, back, left view
RAATAC in MAATAC are a kind of robotic infantry, perhaps more akin to power armor infantry of more traditional sci-fi forces. I believe that there are rules for regular leg infantry in the original MAATAC rules, but there were not any specific infantry minis.El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-25983239105032287192011-06-15T20:39:00.000-07:002011-06-15T20:39:37.983-07:00Terran Heavy War Machine for MAATACAfter a bit of digging, I found two of these:
Two views of the Terran Devastation class Heavy war machine for MAATAC. This is a good sized piece of pewter, with two twin-barrel turrets, a commander's cupola weapon, a bow-mounted weapon, and plenty of small anti-personnel/close defense turrets.El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-59897838190882296422011-06-15T08:35:00.000-07:002011-06-15T08:35:12.324-07:00The PlanYes, a plan would be great!
If you have seen any of my other blogs, you will know that I tend to suffer from a combination of 'project creep' and 'Oh-Shiny-itis'. I am going to endeavor to keep these in check with the MAATAC project...
First - find and catalog what minis I have in hand. The previous post was a great start, but a copy of the MAATAC rules and more minis should be here someplaceEl Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-7251329062127192082011-06-12T10:12:00.000-07:002011-06-12T10:12:40.419-07:00MAATAC(NOTE: This is a copy of a previous post on one of my other blogs)
The recent announcement of five (yes five!) new vehicles for the venerable MAATAC miniatures line from Monday Knight Productions (see this link) got me to digging into my boxes of old gaming stuff, and, indeed, I do have some dusty, old, half-forgotten MAATAC minis. First up, Terrans:
This is the Conqueror class Medium war El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826627100369425546.post-6847660406662400612011-06-12T09:55:00.000-07:002011-06-12T09:55:06.587-07:00One more blog...So here we are, at the start of yet another blog. Why am I starting up another (check my profile!)? Maybe it is because small minis were my first - micro-armour battles using CinC and GHQ and Heroics & Ros, way back in 1982. I still find 1/285-1/300-6mm minis to be fascinating; if only I could convince my wife of that! (She prefers 28mm) The mass effect of lots of minis on a small base is El Gregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.com0