Game: Starship Troopers Miniatures Game

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Cybrmage13 — 2008-11-15T03:57:34+00:00

Starship Troopers - Fall-In 2008 - Disabled starship

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Cybrmage13 — 2008-11-15T03:56:30+00:00

Starship Troopers - Fall-In 2008 - Disabled starship

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Yugblad — 2008-09-25T12:51:56+00:00

"Refuel that Skyhook right now, trooper!"

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Yugblad — 2008-09-24T11:45:08+00:00

"Stay sharp, people. The bugs are coming!"

Thread: Re: I really like these "fiddly" miniatures. Now what?

Bwian — 2008-08-08T20:35:27+00:00

turtleback wrote:
No need to feel dumb. I am new to this. I went to a Games Workshop store and nothing really grabbed me and the prices seemed very high. I have spent $80.00 so far for SST and I have almost 60 figures. That seems like a good value.
Well, anything is going to seem high compared to close-out sale prices. Still, GW is more expensive than most. The good news is you're looking for customisability, not 40K game power. So, you'll want to pick up Troop choices that are interesting to you. These are among the cheaper 40K offerings, since they have lower in-game abilities per model. But they are also sold in volume, which means they are made out of easily-modifiable plastic. If you want a Sci Fi look, check out Eldar Guardians, Tau Fire Warriors or Space Marine Tactical Squads.

Other, non-40K options:
* Warmachine is more steampunk than SF, but some of the models can be worked with. Some can't, so make sure before you buy...
* AT-43 might be worth looking at. Pre-painted, in a limited number of poses out of the box. But they are plastic, and should (in theory--I haven't tried) be easy to modify. Price may be an issue, unless you find another close-out sale.
* Star Wars miniatures, another pre-painted plastic option. Can be pricey again, but at least you have the option of picking up cheap commons from the secondary market.
* Zvezda has some SF stuff available. It can be hard to get ahold of, and the figures are sometimes cartoony, but it is cheap and plentiful.

Most minis are made out of lead and/or pewter alloys, which is much more difficult to modify. Not impossible, but for my money you're better off learning to sculpt yourself instead .

Thread: Re: I really like these "fiddly" miniatures. Now what?

wittdooley — 2008-08-04T05:53:58+00:00

Oh, absolutely. I think that is, in part, due to the fact that they're no longer producing it. There was a ton of that stuff for SUPER cheap at Origins.

Thread: Re: I really like these "fiddly" miniatures. Now what?

turtleback — 2008-08-04T02:43:40+00:00

wittdooley wrote:
turtleback wrote:

Does anyone here have some good suggestions for a miniatures line with as much individualism and bang for the buck as the SST miniatures? I like the science fiction theme (I am a huge Heinlein fan which drew me to this game in the first place), but I am open to other themes as well. Thanks in advance. -David

Um...I feel dumb stating the obvious...but Warhammer 40k? There are tons of customizable options in each box. The customization is actually one of the things they judge the Golden Daemon Awards on, so it is a big part of this particular line.

I know you mentioned concern about it, but you can truly make each of your figure look unique, particularly with Space Marines, Imperial Guard, and Orks.
No need to feel dumb. I am new to this. I went to a Games Workshop store and nothing really grabbed me and the prices seemed very high. I have spent $80.00 so far for SST and I have almost 60 figures. That seems like a good value.

Thread: Re: I really like these "fiddly" miniatures. Now what?

wittdooley — 2008-08-04T02:17:46+00:00

turtleback wrote:

Does anyone here have some good suggestions for a miniatures line with as much individualism and bang for the buck as the SST miniatures? I like the science fiction theme (I am a huge Heinlein fan which drew me to this game in the first place), but I am open to other themes as well. Thanks in advance. -David

Um...I feel dumb stating the obvious...but Warhammer 40k? There are tons of customizable options in each box. The customization is actually one of the things they judge the Golden Daemon Awards on, so it is a big part of this particular line.

I know you mentioned concern about it, but you can truly make each of your figure look unique, particularly with Space Marines, Imperial Guard, and Orks.

Thread: I really like these "fiddly" miniatures. Now what?

turtleback — 2008-08-04T01:18:27+00:00

I recently picked up the core game on ebay and I was very impressed with the way the miniatures go together. I really like the way you can make each figure more individual by how you position his features. I know a number of people feel these figures are to "fiddly", but since I view this as more of a hobby bring on the fiddliness (I'm not sure if I will ever be able to talk my wife into playing this one).

Now here is the point...after picking this game up it appears that it is going out of production. Mongoose has taken it off it's website. I have made a mad dash picking up parts and pieces for the game off ebay, amazon, and even Troll and Toad (though I loath their mark ups). This should keep me happily busy for a while, but I would like to plan for my next system/project. I have looked into Warhammer and from what I have seen the figures are less pose-able than the SST figures, but maybe I haven't come across the right GW line. Also, GW games seem far more expensive than the Mongoose line (I did get very good deals on the SST figures at roughly half MSRP..so, I might be a little spoiled).

Does anyone here have some good suggestions for a miniatures line with as much individualism and bang for the buck as the SST miniatures? I like the science fiction theme (I am a huge Heinlein fan which drew me to this game in the first place), but I am open to other themes as well. Thanks in advance. -David

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turtleback — 2008-08-01T06:08:11+00:00

An ugly planet...A bug planet! After an hour assembly time and twelve TINT pieces my first MI is ready for action...almost.

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turtleback — 2008-08-01T01:44:12+00:00

Game contents. This box is full of all sorts of gaming goodness.

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Yugblad — 2008-07-12T07:34:37+00:00

The M-999A2 Atomic Ajax Munition is a devastating, heavy tactical bomb. Huzzah!

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Yugblad — 2008-06-22T22:01:28+00:00

The 3-meter breach in the wall felt like a mile to Sergeant Roberts.

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Yugblad — 2008-06-05T12:04:44+00:00

Two Tanker Bugs are a horror few MI live to tell the tale about!

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Yugblad — 2008-06-04T22:14:55+00:00

The Tanker Bug is the Arachnid's main assault sub-species used in frontal attacks.

Thread: Re: Im After light armoured mobile infantry.

Giddi — 2008-05-22T21:57:41+00:00

http://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk/products/miniatures/mongoo...

Thread: Re: Starship Troopers: Evolution release date?

Yugblad — 2008-04-01T13:01:57+00:00

Looks like the man-bug war must be fought with the existing range only:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/299894

Thread: Im After light armoured mobile infantry.

malakai and areyn — 2008-02-20T10:44:40+00:00

Im desperately after two boxes of "Starship Troopers light armoured mobile infantry" but cant even find 1 on ebay.

if any one has any complete boxes theyre trying to shift on Please Please Please let me know,

i dont even mind if theyre 2nd hand, painted by someones 5year old, as long as theyre both complete im happy.

Thread: Re: paint before building?

nomad001 — 2007-07-18T20:11:03+00:00

As with the others, build then paint ... because:

- its easier to build and file a mini to make sure its perfect and then paint it (otherwise any changes you make (filing, whatever) will require touchups)
- the glue bonds much better to metal/plastic than to painted surfaces

Thread: Re: paint before building?

Barry Kendall — 2007-07-18T18:23:02+00:00

I'd have trouble painting before building because I'm obsessive about filing off mold seams.

However, if you don't care about such things, I could see hitting the warrior bugs with a base color spray, assembling (scrape the paint off surfaces to be glued together before applying glue) then engaging in detail work, drybrushing, washes and so on. It would save a pile of time.

This is my plan when I get around to it; since I was prescient enough to buy a pile of Galoob SSTroopers bugs, etc. when they went on clearance I haven't needed to yet.

Of course, I hear tell that the new second edition will have painted figures . . . but I haven't seen it yet.

Thread: Re: paint before building?

Mike Zebrowski — 2007-07-18T17:59:54+00:00

Build then paint. Otherwise you'll get glue all over your paint which will ruin it.

Thread: Re: paint before building?

Yugblad — 2007-07-18T17:59:28+00:00

Build then paint.

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I cannot imagine the job you'd have building a painted model. It's a darn fiddly job, and the last thing you need is worrying about scratching/scraping the paintwork!

Thread: paint before building?

EonTai — 2007-07-18T17:19:15+00:00

Is it a good idea to paint each piece individually, and then assemble a figure, or should I build it first, and then paint it?

BTW, I already know to paint the face before putting on the visor.

Also, what kind of dice will I need? I have a few d10 and too many d6s, but I only have 1 apiece of the other kinds of RPing/Wargaming dice.

Thread: Re: Dumb Question?

scubadawg1 — 2007-06-15T01:10:16+00:00

That helps a lot...thanks!

Thread: Re: Dumb Question?

krazygit — 2007-06-15T00:34:28+00:00

Yeah 16 cap troopers in the core box. The army book missed the option for adding up to 4 more cap troopers to a squad. I believe the correction is in the Faq on Mongooses's website.

Iken

Thread: Dumb Question?

scubadawg1 — 2007-06-15T00:04:01+00:00

I've just recently traded for the basic game, and I'm trying to work out the figure counts. It says the base game comes with 2 8 MI figure squads, but the MI Army Book says a squad is 4 CAP troopers plus a sergeant. Unlike the Arachnid Army Book, which says, for some units, up to X whatevers can be added for +Y each, the MI book does not.

Since I don't have a rulebook from the base game handy, am I just missing something that's in there? I'm adding boxed sets to have about 1000-1200 points of both MI and Arachnid forces. I'm trying to figure out how many points of MI I already have....

Any help would be appreciated!

Thread: Re: Starship Troopers: A Miniature game that takes a new approach.

Mad-Halfling — 2007-05-10T20:30:10+00:00

How about the extra miniatures packs, do you get the army stats, etc with them, or do you need to buy extra source books?

Cheers

MH

Thread: Re: New Box Set?

Geosphere — 2007-02-21T12:56:37+00:00

Each unit will include the basic rules. A few months in, the Advanced rules will be available. I haven't heard mention of counters.

Possibilities:
A) the rules have changed enough to eliminate them
B) needed counters come with units
C) counters/templates are cut out/somehow included in the rules
D) a counter/template pack, similar to those by GF9 (or just use the ones by GF9) will be available.

Well, I can see I wasn't remotely helpful, so I'll just move along now.

Thread: New Box Set?

Mr Page — 2007-02-21T12:27:00+00:00

I see that this is being relaunched with painted minis, which makes it a lot more appealing to me, weak as I am.

I was wondering if it was planned to re-release the starter set, or whether the rules will just be available as a hardback release. My concern is that things like counters/templates included in the old box set won't be available to new players.

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

Barry Kendall — 2007-02-15T04:53:53+00:00

The Bugs really aren't bad if you file all the mold seams and sprue burrs off before assembly and dry-fit everything before gluing.

The Troopers are a nightmare.

I'm so glad I bought a slew of Galoob Starship Troopers toys when the movie was gone and T'RU etc. were clearancing them. At least I can play the infernal game without having a stroke from frustration trying to get the trooper's codpiece to center up so his separate thigh pads will still fit--oops, he just came apart at the waist . . .

Unbelievably stupid original marketing. Trooper figs with FOURTEEN PIECES?!

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

shawn_low — 2007-02-15T04:38:14+00:00

I acquired the starter box and many other extra figures in a trade...then the prepainted minis were announched. Ouch.

I much prefer prepainted minis as my paint work is crap. Plus I hate deal with glue.

Anyone want all my stuff?

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

Geosphere — 2007-02-15T03:18:20+00:00

the_grip wrote:
Geosphere, as i mentioned in the other thread, i thought Evolution will be completely compatible with the old system, no?

Well...

You can use the old models. But they won't look like the new ones, the new rules are super streamlined and some units will probably go some radical changes.

Completely compatible? No. But you will be able to use the old models. Even though they won't have the same designs.

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

the_grip — 2007-02-15T02:23:28+00:00

Geosphere, as i mentioned in the other thread, i thought Evolution will be completely compatible with the old system, no?

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

matthewjhoskins — 2007-02-15T02:23:14+00:00

Geosphere wrote:

STOP RIGHT THERE.

WAIT 2 MONTHS.

Preassembled, prepainted, revised rules coming under the name Starship Troopers: Evolution.

Pre-painted Starship Troopers? Where is the fun in that?

Guess Andy's 5% royalty was dragging the game down.

Regardless of the fate of the current game, it is still worth picking up. The MI in the base set are fiddly. There is an assembly diagram photo matching the various head-arm-torso configurations on TMP. This should help a lot when putting the MI together.

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

steamrunner — 2007-02-15T00:26:14+00:00

I painted the inside of the faceplate with metallic paint and glued it on, looks ok and no faces to paint.

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

Yugblad — 2007-02-14T23:50:43+00:00

Sure you could wait for that, but the miniatures will be much less detailed. And if the bug paintjobs match what I've got I'll eat my hat!

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

Geosphere — 2007-02-14T23:16:22+00:00

the_grip wrote:
Howdy,

i'm a beginning minis fan (i've done some minor assembly, no pinning yet though) and i love the concept of this game. Questions:

a. How fiddly is the construction? Are these plastic or metal minis?
b. Which sets to start with?

Thanks!

STOP RIGHT THERE.

WAIT 2 MONTHS.

Preassembled, prepainted, revised rules coming under the name Starship Troopers: Evolution.

The game as it exists now is phasing out.

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

T-Mo — 2007-02-14T23:01:24+00:00

My unassembled copy of the base game is for sale if you want a copy for less than full price. Don't have the time to build these minis. Cool looking game though.

T-Mo

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

Yugblad — 2007-02-14T22:47:49+00:00

The models in the basic game are all plastic, tough plastic; some glues won't work very well on them.

Warrior bugs: once you've built 2 or 3 they'll become like second nature. I built 44 in no time at all! Start with the legs and thorax. When that's dry, glue on upper blades, etc.

MI: these are real fiddly bastards! ONLY glue on the faceplates when you've finished painting the figures.

Enjoy!

Thread: Re: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

elbmc1969 — 2007-02-14T22:38:14+00:00

www.theminiaturespage.com

Look in the fora under science fiction. Tons of threads, many w/ photos.

Thread: How fiddly is the assembly and where to start?

the_grip — 2007-02-14T22:26:02+00:00

Howdy,

i'm a beginning minis fan (i've done some minor assembly, no pinning yet though) and i love the concept of this game. Questions:

a. How fiddly is the construction? Are these plastic or metal minis?
b. Which sets to start with?

Thanks!

Thread: Re: Starship Troopers: Evolution release date?

the_grip — 2007-02-14T22:19:08+00:00

Prepainted is compatible with the current system. When i corresponded with Mongoose regarding the prepainted, they said that was topmost priority so that those who have the older painted sets can still make use of those figures.

In other words, the two systems are supposed to be compatible.

Thread: Re: Starship Troopers: Evolution release date?

The Slann — 2007-02-14T22:15:21+00:00

Are the rules for the upcoming prepainted version of this going to be the same as what they are now? In other words, are the prepainted minis used for the current rules or are they getting a their own new system?

Can't wait for this one!!

Thread: Re: Starship Troopers: Evolution release date?

the_grip — 2006-12-13T19:01:46+00:00

Late reply, but i just found that it is April 2007 (with boxes to come out each month after that)

http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=206...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers:_The_Miniatures_Game#Starship_Troopers_Evolution

Thread: Re: Adaptable to Warhammer 40K?

Yugblad — 2006-12-10T13:46:34+00:00

Why would you want to? The rules for this are elegant, and allow for reactive gameplay on your opponent's turn; WH40K is entirely different beast altogether.
Still, it's up to you!

Thread: Adaptable to Warhammer 40K?

panzer-attack — 2006-12-06T16:21:43+00:00

The title says it all really - how adaptable do you reckon the rules for this would be for Warhammer 40K?

Thread: Re: Bright Green Stencils

Yugblad — 2006-10-27T23:05:01+00:00

Thanks for that. The trail of breadcrumbs starts here!

Thread: Starship Troopers: Evolution release date?

Geosphere — 2006-10-27T13:47:35+00:00

ST:E is the new prepaint and new rules version coming out (it should have its own entry, I think). Anyone know what the expected release date was? I don't recall and can't find it.

Thread: Re: Bright Green Stencils

Geosphere — 2006-10-27T13:46:04+00:00

They're made by Gale Force. Not sure where they get distributed, but its at least a clue for you.

Thread: Bright Green Stencils

Yugblad — 2006-10-25T23:46:38+00:00

Where do I get these babies from?

I've noticed that on some Geek pictures there are people using bright green stencils for Starship Troopers, showing splash damage, or tanker spit range.
I would very much like to get me a set of those!
Can any of you apes help me get a set in good ol' blighty?

Thread: Re: Saying goodbye to Starship Troopers Miniatures game

bluebehir — 2006-09-18T08:41:19+00:00

I am guessing you mean US$70?

If the postage wasn't going to be probably double that, I'd even consider it.

Thread: Saying goodbye to Starship Troopers Miniatures game

maliketh — 2006-09-18T04:15:23+00:00

Hi there. I am looking to depart with my Starship Troopers game and was wondering if there was anyone interested in buying them. I have the main box set with 2 Arachnid Warrior Bugs box sets and 1 extra Mobile Infantry Cap Troopers box set. Its a total of 32 bug warriors and 24 Mobile Infantry Cap Troopers. I am willing to let it all go for $70.00 or best offer.

Thread: Re: A new version on the way

crusader4x — 2006-09-07T05:19:01+00:00

The best part is that these new Starship Troopers minis will be pre-painted NON-collectible minis. You see exactly what you're paying for. None of this ridiculous 1:14 chance with crossed fingers hoping for the one rare you're missing.

Also, if you read the whole gaming report article, Mongoose Publishing is also releasing Battlefield Evolution (I added the BGG entry earlier this week). This is a near future (5 year) combat miniatures game that is also pre-painted and non-collectible.

It looks like my family debt will significantly increase in 2007. I can't wait to pre-order my US (Battlefield Evolution) and MI (Starship Troopers) armies.

Thread: Re: A new version on the way

UniversalHead — 2006-09-07T04:34:47+00:00

See, that's where they went wrong - they thought people would buy the games because they could put on the codpieces!

As an old figure painter, it's interesting to see this new fashion for prepainted miniatures. Obviously there are many companies springing up in China that make this kind of thing affordable. It will be interesting to see how high the quality standard gets. I find the claim that they couldn't tell the difference between the figures they got back and their studio painted figure a bit hard to swallow.

Personally I do like the idea that I will be able to retouch figures like this - adding extra detail and my own stamp to the figures - instead of having to paint from scratch. When spare time is thin on the ground it certainly means the figures will get on the tabletop a lot faster. The flipside is you're getting plastic miniatures instead of metal ones, and I do like the 'heft' of a metal miniature (and usually, the better detail).

I note that Rackham are going the same pre-painted with their new sc-fi system AT-43.

Thread: Re: A new version on the way

Barry Kendall — 2006-09-07T02:09:42+00:00

Well, this sounds like a wise move. The fiddly assembly of both Marines and bugs in the original version made it an exercise in frustration. I fell back on using Galoob Troopers rather than trying to get an armored codpiece centered on twenty or thirty plastic guys. Game isn't bad; presentation is a horror.

This change looks like a tacit admission that lots of consumers thought the same. I hope it works out for them; it's a colorful and interesting topic and they are trying to do it right.

Thread: Re: A new version on the way

BradyLS — 2006-09-07T01:47:55+00:00

Painted figs would be a nice touch. (Having yet another minis game with unpainted lead/plastic is the last thing I need in my hobby.) I expect the game would move up in price accordingly.

Thread: Re: A new version on the way

UniversalHead — 2006-09-07T01:39:04+00:00

No Paul, stop! You don't need another game!!

Thread: Re: A new version on the way

Geosphere — 2006-09-07T00:54:26+00:00

Intriguing.

Thread: A new version on the way

spacerx — 2006-09-06T23:02:15+00:00

the gaming report posts an article from mongoose announcing a new version in 2007. they've apparently taken player feedback into account and modified the rules. new rulebooks will be released and free rules updates will be available for download. the big change is that they are moving to prepainted plastic figures. here is the article link:

http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=22130

Thread: Re: Starship Troopers: A Miniature game that takes a new app

beerandpretzel — 2006-08-30T23:26:09+00:00

This sounds awesome. I've been a tabletop wargamer for years. My current game is 40K (I couldn't find any other wargamers locally except for 40K). I love 40K but it sure seems like a lot of games end up in favor of whoever went first. I agree that 40K turns take a while to resolve, especially in the beginning of the game when everyone has their troops.

This review makes me want to up and buy the game. The reaction rule has me intrigued. Got any pics of the models?