Cacique Caribe | 17 Oct 2011 9:40 p.m. PST |
Got pictures of your 15mm alien invasion game(s?) And what terrain have you made/bought to play your alien invasion game? Have you fortified a regular-looking facility, like a high school? link link
And are you painting your survivalists like regular people, like the people in "Falling Skies"?
And what figures are you using for the invaders? Dan TMP link TMP link |
Cacique Caribe | 17 Oct 2011 10:14 p.m. PST |
By the way, I'm thinking of turning this Tyco HO scale 7up plant into the core of some sort of school complex:
linkDan |
Cacique Caribe | 17 Oct 2011 11:07 p.m. PST |
This is interesting:
linkDan |
Thomas Nissvik | 18 Oct 2011 2:07 a.m. PST |
Dan, have you looked at the graphic novel The Walking Dead, the one that HBO did for TV? In the books, they have several compounds/fortified positions. Those are for defence against zombies, but still lots of good inspiration. |
rvandusen | 18 Oct 2011 5:53 a.m. PST |
The 7-UP plant for a school complex is a great idea. The bars on the windows are appropriate to where I live. It gets the kids in my area accustomed to their life outside of school: convicted felons. But seriously, I like the idea of Sci Fi happening in a contemporary setting. An alien invasion melds into post apocalyptic and horror. We can tip our hats to H.G. Wells for this one. |
Katzbalger | 18 Oct 2011 7:17 a.m. PST |
I assume the outhouse would be for when there is no power (and therefore the waterpump isn't working--at least for the second flush). Rob |
haywire | 18 Oct 2011 8:05 a.m. PST |
Or they want to conserve water. No water needed to go in a hole. And if they do it the military way, they pull out the tub and burn it. |
FingerandToeGlenn | 18 Oct 2011 5:04 p.m. PST |
While I like Falling Skies, nobody looks quite gritty enough, and--is eBay still working so they can get their Maybelline? Just finished the first chapter on Travis Taylor's book on alien invasions (put your head between your legs and . . .). Tomorrow's War here I come! |
Legion 4 | 19 Oct 2011 9:12 p.m. PST |
Neat compound
I'd have hung out there
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Cacique Caribe | 19 Oct 2011 9:45 p.m. PST |
It is neat, isn't it. link I wonder what other cool maps/diagrams are out there, of compounds small enough to be recreated on a gaming table. Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 21 Oct 2011 10:15 p.m. PST |
And if you don't want to buy an entire plant, just put together a few unrelated structures and make something like this:
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Cacique Caribe | 07 Nov 2011 11:10 p.m. PST |
Guys, Check out these green fellas here. Do they look somewhat familiar?
link Dan |
Hayden | 08 Nov 2011 2:44 p.m. PST |
some older of our Friend weekend Tommorow war game Liberation Modern US vs GW Tau Battlesuits link |
Cacique Caribe | 11 Dec 2011 4:41 a.m. PST |
Would this "Uzochi Compound" be too hard to build for 15mm? link I think a school like the one depicted in the series might be a bit bigger than I'm ready for: link Dan TMP link |
Cacique Caribe | 17 Jan 2012 9:44 p.m. PST |
HELP! I would love to find an actual floor plan map of this Etobicoke High School (the Alderwood Collegiate Institute):
link link link link It says here that it is the Kennedy Hight School location of the show: link Any ideas? Thanks, Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 18 Jan 2012 10:09 p.m. PST |
No classroom and hall maps or blueprints, but lots of pics here: link Other pics and info here: link And an address for Alderwood Collegiate Institute: 300 Valermo, Toronto g.co/maps/96nwe EDIT: Guys, I may have finally found an actual map of the school! Check out pages numbered 82-83 (19-20) of this pdf document: PDF link Dan |
Geoff B | 22 Jan 2012 11:15 a.m. PST |
Beautiful survivalist camp CC. |
Geoff B | 22 Jan 2012 11:18 a.m. PST |
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Cacique Caribe | 22 Jan 2012 2:02 p.m. PST |
Geoff B, "Beautiful survivalist camp" Are you referring to the Toronto school grounds used in the Falling Skies series (the one they call "Kennedy High School")? Or are you talking about the "Uzochi Compound" drawing I found by accident? link Dan |
Wolfprophet | 23 Jan 2012 12:26 a.m. PST |
"While I like Falling Skies, nobody looks quite gritty enough, and--is eBay still working so they can get their Maybelline?" ^This
. Yeah, this bothered me too. Hmm.
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Cacique Caribe | 23 Jan 2012 12:33 a.m. PST |
Guys, guys . . . You know very well that every house they encounter and harvest goods from will have lots and lots of makeup that women left behind in the rush to leave. There will be mountains and mountains of that stuff, enough to last a couple of generations. Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 26 Jan 2012 6:16 p.m. PST |
QUESTION: Does anyone else plan to watch or record the 2-part National Geographic Channel show "Doomsday Preppers" on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012? It aired once before a while back, but I missed it. Dan TMP link TMP link |
Cacique Caribe | 21 Feb 2012 7:59 p.m. PST |
Anyone see the film "The Day"? YouTube link Regardless who the enemy was in the film, I wonder if a good game could be made out of just a dozen of survivors defending a farm from . . . aliens? Dan |
Golan2072 | 22 Feb 2012 3:08 a.m. PST |
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Cacique Caribe | 24 Feb 2012 3:34 p.m. PST |
Very, very cool!!! What sort of ruined terrain pieces have you made or bought for your human survivors to hide in? Dan |
Eli Arndt | 24 Feb 2012 7:08 p.m. PST |
Check out these green fellas here. Do they look somewhat familiar? HA! The minute I looked at that picture I thought, "Tekumel". Then I noticed the link and sure enough. -Eli |
Golan2072 | 25 Feb 2012 3:20 a.m. PST |
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Cacique Caribe | 25 Feb 2012 12:34 p.m. PST |
Golan2072, Are the bricks in those buildings compatible with 15mm figures? Thanks, Dan |
Golan2072 | 25 Feb 2012 1:15 p.m. PST |
@Cacique Caribe – They are made specifically for 15mm figures. I'll post a photo of them with some minis tomorrow. |
Cacique Caribe | 25 Feb 2012 2:32 p.m. PST |
Excellent! Can't wait to see them. Thanks, Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 06 Mar 2012 10:32 p.m. PST |
Hi Golan2072, Did you get a chance to take those pics? Thanks, Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 12 Mar 2012 2:52 a.m. PST |
Here's another Canadian facility turned into a SF resistance holdout (in this case, for Caprica resistance fighters on BSG): link
link link link Dan |
Golan2072 | 12 Mar 2012 4:34 a.m. PST |
@ Cacique Caribe Unfortunately, my RL was very busy as of late. I'll try to unbox the terrain and take pictures soon. |
Cacique Caribe | 20 Mar 2012 9:06 a.m. PST |
Golan, I understand completely. Real life definitely comes first. In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure, check out what Brother Joseph has done here:
link TMP link I don't have the motel, but I think I have that HO gas station in a box somewhere. I'm definitely going to have to put it together and paint it now. Here was another game he ran:
link Is that Post Apocalyptic set up cool or what? I can almost imagine alien invaders lurking among the buildings. Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 20 Mar 2012 9:35 a.m. PST |
Hey, Here's that Bachman gas station again, this time on Daddy's Little Men:
And someone's gotta warn the masses about the danger:
More pics of his here: link Stunning stuff, don't you think? And I can see it being used for fighting all sorts of aliens too. Or for your I Am Legend survivors to attack: TMP link Dan PS. This is what I hope I can do in 15mm with my two-story structures: link |
Cacique Caribe | 29 Mar 2012 9:50 p.m. PST |
Guys, National Geographic Channel is airing tonight their 2-hour 2011 special "When Aliens Attack". YouTube link One interesting suggestion given in the show is to use a photo of Earth at night to determine the areas you need to run to (the areas not lit):
Or, go underground, literally (sewers, subways, cave networks, etc.). So gaming scenarios with survivors in thick forests/jungles or subterranean environments would seem the most realistic scenarios. The show seems to mention this book a lot, "Alien Invasion: How To Defend Earth":
link I wonder if anything useful (for gaming) can be gleaned from that book. Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 19 Nov 2012 8:04 p.m. PST |
Here are some ideas on what young resistance fighters could look like, if someone was thinking of making them in 15mm:
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link Dan |
Cacique Caribe | 03 Apr 2015 11:07 a.m. PST |
fallingskies.com Check out the show's website. Can we really expect the show to start up again? Dan |
Brother Jim | 04 Apr 2015 9:10 a.m. PST |
The last season starts up on 28 June at 10PM. The Last Ship returns the Sunday before (21 June). |