"Show Us YOUR 15mm Alien Invasion Game Photos!" Topic

Have any photos to inspire us?

Also . . .

- What alien figures did you use? How many?

- What human troops? Or did you use "civilian" resistance fighters? How many?

- What buildings?

- Did you battle in an urban setting? Something else?

- How big a table did you use?

- What rules did you use?

- Any other tips?

Thanks,

Dan
TMP link
PS. You guys might enjoy this (from the series "Curiosity"):
YouTube link

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Thanx for youtube link! Please if you find some more sci-fi, astronomy, UFO/aliens vids write me PM :)

Will do!!! :)

Dan

A few things I'm preparing for an alien invasion game using GRUNTZ:

First the Reticulans (15mm.co.uk Grey Aliens) -

Gruntz:

Attachment – Plasma Cannon:

Saucer:

Commander:

Comms Specialist:

Melee Specialist:

Observer:

Science Team:

Now the Russian Military defending the Motherland from the Reticulans (QRF Motor Rifle Infantry and BTR-70s) -

Commander:

Gruntz:

Attachment – RPK-74:

Attachment – RPG-7:

BTR-70:

SPETZNAZ Gruntz:

SPETZNAZ Attachment – RPK-74:

Now, I have made an inventory of my INVASION! forces.

What I have for the Reticulans:
1x Commander
1x Comms Specialist
1x Observer
1x Melee Specialist
1x Science Team
1x Gruntz Sqaud
4x Plama Gun Attachments
4x Flying Saucers
6x Robots Gruntz Squad (unpainted yet)

What I need to buy for the Reticulans:
9x 15mm.co.uk Rifle Greys (for 2x more Gruntz Squads – I already have 2 spare squad leaders and one spare riflegrey)
2x Rebel Minis Martian Mini Walkers

What I have for the Russians:
1x Commander
6x RPK-47 Attachments
2x RPG-7 Attachments
2x Gruntz Squads
3x BTR-70s
1x Spetznaz Gruntz Squad
2x Spetznaz RPK-74 Attachments
2x Spetznaz RPG Attachements

What I need to buy for the Russians:
2x QRF Motor Rifle Infantry Squads (for 2x more Gruntz Squads and their attachments)
3x QRF T-72s
?x Air Support?

Still working on the project, in 15mm, e.g. collecting pieces, but planning on the UFO TV show, and SHADO forces vs. the aliens.

- GZG Light Vacc Troopers for the aliens – closest approximation yet

- GZG Heavy Vacc Trooper for the Moonbase astronauts
- Some of the Rebel Minis Black Widow Mercs (sans their capes), for the Moonbase girls
- Not sure what to use for SHADO HQ or Security Troops yet, on Earth (need some figures in running/warm-up suit style clothing). May press some Khurasan Colonial Marines into service for a more balanced, and well-equipped follow-on force for Earth-based ground troops (e.g. with helmets, some light body armor, etc.).
- Need some civilians too, in ultra-modern clothing (sadly, nothing seems to fit the mold, currently)

- Konami vehicles for the UFOs, SHADO Mobiles, Sky One, and Moonbase Interceptors.

The Mobiles work pretty well for 15mm scale, and possibly the UFOs but the other vehicles are probably more like 10mm – 12mm in scale, but they'll do.

I wish someone made Moon Hoppers, but they don't in anything near close to this scale, so I may have to try to make a pair from scratch, eventually.

Here's a link to rules created by John Treadaway, and to photos of games run at UK conventions:

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Wish someone would produce some proper 15mm Moonbase girls:

especially in "full kit":

Some proper astronauts would be nice too:

Here are some more pics, for force inspiration – would love to see some plain-clothed Earth-based security troops, like in the lower left hand photo of "Court Martial" (pic 12 of 26) – bare heads, in running-style suits, and go-go boots (yes, the men wear them too in this series):

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Lots of other photos for inspiration there too, from UFO as well, like the tan SHADO HQ uniforms "Exposed" (second row down, third pic from left), or the light blue Interceptor Crew outfits, Skydiver crew outfits, etc.

Here's an artist's drawing of the security uniforms:

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More SHADO HQ uniforms:

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Other UFO equipment images, if you aren't familiar with the show, or need a good resource:

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Golan2072 and Mako11,

That is fantastic!!! Exactly the answers needed to inspire us.

Thanks so much,

Dan
PS. SirFjodin, the "Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman" series has some episodes on aliens too:
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Enjoy!

Great looking models !!!! Both plastic and real !!!

Great photos…brings back memories…I have not watched UFO in 20+yrs

Is it just me or is this lady and Amazon, in the best ways, or is that guy puny?

It is like they are in 15mm to the eye size and he is 15m to the head size.

Silly monkeys, mixing different sizes/scales :)

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Here is a game I ran back in 2007 Fall-in using the same figs you have above. It was a recreation of the War of the Worlds battle at Grovers Mill. (pictures starting at 14 and going into the 80's I think)

We used Dan Massey's Death Rays of War rules: danmassey.com/?postid=20

And of course the figs are 15mm.co.uk. The humans are Old Glory and Battle Front Late war Americans.

Who knew we were doing 15mm Sci-fi before it was cool to do. :)

Ah yes, a shame the aluminum-toned miniskirt never caught on:

Still, they'd be perfect for pewter, or polished lead minis, since they don't need to be painted, just shined up a bit with some fine steel wool.