I started this project when Eureka came out with the Boiler Suit Apes figures. Since then others have also come out with Apes dressed as people with guns. I have a lot of figures. I also have a lot of modern forces (Ambush Alley and Force and Force) and I wanted to run an asymmetric game. I was partially employed when I started the project. Then I got a serious job and I stopped working on it.
Well, now I have a new home, with an external workshop for this stuff. I've been here for 9 months and it just felt right. Plus a friend was really keen on seeing the game come to fruition so there is that.
In looking at the figures I have I had to come up with "how, why?" answers for the game to make sense. I've decided that since some of the miniatures are apes in space suits – apeonauts…
So it makes sense that a 70's spaceship program failed, went through a time space rip, found the Planet of the Apes and they managed to reverse engineer the ship and make it back to our time where they are uplifting the species to make sure our planet becomes a Planet of the Apes as well. Perfect Hollywood sense!
I have a wide variety of figures for this game for both sides. I just have to finish painting them.
Next will be buildings and terrain. I've already started with Jersey Barriers, Red Cones, Garbage Cans and other stuff like that. I need modern buildings. Preferably ones that you can fight in… There are options. Lots of them. But first the hard part getting the figures painted.
I also have 28mm Blackhawk, Predator Drone, a bazillion die cast cars and trucks (way more than I'll ever realistically need outside of creating a game about gridlock.) I hope I can get good progress in the next month on it.
