"Robogear Hexagon Platformers: Do They Work for 28mm?" Topic

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Actually they work very well for 28mm.

I like them. They work for me.

mine do

They work great for me!!!! I'll be posting more of my finished projects up soon.

The Platformer stuff is great but you don't get as many usable parts, the ramps only fit 25mm wide bases (not good for Urban War figures), and you will have to glue things together to make sure it's all stable.

You get alot more parts with the Hexagon stuff. However you also get alot of angled parts in which you may not need unless you're doing alot of bends turns and other odd shapes.

The Syberclicks stuff is really nice. You get alot of straight pieces that look 'industrial' but not busy like the Hexagon stuff. I really like the mesh pieces. You get a lot of hatches with this. One thing is that the joiners are much smaller than the Hexagon stuff and they can break during assembly.

The Chemical Plant stuff makes some great detail pieces but not that useful as terrain on it's own. It does have parts that are common with Platformer so they integrate easily. However there's nothing stopping you from gluing these parts to other kits.

The Powerplant is similar to the Chemical Plant in usage, however I don't see it compatible with any other kits. It has some really nice detail pieces. One of the first things I thought of using was the towers to make cheap force field fences for Starship Troopers.

They do indeed. I have both sets and like them very much.

Used them the other week for Gangs of mega City One…built a pedestrian slipzoom overpass…everyone got shot before they could use it, but I'd tried it with the figures and the round slottas and 2p's I use for bases fitted very well. hex slottas are a bit bigger and might not fit on the ramps and clix bases would be right out. Greet! Greet! Re-base! Re-base!

I love them, but I have a hard time thinking of things to build with them. That's probably why my Legos are collecting dust. I wish there was a big book of building ideas. There were some great building ideas in the Signs and Portents #34.

I like platformer better than hexagon. Here's a few of the reasons (but they both work *very* well for 28s):

sturdier sandwich construction

90 degree angles yields less mysterious construction

90 degree angles look like pre-fab things humans might build

comes with extra bits to glue in to hide the holes if you want to make a structure permanent

compatible with other sets they have done

I own (2) boxes of the Platformer sets… they're cheap, and you receive a lot of bits… the plastic's quite brittle, but that's no big deal as long as you're careful…

CC, this stuff is what I've been using for about 1-1/2 years for walls, ramps, forts and just as "fiddly bits" for kit-bashing. I've combined the pieces from all of the Tehnolog and Pegasus kits that CmdrKiley mentioned, as well as the Technobridge pieces. On many of the scenic articles written for Signs & Portents you would see my mention of them as a very valuable resource for gaming structures. Tehnolog makes the Robogear stuff as well as the Hexagon, Platformer, Power Plant, Chemical Plant and Syberclicks. In the EU, they are distributed by Urban Mammoth iirc, and in the Americas are distributed by Pegasus Hobbies. Pegasus also manufatures the 28mm Gothic City Building kit and Techobridge (I really like the Technobridge even as raw material for other things than bridges). As one example, here is a link to S&P Wargamer #31. I used Platformer pieces to make the maintenance catwalks and ramps and the Chemical Plant parts for well uh, chemical plant piping (!). Even though not directly compatible, I have sucessfully combined Hexagon parts with Platformer parts for some of my structures. On recent discussions on other threads, I've linked to photos of these as examples. Grab the kits, as they are like playing with LEGO bricks, only better!

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Er, sorry for the misspellings. Did I spell "misspellings" right?

Bill, I'm liking the new "winky". If I use three of them in a row, am I flirting?

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"Even though not directly compatible, I have sucessfully combined Hexagon parts with Platformer parts for some of my structures. On recent discussions on other threads, I've linked to photos of these as examples. Grab the kits, as they are like playing with LEGO bricks, only better!"

SciFi Gamer,

I guess you had already answered the compatibility question I pose towards the bottom of this more recent thread (this time on gaming "Aliens"):

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I should have looked this up first. Thanks!

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I particularly like these images showing the contents of the boxed sets:

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Here is an old pic of a watchtower that uses pieces from both Hexagon and Platformer kits. While not meant to work together, the kits can be "convinced" to combine their shapes. The watchtower in the two following photos was made using both kits. The main crew area was made from Hexagon pieces, while the support gantry used Platformer pieces. I say, whatever works, use it .

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I've got a lot of the Platformer stuff, and one chemical plant. I mostly like it all, but am just getting around to making stuff with it recently, after having it a long time. I want to make some permanent things and glue them together, because I don't have time to make things for each battle. It is hard to put together a lot of the chemical plant without gluing, but I also don't really know how much of my pieces I can use as I build. I want to use as much as possible, with little left over. I've got to find a way to use a lot more of the panels.

I wish the Platformer set had some half-height pieces. I've got lots of walls that would completely obscure figures, and a few things that wouldn't hide them at all. They need some that would make good hide-behind-and-shoot walls.

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Andy Skinner, one way to lower the wall pieces might be to angle them off of the vertical, or just cut part of the panels away. A third idea would be to "demolish" some of the panels, displaying large holes and missing sections to allow line-of-sight.

All this time I have been admiring that "Fort Apache" tutorial in TerraGenesis and never, ever, realized that it was simply one part of three:

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Fascinating, at the very least.

I am definitely getting some plastic takeout containers to use as walls though, in my case, they will end up as corridors for an Alien scenario.

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By the way, my Platformer large set is coming in the mail this week!!!

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Try it, but I'll guess one won't do for you. I had to have many more. Fun stuff to work with, and sort of like LEGO bricks for sci-fi lovers.

Malik, or Malim (the guy with the Isrieli avatar, posted a GREAT link about making very quick Sci Fi container and settlement buildings out of plastic sandwich and prepared food containers. Maybe Cacique can find it. It was really helpful and inspiring!

This does give you the exscuse to order out some swankier fare, instead of "to go" orders that come in bags, eh?

Hey,

Don't knock it until you've tried it:
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I found the one done by "Matakishi":
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I think you mean "maksimsmelchak". Is this the thread?
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Very inspiring, both of them.

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Not that one. These were 28mm, and were made by (example) those plastic vending machine sandwich containers, and (now that I think about it seems wierd for him, but it WAS his link :) pre-cooked pork chops containers. It wasn't HIS site, but he posted the link.

Smokeyroan,

I've sent Maksim a PM. Hopefully he will point us the right way here and, particularly, on the "make-your-own" thread I started earlier today:

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He is a true gentleman. I'm sure he will provide additional insight.

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Hi Guys,

I posted on the other thread about packaging… two words: LOVE IT!

Regarding the platformer kits, they're great.

Don't just take my word on it though, read what Terrainosaur has to say:

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Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

That is a very, very nice review indeed!

Thanks.

CC

Anyone ever use office and/or kitchen drawer organizers?

Many, if turned upsidedown, look very industrial/SciFi.

Examples:

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Those with rounded bottoms can look like turbines, engine cylinders and such.

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If anyone wants to add a finishing touch to their foamboard corridors:

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I just wanted to echo the gratitude of the gamers above – the platformer and hexagon systems are awesome! I use them for my Necromunda terrain, but any futuristic skirmish game can use them.

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I must streamline my hoard of stuff, so I must part with my two boxes of Platformer sets:

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QUESTION:

Now . . . does it work for 15mm too???

Dan