is not a real big fan of pre-painted minis, and he positively despises randomly-packed "collectable" ones - so why is he writing this article?
We are very pleased to release our modular fortress set for low intensity sci-fi battlegrounds, the KILO OUTPOST Starter Set.
For every major conflict in known space, there are 1,000 insurgencies, border clashes, drug wars, or bug hunts, and for those there are few better investments than MDMS's Kilo Outpost pre-fab fortifications. Modular and with completely self-sustaining corner bastions armed with twin heavy pulse cannon turrets, a Kilo Outpost can defend a zone from marauders or swarming bugs using an economy of force. And few investments are better than a Kilo or two in the rear zone of an offensive, should it all end in tears and the troops need something to fall back on.
The starter set has ten parapeted wall sections, four heavily-armored bastions (corner sections) with white metal gun turrets, and a gate section (including separate door that can be posed open or shut). The different segments plug into each other by small tabs on the bottom, that are not visible when the set is assembled.
(The chap on the parapet is one of our popular Control Battalion Riflethings, and he looks so tall compared to the parapet because he's mounted on a 20mm round plastic base!)
The KILO OUTPOST Starter Set is, well, a starter set, the minimum size possible for the fortress. We thought we'd leave it up to you how big you wanted it to be, so we've also released a Booster Set with four additional segments of parapeted wall.
Designed by the great John Bear Ross, who can crush a lesser men with no more than a harsh look. The parts of Kilo Outpost that are cream-colored resin were cast by JTFM Enterprises. These cream-colored resin pieces are very dense, and you must prime them with enamel primer (autobody primer, etc.) before painting them with acrylics, as acrylics will not adhere to the resin surface.