SHM 15mm Cyborg Enslavers at 15mm.co.uk

Hello Everyone,

In this second posting about the first nine miniatures in the SHM 15mm range we are looking at the brand new Cyborg Enslavers.  These machine filled humans are perfect for the Cyborg Enslavers in Alien Squad Leader 2.0 or as foes in your games of USE ME 15mm Science Fiction.

Half man and half machine these drones do the bidding of the machine masters, the queen of the hive, the controller of the souless cybermind....

SHM Cyborg Enslavers - Group Picture

There are several codes for these miniatures and each can be bought as singles HERE priced at £0.35 each.

Here are some single images of the miniatures. 

SHM03 Cyborg Enslaver

SHM04 Cyborg Enslaver

SHM05 Cyborg Enslaver

SHM06 Cyborg Enslaver in Power Armour

SHM07 Cyborg Enslaver with Support Weapon

These designs are by Steve Hazuka and were painted by Mark Taylor.

Thanks for reading,

Gavin.

SHM 15mm Sci-Fi Releases at 15mm.co.uk

Hello Sci-Fi Fans!

The brand new SHM 15mm Range at 15mm.co.uk has some goodies for fans of 15mm scale science fiction wargaming, for those who play Alien Squad Leader 2.0 or USE ME 15mm Science Fiction.  You can find all of the miniatures in this posting HERE for sale as singles allowing you to tailor your forces to your exact gaming needs.

Here we are going to look at half of the new SHM releases with the other half in another following posting. 

SHM01 Snake Alien with Energy Pistol

SHM02 Human Bounty Hunter with Pistol

SHM08 Young Wilthingian

SHM09 Wilthingian with Heavy Energy Rifle

These miniatures were designed by Steve Hazuka and painted by Mark Taylor.

Thanks for reading!

Gavin.

The SHM 15mm Range Launched at 15mm.co.uk

Hello Everyone!

Latest news from 15mm.co.uk is that the rumoured SHM 15mm Range is now a reality with the first nine miniatures now online in their own section of that great website for wargamers.  What is the SHM range you ask, well let me tell you.

Every now and again an aspiring designer will come along to Alternative Armies or 15mm.co.uk and ask if they can have a commission for some new designs.  Often the answer is no, simply because of resources, schedules and other commitments.  Those who know will realise though that AA and 15mm.co do their best to give new talent a chance and will often commission designs for their ranges knowing the miniatures may not  be best sellers.  This is done to give new talent a chance and to get these novice designers some experience. 

However lately, in 2010, its come to the attention of 15mm.co.uk that something more was needed and this is the SHM range.  ANY aspiring sculptor can send in 'greens' and once enough are collected they will get master molded and assuming all is well they will be released.  This gives designers and their often unusual designs a chance to reach the wider wargame market at no cost to themselves (and net a bag of their miniatures for free too!).

The first nine designs in this range are now online and will be shortly detailed here on the blog.  You can see them all HERE.  Or go directly to 15mm.co.uk and choose the SHM Range button on the left.  Single minatures at £0.35 each or more (if larger or more complex).  

Have a look, you just might like this new talent which has been given a chance which many other makers simply will not give.

If you are an aspiring designer looking for an opening into the market then drop them a line HERE and ask about the SHM range.

Thanks for reading.

Gavin.

Reviewing Wargames on HOF 15mm Octopods

Hello Everyone,

The excellent fellow Germy over at Reviewing Wargames has put up his fair and independent review of the HOF59 Octopod Command pack from 15mm.co.uk's own HOF science fiction range.

Read this great review HERE.

To see all of the Octopods CLICK HERE.  For single castings CLICK HERE.

We hope to get more material reviewed on this website in the future and if we do then we will let you all know.  Its for a good cause too as all reviewed items are placed on Ebay for auction with the proceeds for charity.  Everyone wins!

Thanks for reading.

Gavin.

Work underway on USE ME 15mm Fantasy system

Hello Barkers,

I can now confirm that work is well underway on the second title in the USE ME (Ultra Simple Engine for Miniature Engagements) series of rule sets.  Following up on the success and acceptance of UM001 USE ME 15mm Science Fiction rules 15mm.co.uk is developing; USE ME 15mm Fantasy.

Based on the core mechanics of the science fiction version of USE ME the Fantasy version will be able to cover Skirmishes, Battles, Campaign and Solo play.  Using a variation on the mechanic to combine single characters up into formations of ten to fifty miniatures.   Also included will be magic, monsters, titans, artillery, healers, heroes and much more.

We promise that this version of the USE ME mechanic will entertain and give fantasy players a very versitile system that can cover anything from five a side fist fights to several hundred a side pitched battles.

More information is to come and internal playtesting is about to begin.

(Above you can see HOT91 Orc Command, view it HERE )

If you are interested in getting more information about this set of rules please email Alexander Scott HERE and ask to be put on the 'USE ME 15mm Fantasy list' and he will do the rest for you.

Thanks for reading.

 
Gavin Syme.

A Winner for the Notables 3rd Painting Competition!

Hello Barkers,

Last night the week long poll on the Notables Yahoo Group ended with a winner being decided by common vote among group members in the 3rd Notables Flintloque painting competition.

With 60% of the vote entry number five was triumphant and that entry belonged to long time Flintloque fan Mr Tony Harwood from England.  Here is a picture of his winning entry.

Mr Harwood gets the glory, the fame and a prize for his efforts.

A special mention to the other four entrants, well done on your own efforts too.  Better luck next time.

You can read more about the winning entry on Mr Harwood's own blog HERE.

Regards,

Gavin.

FREE Optional Additional Mechanics for USE ME

Hello Everyone,

I have created four pages of FREE ADDITIONAL MECHANICS for use with UM001 USE ME 15mm Science Fiction game system from 15mm.co.uk.  As promised these rules are NOT needed to play but do add something for players who wish to use some of or all of them in their own settings for play.  

Here is a list of all the subjects covered in these four pages;

What Are Optional Additional Mechanics

Close Combat Specialisation

Anti-Vehicle Specialisation

Psionic Specialisation

Characters Firing for Supression in Play

No Additional Mechanic for Firing into Melee

Firing Non Lethal Rounds in USE ME

Civilians and Random Movement in USE ME

Optional Morale System

2D6 Integrated Morale System

The Hive Mind and Non Sentient Aliens in USE ME

Weather Effects in USE ME

Here are hi-rez 300dpi A4 sized images of the pages.  Click on each of them and have a read, you can save them or print them from your computer.

 

I am open to suggestions for more FREE optional advanced rules for USE ME and already have three more bits of mechanics in development.

You can also discuss and download these pages as a PDF from the Notables Yahoo Group in the USE ME folder in the FILES section.  Join Now!

USE ME, one of the most fun, easiest and affordable rule sets on the market today at only £3.50 for the book.

Thanks for reading and feel free to comment.

Gavin Syme

(Author of USE ME and editor of Barking Irons magazine)