My group's current wargaming fix comes from playing Starmada - although we're starting to get tired of the "superweapon arms race", any suggestions? - and much as I love my little GZG Neu Swabians I've always been blown away by the
Belter ships designed by Coines23 on shapeways.com. Here's someone who's embraced a new way of producing minis - these are 3D printed on demand, not cast in moulds - by designing ships that would be almost impossible to produce by "conventional" means.
Expensive? Yes. Awesome? Undoubtedly.
As I'm currently enjoying running Mothership as much as I used to enjoy running Stars Without Number, and this month's RPG Blog Carn...
Image (cc) Blazbaros I'm always toying with ways to tie the PCs, the world, and the story together. These are weapons that can b...
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Ooh! Yes indeed that is a lovely line of ships! I've actually blogged about them on a number of occasions and I think it's simply a matter of time before I get myself a little belter fleet.
ReplyDeleteReally really cool!
Well, it seems shapeways is making it easier to buy outside of the US... so I may be tempted myself.
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