Alright!

Since I'm quite a Gearhead, I've decided to concentrate my modelling project to Heavy Gear. Now, for those who wants to know more about the HG just click below:

Click me! You know you want to learn more about Heavy Gear! :P

You can find the Quickstart rules there --> English or Français

At the end of the QRS, you actually have 3 lists, one for each main factions, which I based my lists on. Since I own many of those Gears so I use the main rulebook, Heavy Gear Blitz! Locked and Loaded, to add a bit of flavour to my list. But, those QSR lists are pretty nice and only require that someone buys a Starter Army Set of the faction he wants. Each Start Army Set is $85,95 USD and gives you access to two nicely detailed squads! Yup! All you need is a handful of Gears to have nice games! :thumbup: You'll find a link to each boxset after each list.

So, instead of my original project to work on my main army, my beloved Southern MILICIA regiment, I've decided to built 3 small forces that are pretty much balanced. That way, I will be able to run demos and played some games with people that don't have HG armies. Below, you'll find the lists for the 3 main factions found on Terra Nova.

Now, here are my lists:

Southern MILICIA - 650 TV

Veteran General Purpose Cadre - 330 TV
1x Iguana* ATT:4 DEF:4 EW:2 LD:3
[MAC]
1x SD Jäger ATT:3 DEF:3 EW:1 LD:0
LBZK
3x Jäger ATT:3 DEF:3 EW:1 LD:0
2x MAC

Fire Support Purpose Cadre - 320 TV
1x Command Jäger ATT:2 DEF:2 EW:1 LD:1
APM
1x Iguana ATT:2 DEF:2 EW:1 LD:0
3x Spitting Cobra ATT:2 DEF:2 EW:1 LD:0
1x MBZK, 1x VLFG, 1x VHAC, 2x Demolition drones

*Army Commander

Requirement: South Starter Army Box Set & Iguana Two Pack


Northern Guard

General Purpose Squad - 235 TV
1x Headhunter ATT:2 DEF:2 EW:1 LD:2
4x Hunter ATT:2 DEF:2 EW:1 LD:0
1x MAC, 1x SC, 2x HPZF

Veteran Fire Support Purpose Cadre - 415 TV
1x Jaguar* ATT:3 DEF:4 EW:1 LD:3
2x Hunter ATT:3 DEF:3 EW:1 LD:0
1x MBZK, 1x Recon drone
2x Grizzly ATT:3 DEF:3 EW:1 LD:0
1x ATM, 2x Field armour

*Army Commander

Requirement: North Starter Army Box Set


Peace River Defence Force

General Purpose Squad - 255 TV
1x Chieftain ATT:2 DEF:2 EW:2 LD:2
4x Warrior ATT:2 DEF:2 EW:1 LD:0
2x MAC

Veteran Fire Support Purpose Cadre - 400 TV
1x Chieftain IV* ATT:2 DEF:3 EW:3 LD:3
2x Warrior ATT:3 DEF:3 EW:1 LD:0
2x RFB, 2x field armour
2x Crusader IV ATT:3 DEF:3 EW:1 LD:0

*Army Commander

Requirement: Peace River Starter Army Box Set

That's pretty much it!

Stay tuned!

Jon

i thought this was gonna be IG converted over to look the HG :(

Sorry to disappoint you! But yeah, it's ain't 40K...

Jon

A small step was taken in this project! I've chosen the scheme:


[Taken in the Art of Heavy Gear Volume 1, page 175]

I was suppose to use an Orange and Black one but I decided to go for an official Southern army camo scheme for the Badlands, the desert separating the North and South on Terra Nova where many many fights occur.

Now, I need to buy some paint!

More to come!

Jon

that's cuz your canadian.

Yup! And I'm proud to built an army in a game made by a Canadian company located in Montreal.

:cnda:

Jon

ohhhh that's why no one has heard of it, thanks for filling that puzzel in

Dream Pod 9 might not be the size of GW but IMO, but I prefer the rules of Heavy Gear Blitz! to those of 40K. Much more violent then 40K :)And that's alway why I prefer the rules of Warmachine over 40K... more violent. I'm not saying that 40K sucks, just that it doesn't interest me much as it used to.

My 2 French-speaking Canadian cents! ;)

Jon

So.....basically its Ice Hockey with robots and giant mecha?

:vryhppy: Good one! Would have been a funny concept but most battle on Terra Nova occurs in the Badlands, a huge desert...

Jon

so it's like GW is america, and dp9 is canada... basicaly, GW rules and dp9 wishes it could be as good...;)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Brother Weasel, WIP's friendly Cultural Ambassador.

:) it's ok this time though, we know each other.... he's worse then canadian, he's a quabeker

:lol:
still
i have nto even seen a mini
so right now its more like a small island off canadas shores

Well, here's a quick update! I give the 'rust' coat on the Gears of one of the General Purpose Cadre.



That's the only pic I was able to take before the batteries died. But the rest of the bitz are also 'rusty'. Now, the next step will be applying some liquid mask here and there. That will protect small areas of the rusty colour from being painted over so once the mask pealed off, the rust will be seen on some parts of the Gears.

More to come! :)

Jon

PS For those who wonder, the rust is a 1:1 mix of GW Blazing Orange and GW Bestial Brown.

This is cool. I like Heavy Gear, along with Battletech...Hell, I even liked the Heavy Gear cartoon series.

Considering I have such a fetish for mechs and alike, you'd think I'd collect Tau...

Thanks mchawkeye!

I've updated my list. The WIP squad isn't in the list but still being done. I'll have the strip them off and reprimed them... it turns out that those a too small to use the technique I wanted to use. I'll work the rust another way.

More to come... eventually!

Jon

Alright!

I've completely changed my first post 'cause I'm going for 3 small armies to start with then I'll expend. All details in the first post!

And now, I need to built and paint Gears! ^_^

Jon

you may be interested in this:

http://theminiaturespage.com/news/495079/

I was already aware of this contest. I'm a huge HG fan and I'm relatively active on DP9 forum so I'm aware of all updates, new minis, contests, expansion books and so on. ^_^

Anyway, I won't be entering those Demo squads 'cause. I'm going to build one squad especially for this contest. Why? 'Cause I want my MILICIA army to be super detailed. The details on the actual minis are really nice but still, some could be better but would have made the molding process harder if not impossible. So, I'm gonna redo those to make my army the way I want it! (Yeah, I'm a freak! :vryhppy: )

Thanks!

Jon the Gearhead