DS2 Miniatures (was Re: Conventional DS2?)

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Subject: Re: Conventional DS2?
Author:  SMTP:owner-ftgzg-l@bolton.ac.uk/ at INTERNET
Date:	 21/11/96 11:39

Date sent:  21-NOV-1996 08:47:42 

>On a more conventional FT List note, Scotia Micromodels have been 
>advertising a large range of SF armour lately, along with several types
of 
>infantry.  Most vehicles appear to come in 3 flavours, tracked, hover
and 
>grav.	Scotia at their best are damn good, so I reckon I'll be ordering
some 
>soon.

I was generaly disappointed with most of Scotia's range. I prefer more 
futuristic looking tanks (The scotia range that you mention is a set
based 
on conventional hulls with either an air cushion added round the hull,
or 
flat plates instead of tracks. They do have new turrets). Scotia also do

another range of SF vehicles labeled 'Imperial' or some such. These are 
more futuristic looking grav tanks, and a tracked mobile fortress. Worth
a 
look.

If anyone wants some very futuristic looking grav tanks, try the Dark
Star 
range. These are microarmour based on Denizens Federation and Phug. The 
later model Federation (The Grav ones, not DSF-1, 2 or 3 which are quite

poor) are IMHO quite excellent. The Phug would make excellent 'Alien'
Tanks, 
wether that be Kra'Vak, Phug, Eldar, little green men or whatever. They
are in scale with Space Marine stile figures, being someewhat larger
than 
standard microarmour (Or the Future Wars range anyway). Well worth a
look.

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