Re: Heavy Gear was RE: [DS] No Capacity was: Points system (fresh)

On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 02:17:28PM -0600, Chen-song Qin wrote:
> I've got a few questions for the "Gearheads" here.  What scale are the
Heavy Gear minis in?  (they look like they're 15mm or so, but I could be
wrong)	How similar is the construction/game system in the computer
games compared to the HG miniature game?

The new minis are in N-scale / 1/144, like miniature train sets; the
old ones were HO / 1/87 scale; the new ones are actually better for
moving around on a board, but harder to paint detailed (unless you're
used to painting 6mm figs).

The computer game's construction system is ... similar enough so you
wouldn't be lost.  Nowhere near as usefully detailed, of course.

> Also, is it my imagination or do the gears look like the mechas from
Votoms? :)

Deliberately so.  VOTOMS was one of the original inspirations (just
like Gundam inspired Jovian Chronicles).

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