Spartan Scenics

[Scarecrow]

I just saw this on the Spartan Games website.... Some of the best stuff I have seen in quite a while, and the prices look very reasonable!!!

http://www.spartangames.co.uk/products/spartan-scenics

[ork56]

Neat, good find.

[surprize]

Looks like nice stuff. The winter scene looks really nice.

I know from helping to playtest some of Warmill's prototypes that that the stand-alone single thickness railings they've got around the top of all the buildings will snap off (at least they will if I'm playing on them!! ), material just doesn't have enough tensile strength. They could just be left off though - they don't do anything in the way of Infinity cover anyway and would make it more difficult to store.

[valthonis]

I love the accessories and dropship, but I have no idea if the dropship has an interior. I would certainly hope and assume so with those accessories. *fingers crossed*

---Accessories---
-Spartan Scenics Comms Centre Accessories
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS08

-Spartan Scenics Barracks Accessories
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS09

-Spartan Scenics Door Set
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS05

-Spartan Scenics Med Lab Accessories
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS07

-Spartan Scenics Armoury Accessories
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS06

-Spartan Scenics Warehouse Accessories
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS10


---Buildings---
-Spartan Scenics Room Set
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS04

-Spartan Scenics Towers & Platforms Set
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS02

-Spartan Scenics Starter Set
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS01

-Spartan Scenics Corridor Set
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS03


---Dropships---
-Spartan Scenics Invincible Class Planetary Gunship (15mm/28mm variant)
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS13

-Spartan Scenics Invincible Class Planetary Gunship - DELUXE VERSION (15mm/28mm variant)
https://shop.spartangames.co.uk/Product ... ode=SGSS14

[surprize]

I'm not sold on the idea of a laser-cut dropship. I like HDF laser-cut terrain in general, and BP Laser have done some OK modern army style trucks in HDF, but generally I'm not convinced its a good medium to be doing spaceships and vehicles in. Certainly not for £50/£70 a time. When you compare it to what you can get for the same price in injection moulded plastic which is going to be a hell of a lot easier to paint up really smooth than HDF.

The accessories look promising. I'd hope to see some actual casts first (main reason I've never got into spartan games in general is their lack of photos of what you actually get delivered, rather than renders), but they could provide some alternatives to the likes of Ainsty casting who also do "2nd tier" resin dressing bits (if we take it as read that Antenociti are the 1st tier!) There is a new indigogo that I'll post a link to in a new thread doing resin buildings, but their accesory packs look nice.

[valthonis]

I like the look of several of those accessories, the more I look at the dropship the less I want it.
However, I still need to make doors work on my Sarissa stuff before I consider interiors...

[Scarecrow]

The dropship looks perfect for Tohaa! Im very tempted to pick on up, but likely only the small one. I believe the ships are actually made from laser cut acrylic, and not the HDF.

[valthonis]

The dropship looks perfect for Tohaa! Im very tempted to pick on up, but likely only the small one. I believe the ships are actually made from laser cut acrylic, and not the HDF.

From the description...
This box includes one highly detailed Invincible Class Gunship. Manufactured from high-quality HDF and easy to assemble, this model makes a superb addition to any Science Fiction wargame or a fine display piece for modellers, painters and collectors.

I would consider one...if they had interior rooms, but by the look of it and lack of internal pictures, that is not the case.

[Mob of Blondes]

The web shop says HDF for the big scale model and acrylic for the small scale, always with acrylic stand. And resin bits in the deluxe versions of each. They are different ship models, small is Aggresor and big is Invencible, but the front "balcony" is pretty much the same for both even if one is for 6/10mm and the other for 15/28mm. So "scale" is fuzzy thing.

Small scale (38 cm longest dimension) normal 35 GBP, small scale deluxe or big scale (57 cm) normal 50, big scale deluxe 70. Small scale looks interesting as filler.

[valthonis]

I missed the acrylic on the smaller one, but furthers my thought of no interior for play.

[Maine]

If the larger model had an interior, it would be about 7" x 10". Large enough for 2 vehicles perhaps, if there were ramps for them to depart (there aren't).

That model seems appropriate at 15mm but not at 28mm.

[althafain]

Well, I don't know about how easily one will be able to make use of the interior of the vehicle, but it is almost 23 inches long - that is some sizable and interesting terrain, even if you can only get on the outside of it. Perhaps a spaceport?

The other bits of terrain just look great. I may be saving my pennies for these.

[Antenociti]

does anybody know (for definite) what scale these scenics are intended for and what size figure they are photographed with?

The reason I ask is this image: http://meeples.wordpress.com/2013/05/22 ... the-punch/




The crates are massive with the handles placed approximately at shoulder or even head height against the figures... OR are those 15mm figures with 28mm crates?

I know sparta were doing some 15mm and had them on display last year at a couple of shows - never seen anything 28mm from them though.... so are those crates just seriously-whacky dimensions or photographed with smaller (15mm) figures?

[Warmill]

The yellow ones are definitely the 28mm Firestorm figs that they had at Colours last year, so I'd assume the white guy is as well.

I could be interested in their 28mm game, I've been dying for something in between Infinity and 40K, and the figs they had out where pretty sweet.

[Antenociti]

lil guy in the snow photo has to be 15mm though - look where the carry handle is on that crate....???

[valthonis]

Doesn't have to be, given my experience with Spartan Games scale isn't always a priority.

[Mob of Blondes]

Top one must be 25-35mm "scale". Otherwise they are also making new tiny bases.

[Gareson]

The accessories alone look very enticing...looks like some nice items to fill up one's building terrain. If you combined some of those items with the Warsenal consoles you could make a fairly complete interior

[Lampyridae]

Looks as though it will be fairly easy to modify. Lift off the "roof" sections of the main hull to access the interior. Might need a floor+walls insert but nothing impossible.

[surprize]

Wow! 570mmx340mm!

Fair play that actually seems incredibly cheap for the size.

It might need some structural modification if the roof isn't designed to come off. If you look at the nose there are clear "lugs" holding the angled piece to some kind of bracing/bulkhead, so for the nose to come off these bulkheads have to come off with it. If they are in anyway attached to the side pieces of the nose then they have to be cut with a saw. The tops of the "wings" look a bit more promising, probably able to lift off the "bridge" or whatever it is, then the wings might just lift straight off, plus there don't seem to be any lugs in the middle of the wings, which would indicate there aren't any bulkhead type bits dividing up the space inside, so should be playable.

[Gareson]

Looks as though it will be fairly easy to modify. Lift off the "roof" sections of the main hull to access the interior. Might need a floor+walls insert but nothing impossible.

Thanks for posting the pic...that looks likes a great centerpiece!

[Mob of Blondes]

I keep on thinking the small one is also a good option. At least a lot easier to store.

[Gareson]

I am really excited about this terrain and took the plunge...pre-ordered a Starter set & Towers set. Now, which resin accessories do I want? Hmmmmmm.

[a mão esquerda]

I dove in for them as well, and am very pleased with the quality. I got the corridors and starter set, and the only problem I have so far is one of the cuts on the two X junctions from the corridor set. Beyond that, very nice. Minis fit beautifully, and my HGB! minis even fit well. Excellent quality and look. Especially since mine will be primarily for home use, I don't even think I'll bother to paint them, just maybe coat them in polyurethane or something of the like to help them stick even better.

[valthonis]

Do you have any pictures?

[a mão esquerda]

No pics as yet, but I hope to have some once I build at least one of the main rooms.

[a mão esquerda]

So, I'm far from the best cameraman, but here are some pics. The big room is from the starter kit, and the X junction, stairs and two corridors are from the corridor set.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62041402@N03/9257188129/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62041402@N03/9257187061/in/photostream/

[valthonis]

Not bad, thanks for sharing the pictures!

[a mão esquerda]

Also just got the MedLab, Warehouse and Comm Center terrain, and it's pretty nice. Most of the pieces are single pieces, no gluing required, with lots of nice detail and heft to them. The Comm Center pieces can be configured multiple ways, and all of the pieces fit quite nicely. In fact, the cryostasis tubes have pieces for their backs that allow them to sit flush against the angled sections of the wall, but I think personally I want them to be laid on the floor.

[Scarecrow]

I just purchased the smaller of the two dropships for my Tohaa board im planning. I thought the big one was massive, and the small one should suit as a small dropship capable of delivering 10 or so models.