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| Project - S.T.A.L.K.E.R; The minis from the zone | |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Dec 11 2009, 02:32 PM Post #141 |
Enforcer
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Thats odd Danny - I always took Hard sci-fi to be the opposite end of the spectrum; the gritty down to earth feel of the Aliens Movies, and perhaps Starship trooper. Believable technology, based off modern science, and all that. |
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| Dentatus | Dec 11 2009, 03:04 PM Post #142 |
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While I loathe science fiction that has too much science, (reads like an engineering thesis) I always took 'hard sci-fi' to mean 'realistic' - i.e. grounded in real world technology, tactics, and history, as opposed to space fantasy like Star Wars, or 40K. I really like TTG's like Stargrunt2. I also have a genuine appreciation for STALKER. It's grounded in the familiar but blurs the boundary into horror and the fantastic very well, IMO. |
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| mattblackgod | Dec 11 2009, 03:42 PM Post #143 |
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Maybe I have it the wrong way around!  Wouldnt be the first time. 
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| DAWGIE | Dec 12 2009, 12:25 AM Post #144 |
Mutant Slayer
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YAH, and when "they" finally put STALKER and BORDERLANDS out for the PS3, i will get to be really fired up over them! DAWGIE |
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| Dimitri | Dec 12 2009, 01:54 AM Post #145 |
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Ah, my good Dawgie! If you've ever enjoyed the venerable Diablo series, then Borderlands should be very familiar.. but sci-fi versus dark fantasy, and first person 3d versus 2d isometric. My biased opinion? Start with Lilith. She's a -beast- in close combat. Hell, she makes Brick look like a pansy even in 'zerker mode. Amusing, considering that she looks to be as frail as Mordecai. (The bone-thin sniper fellow.) Mechanics-wise however, you can compare the characters to standard tabletop/mmo classes. Brick is the tank. He 'can' deal damage, but his skills mainly focus on him standing there looking tough. Roland is the Cleric. He can fight decently, but his skillset is primarily defensive/buffing. Mordecai is the 'Nuker'. He deals massive damage to singular foes, but he's a bit on the weak side in cqc, and his skills aren't aimed towards crowd control. Lilith, ah.. Lilith.. she's the dps/crowd control. Her skills revolve around rapid damage, slight self-buffing, and mediocre area-effect damage. Basically, she's the Jack of all trades and master of turning your face into ground-round. Lvl 47, with a 50 round machine pistol, 237 dmg a round, empties the clip in about 2 1/2 seconds. 11,850 dmg in 'normal' circumstances, nearly 24k on criticals. Even Skagzilla cringes. Let's not forget the fancy SMG, scoped electric-charge revolver, and beastly little street-sweeper I looted. ... Err, right. Back on topic. I think a Survival Horror finally needs to be made. No, Resident Evil and Silent Hill don't count. Resident Evil is pretty campy. Silent Hill gets the 'horror' down, but not the level of 'survival' I'm thinking of... hmm... I'll continue this in my own post, so as not to take up room. |
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| mattblackgod | Jan 24 2010, 10:14 PM Post #146 |
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The zone is filled with terrible mutants. Sine the World Killer emission some of them have gotten bigger and meaner. The Bloodsucker is always a terrible critter to run into, especially as it can become invisible when it is hunting. But imagine running into the Uber Bloodsucker in the dark out in the Zone...   Mini is made up from the GW Chaos spawn plastics. Handy if you want to make mutant beasties. You may even be able to make a Deathclaws from Fallout if you can sculpt a tale and head on it. |
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| Just Another Raider | Jan 25 2010, 02:02 AM Post #147 |
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Oh my. I think i crapped my pants a little. |
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| mattblackgod | Jan 31 2010, 09:50 PM Post #148 |
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Another Monolith Stalker.  Mini is a EM4/Grenadier Hazmat trooper. I think he may have too much white on his camo. |
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| DAWGIE | Feb 1 2010, 02:28 AM Post #149 |
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BROWN PANTS! BROWN PANTS! BROWN PANTS! RUNAWAY! RUNAWAY! DAWGIE |
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| mattblackgod | Feb 1 2010, 10:26 PM Post #150 |
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Cheers Dawgie - It is a Bloodsucker who swallowed Arnie! Every time I look at it I wonder just how much lead it will take to drop that monster!
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| Leonard Krieg | Mar 10 2010, 09:54 PM Post #151 |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
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Hi all. This is my first post other than my introduction. Been aimlessly trawling the internet whilst coming up with ideas and came accross this little gold mine; once again I have to say -really LOVE this forum!! Anyway, shameless gushing aside I want to share some minis i've found. Chances are you've probably already seen them and i'm posting them in the wrong section, but i think they'll look great in a post apoc/s.t.a.l.k.e.r. setting. http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_126_150&sort=3a Got some grat looking Soviets in NBC suits. Bundeswehr troops in gasmasks...even Ozzie special forces wearing shemaghs and riding dirtbikes.... Any thoughts..? 
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| mattblackgod | Mar 11 2010, 06:29 PM Post #152 |
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I have been tempted by those NBC troops for some time. One day...one day!
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| DAWGIE | Mar 12 2010, 05:33 PM Post #153 |
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AND I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN THE BUBDEAWEHR TROOPERS - ARE THESE GUYS COMPATIBLE WITH MONGREL MINIATURES IVANS AND TOMMIES? DAWGIE |
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| v_lazy_dragon | Mar 12 2010, 06:30 PM Post #154 |
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From what I've seen DAWGIE, they should be 
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| mattblackgod | May 2 2010, 09:53 PM Post #155 |
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fresh meat for the Zone... Another Monolith Stalker  Monolith are a large faction and a pain in the rad counter. They are well equipped so I felt my forces needed a LMG.  I think this is mini is Assault Group one (Xannnnddderrrrr?!!!) with a head swap and a hood. |
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| consectari | May 3 2010, 03:47 PM Post #156 |
Rat king
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With the large mask on the smaller body, I thought it was a female at first. Could easily pass for a "less voluptuous" female. Looks good either way. |
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| mattblackgod | May 3 2010, 06:09 PM Post #157 |
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Hey - he is a bobblehead!
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| consectari | May 3 2010, 07:57 PM Post #158 |
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Well, bobble head is a matter of opinion. It was pointed out to me, by Earl of the North I think, that a properly scaled head in a gasmask is going to look large on a properly scaled body. So, from a realistic perspective, it's not oversized. After that lesson, I've learned to appreciate the look of both the larger and smaller head. Wow, wargamers CAN be swayed by a convincing arguement! |
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| v_lazy_dragon | May 3 2010, 08:04 PM Post #159 |
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Nice work Danny - glad someone has been able to put him to good use! The figure was a TAG Russian 'Terrorist' in skimask. |
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| mattblackgod | May 3 2010, 09:43 PM Post #160 |
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Cheers. I am hoping to get the last few of these figure squared off soon. |
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