Starship Troopers... A new wargame means new models

Yeah, apparently they are using the imagery from the movie and a cartoon that was made based on the movie, but they will expand that so that they also include full power-armour suits like described in the book.

I've seen the models of the warrior and hopper bugs, as well as the tanker, and they are nice, though the tanker model has some strange little legs along its abdomen which I don't remember from the movie.

What I'm really looking forward to is the "ape" suit for the MI, which is not in the movie. The movie infantry equipment is more in league with a Modern US infantryman's outfit.

Im ot sure what version this is but heres one of the Marauders suits
http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/news/news_item.php?pkid_news=34
Havent seen the ape version yet tho. Everything so far that Ive seen looks pretty well sculpted and the thought of multipose MI sounds awesome. Not sure if I`ll play the game but some dio with these minis would be nice.

<sigh>
Troopers is one of my favorite books of all time and I desperately wish people would quit mucking around with the designs. I hate to rain on mongoose publishing's conceptions of the marauder suit, but that thing just looks like a tricked out Zentraedi officers battlepod. If they want to be inspired by by Troopers to create a new game under a different title, fine but don't pretend that what they are doing is anything more than trying to cash in on someone else's inspiration.

I took a look at the marauder suit, and its not what I was expecting. I always saw the power armor of the book as more a suit of armor (more like Marvel comic's Iron Man) and not some scout walker/nightmare like that link had. It should boost the Mobile Infantry soldier's capabilities, not just be a vehicle. In Heinlein's version, the soldiers were well trained to use everything from their hands to nukes, and they didn't rely on numbers, a platoon of MI was equal in terms of firepower to entire regiments.

OK, I'll get off my soapbox now.

QUOTE: Originally posted by overkillphil <sigh> Troopers is one of my favorite books of all time and I desperately wish people would quit mucking around with the designs.

Live with it.

QUOTE: I hate to rain on mongoose publishing's conceptions of the marauder suit, but that thing just looks like a tricked out Zentraedi officers battlepod. If they want to be inspired by by Troopers to create a new game under a different title, fine but don't pretend that what they are doing is anything more than trying to cash in on someone else's inspiration.

That is not the ape suit, that is something that was developed in the cartoon. The cartoon is part of the ST franchise -- that is what they have the license to develop games based on. And the movie and cartoon derive from Verhoeven obtaining the movie rights to the book.

They are also developing an ape marauder suit based closely on the book design. The game is going to try to tip a hat to everybody -- people who like the movie, the cartoon and the book.

Oh man talk about good times sitting in a a rotten jungle in Panama waiting for them to take Noriaga (sp) why we cought drug dealers etc running into the jumgles.

Reading Starship Troopers.
Man the book is the best hands down.
I then like the CG stuff as its own stuff.

And thas what the Mauraders are based off not the movie or the book by the way its based off the CG versions.
Anywas I cant wait to get a CHAS
Oh man I love robots and I love that little guy.

Heres my first Starship Trooper painted already.
Cant pass them up may never play but will shure as heck build me an army of them to remind me of my Military days.




I was going for the Cartoon look of them not the movie look because it is a game and I thought this would go with a game better? Or so I think?
Who Knows?

Just for general info, the 'cartoon' was really far better than the movie in many ways. More story, more drama, and better acting.

Greydeath, very nice infantryman mini

Dave

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gundamhead Just for general info, the 'cartoon' was really far better than the movie in many ways. More story, more drama, and better acting.

You refering to the 1989 Japanese Anime??

FYI, there used to be a Vinyl Powered Armor kit out based on the Anime.
And, yes, it is part of my stash.

I would like to see a model of the suite that was in the book. I really liked the book and wished the movies would have had the armor that the book talks about . Oh well I still liked the first movie. I didn't like the second as much. Wouldn't mind trying out one those bugs to. I can imagine doing an army of bugs assaulting an marine position. How about the recreation of that battle in the first movie where they had to defend the base while being surronded by bugs. That would be cool. The possibliites are endless.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gundamhead Just for general info, the 'cartoon' was really far better than the movie in many ways. More story, more drama, and better acting.

Better acting!

Admit it, Denise Richards in-person is hotter than any cartoon. She is almost scary-beautiful in Starship Troopers.

I don't watch cartoons, because I am a grown-up.

QUOTE: Originally posted by rrmmodeler I would like to see a model of the suite that was in the book.

Me too! I'd like to use the ape-marauder suit and the bugs in the game. The movie is fun, but the book is seriously cool.

I loved the bugs in the movie, so using them against the real marauder suit is the best of both worlds.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn QUOTE: Originally posted by Gundamhead Just for general info, the 'cartoon' was really far better than the movie in many ways. More story, more drama, and better acting. Better acting! Admit it, Denise Richards in-person is hotter than any cartoon. She is almost scary-beautiful in Starship Troopers. I don't watch cartoons, because I am a grown-up.

So you're saying the movie had good acting cause there were pretty faces?

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gundamhead So you're saying the movie had good acting cause there were pretty faces?

No, I'm saying that the movie had pretty faces because there were pretty faces.

Pretty bad when a movie makes you root for bugs to squash the people. That Tanker bug ought to be quite a model when it comes out.

GreyDeath nice mini there. Im jealous btw that you got your hands on them before me. I still dont have a clue where Im gonna get them from over here.