12 June 2017
Based and grassed a job lot of 21 N scale vehicles which i got from eBay
9 June 2017
More Scourge from eBay
15 May 2017
Job lot of 21 N scale vehicles from eBay
8 April 2017
Some Scourge reinforcements
6 April 2017
Some more Scourge for my Dropzone Commander project
6 March 2017
Monorail Scenery Pack finished to be honest I'm rather pleased how this came out
22 February 2017
19 February 2017
17 February 2017
The last of the Scourge reinforcements for the time being
15 February 2017
Some scourge vehicle's painted
10 February 2017
Finished two lot of Scourge Infantry
8 February 2017
Some Scourge reinforcements and the wife built the last of my card buildings. Here's a link to the first lot we did
Dropzone Commander Buildings.
7 February 2017
I've finished assembling the rest of the Scourge.
29 January 2017
The wife very kindly built my card buildings from the second starter set and reinforced them with foamboard. Here's a link to the first lot we did
Dropzone Commander Buildings.
I managed to get hold of some more
Dropzone Commander Card Buildings from eBay.
23 January 2017
I started my third two player starter set.
22 January 2017
3 more Condor medium dropships finished.
15 January 2017
3 more Sabre tanks and the Kodiak armoured command vehicle finished.
13 January 2017
I bought some
UCM and Scourge from eBay.
12 January 2017
Some UMC Bears.
11 January 2017
Some more Dropzone Commander Infantry.
16 December 2016
I also started work on some UCM reinforcements.
8 December 2016
I have ordered two Deep Cut Studio mats, Wargames terrain mat – Cityscape #1 and Wargames terrain mat – Cityscape #2 one is for the club (Grimsby Wargames Society) and the other for home.
7 October 2016
I bought a bargain from
eBay a second hand Monorail Scenery Pack from Hawk Wargames
Link no longer working
The Monorail has been a popular form of urban transportation on human worlds for many hundreds of years. This, the almost ubiquitous 'Silver Bullet' model, is by far the most common and has changed little from before humanities' Age of Expansion to the present day. It is fast, robust and famously reliable since it employs very few moving parts. It is also self-powered, allowing it to operate independently of a city's energy grid. Human-built monorails are known to still be employed by Scourge forces on the Cradle Worlds and are occasionally commandeered by Resistance forces when needed. In fact, it is apparent that a long abandoned Silver Bullet can be brought back to life with as little as fresh fuel and basic tools. Although normally civilian vehicles, in these times of war they have frequently been pressed into all sorts of improvised military roles, from the efficient movement of supplies to VIP transport. Indeed, they can often prove to be critical objectives for a variety of missions.
30 September 2016
My second Dropzone Commander 2 player starter set has arrived today. Which i'm going to use for my
Tabletop Commanders,
Winter Warmer Challenge!.
27 September 2016
Ok don't tell anyone but I have succumbed and bought a second two player starter set which will get a lot of the units on my want list.
Ok a quick recap on what I need now to complete my starter armies.
UCM
1x Albatross heavy dropship, will provide you with the classic UCM brick (6 Sabres and 3 Rapiers) which can really hold its own against most foes.
Commander – Kodiak, It’s durable but slow, definitely keyed to sit back and call down orbital bombardment wherever you need something dead. Thanks to the recent errata, the Kodiak now has a small template for its Orbital Strike, giving it even greater lethality.
2x Raven Type-A, The UCM light dropships get your infantry around the table much faster than Condors. Seriously consider two blisters if you are able
2x Archangel Interceptors, These inexpensive Fast Movers let you take advantage of the UCM’s aircraft-slanted command deck, and provide valuable backfield striking power against enemy artillery and dropships that your slower tanks lack.
The Scourge
Commander – Desolator, Aside from being your basic commander and one of the coolest models in the game, the King Squid lets you fly around going all Independence Day on formations of enemy armor and buildings whenever you want.
2x Intruder Alpha, Scourge’s light dropships have a 30” move, allowing you to zip around the battlefield grabbing objectives. They’re also useful for carrying units of Destroyers (see below).
2x Intruder Beta, The Beta variant carry the Scourge scout units, allowing you to spread your command radius around the table.
4x Destroyers bases, Arguably the toughest infantry in the game, Destroyers are a huge boost to the Scourge army with strong CQB skill, incredible toughness, and reliable anti-tank shooting. They’re tough enough they can search for objectives in buildings further forward or more exposed to enemy fire than Scourge Warriors.
8x Prowlers or 8x Minders, The Scourge has the best scout units in the game in the ground-based Prowlers and the flying Minders. Because the Scourge benefits so much from Command Cards, scout units are essential to spreading your Sphere of Influence, and it doesn’t hurt that both units are incredibly cheap and strong for their cost (Prowlers have a massive E11 close combat attack, while Minders have a 2+ accuracy E6 AA shot).
2x Reaver Heavy Gunships, If you have a few extra quid, these versatile gunships are a huge boon to the Scourge army. With 24” aircraft movement and 2 E10 + 1 E9 shots that can be spread amongst different targets, these things are a great way to counter light armor or ambush enemy ground units without AA cover.
26 September 2016
I finished both my starter, UCM army, Scourge army
24 September 2016
I started doing some scenery only a small amount to start with if this game takes off at the club then I will certainly expand the amount of scenery I do.
I basically used some N Gauge buses and N Gauge cars you can buy these from anywhere. At some point I will do the tutorial of how I did them.
18 September 2016
I had just about finished my UCM army just needed finishing touches.
13 September 2016
I started assembling my Scourge army, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it's all went together.
12 September 2016
I managed to pick up both of my command decks from eBay for a reasonable price.
UCM Command Cards - Dropzone Commander DzC
Scourge Command Cards - Dropzone Commander DzC
7 to 9 September 2016
After discussing how I should expand my two player starter on Hawk Wargames Forums
Link no longer working A couple of people came to my assistance with very good suggestions.
A member called BlackLegion gave me a terrific link on how to expand your Dropzone commander armies.
Building a DZC Army on a Budget.
Another member J.D. Welch also thought it was a good idea to get another two player starter set.
UCM
3x Condor Medium Dropships
3x Sabre Main Battle Tanks
3x Rapier AA Tanks
2x Bear APC’s
30x Colonial Legionnaires, The additional infantry is most welcome as well.
1x Albatross heavy dropship, will provide you with the classic UCM brick (6 Sabres and 3 Rapiers) which can really hold its own against most foes.
Commander – Kodiak, It’s durable but slow, definitely keyed to sit back and call down orbital bombardment wherever you need something dead. Thanks to the recent errata, the Kodiak now has a small template for its Orbital Strike, giving it even greater lethality.
UCM Command Deck, Supports the team, makes the enemy scream. Strong support for your aircraft and CQB battles.
2x Raven Type-A, The UCM light dropships get your infantry around the table much faster than Condors. Seriously consider two blisters if you are able
2x Archangel Interceptors, These inexpensive Fast Movers let you take advantage of the UCM’s aircraft-slanted command deck, and provide valuable backfield striking power against enemy artillery and dropships that your slower tanks lack.
The Scourge
3x Marauder Medium Dropships
3x Hunter Main Grav-Tanks
3x Reaper AA Grav-Tanks
2x Invader APC’s
30x Scourge Warriors
Commander – Desolator, Aside from being your basic commander and one of the coolest models in the game, the King Squid lets you fly around going all Independence Day on formations of enemy armor and buildings whenever you want.
Scourge Command Deck, The Scourge Command Deck brings crucial survivability and tricks to their army…traits that make the Scourge more dependent upon Command Cards than most other armies.
2x Intruder Alpha, Scourge’s light dropships have a 30” move, allowing you to zip around the battlefield grabbing objectives. They’re also useful for carrying units of Destroyers (see below).
2x Intruder Beta, The Beta variant carry the Scourge scout units, allowing you to spread your command radius around the table.
4x Destroyers bases, Arguably the toughest infantry in the game, Destroyers are a huge boost to the Scourge army with strong CQB skill, incredible toughness, and reliable anti-tank shooting. They’re tough enough they can search for objectives in buildings further forward or more exposed to enemy fire than Scourge Warriors.
8x Prowlers or 8x Minders, The Scourge has the best scout units in the game in the ground-based Prowlers and the flying Minders. Because the Scourge benefits so much from Command Cards, scout units are essential to spreading your Sphere of Influence, and it doesn’t hurt that both units are incredibly cheap and strong for their cost (Prowlers have a massive E11 close combat attack, while Minders have a 2+ accuracy E6 AA shot).
2x Reaver Heavy Gunships, If you have a few extra quid, these versatile gunships are a huge boon to the Scourge army. With 24” aircraft movement and 2 E10 + 1 E9 shots that can be spread amongst different targets, these things are a great way to counter light armor or ambush enemy ground units without AA cover.
6 September 2016
I started work on my
Dropzone Commander Buildings.
My Dropzone Commander journey starts today as I received my parcel from eBay.
Contents:
United Colonies of Mankind Starter Force:
- 3x Sabre Main Battle Tanks
- 3x Rapier AA Tanks
- 2x Bear APC’s (+1 bonus spare!)
- 30x Colonial Legionnaires (on 6 bases)
- 3x Condor Medium Dropships (now with clear canopy!)
The Scourge Starter Force:
- 3x Hunter Main Grav-Tanks
- 3x Reaper AA Grav-Tanks
- 2x Invader APC’s (+1 bonus spare!)
- 30x Scourge Warriors (on 6 bases)
- 3x Marauder Medium Dropships
Starter Urban Battlefield:
- 2x Urban Streets Posters, will join together in 4 different ways to create a 48”x 33” road layout
- Both posters feature stunning artwork on the reverse face!
- 10 x Pre-cut, pre-folded card buildings in 10 different designs
Rules and Accessories:
- Full sized Dropzone Commander 1.1 Core Rulebook
- UCM and Scourge reference sheets with stats, army composition and quick reference tables
- Starter scenario and turn sequence prompt sheet
- 10x 14mm D6 black dice
- 1m/38” Hawk Wargames tape measure keyring
- Full set of card templates and Scenario Object tokens
2 September 2016
I managed to pick up a two player starter set for Dropzone Commander today from eBay.
