The next big thing?

 I’m still trying to put off buying Marvel Crisis Protocol.  There is a lot of it, it is pretty pricy, and it doesn’t seem as much fun as the Marvel Universe Miniature Game that I have most of already.

I have skipped some other games for the same reasons even though you would think they would be a good fit for me.  I didn’t get the Star Wars Imperial Assault, or even X-Wing.  They both have a lot of expensive expansions, and I have older games that cover similar areas like Star Warriors.

 

Even the new Star Wars Legion game would just be a newer replacement for the old West End Games Star Wars Miniature Battle Game for me. 

 

The newest one that is currently giving me pause to consider is the new Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps game from Gale Force 9.  It only has a few expansions, it isn’t that expensive as these things go, and it seems pretty good from what I’ve seen.

What is slowing me down though, is that it doesn’t seem as good as another Aliens game that I already have from Leading Edge.  I didn’t get all of the miniature figures for that one though so I might get the new game so that I can use the figures and upsize the old game.  Even with that though, I don’t have a huge burning need as I already got a set of figures from Treehouse to upsize the game.  The only reason I haven’t yet is that the Treehouse figures are 50mm and the Gale Force 9 figures are 25-32mm.  Both are much bigger than the original 15mm figures from Leading Edge to replace the cardboard standups in the original game. 

The other reason is that the new games have sold through their initial run already.  If I had access to a copy in the store that I could just pick up I would probably buy it.  As it is now, I will have to see how I feel when they finally get around to reissuing new sets.  Since I am already back to painting figures, I may be sorely tempted.

Figure Painting Total - February 2021

 I picked up some more figures for Dracula’s America. It was actually cheaper to buy the figures in blister packs instead of the big Posse sets.

I was also able to find a Hulkbuster for Marvel Universe for a decent price. This is great as I was having a hard time finding a suitable figure to use as a proxy. I’m still having an issue finding a figure for Thanos.

I was finally able to finish my Blood Bowl team. I had started them early last year and did not like the coverage I was getting from the cheap paints I had picked up for terrain. I might go back and paint the bases to match the colored rings from the second edition. I also painted their coin, two markers, the two templates, and the range ruler from that set but did not count them towards my total.



Bought

Dracula’s America – Dark Confederate Posse – 10

Dracula’s America – Red Hand Coven Posse – 3

Dracula’s America – Twilight Order – 8

Dracula’s America – Hired Guns – 1

MU – Iron Man Hulkbuster MK44 – 1

Reaper – Hell Hound – 1

Reaper – Soda Machine – 2

Reaper – War Dog – 1


Painted

Blood Bowl – Human team – 12

Blood Bowl – Ogre – 1

Feb total – figures bought 27, figures painted 13

Running total 2021 – figures bought 92, figures painted 32