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.

Action figure - army building

I recently came across the RetroBlaster Channel on YouTube. I got lured in by the Restoring the Death Star videos and have now watched a bunch of them. One that really hit home was his video on Building an Army.

In it he talks about how hard it was to collect multiples of the troop figures. Given the choice between getting a new figure and a duplicate of a figure you already had, most kids opted for the new figure.

I was lucky enough to be picking up Star Wars figures from the "original 12" days. It didn't take long to get all the originals so extra stormtroopers were an easy choice. I also was able to get some figures for $2 from a clearance center after some store must have had a fire. So I had a pair of Jawas, a couple of Tusken Raiders, and a few Stormtroopers.

I also got some extra Stormtroopers when my fried Arron moved. As well, I got some of his buildings based on the Woman's Day plans. I had set up many dioramas on the basement pool table with them. They lasted for many moves but have sadly passed on.
I also inherited his Death Star when he moved. My son was very impressed to play with this back in the day.