White Dragon Miniatures’ 15mm Marine Tactial Unit Kickstarter Begins!
June 1, 2015 by brennon
White Dragon Miniatures have begun their Kickstarter for the 15mm Marine Tactical Unit! The idea behind the campaign is to get some of their amazing models out there into the market with a simple and straight forward campaign...
Fire Team Go!
The first set of models for this Kickstarter are their 15mm MTU infantry which have been divided up into Fire Team Alpha, Bravo and Charlie below. Each of these sets has been exquisitely sculpted to be packed with detail and as you can see they paint up nicely too...
More on the background of these Marines...
"The Marine Tactical Unit are the frontline soldiers of the Earth Exploration Fleet in the Shattered Void universe which we at White Dragon Miniatures are currently creating.
The Marines are the true boots on the ground, working with modern tech and trained in advance warfare for FIBUA (fighting in built up areas) and ship boarding actions. They operate in small teams of 6 men per section, and 18 men in a multiple. They are able to quickly improvise, adapt and overcome whatever the task issued."
I think that these miniatures are brilliant and I managed to see them in the flesh at Salute looking very nice indeed. If you're looking for Sci-Fi 15mm infantry you can't go too far wrong. To think, this isn't even their main project!
Walkers & Stompers
As well as the troops on the ground there are some additional options for the campaign also in 15mm scale. Not only do they have the Proteus Battle Mech but the Armadillo too which gives your soldiers some added support on the battlefield.
The Proteus is used as the spearhead of the MTU attack. With their huge high powered weaponry they are the ones that advance ahead of the infantry to destroy any armour that might halt their progress.
The Armadillo Support Bot hangs back with the infantry giving them a moving gun platform with added shielding. It also has a number of weapon options including a chaingun, grenade launcher and missile launcher. If in need the Armadillo also comes with supplies and a means of communicating across the battlefield.
If you're looking for a game to use these models with then maybe considering Gruntz 15mm or the Spec Ops variant from ClearHorizon Miniatures.
Will you be backing?
"Each of these sets has been exquisitely sculpted to be packed with detail and as you can see they paint up nicely too..."
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Nice stuff! Do want
love the design of the Proteus 🙂
… I wonder how big it is ? 😉
Hi Motioninpoetry! It’s 68mm to the top of it’s antennae so he’s quite the burly fellow! 🙂
nice 🙂 that’s a great size 🙂
I’m guessing it looks extra huge next to the 15mm troops too 😉
Great stuff. Damn you, 15mm 🙂 .
perfect time to get into 15mm 🙂
Wow! Those are great. I think it would be to have a faction of 15mm aliens in a 28mm Sci-fi game. Or make the humans small and the anliens 28mm! Kind of like that episode of Twilight Zone, “The Invaders”.
Nice, I’ve been waiting for this since they previewed some of it last year.
The ones they sold at salute were really nice now I just need the time to paint them.
Is there a game system that’s going to follow this kickstarter?
after they finished their space combat rules if im not mistaken
Hiya Noyjatat and Hatamoto,
You’re correct on that front! If everything goes well with Shattered Void, our space combat game then we MAY look at expanding our 15mm range into an actual game. Time will tell. Thanks for the interest!
sounds good, hope it comes through 🙂 will you be releasing more factions for the ground combat game as well?
We’re currently creating a whole bunch of backstory and lore for the Shattered Void universe so there’s a number of races we could pull from. For the 15mm kickstarter we’re just focusing on the ground forces of the Earth Exploration Fleet. 🙂
Extremely good looking minis. And 15 mm they aren’t going to break the bank, will wait though sorry don’t do kick starters. Good luck though.
I really like the infantry – they look like really, really nice figures. The mech and the armadillo thing I’m not so keen on The mech has tiny feet and the armadillo looks a bit awkward to me.
But those infantry are amazing! I hope the KS does well. It would be great to see more 15mm science fiction ranges.
They look really nice, good luck with the campaign
Boom, got to see if I can get the missus to let me in on this one. These are great, purchased some at salute and the companies owner said that as they came out a tad small being basically prototype first print runs he would be sending all of us replacements after the kickstarter had ended! I’ll run the little ones as cadets lol Now to get that mecha!!!
Done it – if my wife finds out I am directing her in your direction! They are totally fantastic. Not keen on the vehicles (yet), but the troopers are stunning. ‘Tomorrows War’ here we come.
wish they could revise that book so its easier to digest 😛
I’m not sure about the mech; it looks top heavy with those small feet. However, the support bot I like a lot, and the infantry look awesome.