Check Out A Mass Of New Weird World War DUST Releases!
August 14, 2019 by brennon
The folks behind DUST 1947 dropped a whole bunch of new releases into the mix for those who want to get stuck into more Weird World War antics on the tabletop. There is a lot for us to go through here but there should be something for everyone in the mix.
Mercenaries
The biggest set of releases was indeed for the Mercenaries who are very much the pin-up girls of the DUST world. There are all sorts of characters to throw into the mix for this force and whilst it won't be to everyone's tastes it does give you a look into the quirkier side of DUST. I think I'd personally prefer my soldiers armed and armoured properly when going into combat!
US/Rangers
Germans
IJN
PLA/Spetsnaz
Cthulhu Mythos
This is the kind of thing I was looking forward to seeing! I love that they are embracing more of the weird and wonderful in an already weird game. It makes sense to throw a bit more of this Cultist stuff into the mix, giving everyone a big bad to focus on when it comes to their campaigns. We just need to see lots more gribbly monsters and folks who support them. I will admit that this set just looks like the same guy with different facial hair though...
Last but not least we also have this piece of terrain. VK is what most of your armies are going to be fighting over so it makes sense to have a few pallets of it for you to find on the battlefield.
So, once you've looked through this massive amount of releases from DUST for the game make sure to tell us which faction you've been playing as.
What weird and wonderful stuff would you like to see get added to DUST?
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So… men in battle armour, or fully clothed… and women in a lot less… that’s paolo perverte alright
There are some nice designs here – but the portrayal of women is so behind the times. I really thought that the industry had moved past this sort of thing.
Is it behind the times? Not being to your taste is not necessarily behind the times. Plenty of folk still enjoy this kind of thing
Still starting arguments over different tastes I see. You haven’t matured at all. Why not let people like and dislike what they want without needing to attack them over it.
‘Pot’ and ‘Kettle’ spring to mind here…
@unclejimmy I Was about to say exactly the same thing.
Well, here’s why. If someone doesn’t like something they can simply say something like “I don’t really like pin-up so that’s not for me”. However suggesting that something that you don’t like is “behind the times” is actually a statement that goes beyond personal preference and into the realms of preaching. It says more than just that you don’t like something, it implies that anyone else who does like it is wrong because they are behind the times. It’s actually quite patronising. So while I am more than happy for anyone here to not like the pinup miniatures, it’s not… Read more »
Too right!
I think that Dust is a great game. I have played if loads.
But representing female soldiers in this way is so overtly sexist, I’m surprised anyone would claim it isn’t behind the times. These characters are hardly wearing any clothes. Women have, for some time served as frontline troops in various armies. As far as I am aware they all wear uniforms – not hot pants.
We live in a world of conflicting opinions. In the one hand we have #freethenipple on Facebook to allow women to post topless photos there. On the other we have campaigns to ban photos of topless women in newspapers. When it comes to sex and sexuality there is no “times”, only personal preference.
Personally I like boobs. A lot. I like pinup art too. I probably wouldn’t buy those particular models because I don’t play dust. But I would definitely buy something like an Infinity pinup. I absolutely love the Monolith Conan miniatures like Belit.
There is a big difference between women being free to show images of breast feeding their kids and an attempt to present them as objects for men to lust over. It is all about how women are being presented. Are these ‘soldiers’ there to fight the enemy or to give them wet dreams?! They look like waitresses in a strip club. As a father of two girls, I don’t want to encourage men to keep thinking it is fine to see women as this way – as boobs on legs. Are you in no way uncomfortable with the use of… Read more »
“As a father of two girls, I don’t want to…” Should it be really about what you want? Basically it sounds like you are treating all women like your little girls. And emancipation is not about a macho father figure telling everyone what he thinks is the best way to tread women. Actually this is the first behaviour that should stop. With some words replaced, it could also be a pet owner talking about abuse of animals.”Are you in no way uncomfortable with the use of dogs in this range? Why are dogs, wearing fetishistic collars, fighting in a battle?… Read more »
@Koldan there are sexualised images of school children in this range.
Do you think that is just a question of taste?
Of course it is…I don’t think they are sexy! If we are going down the fetish route then one man sees a red high-heel and goes wild, another just thinks it’s a shoe. A bit simplified, but I play to the audience!
Tell me about your childhood…
Sexy and sexualised are not the same thing. What one person finds sexy is down to personal taste. When something is sexualised is is presented in a way that give it sexual qualities. The sculptors/designers have chosen to produce models of combatants that look like school girls dressed in uniforms that include mini skirts and little white gloves. That may or may not be what any given individual finds ‘sexy’. The representation of the school girls, however, remains sexualised. That is not how school children dress. If you are interested, these costumes were almost certainly inspired by the Japanese film… Read more »
That was not the point of my answer. You and i shouldn’t be the one defining, how woman should dress. And what clothes are seen as sexualised depends on the viewer, there are man out there for which everything less then a burkha is sexualised. I have seen male sport stars on TV directly after a game just with a towel around their waste, i was on a concert of a band, which has a high ratio of female fans, where male band members stripped down to just their trousers or in one case a man’s skirt before crowd surfing,…… Read more »
@carlosfandango It took me a little to realise. But you are a father of two girls and find miniatures like this school girl heavy weapon squad sexually arousing?
You should seriously seek professional help, before something bad happens, that is definitely not normal.
Wow. That is a very aggressive answer. Here I was thinking that we were discussing an idea and you start questioning my sanity. If you think that those models don’t play on the kinky Japanese school girl stereotype, then you are just kidding yourself. School girls do not wear mini skirts or little white gloves. There is nothing subjective about this statement. They just don’t. Pointing this out doesn’t make me a perve. I am drawing attention to it because our society has a worrying fascination with sexualising young women. Remember that Britany Spears video? Does one become a deviant… Read more »
Well girls actually do wear mini skirts. You do know how rapist and paedophiles often exuse their crimes to themselves? They believe their victims dressed and behaved like they wanted it. It is good that we are still talking about plastic miniatures, but seriously just white gloves and mini skirt? Do you really don’t see a difference between the mercenaries headquarters in this topic and the Japanese headquarter ? They are just women or girls or how old you ever think they are wearing mini skirts and white gloves, whatever that kink is, nothing lewd or suggestive in their poses.… Read more »
I admit the intro was over the top, curiosity got the better of me, i am sorry.
I just found it interesting, that he ignored friendly arguments, but once arguments were wrapped in insults, he moved away from just stating his opinion as a fact and actually started reasoning his opinion. I stop this experiment right now, as the discussion itself is fruitless and the tone of the experiment is not really good. I am sorry, that i have ignored that fact.
Tell it like it is, Sister!
Photos of Women breastfeeding kids isn’t a problem – the baby’s head covers the nipple.
I have zero issue with the “school girls” because they’re not school girls. They’re adult women in uniforms. You could possibly argue that they’re school uniforms although I would argue that they’re sexy versions of military Uniforms. And don’t forget that uniforms, school girl and otherwise, are some peoples’ kink.
My daughter is 25 and not only is she a very strong female, but she will kick your arse to prove it! She must have seen me chasing her mother about the house and garden hundreds of times, heard me shout down the stairs, “Oi, woman, when is my bloody food ready?”, but she never grew-up thinking that I meant it. It is not wargames, video games, or any of that rubbish that makes a man look at a woman like that…it is how you are raised. If you have fu**-witted parents then you tend to get f**k-witted children. A… Read more »
I agree about boobs. However, I disagree about “we live in a world of conflicting opinions”. We live in a world of conflicting people who have nothing better to do with their lives. All of their rhetoric changes in the blink-of-an-eye to follow whatever delusional madness is trending on Twatter.
Is that “nipple” thing on Facebook real?
Yes. You can Google #freethenipple. And such luminaries as Dita Von Teese are very much on board with it (for obvious reasons). So it’s not just women saying they want to be able to post pictures of themselves breast feeding, it all types of people with all sorts of opinions.
…I have seen them marching in high-heels! If things had to stay with “the times” then we would have been back throwing rocks into the river about 25 years ago. It’s a game. Will you be throwing all of your Dust stuff away in protest? Women have served in frontine positions, but not very often. In times of need usually. They allowed women to serve with the British Infantry, but none of them can pass the training unless they lower the standard to pass…it is too tough. Some of the studies done about women serving in frontline positions are very… Read more »
Rubbish, boobs sell! Boobs rule. Who doesn’t like a bit of flesh? It is just a ‘look’ and they are just toy soldiers.
Behind the times is catering to a target audience who are actually going to buy your product?
Get woke, go broke.
“Get woke, go broke.” I love it!
Great figures Love the vehicles with the gun’s and the heavy ranger’s troops.
The tractor things will make great Mech hunters!
and the heavy mortars for siege breaking.
Not in SotTR, but I bet if works great of infantry!
Dear oh dear, I suppose the merch mech has a vibration mode. Not impressed.
…even better! Web-cam?
Miniature companies, can we stop this?
I certainly hope not.
Those are some really good looking miniatures.
To add to what’s already been said DUST seems to be such a cool idea but the way the minis portray women is really off-putting and outdated. It really doesn’t help with the stigma of mini gaming being a boys only club.
Well, it is really a boys thing and I doubt that will ever change. There are not many female gamers for that very reason. It has nothing to do with the minis. I suppose some people might consider the socio-feminist position of men dominating women and induldging in bloodletting fo rthe sake of it. However, that is why I joined!
Ok first disclaimer: I know and am friends with the DUST USA crew and Paolo. That aside I think everyone is over analyzing the minis. This is Pulp fiction set in a Cthulhu universe. So different characters are modeled after that vision. Take the female Japanese Sailors, they are modeled after actual military school uniforms. The Mercs are just that anything goes. Remember Tank Girl? They were not necessarily dressed in full combat gear either. I can tell you that they have a female member that views the female designs and let’s Paolo know if it is too over the… Read more »
I was going to say something very similar. Although I don’t personally play dust, I have respect for the DUST guys for making what they like and not bowing to pressure. Seriously folks, if you don’t like pin-up that is totally fine. DUST isn’t for you, go play something else. If Weird World War II is your thing try Konflikt 47. And its also my experience that most women I have gamed with lean heavily towards the sexy female miniatures when selecting miniatures to represent characters in RPGs. At the same time many of the women at the LARP system… Read more »
I’m a fan of the mini’s overall. I especially like the vehicles and mechanical stuff with the sort of steampunk vibe to it. I think the female characters are nod to the pin girls of that era and don’t find them offensive. I think @stvitusdancern sums it up quite well and I agree her perspective. It’s a game, let’s not get all frazzled over it. I’m really interested the heavy rangers HQ to round out my army.
Really, and here I just thought the mercs where a homage faction to old pin art from the time, but that actually makes sense about the tanks (they where hot). Kinda thought the Japanese school uniforms where based real uniforms from the time though, non-combat in real life, but hey this is a fantasy game basically.
All the pin-ups! That is what I thought too.
Yeah, this is pretty cringe. I respect creative freedom, but I will not be supporting this company with my purchases.
I am sure they will go out of business when you boycott them! Better check their share price. It is just a game. It doesn’t mean anything.
That being said, the best thing anyone can do when they don’t like something is… Don’t buy it! I might go one better and say don’t virtue signal about not buying it but that’s just me.
The pearl clutching over a few pinup miniatures is far more cringe worthy than the pinups themselves.
lmao
Then you weren’t the target audience.
Get woke go broke.
Irrespective on what you think of the female models, the only thing interesting in these releases is the Cultist Squad. Dynamite and a Fez for the win, the rest is just uninspiring, especially the pin up stuff. The foot on rock is also something to behold, and not in a good way.
Fez’s FTW!
Just like in Indiana Jones! If I ever do something Cthulhu related I will buy a ton of these guys. They are beautiful.
The IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy) are looking real good.
As the Middle east campaign books are now taking a back seat. I hope that the next theatre of war will be the Pacific.
On one hand, yes, I can appreciate the pinup designs for what they are.
On the other hand, big oof.
You will have to explain that to me in pictures!
I don’t see what all the fuss is about? I agree completely with stvitusdancern. This is a pulp universe, and the women are scantily dressed but strong and independent. I like them a lot and I wont let PC or SJW proponents dissuade me from getting them.
Just turn your telly to MTV to see much worse! Everything is done in good taste and their sexuality is part of the human condition and I embrace it, appreciate it and above all like it.
Quite right. If they were supposed the be ‘real’ then the women would be covered in armour and you wouldn’t be able to tell what they were. All of the minis would.
I really love your, “…and their sexuality is part of the human condition and I embrace it, appreciate it and above all like it.” comment. Very well put. What you have to remember is that the PC/SJW brigade are not reacting because of genuine distaste.
Why would you say people are not acting out of genuine distaste? It seems odd to assume that you can read people’s minds. I – very genuinely – don’t like the way that these models present women. Why must the female models be used as titillation? The men are not. Attempts to dismiss casual sexism as not important is one of the most insidious elements of this sort of prejudice. People brush it off, but that encourages people to think it is ok to see women as things to be gawped at. It is all around us, but that doesn’t… Read more »
“Why would you say people are not acting out of genuine distaste?” Because distaste is its own justification. It doesn’t need qualifying any further. It certainly doesn’t justify any changes to anyone else’s opinions or behaviours. However what we’re actually seeing here is not just personal preference, you actually feel that it is morally wrong and is something to be changed. Your feelings may well be genuine, nobody is questioning that, but it’s not just a question of taste for you, it’s a question of morality. And the models you refer to as “school girls” are the same size as… Read more »
I say it because it is true and you would be surprised at my powers. It is all fake. If you are really, really, really offended write a letter to DUST and petition gaming stores not to stock them.
Do the same with OTT too. No, too difficult. However, you just seem to be talking about yourself. That won’t stop this clear act of sexism.
You are trying to preach about something that does not exist here. This is just some toy soldiers.
Try saying that out loud.
Those School girls look rather confused.
…one of the ‘heavy weapons’ team girls looks like she needs a pee!
I know they’re pin up female models, but treating women as an entertainment to the male eye doesn’t stand in my beliefs. As another pal said before me, not gonna support you with my money and it hurts, cuz i wanted to join a weird ward II Cthulesque world.
There goes next weeks pocket money! The Heavy Rangers are outstanding. Fit right into SotTR. The Mercenary walker is a beauty too. They make some stunning models.
Some of those miniatures just aren’t believable for a military unit. What possible use is that medic in the heavy rangers HQ? Not only can he not put the weapon in his right hand down but even if he could how on earth does he plan to treat wounds on someone in one of those suits? It’s just totally unbelievable, it’s totally breaking the immersion. Not like those mercenaries, they would be very easy to treat if they get injured.
There’s a lot of comments on this one, wow! I like them, they are pinup style no different than what Adam Poots does.