MAATAC Terrans

Not quite a year has gone by since last post, but for some reason I felt the need to work on tanks.  So, several are soaking in stripping solutions for new paint work, and these are right out of their packaging:

A selection of Terran vehicles and RAATACs...

Now with black gesso primer.  The RAATACs were missed as they will need to be fixed to nails for easier painting.

Entomolians for MAATAC

Splashed a bit more paint on some tanks today:

The larger vehicles are Fire Ant class light war machines, while the smaller pair are Black Widow class destroyers.

MAATAC, maybe?

In a sudden fit of inspiration, I dug out those long-abused MAATAC miniatures of mine and subjected them to more torture:

Two views of the same thing!  Two Terrans, one Carnivoran, and two Entomolian vehicles wearing some snowy paint.  I did make the mistake of giving the center Terran a grey wash before putting down the camo pattern, and the Entomolian camo is not quite finished.

Carnivoran RAATACs for MAATAC

Front, side, and rear views of the Carnivoran RAATAC.  These are a bit bigger than their Terran counterparts.

A comparison to the Fang class destroyer - the RAATAC is almost taller than the destroyer!

Another MAATAC game by Eric Hotz!

Eric Hotz hosted another beautiful MAATAC game with the Trumpeters; full set of pics Here.

Eric, you mention that you use a modified, faster version of the venerable MAATAC rules.  Can you share some of the changes?

Terran Light War Machine for MAATAC

Yet another pic:

Terran Monarch class Light war machine.  The turret is a separate piece.


And, a top-down pic of the Terran light war machine, destroyer, and APC:

Terran Destroyer class for MAATAC

I am slowly progressing through the collection; here is one more installment:

This is the Terran Thunder class destroyer.  There are three beam weapons, and two of the Terran-standard small turrets, used I believe for close-in protection from infantry and missiles.

Terran APC for MAATAC

I am slowly progressing through what is left of my MAATAC collection, and here is another pic:

This is the Terran Lightning class personnel carrier.  The mini is a one-piece casting.  There are three light beam weapons (somewhat visible in this view) mounted on top.

To the best I can ascertain, my old Superior MAATAC minis are gone, along with my old copy of the rules.  All that is left is what I am slowly posting here.  These are all cast by Monday Knight.  I do have a good-sized Terran force, but only a small handful of Carnivoran and even less Entomolian minis, and no Aquarian or Avarian minis.  This is not a major problem though (although the loss of the old, painted minis is not good) as this is intended to be a slow-burning project.  The terrain especially will be different from anything I have tried previously - never have tried a snow environment!

Terran RAATACs, part 2

I should have thought of this with the first post, but here is a pic comparing the Terran RAATAC to the Conqueror medium war machine:

Terran RAATAC's for MAATAC

Terran RAATAC - from the left:  front, right, back, left view

RAATAC in MAATAC are a kind of robotic infantry, perhaps more akin to power armor infantry of more traditional sci-fi forces.  I believe that there are rules for regular leg infantry in the original MAATAC rules, but there were not any specific infantry minis.

Terran Heavy War Machine for MAATAC

After a bit of digging, I found two of these:

Two views of the Terran Devastation class Heavy war machine for MAATAC.  This is a good sized piece of pewter, with two twin-barrel turrets, a commander's cupola weapon, a bow-mounted weapon, and plenty of small anti-personnel/close defense turrets.

The Plan

Yes, a plan would be great!

If you have seen any of my other blogs, you will know that I tend to suffer from a combination of 'project creep' and 'Oh-Shiny-itis'.  I am going to endeavor to keep these in check with the MAATAC project...

First - find and catalog what minis I have in hand.  The previous post was a great start, but a copy of the MAATAC rules and more minis should be here someplace.

Second - find and list the other minis I need.  I am certain that I do not have any infantry or air support.  Other than the RAATAC's, the MAATAC line does not have 'infantry', so I will go off searching for suitable minis from other vendors.  Same thing with aircraft.

Third - terrain.  I have no 1/285 terrain, but I have a lot of ideas!  One issue that I discussed with my lovely wife (and primary gaming partner) has been resolved - a wintry landscape will be used, hence the white basecoat on the Conquerors pictured previous.

Fourth - rules.  I am a rules hoarder from long ago, and I will need to go through and list everything that is remotely useful, as this will provide much of the foundation for the minis shopping list.


Meanwhile, I will continue to slap white paint onto the vehicles I have already found.

MAATAC

(NOTE:  This is a copy of a previous post on one of my other blogs)


The recent announcement of five (yes five!) new vehicles for the venerable MAATAC miniatures line from Monday Knight Productions (see this link) got me to digging into my boxes of old gaming stuff, and, indeed, I do have some dusty, old, half-forgotten MAATAC minis. First up, Terrans:

This is the Conqueror class Medium war machine. This mini, and the entire MAATAC line, is nominally 1/300 scale, but as one can observe in the pics, they are large. The detailing is good, and this particular tank has twin turret-mounted cannons, a large bow-mounted weapon, and small turrets on the hull sides.

This is a Carnivoran Gnasher class Light war machine. Tracked, like the Terran above, with one main gun in the turret, this vehicle has a low profile.

Two views of the Carnivoran Fang class Destroyer. Low and wide, with an abundance of hull-mounted weapons (no turret) - if I remember the original MAATAC rules correctly these are torpedo (missile) launchers. Nice detailing, if you can get by the mold lines that I forgot to remove many years ago!

An Entomolian Black Widow class Destroyer. Again, legs instead of tracks, and a large fixed hull-mounted cannon.

An Entomolian Fire Ant class Light war machine. High profile, with legs instead of tracks. Lots of hull and turret detail on this one.

The group shot:

These vehicles are big, and I do not have any of the heavy war machines! Hmmm, I thought that I did have some, and some of the robot infantry (RAATACs); more digging for me then.
I am not sure what to do with them however. I do like tanks, but I would need appropriate rules and of course many more minis, including infantry and maybe even some sort of aerial support. And, interesting terrain. I have long thought to myself that if I was to launch a micro-armour style project, it would be in a very specific environment, with desert or snowy conditions being the major contenders.