Infinity, part 2

Hot on the heels of the planning discussions with my sons, I placed a couple of orders for some more Infinity goodness.  The first of those packages arrived a week or so ago, and here are the contents:

After looking at faction troop lists, and hearing my sons discuss their own factions, I decided that some reinforcements were needed.  Zoe is a hacker, which seems to be very important in Infinity, as hackers are, in a fashion, the ECM/ECCM units of the game.  Intruders are a type of medium infantry - a bit more armor and firepower than the usual troops.  And 'Fat Yuan Yuan' is a special character, a mercenary weapon of mass consumption.  He is infatuated with getting his next meal from Lo Pan's Noodle Hut!  And yes, the box he comes in is shaped like a Asian take-out container...

One more box was in this group:

This Support Pack contains a medic (Daktari) and an Engineer (another hacker) along with their helper bots.

At this point, I think that I have plenty of figures to start.  I have seen some interesting special characters and units that I might try to get, but after that I should be set for a long time.  My force is not quite balanced, but I am not concerned with that as I am just going to play as I can with my crazy set-up.


The second package - some goodies from Antenociti's Workshop - has yet to arrive, stuck in Customs I suspect.


To go with all of these figures, I had to purchase some more of this:

The last tube I had went thick and not-very-sticky in the long period of time since I needed it.


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Infinity - another project!

A few weeks ago, my oldest son was telling me about one of his new gaming projects.  He and some of his friends had taken a shining to Infinity by Corvus Belli, a game of high-tech futuristic skirmishes.  He asked if I might be interested, and I replied "perhaps."

Next time I see him, he brings me this:

Could there be some miniatures in there?

Oh yes.  He had purchased a starter set for Infinity, and this is the half of the miniatures he did not want.  Infinity miniatures are lovely, finely sculpted and cast in 28mm. 

And a few more.  The pack on the left was included in the starter set as some sort of exclusive, and I purchased the ones on the right and center.  These are very definitely premium miniatures, with a premium price tag.  It is a good thing that it is only a skirmish game!



So, a new project begins.  This is the first project that we - my sons and I - have collaborated on since our 40K days.  And now that my youngest has been transferred from Kentucky to JBLM, we will have some gaming time together, at least until he is sent overseas again.


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