New Terrain - Spartan Scenics

[Primarch]

Spartan Games who make Uncharted Seas, Firestorm Armada and Dystopian Wars/Legions are branching out into 28mm SF terrain. I've no idea why as most of their minis are scaled at around 3mm-6mm or are more steam punk in nature.
Anyway, some of it looks very nice. Check it out:
http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductD ... ode=SGSS01
http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductD ... ode=SGSS02
http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductD ... ode=SGSS04

[job]

It makes for scenery when playing Gulliver's Travels.

Seems pricey and lacks the details I think I'm used to now at 28mm. Of course there are some select bits that are very nice, especially for some skirmish games.

[The Other Dave]

Strangely, if not entirely surprisingly, hot on the heels of this announcement is one that they're discontinuing Uncharted Seas because they have too much on their plate:

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2013/05/23/73805/

When Spartan Games entered the wargaming market in mid-2008, we launched with our Uncharted Seas fantasy naval game. We were a very small company then: we didn’t have any offices and we didn’t even cast the models ourselves, but we felt that Uncharted Seas breathed new life into naval wargaming and we were proud of it.

Almost five years later, things are very different for us. We’ve grown significantly from our modest beginnings and now employ world-class model designers and model makers whose skill and creativity have led to games such as Dystopian Wars, Dystopian Legions and Firestorm Armada. We look to make each game better than the last and we’ve certainly learned a lot in those five years, and as we’ve learned to make better games with better models, players have embraced these new games, often at the expense of Uncharted Seas.

Our people have got lots of great ideas that we want to keep bringing you, but we recognise that Spartan Games – and just as importantly the wargames market itself – can only support so many games through an indirect sales model. Although we re-sculpted Uncharted Seas 18 months ago, incorporating all the skills we’ve learned in model design and making since the original launch, customers’ interest has moved to our other games.

Because of these factors we have taken the difficult decision to discontinue Uncharted Seas from distribution from July 1st 2013; thereafter it will continue to be sold mail order only. Whilst we understand that deleting a game brings about issues for our customers, we feel that it is the right thing to do and we hope you understand the above reasons. The coming months will see more new and exciting initiatives from Spartan Games – starting with the launch of Spartan Scenics that we announced earlier this week – which we look forward to bringing to you, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of all at Spartan Games for your valued business.

Kind regards

Gary

[Primarch]

NOOOOO!!!!!
Uncharted Seas is a frakking awesome game!

Well, at least they will continue to sell it themselves for the time being even if they wont sell through distributors.

[Spevna]

NOOOOO!!!!!
Uncharted Seas is a frakking awesome game!

Well, at least they will continue to sell it themselves for the time being even if they wont sell through distributors.

I second this!

It was an absolutely excellent game!

[Konrad]

It makes for scenery when playing Gulliver's Travels.

Seems pricey and lacks the details I think I'm used to now at 28mm. Of course there are some select bits that are very nice, especially for some skirmish games.

A bit pricey, but daaang those towers would be keen.

[Primarch]

It makes for scenery when playing Gulliver's Travels.

Seems pricey and lacks the details I think I'm used to now at 28mm. Of course there are some select bits that are very nice, especially for some skirmish games.

A bit pricey, but daaang those towers would be keen.

When I looked at them, my first thought was Necromunda.