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21 May 2015

Driving Offensively in a Dark Future

To diverge from my recent Vietnam theme, this week's release of Fury Road (aka Mad Max 4) and a revamped version of Car Wars in recent times has a range of gamers going ga-ga for some offensive driving fun and I am not immune... So I've got the lad onboard, the old GW Dark Future rules in hand, a bunch of cheap hot wheels cars and its time to hit the road!  If this tickets your fancy too, the following results of my Google research will be of interest to you.
Max as I remember him: Last of the V8 interceptors!
These will get your post apoc juices flowing:
http://axlesalloys2.blogspot.com

http://futurehighways.roll2dice.com

Post Apoc Portal http://postapoc.net

Post Apoc Truck Stop Fortress https://www.flickr.com/photos/9593487@N07/sets/72157621888596807/

And for reference, here are the original GW releases:
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Dark_Future
Modding Cars:
http://wargamingcheapskate.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-to-make-mad-max-style-vehicles-in.html

http://ironhands.com/rwmodels.htm

http://www.toy-tma.com/vintage-toys/big-kid-fun-create-hot-wheels/
I am the Nightrider. I'm a fuel injected suicide machine. 
I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!


                        I am the chosen one. The mighty hand of vengeance, sent down to strike the unroadworthy!

20mm Road Warrior Suppliers (same scale as Hot Wheels cars and GW's Dark Future)

Ramshackle Games: Bikes and Bikers
http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=47

Stan Johansen Miniatures
http://www.stanjohansenminiatures.com/Road.htm
http://www.stanjohansenminiatures.com/Road%20cars.htm

Apocalypse Miniatures: Bikes & Punks
http://stores.ebay.com/Apocalypse-Miniatures/20MM-SC-FI-/_i.html?_dmd=1&_fsub=3041643017&_ipg=30&_sasi=1&_sid=149463287&_sop=1&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322&_vc=1

http://berenzed.wix.com/apocalypseminiatures#!punks-20mm/c552

Elheim Miniature: Survivor Peds
http://www.elhiemfigures.com/ourshop/cat_813667-Survivors-Gangs-Civilians.html

Aberrant Games:
http://store.aberrantgames.com/wlgaac.html

Tamsin's Tips for bits to mod cars:
also worth looking at Brigade Models (http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/15mmSF/Accessories.html) and Old Crow (http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/index.htm plus archive at http://web.archive.org/web/20120525190044/http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/ocproducts.htm - the 6mm turrets would look about right on 1:64 diecast cars).
Greetings from The Humungus! The Lord Humungus! 


The Warrior of the Wasteland! The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!


Other Car Combat Game options:

 http://axlesalloys2.blogspot.com

http://dicefestgames.blogspot.com/p/outrider.html

http://zenseeker.net/BoardGames/CarCombatGames.htm

http://www.aberrantgames.com/warlands.html

Car Wars: http://www.sjgames.com/car-wars/
http://www.cwspark.org/spark.html
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8 comments:

  1. TamsinPThursday, 21 May, 2015

    A couple more links for the list:
    Car Wars: http://www.sjgames.com/car-wars/
    http://www.cwspark.org/spark.html

    20mm figures: http://store.aberrantgames.com/index.html

    Bits for modding cars - also worth looking at Brigade Models (http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/15mmSF/Accessories.html) and Old Crow (http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/index.htm plus archive at http://web.archive.org/web/20120525190044/http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/ocproducts.htm - the 6mm turrets would look about right on 1:64 diecast cars).

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    1. Paul O'GThursday, 21 May, 2015

      Thanks very much Tamsin - I'll add those in!

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  2. eriochromeThursday, 21 May, 2015

    Every so often I remember playing Dark Future in the 80's fondly and wonder if I should take it out and give it another go but looking at the rules they seem pretty complicated. Definitely GW 80's style stuff.

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    1. Paul O'GThursday, 21 May, 2015

      Give it a go! The rules are definitely improved by adding the White Line Fever supplement

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    2. eriochromeThursday, 21 May, 2015

      I still have my hard copy of White Line Fever as well as the downloaded complete set of rules that the GW site had up before they changed the site to pure store.

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    3. Paul O'GThursday, 21 May, 2015

      There are some good PDFs about which have all the rules and WD articles as well. Email me if you want me to hook you up.

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  3. BarksThursday, 21 May, 2015

    Thanks for all the links! Will be checking these out for sure.

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  4. The KiwiWednesday, 27 May, 2015

    MAD MAX FURY ROAD. Sensational movie. So awesome. Seriously. Freaking cool!
    Cheers

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