Hot Lead
by Leland Erickson
Pewtercraft USA (PO Box 1222 Jackson, NJ 08527) sent a very generous selection of their Galaktic Taktik series of spaceships and starbases. This is all much neato stuff for Full Thrust or your own homebrew space rules (or Space Fleet if you are so blessed by the Emperor). The ships actually have a very 40K feel to them as follows: The Omega Aliens are perfect Eldar pirate ships, being a successful blend of familiar and alien technology. My "Red Moon Reavers" fleet owes its existence to these sharp and menacing designs. The Colonial Forces have a very Squat or Imperial feel to them with large saucer shaped bridge segments. The United Science Associations ships could be Slaaneshi in origin, being long, thin, evil-looking probe-like affairs.
At left, Pewtercraft U.S.A. Dreadnought and Battlecruiser painted as Slaaneshi warships. Black Alliance ships painted as Ork Kruisers.
The Konfederation X (Buck Von Rogers Space Nazis!) make first-rate Imperial, Ork, or Khorne (just add skulls), having an aggressive, bull's head look to them.
At right, Pewtercraft Dominion Star Legion Crusiers painted as Ultramarine Chapter ships.
The Dominion ships are the familiar arrowhead configuration and are thoroughly Imperial (my growing Ultramarine chapter fleet has several Dominion ships in its ranks).
The Black Alliance ships are very crude and rough looking castings, (at first glance I thought they'd be fit only for ballast), but on second look they are the quintessential Ork hulks! Orks in Spaaace! An assortment of small pirate ships suitable as destroyer class ships for the above fleets, fighters for all fleets (the Colonial fighters are my favorites), and starbases for each faction (I added a plastic bottle cap to one of mine for a quick and dirty enhancement) make Pewtercraft's Galaktic Taktik series a must for any serious fleet commander!
Hot Lead Rating ****
Other Reviews
This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. |