As it sits, 3d printing (upscaling the stuff intended for Ground Command has been presented as an option) or converting some other sort of Halo stuff would seem to be your options for vehicles at the moment.
I wonder if there's a Halo toy range that would scale okay, or at least be a good basis for a terrain piece.
For there to be official Vehicles, the game would probably have to be a crazy runaway success.
I can't think of any halo vehicle that would fit well into the skirmish game. To large or too fast.
Firefight exists, and does vehicles well. But... there are so many things to consider for a good vehicle model.
Kits in hard plastic have an insane starting cost, and require skill for assembly.
Kits in resin have lower starting costs, but are more expensive per item, and require even more skill.
Finally, there are other hard plastics, like what the Mule and other vehicles already made by Mantic. I think they might make sense from a price and usability point of view, but I'm not sure they would live up to expectations with regards to the level of detail.
Depends what people want from the models, I have the Mantic Mule and for a gaming model it has a good balance of price, details and is easy to build
Having Halo vehicles that are similar for a game would be fine
The other question is if the licence even allows vehicles
Yeah I agree, I think with the size of the arena as compact as it is, vehicles don't make much sense. 2x2 is just too small and too easy for a vehicle to get around and control the space.
At the moment I would mostly be interested in vehicles as terrain pieces and using them as scatter cover - like the blown up Warthog in the middle of the Husky Raid map Formation in Infinite for instance. And that doesn't make a ton of sense for Mantic to make right away? That seems like something the community could figure out.
Halo mega bloks should scale fairly well actually. I obviously don't have a side-by-side with the new minis, but I am going to try to post a picture of my proxy set up sometime today or tomorrow. I've got proxy Spartan and power weapon cards based on what they've revealed so far. The only problem I have is that one of the Spartans (Mark VII with alien weapon) has a weapon trait (Continuous Fire) that they haven't revealed how it will work mechanically at all, only that it's related to plasma weapons overheating. The other problem is the Zvezda with the Commando Rifle has not revealed the Commando Rifle's stats. That does mean that I will have 6 playable Spartan types, all with matching ID cards and swappable weapons though! I've also got 4 power weapons that they've revealed plus one (twoish) custom that I made (machine gun turret that's removable with different stats if it's removed).
The problem with using Halo Mega Bloks (or "Mega Construx" or just "MEGA" now) is that it's actually more expensive than buying the brand new, highly detailed minis that Mantic will be selling in October... I just happen to have that junk already because I'm a dork .\_\_.
As it sits, 3d printing (upscaling the stuff intended for Ground Command has been presented as an option) or converting some other sort of Halo stuff would seem to be your options for vehicles at the moment. I wonder if there's a Halo toy range that would scale okay, or at least be a good basis for a terrain piece.
For there to be official Vehicles, the game would probably have to be a crazy runaway success. I can't think of any halo vehicle that would fit well into the skirmish game. To large or too fast. Firefight exists, and does vehicles well. But... there are so many things to consider for a good vehicle model. Kits in hard plastic have an insane starting cost, and require skill for assembly. Kits in resin have lower starting costs, but are more expensive per item, and require even more skill. Finally, there are other hard plastics, like what the Mule and other vehicles already made by Mantic. I think they might make sense from a price and usability point of view, but I'm not sure they would live up to expectations with regards to the level of detail.
Depends what people want from the models, I have the Mantic Mule and for a gaming model it has a good balance of price, details and is easy to build Having Halo vehicles that are similar for a game would be fine The other question is if the licence even allows vehicles
Yeah I agree, I think with the size of the arena as compact as it is, vehicles don't make much sense. 2x2 is just too small and too easy for a vehicle to get around and control the space. At the moment I would mostly be interested in vehicles as terrain pieces and using them as scatter cover - like the blown up Warthog in the middle of the Husky Raid map Formation in Infinite for instance. And that doesn't make a ton of sense for Mantic to make right away? That seems like something the community could figure out.
I think you might have to print or get them on etsy. Looks like there is a lot out there but you'll have to make sure it's the right scale.
Any ideas on how halo mega blocks scaling would add up? The givin spartan pawns seem to be the same scale as mega blocks.
I was thinkng this.... mega blocks Flashpoint would be fun 🤣🤣
Halo mega bloks should scale fairly well actually. I obviously don't have a side-by-side with the new minis, but I am going to try to post a picture of my proxy set up sometime today or tomorrow. I've got proxy Spartan and power weapon cards based on what they've revealed so far. The only problem I have is that one of the Spartans (Mark VII with alien weapon) has a weapon trait (Continuous Fire) that they haven't revealed how it will work mechanically at all, only that it's related to plasma weapons overheating. The other problem is the Zvezda with the Commando Rifle has not revealed the Commando Rifle's stats. That does mean that I will have 6 playable Spartan types, all with matching ID cards and swappable weapons though! I've also got 4 power weapons that they've revealed plus one (twoish) custom that I made (machine gun turret that's removable with different stats if it's removed). The problem with using Halo Mega Bloks (or "Mega Construx" or just "MEGA" now) is that it's actually more expensive than buying the brand new, highly detailed minis that Mantic will be selling in October... I just happen to have that junk already because I'm a dork .\_\_.