Battle Report: Airfield Ambush 7

This is our second game for 2025 that we put together at the last minute.  This was a Skirmish.

Phungkyjams (5 Frames & 19 Systems) = (7 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 49 points.  (Gundam Converge)
   Purple Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

   Blue Hammer -- 2Rd/2B/1Y/2W + SSR.

   White Anvil -- 2Rd+d8/1B/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Green Stalker -- 2Ra+d8/1G/2W + SSR.
   Orange Delegator -- 2Ra/1B/2Y/2W.

Sweet T (5 Frames & 20 Systems) = (6 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 42 points. (C6)
   Red Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/2B/1Gd8/2W. 

   Yellow Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W + SSR.

   Purple Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Orange Moving Wall -- 2B/2G+d8/2W + SSR.

   Green Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W

Me (6 Frames & 24 Systems) = (3 Points per Asset) * (8 assets) = 24 points.  (PDBOG)

   Blue Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Tan Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Red Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Brown Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W.

   Purple Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

   Orange Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

This is what the table looked like at the start of the game.

Events of Round 1 (DDC @ 11): Phungkyjams' Purple frame hits my Orange frame for 1.  My Orange frame skitters

North and captures Sweet T's Nas X station, then hits Phungkyjams' Blue frame for 2, and the Ammo Dump it was hiding behind for 1 -- destroying the Ammo Dump.  Sweet T's Red frame moves South and punches my Tan frame for 1.  Sweet T's Purple frame moves North and hits my Orange frame for 2, Station Dance.  Phungkyjams' Green frame moves West, next to one of the swing-wing fighters, and hits my Blue frame for 3.  My Blue frame skitters Southeast and hits Phungkyjams' Blue frame for 1 with a SSR.

Phungkyjams: 49 points.

Sweet T: 36 Points.

Me: 27 points.

Events of Round 2 (DDC @ 7): Phungkyjams' Purple frame hits my Tan frame for 1.  My Tan frame skitters East towards Phungkyjams' White frame.  Phungkyjams' White frame hits my Tan frame for 1.  My Purple frame takes a step North and hits Phungkyjams' White frame for 1.  Sweet T's Yellow frame moves Northwest and hits my Purple frame for 1.  Phungkyjams' Orange frame moves West, out from under the wing of the Cargo Plane, then hits my Purple frame for 2.  Sweet T's Orange frame hits my Red frame for 4, with a SSR, which then moves South towards the shrubbery.  Sweet T's Yellow frame hits my Brown frame for 2.  My Brown frame leaps South and cuts Phungkyjams' Green frame for 1.  Phungkyjams' Green frame moves South to capture Sweet T's Grey station, then hits my Brown frame for 1.  My Blue frame kicks Sweet T's Red frame for 2 then runs East down the runway.

Phungkyjams: 56 points.

Sweet T: 30 points.

Me: 27 Points.

Events of Round 3 (DDC @ 3): My Tan frame kicks Phungkyjams' White frame for 1, Station Dance, and my frame captures his station.  Phungkyjams' White frame hits my Tan frame for 3, Station Dance, and he recaptures his station.  Sweet T's Yellow frame steps West and recaptures his Nas X station.  My Blue frame angles Southeast and kicks Phungkyjams' Blue frame for 1, Station Dance.  Sweet T's Purple frame hits my Red frame for 1, and the shrubbery in front of the Red frame -- destroying the shrubbery.  My Orange frame moves West behind Sweet T's Yellow frame and kicks it for 1.  My Brown frame kicks Phungkyjams' Green frame for 1.  Phungkyjams' Purple frame hits my Purple frame for 2.  The Doomsday Clock is ticked to zero.

Phungkyjams: 56 points.

Sweet T: 36 points.

Me: 24 points.

Here are several during and aftermath pictures.

Round 1.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Thoughts & Observations:

• This was a Skirmish.
• We didn't use the Neutral Station rule.
• Frame counts are taken from this post.
• Flickr page.

Terrain Workshop: Sunflowers

In my review of the Field Flowers polybag I wrote "I see sunflowers in my future."  The build I'll be sharing with you in this post is what I meant.

This starts with a Bevel Gear that has a 1x1 Five Petal Round Plate and an Angled Bar w/Stud attached to it.  Attach that to two 2L Smooth Axle Connectors joined by a 2L Axle.  This is 1 Hit and 15 feet tall in 6P scale.  The flower is 10 feet across.

I added two 1x2 Panels and two 1x4 Lattice Fences to the base to make it into a Station.  If you want to build a storyline around them for your game, here's a couple of ideas.  You could be fighting over plants on a world covered in concrete and steel.  Maybe they're the source of a new biological compound that all the pharma megacorps want.  Finally, giant sunflower seeds could possibly be the next big thing in snack food for competing agribusinesses.  

Second Size Comparison.

Size Comparison.

I hope this gives people ideas or techniques to use in their terrain builds.  I personally added them into my Asian Antenna Farm to bring a little color to the setting.  Flickr page.

Review: Hot Wheels Ride-Ons Tanknator 119/250

I'm sure you're wondering why I'm reviewing a non Brick Ride Hot Wheel.  This model dates from 2024 and is a part of the "Ride-Ons" sub-set.  Apparently the idea behind this sub-set is that a "minifig" rider can be attached to the car in some manner.  When I initially looked at it I thought it might be fun for use in a game of Funderdome as it looks like a modified tank.  But it turns out that there are multiple Bar sections that can be used to attach different things to the model.  I haven't had the chance to build anything yet but I'm looking forward to the attempt.  There is an alt-color version of this in Military Green.

Package. I paid $1.50 at Stop & Shop for this.

Back of package.  If you read that big text

box you'll figure out why I purchased this.

"Assembled."

Action.  The turret can 

rotate a full 360 degrees.

Attachment Points.  There are eight attachment points for Clips on this model.

Also a 2x2 Round Brick fits in the turret.  It's fairly snug but you can fit eight

Plates underneath that brick just in case.  Which makes the distance from

the bottom of the cavity to the top of the turret roughly three Bricks deep.

Size Comparison.  

The Questions:
Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame? Below. (+5)
Is it a good size to use in a game? Yes. About the same size as a Chub. (+5)
How many parts does it have to represent systems? Zero. (-5)
Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage? No. (-5)
Score: 0 (B).  It's a neat looking model, cheap, and a complete blank slate to build on.  But there's only two different colored versions and you'll need a stockpile of parts to turn this into a game-ready Frame.

Review: Gundam Converge MSM-07S Z'Gok (Char's Custom)

I discovered these back before Christmas at my local Miniso store.  This line, according to Gundanium Gateway, is from September 2024.  It was a special summertime release called the "Movie Visual Selection" and doesn't seem to feature box numbers.  Apparently they are all recolors so this release will allow you to field a second version of a figure you might already have.

Box.  I paid $10.99 at Miniso for this.

Parts.

Disassembled.  The claws could be Melee, or Spotting.  You

could remove one of the arms to represent White Die damage.

Assembled.  If you can't tell by the white dot in the shoulder area, I broke

this model while trying to take it apart.  That's always been a constant

 problem with these.  I think I've damaged one before but, the tolerances

can be sloppy from model to model and sometimes bad things happen.

Size Comparison.

The Questions:

Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame?  Above.  (-10)

Is it a good size to use in a game?  Yes.  About the size of a Classic.  (+5)

How many parts does it have to represent systems?  Two.  (0)

Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage?  Yes.  (+5)

Score: 0 (B).  It looks cool but the limited amount of attachments puts a damper on my enthusiasm for this one.

Review: Gundam Converge MSM-03 Gogg

I discovered these back before Christmas at my local Miniso store.  This line, according to Gundanium Gateway, is from September 2024.  It was a special summertime release called the "Movie Visual Selection" and doesn't seem to feature box numbers.  Apparently they are all recolors so this release will allow you to field a second version of a figure you might already have.

Box.  I paid $10.99 at Miniso for this.

Parts.

Disassembled.  The arms could be Melee, or Defense.  You could

remove one of the shoulders to represent White Die damage.

Assembled.

 

Size Comparison.

The Questions:

Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame?  Above.  (-10)

Is it a good size to use in a game?  Yes.  About the size of a Classic.  (+5)

How many parts does it have to represent systems?  Two.  (0)

Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage?  Yes.  (+5)

Score: 0 (B).  All melee GC figures are fairly rare.  Especially ones with limited amounts of attachments.

Review: Gundam Converge MS-09 Dom

I discovered these back before Christmas at my local Miniso store.  This line, according to Gundanium Gateway, is from September 2024.  It was a special summertime release called the "Movie Visual Selection" and doesn't seem to feature box numbers.  Apparently they are all recolors so this release will allow you to field a second version of a figure you might already have.

Box.  I paid $10.99 at Miniso for this.

Parts.

Disassembled.  The bazooka could be Direct Fire, Artillery,

or Spotting.  The sword could be Melee, or Spotting.  You

could remove one of the arms to represent White Die damage.

Assembled.

Size Comparison.

The Questions:

Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame?  Above.  (-10)

Is it a good size to use in a game?  Yes.  About the size of a Classic.  (+5)

How many parts does it have to represent systems?  Two.  (0)

Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage?  Yes.  (+5)

Score: 0 (B).  For only having two available Systems you do have a wide selection.  Other than that it's not great.