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Heavy Gear 2-Player Starters

Saturday, 17 July 2021 17:52
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July will see two brand new Two Player Starter Boxes released for Heavy Gear Blitz 3rd Edition, giving new players a choice of which pair of Terra Novan factions they want to start playing. As well as two 12-model armies, each box includes a small format version of the full 3rd Edition rulebook (also available separately).

Battle in the Badlands has Peace River facing off against their Badlands neighbours NuCoal. This represents an excellent opportunity for players looking to get into the game with the latest plastic models from Dream Pod 9, and includes 12 models for each of the two factions as well as a half-size rulebook.

The second box, War for Terra Nova lets players fight the classic North vs. South struggle for dominance of the planet. The North and South models in this starter contain less parts to assemble that in the Badlands one, so may appeal more to beginning-level hobbyists.

Both Starter Boxes and the Heavy Gear Blitz 3rd Edition rules (inc. small format) are available from our Shiny Games webstore. Alternatively, to purchase from your Local Games Store, direct them to shinygamesdistribution.com, where we also supply retailers.

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Heavy Gear Blitz 3rd Edition

Tuesday, 08 June 2021 16:05
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The long-awaited Heavy Gear Blitz 3rd Edition Rules have now been released! With a focus on clarity in both rules and layout, this 3rd Edition of the fantastic combined-arms skirmish game is now easier than ever to just pick up and play.

For those new to Heavy Gear, this book is an ideal introduction to the setting of Heavy Gear and the colony world of Terra Nova which is central to the story.

The 160-page full-colour rulebook explains the game and how to play in a clear and concise manner.

It also explains how to build a force and covers the seven main factions and their core units.

There are plenty of options to upgrade individual models, whether they are leaders, veterans or even unit duelists.

The Heavy Gear Blitz 3rd Edition rules are available from our Shiny Games webstore.
Alternatively, to purchase from your Local Games Store, direct them to shinygamesdistribution.com, where we also supply retailers.

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New Heavy Gear Army Boxes

Monday, 08 March 2021 12:23
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Three new factions have joined the fight for Terra Nova in Heavy Gear Blitz! Three new army boxes filled with 1/144th scale plastic miniatures, each providing a deadly force of Heavy Gears or Armigers and Drones.

The Peace River Army Box contains 18 of the finest Gears from Paxton Arms—Terra Nova’s premier arms company and the power behind Peace River. They represent the premier power in the Badlands, carving out their territory between the Northern and Southern superpowers.

The NuCoal Army Box represents the army of the New Coalition, a series of smaller Badlands states that have banded together for protection from their Peace River neighbours and the Northern and Southern polar superpowers. It also contains 18 miniatures with plenty of options to build the army of choice.

The Utopia Army Box has very different contents to the other two new armies and a very different playing style. Rather than 18 Gear-sized miniatures, there are 12 full-size Armigers (the Utopian’s versions of Gears) and 24 smaller Drones, all individually based. The Utopians have come to Terra Nova as allies of Earth’s Colonial Expeditionary Force (CEF). They intend to help pacify the nations of Terra Nova and prove their worth as allies to the government of Earth.

Check out the full range of Heavy Gear Army Boxes in our webstore, including these new sets and the four Army Boxes already available—the Northern CNCS, the Southern AST, Caprice and Earth’s Colonial Expeditionary Force. Alternatively, to purchase from your Local Games Store, direct them to shinygamesdistribution.com, where we also supply retailers.

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Cyberpunk Commuter Monorail

Wednesday, 16 September 2020 16:53
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The Easy District Commuter Monorail has arrived at Shiny Games from Knights of Dice in Australia.

The Commuter Monorail is a cyberpunk-style futuristic city train, although it wouldn't be out of place in stylised modern day settings like Gotham City either. Whether providing a cool backdrop for a battle, or your skirmishers choose to take the fight onto the train, every bustling city needs this kind of public transport.

There are six separate kits, enabling you to decide the nature and scope of your train and layout. The Hermes Class Monorail Car is the core of your monorail; any number can be put together to make up your train. The Autonomous Control Unit is an add-on for the front and back cars of your train and come in a two-pack so you only need one for your train. Your train can be standing room only, or you can add Commuter Seating to a car for extra comfort and cover.

The track itself comes in a four pack of straight sections, each 12 inches long. There is also a curved pack which gives you two 90-degree turns to weave around your buildings. Your track can be at ground level, or elevated atop the Plasteel Support Pillars. We also have a Monorail Commuter Bundle which gives you a two-car train and over 6' of elevated track at a 10% discount over individual kit prices.

You can see more of these kits on our webstore.

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Sandport Hydra Back In Stock

Saturday, 12 September 2020 08:49
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Shiny Games has had a large restock of MDF building kits from Knights of Dice in Australia. This includes some of our most popular lines, such as Tabula Rasa and Sandport Hydra.

Tabula Rasa is a range of basic building shells with minimal detail. They're designed for modellers to add their own detail and modifications as they wish - or use them plain if they prefer. Tabula Rasa includes desert buildings, apartment complexes, medieval village buildings and gothic ruins.

For the first time, we also have the Tabula Rasa desert buildings in 15mm scale. You can get the bundle of all six 15mm designs for under £50.

Sandport Hydra includes the kinds of buildings you might see on a sci-fi desert world. The first series is a mix of desert-style structures. The second series are prefabricated military-style buildings you're as likely to find on a small forest moon as in the desert.

There are some pretty amazing places to park your starship too!

Check out our full Knights of Dice range in the webstore, including Sentry City Old Town, Chinatown, the Waterfront and much more. And if there's a Knights of Dice kit we don't have, we can get it in stock for you, just let us know.

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