PA-AX01 AGAMEMNON

If war were to break out between the North and the South, repercussions upon the Badlands would be unavoidable. Seeing the tensions build between the polar powers, the probability of conflict became a forgone conclusion. In preparation, Peace River and Paxton Arms began vehicle research and development in earnest.

L. Derek Evans, regarded by many to be a Gear design prodigy, was assigned to lead the Agamemnon team. Within three seasons, the first of the Agamemnon prototypes had been built. The armor necessary to meet the design’s required specifications was too heavy, and so Jean Robertson developed a special composite material for the design which proved lighter and more resilient than the armor used on the other Elite designs. Unfortunately the cost and labor involved in manufacturing the new composite prevent the replacement of the armor on the other designs with the Robertson composite until a more efficient manufacturing process is devised.

I took inspiration for my camouflage scheme from another old Blitz source, which showed a red stripes over green pattern for swamp camouflage. To break up the design, I incorporated blocks of olive, black, and khaki, leaving the green camouflaged armor for the sturdiest bits. When painting the infantry, I went with a green-brown color for the coats, but died them into the rest of the army by painting their helmet with a similar green and red pattern. I’ve found that when you’re painting camouflage schemes, it’s important to break up the areas of the model, otherwise the camouflage does it’s job and it all blends together! While that’s more realistic, it’s a bit less appealing on a mini.

So first up, if you are working from scratch, the DP9 store already has you sorted! The individual Para Jäger comes with the Longbow parts ready to go. If you don’t have single pack (maybe you got the two-pack or the paratrooper box), it’s pretty easy to put together from bits from the shop or out of your bits box.

The different armies of Terra Nova are known to adopt camouflage patterns on their gears for combat when fighting in different environments. Today we’re showing off some of the canonic patterns used by Northern forces.

Desert and Badlands

Primarily brown, khaki, and ochre shades give a variety of options when creating paint schemes that are at home in the vast deserts and badlands on Terra Nova.

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We took time this weekend to make the new GREL Infantry from the GREL 2 Squads & 5 Teams Pack available as individual infantry with a hex base for sale in the C.E.F. and NuCoal Infantry sections of the DP9 Online Store. Checkout the group image below with all 9 individual GREL Infantry available now. These infantry a bit bigger than our normal 12mm tall infantry as Mordred GRELs are 8 feet tall, so the minis are 16mm tall to be in scale. Jan and Morgana GREL infantry are a bit shorter at 14mm and 13mm tall and models in kneeling poses like the Morgana Sniper are just 11mm tall.

The history of Heavy Gear is filled with examples of combat groups designed for specific roles in battle. While the latest Heavy Gear Blitz rules allow an extremely high level of customization, there are some players who may wish to run historic units that have been detailed in the background, but may not fit perfectly into the way combat groups are constructed. To add some unique and flavorful list building options, Specialist Combat Groups can be used by armies in Heavy Gear Blitz!

HACS-02MG-ANN Jaguarundi

The Jaguarundi was designed to be a heavy scout capable of maneuvering across broken terrain while maintaining a good speed. The machine was originally planned by Northco to be competitive with the higher end Shaian Mechanics Gears such as the Strike Cheetah. To save on development cost, the Northco engineering team turned to one of the firm’s most agile designs, the relatively recent Jaguar, as the basic chassis. By reducing its armor and increasing its running speed through newer actuators inspired by the Nemesis Jaguar’s, the modified Jaguar, now somewhat reduced in size and mass, showed a greatly improved physical performance curve. The final product, however, was slower than the Strike Cheetah and much more expensive. Most of the expense came from its improved control systems, which were based on captured NNet designs dating back to the War. While the machine did perform well, its learning curve proved to be somewhat erratic.