I’m devastated to be reporting that Prodos Games has announced that as of the 30th of April their Alien vs. Predator miniatures are being discontinued, and they are no longer able to sell any more miniatures.
Before the last facehugger has jumped and the last plasma caster is fired, Prodos are releasing two final expansions: Machiko Noguchi (in two editions!) and the Alien Egg Cluster!
Machiko Noguchi is one of the most recognizable characters from AvP universe. We have introduced her in wargaming expansion of AvP, but she has never received proper ruleset until “Hot Landing Zone” was released. Now the actual miniature is designed and ready to play!
Serving the hive’s need to grow, Queens lay eggs in well-guarded rooms within the hive. The eggs, sensing potential hosts hatch and Facehuggers start amassing to perform their sole function. These Egg Clusters are always a high priority target for the USCM.
In addition to the two new units, Prodos is also offering a “Collector’s Pick” Bundle Vol.2 that includes most of the recently promotional miniatures. A buddle of earlier promo’s is also available on their webstore.
Prodos are currently offering running a clearance sale on their Alien vs. Predator miniatures with 40% off discounts so if you’re missing out on any expansions, now is the time to pick them up! Machiko and the Egg Cluster are expected to ship on the 12th of April.
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Just ordered another 2 x sentry guns, 2 x hounds, and another USM officer.
I almost did too, but ultimately spent that on more multipart infantry.
AVP Alien Crusher
AVP Predalien Unicast Edition
Alien Praetorian UniCast
Machiko Noguchi
Alien Egg Cluster
AVP Alien Royal Guard
Alien Evolved Warriors UniCast
AVP Marine Powerloader
I think when I get paid again at the end of the month I'm gonna get some original Pred Hounds, some Sentry Guns and the original PredAlien and I think call it quits there. I'm tempted to get another copy of Hot Landing Zone for the Spitters but I'm not sure.
I'd email them and just ask them to swap it.
Unicast Praetorian
Powerloader
Evolved Warriors
Elite Predators (which I apparently drunkenly ordered in the German edition, so I'll need to print the right cards
I won't go into wargear details, but my boardgame preds are/will be:
Berserker clan:
- Elder Berserker
- Tracker x2
- Berserker x2
- Hellhound x3
Warrior clan:
- Warrior Elder
- Warrior x4
- Elite x1
Hunter clan:
- Hunter Elder
- Hunter x3
- Elite x2
Not techincally legal lists, but they're there for hyperspecialised missions, and provide a pool of 400pts give or take, for each type of Predator to select from for normal/mixed lists.
My boardgame Aliens (all finished except for the hq praetorian):
- queen
- praetorian
- evolved warrior (2)
- #6
- predalien (2)
- infant warriors (22)
- alien warriors (12)
- stalkers (12)
- spitters (5)
- facehuggers (10)
- royal guard (2)
- eggs (5)
The weird numbers are from painting a handful of extra infants, warriors, stalkers and an extra predalien, in case of spawning said models in a game where all the default numbers are still on the table. An unlikely occurance but it feels good to have the spares just in case.
My take on a domeless open skull:
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/1/7/769205_md-Alien%2C%20Avp%2C%20Colonial%20Marine%2C%20Predator%2C%20Xenomorph.jpg
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/1/7/769204_md-Alien%2C%20Avp%2C%20Colonial%20Marine%2C%20Predator%2C%20Xenomorph.jpg
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/1/6/768983_md-Alien%2C%20Avp%2C%20Colonial%20Marine%2C%20Predator%2C%20Xenomorph.jpg
AvP Prodos Game Official, by Joseph Marty. Attaching the pictures here to save you some time.
Also, which fb group did you see that on?
Do you have a gloss you recommend?
Boardgame Infants, using a combination of painted stripes and washes of thinned black:
https://i.imgur.com/6u4p7D4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WI9KVXk.jpg
Much more subtle under daylight, without the camera flash:
https://i.imgur.com/3Oq0908.jpg
The Kenner Panther, which is more Fuegan Orange over a pale orange base/white undercoat:
https://i.imgur.com/IOlcmtr.jpg
And a one off Stalker using manual layering/blending techniques. Mostly various browns and brown/black washes:
https://i.imgur.com/JkE8Co2.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JTzWR22.jpg
Prior to the gloss finish:
https://i.imgur.com/nHTDDXi.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Hhzdf8W.jpg
That's great, especially the advice for the bronze. I'll find some reference photos, but I love how those black Aliens came out above. I've also seen some people get a transparent dome effect going that I'd love to try.
Tons of advice actually. If you can find a few screencaps from games or movies closest to what you have in mind that'd be easiest, but either way we can develop a good scheme.
My preferred method for bronze/copper colours right now is to start with a bright silver, and give it washes of GW Fuegan Orange til it's sufficiently rich, then add black wash to bring it down a few notches. You can also do a drybrush of silver halfway through on detailed objects so it's a bit more defined. A good example is the pipes on my Marines - you can add more layers of orange or black wash to make it richer or darker:
https://i.imgur.com/3aCE0qj.jpg
This Alien was painted with just silver/orange wash, without the black stage. I think you'd definitely want to keep the black since this is intentionally cartoonishly bright to emulate the Alien Trilogy dog-strain palette, but it shows what you can do with one paint and one wash done in alternating layers a few times:
https://i.imgur.com/PJQ5orI.jpg
Also here's some of my first batch of Aliens, done in metallics. I went pretty fiddly with lots of layers but it would be easy to simplify the method a bit and add some blue in there.
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/12/27/766730_md-Alien%2C%20Alien%20Vs%20Predator%2C%20Avp%2C%20Colonial%20Marine%2C%20Predator%2C%20Xenomorph.png
https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/12/27/766686_md-Alien%2C%20Alien%20Vs%20Predator%2C%20Avp%2C%20Colonial%20Marine%2C%20Predator%2C%20Xenomorph.jpg
The really important thing when painting Aliens is to have clear ideas of the differences between similar techniques, most importantly of all, the difference between an overbrush and a drybrush, and between a wash and a glaze.
http://www.agisn.de/html/avp.html
If you want different colors, you could just use them und substitute colors to taste.
EDIT
Any advice for Games workshop paints for Aliens? I've got a starter kit from a Warhammer box I bought a while ago, and I can get some individuals. Want to get the Aliens done at least -- base coating in Chaos Black, then thinking blue/silver for the Infant Warriors and brown/bronze from the Stalkers.
Aliens
Hive Mother - 245pts
8 Egg Pods, Adrenaline Boost, Obscuring Mist, Hive Collective
Evolved Warrior - 55pts
Egg Pod, Adrenaline Boost, Obscuring Mist
Evolved Warrior - 55pts
Egg Pod, Adrenaline Boost, Obscuring Mist
Alien Warriors (15) - 285pts
Obscuring Mist
Alien Warriors (15) - 285pts
Obscuring Mist
Alien Warriors (15) - 285pts
Obscuring Mist
Alien Warriors (15) - 285pts
Obscuring Mist
Royal Guard (5) - 175pts
Adrenaline Boost, Obscuring Mist
Facehuggers (10) - 90pts
Crusher (1) - 120pts
Adrenaline Boost, Obscuring Mist, Spatial Awareness
Crusher (1) - 120pts
Adrenaline Boost, Obscuring Mist, Spatial Awareness
Marines
Colonial Marine Captain - 81pts
Heavy Rifle w/Firebomb Launcher
Colonial Marine Sergeant - 41pts
Pulse Rifle w/Tac Shotgun
Colonial Marine Sergeant - 41pts
Pulse Rifle w/Tac Shotgun
Colonial Marines (10) - 213pts
Medic, Motion Tracker, Sentry Gun, Pulse Rifles w/Grenade Launchers (6), Flamethrowers (2), Smartguns (2)
Colonial Marines (10) - 213pts
Medic, Motion Tracker, Sentry Gun, Pulse Rifles w/Grenade Launchers (6), Flamethrowers (2), Smartguns (2)
Colonial Marines (5) - 120pts
Medic, Motion Tracker, Sentry Gun, Pulse Rifles w/Grenade Launchers (3), Flamethrower, Smartgun
Colonial Marines (5) - 120pts
Medic, Motion Tracker, Sentry Gun, Pulse Rifles w/Grenade Launchers (3), Flamethrower, Smartgun
Colonial Marines Heavy Support (5) - 140pts
Medic, Motion Tracker, Sentry Guns (2), Pulse Rifles w/Grenade Launchers (3), Miniguns (2)
Exosuit (1) - 145pts
Chainguns
Exosuit (1) - 145pts
Chainguns
M577 APC - 200pts
M577 APC - 200pts
Cheyenne Dropship - 340pts
Predators
Elder - 210pts
Wirst Blades, Plasma Caster, Glaive, Ceremonial Dagger
Battlemaster - 215pts
Wrist Blades, Plasma Caster, Additional Plasma Caster, Sword, Laser Trap
Battlemaster - 215pts
Scimitar, Additional Scimitar, Shuriken, Plasma Caster, Laser Trap
Tracker - 120pts
Wrist Blades, Speargun, Whip
Elites (3) - 285pts
Wrist blades, Plasma Casters, Combi-Sticks
Blooded (3) - 210pts
Wrist Blades, Spearguns
Blooded (3) - 225pts
Wrist Blades, Smart Discs
Hellhounds (10) - 110pts
Berserkers (3) - 300pts
Scimitars, Additional Scimitars, Gatling Plasma Casters
Elite (1)
Scimitar, Additional Scimitar, Plasma Caster, Additional Plasma Caster
Ah how it would work with the crisp edges of the mesh one was a concern i had. Well, I will try anyway.
Damn quite jelly that I could not stock up like you guys.Talk about unfortunate timing
I decided to save money by not buying any Predators because they're all unique and use the same size basis, so it's easy enough to just use the ones from the core set and HLZ as stand-ins for any other kind of Predator. If only I could've done the same with the Aliens!
That's still a pretty great haul honestly. I was tempted by machiko coz of the 2-for-1 but tbh, i don't want any named characters in my stuff until they earn nicknames in combat like true (toy) soldiers.
Except for Specimen 6, which i'm thinking of as a generic turbo warrior rather than the game character.
I ended up picking up
Unicast Queen
Unicast WY Commandos
Machiko Noguchi
Unicast Predator Hellhounds
Sentry guns x 2
Marine Officer
Alien Warriors x 2
Alien eggs
Alien facehuggers
PredAlien
I'll post my Unleashed lists, you'll see why i had to grab so much.
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenstuffworld.com%2F2867-thickbox_default%2Frolling-pin-mesh.jpg&hash=c0755a60671a93d95b2b738848307185
http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/textured-rolling-pins/515-rolling-pin-mesh.html
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenstuffworld.com%2F4062-thickbox_default%2Frolling-pin-hobby-roller-alien-hive.jpg&hash=313b00920e21529b42c0f4b8cb1870a3
http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/textured-rolling-pins/697-rolling-pin-hobby-roller-alien-hive.html
Still have to actually try them though.
AVP Alien Royal Guard - 1
AVP Predators - 1
AvP Unleashed - 1
AVP Alien Queen - 1
Elite Predators - 1
AVP Alien Warriors UniCast - 1
AVP Weyland Yutani Commandos - 1
Plastic Cloaked Predators - 2
Predator Young Bloods - 2
AVP Alien Warriors - 2
USCM Officer - 2
AVP Alien Stalkers - 2
AVP Alien Infants - 4
AVP Predator Hellhounds - 5
USCM Sentry Guns - 5
USCM Multipart Marines - 6
Enough keep this thread alive by myself if I have to
That should last a while
Whoops
https://i.gyazo.com/77b585c2e6461494e3e5113e198fe29b.png
Start from 5 pages back and give it all a read.
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=49242.1065
I just want to know whether these words represent your personal views?
Ah, I thought it was you who talked to DH. My bad.
Well at least we're seeing new AvP licensing dealt in 2019. The true tell will be seeing another issued after the Disnox March 20th acquisition date.
I also got 100% of mine, a good few years ago. I've always had good dealings with them, but it doesn't seem to be the case for everyone.
It's not been officially announced but everything we know is here: https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=61012.0
No idea of the full facts, mate. I'm just relaying what I'm seeing people say. Twasn't me who talked to DH.
Thanks mate for the info
Also: the game is a lot of fun and the models are amazing, when all is said and done, good, bad, ugly - the product itself is worth the cash.
Thanks mate. I went through the cart process on their site ... £15 for shipping ... expected ... still might get some of these before they're gone.
Yup.
No, there was an Aliens vs Predator comic mentioned a couple of months back.