After a lot of consideration I preordered myself a box of Defiance Games‘ long awaited first kit, the UAMC Infantry. It was a tough choice for me, for while I do like the design of the miniatures, I originally wanted to wait until they’d release a different faction for me to pick up, like their planned Chinese, Skandinavians or more exotic forces like Spain ot the Vatican. But I guess that would mean a long, long wait for me, as they plan to release some Bugs and the Bundeswehr next, both factions I have little interest in (besides the fact that my friend Boswell is already wanting some shiny Panzergrenadiers for himself – and who am I to stop him?).
Well, general interest in and sympathy for Defiance Games plus my greed for plastics AND this free Gunnery Sergeant who looks a bit like Crocodile Dundee with a Vengeance settled it for me and I decided to get into the US (or rather: UA, as the official name in the Alien War universe is “United Americas” – with Mexico, but without Canada, it seems). For the time being this seems like the best choice as Defiance Games will surely support their “native” army best of them all… and once they decided to release an army with more appeal to me, I can still switch allegiance…
Besides, this recently released sketch of upcoming female Marines isn’t bad at all (except for the head, perhaps, but we won’t see Marines winning a beauty pageant anyway). And if all things go wrong, I can still pump my UA Marines into my fledging Imperial Guard force – they are always in need for cannon fodder anyway as I play my Guard as a Weenie-army, not a block of tanks…
One of the fine things about Defiance is that they give you as much information, as you like… so until I get my box, I have plenty of material to look at and dream, like this splendid video:
I am quite impressed how many options you get on the sprues, including six heads and three pairs of legs for two soldiers… I am quite sure it’ll be fun to work with them.
Well, but it’ll be some more weeks until my box will arrive… keep you posted on everything.
