Updated Various Miniatures Pages

Updated various miniature and figure collecting pages for MechaStellar.

The larger Gundam figures page (https://mechastellar.com/2023/10/18/mechastellar-large-model-kits-and-figures-for-gundam-units/) has photos for the G-Frame of Mudrock.

The Mazinger page (https://mechastellar.com/2022/10/01/mechastellar-mazinger-z-miniatures/) has additional photos for the larger Super Robot Chogokin (SRC) figures for Shin Mazinger and Mazin Emperor G.

The Getter Robo page (https://mechastellar.com/2021/11/10/ms-getter-robo-miniatures/) has additional photos for the larger Sentinel figures

The GaoGaiGar / Braves page (https://mechastellar.com/2023/04/28/mechastellar-gaogaigar-miniatures-and-other-yuusha-series/) has new photos for the King J-Der SMP and the J-Battler figure.

The Gurren Lagann page (https://mechastellar.com/2023/10/05/ms-gurren-lagann-miniatures/) has additional Revoltech figures

The Super Robots (https://mechastellar.com/2024/01/28/collecting-super-robot-figures-and-miniatures/) page has a photo of the older Combattler V soft plastic figure.

Updated the Gundam Stellar Warships page with battle shots and asteroid terrain (https://mechastellar.com/2022/09/29/stellar-warships-gundam-miniatures/)

A new Stellar Warships page featuring Captain Harlock’s the Arcadia: https://mechastellar.com/2024/02/03/collecting-space-battleships/

We also have a miniatures page with links to all the sub pages here: https://mechastellar.com/miniatures-and-models/

Collecting Stellar warships from Captain Harlock

With the release of Captain Harlock it’s time to a post for collecting some of the more famous space battleships out there. We’ll start with the Arcadia. The Arcadia’s length was revised after it’s initial run which is why these model kits are greatly different sizes despite being roughly the same scale.

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MechaStellar VER9.4 – Monthly Roster Update JAN24 – Captain Harlock

For this month’s MechaStellar update we are adding the classic Space Pirate Captain Harlock and the stellar warships for the Arcadia, the Queen Emeraldas as well as Harlock’s original ship the Death Shadow which was then salvaged and turned against him by his nemesis Zone.

Captain Harlock was created by the late Leiji Matsumoto the creator of several foundational anime and manga titles including Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999. He has a very distinctive style and many of his works share common themes and even common characters which lead to some fans calling his works the ‘Leijiverse’.

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Collecting Super Robot Figures and Miniatures

On this page we’re going to discuss the different miniatures available for Classic Super Robots of the 70s and the 80s to be used with the MechaStellar Wargame Rules. This post will feature Super Robots Wars (SRW) Gashapon trading figures made by Banpresto and also Yujin. After that we’ll look at larger size figures such as Super Minipla and Gokin such as the Soul of Chogokin series.

Note that Mazinger and Getter Robo are extremely popular Super Robot series with lots of merchandise so we have posts specifically about those franchises you can read about here and here.

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VER9.4 Design Goals – Precision & Barrage

Thanks for all the feedback thus far on the VER9.4 Drafts. Here’ a summary

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VER9.4 Playtests – Dodge / Guard / Counter

Below you’ll find some recent playtest photos for testing out VER9.4 which will be updating how pilots work, taking a lot of their Momentum driven abilities and turning them into passive abilities instead.

Now, when a mobile suit is the target of a shooting attack they can choose to Dodge (+1 Evade) or to Guard (+1 Block). When they are in Melee they can choose to Counter (+1 Hit) or Guard (+1 Block).

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Roster Update – January 2024 – HP Upgrades

Here are the updated unit rosters early this month. All Frame 2+ unit received an HP boost. Some units were adjusted to keep their old HP and instead improve Sensors, Move or their weapons. The Dom series, a staple grunt for Zeon has had its cost reduced. Lastly, rebalanced GP02 Physalis.

You can find them on the game-downloads page here: https://mechastellar.com/game-downloads/

Be sure to check out the DRAFT VER9.4 Rules here: https://mechastellar.com/ver9-drafts/

MechaStellar VER 9.4 Design Goals – Evade and Guard

While it may not be apparent nowadays the three primary inspirations for MechaStellar were the MS Era tabletop game by IronHands, The Official Gundam 1/400 Tactical Collection rules, and of course Warhammer 40k. Many of the early mechanics in VER1 and VER2 had some direct similarities but in the years since then the game has changed and developed in a lot of different ways.

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Playtests – Captain Harlock The Arcadia of my Youth

I had the downstairs 8ft table setup for a 2v2 2000pt each 40k game not too long ago. While the table was cleared off and setup for gaming I thought it would be a great time to get in some test games with Captain Harlock’s ship, The Arcadia, on a grand table befitting such a grand ship. Below the great are photos from various tests.

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Battle Report – Combattler V & GX Versus Gundam Virsago and Shin Mazinger

Here’s a 2v2 battle report using the MechaStellar VER9.3 Rules featuring two of our newer units, the GX from Gundam X and Combattler V against Gundam Virsago and Mazinger witht he God Scrander. We are using the SRW Optional Module which doubles HP, provides bonuses for Real Robots and Super Robots and most importantly provides secondary objectives for bonus Victory Points (VP).

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