Stargrave - Part 3

Stargrave - Part 3

You may remember I wrote about Stargrave here. This was back towards the end of the pandemic, and after those initial few games as we were starting on our journey into Stargrave everything fizzled out due to various real-life reasons amongst the group. I never got to talk about the minis I had purchased back then or what my plans for as the games rolled on.

I have always liked Stargrave (and it's fantasy cousin, Frostgrave) and was itching to try and get more Stargrave on the table, this was especially so after playing Deep Space, which got my sci-fi juices going again. I found myself in a conversation with a fellow CGGG member who also expressed an interest in playing Stargrave and was also itching to get a mini campaign underway. So I got out my Stargrave stuff and was determined to finish not only my crew, but put together enough minis that I could field a second crew to ensure I could at least play a game with someone.

I stated to the group that as soon as I had two crews built I would organise some Stargrave. Needless to say there has been no Stargrave because as soon as I had the minis assembled and was in the process of painting them, real-life issues popped up again (this time directly affecting my family) and I was once more forced to put things away. I honestly believe I am cursed and will never get a game of Stargrave!! Anyhow, without wallowing in self pity or prophetising of things that may be, I will show you what I have purchased and where I am at with my Stargrave gaming. 

As mentioned previously, whilst I had ordered some official minis, I had a clear concept in mind for my crew (Ace Trucking Co) so went on the hunt for minis that I thought might suit. I ended up buying four different types model from eM4 Miniatures, em4miniatures.com

Spacelords

I picked these as they filled in some of the main 'characters' in my crew.

Future Skirmish

I picked these as they filled out the most of the rest of my crews 'characters' and I thought they fitted in with the future/sci-fi aesthetic that Stargrave has - very much boiler suits and guns.

Both the Spacelords and Future Skirmish minis would fill out the bulk of my crew, as these minis were hand picked to fit with my crew concept.

Gangers and Mechs

The Gangers (both the male and female version) as well as the official Stargrave models would fill in any gaps I might have in my crew, as well as fit out the bulk of the second crew so I could at least get a game. One of my crew was a robot, and that what the Mech minis were for.

Here is my crew, ACE Trucking Co.

As you can seen I had started painting these but things got in the way and I had to pack stuff away. I will get these back out and finish them, I am just not sure when.

I also mentioned about putting together some tokens for Stargrave. I have a copy of those original tokens that you can download here. These can be printed out, stuck onto thick card, and cut out for use in your own Stargrave games. If I get around to it I might revisit these in the future.

J