ASQL2.0 Alien Squad Leader rules and resource links

The fantastic and unique 15mm scale generic science fiction element base rules system Alien Squad Leader (ASQL) 2.0 is now back in stock at 15mm.co.uk.  Written by Alex Self and published in 2009 it is a high quality A4 format perfect bound book with several perforated pull out or copy reference sheets at the rear. Made in Scotland it is priced at 12.00GBP. Unlike other 15mm scale science fiction systems it is totally and I mean totally generic with army templates for anything from Human Colonial to Mechanoids, Hive Mind, Alien Greys, Outlaw Gangs and more!   To that end you can visit the ASQL page on the website HERE.  Or read on for an account of what is in the book followed by web links to resources and reviews for free.

ASQL Rule Book - 2nd Edition.  15mm Science Fiction

Squad Level Wargame Sci-Fi Rules with an emphasis on the ordinary troops not Heroic Characters. Simple Game Mechanics that are easy to understand but which reward careful play. Includes six pick up and play scenarios with clear and challenging victory conditions. The ASQL 2.0 rulebook is perfect bound and has eighty pages and several perforated pull out token and reference sheets. Get into one of the finest 15mm sci-fi rule sets on the market!

WITH ALIEN SQUAD LEADER IT’S TIME TO TAKE THE SIDE OF THE ALIENS! 

In Alien Squad Leader, you can advance into battle with the pitiless bugs of the Hive Mind, the multi-legged Tripods, the cyborg infantry of the Enslavers, the mythical fighters summoned to serve the Children of the Gods, and many, many, other alien races. Or on the other hand, maybe you prefer the forces of humanity? There’s never been a better time to experience this exciting and fast paced squad-level wargame for any 15mm science fiction miniatures.  All miniatures are assembled into units on element bases and into an army built on points.  The rules use two sizes of element base 50mm square and 100mm by 50mm rectangle.  Go HERE.

Includes rules for:  Inferior Infantry, Regular Infantry, Power-Armoured Infantry, Heavy Weapon Squads, Monstrous Infantry, Robotic Infantry, Heavy Droids, Battle Mecha, Recon Droids and Drones, Fighters, Shooters, Riders, Beasts, Monstrous Creatures, Thralls, Close Flyers, Dropships, Distant Flyers, Crewed Weapons, Floaters, Defence Turrets, Light Vehicles, Light Transports, Mobile Artillery, Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Armoured Transports, Assault Tanks, Main Battle Tanks, Refugees, Police Units and Psionic Powers...

Fourteen Army Lists (Templates) provided in the book:  Human Imperial, Human Colonial, Outlaw Gangs, Imperial Strike Force, Alien Imperial, Alien Warrior Caste, Tripods, Alien Enslaver, Cyborg Enslaver, Mechanoid, Hive Mind, Victorian Imperial, Children of the Gods and Alien Greys.  Each template has its own special rules as well as unique unit types and traits.  Build your 100 Point or larger army using one of the army lists. Full Contents of the ASQL 2.0 Rulebook by section are as follows; 

Introduction

Contents

1.0 What you need to Play

1.1 Model Terrain, 1.2 Miniatures, 1.3 Wargames Equipment

2.0 Troop Classification 

2.1 Infantry, 2.2 Droids, 2.3 Primitives 

2.4 Flyers, 2.5 Defensive Weapons, 2.6 Vehicles

2.7 Equipment, 2.8 Unit Type Quick Ref Table

3.0 Preparing for Battle

3.1 The Pre-Game Sequence, 3.2 Scenarios 

3.3 Setting out Terrain, 3.4 Winning the Game

4.0 Visibility and Line of Sight

4.1 Terrain Affects on Visibility

5.0 Command, Control and Movement

5.1 Sequence of Play, 5.2 Command and Control

5.3 Overwatch, 5.4 Movement

6.0 Shooting

6.1 Direct Fire, 6.2 Indirect Fire, 6.3 Hits and Saving Throws

7.0 Reaction Moves

8.0 Close Assault

8.1 Close Assault Order of Play, 8.2 Combat Results 

8.3 Attacking Installations, 8.4 Vehicles in Close Assault 

9.0 THE ARMY LISTS 

9.1 How to Use the Army Lists

9.2 HUMAN IMPERIAL and Special Rules

9.3 HUMAN COLONIAL and Special Rules 

9.4 OUTLAW GANGS and Special Rules 

9.5 IMPERIAL STRIKE FORCE and Special Rules 

9.6 ALIEN IMPERIAL and Special Rules 

9.7 ALIEN WARRIOR CASTE and Special Rules 

9.8 TRIPODS and Special Rules 

9.9 ALIEN ENSLAVER and Special Rules 

9.10 CYBORG ENSLAVER and Special Rules 

9.11 MECHANOID and Special Rules 

9.12 HIVE MIND and Special Rules 

9.13 VICTORIAN IMPERIAL and Special Rules 

9.14 CHILDREN OF THE GODS and Special Rules 

9.15 ALIEN GREYS and Special Rules 

10.0 Optional Rules

10.1 Fast Play 10.2 Mixed Infantry Squads

10.3 Burning Vehicles 10.4 Tall Buildings

10.5 Using Characters in ASQL

11.0 Resources

12.0 Pull out Reference Sheets

IN PLAY ORDER TOKENS 

IN PLAY REFERENCE SHEETS 1 & 2

Review, Group and Free Files Online!

You can download the ASQL2.0 Errata File from our dropbox account by clicking HERE.

There are many online references to this rules system across various platforms and you are are free to search for them dating back to 2009 however one of our favourites is the Dropship Horizon review of ASQL2.0 written by Mark which is greatly respected.  You can see that HERE.

There is an online ASQL community located on Yahoo Groups.  You can go to it HERE and join up to talk about the game.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

War in a Box Blog gets a 15mm.co.uk fix!

The internet is a glorious place for the wargaming hobbyist. It is filled with enthusiastic guys and gals who love their miniatures, rule systems and collections and a desire to show and tell others what they have and their intentions on how to proceed with the fun. War in a Box is such a blog run by a chap who is a long time customer of 15mm.co.uk and who has his own way of doing things. I would like to share War in a Box with you all. 

This time War in a Box revels in the latest package received from us containing Octopods, Laserburn and Prang (remember you have only a limited time to get your Prang for us before they leave for greener pastures go HERE for details of this) adding to the collection and the 'lead pile'. Go HERE to read the post. 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS (old!)  :-)

Happy 35th Birthday Laserburn – Special Birthday Offers!

This Event is now over.  Thanks Everyone! GBS

Until the end of August 2015 it is the birthday month for the classic and origin range Laserburn which was one of the first 15mm science fiction miniature ranges ever made.  Characters, Infantry, Robots, Vehicles and more.  Laserburn is a true origin point for the whole 15mm science fiction hobby.

The Laserburn rulebook was published thirty five years ago this month and we are celebrating that with three great offers on the range and they are great offers.  Read on and you can find the range HERE.

The Four Types of V008 Glaive APC

If you purchase any Laserburn codes from single miniatures to value packs or books or the starter set that total 10.00GBP or more before shipping we will give you a free V008 Glaive APC resin kit worth 5.00GBP!  This will be a random Glaive kit from one of the four propulsion types (Hover, Wheeled, Tracked, Anti-Grav).  Superb!

Three Free Glaives all of the same propulsion type

If you purchase more than 30.00GBP of Laserburn codes of any type as above before shipping we will give you THREE free V008 Glaives worth 13.50GBP.  These will be a random propulsion type but all three will be the same propulsion type.  Brilliant!

V011 Scorpion Air Lander

And three free Glaives!

If you purchase more than 75.00GBP of Laserburn codes of any type as above you will automatically get FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING plus THREE free V008 Glaives worth 13.50GBP of the same random propulsion type as above but also a FREE V011 Scorpion Air Lander vehicle kit worth 11.00GBP.  Awesome!

A tracked Glaive kit with Imperial Trooper for scale

You can see the whole range HERE and you need do nothing but put items in your cart as the free products will be added automatically by our staff to the package before dispatch worldwide to you. You can order other ranges too in the same order as long as you have Laserburn codes in your cart you will get the free items.

Imperial Marines (300 codes) and V105 Sabre Jet Flyer (Sam Croes collection)

If you are a pro-painted customer of ours or you wish to enquire about getting your Laserburn order from us pro-painted and based please email your proposed order to sales@15mm.co.uk and our staff will give you a quote.  You will get the SAME free items at each tier of the offers and they will be painted too!

Offers end Monday 31st August at 8pm GMT.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Laserburn 35th Anniversary in August 2015

According to wargamers who are customers of 15mm.co.uk and checked by us it appears that August 2015 is the 35th Anniversary of the publication of the Laserburn rule book.  Those of you who are fans of 15mm science fiction wargaming will know that Laserburn is one of the origin points of the whole genre and to this day is highly regarded by gamers around the world.  

We are thinking of marking this historic anniversary with a promotion.  While we have some ideas what do you think?  Let me know your thoughts and suggestions from now until Friday 31st July. Comment or Email to sales(at)15mm.co.uk. Happy 35th Laserburn!

You can see the Laserburn range HERE. 

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

Laserburn Law Officers in Matt Morans collection

The classic 15mm 'mother of the scale' range Laserburn has many fans all over the world some new and some reaching back the three decades of the miniatures and game's existence. One of these fans is Matt Moran who has a collection of Law Officers from the range which he was kind enough to send pictures of to us which we present to you here. Matt plans on using them as a Galactic Police faction in his own science fiction setting. He is a fellow with wargaming ambitions! 

A Patrol of Law Officers 100, 101 119, 124 poses

Four 102 Law Officer Bikes!

Two to a base the Riot Teams with shields and riot gun.  116 and 117 poses

A leading element including a Dog

Working in an Adventurer with Support Bolter as a Law Officer.  Fire Support!

The Law Officers in force ready to put you down if you step out of line!

You can find Laserburn in its own pages of the 15mm.co.uk website and if you click HERE you will be taken to a selective search page of the website showing all of the Law Officers including a Value Pack which gives you a whole force with a saving. 

We finish with a picture of Matt's alien warriors the Szithk. You can find all of the Laserburn range HERE and then browse for what interests you. 

Thanks for Reading and thanks Matt! 

 GBS

Free Flit Car and or Hover Wagon with Laserburn orders

This is our last offer at 15mm.co.uk until Xmas Eve and our three day special (watch our blog for this one on the 24th December) and its being run upon one of the true legendary ranges of 15mm miniatures; Laserburn. Classic 15mm scale science fiction that is very popular the world over due to its big selection of military, civilians, aliens, robots along with vehicles that just buzzes with possibilities. A lot to choose from. You can find Laserburn HERE. 

Here is our festive Laserburn offer. From now until the 23rd of December if you purchase ANY item from the Laserburn range, from one miniature, one vehicle, one gun turret or book up to an order of any size we will put automatically and free into your order one V101 Flit Car worth 1.50GBP. Excellent! But there is more. If you have have at least one Laserburn Value Pack (LB01 to LB20 codes) in your order as well then we will ALSO place a free V104 Hover Support Wagon worth 4.00GBP into your order. Brilliant! You need do nothing but order and we will add the free items on your behalf. 

We will continue to ship out orders right up to the closing of the UK post offices but essentially you need to get your orders in during this week and into next week to ensure they arrive with you in most cases. But if not then it will be soon afterwards that the package arrives. We will also continue mailing packages into the new year. 

Merry Christmas! 

GBS

Using Litko Tokens in your games of USEME by David Starkey

Last week I was contacted by a fan of USEME who wanted to show 15mm.co.uk his latest idea.  I thought it was so cool that I wanted to share it with you all.  Enjoy the read and the pictures.  Super fast and simple wargaming.  GBS

Recently I had some personalized game token made by Litko to use in my USE ME games at home. I decided on the shape and color of the tokens and up to 12 characters could be printed on each one. Each pack contains 10 tokens so there are plenty to use in a skirmish or small battle. 

 

As you can see I had orange “winged” tokens and red “struck” tokens to place next to my figures on the war games table.

When used with well painted figures it really makes a nice impression as the scenario unfolds across the table. It also makes it easy to keep track of each figure and what state they are in as they travel to victory or certain death with each roll of the dice. I use them with my USE ME Civil War, Fantasy, Old West, and Sci-Fi rules. They are definitely a versatile addition to my 15mm.co.uk rules and figures.

These figures from the Laserburn 15mm Science Fiction range are in rough shape with three of them suffering hits.

Follow the link to the ordering page where I found these nice additions to my USE ME scenarios.  Thanks.

David Starkey 

Laserburn Vehicle Showcase and Freebie in All Orders

V106 Air Raft with Imperial Trooper

Last week all of us at 15mm.co.uk reached the end of a six month project to re-master and re-release all of the classic 15mm scale Laserburn vehicle codes. Its been a constant part of our lives for this entire time and while the odd thing was a little troublesome on the whole it was a great experience. The reason not least for this being the outpouring of adoration and joy towards us from science fiction wargamers both young and older at our efforts. In some cases notably the V011 Scorpion Air Lander and the V106 Law Officer Air Raft which would have never seen the light of day again but for this process. One being so heavy in white metal that it would be impossibly expensive for customers and the other the loss of its mold stock due to age. As a result we are rounding up the whole range and the Laserburn experience so that you can see it all. From the first to the last here are all the vehicles in all their glory!

 V101 Flit Cars- 2 Resin Vehicles

Civilian sports anti-grav cars perfect for any 15mm sci-fi setting.

V103 Hover Vans - 2 Resin Vehicles

Civilian small transporting flat bed anti-grav vans.

V104 Hover Support Wagon – 1 Resin and White Metal Vehicle

Civilian or Local Law or Military use anti-grav vehicle with seats.

V106 Law Officer Air Raft – 1 Resin and White Metal Vehicle

Law Enforcement anti-gravity platform perfect for any 15mm sci-fi setting.

V010 Partizan Scout Cars – 2 Resin Vehicles

Civilian or Para Military transporter vehicles.

V008 Glaive Armoured Personnel Carrier – 1 Resin Vehicle

Choose from Tracked, Hover, Wheeled or Anti-Gravity versions.

V009 Imperial Scout Car – 1 Resin and White Metal Vehicle

Choose from Tracked, Hover, Wheeled or Anti-Gravity versions.

RT Robo Turrets – White Metal Weapons

Choose from a sprue of weapons or singles. Use on Laserburn vehicles.

V105 Sabre Jet Flyer – 1 White Metal Vehicle

Civilian flying vehicle with seats for two passengers.

V005 Heavy Laser Cannon – 1 White Metal Artillery Kit

A powerful energy weapon in the form of a field gun with a human gunner ideal for many 15mm campaign settings.

V007 Scythe Jet Copter – 1 Resin and White Metal Vehicle

A large military jet copter suitable for any 15mm sci-fi setting.

V011 Scorpion Air Lander – 1 Resin and White Metal Vehicle

A militiary air lander for transporting troops supplied with two robo-turrets too.

Laserburn is more than its vehicles however as it has a large and enduringly popular 15mm infantry range which covers Law Officers, Adventurers, Starship Crew, Imperial Troopers, Redemptionists, Mercenaries, Robots and Droids. You can find all of these on the Laserburn page of the 15mm.co.uk website. I have seen these miniatures in games all across the world in a multitude of rules systems since they were put back onto the market.

Fondly remembered and still played by many wargaming groups are the Laserburn rule book titles. Wargaming in the old school way from the basic rules of Laserburn itself to the Advanced Laserburn and Aliens rules and ramping it up to larger battles with Imperial Commander too. There are other titles out there in the world too such as Robot and Forces of the Imperium as well as scenario sets though these are not stocked by us at 15mm.co.uk.

You can of course get all you need to get started in this system with our boxed set LBS01 Laserburn Starter Set which contains miniatures, vehicles and the rulebook too.

So if you adore Laserburn think about adding to your collection and if you decide to then we will, over the next seven days, throw in for free a Surprise Packet of Laserburn products. Bigger the order bigger the surprise but you will get something cool in even the smallest Laserburn order.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

V011 Scorpion Air Lander for Laserburn at 15mm.co.uk

Good and sad news everybody this week as we have the last Laserburn classic 15mm scale vehicle code re-mastered and re-released. Yes, that's right the last one and its been just over half a year since we started and its been a great experience and a lot of fun too. But we kept the daddy for last, the biggest and meanest of the whole vehicle range. That's right the old 'skull cracker' itself the Scorpion Air Lander. One of the very first 'dropship' type models in the early 1980's it was an absolute beast in white metal meaning it was really heavy, hard to produce and that meant that we took it off the market. In fact with this release today its now cheaper than it was in 2005! The big one piece hull is now in high quality grey tone resin which is much, much lighter. There are many dropship types of models on the market now but this vehicle is pure space opera with its open top and anti-gravity drive. Perhaps it was once in your collect or you might want to add one or more of them to your collection now. The Scorpion has come out beautifully and we are very happy with it and we hope you all are too.

Here are some pictures of the Scorpion Air Lander with scale image above showing a Laserburn 305 miniature (14mm tall).

V011 Scorpion Air Lander

1 Resin and Metal Kit 8.00GBP

This code contains all of the parts required to assemble one air lander suitable for any 15mm campaign. The parts are as follows a resin hull, a white metal cabin top, white metal landing legs and two separate white metal plasma robo turrets to mount on the hull. This model is not supplied with a flying base but can be easily mounted upon one. Assembly required but its a very easy build. Dimensions assembled are 55mm in length, 40mm width and 30mm height. A classic Laserburn model once more back in production.  Go HERE.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

V007 Jetcopter from Laserburn back at 15mm.co.uk

V007 Scythe Jetcopter

This week we have one of the two remaining classic Laserburn vehicles re-mastered and in new molds for you.  The Scythe class Jetcopter.  This was one of the most popular models from the 15mm Laserburn line in the 1980's but in recent years its huge weight in white metal meant that its price became ever higher sadly.  Now though it is produced in part in metal but its hull is high grade resin meaning it is much lighter and easier to produce as well.  While there are many VTOL and such aircraft and dropships too on the market there are few science fiction helicopters by comparison.  Perhaps it was once in your collect or you might want to add one or more of them to your collection now.  The Scythe has come out beautifully and we are very happy with it and we hope you all are too. 

Here are some more pictures of the jetcopter.

V007 Side View

V007 Rear View

V007 with 305 Imperial Commander for scale

V007 with Sabre Jet Flyer for scale

V007 Scythe Jetcopter

1 Resin and Metal Kit 8.00GBP

This code contains all of the parts required to assemble one jetcopter suitable for any 15mm campaign.  The parts are as follows a resin hull, resin top mounted engine pods, white metal landing struts, white metal rotor blades with miniature thrusters and three separate weapon pods for attaching to the hull.  This model is not supplied with a flying base but can be easily mounted upon one.  Assembly required.  Dimensions assembled are 75mm length, 35mm width and 35mm height.  A classic Laserburn model once more back in production. Go HERE.

Above is a picture of all the components of this code.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS