Wrapped for Trouble a free USEME Festive scenario

Hello USEME fans! 

The festive range at 15mm.co.uk is great fun and it expanded again this year with a fourth new code and as before that means a new USEME scenario adding to the stable of the Terminus Arc, Abominable Weather, Branch Face and Cold Thing. We present the forth themed winter scenario. Our last new content of the year and releases too.

Wrapped for Trouble - A scenario for two players or solo play. While the Malmute Mercenaries face their own troubles at the Hegemony station across its far side a new faction has entered the fray. Snowmen, Xmas Trees and Snow Monsters all try to prevent a horde of Psycho Presents from reaching their own rendezvous at the station! 

CLICK HERE to download the scenario from our dropbox account for free as a PDF to your computer or device. Its easy and great fun and will only need your of miniatures some dice and about half an hour of your time. Excellent! 

You can download all of the festive scenarios from this special link HERE if you are lacking any. 

You can find the Festive Range on its own page of our website HERE 

If you do not have a copy of USEME UM001 15mm Science Fiction you can get it on our website as a download HERE. 

Merry Christmas! 

GBS

Last Month of 2016 and what's coming....

Here are 15mm.co.uk we are looking forward to a week off at Christmas and again thank you for your support during the Four Day Mega Offer at the end of November.  There is a lot happening here for 2017 but this month we have some surprises for you including a free USEME Scenario and a new HOT 15mm small monster code too.  All in the first half of December.

We have had a lot of kind words and nice emails about our 15mm Festive Range and its new pack SN04 Psycho Presents.  I had not intended to do a new free USEME scenario for this year as I had not been asked much but over last weekend that changed.  

So..later this month and featuring the gun toting Presents against the Security Force Alpha lads from the previous scenarios...I will put up here...'Wrapped for Trouble'.

If you are interested in the USEME Series you can see it HERE.

Thanks for Reading and Merry Christmas!

GBS

Free USEME Scenario - Uplink 404

Today we give to all you 15mm science fiction wargamers out there a brand new free scenario for USEME.  Uplink 404 is a small scale mission between Corporate Ashigaru and Security Force Alpha all about a Maginot Turret.  A quick and fun scenario written by Thomas Hamilton.  You can see the USEME Range HERE in print (for the moment) and all as paid for PDF downloads too.  This scenario uses UM001 15mm Science Fiction.

Click HERE to download this fun and free one page scenario from our Dropbox account.  Enjoy!

If you like free scenarios for USEME a quick reminder that you can get the whole Terminus mini-campaign arc of scenarios from us.  Linked up and great fun and written by myself just click HERE to download it.

Thanks for Reading and well done Mr Hamilton!

GBS

HOF Fire-Team book and battleboards now a paid for digital download!

Thanks for taking the time to come to this article for this is a first for 15mm.co.uk on its own website. HOF Fire Team the grid based tech level alterable 15mm skirmish system wargame rules for science fiction are now a paid for digital download. No longer in print it is excellent value containing the book, the book covers and a twenty page set of all the battle boards and scenic items on grids as well as a page of blank grids too. All for 8.00GBP. It works with any 15mm miniatures from present day to far future and contains generic generation rules as well as three backgrounds with stats. The Prydian Civil War, the Pan Galactic Empire and the teeming Argo cities of a near tomorrow. We will be releasing other titles out of print and in print as digital downloads in coming weeks including USEME and Alien Squad Leader 2.0 as well as Age of Might and Steel. Go HERE or read on for more. 

The process of purchasing a digital download from the website is straight forward and works as follows. Any product which has the digital downloads sticker on it is purchased as normal into the shopping cart and then through to checkout. During checkout and once purchase is made your will get an order number and a receipt. If your order contains any digital downloads there will be a box displayed on the screen where your digital book will appear once it is loaded in (this can take a minute or so for large files) with a button to click to download it. You will also get the download link in your email as well. 

The purchased download is now yours and can be downloaded up to five times. But do not worry for as long as you can email us your order number at any future date we will manually send you the files by link reply. If you have any questions just contact us by email on sales@15mm.co.uk. 

Read on for more information or go to our website HERE. 

HOF Fire-Team is an original dynamic tactical game with a setting from ultra modern to the far future. Fire Team pits squads of soldiers, guerrillas, police, and thieves or just about anyone else with a grudge against one another. Use miniatures from your existing collection, on single bases, or add any new ones of your choice. Players command a number of Teams. These being Fire Teams, Support Teams, Command Teams and trusting to sound small unit tactics and the luck of the dice they attempt to carry out their mission objectives. HOF Fire-Team is played on 'Battle Boards' de-marked into a 20mm squared grid. These set squares allow for easy and instant measurement of game distances for movement and weapons fire along with the relation between every miniature in play and possible cover. Play is easy and lethal. Using a unique D6 mechanic based on the Firefight 2.0 engine combined with an innovative 'tech level' for all troops and the 'waypoint' mission driver this game promises fast and intense action in a compact playing area. Play in a place of your choosing even if it is too small for other ‘open terrain’ wargames. Play a game of HOF Fire-Team with three fire teams a side (a total of 24 miniatures) in less than fifteen minutes! 

If you are keen on learning more from four years ago there are reviews and interviews online for the book which are still perfectly valid. You can see a video review by the Voodoo Ork HERE and an in depth look HERE over at Dropship Horizon blog. I must point out that these pre-date by a year the new website www.theionage.com formerly of the HOF range. A google search will highlight more reviews and such for you. 

15mm.co.uk has a vast array of 15mm science fiction miniatures which you can use for HOF Fire Team. These include the huge HOF 15mm Science Fiction range which has Humans, Aliens, Robots and way more in it plus the Laserburn classic range and the Asgard range too. Click through to see each of these. Above is the Cultist Holy Guard.

Thanks for Reading, 

 GBS

Three new free USEME sci-fi scenarios by Vic Dobson!

All of us at 15mm.co.uk are delighted to present to you three new free scenarios written by veteran wargamer Vic Dobson for the USEME rules system.  Ideal for use with UM001 USEME 15mm Science Fiction the first title in the series (you can get this and the other USEME titles as paid for downloads as well from HERE) these three scenarios are based around Vic's collection of miniatures taken from the HOF range, the SHM range and the Loud Ninja Games range of figures.  Click on the links to visit these ranges and the rules system.

There are near a dozen titles in the USEME range of wargame rules covering many genres.

 

Download the three scenarios from our dropbox account in a zip file by clicking on this link HERE. Each of the scenarios presents a different challenge and level of complexity and playing time. Here is a quick run down of each of them.

Scenario One – Recon Run

Recon Run is a two player game of USE ME. In this small game two reconnaissance teams encounter one another and battle to gain information whilst denying it to the enemy!

Scenario Two – The One that Got Away

The One that got Away is a four player game of USE ME. In this small game, as the local gang boss meets with a dangerous but useful hireling, and the local authorities seek to arrest  both, whilst some bounty-hunters plan to gain their reward, and new arrivals add complications to all sides …

Scenario Three – The Raid

The Raids a two player game of USE ME. In this small game a small but elite Chuhuac special operations’ strike team endeavours to destroy a shield regulator defended by the local planetary security teams.

Enjoy!

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Three New MkII HOF28 Charger 15mm vehicle variants released!

All across the Human Colonies and on Terra itself there is a need for security after, during and even before the high rollers and expensive kit arrives in the battle zone. Security Force Alpha is just that force filling in as police, paramilitaries, mercenaries and planetary militias too. They are the faceless grunts that do the thankless jobs needed by all those who govern, control or enforce. Use them as you will from the near to the far future! 

We are proud to present in conjunction with the new Maginot Defence Turret the release of three MkII Charger Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) in 15mm scale. Three different means of propulsion and two primary configurations see you able to choose Wheeled, Tracked or Hover along with a gun turret or APC hatch with crewman out of crew hatch or crew hatch closed with each one. All in resin spun up just for you designed by Sam Croes. Go HERE or read on for details. 

HOF28A Charger MkII Wheeled

This pack contains the resin parts to assemble one 15mm scale six wheeled Charger vehicle kit as an APC or turreted APC variant hatch open or closed. The Charger is the workhorse military and police transporter of the Human Colonies and Security Force Alpha. Designed as a feature of the Human Colonial Army template in Alien Squad Leader 2.0 it is equally at home in any near future or such game system. Parts are: Charger Hull, Charger Wheel Unit, Options Sprue (APC Top, Turret Top, Hatch SFA Crewman, Closed Crew Hatch). Approx 60mm long, 30mm wide and 35mm tall when assembled. Very easy to assemble and great value. Make yours a military vehicle or law vehicle or an infantry fighting vehicle. The Charger is part of Security Force Alpha (SFA) in the HOF Range. From battles to peace keeping or law enforcement roles it suits them all. Choose from a pack or three packs (saving 10% automatically on the price) supplied unpainted and without bases. Mono image shows parts. Image with SFA Trooper etc is for scale only and not supplied. 6.00GBP.  

HOF28B Charger MkII Hover

This pack contains the resin parts to assemble one 15mm scale hover Charger vehicle kit as an APC or turreted APC variant hatch open or closed. The Charger is the workhorse military and police transporter of the Human Colonies and Security Force Alpha. Designed as a feature of the Human Colonial Army template in Alien Squad Leader 2.0 it is equally at home in any near future or such game system. Parts are: Charger Hull, Charger Hover Unit, Options Sprue (APC Top, Turret Top, Hatch SFA Crewman, Closed Crew Hatch). Approx 65mm long, 40mm wide and 30mm tall when assembled. Very easy to assemble and great value. Make yours a military vehicle or law vehicle or an infantry fighting vehicle. The Charger is part of Security Force Alpha (SFA) in the HOF Range. From battles to peace keeping or law enforcement roles it suits them all. Choose from a pack or three packs (saving 10% automatically on the price) supplied unpainted and without bases. Mono image shows parts. Image with SFA Trooper etc is for scale only and not supplied. 6.00GBP. 

HOF28C Charger MkII Tracked

This pack contains the resin parts to assemble one 15mm scale twin tracked Charger vehicle kit as an APC or turreted APC variant hatch open or closed. The Charger is the workhorse military and police transporter of the Human Colonies and Security Force Alpha. Designed as a feature of the Human Colonial Army template in Alien Squad Leader 2.0 it is equally at home in any near future or such game system. Parts are: Charger Hull, Charger Tracked Unit, Options Sprue (APC Top, Turret Top, Hatch SFA Crewman, Closed Crew Hatch). Approx 60mm long, 30mm wide and 35mm tall when assembled. Very easy to assemble and great value. Make yours a military vehicle or law vehicle or an infantry fighting vehicle. The Charger is part of Security Force Alpha (SFA) in the HOF Range. From battles to peace keeping or law enforcement roles it suits them all. Choose from a pack or three packs (saving 10% automatically on the price) supplied unpainted and without bases. Mono image shows parts. Image with SFA Trooper etc is for scale only and not supplied. 6.00GBP. 

If you like the Charger and see it as a generic use APC or IFV for your modern, near future or science fiction forces then enjoy these additional pictures alongside SFA miniatures in use on table. 

The SFA range contains a huge variety of generic poses of 15mm white metal miniatures and vehicles allowing a wargamer to assemble a cohesive force for their campaigns. A whole integrated range within HOF which contains vehicles, tower, infantry, command, scouts, elites, female and more! Go HERE. 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

New MkII HOF27 Maginot Defence Turret 15mm kit released!

All across the Human Colonies and on Terra itself there is a need for security after, during and even before the high rollers and expensive kit arrives in the battle zone. Security Force Alpha is just that force filling in as police, paramilitaries, mercenaries and planetary militias too. They are the faceless grunts that do the thankless jobs needed by all those who govern, control or enforce. Use them as you will from the near to the far future! 

HOF27 Maginot Defence Turret 

This brand new MkII pack contains the resin pieces to assemble one 15mm scale Maginot Defence Turret. The Maginot is a stationary structure that acts as a strong point for your forces in play. Designed as a feature of the Human Colonial Army template in Alien Squad Leader 2.0 it is equally at home in any near future or such game system. Parts are: Turret Main Body, Turret Ring and Top (rotatable in mount when assembled). Easy to assemble from two parts. Approx 45mm tall and 30mm across when assembled. Its great value at 5.00GBP.  Go HERE.

The Maginot is part of Security Force Alpha (SFA) in the HOF Range. From battles to peace keeping or law enforcement roles it suits them all. Choose from a pack or three packs (saving 10% automatically on the price) supplied unpainted and without bases. Mono image shows parts. Image with SFA Trooper is for scale only and miniature not supplied. 

The SFA range contains a huge variety of poses of 15mm white metal miniatures and vehicles allowing a wargamer to assemble a cohesive force for their campaigns. A whole integrated range within HOF which contains vehicles, tower, infantry, command, scouts, elites, female and more! Go HERE. 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Say Goodbye to the 15mm Charger APC and Maginot Defence Tower

Yes say goodbye to the popular HOF27 Maginot Defence Tower and the HOF28 Charger APC models in our HOF 15mm Science Fiction range.  They will be withdrawn from sale at the end of February 2016.  But wait you say!  Why withdraw them when everyone loves them?  Well we have decided to re-master both of these models and then release them once more into the HOF Range in the late spring.  Its a great time to do this as we plan to expand the propulsion options on the Charger and weapon mount on the Maginot too.  Don't fret though since these new versions will be 100% compatible with the original models.  The new versions are also designed by Sam Croes who came up with the originals.

If you want to get your hands on the current Charger and Maginot before they become extinct and sought after you can go HERE.

Both of these models feature large in the Human Colonial Armies of the Alien Squad Leader rules system and are part of the sub-set of the HOF Range that is Security Force Alpha.  Click HERE to see all the SFA codes. The SFA range contains more than fifty different poses of 15mm white metal miniatures and vehicles allowing a wargamer to assemble a cohesive force for their campaigns. A whole integrated range within HOF which will be expanded even more.

All across the Human Colonies and on Terra itself there is a need for security after, during and even before the high rollers and expensive kit arrives in the battle zone. Security Force Alpha is just that force filling in as police, paramilitaries, mercenaries and planetary militias too. They are the faceless grunts that do the thankless jobs needed by all those who govern, control or enforce. Use them as you will from the near to the far future! 

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Abominable Weather a free Scenario for USEME

Hello USEME fans!

The festive range is back online until early January and that means a new USEME scenario adding to the stable of the Terminus Arc, Branch Face and Cold Thing.  We present the third themed winter scenario.

Abominable Weather -  A scenario for two players or solo play.  Can a back up team of Malamut Mercenaries make it across the snow plain to the Hegemony Station following their buddies while a group of invincible bobble hat sporting Snow Monsters try to eat them?

CLICK HERE to download the scenario from our dropbox account for free as a PDF to your computer or device.  Its easy and great fun and will only need a handful of miniatures some dice and about half an hour of your time.  Excellent!

You can find the festive range on our Deals and Offers page until early January 2016.  You can find the whole USEME System on its own page.  We used UM001 USEME 15mm Science Fiction for this scenario.  You can also find it as a paid for download on our blog HERE for 5.00USD.

Merry Christmas!

GBS

Sam Croes customised 15mm SFA Winter Troopers

Festive Fun month continues with a great little blog article now.

Next week we will be presenting the annual free USEME scenario for winter 2015 titled 'Abominable Weather' a follow up to last years Branch Face and the year before Cold Thing both of which can be found on the links. The scenario will make use of the new SN03 Abominable Snow Monsters miniatures added to the seasonal range this month alongside the Evil Snowmen and Killer Xmas Trees. 

But before that I want to introduce you to the brave lads and lassies of Security Force Alpha (SFA) our generic near future packs in the HOF range but with a difference... 

Our lead designer Sam Croes is a wizard of the green stuff and many other things too. He has an extensive collection of miniatures of his own many of which have been 'tweaked' by his hand into unique poses or looks. His own collection of SFA miniatures is no different. These images show you his Winter Troopers converted from standard Security Force Alpha miniatures. 

Below are the larger images but as you can see the collection of Winter SFA Troopers is composed of seven different unique miniatures. The command poses are all converted from HOF95 SFA Command. An officer with re-breather for extreme cold climate as well as fur lined uniform and a communications trooper with the sat dish augmented with long ariel gear to manage the extreme conditions. Lastly a sniper with additional fur lining and a long cloak along with bigger scope on his rifle. The trooper poses are taken from HOF96, HOF97 and HOF99 and are armed with sub-machine guns and large bore combat shotgun. The normal uniform has been made better for artic weather by the addition of extra linings and fur trimming as well as a re-breather supplying warmed pre-warmed air. Some of the troopers have weather proofed fabric packs on their backs allowing them to carry survival equipment and extra food. 

We hope you liked this quick look at these converted miniatures. The Security Force Alpha range contains seventeen different packs and more than thirty poses and is well suited to near future, present day, post apocalypse and many more settings. Designed by Elton Waters (Infantry and Skimmer) and Sam Croes (Turret and Charger) the SFA sits well in your collection as the faceless enforcers of your will! 

Have a good festive time and look out for the scenario soon. 

Thanks for Reading. 

GBS