Warzone: Another edition in the works!

 Hi Kids, Brace yourselves!! All the buzz on Lead Adventure Forum is about some lads in the UK buying the rights to one of the best sci-fi mini games of all time:   Warzone!!!!!  I figured I'd piggyback some pictures of my olde Warzone figs while everybody is freaking out. I personally am all revved up to play some Warzone, I still haven't figured out why everyone around here gave up playing the game everytime the assorted companies went under; after all, we have the rules, we have the minis, why stop now?   First off are some of my fav figs of all time, 1st ed Cybertronic Chasseurs; aka "Baldies." These Schwartzenegger clones were all cyborg-enhanced dudes in 1st ed, later kicked to the curb in 2nd ed as worthless militia known as "People's Volunteers."  I still tear up thinking about how they were wronged...  Local lads might remember that these guys have been proxying as 40K Imperial Army troops for the last decade or so.  They are just too cool to leave on the shelf.  Eagle eyed viewers might spot the Battletechs on the left, a Rifleman and a Warhammer. (Can we say "Warhammer" now?  Will GW sue?)  IIRC they are plastic kits.

 Lined up behind all the plastic 1st ed 40K Imperial Guard are some Bauhaus Hussar cavalry.  I prefered these guys to the GW Rough Riders.  I painted them to match the Cybertronic and Imperial Guard troops.  Its (drumroll please)  the world famous 13 Demi-Brigade Legion Estranger!!!  One big happy family!

 Here we have some Capitol troops on the left.  Capitol was well known for its huge collection of Special Forces types; Desert Scorpions, Sea Lions, etc.  On the right are some 2nd ed Cybertronic Chasseurs. Walkers in back are a Kryomek and two Cybertronic Killer Eggs.  They had some funny name like "Eradicator Deathdroid" or something like that.  Come to think of it, there were quite a few bizarre names in Warzone.  "Gomorrian Emasculator" was always a fav! It was a cyborg minotaur with chainguns built into its shoulders.  I have one around here someplace...

 Another batch of Capitol Special Forces!  Paint scheme looks familiar, right?  Left is a Thudd Gun and in back some Barbarians from some outfit I've forgotten.  Grenadier maybe?

 Blasting out of retirement are some Dark Legion Razides.  Basically a demon with a huge gun and a really bad attitude.  I think Razide basic training lasts about 60 years, so yeah, you might not want to mess with these guys.  Can't remember who the guy on the left of the line might be.  Yes, those are some 40K Squats on the right, and a Void standard bearer in the middle.

 Shelfjumping again, here we have some more Cybertronic figs.  I can't remember who they all are, but on the extreme right are the 1st ed Cuirassiers, Mirrormen, Robots, and a character or two. In the middle are 2nd ed Stormtroopers.  Down in front out of focus are some Cyclos from Kryomek.

Buddying up to some GW Tau are a line of Void robot troops.  Yet another incarnation of Warzone, Void had possibilities.  I used them as Tau Stealth Suits.  I own a lot of Void figs, most are still in the boxes.  Well, that's about it for this walk down memory lane.  But just think of it, a new edition will be coming out soon with all sorts of new minis!  I urge everyone to head on over to the Lead Adventure Forum to check out the thread, I think its up to about 14 pages, a lot of them posts of sneak peeks of the new minis!

This is causing all kinds of ruckus around the painting table.  I've been working on Wargods of Egyptus Heru, WW2 French and Germans; have some Warmachine and 1:600 Russo-Japanese naval all on the backburner.  Am I going to get so overcome with excitment I start painting Warzone again?!?!?!  And if I dig out all these figs will there be any opponents?  Are there any gamers within 100 miles of here who will pick up the gauntlet?  Is there a Man among you who will step up to the table to see what a real sci-fi mini game can be?  Of course, the chances of getting a note from your Mom explaining to GW that you were temporarily out of your mind might not get much traction with them...