Starship Troopers - Welcome to the Roughnecks

 It's an ugly planet, a Bug planet!

I have always had a hankering to game this movie, in particular the defence of Whiskey Outpost, it has touch of Zulu about it...

These have been languishing in the draw for a number of years, I thought it was high time they found their way to the table top espically given I failed to get even near them last year on the painting task list. Unfortunately I missed the boat with the miniatures game picking up a copy after Mongoose had discontinued the game and making back filling the required miniatures more difficult.

The box set contains the rulebook, card templates for vehicles and dropships (The card templates will need converting to miniatures in time); several d6 and d10 dice; 16 human Mobile Infantry troopers; and 20 alien Arachnid Warrior Bugs.

The human's MI are dressed in Power Armour inspired by the originally a novel by Robert Heinlein and the CGI cartoon series but my preference was for the live action movie of the early 90's.

I sold off the MI on ebay and purchased 1st Corp's Colonial Marines in 25mm perfect proxies for Raczak's Roughnecks in the movie and a little smaller to the "bugs" in the box which certainly makes them rather more intimidating on the table top.

I picked up all of the 1st Corps colonial packs, enough for 3 sections of Light Infantry and a couple of support weapons.

Radio Operator, Raczak and NCO.

"I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits. You don't do your job, I'll shoot you myself."
 

 1st Section.

 "Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?"

2nd Section.

 "We must meet this threat with our valor, our blood, indeed with our very lives to ensure that human civilization, not insect, dominates this galaxy now and always!"

3rd Section.

 "I'm doing my part."

Heavy Weapon Section.

Javelin Missile Launcher, Inferno Support Flamer & Bugbroom Support Laser.

"Forget the insecticide, bring on the nukes!"

The Press.

"They're doing their part. Are you?
Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world. Service guarantees citizenship."

More than enough for a small scale outing on Planet P.

Painting Guide

Uniform - GW Codex Grey
Combat Vest - Vallejo 70995 German Grey
Back Pack - Foundry 11C Rawhide Light
Webbing - GW Abaddon Black
Weapons - GW Mithril Silver, Boltgun Metel, Vallejo 800 Gunmetal
Insignia - DdA 101 White
Flesh - GW Elf Flesh
Wash GW Agrax Earthshade
Basing - GW Rhinox Hide, Dry Brush Vallejo Desert Yellow, Iraqui Sand.

Next up Power Armour, bug holes and Klendathu terrain...