Greetings Fellow Naval Gamers! Here is your Monthly Man Battlestations Newsletter.
To start of with, I have two big announcements for you! First, Episode 4 of the MBS Podcast is now available for download. In this episode, Greg and I interview the creators of Topside Minis and then review Halo Fleet Battles. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016/03/01/mbs-podcast-episode-4/
The next big announcement is that we are halfway through the 2016 Painting Contest Submission Window! Don’t forget, you only have until 1 April to get your contest entries submitted. The easiest way to enter is to use the form available on the MBS blog:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016-painting-contest/
February was a busy month for the MBS Community, so let’s dig into it! There have been a number of posts on the blog, including FSA battle reports, a Halo Fleet Battles battle report, and a little thought piece I did on speeds in the DW world:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016/02/
In the forums, Firestorm Taskforce and the video game Master of Orion II have been hot topics of discussion in the News and Rumors section:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=4.0
In General Discussion, the planning for Adepticon 2016 is shifting into high gear! The con is only weeks away now.
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=932.0
There has been a ton of activity on the Firestorm Armada board lately! Discussions on rules, fleet builds, and tactics have all come up over the last month:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=34.0
Spartan’s other space combat, Halo Fleet Battles, has also had a lot of attention from the MBS community over the last month:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=41.0
In Space Naval Games, there has been a lot of talk about reviving older games on Vassal, a virtual tabletop program. Get the latest here:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=7.0
The discussion on using Vassal to play games resulted in some discussion about running a BFG campaign and playing the matches online. This in turn led me to reorganize the boards a bit. I’ve created a new section for Campaigns! Make sure to take a look, especially if you are interested in the BFG campaign!
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=48.0
Finally, there has been a lot of great stuff being posted in the Modeling sub-forum. Make sure to take a look at the great WIP stuff on the building ways in the Shipyard:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0
And in the Show Case, there are lots of great new threads to look at, with subjects ranging from Talos & The Argo to the Aquans for FSA:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0
Whew! I think that about does it for now. Until next time!