Greetings Fellow Naval Gamers! I’ve got two big
announcements to start off with.
First, the submissions window for the 2016 painting contest has officially opened! You have between now and April 1st to submit your entries. The easiest way to do so is using the handy-dandy submission form:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016-painting-contest/
The second announcement is that Episode 3 of the MBS Podcast is live! You can find it on iTunes or on the MBS Blog here:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016/02/01/mbs-podcast-episode-3/
Elsewhere around the community, there has been a lot of discussion about Firestorm Taskforce, a newly announced variant of Firestorm Armada that is due out at the end of the month:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1102.0
Wargaming.net’s new Master of Orion video game is also causing some excitement:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1101.0
In the DW forum, members are hailing the long-awaited ORBAT updates for the minor powers!
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1113.0
The FSA board is ablaze with discussions about the new models for the Syndicate and Xelocians, as well as planning for a FSA event at Genghis Con:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=34.0
Lots of activity this month in the Space Naval Gaming board, including discussions on oldie but goodie games like Starfire and Full Thrust, along with news about the new BFG video game:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=7.0
The Shipyard has also seen some new projects being started, including Quickdraw’s DW Ottoman fleet, Badi_Dea’s Star Trek Attack Wing ships, and my own Planetfall WIP thread:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0
That about does it for Newsletter #21! Don’t forget to get your entries in for the painting contest. Until next time!
Ruckdog& The Man Battlestations Forum Team.
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