MA.K Maschinen Krieger 15mm

 Slave 2 Gaming, a small company with a big vision for the Maschinen Krieger universe (aka S.F.3.D.) has recently released several of the models in 15mm scale for gaming purposes. SF3d as I have known it since the 1980's had to change the name to MA.K or Maschinen Krieger for legal reasons back in the 90's, but that's beyond the scope of this article. 

I have to say that I have NOT done anything in 15mm scale in years. Seriously, years! I'm getting to old to paint anything less than 28mm scale and still be able to see it and enjoy painting the subject. The difference here is that most of the models are in Powered Armor, and on top of that Slave 2 Gaming did an excellent job in sculpting these little gems. They say they are in the works to continue to add to the line, and I certainly hope they do so. It has something of a niche following, but has never gone away. The problem they may have is that this has been mostly a modelers realm in 1/20 scale models, with the odd few in different scales, but definitely a modelers hobby. 

Science fiction miniature fans may know little about this Sci-Fi themed subject, but I hope they are able to reach out to those that game and are successful at getting interest so they continue to make more stuff. Of course that is me being selfish for my own wants, as I will buy every single thing they release. So everyone buy this stuff now! 

Right now there is no specific set of rules for these miniatures, but Gruntz seems to be the rule set of choice. I bought a copy after purchasing these miniatures and have to say there not bad. I even bought the tactical cards to add a bit of flavor. You'll have to come up with your own unit stats, but the Slavers and a small fan base are working on that. So that should not hold anyone back. 

Ordering from Australia (where the company is based) to the US can be a pain, but that has nothing to do with the wonderful customer service that this company provides. It's the getting stuck in the pipeline trying to get it on board a plane to US because of Covid restrictions. This is something I am sure you all can understand. But trust me you will get it. 

I've corresponded with Drew (I believe the owner of company?) and I must say he gives pretty darn good customer service.

Anyways, here is my first batch of models painted. It's the Gustav powered armor suit, and the unit name I have given it is the Sundowner's.

Oh, and I forgot to mention, this is not post WWII, or weird war or anything like that. This is actually where WWIII has happened, earth gets abandoned by the main players, starts to heal herself up with the few people left, and then the people who left come back and...... you'll just have to read the story about and;)

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin