Wayland Games discounted the All Quiet on the Martian Front trench terrain. This trench set will give you everything you need to start your defence works and works as great terrain and scenery on your tabletop. Grab it here.
Showing posts with label All Quiet on the Martian Front. Show all posts
Showing posts with label All Quiet on the Martian Front. Show all posts
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Robot Peanut Studios: Closing Doors - Bankruptcy Announcement
Just received this news from an All Quiet on the Martian Front Kickstarter pledger about the filed bankruptcy of Robot Peanut Studios with brands Alien Dungeon and Architects of War. Read below for the full announcement.
We regret to announce that effective January 27th, 2016, Robot Peanut Studios, LLC, and its associated brands, Architects of War and Alien Dungeon have permanently closed their doors.
Our sales plummeted precipitously in the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2015 and never recovered across our online retail operations as well as hobby shop and distributor sales. We could not maintain our business under these conditions and despite a continuing series of sales and marketing efforts, we have been forced to file for bankruptcy. The case has been filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at case number 16-20247. Please contact an attorney if you have any questions.
We set out six years ago to start a company providing exciting and entertaining intellectual property primarily in the analog gaming market. RPS began with miniature games with the intention of expanding to board and digital games. While the All Quiet Kickstarter project brought in significant sales for us, the cost of development, manufacturing, and shipping exceeded the sales numbers and we were relying on sales beyond the Kickstarter in the broader market to carry the costs and expand the game. These sales never materialized in sufficient quantities. It is just that simple - we sold stuff through the Kickstarter that essentially ended up just above cost and then paid for the shipping. All Quiet just didn’t generate enough money for its scale. In addition, our original cost estimates based on quotes and time frame from various vendors Pre-Kickstarter were exceeded, making the business model untenable without retail sales that never materialized.
We are very sorry that it has come to this. Certainly not the outcome we dreamed of when we started the company. To our investors, the Kickstarter supporters and our loyal customers, we’d like to thank you for your support. It has been difficult not communicating during this legal process, but we have had to go through a process and that has been well outside any of our previous experiences.
This will be our last communication. Customer service inquiries will not be answered and there will be no additional communication on Kickstarter. We do not know what the final disposition of All Quiet and or other product brands will be at this time. We have to forfeit our participation in such matters to the court.
Barb and I must move on and find employment and start putting our lives back together. To our friends, investors, vendors, and loyal customers, thank you for helping us try to fulfill our dream and we wish you the best possible future. Yours Sincerely, Barb and Ernie
Monday, November 16, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Alien Dungeon: Limited Time - 20% Off Martian Items!
Alien Dungeon: Limited Time - 20% Off Martian Items!
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Thursday, October 15, 2015
Monday, October 5, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Caliver Books: New All Quiet on the Martian Front Monotanks and Cardigan Infantry Carriers Stocked
Caliver Books: Now in stock at Caliver Books: New All Quiet on the Martian Front, British Expeditionary Force vehicles: Mono Tanks and Cardigan Infantry Carriers.
Mono Tanks, 18mm - £26.50 for a pack of three Cardigan Infantry Carriers, 18mm - £14.50 for one, £37.50 for a pack of three to make a squad. Comin soon: Egyptian Infantry - We are now one of the only All Quiet on the Martian Front stockists in the UK. Please do visit our website to see the whole range!
Friday, May 29, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Wayland Games: Huge All Quiet on the Martian Front, Warmachine and Hordes Sale Launched
Wayland Games: We have added some new ranges to the Spring Deals on our site, but be quick they won't be around for long!
All Quiet on the Martian Front and selected Warmachine/Hordes items are now all up to 50% off until 23:59:00 on 22nd May 2015.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Alien Dungeon: All Quiet on the Martian Front Two Pound Heavy Coil Gun
Alien Dungeon has released this rather impressive Two Pound Heavy Coil Gun for their growing All Quiet on the Martian Front range.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Architects of War: All Quiet on the Martian Front United States Infantry Reviewed!
A while ago I received the nice and huge All Quiet on the Martian Front starter set from Ed over at Architects of War for a review. It has taken a while to review these miniatures as I was so impressed by the amount of stuff included and just wanted to do them justice by giving them a very thorough review. Therefor I have decided to split the content of the starter set over several reviews starting with the United States infantry consisting out of infantry squads, a mobile motorcycle squad and some nasty machinegun units!
Do I have missed something, what is All quiet on the Martian front? All Quiet on the Martian Front is a 15mm battle game in miniature set during the second Martian War, circa 1910. After their first defeat a few years earlier at the hands of stiff British resistance and unexpected environmental factors, the Martians have returned. This time they have started their invasion from the New World and they established themselves well before surging forward in an unstoppable tide of destruction. The game begins on the Mississippi Defense Line, with America desperately trying to hold back the Martian advance. Super weapons by Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison are being rushed to the front.
President Roosevelt leads the nation against the blood sucking Martians and their incredible machines. Henry Ford works feverishly to produce as many of the new steam powered tanks for the front as possible. J.P. Morgan, Carnegie and Rockefeller work together to make the fearsome new Land Ironclads a reality. The United Kingdom, experienced with anti- Martian war, sends the British Expeditionary Force to help. France and Germany, untouched by any Martian machines, gather forces and build armies, but for what purpose?
Black Dust, Heat Rays, tanks upon tanks as well as miles and miles of trenches and traps…they all form the backdrop for Tripods vs. Tanks with lightning guns, Rough Riders on early Harleys, and lots more.
The content
As for this review we will stick to the metal infantry units supplied in the All Quiet on the Martian Front starter set, we will review the following miniatures: 3 infantry bases, 3 rough rider bases and 3 machinegun teams. The starter set actually includes lots of other miniatures such as hard-plastic tanks, huge tripods, templates and markers and rules but that's enough interesting material for lots of other reviews!
First of all we will take a look at the bulk of the United States Army force which consist out of brave conscripts . There are 15 of these regular soldier miniatures supplied in the starter set which form one infantry unit ready to tackle to the nasty Martian invader. As you can see these miniatures are cast in metal and have only a small amount of flash. Note that there are several nice variants armed with rifles and equipped with gasmasks including a rather inspiring officer. With these miniatures you also receive three long narrow plastic bases suited to base these miniatures for the official All Quiet on the Martian Front rules.
My favorite unit of the United States Army force must be the rough riders armed with grappling hook and grenades to attack Martian tripods in close combat! The rough rider unit in the boxed set contains six stout rough riders armed with a nice veriaty of weapons and seated on early Harley motorcycles.
As you can see these miniatures come with a bit more flash due to their hard to cast shape but they can easily be cleaned using some small viles or even a Stanley knife. These miniatures come in five variants with the two regular rough riders on the left being the duplicates. These miniatures are supplied on square plastic bases and form up a rough rider unit of three bases.
The last United States Army Infantry unit are the dreaded machinegun teams! Very useful to kill the hordes of Martian slave infantry but almost useless against the well-equipped Martian Tripods. Yet these units add some much needed firepower to the United States Army and are well-capable of defending the many hastily dug trenchlines against savage Martain attacks.
The starter set comes with three machinegun teams which each consist out of three miniatures being the gunner, ammo loader and observer. All of these teams are duplicates but come with no flash at all and with some different positioning on their round plastic bases you can create some nice compositions. Here are some pictures of the units I have assembled.
The scale
The chosen scale for the All Quiet on the Martian Front miniatures is 15mm. Because this scale allows you to field the enormous Martian tripods but also allows you to field large units of human steamtanks and infantry on a normal wargame table. To give you an idea of their relative size compared to each other and a stray 28mm miniature I have included the following pictures.
The conclusion
As you can see the United States Army infantry component supplies you with enough grunts to bulk out your human armies. With regular soldiers, rough riders and deadly machinegun teams to field a nice starter army to face the Martian onslaught. As you can see in the review, these miniatures are well-cast and come with little or no flash. Next to this the miniatures also come in a nice amount of different variants allowing you to field units that look dynamic and realistic.
The good thing is that these miniatures now can also be bought individually, so yoy can easily add some more rough riders or other units to your force. These miniatures along with dozens of other metal, resin and plastic miniatures can now be bought directly from Architects of War or Wayland Games for European based wargamers.
Interested in seeing all the other great content of the All Quiet on the Martian Front starter set? Stay tuned as we will be reviewing the hard-plastic steamtanks next with the hard-plastic tripods and rules following soon!
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