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War Rocket big launch at Gen Con Indy
July 28, 2010
Greetings, cadets!
After two years of hard work, Hydra Miniatures is pleased to announce the completion of the War Rocket rulebook, just in time for Gen Con Indy. This last month was a flurry of activity, as the Hydra team put the finishing touches on editing, illustrating and designing this stunning book. We are very proud of our final product, and we are exited to share the action-packed cover by talented Spanish illustrator Diego Gisbert Llorens. This high-quality rulebook is 78 pages in length and will retail for $25.
You can buy the War Rocket rules, latest rocket miniatures and possibly a few other surprises from Hydra Miniatures at booth 1424. This marks the first convention that the Hydra design team has attended since the company’s creation in 2007.
In addition, War Rocket creator John Douma will be running five sold-out War Rocket gaming sessions in the Miniatures’ Hall. Be sure to stop by see one of the games in action.
We’re eagerly anticipating the official War Rocket launch at Gen Con. We expect to have War Rocket rulebook and the latest rocket models uploaded to our online store shortly after our return from Gen Con.
If you’re a Hydra fan and plan to be at Gen Con, stop by and say hi. We’d love to meet you in person.
Hydra Announces New Australian Retailer
June 12, 2010
Hydra Miniatures is pleased to announce that we have a new Australian retailer-- Phoenix Forge. Owner Luke Tracey is a big fan of the retro sci-fi genre and is a very active member of the Australian gaming community. Phoenix Forge currently stocks all of our Retro Raygun 30mm range and our War Rocket spaceship range. Hydra Miniatures welcomes Phoenix Forge to our family of stockists and we hope our products will gain increased popularity with Australian gamers. Check out Phoenix Forge at http://www.phoenixforge.com.au/
War Rocket Wave 1 Has Launched!
April 23, 2010
Painted versions of the class 2 rockets from War Rocket's four factions.
Hydra Miniatures is proud to announce the release of our long awaited War Rocket miniatures. This first wave of War Rocket miniatures includes the first two rockets from each of the four factions: Galacteers (human space patrol), Imperial (forces of the Marduk the Tyrant), Valkeeri (domineering space amazons) and Zenithians (saucer men from the seventh dimension.)
In addition, we are releasing squadron boxed sets that contain enough models to field a squadron of 12 rockets: nine class 1 rockets, three class 2 rockets and twelve plastic flight bases. You save 10% by purchasing these squadron box sets instead of purchasing the models separately.
Our US convention representatives Recreational Conflict will have all the latest War Rocket products at Little Wars in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Stop by their booth to see the miniatures in person.
Finally, work is progressing well on the next two ships from each faction. The large models will be composite resin and metal kits. In the next few weeks, we will be heading into the layout phase for our War Rocket rules. The final 8 rockets and the rules will be available at Gen Con Indianapolis from August 5-8.
War Rocket Release Dates Confirmed
February 10, 2010
Digital rendering of the Valkeeri class 1 (artist: Phil Beauchamp)
Greetings, Cadets!
It has been a long time since the Hydra Miniatures team has posted an update about the highly anticipated War Rocket game and miniatures. However, our silence doesn’t mean we’ve been idle. Our digital sculptors, Phil Beauchamp and Steve Meli, have been busy finishing ship designs, making sure we produce the best sculpts possible. Rules author John Douma and the playtest teams have been fine-tuning the War Rocket rules to create a fast-paced and tactically challenging game that captures the feel of space combat straight out of the Golden Age of Pulp Sci-Fi. The Hydra Team is very pleased with the game and miniatures, and we are happy to report that we are reaching the launching point for this ambitious project. Therefore, we feel confident that we can set some firm release dates for War Rocket:
Introductory War Rocket Release: April 23, 2010
On Friday, April 23, 2010, we will release our first wave of War Rocket miniatures in our online store. This first release will feature the first two ships (Class 1 and Class 2) from each of the four War Rocket factions. In the months leading up to the first release date, we’ll be profiling each of the four factions and showing photos of the actual painted models.
Digital rendering of the Zenithian class 1,2, and 3 (artist: Steve Meli)
The Big War Rocket Launch at Gen Con 2010
The Hydra Team will attend Gen Con Indy from August 5-8, 2010. Starting Thursday August 5, we will have the War Rocket rules for sale in the Gen Con dealer hall. In addition, we plan to release all of the larger rockets (Class 3 and Class 4) for all four factions. The rules and miniatures will be posted on our Hydra Miniatures online store starting Tuesday August 10, so fans who couldn’t attend Gen Con can purchase the figures and rules shortly after our return from Indiana.
The Hydra Team also plans to run War Rocket demonstration games in the Gen Con miniatures hall so that players can test-drive the rules. We are also exploring some other special War Rocket promotions, possibly even a painting contest.
Creating a rulebook and series of miniatures from scratch has been an eye-opening and sometimes daunting experience, and the Hydra Miniatures team wants to thank you all for your patience. We’re sure War Rocket will be worth the wait!
Plans for 2010
January 1 , 2010
We are working on exciting new miniature releases for 2010. War Rocket is nearing completion and will be released in the Spring of 2010. In addition, we are wrapping up the first series of Retro Raygun miniatures for “Ace McGuire and Legions of the Robot Queen.” To finish our first series, we are planning the release of Robot Legion Praetorians, Queen Mechanika, and the latest members of the Galacteers—junior cadet Skippy and his robot dog Maxx. The next batch of releases will be based on a new series, “Ace McGuire and the Eternal Emperor,” in which the Galacteers infiltrate the homeworld of the cosmic tyrant Marduk. The new range will feature all the Galacteer cast in undercover alien costumes as well as minions of the evil dictator.
New Retro Raygun Releases in stock
October 8, 2009
Hydra Miniatures is very pleased to announce that our new releases are finally in stock. The new releases include the massive Aquaclops and more reinforcements for the Galacteers: Dr. Zahn, Simon 6 , Galacteer firing bazooka and Galacteer advancing with Atomic Bazooka.
In addition, some of you may have noticed the Slishian Trooper with death ray is not yet for sale. We have decided to add more variant poses and other tentacled surprises for a proper release. Look for the arrival of the Tentacled Menace of the Slishians in a month or so.
Hydra Now Stocking Miniaturicum Paint Racks
Hydra Miniatures is very excited to be the North American retailer for the excellent range of paint racks from German manufacturer Miniaturicum. You can find the paint racks in our online store here. There are two different styles of paint racks to accommodate nearly every style of hobby paint:
Paint Racks for Dripper Bottles
This style of paint racks is designed to hold dripper bottles from manufacturers such as Vallejo, Reaper, or Andrea. These racks are very compact and the rows are staggered so it’s easy to see all your paints. The innovative design of these racks also allows you to store the bottles either right side up or bottom up.
Paint Racks for Standard Bottles
This style is designed to hold a variety of standard bottles from manufacturers such as Games Workshop, Foundry, Privateer, Press, and Iron Wind Metals (Partha Paint.) Each row is designed to hold 12 narrower flip-top bottles (Privateer Press or Foundry) or 10 of the larger GW/Citadel paint bottles.
These sturdy paint racks are made from precision-cut MDF board and supplied in kit form. Easy-to-follow instructions are included, and the racks can be assembled with or without glue.
We at Hydra Miniatures feel that these racks are the best in the market and have been storing our personal paint collection in Miniaturicum paint racks for the past year. We love these racks and guarantee that you will not be disappointed!
Free Stat Cards for FANTASTIC WORLDS
Fantastic Worlds and its sequel Planet X by Rattrap Productions have been two of the best selling products in the Hydra Miniatures online store. Therefore, we are pleased to announce a special Fantastic Worlds cross-promotion between Rattrap Productions and Hydra Miniatures. Rich at Rattrap has agreed to let us post these official Fantastic Worlds stat cards for all of our Retro Raygun models. These attractive stat cards were designed by super-gamer Tom Kiley with the assistance of FW author Marc Anderson. Just download the PDFs from our Downloads page and you'll be ready to play Fantastic Worlds in no time!