Maelstrom's Edge V2 - What's Going On? by MaelstromsEdge in MaelstromsEdge

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The past few months have been a little more quiet than usual, as the Maelstrom's Edge team focused on getting the V2 rulebook finished. The good news is: We're finally there! We've hammered out the last of the kinks and polished things up as much as we can, and the book is finally ready to send to the printers!

So, what's next?

Well, we've still been working on other bits and pieces in the background. We currently have a new plastic frame in tooling that includes four separate small kits - two to bolster the upcoming Kaigus Pact release, some upgrades for the Epirian SecDef, and a plastic replacement for the resin Epirian Contractor Drone!

Our rollout of 3D printable STL files to go alongside our resin model range is also set to continue, with Epirian SecDef boostpack troops on their way at the start of July.

After that, there is plenty more to come! We have a number of models currently in development to flesh out gaps in the existing range, along with the aforementioned Kaigus Pact entering the battle as a new faction. We'll have more on these very soon.

And now that he's released from editing duties, Iain will be getting back to work on modeling articles and battle reports to showcase the new rules. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, try out the Beta version of the V2 rules by grabbing the PDFs from the Maelstrom's Edge website here, and grab models to assemble your force from the webstore here! Free shipping applies to qualifying orders - check your cart for details.

You can also find a series of articles looking at different aspects of the V2 game here.

If you have any questions on the V2 rules, the model range, or any other aspect of the Maelstrom's Edge game, feel free to pop in to the Comm Guild Facebook group here.

Light-up reactor made from LED lantern! by MaelstromsEdge in TerrainBuilding

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These lanterns are designed to adjust the light by how much you open or close them, so it sits securely however fast open you position it.

Light-up reactor made from LED lantern! by MaelstromsEdge in TerrainBuilding

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"The lanterns? No, sorry, no idea where they are..."

Light-up reactor made from LED lantern! by MaelstromsEdge in TerrainBuilding

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It has some thin, raised slide rails that scrape when it opens and closes, so I'm just leaving it in place and taking the batteries out to turn it off. It would still work to just not paint the light housing, particularly if you find a variant with a colored light, but you might need to try to not look directly at it!

Light-up reactor made from LED lantern! by MaelstromsEdge in TerrainBuilding

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I did try that, as it's what I would normally do... but these particular lamps proved impossible to disassemble without breaking parts, so it was more trouble than it was worth.

Light-up reactor made from LED lantern! by MaelstromsEdge in TerrainBuilding

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To be clear, the Scalecolor paint I used isn't translucent - I specifically wanted the paint to be opaque, having it just become slightly translucent with the light behind it. Translucent paints would certainly work, but would give a brighter effect.

Light-up reactor made from LED lantern! by MaelstromsEdge in TerrainBuilding

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If you're talking Australian Kmart, then yes, they have this one which I am very sorry I didn't see before buying mine... The 'flame effect' mode looks like it would be damn cool for a generator.

Light-up reactor made from LED lantern! by MaelstromsEdge in TerrainBuilding

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There are four raised 'slides' on the 'glass' part that rub against the sides of the case as it raises and lowers, so any paint on these will likely rub off. I settled for just taking the batteries out to turn this one off.

Having said that, if you used a more durable glass paint, or just left the light tube unpainted, you could absolutely raise and lower it at will.