Forgotten Wars: Alpha Strike In The Deep Periphery

 Some of the foes for the first battles on Vedma’s World are now complete! Miniatures are from CP Models. 

 In times of continent wide crisis or invasion, the VWFM will gather to meet the threat head on!  From left to right: Crab, Hermit Crab, Hunchback, Hermit Crab, Drillson Heavy Hover. Models are various 3D resin prints acquired on Etsy. 

Weather Report From Cluster Station 11.3.70 (Week of 18, August, 3115) Description: Cloudy Temperature: Moderate High: 79°F (26°C) Low: 62°F (16°C) Relative: Warmer than normal Wind Force: Light Wind Speed: 10 mph (16 kph) Agro Mini-Report: Mild conditions ideal for crop tending. Harvest time in three to four standard weeks.  Reports of anomalies in giant turnip and root fields have been increasing. 

 Stieg Miner pilots a HMC-14 Hermit Crab, but which model to use for the job?  They’re two different .stl’s, produced by two different, high-quality Etsy manufacturers.  I love them both, but I am stumped on which one to feature in our story.  Maybe both? Perhaps one could represent an HMC-13, and the other an HMC-14? 

  Meet Some Of Our Cast Stieg Miner. If this tale has a hero, Stieg is it. A MechWarrior fleeing from the defeat and dissolution while in service to the Hanseatic League. During the battle for Holdout in 3112, his unit was crushed at the hands of the Escorpion Imperio defense forces. Miner’s 55 ton SHD-2Hb Shadow Hawk was shot out from under him and he ejected. Disgraced and dispossessed, he fled the planet disguised as a civilian refugee.  After two hard years of running and mercenary work as a ground pounder, he washed up on Vedma’s World. He arrived in late 3114, and found himself in the little frontier town of Cluster. His knack for mechanical repair led him to the service of the town’s only Tech, Ayla Wright. She had possession of the town’s only ‘Mech, a beat-up HMC-14 Hermit Crab. It was in such disrepair that it was being used as just a power plant for the workshop and nearby buildings. Stieg’s knowledge of ‘Mechs and general good will eventually won Wright’s trust. Th...