Thursday, April 14, 2016

Take a ride on the Reading Railroad

The Ogre Designer's Edition has a couple of scenarios involving trains (one of which dates back to the original publication of GEV). So I decided I want one for my Monopolis battles.
I found this Micro Machines bullet train and track on eBay. It's about the right scale for games of Ogre on my large hex mat. In the game, a train comes in two sections, each of which takes up one hex, so I don't need the three passenger cars.
It also has nearly enough track sections to span my entire map. All aboard!
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3 comments:

  1. HoldFastApril 15, 2016 at 9:58 PM

    Great find! Will you pain it or keep the original colors?

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  2. Desert ScribeApril 16, 2016 at 9:47 AM

    I'm definitely going to paint the tracks, although I'm not sure how. As far as the train itself, I was planning on leaving it like it is, but I'm open to suggestions. What do you think?

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  3. HoldFastApril 16, 2016 at 7:06 PM

    Yes, the tracks could use some paint. The train is not too bad as is. I like the red with the bold arrow design. It needs something to make it appear consistent with the Ogre universe. Perhaps a modified small Ogre tower or 'brain dome' on the top. I know the train doesn't haVe a cybernetic mind like the Ogres, but maybe a simplified version? Modern trains systems are incredibly automated by 20th century standards. After that, just a dark wash to bring out the details.

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