INQ28 numbers..?

[Shard0808]

I'm very much thinking of putting together an INQ28 war party, and I'm just testing the waters before investing time and/or money. At the autumn conclave I didn't see any 28mm players... Do many members do INQ28? Will it become a staple of Conclave events once enough players are enticed? It certainly a lot easier to find a wider range of appropriate miniatures than in 54mm scale...

PS apologies if this post is in the wrong part off the forum, I was unsure where else to put it as it still relates to the miniatures themselves

[MarcoSkoll]

We actually have a fair array of 28mm players around, but circumstances at the Autumn 'Clave just worked out easier to use 54mm throughout.

Koval and I had originally planned to run our "Revised Inquisitor" test in 28mm (seeing as our 54mm characters for the day know each other on good terms), but we changed that at the last minute so we could include PrecinctOmega. (As it happened, I'd brought an extra group of 54mm characters that I could swap to, so we didn't have too many worries for that game).

Of course, you can also integrate yourself into the Ammobunker community, although they do have a rather different attitude to the game.
It's much more modelling oriented and you won't find many heavily developed backgrounds to read - if I had to launch a criticism, it would be that only a few people have "planning permission" to have any impact on the Dalthus Sector setting, which doesn't make it very friendly for people like you or I who like to write loads of fluff for our characters. (Before I get any responses, I understand the reasons. That doesn't mean I like the conclusion).
You may find it easier to use the Abraxis Sector if you get involved; this is a neighbouring sector (so Inquisitors can move between the two plausibly) that Koval negotiated control of, so the development is handled somewhat differently.

[greenstuff_gav]

aye; there are a few members here twin-scaling, and the meetup in May is a dual-scale event; the autumn conclave was quite quiet so i think that's part of why everyone was playing 54mm; i had no-one confirm they were bringing inq28 so didn't bother bringing NPCs and the like...

i run Inquisition and Mechanicus

the main "staples" are 54mm here and 28mm at Ammobunker and as Marco says, the different attitudes toward Inquisitor often leads to trite arguments

but, that said, inq28mm is quite cheap to scrounge stuff for and we always welcome people being creative

[MarcoSkoll]

the autumn conclave was quite quiet so i think that's part of why everyone was playing 54mm

To an extent - the scales (pun intended) were fairly heavily tipped by 54mm being something that everyone was equipped to play.

But I'd also say that the Autumn 'Clave was also something of a conscious effort to be conspicuous in the aftermath of Games Workshop withdrawing the SG ranges. And as much as enjoy Inquisitor at any scale, 28mm models do struggle to stick out of a crowd in quite the same way as 54mm does, particularly when the 54mm models have similarly scaled armour and air support:

the main "staples" are 54mm here and 28mm at Ammobunker and as Marco says, the different attitudes toward Inquisitor often leads to trite arguments

Well, at the moment, it's mostly leading to a lack of motivation for me to contribute over there.

I've picked up a number of member complaints and moderator warnings about my behaviour that's so disproportionately high as compared to any other forum I've ever been a member of as to make posting there a bit like going for a waltz in a minefield.
The only subject that seems marginally safe for me to contribute on is to go around complimenting other people's models while suggesting parts for them to use - but given my modelling style, my mental parts database extends little further than 1) green stuff, 2) brass rod & 3) plasticard, so I'm only really left to get bored by making "cool model bro" posts.

All in all, while I'm still reading, there's not a lot for me to say in response any more.

[Keravin]

Yes there are numerous 28mm Inquisitor players.    I run events seemingly once a year in Leeds and there would probably be take up elsewhere.    Discussions like this might be why there is less take up at Conclave events.

If you want any assistance just ask.

[Molotov]

There is a warm and welcoming INQ28 community at the Ammobunker that would be glad to see your figures and discuss your ideas. Events at Warhammer World have been about every three months for those engaged in them.

Whichever scale you play at, and whomever you play with, be sure to have fun and spread the fun that Inquisitor can be!

[greenstuff_gav]

Whichever scale you play at, and whomever you play with, be sure to have fun and spread the fun that Inquisitor can be!

this; a hundred thousand times!

[Shard0808]

Thanks for the info guys, (and the encouraging words Mol! ) it's nice to see that there is variety with players fielding both 54mm and 28mm war bands. I've actually just stumbled upon a 54mm miniature that has set in motion a character idea and back story, hopefully to be published soon, and I've also come across Raging Heroes new line of 28mm products to be released later this year so I may hold out on INQ28 for now, but it's good to know that there will be players available when I do branch out.

[MarcoSkoll]

Discussions like this might be why there is less take up at Conclave events.

I don't think not discussing the disagreements between forums is going to sort anything.

To set my perspective down - back in February, I raised a concern that "3000 words of backstory" was being unfairly dismissed as an unsustainable way to play the game and got cut off with the response of "the internet is funny in the way at which things are put across".
To add context, this was less than a week after me having said that a 2D image of a 3D object doesn't actually have a third dimension, which earned me a dressing down for "not let(ting) a member ... try something".

This difference in the moderation zeal leads me to feel the former was a bit of an excuse and, in as much as I can see a pattern amongst the other times I've made myself unpopular, my best deduction is that it's really more that Ammobunker wants to remain predominantly a project forum rather than a venue to discuss fluff.
However, if that's all it wants or tries to be, I don't think it's the wrong thing to be honest about it to any players I know like writing lengthy backgrounds when I'm directing them over there.

[TheNephew]

I have to say the big advantage I've always seen about 28mm is that one can pull bits from enough places that a crude mockery of anything you can build at 54mm can be approximated on fairly short notice at 28mm - that's why I was initially so confident about being able to field at both scales for Koval's dual-scale May gig.

Stemming directly from that, I'd guess most of us .could. play at either, but the reasons many .don't. have been done to death, and remain solid points.


And on the other thread ITT:

I'd always been under the impression that Conclave events being under-attended relative to Ammobunker events was a quirk of inconvenient geography and the time of life many of the most dedicated poster/players are at.

(For example, university and then family business cropped up at the worst possible time as far as knocking me out of the loop of Conclave fluff, and I live 4+ hours/£40+ from anywhere people organise games days.)
[For the record Gav, I would've loved to come to the Lachesis Affair, but it was just wildly impractical for me.]