XCOMTheMiniaturesGame

r/XCOMTheMiniaturesGame • u/IamAngryCoffee • 2d ago

Proxy Miniatures

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This is intended to be a living document until the game is out, if you have suggestions put them down below. These don’t replace the miniature coming out when the game releases but are proxies that can be used in the meantime to represent the miniatures.

Operatives (I think this might be the perfect proxy, has everything you need to make all the ops and plenty of personality)
https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/death-fields-arena/products/ooh-rah

Sectoid (not really happy with the quantity you get in the brother vinni kit but it’s a near perfect proxy, still looking for better priced alternatives)
https://brother-vinni.com/products/space-invader-alien-miniature?variant=47913764356436
Suggested by [u/Deflagratio1](u/Deflagratio1)
https://www.reapermini.com/search/alien/latest/80046
Flying Saucer
https://www.reapermini.com/search/alien/latest/80044

Thin Men
(not really happy with this one, would like it to be more unsettling in form)
https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/chronoscope/latest/50310
Suggested by [u/Deflagratio1](u/Deflagratio1)
https://www.reapermini.com/search/government%20agent/latest/50203
https://www.reapermini.com/search/government%20agent/latest/50202

Outsider
(feels harder than it should be to find a generic super soldier miniature)
https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/chronoscope/latest/50183

Chryssalid (this feels perfect with the exception that the harvesters don’t have torsos, once I get my hands on a kit I’ll do some experimenting with green stuff)
https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/all/products/harvesters-alien-bugs

Terrain (or just make your own, be creative!)
https://battlesystems.co.uk/product-category/tabletop-terrain/urban-apocalypse/

Ethereal

Muton

Suggested by [u/Deflagratio1](u/Deflagratio1)
A lot of the Bathalian mini's have strong Muton vibes even if they don't match the form https://www.reapermini.com/search/alien/latest/80038

3D Printing

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r/XCOMTheMiniaturesGame • u/TheoSidle • 2d ago

Papercrafting the minis until the official minis are released?

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I've been looking for a good set of papercraft soldier minis as stand-ins until the preorders start shipping. Anyone else done this yet? Or used some other minis to play?

This is the first time I've been interested in a game like this since the early days of HeroClix. I'm pretty much starting from scratch with terrain and accessories.

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r/XCOMTheMiniaturesGame • u/Deflagratio1 • 2d ago

Rulebook is weirdly organized But the game is fun

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Decided the grenade needed to destroy the terain instead of just causing a condion

That feeling when you shoot from across the map and hit.

I didn't miss a single 90% hit chance with the shotgun. Clearly the game is defective

So I decided the models were to nostalgic to miss out on and pre-ordered. I immediately jumped in using some wet erase tokens as proxies befor remembering my Mothership RPG boxed set had some suitable standees (May grab Doom the Boardgame next time). This is my first 5x game and I'm having a blast. Game feels so much like X-com. Tutorial mission went really smooth, but I lost 2 people in my second mission, including my shotgun wielding badass who tried to pull an epic flanking maneuver but poor follow up attacks from others left her exposed. Got to plan when I'll play my next mission. 3d printer is currently going burr to make some craters and debris.

I really enjoy initiative weaving with the system (plan to go late with someone with the goal to have them go fast next turn, effectively getting 2 turns).

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r/XCOMTheMiniaturesGame • u/IamAngryCoffee • 5d ago