Miniature Monday - Calling in Support!

Welcome to a very exciting Miniature Monday! Today, we're going to reveal some comparisons between our first batch of test prints and the original miniatures. However, before we do that, we're going to talk a little about Support Troops in Trinity: Battleground.

We've previously mentioned the brave Psions and terrifying Aberrants who clashed to determine humanity's future in Trinity: Battleground. Besides these powerful characters, Support Troops were another category of model that took to the field. While each Psion and Aberrant was a unique character with a range of powerful special abilities, Support Troops were the normal human soldiers or minor mutant creatures that accompanied them. These troops may not have had the formidable Psi-Powers that their leaders did, but the equipment and mutations they were armed with still made them dangerous. Each Support Troop unit was made up of three to five identical models, which moved and attacked together. As squads of multiple models instead of a single character, they could spread out to hold more ground, even if they were individually weaker. The Player's Guide (available for free from Onyx Path) also included optional rules to make them even more dangerous. Although Support Troops could not be customized in the same way characters could, each faction had a number of options to choose from to meet a force's needs.

Aberrant cadres were often accompanied by Krikquills, small mutant creatures covered in sharp spikes. Although they were dangerous in melee, they were most deadly at range, where their Shooting Spines could cause grievous wounds. A full squad of five Krikquills was included in the Trinity: Battleground base set, as well as being sold in blister packs.

Psion teams were assisted by hand-picked and well-equipped human soldiers, such as members of Support Squad Avenger. These brave troopers may not have had Psi Powers, but they could still deal significant damage with their L-K Avenger autopistols. An Armor Carapace was also issued to each soldier to protect them from enemy attacks. Like their Krikquill adversaries, a full five-man Support Squad Avenger team was included in the base set, and more could be acquired in blister packs.

We've shown scans before, but we haven't yet shown examples of printed miniatures. People have been asking for a comparison, and we are happy to provide photos from our first batch of test prints. Each image below shows an original metal miniature on the left, with a grey basecoat and black wash to better show the detail, while the miniature on the right is a copy printed in grey with the same wash. The miniatures were printed on an original AnyCubic Photon, so the details are not as crisp as they will be when printed on a more modern machine. There were also some minor print errors caused by issues with the printer itself, but these errors are not present in the files so you don't need to be concerned about them. You may notice that the printed miniatures are slightly larger than the originals, which will be fixed during final adjustments. However, this also shows one of the advantages of 3d printing, as smaller miniatures can be printed at a larger size to match the larger miniatures common in recent wargames.

Join us next week as we reveal another Psion, and talk a little bit about our scanning process.