Judges on Lawmaster Bikes 02

These three Judges on Mk.I Lawmaster Bikes were produced by Warlord Games for the previous Judge Dredd skirmish game. These Judges are all specialist Judges - Psi Judge, Rookie Judge and Tek Judge.

At the far left is a female Psi Judge, who, with her blonde hair, could be Psi Judge Cassandra Anderson. I have left her unnamed so she can be used as any female Psi Judge. She is holding her Lawgiver Pistol in her right hand.
Next up is a young Rookie Judge, easily identified by his white helmet and diminutive size. All Judges are taught how to ride the Lawmaster bike from a very early age. Perhaps this young Judge is riding out into the Cursed Earth on the Hotdog Run.

The Tek Judge is riding a very specialised Lawmaster geared towards aiding Tek Judges when they are out on patrol. A large mechanical gripping hand is fitted to the back of the bike. In addition are tool boxes and advanced sensor arrays. This was a very rare model so I was very happy that I was able to purchase it.

Warlord Games had this Med Judge on Lawmaster and Sidecar made but sadly it never went into production. A big shame as I certainly would have bought it. It was nice to see the Tek and Med Judges get their own specialist Lawmaster bikes but very sad that only one went on sale.

Judges on Lawmaster Bikes 01

The standard issue transportation for a Judge, the Lawmaster bike is as iconic as the helmet and Lawgiver. A common ( and not always welcome, if you are a lawbreaker) sight on the streets, skedways, megways and Xpressways of Mega City One, the Lawmaster is a high performance, high endurance, high technology vehicle and weapon system rolled into one. Every Judge is allocated a Lawmaster as part of his standard equipment and, naturally enough, the Academy of Law has taught him what he needs to know to get the best out of the bike.

These bikes and Judges were produced by Warlord Games and represent the Mk.I Lawmaster Bike. Mounted on two of the Lawmasters are my personal player characters for my upcoming campaign, Street Judges Bryan Scott and Nicki Huntsman. These are conversions with the upper bodies of the two named Judges glued to the legs of the bike's seated Judges.

The Lawmaster bike at the far right may be used when a Judge dismounts. I would really liked to have acquired more than one of these but I missed out. Note that all of the bikes are glued to 25mm by 75mm bases with rounded corners, which gives you a fair idea of just how long they are.

These three figures feature generic unnamed Street Judges in a variety of poses. Two have drawn their Lawgiver pistols. The Judge at the far right is firing his Lawgiver.

The Judge at the far right has both hands on the bikes throttles as he concentrates solely on driving.
I am a huge fan of these bikes and figures. They look big and intimidating and faithfully represent the very popular Mk.I bike. It is a shame these are no longer available. That said, I am very excited to see that Warlord Games will be producing the sleeker looking Mk.III Lawmaster bike for their new skirmish wargame.

Sector 13 Street Judges 02

Regular readers of this blog will know by now that I am naming certain Judges from Sector 13, the setting of my upcoming Judge Dredd campaign, after fellow bloggers who regular comment on my two blogs. So far, I have covered all those who featured in my last campaign based on the Judge Dredd Miniatures Game skirmish wargames rules. Since then I have acquired two very loyal followers who are both regulars in the comments section of my two blogs - Frank O'Donnell and John aka Vagabond. So, I asked them if they'd like NPCs named after them in my new campaign and both agreed. So I present to you Street Judges John Bond (a mash up of John and Bond from Vagabond) and Frank O'Donnell.

At the left is John Bond, a human rugged MC1 Judge who suffers from dyslexia. Note, it was John's decision to have his Judge be dyslexic, not mine. It is certainly an interesting and brave choice! John made a lasting friendship with fellow Judge Frank O'Donnell when both were Rookie Judges in the same class. He became a Street Judge in 2117, a year after Chief Judge McGruder resigned for the second and final time and was replaced by Judge Adrian Volt. Judge Bond has worked the streets of Sector 13 for the past 12 years, serving loyally and with distinction. Despite many efforts by his tutors and peers he still suffers from word blindness resulting in his dyslexia. Judge Bond is a rank grade 7 Street Judge with a 6d6 dice pool. His figure was the very last figure I bought from Wargames Foundry's 2000 AD range, a week before they stopped selling this range. He is meant to be another variant of Judge Dredd but I prefer him as a standard Street Judge.

At the right is Frank O'Donnell, a tough as nails human MC1 Judge who misses the golden age of cinema. During his Rookie training, Frank became highly proficient with the Daystick, after taking two Applied Violence courses. As a Rookie he befriended fellow student John Bond, and they pledged to help and defend each other to the bitter end, no matter what they did. As a consequence, their Judge Tutors made sure they were partnered together when they passed their Full Eagle day to be assigned to Sector 13 as Street Judges. They work extremely well together with a deep understanding of how each other will react in any given situation that has been honed with years of experience. Like John, Frank is a rank grade 7 Street Judge with a 6d6 dice pool. His figure is an old Warlord Games Street Judge with Daystick.
I hope Frank and John approve of their Judges and I hope they go on to have long and distinguished careers in my campaign.

Warlord Games Judge Dredd Figures Preview

As some of you may know, Warlord Games will be releasing a new Judge Dredd skirmish wargame supported by a brand new range of figures. The figures will be fully compatible scale-wise with those from the Strontium Dogs range, also produced by Warlord Games. I must admit this is the most exciting news I have heard all year. Suffice to say, I will be adding these new figures to my already considerably sized 28-32mm scale Judge Dredd collection of figures.
Warlord Games recently released some preview photos of their new miniatures and I repeat them here.

First up is Judge Dredd on foot and on Lawmaster bike. The foot figure is very good but I still prefer the Wargames Foundry figure of Dredd that I'm already using. However, the mounted version of Dredd is superb. That new version of the Lawmaster bike is just perfect.

Next in line are a set of five arch villains, all of which should be very familiar with any Judge Dredd fan. I am sure the rest of the Dark Judges and the Angel Gang will be released in the future.

This next set features five MC1 Denizens, including Oola Blint, her husband, Homer, Vigilante Karl Raider and a generic East-Meg Agent and Futsie.

The largest set is this group of eight Block Gangers. These could be used equally well in Judge Dredd or Strontium Dogs.

If you want a bigger Block Gang, these three figures are Block Gang Reinforcements.

Last up is this League of Fatties set. This is the first time I have seen a company make a female Fattie, so kudos to Warlord Games.
Looking at them, I can't see a bad sculpt amongst them. Release date is scheduled for 16th of November, just over a week before my birthday, so I know what I'll be getting for my birthday. You can expect to see most of these figures in action in my upcoming Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000 AD campaign. To be honest, I'm more interested in the figures than in the skirmish game but I will give it a try out.