I am pleased to announce the fifth release of the new Gunslinger range from Flytrap Digital is available now, for those backing the Patron at the appropriate levels. This release continues Phase 2, expanding Kojoti with two new teams, a whole host of special weapons AND a brand new Character to add to the world of Gunslinger.
Before we get into it, a major programming note – at the time of writing, we are less than 12 hours out from the launch of the first Gunslinger Kickstarter. Gunslinger SOG “Across The Fence” is our first foray into the historical realm with Gunslinger, with Vietnam being of particular interest and passion to Anton. This first set of 22 figures (with more in the stretch goals) is going to be something pretty special so I’m very excited to see how it goes and how many extras we can unlock.
If you’re interested in getting into the Kickstarter ASAP, then you can find the pre-launch page at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flytrapfactory/gunslinger-sog. The project will launch at 0600hrs NZDT (GMT+12) Friday 17th November and run for 21 days, with an early bird offer for the first 24 hours.
Due to the nature of Kojoti and specifically Team Chernobog’s current mission (more details on that in the last Deep Dive), the first release was very heavy on AK platforms to give you plenty of basic foot soldiers to fill your force with. This time though, we’re adding the additional elements needed for Kojoti to achieve its objectives, both in terms of weapon systems and force multipliers.
Kojoti Support Team
While the bulk of the force absorbs most of the incoming fire, Meco Support teams get into position to bring Kojoti’s firepower to bear. RPG teams come forth to engage and destroy fixed enemy positions or light armour, while a burst of PKM fire will keep the opposing force’s heads down as the close assault team moves in for the kill. Away from the roar of the gunfight, members of the Copor often find weak points in the enemy’s defences and exploit them – either through modern electronic warfare or through the classic approach of 7.62×54mmR through something vital.
This set is all about giving your force the ability to reach out and touch your opponent. The star of the show is the RPG-7 team. This venerable weapon has had an optic mounted to assist with aiming, in addition to the stern presence of his loader and team leader (a figure ideal for a variety of purposes). A Meco with a PKM provides plenty of automatic firepower while posed to advance aggressively in the fight. The Copor in this pack are a pair of figures ideal to be stalking your opposition around the board – a spotter with communications equipment and a suppressed AK is the ideal backup for a figure armed with an SVD, his Viper Hood helping to break up his outline when in position to engage.
Kojoti Specialist Team
It takes a strong leader to control a force of Kojoti, and Team Chernobog is led by one such man. Former British Army Ranger Alexander Wallace, dishonourably discharged after events during the Balkans Intervention of 2027, joined Kojoti as a highly prized intelligence operator and commander. To assist him, a Serbian national by the name of Dragan Ilić, formerly of the Serbian 82nd River Underwater Demolition Company. These two have been responsible for Chernobog’s success, both in their legitimate contract and in several extra activities against Western assets in the region.
Every force needs its leaders and in the Specialists set we have included two of them – both in uniform and outside of it. Alexander Wallace is designed to exist in the same realm of Character models as Catherine Jensen, depicted here in civilian hiking clothing with his combat equipment on top (making him ideal for other uses). For more Kojoti-specific forces, we’ve included a Kojoti Team Leader with mobile device in hand, ideal for commanding your force or deploying force multipliers as fire support. Two figures armed with GM94s (one a Meco, the other a Copor) provide you with grenade launchers for the force (as well as a devastating room clearance weapon) while the final Copor figure provides a more highly trained form of suppressive fire from a PKP mounting the PKA-AS to backup his teammates.
This month we’ve included 9 heads split across two packs (the marksman with the SVD wasn’t able to have a separate head added due to the hood). These heads expand the basic set giving you a mix of bare heads and helmeted ones to let you add unmatched variety to both the Kojoti force and even across other Gunslinger 2030 sets we have released/in the pipeline. We try to have a mix of heads suitable for the faceless masses as well as more characterful ones to help your force feel as unique as possible.
Of course, we can’t have a release without the files being pre-supported and ready to go. Once again Dan from Desk-Ops.de performed sterling work getting these figures prepared and test printed to make sure all the figures are good to go. You can see above the test figures he has printed off (as well as some additional pieces for playing around with mixing heads) so standby for some painted examples coming when we get some time!
If you want to get these figures yourself, they are available now at https://www.patreon.com/flytrapfactory Patrons at the “‘Supporter Tier’ GUNSLINGER” or higher will get 10 figures in total (as well as 9 separate heads). The items are delivered both supported and unsupported to help you get printing. To assist with basing, the figures have a peg in their foot to provide support either by drilling through the base or sanding the peg down to make a large contact area without requiring too much additional material.
These figures will not be on My MiniFactory until the phase is complete, so joining Patreon is your best bet for getting your start with Kojoti. However, we do currently have the whole of Phase 1 online there. Additionally, for the next 12 Days, the Black Friday Sale will give you 30% off everything in the store if you use the code “BLACKFRIDAY23”. The perfect time to build your Black Sector force!
If you don’t have access to a 3D printer, no worries! As mentioned above, we have a partnership with Desk-Ops.de – Desk-Ops is our exclusive Print on Demand provider for the EU (although shipping worldwide). In December, this month’s release will be joining the other sets currently available via POD on his website, letting you get your hands on these figures with the only issue being having to wait for the mail.
Later this month we’ll be releasing a Deep Dive revealing some more secrets behind these figures and potentially dropping some hints about next month’s releases. For now though, don’t forget to check out the Linktree above for all the places you can find Gunslinger online – we have pages on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube, each one providing sneak peeks as to what is coming next, as well as some more shots of these figures in action.
Before the end of the year, we have one more element of the Kojoti forces to release, alongside a Character Team that I have been excitedly waiting for since the project began. I’ll see you all later this month for the next update, and enjoy the figures!
Also don’t forget to check out the Gunslinger SOG Kickstarter when it launches tomorrow! Sign up here to get your reminder and expand your Gunslinger collection into the jungles of Vietnam!