Spiral Arm Studios brought out their Maelstrom's Edge game a couple of years ago. At Salute this year they released two new figure sets. One of the sets (the Master Bot Handler) has just had the
instructions released.
The Epirian Foundation use a lot of robots and drones. The limited AIs of their machines are wrangled by Bot Handlers. The most skilled can control vast numbers of machines. they are equipped with exo-skeletons to carry their equipment and heavy weapons.
Here are both sides of the single sprue.
Like a number of Maelstrom's Edge figure sets, there are quite a lot of spare bits left over. This sprue builds one complete Master Bot Handler, but has two sets of torso and legs. There are sufficient weapons for two each of the four arm weapon options.
Following the instructions is important, most of the figure is fairly straight forward but you do need to pay attention to the orientation of the guns (yes, the machine gun on the right arm is the left hand one) and the exo-arm supports are best assembled as mentioned in the instructions.
As I have not played the game, I was inspired by the exo-skeletons in the film "Edge Of Tomorrow" (aka "Saving Private Groundhog") so I decided on twin cluster missiles, the machine gun and the claw.
I have not decided what I am going to use it for yet, so it is just pinned to a 30mm lipped base.
Comparison with a Anvil Industries Martian Fusileer.
The traditional William Killian figure.
Hasslefree Larren Jax.
Games Workshop Cadian trooper.
