Thursday 10 November 2016

JDMG MC1 Flying Squad, Heavy Weapons and Riot Judges

The Mega City One Justice Department is both superbly well armed and well equipped. Given the volatile nature of the huge sprawling metropolis things can can turn ugly very rapidly and a situation like Block Wars, for example, needs quelling quickly and efficiently. Riot Judges are among the most hardened Street Judges, equipped with strengthened armour, shields and riot foam. A squad of Riot Judges are capable of facing down the rampaging inhabitants of a small block without support. A very specialised Judge, the Heavy Weapons units are deployed only when a great threat looms over Mega City One or when citizens are in danger from non-residents of the city. Armed with a selection of very powerful weaponry, the Heavy Weapons Judge can turn the tide of an invasion. Finally, the Flying Squad Judges are Street Judges equipped with Jetpacks, making them a highly mobile force.
The figure at the far left of this group is a Heavy Weapons Judge armed with a Colt M2000 Widowmaker, which is a combined Sub-Machine Gun and self-loading Scattergun. It is normally seen in the hands of specialist units.
Next in line is a Judge armed with a Stub Gun. The Stub Gun fires a continuous laser beam that is capable of slicing through thick armour plating in seconds. However, it is prone to overheating, and can be as dangerous to the user as the intended target. They are thus only used in extreme emergencies.
The kneeling Judge is armed with a Lazooka, a shoulder-mounted weapon that is used against heavily armoured targets. The Lazooka is a high-powered laser weapon that requires time to build up enough energy to fire - however, when it finally unleashes its blast, there are few armoured targets that can continue undamaged.
Finally, the Judge at the far right is armed with an Anti-Personnel Rotary Cannon. The forerunner of the Street Cannon, this weapon used to be mounted on Justice Department vehicles. In recent years, suitably equipped with advanced stabilisation systems, it is now more typically found in the hands of Heavy Weapons units within the Justice Department.
All four of these figures were produced by Warlord Games.
I could have shown the Flying Squad Judge with my Street Judges that I reviewed last post, but I decided to fit him in here with my Riot Judges. Flying Squad Judges eschew their Lawmaster Bikes for Jetpacks. Technically speaking, a Jetpack does not allow true flight. Instead, it allows its user to leap great distances in a single bound. In JDMG, a Jetpack may be used in any Move Action, allowing a model to move up to 15" on the game board, instead of its usual Move (normally just 5") and the model temporarily gains the Flyer type during this Move Action only. An Agility check must be made upon landing. If this is failed, the model loses any further actions this Phase, and will also lose 1 Hit. I have named this figure as Judge Smith, as he was called on page 38 of the JDMG rulebook. His figure was produced by Warlord Games.
The other two figures are identical Riot Judges from Warlord Games. The one at far right has had his arms slightly repositioned just to make him appear different to his colleague. Both are equipped with Riot Shields. In JDMG, the Riot Shield grants its user a single Parry. The Riot Armour is more heavily armoured than Justice Department Standard Issue Armour with a +7 Armour Value. The Riot Armour Helmet includes a Respirator.
The Riot Judge at the far left of these two photos directly above and below is produced by Wargames Foundry. He is armed with a Riot Foam Rifle. Quickly coalescing into a rigid substance that literally holds suspects immobile, Riot Foam is used by Judges who wish to apprehend large numbers of perps at once, and is especially effective during Block Wars. Any Infantry model that is hit by Riot Foam will not lose any Hits but instead be completely immobilised. The model will be unable to take any actions except a single Special Action in each of its own Phases as it tries to break out of the foam with a successful Agility check. If successful, the model has somehow managed to wriggle free and can take actions as normal in its next Phase. Note that the Warlord Games Riot Judges have the word "RIOT" printed on their helmets. The Foundry figure has the words "RIOT SQUAD" printed on his helmet.
The other two figures are the Warlord Games versions of a Riot Judge with Riot Foam. Both are identical but were bought and painted many years apart. The one at the far right is the older of the two and was painted with Citadel paints. The newer figure, in the centre, was painted very recently with my Foundry paints.

18 comments:

  1. Excellent! Yet more great judges. Good to see every one of them.

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    1. Thanks, Clint. You'll be pleased to know that there are still lots more Judges to come as I cover all of the major departments.

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  2. how many Judges do you HAVE haahaha, I bet you could field a veritable army.

    I`m going colour blind with all this green lol.

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    1. Steve, I have over 80 MC1 Judges, which most certainly is a small army. Plus they are well supported with vehicles, mainly Lawmaster Bikes but also a Banshee Interceptor car and most fearsome of all, a Manta Prowl Tank, which I've only just finished painting. I can't wait to show it on my blog!

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  3. I fear for the perps safety with all these high powered weapons being used by LAW enforcement agents.

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    1. And rightly so, Simon. Do not mess with these guys!

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  4. A small army indeed! Brilliant selection Bryan

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    1. Small and deadly, Andy. I also have a lot of variety in my Justice Department force.

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  5. Ooooh. You rotter, Bryan. Now I want to do some sci-fi skirmish. Might have to dig out my 40k figures and see what I can come up with. Very, very nice. Looks like my Adeptus Arbites WILL definitely end up as a Judge now.

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  6. Blimey Bryan, what a corking assortment of the Justice Department you've put together. Wonderful colours and lots of different weapons and uniforms. Probably my fave is the stub gunner; ah it takes me way back to the Apocalypse War :-)

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    1. Many thanks, Simon. There are so many different Judges in the Justice Department and so many weapons and vehicles. I consider myself very lucky to have such a varied collection of figures. Yes, I too, can remember the Stub Gun being used in the Apocalypse War. That's going back many years.

      Look out for lots more Judges on Monday.

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  7. I do like the colour scheme, and put the Judges all together must look awesome on the shelf. I`d be soooo inclined to do intricate 3D terrain set ups and role play the minutia of the Grand Hall of Justice (indeed, all the blocks) and make it come alive with your own comic strip, with bubble speech and all. Mmmmmmm would be amazing.

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    1. That would be so cool and awesome, Hil. However, the Grand Hall of Justice is huge and a City Block is much, much bigger. You could only do it by scaling things down and only showing a part of the building. This is what i plan on doing once I receive my Battle Systems Sci-Fi Terrain sets next year.

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  8. Superb work Bryan, I can see them tearing in to break up a block war as I sit here, these battle reports are going to be awesome!

    Cheers Roger.

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    1. Much appreciated, Roger. I am really keen to start work on my batreps. Soon, I promise you.

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  9. You're going to need a *huge* number of perps to justify using all of these and the preceeding judges, aren't you :-) ?

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    1. Two points, Hugh. First of all, it is highly unlikely I'll be fielding all of my Judges at once. Secondly, my collection of perps vastly outnumbers my collection of Judges, as you will see over the coming months. :-)

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