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Dream Pod 9 Attending Fall-In! 2026 and Southern Assault 2026 this Weekend!

November 3, 2026 2:05 pm Robert Dubois

This weekend Dream Pod 9’s East Coast Team (Joseph Johnson, John Tinney, and Ben Leisey) will be attending the Fall In! 2026 Gaming Convention down in Lancaster, PA, USA at the Wyndham Resort and Convention Center, 2300 E Lincoln Hwy, Lancaster, PA 17602, USA. Taking place from Friday November 6th thru Sunday November 8th, 2026. DP9 will be running Heavy Gear Blitz demos and selling our core products, recent and new releases (including the new Eagle and Raven Two Packs) at our booth during the Exhibit Hall hours (Friday & Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to Noon), see Exhibit Hall map and the program booklet Ad for other DP9 events below. If your in the Lancaster area this weekend stop-by, say hello, and pick-up some products without needing to pay any Tariffs. We’ll also be running a Heavy Gear Blitz Tournament (125 TV Forces) on Friday night from 6pm to Midnight, with 3 rounds and space for 16 players. Join us there for a great weekend of miniature wargaming, checkout the Fall In! website at the link below.
Also another member of the East Coat Team (Robert Wilson) will be attending the Southern Assault 2026 Convention down in Clemmons, NC, USA. On Saturday November 7th and Sunday November 8th, 2026 at the Village Inn Hotel and Event Center, 6205 Ramada Dr, Clemmons, NC 27012, USA. He’ll be running Heavy Gear Blitz Demos from 9am to 5pm each day and giving players trying out game a HGB plastic miniature as a thank you gift.

New Black Talon: Raptor and Vulture Two Packs 3D Models Preview!

November 2, 2026 2:23 pm Robert Dubois

Today Dream Pod 9 has another 3D Models Preview, this time the new Raptor and Vulture Fire Support Gears for the Black Talon Faction. The Raptor and Vulture were 3D modeled by Tony Baltera, to replace the old pewter miniature 2 packs and single packs with new 3D Printed ABS link resin miniatures. Checkout preview images of the  Raptor and Vulture standing and walking poses and the parts to be included in their Two Packs for HGB 3.1 Rules and our upcoming HGB 4.0 Rules.

The models have been printed and Alain is busy assembling and painting them up now. With the goal of having them ready for release the second week of November on the DP9 Online Store.

 

New Eagle Two Pack and Raven Two Pack for the Black Talon faction of Heavy Gear Blitz – Available Now!

October 29, 2026 12:50 pm Robert Dubois

Dream Pod 9’s October 2026 releases of the new 3D printed resin Eagle Two Pack and Raven Two Pack are now available to order on the DP9 Online Store. The Eagle is a strike gear used by the Black Talon and was the first of the Claw series to roll off the assembly line. The Raven is a recon gear for the Black Talon faction of Heavy Gear Blitz and is the most advanced EW gear from Terra Nova. Both were 3D modeled by Tony Baltera to replace the old pewter miniature two packs and single packs. Checkout photos below…

3 New Heavy Gear RPG 4th Edition Adventures – Now Available on DriveThruRPG!

October 17, 2026 1:50 pm Robert Dubois

We received our final proof copies of the Print on Demand (POD) books for the St. Vincent’s Maw Adventure (DP9-9403eb, full color, 158 pages), The New Breed Director’s Cut Adventure (DP9-9404eb, full color, 284 pages), and Sudden Intervention Pack Adventure (DP9-9405eb, full color, 142 pages) this week. They were approved and we have now made available the eBooks to the general public with their POD options enabled on DriveThruRPG, click the link below to the DP9 section on their site. Checkout photos of the proof copy cover fronts and side views below (these are some big adventures). Plus we took…

Dream Pod 9 – Golden Gear 2026 Painting Competition Announcement!

October 14, 2026 12:06 pm Robert Dubois

It’s Golden Gear time again, Dream Pod 9’s annual miniature painting competition official starts today. Checkout all 4 categories and prizes for each in the text below. Plus photos of this year’s trophy with a new Spartan Gear from the Peace River faction of Heavy Gear, 3d modeled by Duymon, who made last years trophy as well. Get painting your Heavy Gear Blitz and Arena Gears, Vehicles, Combat Groups, and your Custom Builds. Then take some amazing miniature photos and email them to the address below, as you have them ready. The final entry deadline extended to Midnight EST on…

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

October 12, 2026 3:17 am Robert Dubois

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends, family, and players here in Canada. The staff at Dream Pod 9 wishes you all a great day (Monday October 12th 2026). Enjoy a reworked chibi artwork by John Bell, with Terra Novan Gears giving a Thanksgiving Toast for the Holiday.

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DP9 Online Store NuCoal Forces 1 Week Sale!

Posted November 12, 2025 by Robert Dubois

Our DP9 Online Store NuCoal Forces 1 Week Sale is on now (Nov. 12th thru Midnight EST November 18th, 2025. With the HGB Rulebooks (Full and Half size), the Battle in the Badlands Two Player Starter Box, NuCoal Plastic Miniatures Army Box, Box sets, Blisters, Bags, Decal Sheets, and Chibi Gears on sale at 10% off or more. Canadian and International orders ship when they are ready. USA customer orders ship by US Post about every 2 weeks via US Customs Consolidate Entry under the USMCA Free Trade Agreement to avoid any tariff costs. Our next US Post shipping is planned for Monday November November 17th, 2025.

Place your order today, here is a link to the NuCoal Forces Section of the DP9 Online Store.

https://store.dp9.com/hgb/nucoal

Dream Pod 9 Attending Fall-In! 2025 this coming Week.

Posted November 2, 2025 by Robert Dubois

Later this week Dream Pod 9 will be attending the Fall In! 2025 Gaming Convention down in Lancaster, PA, USA at the Wyndham Resort and Convention Center, 2300 E Lincoln Hwy, Lancaster, PA 17602, USA. Taking place from Friday November 7th thru Sunday November 9th, 2025. DP9 will be running Heavy Gear Blitz demos along with playtest demos of the Jovian Wars rules with the JW Line Developer and selling our core products at our booth during the Exhibit Hall hours (Friday & Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to Noon), see Exhibit Hall map and the Ad we’ll have in the program booklet below. And we’ll also be running a Heavy Gear Blitz Tournament (100 TV Forces) on Friday night from 6pm to Midnight, with 3 rounds and space for 24 players. Join us there for a great weekend of miniature wargaming, checkout the Fall In! website at the link below.
The DP9 Office will be closed starting this Tuesday Nov. 4th thru Monday Nov. 10th, 2025 while we are away attending the convention. We’ll be back in the office on the morning of Tuesday Nov. 11th, 2025.