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Dream Pod 9 – Golden Gear 2026 Painting Competition Announcement!
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 November 30th, 2026.
THE CATEGORIES
– BEST HEAVY GEAR BLITZ MINIATURE
Best Heavy Gear Blitz Miniature.
– BEST HEAVY GEAR BLITZ COMBAT GROUP
Best Heavy Gear Blitz Combat Group of 4 or more Miniatures.
– BEST DUELIST
Best Duelist Heavy Gear Blitz or Arena Miniature, should have at least 1 melee weapon.
– BEST CUSTOM BUILD
Best Custom Build must include some HGB or HGA parts then painters are free to go wild and build the Gear of their dreams.
THE RULES
MINIATURES: All Heavy Gear Blitz & Heavy Gear Arena minis can be entered into the Golden Gear Painting Competition. Conversions and decals are allowed and encouraged. Custom bases and plinths are allowed, hex bases are not required.
THE PRIZES
– BEST HGB MINIATURE WINNER receives a Trophy plus $125 USD DP9 Store credit.
– BEST HGB COMBAT GROUP WINNER receives a Trophy plus $225 USD DP9 Store credit.
– BEST DUELIST WINNER receives a Trophy plus $125 USD DP9 Store credit.
– BEST CUSTOM BUILD WINNER receives a Trophy plus $125 USD DP9 Store credit.
SUBMISSIONS: Email up to five photos per entry to rdubois@dp9.com, please include category and description of the minis entered plus your full name. By submitting your photos you grant Dream Pod 9 the right to publish the submitted photos. Entrants may submit entries to multiple categories, however, every submission must be unique. Current Dream Pod 9 Staff are excluded from the competition.
ENTRY DEADLINE: November 30th 2026 at Midnight Eastern Standard Time.
Happy Thanksgiving Canada!
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.
New Black Talon: Eagle and Raven Two Packs 3D Models Preview!
Today we have a preview of the new Eagle Strike Gear and Raven Recon Gear 3D Models for our Black Talon Faction. The Eagle and Raven was 3D modeled by Tony Baltera who also made our previous Black Talon models. Checkout preview images of the new Eagle and Raven standing and running poses from different angles and parts to be included in the Two Pack 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 in…
Mastodon Strider 3D Printed Resin Miniature – Available Now on the DP9 Online Store!
The Mastodon Strider is a more armored and a bit slower version of the Mammoth used by the Confederated Northern City States in our Heavy Gear Blitz Tabletop Miniatures Wargame. The Mastodon was 3D modeled by Duymon who also did the Mammoth and Damocles Striders and then painted by Alain to match the previous Northern Strider’s paint schemes. It includes all variant weapons and parts: 2x HRC (Apex, Stable), 2x HSC (Precise), 2x MATM, 2x HGL (Precise), 2x LFG, 2x HRC (Apex)/HFC, top mounted HFC (Auto), MAC (Link, AA), Command & AMS Module Parts. Plus a detailed cockpit with open…
Heavy Gear RPG 4th Edition eBooks Bundle of Holding – Available Now for a Limited Time!
Dream Pod 9 has teamed up with the Bundle of Holding once again, this time to help our Heavy Gear RPG 4th Edition reach more players and get them into the game. The Bundle of Holding will be available for a limited time – Starting today (Monday September 21st 2026 at 2 pm EST) and running thru Monday October 12th 2026. The Heavy Gear RPG 4E Bundle includes 5 products (see images below) at a special price of $19.95 USD and is available now to purchase on the Bundle of Holding website at the following link. https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Heavy4E
New Northern Mastodon Strider 3D Model Preview!
Today we have a surprise for our Northern players of Heavy Gear Blitz. The Mastodon Strider with more armor and weapon options than a Mammoth. The Mastodon was 3D Model by Duymon who previously did the Mammoth and Damocles Striders. He did another amazing job with great cockpit and crew details along with closed or open hatch parts. Checkout preview images of the Mastodon with all it’s variants, including exploded parts view, and the Mastodon HGB 3.1 model stats. Alain over at Fusion Models did the 3D test print last week and is currently busy assembling and painting up a…
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DP9 Online Store NuCoal Forces 1 Week Sale!
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.
