Re: New Traveller Minis

Part of thread: New Traveller Minis · 1 reply ↳ In reply to Re: New Traveller Minis — Harold Hale Re: New Traveller Minis — Andrew Moreton
Okay, I'll bite. If it is considered fair to answer this question, what is
the reason for the opinions on Ken Whitman? I've heard the name, but that's
all I know. If it's not considered fair to answer the question then don't.

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 3:50 PM, Harold Hale
[Traveller_TNE] <> wrote:

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> The Ken in question is Ken Burnside, not Ken Whitman, who presumably knows
> that his name is dirt around Traveller fans generally.
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> Mr. Burnside's bio is as follows from the site:
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> "Ken is an Origins-award winning game designer (Attack Vector: Tactical)
> and twice a finalist. His designs range from teeeeny tiny RPGs all the way
> up to 3D space combat boardgames. His non-fiction has won the Jovian award,
> and been a Hugo Finalist.
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> He works as a freelance writer and editor in the wilds of Wisconsin, and
> is the principal and founder of Ad Astra Games. Previously, he's worked for
> Steve Jackson Games and Amarillo Design Bureau, and he writes science fact
> articles and science fiction stories.
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> He has published over four dozen products, and more than 2,000 articles in
> the last seven years."
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> On Monday, February 12, 2018, 10:48:59 AM EST, Another Carpenter
> [Traveller_TNE] <>
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> If we're talking Ken Whitman, I have been good and properly poisoned
> towards anything his hands get near.
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> On Feb 11, 2018 05:05, "rjperks [Traveller_TNE]"
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> A bunch of new traveller ship minis are on sale on Ebay. Noble Knight
> are selling them. So 3 new aslan ships, 2 zho and the Imperial Sloan,
> Atlantic HC and the Skimish light carrier. There is also a new gazelle
> escort. These are the new minis being developed by Ken for the Traveller
> Squadron Strike kickstarter project, and now seem to be available to the
> general public. One downside, the minis don't seem to have been issued
> to the various kickstarter backers yet.
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