"You can't say civilization don't advance -- for in every war, they kill you in a new way."
- Will Rogers

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The latest datapulse from CP Bravo Echo includes the following tactical updates for:[12.27.2009 A.D.]
 

• The last time that I updated this site was almost 3 years ago!  Yeearrggh!  Very long time, no post but then not much has been happening in the world of OGRE and GEV lately.  I feel kind of sad when I visit the other OGRE sites and find that they also haven't updated in years or that their links section is now full of dead links to sites which no longer exist (which is exactly why I don't have a links page on my site). 
   

• Joined the OGRE webring.  Now there are twelve sites.  Hey, I'm doing my part ...
   

• Well, feeling kind of nostalgic about this game and realizing that some people who are now playing OGRE and GEV weren't even born when I graduated college (1992), I thought I would try something new ... a page showing all of the old classic artwork from the different versions of OGRE and GEV, from 1977 to today, a long 30 plus year trip down memory lane with the lift fans screaming at redline.
   

• Maybe I'll work on the Naval OGRE supplement some more.  The reworked BATTLESUIT supplement, "TROLL", might also get the lid on its coffin lifted and peeked in upon ...  No promises.  I have way too many hobbies and very little time which means that while I am personally never, ever bored in life, I don't spend much time on any one thing ... sometimes not enough time to contribute anything significant to the effort.  Such is the price to pay for unique position in life.
   

• Updates that will be coming soon include some graphic examples to go with the optional rules and maybe my take, in physical modeling, of some of the units in OGRE.  I had wanted to build my take on the Fencer tank as well as some of the lesser known OGREs like the Mark I, the Mark II for several years now.  I might even try my hand at a 1/35 scale Cruise Missile Crawler (I figure three feet long at that scale should be about right for that monster).  The shapes of these vehicles are simple enough to model in some new materials I'm working with and I've always liked the way that these vehicles looked, especially the early Winch designed GEVs and the Heavy Tank (with it's problematic "bullet trap" turret design) and the Missile Tank.  Right now, I'm working on a three foot plus long full scratch-build of Winchell's WarpWar "spindle" ship that I hope to have ready for this year's WonderFest.  Once I get comfortable working with the new material, OGRE and GEV are next on the list of scratch-builds.  A 1/35th scale sleek, Winch-era GEV?  I've always wanted to do one of those Winch-era GEVs in a standard 1/35th military scale so we'll see.
   

• General site maintenance.

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