The Comm Guild Maelstrom's Edge

Trundling onto the battlefields of the Edge, the Epirian Contractor Drone is ready to reinforce your militia forces!




Contractor Drones fill an essential role within militia units, allowing Contractors to focus on their objectives without the need to lug around heavy gear and weaponry on their own. More specialized drones even assist Engineer and Medical units, improving their odds of patching up their respective mechanical and biological patients.




We originally released a gun drone kits in resin way back in 2018, and followed it up with a support drone kit (also resin) in 2021. Along the way, though, we decided that this original design didn't quite fit the brief - from a gameplay perspective, they were too low to the ground, and looked too much like a spider drone with a weapon stuck on. So we've taken this opportunity to redesign the drones a little. The main difference is their height - with taller, bulkier legs, the weapon variants now hold their aim at around the same level as if the weapon was being held by a Contractor, which we felt was important to the unit's profile on the table.




We've also made it a little more modular - the support options slot into the same body piece as the guns now, rather than needing a completely separate model, and the guns can all be left unglued so that you can switch them out between battles. And, finally, we've included two more weapon options - the dual strike missile launcher that was an option that wasn't modeled in the first run, and a dual machine gun option that's new for V2!




Get to work reinforcing your Epirian forces by grabbing the Contractor Drone kit, including two drone sprues, from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!


Our studio drones were painted by the very talented Todd McNeal at Toad Painting!

Providing a constant source of entertainment to distract the populace from the perils of their situation drives politics within the Fleets, with each House competing to provide the most dazzling spectacles. The Champion Tournaments provide the most popular entertainment, discussed at length across the whole Remnant. Live feeds from the front line as Remnant Fire Teams engage enemy armies, and heavily edited dramatizations of past victories are followed avidly. Within each Remnant Fleet, a digital information network provides news, status updates on the Fleet’s progress, and a wealth of entertainment channels and social networking opportunities. This, coupled with a regimented work roster and strict enforcement of harsh punishments for even the most trivial criminal activity keeps the populace focused and ordered.

The Remnant has no planets to protect and no loyalties beyond their vast Fleets. They are singularly focused on fleeing the Maelstrom, but travel slowly. Due to their extreme size, Fleetships lack gate drives of their own, and can not use any but the largest cybel gates. A network of smaller scout ships takes teams of Champions to search out the route ahead and identify sources of new materials, safe travel routes and potential trading ports. Recruiting from amongst the best and brightest on worlds they come across, the Remnant offers a way to flee the Maelstrom in return for knowledge, skills and culture. Where necessary, they will also take by force any resources they require from a world before moving on.


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Get started on your own Remnant Fire Team - Grab the plastic, multipart Remnant Militus kit from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here.

The elite of the Foundation military, the men and women of the Security and Defense force, or SecDef, are better trained, better armed and better equipped than the Contractors that make up the majority of Epirian human forces on frontier worlds... and for Maelstrom's Edge V2, these already formidable troops received a few additional weapons options, courtesy of the skilled engineers at Araldyne.




Along with the original SecDef sprues, SecDef Infantry boxes now include an additional plastic sprue that includes 2 each of the new weapons options - GL2 Grenade Launcher, LC42 Laser Carbine and ML9 Assault Launcher, giving you plenty of options for building .




Get started on your elite force by grabbing the SecDef Infantry kit from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

With Maelstrom's Edge V2 looming on the horizon, we've made some small changes to the miniature range to streamline our packing and shipping processes. The most obvious change is that everything is now shipping in boxes, instead of loose sprues.




Most of the range is unchanged, but we have consolidated a few things to make life easier. Amongst these changes:

• Epirian Firefly and Spider drones (which use the same sprues) are now packaged as a single 'Epirian Drones' set to reduce confusion.
• Remnant Militus suits are now sold as a box of two.
• Resin Holista and Prime upgrades are now packaged together along with Militus sprues, rather than as separate packs.
• The Remnant Upgrade sprue is now included with all of the suits that can make use of it.
• The Faction Upgrade Sprue, wihch includes useful bits for both Epirian and Karist units, is now packaged with Epirian Contractors and Karist Praetorians sets.
• Resin Epirian Boostpack Infantry are now sold as a set of four, including a mix of assault rifles and upgrade weapons.
• PDC Gun Carriages are now sold as a set of 2, and include 54mm bases.
• And last, but not least, the faction starter bundles have been updated into new V2 Starter Sets.





These new bundles each include a mix of plastic models that allow you to assemble a 50 point force, which gives you a good head start on a full V2 force, or a handy boost for an existing one. Grab yours now from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

When Maelstrom's Edge first launched, we only had three different base sizes, which imposed some unavoidable limitations on model design. With Maelstrom's Edge V2 looking on the horizon, and a larger range of bases now at our disposal, we've taken the opportunity to review the model range to make sure that everything is on the actual base that best fits. To keep things clear for players, we have released a Base Size document that will track the current base for each model in the game.




The majority of models are staying on their original bases, but some elite units and human-sized character models have had a slight bump up to make them stand out better on the table or to make them less cramped on the base. Remnant Nimbus suits, which were originally on a 46mm base as that was the only base we had to fit them, will now be on a 36mm base to properly differentiate them from their larger brethren. You can find the full base list on the Maelstrom's Edge website here.

Note that if a model in your collection has changed its official base size for V2, there is no need for you to re-base your already assembled models unless you want to, as these changes have minimal effect on gameplay. If you would like to grab some extra bases to swap, though, we have added a complete STL base bundle to the webstore which includes the 3D-printable files for 25, 28, 32, 36, 40, 46, 54, and 65mm Maelstrom's Edge bases. Grab this pack from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

We've made some changes to our STL bundles. To make it easier to get printed models onto the table, the STL file packages now include the appropriate Maelstrom's Edge bases.




Each base is supplied with a smooth top and textured top version, and also with and without print supports. These have been added into the existing STL bundles, which can be redownloaded from your profile page on the Maelstrom's Edge website, and will come automatically with any new STL bundles you purchase.




For those looking for additional bases, we have also added a complete STL base bundle which includes the files for 25, 28, 32, 36, 40, 46, 54, and 65mm Maelstrom's Edge bases. Grab this pack from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

Alessi are usually amongst the first Karists to arrive on a new world, moving quietly amongst the populace for some time spreading their faith and gathering recruits. And when the time comes for battle, they are amongst the first to take up arms, leading their followers to glory and ascension.


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Multipart, plastic model, sculpted by Dave Whitaker and painted by Angel Giraldez.

Grab one for yourself from the webstore here.

- by Iain Wilson

Continuing my homebrew unit updates, I have now revised my Broken units from V1!




As with the Epirian and Karist units, these units are converted from assorted Maelstrom's Edge parts, or modified models from other games. To duplicate them, you can find the original modeling articles by following the links below, or you can choose to use whichever other appropriate models you have to hand. Note that as these are unofficial rules, you should ensure that you discuss it with your opponent before using them, to make sure they're familiar with and ok with them!

Download the rules PDF from the V2 Trial Rules page here, and check the links below for the original modeling articles for each unit!



Gnolti Longhorn - an older, wiser Gnolti in a command role.
Gnolti Berserker - a rampaging Gnolti driven into a frenzy by the madness of war.
Pa'ku Heavy Mortar - an alternate rules page for the Pa'ku Artillery unit, adding a heavy mortar option.
Skyboarders - Rabble troops equipped with hoverboards.
Jet Pa'ku - A gun-toting, boostpack-wearing Pa'ku, originally just built for the fun of it, but I couldn't resist giving it rules!
Attack Buggy - a light assault vehicle made from a Mantic Marauder vehicle.
Broken Raider - This one I don't have a conversion built for - these rules were originally put together for the V1 Trial Transport rules article. Feel free to use whatever light truck or buggy models seem like a good fit!




To build your own force of ramshackle, kit-bashed doom, grab some Broken models or STL files from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

What are you working on? We would love to see your models and terrain in the Comm Guild Facebook group!

For other building ideas, modeling tutorials, army spotlights and conversion walkthroughs, check out the Hobby section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here. And while you're there, grab a copy of the Maelstrom's Edge V2 Beta rules!

This week, we're rolling out the last of our resin-to-digital conversions with the Karist Enclave's Angel Keeper!


An Angel Keeper leads their alien charges into battle.

A strange and isolated offshoot of the Karist priesthood, Angel Keepers train enslaved Angels using regimented doses of cybel energy, and marshal these alien creatures on the battlefield.

This release required a bit of resculpting as the original model sculpt was lost, and so it had to be reconstructed from a partial sculpt. The resin original was also only designed to have one of the Keeper's two main weapons, with separate hand options holding the cybel goad and grenade launcher. The STL version now has the cybel goad in hand and the grenade launcher slung and ready when the Keeper needs it. The model also comes with two pose variants, an optional holstered pistol, and a male and female head - although the differences in appearance are minor due to the Keeper's mask!


The digital file includes supported and unsupported versions of the Angel Keeper.

You can find the rules for using Angel Keepers in your Karist Enclave force in the downloads section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here.

Start building your elite army of shapeshifting doom by grabbing your Angel Keeper from the webstore here!

- by Iain Wilson

Following on from my Epirian Foundation update last week, I have now also revised my homebrew Karists from V1. This was a much smaller job, as I hadn't actually created as many Karist units, and that's clearly a terrible oversight that needs to be rectified! As such, along with updating the existing units, I have also added in a couple of extras from conversions that I had made that I hadn't created rules for yet.




As with the Epirians, these units are all converted from assorted Maelstrom's Edge parts, or modified models from other games. To duplicate them, you can find the original modeling articles by following the links below, or you can choose to use whichever other appropriate models you have to hand. Note that as these are unofficial rules, you should ensure that you discuss it with your opponent before using them, to make sure they're familiar with and ok with them!

Kaddar Militant - a variation on the usual Kaddar Nova, with a more warlike focus.
Reaper Cadre - stealthy Karist Troopers equipped with a longrifle variant of the pulse carbine.
Predator Attack Vehicle - an anti-grav support vehicle based on a Warhammer 40K Genestealer cult buggy.
Raptor Assault Skimmer - a transport vehicle based on a Gates of Antares Freeborn skimmer.
Angel Gloomstalker - a Juvenile Angel variant converted from the plastic Mature Angel kit.




Download the rules PDF from the V2 Trial Rules page here!



I've also made a couple of tweaks to the Epirian rules posted last week. The SecDef Ironhide has had its Inorganic designator swapped to Armored, Sentinel bots can now all take Shock weapons, and I realised as I was working on the Karists that I already had a unit named 'Reapers', so the newly christened 'SecDef Reaper Team' has now been re-re-named the 'SecDef Wrecker Team'. You can grab the revised rules pages on the V2 Trial Rules page linked above.

To build your own force of over-zealous, kit-bashed doom, grab some Karist models from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

What are you working on? We would love to see your models and terrain in the Comm Guild Facebook group!

For other building ideas, modeling tutorials, army spotlights and conversion walkthroughs, check out the Hobby section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here. And while you're there, grab a copy of the Maelstrom's Edge V2 Beta rules!

- by Iain Wilson

With the release of the updated Beta seeing the V2 rules in their more or less final state, this seemed like a good time to get caught up with my assorted homebrew units created originally for the V1 ruleset. To begin with, I have worked through my Epirian creations, compiling them into a PDF for easy reference.




These units are all converted from assorted Maelstrom's Edge parts, or modified models from other games. To duplicate them, you can find the original modeling articles by following the links below, or you can choose to use whichever other appropriate models you have to hand. Note that as these are unofficial rules, you should ensure that you discuss it with your opponent before using them, to make sure they're familiar with and ok with them!

Konstantin Moor, Veteran Bot Handler - a unique Commander accompanied by two custom drones.
Sentinel Bot Unit - a robotic replacement for the standard Contractor unit.
Warden - a boostpack-equipped Epirian solo character.
Contractor Truck - a light transport vehicle for moving your Contractors about.
Scorpion Drone - a modified Spider Drone with a nastier bite.
Thunderbolt Sentry Drone - an automated weapon drone built from the PDC Gaming gun carriage model.
SecDef FA90 Reconnaissance Walker - a scout vehicle adding firepower and advance intel for SecDef forces.
SecDef Reaper Team - Originally just called the SecDef Heavy Team, updated with a better name and more options.
SecDef ATV16 “Ironhide” Transport - an armored SecDef transport converted from a Miniature Scenery Tactical Response Vehicle.

The Thunderbolt Sentry Drone and Warden already had V2 Beta rules published. This document updates them to V2.1, adding a Micro Drone equipment option to the Warden and including the rules entry for the Thunderbolt's Rotating Mount, which was left off the original page.

Download the PDF here!





To build your own force of kit-bashed doom, grab some Epirian models from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

What are you working on? We would love to see your models and terrain in the Comm Guild Facebook group!

For other building ideas, modeling tutorials, army spotlights and conversion walkthroughs, check out the Hobby section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here. And while you're there, grab a copy of the Maelstrom's Edge V2 Beta rules!

Pa’ku are extremely rational creatures, almost completely devoid of emotion as humans understand it. If they decide that a certain course of action will cause more good than harm overall, then they have no qualms about extinguishing any number of lives to achieve it. They do not make such decisions lightly nor do they act carelessly, often driving their commander crazy as they sit pondering the pros and cons of all reasonable options in front of them. They sometimes even decide to hold a private war council with only their species present if there is a particularly complex dilemma to consider. A Pa’ku’s deliberations are ultimately guided by their own self-interest, as is the case for all creatures, but they are able to factor that bias in when making their decisions.


Pa'ku provide much needed fire support for Broken forces.

Despite their peculiarities, Pa’ku are especially desirable to the Broken. Their impressive physiques make them suitable for carrying heavy loads, including the biggest artillery the Broken can manage to cobble together. As a bonus, the Pa’ku can extend their very long tongue with enough force to cave in a man’s skull. Pa’ku only speak to other species when necessary, and their language is difficult for most races to translate or speak. Combined with their large size, this results in them being overlooked by evacuation efforts, making the choice to join the Broken the only reasonable one they can make.


The digital file includes supported and unsupported versions of the Pa'ku parts.

You can find the rules for using Pa'ku Artillery in your Broken force in the downloads section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here.

Start building your elite army of bombarding doom by grabbing your Pa'ku Artillery from the webstore here!

You can get a head start on the upcoming 2nd edition of the Maelstrom's Edge rules by downloading a PDF version of the updated Beta rules documents below!




Grab your copy now!!