Space Gamer 52: OGRE Special

The Space Gamer #52 (June 1982), Special Ogre Issue with David Deitrick artwork on the cover

I've still got my copy! :-)

Also included this advertisement within

Original non cover version

This art was also used in the composite on the cover of the GEV pocket box edition

Space Gamer 74

The Space Gamer #74 (June 1985). Ground combat units of the year 2085: Ogre, GEV, and infantry in Battlesuit, plus a heavy tank in the background (Pat Zircher artwork) 

Reminisvcent of Winch Chung's early concept art and size comparison sketches - This is one of the earliest side views that clearly shows the Ogre’s separate track units. (Winchell Chung, The Space Gamer No 13, Sept/Oct 1977 - republished in The OGRE Book, 2nd edition, pg11)

which was updated in 2017 for different OGRE Models in OGREzine 1, pg2

Space Gamer 59 - Batttlesuit

Happy New Year! Its been awhile since I posted here so I thought to start a series of posts featuring classic OGRE/GEV related art. All works will be appropriately credited where possible. 

The Space Gamer #59 (January 1983) included the complete Battlesuit game with David Martin’s artwork. Sadly my original copy was lost many years ago.

A-Bomb in action

Civil defence training officer Lieutenant Colonel W. Arthur Croteau points at a rather large model of an atom bomb blast on Ottawa during a 1952 exercise in Hull, Quebec. (York University Libraries)

I guess that Missile Crawler got its shot away!

just needs some OGRE Miniatures in there also!

Flicking through an old Strategy & Tactics magazine and this caught my eye.

Not sure I had seen a pre-SJG era advert previously.

From Issue No 70, Sep/Oct 1978

PacPac Alliance: the Beginning

I was home recently rummaging through some gaming storage to unearth my original OGRE stuff.

Amongst the various scribbles, notes and photocopies I found a true gem...

This is the original flyer I found posted at my local games shop while I was at University, around the release of first OGRE Miniatures rules. Looking at my subsequent postal correspondence with Warner (how old school is that!) it was early 1993 or so.

No, the postal address isn't current anymore!

I'm thrilled to still have a copy of this - for me, it was truly the beginning of more than 30 years of re-dedicated interest in OGRE and getting involved with likeminded gamers, which was the genesis of the PanPac Alliance and the first website.

Thanks Warner! :-)

"Barbarians at the Gate" Part 2

 Thrilled this week to get in touch with Jesh of Jesh Art Designs, who designed one of the entries for the "Barbarians at the Gate" competition I mentioned in this post: https://panpacificalliance.blogspot.com/2025/03/barbarians-at-gate-art-designs.html

He replied to my inquiry this week with "I’m actually the artist behind that piece, and I truly love how it turned out. It’s still in my collection, and I’ve kept it all this time". 

Full size final artwork, by Jesh Art Studios

Jesh has very kindly provided me with all the versions he did, along with permission to post them here - thanks indeed Jesh!

Very interesting to see this version with the Tiger patterns on the Battlesuit and GEVs, which was for the other factions in the supplement. Pretty cool but I think I prefer the purple of the Vatican Guard above.

Thanks again for sharing these Jesh, and allowing me to post them here - fantastic work!

Please respect the author's IP and 

the spirit in which he has shared them