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Eureka Miniatures - 15mm Sci-Fi

November 25, 2013, 1:20 pm
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These guys have been out a while now, but I thought since I have been doing some 15mm Weird War or WWIII stuff now would be an appropriate time to display these again.

Even though they are Sci-Fi, I think they would still mix well with other Weird War 15mm figures. These were all sculpted by Mike Broadbent.

Sculpted by Mike Broadbent
300SCI01 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper with assault rifle (7)
300SCI02 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper with Section Automatic Weapon SAW (1)
300SCI03 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper Officer (1)
300SCI04 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper with 'flamer' (1)
300SCI05 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper team with Light Anti-Armor Weapon LAW (1)
300SCI06 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper with Auto Cannon (1)
300SCI07 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper Sniper (1)
300SCI08 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper Spotter (1)
300SCI09 - Sci-Fi German Stormtrooper comms (1)
They can be ordered from Eureka Miniatures U.S.A. or Fighting 15s or directly down under from Eureka.  

Here are a ton of size comparisons.

Be Sure to Check out Agis Neugebauer's website http://agisn.de because the paint jobs simply rock.
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15mm Weird WII Links

November 25, 2013, 7:54 pm
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Gear Krieg

November 27, 2013, 12:52 pm
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Recently Dream Pod 9 discontinued their weird war line called Gear Krieg.  It's a shame really, the vehicles had cool designs that oozed weird war, but IMO their pricing scheme, lack of variety and the fact that they were all metal just didn't appeal to many players who like doing plastic or resin conversions.  I never played the Gear Krieg rule system, but the artwork always looked pretty slick. 

I figured I should pick a few up before you can not find them.  The models fit in really well with Clockwork Goblin Miniatures, Battlefront - Flames of War and Forged In Battle.





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Heer46, E-50 E75

December 11, 2013, 10:41 am
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Just received some pretty slick tanks from Denis over at Heer46.  If you don't know, Denis has taken task to bring us some very cool tanks and vehicles from WWII. These were prototypes or pre-productions, but due to mechanical problems or resources or both were never manufactured or used on a wide scale.

The vehicles are 15mm and are completely compatible with Flames of War and Forged In Battle. Denis provided me with 2 very large German tanks in the E-50 and E-75 category.

Each tank comes in a nice cardboard box with foam. The tanks are a mixture of resin and metal. The Guns and a little antenna are metal. All other items (tracks, turret and hull) are resin.

The E-50 comes with a single barrel, while the E-75 came with 2.

I found that everything fits together nicely and I didn't have to file anything. I suppose if I was a perfectionist, I might try a little filing, but I thought everything looked good as is. The resin retains plenty of detail. I would rate Clockwork Goblins resin as the best standard I have seen. Heer46's resin is not as good as theirs IMO, but it looks good just the same.

The guns have square inserts and fit nicely when placed into the hulls. The Tracks had 3 tabs that fit to the hull and were super easy to attach. I like to use green stuff to hold the parts in place while the glue has time to dry.

The guns are huge on these beasts as you should be able to see in the pictures below. 

Each Turret comes with a pretty long peg, but the E-75's turret + the gun make it a little top heavy, so you have a few options.  Get a really strong magnet set (this will require you to cut the peg), Glue the turret down or try to rig something underneath the turret to hold it in place with the peg still attached.  Another option is to chop the peg and add a new on that is longer,  You will still need to attach something to the end of the peg to keep the turret from coming off.


Heer46 Tank Packaging
Heer46 Tank Brochure
German E-50
German E-50
German E-75
US Sherman, German tiger, E-75, Panther, E-50

Clockwork Goblin Miniatures Tank, German E-75
German FOW Tiger,  E-75
German CGM, Heer46 E-75, USA CMG

German E-50, Panther

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Crann Tara Miniatures, Monolith Graven Images

December 19, 2013, 7:34 am
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Crann Tara Miniatures have just announced that they will be releasing the Monolith Graven Images range.  For those that don't know about these figures, they are 40mm, so they will not fit in with your 28mm games.  The figures have a very different style to them, but are simply amazing IMO.

Here are some cool examples of figures that were sculpted.  I am not sure if all these will be available or not.

To see more images go check out Jim Bowen's Graven Images.  There is also a Yahoo Group that has quite a few images.

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Brother Vinni's Nuclear Sandlot

December 20, 2013, 7:43 pm
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Here is a cool company called Brother Vinni. They have a line of 28mm Sci-Fi figures in their Nuclear Sandlot range that look quite cool.  The figures are resin and sell for €6.00 each.  Shipping is 6 euros and if you order 80 euros worth of stuff, shipping is free.







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Modiphius Entertainment, Achtung Cthulhu

December 21, 2013, 6:19 am
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Here are some tasty figures that are going to be coming out for a game called Achtung Cthulhu. You can find out all the dirty details at Modiphius Entertainment.

From what I read, Achtung Cthulhu is going to be skirmish level gaming based on Spartan Games Dystopian Legionsruleset. 




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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

December 25, 2013, 1:34 pm
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Not much in the way of gaming presents this year.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas, Joyous Holidays and a happy New Year.
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ClockWork Goblin Miniatures, Soviet

January 3, 2014, 8:48 am
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Check out Clockwork Goblin Miniatures new Soviets.  They will be available in both 15mm and 28mm.  Pretty fun.

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Killer-B Games, Lost Legion

February 2, 2014, 6:40 am
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If you're looking for some killer Pulp Fiction Sci-Fi, then check out Killer-B Games.    I have a bunch of the Killer-B Game miniature line and really like them.  The quality of the casting is top notch.  Many of the GAFDOZ line were sculpted by Bob Olley.





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Dick Garrison Miniatures

February 11, 2014, 11:18 am
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If you like Killer B Games figures you will also like a bunch of the Dick Garrison lines of figures.

The figures can be found at Wargames Supply Dump and there is a blog out there called Dick Garrison.  The figures have a sort of Flash Gordon feel to them.

There was a ruleset released called Dick Garrison Rapid Launch.  "Dick Garrison Rapid Launch is a stripped down but fully functioning version of our forthcoming TheAmazing Interplanetary Adventures of Dick Garrison, Pulp SF wargames rules for 28mm scale miniatures."  I am not sure if the TheAmazing Interplanetary Adventures of Dick Garrison was ever published.




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Killer-B Games, Star Patrol

March 13, 2014, 7:30 pm
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When you need robots in a really bad way, who ya gonna call...the Star Patrol of course. Killer-B Games has some fun and fantastic robots for their GAFDOZ line of figures in the Star Patrol range.

Killer B's GAFDOZ range of figures are just too cool and will work in just about any pulp or sci-fi setting. 

Craig Rowllings sent me 2 the robots he has for his Star Patrol and I really like them.  The metal is clean and any excess flash was easily removed.  You can either glue these or pin them.  I prefer to pin them for additional support.

Boo stands about 45mm tall and VIR7 is about 35mm tall.  Boo retails for £4.00 and VIR7 retails for £6.00.  VIR7 also comes with a big tracked sport vehicle and shovel.

Definitely support Craig with some purchases.  You will love the figures and have a ton of adventures using them.




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Dark Star Games Sci-Fi Vehicles

March 14, 2014, 3:05 pm
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Dark Star Games is coming out with a really nice set of 15mm Sci-Fi vehicles. These are resin and the cost seems really good.  $20 for 5 vehicles.  Since they are resin, so doing conversions on them will not be a problem.

You can find out about them from Dark Star Games. 

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Killer B Games Comparisons

April 9, 2014, 3:28 pm
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Craig send out some more Killer B Games figures for me to have a look at.  First up are some rather cool Lost Legion Troopers.  Included in the mix are other figures from Killer B and a few fun figures from the Dick Garrison (Wargames Supply Dump) line.

For the most part the Killer B Games figures match up really well next to the Dick Garrison line.  The DG heads are smaller and they are a little less bulky.  That said, you can easily use both and they would complement each other nicely. 






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Plasmablast Games, Marhaf Legion

April 14, 2014, 7:33 am
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Just got an email from Mario over at Plasmablast Games.  He had some exciting news about the Marhaf Legion.  These represent the 3rd 6mm army in the Plasmablast Games lineup. 

It has taken Marios about 2 years to get them to this point.  They are very intimidating without being over the top.

Prices range from 1.7€ for the medium tanks to 3.8€ for the double track heavies. 

Mario will be adding more options to the Marhaf Legion, Progenitor and Orbital Combine later this summer.






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Retro Raygun, Hydra Miniatures

April 16, 2014, 1:11 pm
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Hydra Miniatures is going to be releasing a new ruleset called Retro Raygun for their Sci-Fi Hydra Miniatures line.

Hydra Miniatures is pleased to announce that we are entering the editing and layout phase for our upcoming rules, Retro Raygun: Action Adventure in the Atomic Age. These rules are the second system to take place in Hydra Miniatures’ “Retroverse,” and feature the same background and characters as our acclaimed War Rocket rules.
Like War Rocket, the Retro Raygun system is chartless, has no record keeping and minimal token usage to keep the table from getting cluttered. Retro Raygun features alternating unit activation to keep both players involved in the action. In order to capture the cinematic feel of the pulp sci-fi era, all action is elegantly resolved by a special opposed dice mechanic known as the Raygun Roll-off.
Retro Raygun will feature complete force lists for the Galacteers, Robot Legion and the Valkeeri. In fact, our ranges for these three factions will be completed in time for the release of the rules, so fans who collect our Retro Raygun miniatures can start playing right away.
The rules will also feature a brief history of the “Retroverse,” eight special objective-based scenarios, and a Cosmic Bestiary so you can include alien creatures like the Aquaclops and the Slishians in your games. The full-color rulebook will be released in August 2014, and the retail price is yet to be determined.
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DreamForge Games, Eisenkern Stormtrooper Conversions

May 6, 2014, 11:12 am
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 I have been watching Clone Wars on Netflix (Awesome by the way) and wanted to get some clone trooper figures.  Well looking around it seems Wizard Of The Coast has probably the best set around, but they just don't feel edgy enough.

Well doing a little Google image searching I came across Agis Neugebauer's clone trooper conversions.  Agis always manages to amaze me with his painting and conversion skills.

He used the troops by DreamForge Games,(The Eisenkern Stormtrooper miniatures) and converted them with head swops using WotC Star Wars Clone Troopers.  I think Agis nailed it on the look of these guys.  Of course Mark Mondragon of DreamForge did an outstanding job with his cool Eisenkern troopers.  Combining Clone Trooper heads with their bodies make them super cool.


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Angel Barracks - Regional Defense Force

May 21, 2014, 8:23 am
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Looking for some nice 6mm Sci-Fi. Angel Barracks has some pretty sweet vehicles and troopers from their Regional Defense Force.  The tank variant is a prototype and not available yet.



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Marhaf Legion, PlasmaBlast Games

July 3, 2014, 7:42 pm
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Well I finally got my new Marhaf Legion figures from Marios.  There was a mix up in addresses, but all is good.

I have to say these are some of the best 6mm vehicles I have seen in quite some time.  The detail is really really good.  The tanks fit in perfectly with the other PlasmaBlast Games Progenitor and the Orbital Combine armies.

Marios introduced a new size tank with the Marhaf Legion.  It's called the Maarghast - Heavy Assault Tank.  As you can see from the pictures below it's larger than the heavy tanks, but smaller than the Super Heavy Tanks.  The guns are massive and look like they could easily punch a hole in any vehicle that is out there including the Super Heavies.

I really love the look of the Marhaf Legion.  The figures are a little more detailed than the previous armies vehicles, but they still fit in very well with all of them.  As you can see there isn't any scale creep or anything that looks out of place.

Beyond the current vehicles, Marios says he is working on new designs and should have a few more figures out this year.  He has been working on another vehicle for the Marhaf Legion that is simply awesome and will be a must buy, regardless if you collect 6mm or not.  It is that cool.  I would give more intel, but it's under wraps right now.


Progenitor bottom Row - Marhaf Legion Top 2 rows 



 Progenitor bottom Row - Marhaf Legion Top 2 rows 


Progenitor bottom Row - Marhaf Legion Middle 2 rows - Orbital Combine 2nd Row - Mix of Aircraft

Progenitor bottom Row - Marhaf Legion Middle 2 rows - Orbital Combine Top Row 


 Maarghast - Heavy Assault Tank (Twin Plasma Guns and Heavy Annialator Plasma Gun)


 Leehark - Attack Hoverjet

Tigerclaw - Super Heavy Tank - Valgaross - Super Heavy grav tank
Marhaf Legion bottom 2 rows 

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10mm Lord Of The Ring, LOTR

July 31, 2014, 8:03 am
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Today I thought I would share some links for those looking to build the ultimate 10mm LOTR Fantasy Armies.

Copplestone Castings - Probably the best 10mm line of LOTR like figures on the market today.  They have a huge selection of Orcs, Humans and now Dwarfs.





Magister Militum - Carries an array of 10mm fantasy figures.  Their greater orcs seems to fit in nicely with Copplestones.




Eureka Miniatures USA or Eureka Miniatures Australia - Eureka Miniatures produces the best 10mm Mammupach, with howdah going.  It is simply awesome.  There hobbits show a lot of promise, but their elves and humans are much smaller than Copplestones.

Tajima1 Miniatures - Makes a set of very cool 10mm Fantasy - Evil men of the East. These would fit nicely in with the Eureak Mammupach.



Other miniatures to check out are GW's Warmaster line and GW Battle of Five Armies
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