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WTB Warmaster Swordmasters

August 5, 2014, 9:22 am
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Hey guys/gals,

I am in search of 2 units of Warmaster Swordmasters.  I am trying to build out my elf portion for my Lord Of The Rings armies.  I see they are selling on Ebay for $50 - $55 for 6 strips, but hopefully someone will be kind and allow me to either purchase them or trade fro them at a lower cost.



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Total Battle Miniatures, 10mm Terrain

August 7, 2014, 8:10 am
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Copplestone 10mm Dwarfs

August 11, 2014, 9:28 am
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Last week I received the 3 new sets of Copplestone Castings 10mm Dwarfs.  These figures are are absolutely gorgeous.  Crazy good detail at this scale.  The sets include Dwarf Warriors (Single And Axes/Swords and shields, Double hand Axes and shields, and Spears and shields).  Each set comes with a command banner and commander.  Each set can be used to setup 3 Warmaster stands worth of figures, which equates to 8 dwarfs per stand.

Now I wish Copplestone also made a few crossbowmen or bowmen sets and possibly some type of warmachines.



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Microworld Games, 6mm Hobgoblins & Trolls

August 12, 2014, 1:14 pm
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Microworld Games has a bunch of new 6mm fantasy releases (hobgoblins and trolls) and things that go bump in the night. Rather cool figures for 6mm fun.  I like the troll cart.
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Brian Slack - Xmarx RANA

September 29, 2014, 8:59 am
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Werid War - MaxMini - The Green Alliance

September 29, 2014, 9:18 am
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Take 40K Orcs, transport them to Earth during WWII fighting for the Americans and you basically got MaxMini.eu version of what they call The Green Alliance. I have to say these look outstanding from the uniforms to the actual poses.

The Kickstarter includes Goblins, Orcs, vehicles and walkers. Depending on your pledge level, you get 1 bullet per $1 spent. These bullets can be used to purchase squads of Goblins, Orcs, vehicles and walkers. Bonus bullets are added to those who pledge more.

A pledge of $110 will get you roughly 1 squad of Goblins (15 bullets), 1 squad of Orcs (35 bullets) and a Sherman tank (40 bullets) + 20 bullets for shipping.

Of course you could nix the tank and get more squads of Orcs or Goblins.
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15mm Steampunk - Victorian Sci-FI - Martian Wars

November 11, 2014, 10:14 am
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This past weekend I attended a convention here in Austin called Millennium Con.  On Sunday the do a flea market and I was there selling off various miniatures.  A friend of mine was at the table next to me selling his stuff.  Near the end of the flea market, he had a few items that weren't sold, so gave them to me.  Very cool by the way. 

One of the items was a set of 15mm figures from Highlander Studios Inc.  These were not just good sculpts, but absolutely amazing sculpts.



 
These guys got my Victorian Sci-Fi juices flowing. I already had a large collection of Martian Walkers, so I wanted to see what cool steam tanks these guys could use. I found 2 really good steam tanks

Black Hat Miniatures Prussian Heavy Steam Tank

Spartan Games Tankette
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Epic Armageddon

November 19, 2014, 8:16 am
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I have been in the Epic mode of late building an Orkish Epic army. 

Epic is officially OOP (Stupid Decision), but that doesn't stop loads of people from playing.  For those that haven't tried Games Workshop Epic or for those that haven't played in a while, you might want to check these links out. 

Epic Armageddon Compendium - This is the latest version of the rules and has army lists for the 40K universe.

Net Epic Army Compendium Calculator - This site has a great free army calculator for building out your Epic armies.

Epic Army Cards - These cards really help you know what the unit looks like and what it can do.  Very useful.

Epic Collectors Guide - Has a ton of images of all the Epic models produced.

Tactical Command - Fantastic Forum for all things Epic.

Here are some great sites for finding alternative Epic sculpts

Onslaught Miniatures - Lots of alternative Epic figures.
Steel Crown Productions - Good site for alternative Epic.
Troublemaker Games - Great alternative Epic figures.

Now for those that have Supa Stompas, Steam Gargants laying around and don't know what to do with them, send them my way.


Epic Supa Stompa



Epic Steam Gargant


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Kill Team, Games Workshop

November 24, 2014, 8:07 am
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I am not a big fan of 40K or GW for numerous reasons including costs, constantly changing rules for marketing purposes, dropping gaming systems, fanboys and IMO stupid game play.  I do like the fluff and many of the models, but I often just buy on the used market rather than pay full retail. 

A really cool game to come out of the 40K universe is called Kill Team.  It "is a fan-made unofficial expansion to Warhammer 40,000 that allows you to fight more intimate, more narrative driven games of Warhammer 40,000.   Instead of fighting across vast battlefields controlling armies of hundreds of troops, you take control of a small task force with a handful of men."

A cool blog to checkout is Heralds Of Ruin.  They have all the rules for Kill Team, Army lists and everything else one needs to play the game, well except the models.

I have decided to try and go old school and pick up a bunch of Rogue Trader Orks for a Kill Team.  The figures have a ton of character and many just look plain silly, but they have something about them that the current 40K figures don't.  Right now I have 3 of these Ork bosses and like to pick up a few more to round out the team.


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Troublemaker Games

December 16, 2014, 9:31 am
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I received a ton of figures from Troublemaker Games to review and the quality is top notch.  Almost zero flash, with clean detailed sculpts.

For those who love Epic (6mm scale), Troublemaker Games is a great resource.  The infantry for the most part fits nicely in with GW Epic.  The Skinnerz tend to be a good head taller than the GW Epic Ork infantry, but there are some really cool heavy armored troops that work perfectly as leaders.

Troublemaker Games also designs rules. Their first game, Timeline 300, is a 10mm scale Steampunk wargame with a resource management system.

As you can see below, the Troublemaker vehicles are much bigger than their equivalent GW Epic Space Marine counterparts, but should fit in nicely with GW Imperial Guard heavy tanks and vehicles. 

 Novan Super Heavy Tank, GW Landraider
 Novan Rorqual, Novan Super Heavy Tank, GW Landraider, GW Rhino, Novan Galdstonian, Novan Avenger
  Novan Super Heavy Tank,  GW Landraider, Novan Gladstonian
  Novan Super Heavy Tank, GW Landraider
 GW Rhino, Novan Galdstonian
 GW Rhino, Novan Avenger
 Cyber Shadows

  Cyber Shadows Specialist
 Cyber Shadows Heavy Cyborgs
Skinnerz
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One Page Rules

January 20, 2015, 8:24 am
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I found a rather cool site called One Page Rules.  If you like 40K, Kill Team and other rules, but found that reading rule books too lengthy, check these guys out.  They have boiled down the basic rules into a single page.

The format is really nice, easy to read and will get you gaming fast.
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Olley's Armies - Scrunts

January 22, 2015, 11:42 am
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Just pick up a wickedly cool set of Bob Olley Scrunt figures.  Should be arriving sometime in the next 2 weeks.

If you think these look really cool, you might want to check out Stephan's blog http://drwillettsworkshop.blogspot.co.uk or email him (stephane@drwillettsworkshop.co.uk)

Stephan does commission work, so if you have figures you want painted up, you will not be disappointed.
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Brains...Brains...Brains Oh and Robots

January 23, 2015, 8:54 am
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Bombshell Miniatures is coming out with some pulpy robots with Brains.  Not sure when the release date is on these, but they look very cool.

  
 
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Hydra Miniatures Robots

January 29, 2015, 3:12 pm
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Found a rather nice blog called Laughing Ferret.  If you want to see gorgeous figures with great paint jobs, definitely check it out.

The figures below are from hydraminiatures.com and have an absolutely killer retro color scheme that Laughing Ferret brought to life.  Think of 1950's colors that make these figures pop. 

Any suggestions on how to come close to this green/blue color?

Optio (squad leader), Robot Legionnaire and Centurion-standing

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Copplestone Castings - Evil Geniuses

February 3, 2015, 7:18 am
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Are you looking for a fantastic set of characters for pulp scenarios?  Copplestone Castings has a set called Evil Geniuses that easily fit the bill.

Bob Olley did a really cool commission for someone who wanted a bunch of scrunt dictators. These however aren't available as far as I know. Too bad really, because they have lots of character.

 
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Studio Miniatures - Wizard Of Oz

February 10, 2015, 9:46 am
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If you're in the market for some zombies or survivors, you got to check out Studio Miniatures. My favorite of the bunch are their Dorothy & The Gang - Human Survivors. Really Fun.


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Old School Orcs

June 22, 2015, 7:06 am
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Recently I received 2 boxes of miniatures from a friend who has cancer. He is a friend I grew up with and the box he sent were miniature I had given almost 30 years ago.

The figures he sent where some of the first miniatures I owned from the late 70's to the early 80's. They brought back all sorts of great memories, so I thought I would kick off this summer talking about old school Fantasy.

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Warploque Miniatures - Arc World Hobbits / Halflings

June 24, 2015, 7:36 pm
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Here are some really cool hobbits / halflings from Warploque Miniatures. Probably some of the best I have seen in a while. A while back when Alex Huntley was first starting out he sent me out a resin  troll to review. His skills back then were pretty awesome and he has continued to get better and better. He also has play test rules available for his miniature line.


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Lord Of The Rings - Reaper Miniatures Style

June 27, 2015, 5:27 pm
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Lately I have been thinking of Lord Of The Rings and trying to figure out what miniatures might work for the 9 main characters.

Reaper seems to make some perfect figures for Gandalf, Boromir, Legolas.  There are some possible ones for Boromir.  Their selection on halflings is rather limited.

Any ideas for good halflings/hobbits that would work with the Reaper line?



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Hobbits And Halflings

June 28, 2015, 7:03 am
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So you're looking for those little furry feet guys.  I am on a quest for the best Non-GW halfling/hobbit figures.


First up halflings from http://www.scotiagrendel.com.  They have 2 different sets including the Halfling Adventurers and the Halfling Homebodies.  I wish they had one more figure with a sword.


 
GFR0025 - Halfling Adventurers £5.00 
 
GFR0026 - Halfling Homebodies £5.00 

Up next are some little people from Mirliton (http://www.mirliton.it) called halfmen.  Please - these are full on halflings/hobbits. 


HM001 - Halfmen With Swords - 9,16EUR


Foundry (http://www.wargamesfoundry.com) has a selection of halflings
Sgt Major Miniatures (http://sgmm.3dcartstores.com) have an excellent pack of figures in their Bloody Day Of Fantasy line called Fantasy Heroes.  These were formally from Vendel.

SO1 Fantasy Heroes

The Battle Forge (http://www.thebattleforge.co.uk) has a few Adventure type halflings that look rather fun.
RPG Adventuring Halflings 
MPN:HAF0002 0006 0301 0302   
Halfling Adventuring Pack 
Essex (http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk) has a few halflings 

 
Q96 Halflings: Bowmen

Q93 Halflings: Swordsmen

RattleHead Games (http://www.rattleheadgames.com) Black Hat Miniatures
Halfling Militia Swordsmen (5)
Manufacturer: Black Hat Miniatures
Item Number: BHMSHF005
Suggested Retail: $11.00


Midlam Miniatures (http://www.midlamminiatures.co.uk)
Halfling Town Council $15.70
Warplock Miniatures (http://www.warploqueminiatures.com)


Mithril (http://www.mithril.ie) has the Fellowship of the Ring figures.

MB237 Lord of the Rings 'The Fellowship of the Ring™' 32mm Scale Metal Miniatures.
29.45 € ($ 32.60) 

OUT OF PRODUCTION STUFF (OOP)


Copplestone produced a fantastic set of figures back in 2010 for his fantasy 28mm range. 


CF1 Halfling Adventurers - £7.50 GBP
CF2 Halfling Heroes      - £7.50 GBP
CF3 Halfling Travellers  - £7.50 GBP


Citadel produced a set of LOTR figures back in 1985 for the Fellowship of the Ring.


The Witchhunter has some amazing paint jobs of older halflings made by Citadel.



http://www.witchhunter.net/gallery_halflings.html

Useful Links
http://doc.frothersunite.com/minis/halflings.html 
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=294765
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