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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: phreedh on March 10, 2011, 11:24:55 AM
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The purpose of this thread is to collect and link to manufacturers selling cheap metal fantasy miniatures in 28 mm scale (or thereabouts).
Some guidelines:
- 25-28 mm only (it is after all the most common scale played here)
- Metal only (for now)
- Cost of £2 or less for a human sized model
- Only manufacturers with direct sales (regional resellers can be added)
- Only manufacturers active in business
Post your contributions in this thread (with an URL and some info) and I'll add them to this list if they fit the criteria. Please post corrections if any information is correct or outdated.
Alternative Armies (http://www.alternative-armies.com/28mm_High_Fantasy.htm) (UK)
Their High Fantasy range covers several races, models can be purchased individually or in packs. Some good sculpts, some not so good but they are over all ok - and cost £1.75.
The Baggage Train (http://the-baggagetrain.com/shop/category_ecee596a242de13b779391cdaa2c528d/Acropolis-miniatures.html?pse=apq) (UK)
The two old Acropolis lines (originally by Scotia) are now being sold by The Baggage Train. Sort of chunky old 70s style scuplts. Not much to write home about, but they ARE cheap. No pictures in the shop, but found a few of the Acropolis figs over at the Lost Minis Wiki (http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Category:Acropolis).
Black Cat Bases (http://blackcatbases.com/) (UK)
A lot of different miniatures in their catalogue, Black Cat don't really offer a specific range of traditional fantasy stuff. There's a lot of other things though, such as roman legionary zombies, an owlbear, skeletons and lizard men. It takes some looking around, and the prices are at the upper end of the scope of this thread at about £2 for a single foot model. Nice people, though!
Black Hat Miniatures (http://www.blackhat.co.uk/online_shop/index.php?cPath=121_123&osCsid=9c1371e52c9debf4dc3653d7a13064f2) (UK)
Nice models, with a slightly different style from the regular high fantasy. Clean and nice sculpts similar to Foundry and 90s GW but at nicer prices; £5 for a pack of 4 or 5 miniatures.
Black Orc Games (http://cart.blackorc.com/) (US)
Prices can be very low, but unfortunately the ranges aren't very large. They do have some unusual fantasy offerings though, so it's worth to have a look if you're doing something with antropomorphic humanoids such as lion men. Also have some pretty neat lizardmen.
Black Tree Design (http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html) (UK)
Huge selection of pretty nice quality miniatures, very similar to 90s GW in style. Prices are quite good at about £1.60 or so. Most models are sold in packs only. Not renowned for swiftness in order processing and reliability but that's a whole other can of worms.
CP Models (http://www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk/index.htm) (UK)
CP Models bought Green Eyed Minis' line of dwarfs, and continue to keep the prices low. In addition they have a bunch of orcs and goblins priced at a sensible £1.50 as well as a few larger monsters. A pack of four trolls for £8 isn't bad at all, I must say!
Denizen Miniatures (http://www.denizenminiatures.co.uk/) (UK)
Old but nicely detailed figures for less than £1 each. Not a vast selection of models, but for instance their dwarfs and undead are great for building uniform but varied warbands or units for a larger army. Some models are quite tiny but others are suitable next to 28mm.
East Riding Miniatures (http://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/mythic-worlds-fantasy-57-c.asp) (UK)
Manufacturing and selling an old line of minis from Lancashire Games. Cheap as chips at £0.90 per mini, but rather slim selection. The minis pictured look good, but question is - are they 25 mm or 28 mm?
EM4 Miniatures (http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Fantasy_Warriors.html) (UK)
Affordable and awesome 28mm miniatures. More or less identical to late 80s, early 90s Citadel style. Also old Grenadier models, so some overlapping with Mirliton. EM4 is a tad cheaper though, at £1.28.
Essex Miniatures (http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/) (UK)
Early Bob Olley sculpts, haven't aged too well but there are a few nuggets that are both good value and nice looking. Most of the catalogue is a bit too crudely sculpted though, with poor proportions and the prices are a bit high compared to what's on offer.
Forlorn Hope Games (http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk) (UK)
Part reseller, part manufacturer. Currently offering more or less the same stuff as EM4 with some extra tidbits and morsels. Cheaper alternative for UK residents as the prices (£1.28 for UK, £1.60 for EU) include shipping. More to come later in 2012.
Irregular Miniatures (http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/25mmRanges/25mmFantasy.htm) (UK)
Horribly dated sculpts, but the price is below a quid for most regular foot troops. Possibly a few gems in there, but hard to tell with a catalogue not fully pictured.
Kallistra (http://www.kallistra.co.uk/Shop/Fantasy%20Shop.html) (UK)
Maybe not the tightest sculpts, but 8 infantry models cost £9.50 which is a fair price indeed! High elves, wood elves, orcs, pygmies, zombies and treemen are on offer. Little variation in each range, unfortunately.
Magister Militum (http://www.magistermilitum.com/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=190) (UK)
They own the old Standard Games line among other things. Cheap and pretty nice models well worth the solitary £1 they charge for a standard sized model.
Mega Miniatures (http://freeboardgamesnow.com/) (US)
Low prices, cheap (and FAST) international shipping. Great selection from two old product lines; Guthrie Grenadier and Metal Magic. Minis can be a bit on the small side, especially the Grenadier ones. Regular humanoids cost $1.89, after a recent price increase (january 2011).
Midlam Miniatures (http://www.omnivistascope.com/arc/dwarves.html) (UK)
Newcomer selling mainly old Metal Magic/Hobby Products dwarves, minotaurs and other random assortments. Also release new sculpts every now and then. Prices are rather low (about the same level as Mega Miniatures, from whom they've purchased molds).
Mirliton (http://www.mirliton.it/index.php?cName=fantasy-2528mm) (IT)
28mm Grenadier stuff at decent prices. Some corking old miniatures here. UK reseller is Miniature Heroes (http://www.miniature-heroes.co.uk/browse/mirliton-miniatures/page-1.html). Prices vary quite a lot, but standard foot slogging humans or orcs cost on average £1.50 or so.
Old Glory (http://www.oldglory25s.com/index.php?cat_id=505&catname=%2725mm%20Ghost%20Miniatures%27) (US)
Varied offerings with sculpts that haven't aged too well at times. Some gems to be found though, and the price is right at about $2 per mini.
Ral Partha Europe (http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/) (UK)
Very nice miniatures and lots of them. While not exactly cheap (£2 for the majority of their fantasy minis) the store front is good, most miniatures are pictured and they all seem to be more or less 28mm. Particularily nice for role players, a bit short on rank and file but plenty of characters and monsters.
Sgt. Major Miniatures (http://www.sgmm.biz/Bloody-Day-28mm-Fantasy_c_23.html) (US)
Sgt. Major Miniatures have re-released the old Vendel line of fantasy miniatures under the range Molon Labe Fantasy. Humans, orcs, goblins, elves, dwarves, hillman, trolls and even a giant are available. Most figures look to be about $1.50 each.
SHQ Miniatures (http://www.shqminiatures.co.uk/Ranges/25mmFantasy/fantasymain.php) (UK)
Some old Bob Olley ogres and orcs originally from Folio Works (http://www.collecting-miniatures.com/olley/index.php/Folio_Works), as well as a slew of other things. £3 for two models. A few interesting hooded cultists going 5 for £7.
Space Vixens From Mars (http://spacevixensfrommars.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15_16) (UK)
Not that many fantasy miniatures, but a few interesting ones (like Jesus) could work. Price is ok, at £1.75 per model.
Splintered Lights (http://www.splinteredlightminis.com/dragonsgiants.html) (US)
While Splintered Lights specialize in 15/18 mm figs their Dragons and Giants are actually old 28mm figs from Metal Magic. Great value, $12,50 for a properly tall and lanky giant isn't bad.
The Tékumel Project (http://thetekumelclub.blogspot.com/) (CA)
A project run by fellow LAFer Sir Barnaby Hammond Rye. Prices vary between models, but the rank and file troopers are cheap, if you invest a bit of money in a 50% off membership! Would be nice with pictures of the items on offer, but the store is still in a start up phase.
Terrain Warehouse (http://www.terrainwarehouse.co.uk/category.aspx?CategoryID=155) (UK)
Old Grenadier UK moulds, some products (like barbarians) are overlapping with EM4 Miniatures - but there are even more Copplestone sculpts here for roughly £1.40 (or less) per miniature.
Viking Forge (http://vikingforge.datasquire.net/25mm-asgard-fantasy.html) (US)
American manufacturer of the old Asgard line of figures. Recently opened up an online store and should be possible to pay by credit card or PayPal now. $1.75 is the going rate for human models on foot, so quite cheap.
Warrior Miniatures (http://www.warrioronline.demon.co.uk/25fantasy/index.htm) (UK)
Warrior Miniatures stock a fairly crude 28mm range called Dragon Fantasy. While the sculpts won't win any prizes, they're pretty clean and well defined. Most of all, they're cheap! £1 for foot, £2.50 for mounted. They also sell squad and army packs, bringing the price down to about £0.80.
West Wind Miniatures (http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=1) (UK)
West Wind have some rather large but quite cheap fantasy models in their Dwarf Wars range. Prices vary, but a pack of 10 infantry models cost £12 which is more than fair!
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Essex Miniatures has early Bob Olley sculpts still for sale at roughly £1.80 for human sized sculpts if I'm not mistaken.
http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/
The sculpts are crude and most heads are far too large if you ask me, but that Bob Olley charm is definately there.
Denizen Miniatures has old but very nicely detailed figures for sale at less than a pound each:
http://www.denizenminiatures.co.uk/
Some models are quite tiny (25mm) but others are quite suitable next to 28mms, recommended.
I will post up some painted Denizen undead in the LPL or afterwards, maybe even an Essex model 8)
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Ral Partha Europe - LINK (http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk) (Recently launched a new website.)
All of the ones I bought were "good to paint." Very impressed with the quality of the castings. Crisp and clean, same sort of casting quality I see on Hasslefree miniatures.
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Ral Partha Europe
Borderline expensive, but a classic. Will be added.
Essex Miniatures
Denizen Miniatures
Cor blimey, Essex - how could I forget. Bobbleheaded dwarf proportions on EVERYTHING :D They are really hit and miss and range from great value (2 quite allright halflings mounted on ponies for £3.42 (http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/images/gal_q98.jpg)) to horribly overpriced turds ("GRAAAR, we're £9.50... EACH!" (http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/gal_q10.html))
Great additions, will throw them up there in a while... Cheers gents!
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ALTERNATIVE ARMIES!!!!! ;D
http://www.alternative-armies.com/28mm_High_Fantasy.htm (http://www.alternative-armies.com/28mm_High_Fantasy.htm)
£1.75 per human sized fig.
11 lesser goblins for £7 though. :o They are somewhere between snotling and goblin sized.
Oh and what about irregular miniatures?
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Rhoninstorm (http://)
I gave in to temptation and bought the first Goblinmaster set by Kev Adams yesterday. Nice, characterful, old skool goblins at £1.50 a head. Not human size, granted, but still under the £2 mark.
Caution - the new figures are more expensive (around £2.50 to £3), but I'm optimistic that they'll drop in price when the next set(s) come out.
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Black Tree Design have a fantasy range. Often on sale.
http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html (http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html)
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Black Tree Design have a fantasy range. Often on sale.
http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html (http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html)
Oh no you didn't. :o
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A plug for us :-)
Black Hat Miniatures
28mm Fantasy range Shattered Isles contains Orcs, Goblins, Dwarves, Highland Dwarves and Halflings. Starting from £5 a pack for 4 or 5 figures.
28mm Chinese Fantasy Range : Tales of the Dragon Kings. Packs are £8 for 4 figures.
Mike
www.blackhat.co.uk
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Black Orc Games, whose tagline banner proclaims:
(http://100k.blackorc.com/images/banner/banner_bulk_product.gif)
Which isn't exactly true. Recent price hikes like much of the industry. Anything Hundred Kingdoms related is definitely more than just a dollar or two, but most of the Minisculpt range (which has a few gems and a lot of mediocre to poor sculpts) is still only a $1.50 at most. Plus, lipped bases at 15 for $1 as I recall. Not bad at all. I'll probably order some more soon. You just have to be able to pick out the good sculpts. Otherwise, a steal!
-TheSnackist
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I'll put in Iron Wind Metals. Not inexpensive (4.24$US for one fantasy figure) but they hold the entire Ral Partha line, including the Battletech molds.
http://www.ironwindmetals.com/store/index.php
Edit: Just looked at their historicals and they sell for $2.50US, which is not too bad.
Damien
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Green Eyed Minis look like one to watch
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=25904.0
http://www.greeneyedminis.com/
£87.50 for 71 Dwarfs and a resin rocket launcher!
Good call on the Roninstorm Gobbo's!
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I will post up some painted Denizen undead in the LPL or afterwards, maybe even an Essex model 8)
I look forward to that very much, the Denizen undead are great! How do the meassure up next to preslotta (or slotta) Citadel skellies?
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Warrior Miniatures? They come in at 80P a model...
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I look forward to that very much, the Denizen undead are great! How do the meassure up next to preslotta (or slotta) Citadel skellies?
A picture says more than a lot of words obviously but I put them together and compared a bit. First off: I glue all my integrally based models straight onto the slotted base, so it adds a bit to the height. I have three different Denizen models:
FA17 Wraith
FA31 Axeman in Scale Armour
FA32 Leather Armour/ManCleaver
The wraith is small and really looks like a 25mm model, comparable in size to Fantasy Tribe Skeleton Priest (FTS14). The other two are about as high as later (C17) preslotta undead which are also roughly the same size as the 1985-87 slotted skeletons. Their proportions are more realistic (though with clear muscle definition on the FA32 model) so their skulls and hands are smaller. They are finely detailed and proportioned but they do tend to look like humans with skull faces. There is no wear or damage to their gear and even their muscles are still visible. That was a bit of a let-down to me, but I guess you can never have too many painted skeletons 8)
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Very useful, cheers ;)
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This topic is my milk and honey.
Keep 'em coming, boys!
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This topic is my milk and honey.
Very useful, cheers ;)
Glad to hear that! Got a few more to add, but little time... should be working instead! :o :'(
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Me too! Should be working on a research paper but all I am doing is voting on the LPL :)
Damien
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Terrain warehouse have the UK Grenadier moulds plus some not quite as good as Grenadier new stuff.
http://www.terrainwarehouse.co.uk/category.aspx?CategoryID=179 (http://www.terrainwarehouse.co.uk/category.aspx?CategoryID=179)
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You could try Irregular miniatures, again sculpting wins no prizes...
Oh and armorcast have some of the old lance and laser, some Olley's armies too.
Vendel are now availiable from Sgt Major minis under the name "molon labe".
Mirilton (grenadier) are at miniature heroes for any UK adventurers.
Ummm... Mannequin miniatures, can't think of any more. :-X
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Gentlemen, through two pages of wonderful suggestions, we have forgotten one of the cheapest producers of plastic fantasy miniatures out there!
I speak of course of Wizards of The Coast!
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Archive.aspx?category=newsresources&subcategory=minigalleries
Granted, the quality in many figures within their official D&D mini range is staggeringly bad, and many otherwise good figures are marred by bad factory paint jobs - but they are one of the cheapest sources available and are packed to the gills with character and style.
Be warned, however that the models are resold based on how rare they are, so something like a fire elemental will cost around $0.99 while a big imposing storm giant will cost you 30-40 bucks.
Definitely worth a quick browsing, if only for the big ugly fantasy monsters alone.
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Wizards of The Coast
Left out on purpose (I have a huge collection though) for several reasons; no longer in print, nor was it possible to get single miniatures directly from the vendor, they're plastic, prepainted and not particularily good for wargaming.
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I have to ask why Black Orc Games didn't make it on the list...
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I have to ask why Black Orc Games didn't make it on the list...
They did... not until you asked again though. ;) Just an oversight by me. =) Thanks for the suggestion!
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Terrain warehouse have the UK Grenadier moulds plus some not quite as good as Grenadier new stuff.
http://www.terrainwarehouse.co.uk/category.aspx?CategoryID=179 (http://www.terrainwarehouse.co.uk/category.aspx?CategoryID=179)
I don't know what they've got but we have the original UK masters, master moulds and production moulds. Don't let anyone tell you otherewise.
Doug
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Fair enough, can you put them all into production please?
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Fair enough, can you put them all into production please?
Seconded
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Thirded!
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Zombiesmith makes some great minis at a good price. Pig-men and rabbits and other weirdness.
Zombiesmith Fantasy (http://www.zombiesmith.com/collections/fantasy)
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I don't know what they've got but we have the original UK masters, master moulds and production moulds. Don't let anyone tell you otherewise.
Any plans to release them? I could use a bunch of the renaissance-like dark elves to add to my old ones and would prefer to buy them from you then.
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Any plans to release them? I could use a bunch of the renaissance-like dark elves to add to my old ones and would prefer to buy them from you then.
Seconded! I have a sentimental weakness for the Grenadier Copplestone "Swashbuckler" Dark Elves (but I dislike the Bob Naismith Grenadier "Henry Moore" Dark Elves...).
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Hi there!
The Tékumel Project sponsors and sells a range of miniatures for MAR Barker's Tékumel game setting.
Our main blog can be found here: http://thetekumelproject.blogspot.com/
The miniatures are 28mm from base of feet to the eye. Our currently available ranges are sold via the Tékumel Club blog. Some of our ranges were previously manufactured and sold by Eureka Miniatures - these are currently available by Special Order only. (They will eventually be put into regular production again.)
The Tékumel Club blog can be found here:
http://thetekumelclub.blogspot.com/
The shop is located in the right-hand margin. The "Introduction", "Tékumel Club" and "How to Order" pages explain how it works. The other pages are the various catalogue sections. Some are still under construction but our available miniatures are all listed.
Currently available:
The Hlaka - winged humanoids that somewhat resemble 3-eyed monkeys. Flying and grounded poses - armed with fire pots or javelins. Also includes our Imperial Messenger vignette, which depicts Prince Eselne receiving the news (via Hlaka messenger) of his father's death. This range is completed.
The Qól - vat-grown servitors of the Temple of Ksarul. They are pale white with serpent-like heads and tentacles instead of arms. The currently available Qól represent about half the range. There are another seven completed sculpts waiting to be molded and a palanquin with Qól bearers which is in the sculpting stage.
The Hlutrgu - vaguely "frog-like", these vicious aliens inhabit some of the swamps of Tsolyanu's South-eastern border. This range consists of Hlutrgu on foot and on board the coracles in which they occasionally take to the sea in lemming-like migrations. This range is completed.
Some new arrivals next week (June 13-17) include:
The Clan of the Standing Incantation - a puppet master, assistant, magical puppets and three delighted children.
The Sacrifice - based upon art from the original Empire of the Petal Throne rpg depicting a High Priest of Durritlamish about to offer a sacrifice.
Princess Vrísa Vishétru of Saá Allaqi - the daughter of the Sao of Saá Allaqi, she was a character in Professor Barker's own game.
Hope you like our figures. The prices vary upon whether you join our club, but if you do I think our prices meet the "under 2 GBP" criteria for this list.
Always happy to answer questions - email me at: green27 -at- sympatico -dot- ca
Best Regards,
Howard Fielding
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Howard, while I like some of your models they really don't fit into the cheap cathegory. =) I don't think this particular thread is the most fitting one for you to promote the Tekumel project.
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You said 2.00 GBP or less. Depending on the Exchange rate that is $3.00 at least, maybe more. (Just checked: 2.00GBP = 3.2456US$)
Our prices are that low: the Hlutrgu are as low as $1.50 each to members. What's that? 1.00GBP? (Though I admit, most people join at the 40% off level, so the price would be $1.80 or closer to 1.20GBP.)
And as far as the memberships go, it's just like the Old Glory Army card - if you are buying $120 dollars worth of figures (regular price) with the 40% off deal this comes to $48 dollars off - which is practically the cost of the 40% off membership($50). So the membership has paid for itself and any additional figures are all 40% off.
Edit 1: $128 is the point where the 40% off membership pays for itself.
Edit 2: All monies from the memberships go directly to paying for the sculpting costs of more Tekumel models, so by becoming a member you are directly contributing to the expansion of the range. If you want to help direct this expansion, then you have to become a Kerdu - one of our 50% off members, some of whom are sponsoring legions, for example.
Our models are deliberately priced to be affordable to members and expensive to non-members - if you call $4.00 expensive, that is. So - not expensive like GWs character models or anything from the small European manufacturers but expensive against GWs plastic.
Howard
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Sorry mate, reading the listings on your blog I'm still not certain how much a single fig (or pack of) costs. I can see that a Hlaka leader costs $4 (which is about £2.50) but since I have no idea what a Hlaka is it's hard for me to judge the value of that.
Memberships, voucher systems etc should not be factored into the equation. The price of a single mini as a one-off is what's interesting here.
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Sorry mate, reading the listings on your blog I'm still not certain how much a single fig (or pack of) costs. I can see that a Hlaka leader costs $4 (which is about £2.50) but since I have no idea what a Hlaka is it's hard for me to judge the value of that.
So the only fantasy that counts is based on Tolkien, is that what you're saying?
Memberships, voucher systems etc should not be factored into the equation. The price of a single mini as a one-off is what's interesting here.
Just a little arbitrary, don't you think? I thought the point was to list inexpensive sources for fantasy miniatures.
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So the only fantasy that counts is based on Tolkien, is that what you're saying?
:) No, I'm saying I have no clue what a Hlaka is and a picture of it next to its price tag would go a long way for me to decide on if it's a miniature worth buying or not - and whether it's cheap or expensive.
Just a little arbitrary, don't you think? I thought the point was to list inexpensive sources for fantasy miniatures.
Arbitrary indeed! As I started the thread, I decided 2 quid was the upper limit for me to consider a miniature cheap - and that was the purpose of the thread. Listing cheap miniature manufacturers. Not what I like or think is good, but what's cheap. When buying a metric fuckton of your miniatures, they are indeed cheap and I'll add them.
Would really like to stress the fact that your catalogue is missing pictures, and the pricing model is a bit obtuse. Among other things, it's not clear from the get go what a pack contains. Are the models resin, metal or plastic? Do they come with bases or do they have integral bases? Stuff like that needs to be repeated with each product code, together with a picture or two depicting the full contents of a pack. Just some friendly feedback, I'm not trying to nitpick.
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Your comments about the way things are organized right now is well taken. I should probably drop most of the membership levels and just have Molkar (40% discount) and Kerdu (50%) - as the other levels really don't offer much benefit. Most people - if they buy our miniatures at all - will buy enough to make the Molkar level well worth while.
The Hlutrgu, for example, are essentially like Orcs, Zulus or Celts - for a battle you want many warbands. With the flotilla packs naval engagements are possible. Old Glory makes some nice galleys which could be used for the Tsolyani navy.
The Qol are more for dungeon crawl type of encounters, but can be found in large numbers. They are often found as guardians for the Temple of Ksarul - and sometimes Sarku. Currently the range is only about 1/3rd completed. The second 3rd has been sculpted but is waiting more figures before they are master molded (you need about 15 figures on the mold or you waste space.)
We have two legions (archers and pikemen) for Tsolyanu in our old Eureka range - The Legion of Ever-Present Glory and the Legion of Serqu, Sword of the Empire - these are still available but have to be special ordered. current thinking is that they will be sold as Warbands ($40 reg price) consisting of command plus 10 troopers, and Hordes ($30 reg price) consisting of 10 troopers. At Molkar level this would be $24 and $18 respectively. This is $42 for 24 figures or about $1.75US per figure.
For Yan Kor we have 4 "gureks" - which is a type of combined arms formation used by Yan kor. So we have heavy infantry, Medium infantry, pikemen, spearmen, swordsmen (and axes and maces), archers and crossbowmen (with large demon-faced pavises.) These are the Gurek of Tleku Miraya 1 and 2; the Gurek of the Turquoise Eye and the gurek of the Valiant of Ke'er. I may be forgetting one...hmmm...
Another 4 or 5 are in various stages of completion - some are done just needing to be molded. These include: the Rulla Gurek, Makhis Gurek, the gurek of Defense Against Evil, the gureks of the cities of Dharu and Vanu, and the gurek of the Black Bough.
Edit: Forgot the Gurek of the Clan of the Silver Worm
We also have several of the non-human races almost released: the Shen and Ahoggya are right on the verge of being released. The first three Swamp folk greens are waiting to be molded. The Pachi Lei and Tinaliya are being sculpted.
There is so much stuff in the pipes that people should have no problem joining the club just to gain the discount. Not to mention the fact that by joining the club you are directly helping to bring all of the above into production! Club memberships are for a year, and most of the current members are due to expire in the Fall, but given the delays due to the technical differences between RAFM and Eureka's processes current memberships are going to be extended until the Shen and Ahoggya are released. Those Kerdu who sponsor legions are extended until those legions are released.
Anywya, sorry for rambling...it's just I have taken great pains to make sure our ranges are priced at "wargamer's prices".
Best Regards,
Howard Fielding
The Tekumel Project
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I just noticed Ramshackle Games wasn't included in the list yet. They have a range of fantasy orcs and are definitely cheap!
http://www.ramshacklegames.co.uk/
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I just noticed Ramshackle Games wasn't included in the list yet. They have a range of fantasy orcs and are definitely cheap!
http://www.ramshacklegames.co.uk/
Definitely not metal, though. =) Good mention.
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Does anyone have some pictures of the Magister Militum / Standard Games orcs? The ones on their site are teeeny.
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Can I be the third person to mention Irregular, and hope they get on your list this time? ;)
Also The Baggage Train has the Acropolis Miniatures line at 90p a figure!!
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Most of our figures are £2 or less ~ especially when bought in packs each. We have quite a lot of fantasy including lizardmen: http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=437_503&zenid=566c0f201334e3dea0fd96dedfa55d6d
Jo:)
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My wife and I have been buying a lot of the minis from Mega-miniatures of late as we have joined into a new D&D campaign run by our son in law. Been 20 years plus since I participated in a D&D campaign, so it is a lot of fun. Our Runequest group has been going strong since the eighties though :)
She painted this for our Model clubs SFF special interest group display;
(http://wasmex.org/results/fantasygaming/pictures/13-1-2.jpg)
Grenadier female paladin was used for this.
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That looks like a great idea, was that to help and encourage all the PCs to paint their own character?
Must be 25 years since I last played D&D.......
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The club is multi-discipline with a lot of the juniors into Warhammer, so it was done to show visitors to the state scale model show here what the stages of painting a miniature are. I snuck it into the competition this year while she was not looking and she took a silver :)
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Can I be the third person to mention Irregular, and hope they get on your list this time? ;)
Also The Baggage Train has the Acropolis Miniatures line at 90p a figure!!
but no pics of them - what are they like?
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Can I be the third person to mention Irregular, and hope they get on your list this time? ;)
Also The Baggage Train has the Acropolis Miniatures line at 90p a figure!!
Third time's the charm mate. =) Irregular and Acropolis being added - though holy crap, they're shitty old sculpts! =D
Aliensurfer, there are some pics over at Lost Minis Wiki:
http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Category:Acropolis
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First spotted by The Dozing Dragon;
The old Asgard Jes Goodwin barbarians.....still excellent today and not bad at £1.75 each.
http://www.alternative-armies.com/28mm_Barbarians.htm
Classic and still great!
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Just thought I would add CP Models to the list as we have a small but growing fantasy range & have just bought GEMs dwarven empire range, most human sized figures are priced at £1.50
www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk
Mark
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though holy crap, they're shitty old sculpts! =D
OK some are shitty old sculps but a lot of them are very good and paint up well, they are also cheap and will not bust the bank. I am trying to get painted photos up but this takes time which I have little of. I do intend to add to the ranges and refresh others, again time :)
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Baggage train are no worse than Irregular, which are ok. Stick them on the list you rascal. ;)
What's happened to Green Eyed Minis?
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Green Eyed Minis removed from the list, seems they've gone belly up.
CP Models added - they bought Green Eyed's dwarves.
Baggage Train reneamed - they were listed as the range (Acropolis)
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Kallistra added.
Rhoninstorm removed, apparently gone out of business but the Adams goblins are supposed to resurface with another manufacturer. More news at 11.
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Reaper just announced their "Bones" line that looks promising and very reasonably priced:
http://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bones
Nice video too:
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2012/03/08/56084/#comments
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I am extremely excited and enthusiastic about Dark Heaven Bones, but I doubt it will go on this list because of the metal requirement. B/
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Ahh...my mistake. Excitement got the best of me.
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Here's a contribution I hadn't seen yet:
Molon Labe 28mm Fantasy (US) - Sgt. Major Miniatures has re-released the old Vendel line. Humans, orcs, goblins, elves, dwarves, hillman, trolls and even a giant are available. Most figures look to be about $1.50 each.
They can be found here: http://sgmm.biz/fantasy.html
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Put us on your list please.
www.forlornhopegames.co.uk (http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk)
Most 28mm metal infantry £1.28 each. Hobbits less, cavalry more ;-)
We sell a lot of the stuff that eM-4 do, in fact we are working closely with them to bring out the old Grenadier range and are even looking to expand those that could benefit from it ....
check out Project Termination http://www.facebook.com/ForlornHopeGames (http://www.facebook.com/ForlornHopeGames) for concept drawing of 5 new robots.
Cheers
Gary
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Gary,
I'm getting 404 errors when I click on any of the category links on your site…
:?
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Gary,
I'm getting 404 errors when I click on any of the category links on your site…
:?
Can you give me an example please (can you right click and copy the url?)
Which OS & browser are you using?
Cheers
Gary
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Mac OS 10.3 and Safari.
Front page is fine: http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/
(although not sure if there's supposed to be something going on in the centre; if there is and it's an animated thing, that'll be my lack of Flash updates!)
Here's the Fantasy Warriors page: http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/FantasyWarriors
Not Found
The requested URL /FantasyWarriors was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.14 (Unix) mod_jk/1.2.23 PHP/5.3.0 Server at www.forlornhopegames.co.uk Port 80
Original Grenadier page: http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/em4
Same message -
Not Found
The requested URL /em4 was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.14 (Unix) mod_jk/1.2.23 PHP/5.3.0 Server at www.forlornhopegames.co.uk Port 80
I'll have a look at home too. I have a more up-to-date Mac there!
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It's working on my Mac (running 10.6 and safari).
Though can you explain the difference between UK and EU pricing?
Duncan
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Works fine on a Mac running OS10.4.1 and on my iPhone. Yay! lol
While I'm here, will you be releasing the Fantasy Warriors hooded monk standing with his hands together any time soon? I've been after him for ages, but didn't need the bishop, friar and two wizards that Mirliton packaged hime with.
Oh, and best of luck with your venture! 'Tis a fine undertaking! ;)
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Works fine on a Mac running OS10.4.1 and on my iPhone. Yay! lol
While I'm here, will you be releasing the Fantasy Warriors hooded monk standing with his hands together any time soon? I've been after him for ages, but didn't need the bishop, friar and two wizards that Mirliton packaged hime with.
Oh, and best of luck with your venture! 'Tis a fine undertaking! ;)
This one you mean ....
http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/#/item.php?PK_UniqueID=4304 (http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/#/item.php?PK_UniqueID=4304)
I sold the last one on Monday, but should be getting some more in this week (with any luck ;-)
Gary
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Mac OS 10.3 and Safari.
Front page is fine: http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/
(although not sure if there's supposed to be something going on in the centre; if there is and it's an animated thing, that'll be my lack of Flash updates!)
Here's the Fantasy Warriors page: http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/FantasyWarriors
Very interesting, the actual url should be ...
http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/#/FantasyWarriors (http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/#/FantasyWarriors)
note the hash
Also, there is no Flash running, but there as a couple of rotating images ( you'll have seen these on your iPhone)
I'll have a look at home too. I have a more up-to-date Mac there!
You can never have too many Macs, I have about 7 .... but then I do have a software business too :-)
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It's working on my Mac (running 10.6 and safari).
Though can you explain the difference between UK and EU pricing?
Duncan
All prices shown include postage, obviously this is a little higher if going to Europe. I need to review these really, but that's why there is a difference.
Gary
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This one you mean…
Yep. That's the bugger. I'll keep an eye on the shop! :D
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All prices shown include postage, obviously this is a little higher if going to Europe. I need to review these really, but that's why there is a difference.
Gary
Ah, ok, hadn't realised it included postage - those are very cheap then.
Duncan
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Ah, ok, hadn't realised it included postage - those are very cheap then.
Duncan
I expect your order shortly ;-)
Gary
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All prices shown include postage, obviously this is a little higher if going to Europe. I need to review these really, but that's why there is a difference.
Gary
Review carried out, EU prices are now a little lower (£1.60 for standard infantry including postage). And as long as I don't get too many people buying single figures I'll even make some profit :-)
Cheers
Gary
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Sgt Major Minis added
Forlorn Hope Games added
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Very interesting, the actual url should be ...
http://www.forlornhopegames.co.uk/#/FantasyWarriors
that link added a few more bits to the lead pile o_o
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and they arrived very quickly too - recommended
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Midlam Miniatures added.
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Man, thank god I read this. Totally forgot about BlackOrcs and they have some of the cleric types i was looking for.
THANKS PH!
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nice overview
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How about Old Glory's Ghost line of fantasy miniatures? Some decent sculpts and reasonable prices. Did I miss these in the list?
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Thx Four...didn't really go thru the whole list so I duno if you missed it.
OG's are nice but 2 buks a mini is out of my range (that's if i was on the right section of the site)
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How about Old Glory's Ghost line of fantasy miniatures? Some decent sculpts and reasonable prices. Did I miss these in the list?
Can you chuck me a link? I don't know what range you're referring to.
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Can you chuck me a link? I don't know what range you're referring to.
Alas, this is the official link:
http://www.oldglory25s.com/index.php?cat_id=505&catname=%2725mm%20Ghost%20Miniatures%27
and they have very few pics there. :'(
You can see a smattering of them here:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=old+glory+ghost+miniatures+painted&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=665&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=taOaT5zHKoSe8QT_j62hDw
I know discount cards are not part of this discussion, but if you do happen to have OG Army card, the $2/figure price tag goes down by 40%, making them a very good deal indeed. Quality is uneven, but I'd give the line a solid 6 out of 10 overall.
Just MHO.
Scott
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And us too www.spacevixensfrommars.com Many of ours are below that price threshold.
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And us too www.spacevixensfrommars.com Many of ours are below that price threshold.
Oh sweet loving Mary, they have a giant Opabina. :-* :-* :-*
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Just to let you guys know (could you update the first entry please ;-)
We've reviewed our prices and 28mm metal miniatures are going for £1.28 to the UK, £1.32 to Europe and £1.47 to the rest of the word. SHIPPING INCLUDED
www.forlornhopegames.co.uk
Cheers
G
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Old Glory added.
Space Vixens from Mars added.
Sorry about being tardy. =)
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Has westwind been mentioned. Dwarf wars minis are about £12 for10
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=1
Ramshackle have some cheap orcs and goblins too.
http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=20&zenid=942f93029ef71659f4069dacc7584e47
With free shipping anywhere!
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Has westwind been mentioned. Dwarf wars minis are about £12 for10
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=1
Ramshackle have some cheap orcs and goblins too.
http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=20&zenid=942f93029ef71659f4069dacc7584e47
With free shipping anywhere!
Ramshackle's resin unfortunately doesn't cut it. Westwind does, however. Added!
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Ramshackle's resin unfortunately doesn't cut it.
Why?
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Oops I see. A the moment this thread is only about metal minis. Ramshackle are resin.
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Oops I see. A the moment this thread is only about metal minis. Ramshackle are resin.
It says metal only for now. So can we include resin?
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It says metal only for now. So can we include resin?
I have no idea what the price levels of resin models are. Is £1 cheap? Is £2 still cheap? Is £3 considered cheap?
Mind you, this is _cheap_ we're talking about. Not affordable, acceptable or value for money all things considered.
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I've seen resin more and less expensive than metal, so if we treat them the same that would seem to be fair.
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I think keep it the same as the rules for the metal miniatures. If its as cheap as the metal minis on here then its cheap. If its more expensive than the metal minis on here then it gets declined.
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If I understand this thread correctly you might include http://www.classicminiatures.net/ miniatures - the old Der Kriegspieler miniatures are my personal interest but includes...
Currently or soon to be available:
copied and pasted:
Heritage "Rings of the Lord" (former Lord of the Rings)
Heritage Galacta 25
Heritage Champions
Heritage Superheroes
Heritage Medievals
Heritage Denizens of the Dungeon plastic fantasy figures (cast in metal)
Heritage former Star Trek 75mm Kirk & Spock (different names are used)
RAFM Cursed Ones
Archive (also known as Rkiiv, select surviving figures only)
Ral Partha Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age
Realm by Max Carr
Unreleased figures by Dave Sutherland III
very limited numbers of Heritage Fantasy, Fantasy Fantastics, Fantastiques and Heritage factory "toys"
Reality check:
This is not a business, but a hobby and labor of love.
I cast miniatures to order as my schedule permits.
I sell my castings on E-bay and directly to fellow collectors and wargamers, please email me and ask for a listing of what is available.
My "Shop" button is not set up at this time, let me know if there are figures or parts you need.
Indeed I am currently waiting for him to find time to cast around $100 of smiley faced Orcs. That "Real Life" thing can be a PIA. I think it's time to send a reminder/query about his casting time in the near future.
Contact e-mail is/was hayha@q.com or heritagecaster@yahoo.com last time I checked (late 2012.)
Now I just checked my last e-mail and found this price quoted:
"Plenty of the lesser goblins "smiley faced" are also ready to ship. The sets are $15.50 for 6 except for the leader and standard set of 4 figures which is $10 for 2 leaders & 2 standards."
I will have to see if this meets the price quote at the beginning.
Edit:
15.50/6 = 2.533333333333
2.5333 USD = 1.57665 GBP
I think this meets the guide lines:
Some guidelines:
25-28 mm only (it is after all the most common scale played here)
Metal only (for now)
Cost of £2 or less for a human sized model
Only manufacturers with direct sales (regional resellers can be added)
Only manufacturers active in business
Gracias,
Glenn
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I think keep it the same as the rules for the metal miniatures. If its as cheap as the metal minis on he then its cheap. If its more expensive than the metal minis on here then it gets declined.
That seems rational, logical, and consistent.
Gracias,
Glenn
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SHQ Miniatures added (old Bob Olley ogres, and more).
Glenn, good idea. Seems to be down right now. I'll add it the next round I do.
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Mega Miniatures is closed right now, so it should be dropped of the list :'(
Bad news for 28mm cheap animal lovers
(http://www.collecting-miniatures.com/olley/images/f/fe/Megamini_MEM_40001_Sheep.jpg)
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Mega Miniatures is closed right now, so it should be dropped of the list :'(
Bad news for 28mm cheap animal lovers
As long as the real thing is still available some of us will be ok. ;-)
Grimm
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As long as the real thing is still available some of us will be ok. ;-)
Their animals are available somewhere??? :o I was looking for them some weeks ago and I couldn't find any store with their minis on stock
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Can I include my new range of Orcs well under £2, only a small range at the moment but growing fast I hope.
lancerminiatures.com
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Can you add us please, Apocalypse miniatures 28mm sized goblins, more pike and shot armies and figures to follow soon.
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Couple of things
The Alternative Armies link gives a 404 not found. It looks like it should just be http://www.alternative-armies.com/ for the home page.
Given all the problems with Black Cat bases - http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=59375.225, it may be worth adding a comment to their entry, just so people are aware
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Can you add us please, Apocalypse miniatures 28mm sized goblins, more pike and shot armies and figures to follow soon.
Link?
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Since the Black Cat bases debacle is still going on, they maybe should be removed as a recommendation till they have sorted things out?!
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Should the plastic orcs costing a mere 21p be included under the EM4 entry?http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Copy_of_Fantasy.html
Hope this is helpful
Thanks
Blofeld
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Hello!
These guys...
http://www.alternative-armies.com/
Have some great high fantasy miniatures in the £2 price range. Really nice sculpts, I think mainly Bob Olley.
Cheers,
EvilD
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Hi all,
Another source of nice cheap Orcs and Dwarves...
http://lancerminiatures.com/
Cheers,
EvilD
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If I could suggest these guys:
http://www.momminiaturas.com/ (http://www.momminiaturas.com/)
Resin, 28mm and paint up beautifully.... :)
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Shortwars sell a range of decently priced metal miniatures and their core sculpts are the old Landschneckt Goblins and Halflings by Kev Adams (commissioned by White Knight in 2011).
There are quite a varied range of modular units with head and weapon swaps. Normally they are priced at ~ £1.66 per miniature (based on a unit of 6 for £10) but there is currently a Kickstarter underway with at least 20% off the normal retail price - more of a discount for the larger pledges!
Website: www.shortwars.co.uk
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482044771/shortwars-halfling-and-goblin-tabletop-war-game-mi/description
(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/013/538/950/0e89880e0c01d2e0394050528d341ba7_original.jpg?w=639&fit=max&v=1472526194&auto=format&q=92&s=885bf4041e00c3579c94744822f7fcf0)
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Just a heads up in case you hadn't already seen, Wizkids is producing some of their stuff as unpainted minis...
Available through Wayland UK
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Those are super-hard to find on the Wayland site. any link to the lot of them?
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Nope, sorry. They've disappeared from the pre releases and the link I followed doesn't show them anymore.
This was the article I saw :http://wargameterrain.blogspot.com.es/2017/01/wayland-games-new-affordable-wizkids.html
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I've seen some of them. They seem to be in the specialist miniatures section but there is something like 1000 minis to trawl through. What I've seen looks good though. Cheap and good quality.
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I've seen some of them. They seem to be in the specialist miniatures section but there is something like 1000 minis to trawl through. What I've seen looks good though. Cheap and good quality.
http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/197_wizkids?id_cart_freelivery=330284&p=9
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Paizo have a deal with Wizkids to produce pre-primed plastic minis.
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Since the Black Cat bases debacle is still going on, they maybe should be removed as a recommendation till they have sorted things out?!
what debacle? can you point me in the right direction for information?
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Also I am trying to source relatively cheep skeleton warriors (preferably naked - little cloth - with spear) for under $1-2
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what debacle? can you point me in the right direction for information?
They were having problems delivering orders to customers. It seems no longer to be the case, I ordered recently and there were no major problems. They got one item slightly wrong but corrected it and comms were good. I wouldn't hesitate to order again.
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Also I am trying to source relatively cheep skeleton warriors (preferably naked - little cloth - with spear) for under $1-2
I'd say Reaper Bones but... bendy plastic and all that.
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I'd say Reaper Bones but... bendy plastic and all that.
unfortunatley i need large numbers.
these would be perfect, if i could get them at $1 per mini.
http://www.miniature-giant.com/skeletal-spearmen-3-Reaper-sku-77001-c-1072-p-1-pr-13972.html (http://www.miniature-giant.com/skeletal-spearmen-3-Reaper-sku-77001-c-1072-p-1-pr-13972.html)
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If you live in the States, Miniature Giant gives discounts for bulk orders. Have you checked? because those ones are very close to 1$ per mini (they are like 1.23 right now without extra discounts)
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as per the OP comment regarding East Riding Miniatures' size, there's this picture of skellies on their website:
https://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/undead-155-c.asp
I've no idea if the other figures are in keeping with these ...
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https://two-idiots-printing-service.myshopify.com/
just gonna leave this here.
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During the Black List Games KS, they've been offering their 200+ Fantasy Series 1 KS for $125.
Currently, they are KS'ing their Fantasy Series II KS, which includes this offer. FS2 will be 200+ miniatures for $75 during the KS campaign. I presume the price will go up in later KS ones.
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=130090.0
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So I co-run a 3D printing service. Individual infantry models generally go for $2.50 a piece with bulk / regiment deals being cheaper per model. If you like fantasy here's a suggested collection but you can browse via the top menu at all or other stuff
https://two-idiots-printing-service.myshopify.com/collections/medbury-miniatures
If anyone has questions please let me know