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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: KeyanSark on November 26, 2007, 10:53:26 PM
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Hi all:
In the Star Wars miniatures range there are a lot of miniatures suitable for use in Pulp Games
For instance, this so-called Telosian Tank Droid is a perfect piece of Pulp machinery that can also act as Machine-Of-Doom. Shown with a Bob Murch's Evil Scientist for scale comparison. It only needs a little weathering to be perfect!
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7597/droid1jk0.jpg)
This other droid, a Vyper droid, is another good Pulp Metal Menace or Fantastic WOrlds element
(http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/9565/droid2sa2.jpg)
This giant spider is another great Alien menace or even a nice piece of alien terrain
(http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7950/spiderzr9.jpg)
And finally, here is my choice of miniatures to play the Countdown to Peace scenario in fantastic worlds.
First of all, Commander Griff Ingram, Dr. Nix, and two Young Eager Space Cadets (Old Republic Troops and Commander, and a Mon Cal Medic)
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4620/griffre6.jpg)
And now, the evil Emperor Grimm with his Captain of the Guard and a Palace Guard (Mandalorian troopers and Darth Revan)
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/7721/grimmat3.jpg)
Soon, I'll show my choices for "The Robin Hood of Regulus VII"
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There are a lot of good figures there I've never seen before. I really like the Old Republic troops as pulp figures. That first robot is excellent too.
I've collected a lot of cheap Star Wars figures. Mostly generic rabble for a Cantina brawl I want to stage at some point.
Marc
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Mo, you can have a good look a most of the existing SW Miniatures here:
http://www.rebelscum.com/SWMinis.asp
They are classified by Expansion, and the two latest ones (Alliance & Empire, The Force Unleashed) are not yet finished. Being Pulp in nature, Star Wars minis are a good source of figures for gaming Fantastic Worlds. As I grew up with the classic trilogy, Imperial and Rebel troops are too established in my mind to use them as anything non-Star Wars, but the New Trilogy and the Expanded Universe offer a lot of possibilities.
Have a look at the Sith, Old Republic, Mandalorian and Fringe factions: a lot of fantastic miniatures there to use.
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Godd little link, there.
I just purchased my first SW-minis last week... seem to be a... hmmm.. universe..(?) of minis out there...
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Really like the spider - very nasty. Would make an excellent CoC "Spider from Leng". The Mandalorian troopers would make good super heroes in armoured suits, or bad guys...
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There are many possibilities in that miniatures catalog. My photos are awful as I do them when I arrive home night and light is really poor, but here are two more examples of the miniatures I'll use for the droids in the "Robin Hood" solo scenario of Fantastic Worlds:
Worker Droids: I'll be using the two sith droids at the right, but as you can see there are many possibilities... including the always faithful astromech droids (not pictured, but everyone knows who I'm talking about)
(http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7468/workerdroidshd4.jpg)
Battle and Bodyguard Robots: Of course, Trade Federation Battle and Super Battle Droids
(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4396/battledroidsth6.jpg)
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That Vyper droid is a really tempting one ...
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here is a better pic than my crappy one:
Link to the Wizards "Universe" gallery (http://www.wizards.com/swminis/swminis_db.asp?term=&format=U&cost=Allcosts&defense=Alldefense&attack=Allattack&damage=Alldamage&hitpoints=Allhitpoints&faction=Allfactions&rarity=Allrarities&output=gallery&sort=number#)
It is number 32/60
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That Vyper droid is a really tempting one ...
If you want one, send me a private message... 8)
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(http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7468/workerdroidshd4.jpg)
What are the two on the right? They look like good mech droids for Fantastic Worlds.
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This giant spider is another great Alien menace or even a nice piece of alien terrain
(http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7950/spiderzr9.jpg)
V grateful iof you could let me know what the spider called in the Star Wars range. Not been able to find it so far.
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This giant spider is another great Alien menace or even a nice piece of alien terrain
(http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7950/spiderzr9.jpg)
V grateful iof you could let me know what the spider called in the Star Wars range. Not been able to find it so far.
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V grateful iof you could let me know what the spider called in the Star Wars range. Not been able to find it so far.
It is the Knobby White Spider or something like that. It is in the "The Force Unleashed" expansion but not yet on the Wizards Galleries. A "star wars white spider" search in eBay will give you a lot of items.
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What are the two on the right? They look like good mech droids for Fantastic Worlds.
Sorry, Rich, I didn't see your post before. They are Sith Assault Droids. Number 15/60 in the Champions of the Force expansion. As they are "Uncommon" they are very cheap on eBay.
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Those are great! I took my first SW 'fix' only a week ago - and suddenly a whole world of endless possiblities seems to open :D
Just now I'm painting a triple of 'Arizona'-style cliffs for use in my first Gutshot game (finished the last mini I needed for the game just a couple of days ago) - but in the meantime I guess I'll have to go shopping for some more SW stuff. The game in itself seems to easily convert to tabletop, anyway, so no money will be spent in vain (and my local game store still has AT-ATs :o )
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Mi recommendation is not to spend too much money on boxes, as you don't know what you are going to get. The best option is to search them on eBay... Try looking for something like "Star Wars Common Set", because there are guys who sell complete sets of common or uncommon minis as a whole...
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OK, I'll finally have to create an account on EvilBay, then?
I fear that'll be the end of my financial sanity (if that expression is even valid??)..
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My financial sanity broke the first day I started buying SW minis in there... :D
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Some more examples of the miniatures I am using.
Here are my chosen minis to represent Vincent Mano (Rogue) and TK-7 from the "Robin Hood of Regallus VII" scenario in FW. The droid is our well known protocol droid, and the man is a Corellian Pirate. It needs a repaint to become a good-looking hero:
(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7554/heroko0.jpg)
And for the Jackson Strapp mercenary, there a lot of possibilities in the Fringe faction, like these. Not decided yet, although I like the grey alien.
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1383/mercenarieswv8.jpg)
Finally, I wanted to show one of the most inspiring (at least for me) miniatures in the SW range to be used in Fantastic World games: The Mustafarian Flea Rider... Pure Pulp!
(http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/887/flearidernp6.jpg)
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I'd agree with the ebay route too.
You might pay slightly more for some pieces than you pay for one at random in a box, but you only get the ones you want.
Some of the D&D figures are very useful too. Latest releases include some nice hooded cultists and swarms of scarab beetles.
It's probably worth looking at the Wizards of the Coast site to see which figures might be useful. The only drawback is that the figures are different sizes and don't give an indication of how big they are. Some stuff you know is small, Star Wars ewoks or D&D halflings, but droids & monsters are sometimes a bit of a guess.
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What's more: SW minis and D&D minis are not in the same scale.
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V grateful iof you could let me know what the spider called in the Star Wars range. Not been able to find it so far.
It is the Knobby White Spider or something like that. It is in the "The Force Unleashed" expansion but not yet on the Wizards Galleries. A "star wars white spider" search in eBay will give you a lot of items.
Thanks :)
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Well, I just bought my first common set (force unleashed) on Ebay, awaiting the delivery 8)
Will have to buy some more - huge saving compared to buying boxes, as far as I can tell. Then there's the uncommon/rare/very rare minis, but I can always start looking for them when I have my basic forces fleshed out :D
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OOooooh... Welcome to the Star Wars fever... :D
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OOooooh... Welcome to the Star Wars fever... :D
You can bet on that - 6 more common sets in the pocket (or almost) :twisted:
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Another thing of beauty arrived today from eBay. The so-called Junk-Golem, perfect as robot monster for Fantastic Worlds or as Metal Menace in a more conventional Pulp Environment. Again, Prof Evilsmann is shown for scale Purposes.
(http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3962/junk1kw1.jpg)
(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4569/junk2yl2.jpg)
(Note the arcane machinery pieces in the background :lol: )
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I just bought a bunch of Star wars stuff and they work great with other things. Beware of Dreamblade figures they are huge and just dont fit with other figures.
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Another thing of beauty arrived today from eBay. The so-called Junk-Golem, perfect as robot monster for Fantastic Worlds or as Metal Menace in a more conventional Pulp Environment. Again, Prof Evilsmann is shown for scale Purposes.
(http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3962/junk1kw1.jpg)
(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4569/junk2yl2.jpg)
(Note the arcane machinery pieces in the background :lol: )
Got it + the white knobby spider and the tank droid in one buy (see 'latest mini received') :mrgreen:
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Can you provide pictures of the 'human' sized minis for scale with 25mm and 28mm? I'm thinking some of these droids would be good for GoMC-1.
Thanks!
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I won't be able to take pics until january... I'm leaving for my holidays tomorrow! :roll:
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I'll try to make a pic or two this evening (I do not think I have any human-sized droids, though... YET - but I have a whole lot of human-sized humans :roll: )
If you havent seen anything from me 'round 20:00 GMT, poke me with a PM or something...
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yeah, I'm curious as to hoe the SW humans look compared to other lines. Are they too skinny,, etc?
Thanks!
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yeah, I'm curious as to hoe the SW humans look compared to other lines. Are they too skinny,, etc?
I'm glad you said that cos I was wondering the very same thing :)
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I think they are 'true 28 mm', and thus a bit skinny compared to 'heroic 28 mm' which are more 'cartooney'... I'll post a comparison pic within the next hour or so...
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I wuz wrong - they're actually 'true 32 mm', which make the humies stand out a bit compared to the l(e)addies...
Pics to follow briefly, just resizing and stuff....
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An Artizan TT, an Artizan cowboy, and a Pulp Figure Hooded Minion to compare.
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4867/swmincomp1kt6.jpg)
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5274/swminicomp2ee8.jpg)
IMO the aliens, especially the insectoid and the wookie can easily be used with 28 mm sci-fi figs, but as the humans are quite tall and slender (32 mm), they're not really useable with the 28's....
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Blimey now I really like that 'bot!
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Here are my favourite 'giant' models so far:
(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4007/giantcompdf0.jpg)
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I just bought the big, square tank bot chap and the huge crab droid from ebay. Thanks for the tip guys!