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I know the alternative armies range well as they came out when I worked in Mac's models.
HelloMac's Models! I was probably the one trying to sell you the Alternative Armies range, I was the telesales chap for them back then.The figures I've got have nothing to do with Alternative Armies.They were first made by Fantasy Forge from Edinburgh. Designed by a young Roy Eastland in the early '90s. They were going to be a licensed Slaine range. You can see Bisley's influence in the figures. Something went wrong, the license fell through, FF went bust and re-emerged as Grendel etc etc, but they sold the range to Harlequin Miniatures before going bust. Harlequin sold them for a while, but shelved them when they decided they were just going to make 'Not Warhammer' figures on slotta bases from then on. The range got passed onto Wargames Illustrated in the late '90s as payment for outstanding advertising invoices they couldn't afford to pay for. They then sat in a cellar for a decade.A chap called Spencer Warner, working for Static in Glasgow, through myself bought the moulds from WI. They got shipped to me to contract cast, but just as he was starting to put them into production he sadly left us. Cancer got him. I left the moulds gathering spider webs for another 5-6 years. This year I dusted them off, had a look what's there and will do a limited run of them.The more fantasy parts of that Fantasy Forge range (the Fomorians, witch, wizard) we've selling for a while here: http://northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=155&cat=369&page=1There you have it.There was a 'Slaine' figure, but that was part of a cease and desist order from 2000AD to Fantasy Forge in the 90s, the mould for that figure isn't with us. I've still got one in it's Fantasy Forge blister (I don't know why I kept it to be honest) but that's it.
Wow thanx for the info. I would love to see that Slaine mini. Im a massive fan
Nick,Do you have the Celtic Orcs that Harlequin sold for a while? I'm not sure they were from the same range though.These ones: http://marbles.frothersunite.com/2001archive/01Jun/if1001.jpg
They weren't Harlequin. Maybe they were released under the name Black Tree Design. Or are they Alternative Armies?