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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: beefcake on 13 November 2017, 09:02:22 AM
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I'm after some monsters/Kaiju for fighting some robots. Preferably between 3-6cm tall. And cheap... definitely cheap.
The monsterpocalypse stuff is nice but not very detailed looking. Prepainted plastic/PVC stuff is fine.
Any ideas anyone?
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Hmm, I don't think Monsterpocalypse stuff is bad at all actually. I only have the bigger ones from the not-Cthulhu faction and a couple of random other bitz tho so maybe they are better than average. Not at all sure where you could find better details for really cheap. Maybe Star Wars or D&D clix type figs but not sure about quality. You could also look at Japanese Gashphons -- there's bound to be something there -- but while they may have decent quality the prices tend to be in the not-too-cheap category if you have to order them from somewhere like HLJ:
https://hlj.com/top/Gsh
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I don't have any monsterpocalypse stuff but thought it looked like it lacked detail. Do they have a good level of detail, is it just the prepainted job that makes them look quite flat (I'd repaint)? I see a seller on ebay sells some fairly cheaply.
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Have a look on the (sadly dormant) Tiny Solitary Soldiers blog - Spacejacker repainted some goos Monsterpocalypse minis and they came out great:
http://tinysolitarysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Monsterpocalypse
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MonPoc is great stuff, but unfortunately not very cheap anymore. A couple of years ago you could find loads of them for cheap, but at a minimum of $1.25 a piece for the small ones things get expensive fast. But they are excellent miniatures!
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Even at current prices the larger Monpoc figs are a good buy. Smaller units not so much now (although some commons are still reasonable) but the kaiju themselves and the buildings are generally worth a look. Their detail level is fine, although they'll benefit from being rebased. And in most cases any kaiju you buy will actually be two models not one, due to the dual-form thing in the rules. Helpful if you want to do multiples of the same critter or kitbash cyborged, parasitized, or zombified versions.
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More expensive but nicely prepainted are the Monster Hunter figures which can be found on ebay. The small ones (3-5cm) are not as expensive. I have both Monsterpocalypse and hunter figures. They all work well though most of the Monster Hunter stuff is not exactly Kaiju as I envision them.
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Within the collectable ranges of dnd miniatures are are some real gems for giant monsters, but I must say I'm always on the lookout for more myself. I have CAD files for 2mm skyscrapers, one of these days I will actually do something with them.
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Yep. I saw on Aliexpress some great Capcom ones but they are $20 each and I wasn't sure on the scale (probably too big). Also I have a couple of metal minis from Macrocosm, formerly Hasslefree, which will really fit the bill.
http://www.macrocosm.co.uk/product/malignancy-mature-tick-monster-2/
http://www.macrocosm.co.uk/product/malignancy-mature-tick-monster-1/
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Wow... I'm an idiot. I just realised that I have sculpted my own creatures for several companies that would suit being Giant Monster minis...
e.g. this one is perfect for one that has crawled from the depths (https://www.alternative-armies.com/collections/new-releases/products/vnt37-crustacean-monster-45mm-tall). And this (https://www.alternative-armies.com/collections/new-releases/products/vnt35-greater-sandworm)
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Look for Japanese toys. I have found them at various import stores, and at Asian groceries here in the northwest USA. One brand is Furuta toys. Have a number of movie & anamai monsters in the size you are looking for. I have also seen a set of Godzilla & other monsters at Toys R Us in that size. they were all about 4" to 5" tall in a set of 6.
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I'm quite curious what people are looking for in "Kaiju miniatures"
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Sort of mentioned above, but Japanese toys (gashapons) are in the 5-7cm size range, usually in the $4-10 dollar range (more for some of the bigger guys like King Ghidorah), and some are in lots of 4-7. Available from ebay or Clawmark.
E.g. http://www.clawmarktoys.com/shop/godzilla/godzilla-high-grade-set-5-bandai-1998-6-pieces-with-baragon/
Look for "High Grade" or "HG" in the listings, not "SD" or "Super Deformed".
Some of mine in action this summer here: http://twothreesixmm.blogspot.ca/2017/07/the-true-story-of-bowling-green-massacre.html
Chris
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For buildings, there are some pretty good 1/500 buildings on aliexpres.
You know I'm kind of surprised there isn't more interest in the Kaiju genre overall. I mean those movies are at the forefront of miniatures in movies! Maybe its the act of stomping on that scenery that puts others off from the setting. :D
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You know I'm kind of surprised there isn't more interest in the Kaiju genre overall. I mean those movies are at the forefront of miniatures in movies! Maybe its the act of stomping on that scenery that puts others off from the setting. :D
After spending hours on a building just to see it flattened?
I was surprised that GW did not do a Knight sized Tyranid when Pacific Rim came out.
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I think there are a few useful minis in the reaper bones line. This guy has a kaiju feel about it:
https://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/dragon%20turtle/latest/77334
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I think there are a few useful minis in the reaper bones line. This guy has a kaiju feel about it:
https://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/dragon%20turtle/latest/77334
This guy too:
https://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/toad%20demon/latest/77377
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Indeed. I have the road demon but not the turtle Dragon.
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Also Maelstroms Edge (https://www.maelstromsedge.com/medge/store.jsp?sshr=4) has some nice looking monsters and some big robots to fight them with as well.
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If I'm doing Kaiju, I'm going big. I've been collecting Ultra Man 500 series toys from Japan. They are weird, 5" tall and cheap!
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61dcw6wk5UL._SL1105_.jpg)
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Monsterpocalypse has some of the better painted prepainted models on the market (bar Ubercorp models that are
painted ruined with a thick, enamel-like white paint). MonPoc minis are painted way better than any gashapon-like figure you can get on Ali Express. They're one of the few prepainted ranges that actually have shades, not just solid colors.
This said, I've collected a few of Kaiju-like figures from other ranges, for a similar project:
(https://image.ibb.co/bEdCS6/IMG_6823.jpg)
brown mecha from Robotech toy line, spare tripod from MonPoc, robot from HeroScape, rebased flaming dude from HeroClix, vine monster from WotC D&D, mecha-godzilla from MonPoc (this is a promo figure I snatched by luck, not easy to find now, I suppose), red and blue drakes from WotC D&D, greenish monster on four from WotC Star Wars.
This said, I have an extensive collection of MonPoc miniatures (inc Voltron) so I'm quite set for kaiju/giant robot needs =)