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Title: My squat army thus far
Post by: Brass on August 16, 2021, 09:17:46 PM
Although technically 2 aren't true squats, one is a dwarf thunder from fantasy, and the other is a model named eric the space dwarf. I have 2 more 3rd party models on the way, both sculpted by Bob Olley. And I am always looking for some good 3rd party models to pad out the collection, so if you guys know any models that fit in with the old squats I'd love to hear them.
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: majorsmith on August 16, 2021, 09:18:50 PM
Some classics!!!
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Brass on August 16, 2021, 09:20:17 PM
Thanks, man while I'm a guardsman at heart I have always had a pretty big soft spot for these oldies.
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: gamer Mac on August 16, 2021, 09:39:36 PM
Thats not an army thats a squad lol lol lol
Lovely miniatures
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/52/1912-220721113227-522411818.jpeg)
This is an army
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Inso on August 16, 2021, 10:21:35 PM
@Brass - Those look great so far (I'm assuming that you are going to add some basing to them? ). If you are after third party, there are some options over at Macrocosm Miniatures: https://www.macrocosm.co.uk/product-category/macrocosm/space-dwarves-macrocosm/
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Brass on August 16, 2021, 10:30:02 PM
I will add some basing to them eventually, but at the moment I'm not sure what I want to go with. Which is the reason I have held off.
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: aliensurfer on August 17, 2021, 10:27:16 PM
the old Harlequin minis and the ones from Black Tree Design (may have been the same models) work well. Unfortunately long oop, I don't know if anyone picked the range up, there were/are the Macorcosm ones too, and of course the Bob Olley Scrunts.
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Veteran Sergeant on August 18, 2021, 05:55:30 AM
Pretty jealous, lol. I own a bunch of those, but the Squat Tech-priest is one that has eluded me.
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Brass on August 18, 2021, 03:03:49 PM
Damn I wish I had seen your comment sooner, the guys I got mine from was selling another. But its gone now.
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Brass on August 18, 2021, 03:14:21 PM
the old Harlequin minis and the ones from Black Tree Design (may have been the same models) work well. Unfortunately long oop, I don't know if anyone picked the range up, there were/are the Macorcosm ones too, and of course the Bob Olley Scrunts.
Where can I find the scrunts? because Olley's store looks abandonded
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Chief Lackey Rich on August 18, 2021, 06:20:38 PM
Pretty jealous, lol. I own a bunch of those, but the Squat Tech-priest is one that has eluded me.

As a consolation prize you could buy any of the modern AdMech tech priest variants with the voluminous robes and "mechanical spider had a baby with a robot octopus" vibe going on.  GW likes to pretend those are all heavily-cyborged humans when we all know they're Squat engineers in elaborate costumes designed to distract attention from the fact that they're not extinct and are actually running the Imperium these days.  And yes, that absolutely includes GW's favorite Gary Stu character Belisarius Cawl.  Human techs can't turn on a light switch without three minutes of prayer and a couple of servitors to help and we're expected to believe Cawl topped the Big E when it comes to crafting space marines?  Obviously a Squat under all that crap.

Hell, I'm not even sure the "regular" skitarii aren't secret Squats.  They say those are cyber-legs but what if they're actually high-tech platform shoes making up for the height deficit, hmmm?   And the Primaris, what about them?  Have we ever seen a barefoot Primaris?  There's nothing below the waist, I tell you, just Squats riding around in the armor's torso.

You would be absolutely amazed at how much this line of thought aggravates serious lore buffs, especially AdMech fans.  :)
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Storm Wolf on August 18, 2021, 06:32:09 PM
Well it serves GW right for killing them off lol

Nice one

Glen
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: gamer Mac on August 18, 2021, 06:39:45 PM
As a consolation prize you could buy any of the modern AdMech tech priest variants with the voluminous robes and "mechanical spider had a baby with a robot octopus" vibe going on.  GW likes to pretend those are all heavily-cyborged humans when we all know they're Squat engineers in elaborate costumes designed to distract attention from the fact that they're not extinct and are actually running the Imperium these days.  And yes, that absolutely includes GW's favorite Gary Stu character Belisarius Cawl.  Human techs can't turn on a light switch without three minutes of prayer and a couple of servitors to help and we're expected to believe Cawl topped the Big E when it comes to crafting space marines?  Obviously a Squat under all that crap.

Hell, I'm not even sure the "regular" skitarii aren't secret Squats.  They say those are cyber-legs but what if they're actually high-tech platform shoes making up for the height deficit, hmmm?   And the Primaris, what about them?  Have we ever seen a barefoot Primaris?  There's nothing below the waist, I tell you, just Squats riding around in the armor's torso.

You would be absolutely amazed at how much this line of thought aggravates serious lore buffs, especially AdMech fans.  :)

You seem to have thought an awful lot lol lol lol lol lol lol
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: aliensurfer on August 19, 2021, 10:29:32 PM
Where can I find the scrunts? because Olley's store looks abandonded

hmm not sure then, perhaps he discontinued/sold off the range?
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: black hat miniatures on August 20, 2021, 10:08:26 AM
hmm not sure then, perhaps he discontinued/sold off the range?

List on Bob Olley's website of where everything has gone here:

https://www.olleysarmies.co.uk/soldranges.html

The guy ni ustralia who owns most of the scrunts has still not produced them after a number of years...

Mike
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Chief Lackey Rich on August 20, 2021, 03:16:37 PM
List on Bob Olley's website of where everything has gone here:

https://www.olleysarmies.co.uk/soldranges.html

You know, I'd completely forgotten about the dachshunds.  Who doesn't like a good wiener dog?
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: aliensurfer on August 25, 2021, 11:27:37 PM
That sucks, I hate seeing ranges bought and then nothing done with them.  :-[
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Inso on August 26, 2021, 08:16:59 AM
That sucks, I hate seeing ranges bought and then nothing done with them.  :-[

It's sad but sometimes, if there was more demand in the first place, they wouldn't even get passed on... they'd still be in production.

Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: 2010sunburst on August 26, 2021, 09:47:38 AM
But why buy the figures if they are not going to produce them?  Surely the company would do due diligence before taking on the range???
Title: Re: My squat army thus far
Post by: Inso on August 26, 2021, 01:28:49 PM
But why buy the figures if they are not going to produce them?  Surely the company would do due diligence before taking on the range???

Just because they haven't done it YET, doesn't mean they don't plan to. The last year or so has been FULL of ups and downs... Maybe it's simply down to cash flow/sickness/changes in situation... I bought a motorbike to renovate and that is just sitting, waiting for me to have the funds/motivation to start on it.