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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: aliensurfer on 16 January 2025, 08:05:49 PM

Title: Figure recommendations please
Post by: aliensurfer on 16 January 2025, 08:05:49 PM
I'm after a mix of figures that could be used to play games similar to the PC games Stalker, Arena Breakout (modern-ish but not formal military look) things along those lines. I'm aware of Hasslefree's modern figures, Spectre miniatures, I want ones that could also be henchperson types, again, not much in the way of body armour or good guns. This is probably going to be another buy some nice models and not use them/paint them, but I hope not!
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: NickNascati on 16 January 2025, 08:34:36 PM
Depends on what you are after.  You mentioned Stalker, Patrick Miniatures in Germany and Draco Miniatures here in the states offer nice, 3D printed models with the perfect Stalker feel.
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: zemjw on 17 January 2025, 08:55:58 AM
Anvil Industries has some useful parts

Foundry Miniatures street violence - https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/street-violence

Copplestone scavengers - https://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=1&sub=47&page=1

Some of the WW2 sprues on the front on magazines form a good starting point, especially the Germans in Winter coats

Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: dadlamassu on 17 January 2025, 09:32:51 AM
I have used spare parts from various plastic sets to convert Frostgrave Cultists, Stargrave Scavangers, WW2 Winter Germans and  WW2 winter Russians and others, heads, weapons and equipment from WW2 sets (for example StGew44 is an acceptable AK47) and the weapons sets from Warlord Games Project Z. 

Frostgrave cultists converted into a paramilitary group
(https://i.imgur.com/VwtkW3W.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vdp9oka.jpg)


Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on 17 January 2025, 10:31:30 AM
Empress miniatures do Chechens that mught work, Athena miniatures do 'cold weather' survivors. The Assault Group has a wide range of moderns (with lots of Militia types in their Africa range).
Offensive Miniatures and Checkpoint Miniatures both have ranges of rioters
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Leunstoelgeneraalbd on 17 January 2025, 11:47:56 AM
How about Lead Adventure Miniatures ? See here: https://www.miniaturicum.de/The-Last-Project-Post-Apoc. This seller is based in Germany, which is best for us poor Europeans (;-)).
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: carlos marighela on 17 January 2025, 12:10:58 PM
https://patrickminiatures.de/collections/post-apocalyptic-miniatures

Plus various terrain items.
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: clanmac on 17 January 2025, 05:12:20 PM
Skullforge do some nice stuff. Various companies on ebay and Etsy print them, depending on where you are.

https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/uvkjt?layout=profile (https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/uvkjt?layout=profile)

https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/grecl?layout=profile (https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/grecl?layout=profile)

https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/byrcn?layout=profile (https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/byrcn?layout=profile)

https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/hfdcp?layout=profile (https://skullforgestudios.gumroad.com/l/hfdcp?layout=profile)

Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 17 January 2025, 08:11:03 PM
Empress miniatures do Chechens that mught work,
They are of variable size.
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 17 January 2025, 08:19:59 PM
The Empress Universal Soldier range is very good.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqeBR3RISHetwFTq0wFAAsXxdXcVOF2TAH1L809bjlwXBu7wHPhvkS9xeW2CydBZJFLIcum2sY-GjTjVXucYHCkxAl9xY7_BtfZ0QDmi6hsNGL5-RWEW7A3BlGHr7ujVWJO5e1hWWbda8/s1600/zona-alfa-7-4.png)
Choose your heads as required.

Anvil also has Leapers.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3hQ9NNZgtjhx8PbEUiy9MY_WusjC-bpKPFnCqnu-adqvVdWA0alQqhCDEzp6lv1A07-9-cjkMq64hv9JD1cldPkzTzoBsRtHxzai5C0EHUr5u9FgPMvSHxtnHhLPOGEy04ufJpOCs_ZVkfZDm5ntIShRXgp_q9NSDkuXvXPE7bt2afQ_VyPS1PmV4Cfw/s500/leaper-1-2.png)
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: carlos marighela on 17 January 2025, 08:49:22 PM
Not to forget the original Chernobyl clean up crew, the Eureka gas masked Soviets. Note they are a tiny bit shorter than the rest of their ranges but I put this down to the effects of radiation. Based you won't really notice. Includes flamethrowers and heavy weapons for those really difficult to shift opponents.

https://www.eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_126_150_848
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on 17 January 2025, 11:00:01 PM
Copplestone’s future wars range have some excellent options - low tech Sci fi that’ll do as near future

Andrew
BeneathALeadMountain
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: aliensurfer on 17 January 2025, 11:31:04 PM
Thanks all, lots to go look at now!  :)
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: CapnJim on 23 January 2025, 08:49:03 PM
Good ideas all.  Food for thought if I need any more Cold Bloods for my post-apoc setting...   

And those figs look good.
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: mikedemana on 24 January 2025, 02:58:47 AM
Good ideas all.  Food for thought if I need any more Cold Bloods for my post-apoc setting...

You're going to need them as they get killed at an alarming rate...  lol

Mike Demana
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: CapnJim on 26 January 2025, 08:04:09 PM
You're going to need them as they get killed at an alarming rate...  lol

Mike Demana

Well, there is that..... :o
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Billythefish on 27 January 2025, 09:54:23 PM
I just bought a load of Athena miniatures and they are going to be my main go to for a Zone Alpha campain based in good ole Blighty. Motivated by teh forthcoming 28 years later.

Empress minis also do a lot of stuff that would fit but they are generally more military mainstream - fantastic range though I will be using alot of them in my Zone Alpha as well.

Some that often slips through the net is the Pendraken range - they generally mix well with empress but some are a bit bigger - but hey you know what they say about peoples genes!

The Rioters, Survivalists were what i had in mind, I have some of the African irregulars which would fit too depending on your climate! The sculpts are very good. There is also their 28mm "cross over range" - I have not seen them for scaling though.

https://www.pendraken.co.uk/28mm-militia-miniatures
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: carlos marighela on 28 January 2025, 12:14:01 AM
Oh and don't forget the Minifigs range. Plenty of useful types to be found there.

http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=22&CategoryID=82&SubCategoryID=360
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 28 January 2025, 08:24:05 PM
Crossover and Crooked Dice.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CZP2sp8bjxTKlq5Cx2M9uy5tqdXRoQ6rRBfB_vrsBfMM3LHYdTun6foRJLyAl2u5xw298VSeAnVvzr0FoZELEUHMMmK1BY7O9PGzIb3Ip381BOQr9-LBXpDglmXqYsh8bJkbZsyiMvS3/s1600/crookedcrossovercompare.png)
From the left, a work in progress Crossover Paramilitary Goon with Strike Team head.
Next a work in progress Crooked Dice X-Commando, followed by the Crossover Super Soldier. The fourth figure is a slightly converted classic Pandora King and the last figure is the Crossover Hoplite.

The main problem with the Crossover miniatures is their integral base. This needs to be removed with careful use of a razor saw.
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 28 January 2025, 08:27:21 PM
For Carlos.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDgOcdbLUsGOZ2yfv78TND4W9YTcY09Ey96Rd9Acuy4bigivvZXYxJUnQb38h0oZgJQCLlZR6LnnF-Cam58yODhTScd6lbEFhuD1VGCZVLy1e3WaGN_wTJLTU7Jb2dt0QJCQPDpVr1t4P/s1600/cops1.png)
The Cops and Cops Leader from Crossover Miniatures with the new William Killan for scale. They are based on Warlord Games lipped 25mm bases (Killan uses a standard flat base) but the Crossover Miniatures figures have moulded on bases. The Cop Leader has had an MP5 (Hasslefree) and strap added.
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: carlos marighela on 28 January 2025, 08:33:03 PM
Nice. I think I may purchase those cops for some tooled up DEA types.
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 28 January 2025, 08:38:07 PM
Here is a the Minimi armed member of the Governor General's Army by Crooked Dice, with a member of the Militia Miniatures African Militia.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmP9ofaoDo6_OfQiaCBo7vwKKYo9SI817nhzqmWTXyKR5UKHvXjbfVD_JPsiz8FTq6lXPAkkLDSwvPHAkV0N62j_iQohaAGqP9XBXCOuUreaFXhDSe42S3jP-r5PM-0F_bPvYSmKvDYmV7/s1600/compare002.png)

Miniature Figurines  "Winter of '79",figure.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJkgrlnU8uu4kUn5VsTlKSQ3BYBlmdgyRQsN6P03XJ0sHQ2768zLXBGV3vz3P2Vo9aPgHXYmWK-SNv7e3di5D9L9tp9KFZ95s3HmSJYaQn31W7btj11TetowHhRyAHeAUIfVVdP7z6Kpy/s1600/winter79-2.png)
Title: Re: Figure recommendations please
Post by: Khusru2 on 02 February 2025, 04:42:34 PM
I used the apocalypse survivors from Crooked Dice Games. More civilians with weapons in the resistance & survivors with some militia types:-
https://crooked-dice.co.uk/collections/resistance-survivors?page=2


They have the militia and some wasteland warriors:-

https://crooked-dice.co.uk/collections/wasteland-warriors?page=6