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Miniatures Adventure => Weird Wars => Topic started by: former user on June 23, 2010, 03:02:59 PM
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never thought I might open a topic here :)
so
anyone any advice on miniatures ranges that connect german paras and WWWII
APART from Artizan Nachjaeger and Pulp Figures Zeppelin troopers???
I do not mean historical paras
Thanks in advance
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If any one makes FJ heads, you could pick up some of the westwend SOTR and pop the heads on them.
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thx
conversions are of course always an option, but I was looking for something different
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West Wind do "Power-Armoured Paratroopers". Rather nice and big figures, I've got two five-strong squads of them and a Jet Mecha. I've also combined the West Wind Separate Head System Fallschirmjäger Heads with a command set of their Mech Grenadiers. Does work, but more specifically "Fallschirmjäger" clothing would be better.
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Weird%20War%202/PANZERFALLIS_TRUPP_1.jpg)
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Weird%20War%202/DSENMECH.jpg)
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thx
Your figures look very good
power armoured paras - well, that is consequent
they certainly have the retro look
will have to think about it
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Actually, to get back to the earlier suggestion about swapping heads on SOTR figures... The SOTR range already comes with separate heads, and they sell packs of separate FJ heads, so it's not a conversion that requires cutting off heads. What's more, the SOTR mechgrenadier uniform looks a lot like a WWW2 version of the Luftwaffe Field division (it's the smocks), so it would work well.
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What about this one?
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/UNA_Jump_Trooper.jpg)
AT-43 UNA Wing Trooper with West Wind Para head!
The look of the UNA troops has IMO a heavy similarity to the German WW II troops of Paolo Parente's DUST game. Not a real surprise, since Paolo was involved in AT-43!
Since the helmet and smock design of the Steel Trooper is nearly identical to German Fallschirmspringer units (Paras) I decided to paint them in historic German colours: German Field Grey and Luftwaffe blue.
(http://www.adpublishing.de/UNA_Trooper.jpg)
The Wing Trooper is even more WW II “enhanced”. I used a West Wind Fallschirmjäger helmet and painted the smock in Splintercamo, works for me...
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What about this one?
AT-43 UNA Wing Trooper with West Wind Para head!
The look of the UNA troops has IMO a heavy similarity to the German WW II troops of Paolo Parente's DUST game. Not a real surprise, since Paolo was involved in AT-43!
Since the helmet and smock design of the Steel Trooper is nearly identical to German Fallschirmspringer units (Paras) I decided to paint them in historic German colours: German Field Grey and Luftwaffe blue.
The Wing Trooper is even more WW II “enhanced”. I used a West Wind Fallschirmjäger helmet and painted the smock in Splintercamo, works for me...
these look definitely interesting, THX
the miniatures are more on the largish side, right?
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These are a stretch:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1150120&prodId=prod1140104
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well.....
I obviously forgot to write - no GW
although they are nice, but my good pal already has an army of 200+ of these, so no need for me to have any as well
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these look definitely interesting, THX
the miniatures are more on the largish side, right?
Absolutely! An UNA trooper is bigger than a GW SM!
See my website for a scale comparison shot:
http://www.adpublishing.de/html/at-43.html (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/at-43.html)
or
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/AT43_scale.jpg)
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thx
dammit - I#ll have to compare with the others first
or they'll be clonetroopers :D
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Agis -what are the German armoured suits (which look great BTW) you have here?
http://www.adpublishing.de/html/ww2.html
I think they make fantastic drop troopers!
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Agis -what are the German armoured suits (which look great BTW) you have here?
http://www.adpublishing.de/html/ww2.html
I think they make fantastic drop troopers!
Project X Powersoldats...
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Project X Powersoldats...
Excellent minis and a dream to paint. They also have US and British Powered Armoured as well.
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Excellent minis and a dream to paint. They also have US and British Powered Armoured as well.
I totally agree - very nice indeed.
They look more streamlined than the SoTR ones too, I much prefer these
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They look more streamlined than the SoTR ones too, I much prefer these
They have a very definitive "designed" look to them. I don't mind the SoTR powered armour but they seem more functional and utilitarian. They do have the drop pack option on them which gives them a different role in a game.
Always nice to have choices though.
Update: was it Agis that painted a version of the Project X German Powered Armour with rocket packs?
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(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/AT43_scale.jpg)
I did a quick comparison last night with some of my Artizan US troops and they seemed a little more suitable than the example above might seem. Still large for certain but they looked suitable for armoured elite troops.
Is that radio operator a small figure?
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Do they come with the jet pack option model components then?
And is the MG42 style weapon on Agis's beats here is a weapon swap?
It looks very good, and definately helps with the retro feel
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Do they come with the jet pack option model components then?
And is the MG42 style weapon on Agis's beats here is a weapon swap?
It looks very good, and definately helps with the retro feel
The jetpack photo I saw was definitely a conversion and I suspect based on my poor memory of the figs I have downstairs that the MG42 in this photo is also a conversion
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Do they come with the jet pack option model components then?
And is the MG42 style weapon on Agis's beats here is a weapon swap?
It looks very good, and definately helps with the retro feel
The model on the right on the photo above is out of the blister icluding the MG-42 - nothing converted.
The Rocket backpack is a conversion from me.
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The Rocket backpack is a conversion from me.
Where is it on your site? I was looking for it yesterday and couldn't find it
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Where is it on your site? I was looking for it yesterday and couldn't find it
see here: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/ww2.html (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/ww2.html)
And to make it even more clear...
8)
Out of the blister:
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/PX_1.jpg)
Rocketpack conversion:
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/PA_X_4.jpg)
Commander VRIL conversion:
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/PA_Unterscharfuhrer_1.jpg)
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Thanks. I kept looking for a Weird WWII section
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Yep I'm really liking these, many thanks for all the info
Of course, whats not to like after Agis has converted and played with them, beatifully painted them and then thematically based them!!
These would also be very cool with a head swap and some samurai bits for WWW2 Japanese - one weird army at a time....
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Every time I see these I want to go buy some more and do an entire force of them :-)
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These would also be very cool with a head swap and some samurai bits for WWW2 Japanese - one weird army at a time....
After painting the 15mm version in Japanese colours for my Banzai book, I always toyed with the same idea!
(http://www.adpublishing.de/Japanese_Supersoldiers_3.jpg)
see Bushi Gunjin Japanese Supersoldiers here http://www.adpublishing.de/html/gear_krieg_banzai_.html (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/gear_krieg_banzai_.html)
The problem is to find suitable big Japanese conversion parts...
There are many 25mm / 28mm parts around, but the PX soldiers are really BIG 30mm, so maybe Warzone might do the job...
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wow agis wonderful armoured minis! which company produces them?
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wow agis wonderful armoured minis! which company produces them?
Ahem - about which of the above are you talking???
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sorry agis, i meant this one
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/PA_Unterscharfuhrer_1.jpg)
really fantastic conversion!
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Please read here: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/ww2.html (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/ww2.html)
under "Project X Power Armour Trooper".
The mini is a conversion based on a 1/48 Project X trooper...
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wow agis! stunning collection of wonderful models you have! I'm really envious of your stuff... By the way, many thanks, your website is an incredible source of inspiration for conversion-painting and mini shopping, especially cause I'm a newbie in WWW2. Now I'm preparing a group of heavyarmoured yankee but for sure my next work will be an american version of your amazing Küchenschabe Teams. I have to search a mini to rapresent an american controller now, because spider drones from gdg are simply perfect! :)
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Cool! Have fun...