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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Mark251054 on September 24, 2009, 10:45:06 AM
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Hi,
Does anyone know of anyone who makes 25mm Aliens - as in the movies, either in platic or white metal?
Cheers
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Horror clix
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Horror Clix are HUGE! They tower over Copplestone figures.
Reverisco do some passable not-aliens, but they are true 25mm - may work with Denizen's mid-tech troopers or Liberation's 20mm sci-fi marines.
I don't know why there isn't a better selection of Alien xenomorphs available. I am constantly seeing supposedly IP challenging sculpts like Copplestone's not-Predators, a lot of the Hasslefree characters, Heresy stuff etc. And there are quite a few not-Aliens in 15mm - QRF's xenos, Khuasan's Space Demons, Pendraken's Aliens (okay, they're 10mm…), Laserburn's Alien and GZG's xenos. So if companies are willing to go very close to others' IP, then why not take a chance on some 28mm Aliens? Particularly when so many people want to buy them? Is it because Eureka once did some and had to pull the range?
And why are there so many Aliens available in 15mm but no (decent) 15mm Colonial Marines?
(I know about the QRF ones and used to own some, but they are BIG and chunky…)
As you can tell, this is a topic that 'bugs' me a little… lol
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I suppose it is whether they want to take the risk, not only Eureka got hit, Soapy removed his not Stargate minis some time ago which promised to be a cracking range.
On xeno morphs check out the Heresy Lurkers they are very nice and could easily be used as "Aliens"
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The original Alien was 7' tall.. they are supposed to be huge.
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I used Kryomek as an alternative, there's always Tyranids too. ERM do a range of film aliens.
http://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/mythic-worlds-sci-fi-58-c.asp
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Didn't Baker Company have some ?
Plus a range of colonial marines including buggies.
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Forgot about the lumpy ERM ones - I quite like them though. They'd go well with the Gripping Beast/Woodbine Colonial Marines…
http://www.grippingbeast.com/shop.php?CatID=300
The Baker Company ones (Parasites) are smallish too IIRC. Again, more 'true 25mm'. There aren't many different poses either. Aren't they very smooth too?
Matakishi's use of the Kryomek range is inspired. They look really menacing en masse.
The original Alien was 7' tall.. they are supposed to be huge.
I know the Alien is supposed to be big. I said they were huge in a 'buyer beware' kind of way as the original poster didn't state what range they'd be going up against.
All good suggestions however. ;)
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Leading Edge were the only licensed metal miniature range I can think of:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/sol/leading-edge/aliens.html
OOP and hard to get, also 25mm.
Horrorclix are your best bet if you want the real deal, look good next to Copplestone/EM4 models, check Tom Weiss' site for repainted examples next to EM4 troopers:
http://www.tag-web.de/gangwars/gangwars02.htm
Other suggestions are mentioned here. I made my own versions from GW plastic Bloodletters:
(http://members.lycos.nl/Pil3/Miniatures/LPL_Pil_8.jpg)
they do not resemble them closely but the general idea does come accross.
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Somebody somewhere modified GW Bloodletters into aliens, looked great but a lot of work if you want numbers. Can't find it at the moment, it was on Frothers or here.
EDIT: lol, see above :D
Picture of my Kryomeks just because...
(http://www.matakishi.com/Xeno%20game%20one%2010.jpg)
More here if you're interested:
http://www.matakishi.com/xenomorphgame1.htm
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If you decided to go the Tyranid route, there's a tutorial here on giving the 'nids that Giger-esque look.
http://www.timkline.net/alienids/sculpting.html
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Not a big fan of prepainted plastic...however, the Horrorclix Aliens are fantastic...plus there is a queen!!! You will need a queen alien before this is all over! ;)
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Not a big fan of prepainted plastic...however, the Horrorclix Aliens are fantastic...plus there is a queen!!! You will need a queen alien before this is all over! ;)
I have three boxes of aliens, one box of predators, the queen and one of the limited cloaked predators. I'm not a fan of the flexible needs must.
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Not a big fan of prepainted plastic...however, the Horrorclix Aliens are fantastic...plus there is a queen!!! You will need a queen alien before this is all over! ;)
The queen is the easiest figure to get hold of, its the rank and file that are getting as rare as hen's teeth!
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The queen is the easiest figure to get hold of, its the rank and file that are getting as rare as hen's teeth!
You mean for more than a quid a box? :D
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You mean for more than a quid a box? :D
Well, I'd go up to 2 quid. ;)
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You mean for more than a quid a box? :D
No, more like all the online shops alien stocks are drying up. After I showed a link to where I buy all my Horrorclix stuff all the aliens got cleared out.
Also, the queen' base has a bum-load of eggs if you're willing to pry them off.
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You mean for more than a quid a box? :D
Where'd you find them at that price ?
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bum-load of eggs
Snigger. You said bum-load… lol
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Sorry. ::)
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Also, the queen' base has a bum-load of eggs if you're willing to pry them off.
You knew that I´d do:
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/FigurenfotosMichi1672.jpg)
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/FigurenfotosMichi1680.jpg)
And what will happen when a Jedi finds these?
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/FigurenfotosMichi1677-1.jpg)
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/FigurenfotosMichi1674-1.jpg)
Right!
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/FigurenfotosMichi1681-1.jpg)
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Sorry. ::)
lol
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Snigger. You said bum-load… lol
Now you're making me giggle lol.
As for the eggs, I'm still struggling to remove a number without damaging them. Only have super sculpty at my disposal so that's a no-go on re-sculpting mistakes.
Hey Matakishi, what did you use to make the fences on your colony board. And no, I'm not asking about the cork and pushpins. That stuff would make good supports or something.
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take your time, the results will be worth it
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Hey Matakishi, what did you use to make the fences on your colony board. And no, I'm not asking about the cork and pushpins. That stuff would make good supports or something.
The fences are plywood pieces that I got made by Litko Aero Systems for something else.
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(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll111/wamasaka/FigurenfotosMichi1681-1.jpg)
Great little story, Michi lol
How did you get that "sparkly" paint effect on the young lady? Special paint or just uncommonly good brushwork?
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Great little story, Michi lol
How did you get that "sparkly" paint effect on the young lady? Special paint or just uncommonly good brushwork?
And for that matter where does she come from?
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girl is alexi Sin from newbold http://newboldworld.com/09CS1/SP4.html
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girl is alexi Sin from newbold http://newboldworld.com/09CS1/SP4.html
Correct, and the painting was made from glitter for teenager´s cosmetics and some coats of varnish.
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Where'd you find them at that price ?
Poundshops a while back, great find a few of us took advantage of the situation.
;)
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There are also a number of xenowotsits (http://shop.eastridingminiatures.co.uk/mythic-worlds-sci-fi-58-c.asp) in the East Riding Miniatures SF line. From the pics on the site, they look a bit lumpy and old-fashioned, but that may be due to the somehow uninspired painting.
I actually wanted to get some of those for fun and a handful of the "Cobroids" for my retro scifi stuff, and I may indeed do so at Fiasco this November. I hope Photobucket works normally again by then, so I´ll be able to present some piccies.
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I like the Horrorclix AVP stuff. The miniatures are bigger than your normal 28mm but just take a look at the Predator when he's spanking Arnold around like a ragdoll and you'll see the size difference is justifiable. I coat the Aliens with two layers of gloss varnish to give them that shiny slimy gooey look.
I've gotten 2 Predators (who took out 30 armed miniatures in one of our games) & 10 Horroclix Aliens. I need to get my hands on the queen, about 5 more Alien warriors, and maybe 2 more Preds.
Then we'll have a AVP game the players will never forget.
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I think the HorrorClix Predator is a monster! I have one, but he seems much too big. I'll have to find my copy of the movie and compare before I can be certain however.
I've gotten 2 Predators (who took out 30 armed miniatures in one of our games) & 10 Horroclix Aliens. I need to get my hands on the queen, about 5 more Alien warriors, and maybe 2 more Preds.
No more warriors, but you can find the Queen here (http://www.miniaturemarket.com/inc/sdetail/439213). And it seems they recently ran out of the predator stock too. The set does come with a warrior and predator though. Want to get my hands on another one of these sets for the eggs and to give a friend of mine his very own queen.
Rather interested in that Cthulhu one they have too.