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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: JollyBob on July 10, 2012, 04:01:25 PM

Title: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: JollyBob on July 10, 2012, 04:01:25 PM

I need an engineer for a ships crew, which I have managed to piece together out of Rogue Trader era figs.

Ideally, I would have liked the original Squat engineer figure, (not Irn-bonce, the other one) but he's going for silly money on ebay (and the only one up at the moment is an obvious recast from theessexgirl. No thanks.)

Can anyone recommend a suitable alternative? Human is fine, doesn't have to be a Squat, but should have that Rogue Trader vibe.

All suggestions gratefully accepted.  :)

Cheers
Rob

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: Inso on July 10, 2012, 04:44:02 PM

Does it have to be GW?

If not then there are some rather nice mechanic types (male/female/robotic) in the Reaper Chronoscope line.

Also Heresy Miniatures have some ships crew that includes a female mechanic. There are none in tech-marine armour (like the squat) but for old school Rogue Trader, they are the dog's.

(I'm at work so I don't have links :( ).

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: Comsquare on July 10, 2012, 04:49:15 PM

Sorry that I can't help, but do we have a list of notorious recasters?
Would be interesting, at least for me ;)

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: twrchtrwyth on July 10, 2012, 05:03:51 PM

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/twrchtrwyth/Modelau%20ar%20werth/112199.jpg)

or

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/twrchtrwyth/Modelau%20ar%20werth/WKMK-SteamTinker.jpg)

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: Pil on July 10, 2012, 05:48:29 PM

I had to think of the Hasslefree Grymn Pilot:

http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=grymn-pilot-and-canine%252dlike-companion~hfg400&category=miniatures~grymn-air-support
(http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pics13/img4ab383b4c2de4.jpg)
Painted by Gi6ers.

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: JollyBob on July 10, 2012, 09:27:28 PM

Thanks for the replies chaps, some interesting ideas.

Inso, no, it doesn't have to be GW, but the Chronoscope stuff doesn't really work for me as its too... um... good, if you know what I mean. 

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: spacecowsmith on July 10, 2012, 09:36:03 PM

Hi!

How about the EM4 Miniatures Future Wars stuff? The Unarmed Thug is rather good and has a spanner tucked into his back pocket!

http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/STREET_PEOPLE.html (http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/STREET_PEOPLE.html)

All the best!

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: Inso on July 10, 2012, 09:46:49 PM

http://www.heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_14&products_id=126

(http://www.heresyminiatures.com/shop/images/large/smug003.jpg)

http://www.heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_14&products_id=106

(http://www.heresyminiatures.com/shop/images/large/crew004.jpg)

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: majorsmith on July 10, 2012, 10:26:56 PM

how about the fourA miniatures jim and the fix it crew?

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: tomogui on July 11, 2012, 04:29:36 AM

Quote from: Scurv on July 11, 2012, 12:53:58 AM

Khaldor engineer from PP. Best engineer ever made

The battle mechaniks do look nice, but you can only buy them by the unit box - not ideal if you only need one.

(http://privateerpress.com/files/products/33089_KhadorMechaniksWEB.jpg)

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: tnjrp on July 11, 2012, 05:52:16 AM

Well, strictly speaking you can buy them piecemeal but only through PP parts shop, I think. Example:
http://store.privateerpress.com/battlemechanikassistant1.aspx

The rest through here:
http://store.privateerpress.com/khadorunits.aspx

I do think they are rather big and burly next to even GW stuff tho.

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: Steve F on July 11, 2012, 07:24:04 AM

How about C-P Models' mechanics?

http://www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk/CP%20MODELS%2028MM%20SCI-FI%20NON-COMS.htm (http://www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk/CP%20MODELS%2028MM%20SCI-FI%20NON-COMS.htm)

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: JollyBob on July 11, 2012, 09:21:51 AM

Quote from: majorsmith on July 10, 2012, 10:26:56 PM

how about the fourA miniatures jim and the fix it crew?

We may have a winner.  :)  Thanks, they look a lot like the sketches of ship crew from the original Battlefleet Gothic fluff.

Thanks again for all the suggestions, they are all great figures but some of them are rather too modern in feel for what I'm looking for. The actual one I originally had in mind is pictured here:

http://www.solegends.com/citrt/rt601adventurers.htm

Second row, second from left, "Squat Engineer". Would also like one of the Astropaths from that list as well, but I may be able to scare one of those up.

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: LeadAsbestos on July 12, 2012, 10:26:08 AM

Another vote for this guy:
(http://displacedminiatures.com/images/%7B584FCB41-8AE9-443B-9D4C-2ECC0D477A19%7D_5mechanic-med.jpg)

Tinker around a bit, and he has just the right feel, I think.

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: Mason on July 12, 2012, 12:11:24 PM

Bob!

Not sure which Squat engineer are you after?

I have the Squat servitor in the top right of Dr Mathias amazing LPL entry here:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=38830.0

Any good to ya?

Title: Re: Looking for an old-school engineer
Post by: JollyBob on July 12, 2012, 05:00:06 PM

Mason!

Not for this project, but for another... yes...

PM incoming. Many thanks.  :)