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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Ironworker on August 11, 2012, 07:46:42 AM

Title: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Ironworker on August 11, 2012, 07:46:42 AM

I need to build up a small robotic army and I'm looking for options for robotic troopers.  Pretty much straight up sci-fi.  Nothing too retro or weird looking.  Any suggestions?  I need 20-30 and cost is an issue.

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: bandit86 on August 11, 2012, 08:15:02 AM

GZG have a few in 15mm which are nice. Reaper has some, Mega minis has a bunch of inexpensive robots and Star wars clix stuff you can get cheap.

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: beefcake on August 11, 2012, 08:44:32 AM

Antenociti's have some nice robot minis. Quite clean looking if you know what I mean. Or are you after something more evil looking.

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: zorg on August 11, 2012, 08:56:54 AM

15mm.co.uk (http://www.15mm.co.uk/Automatons.htm) has robot troopers; in 15mm, not surprisingly. If you're on as budget, these might be good.

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Inso on August 11, 2012, 09:30:45 AM

If you are on a budget, the Starwars Clix route would probably be the best way to go (you can pic up droids for pence).

Necrons (from Games Workshop) would also work but they are a bit more expensive.

I converted Necrons to get my Beetle-bots:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/Inso/Beetlebots/BeetleBotWIP21.jpg)

http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d161/Inso/Beetlebots/

These aren't too expensive:

http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/ROBOTS.html

http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Science_Fiction.html

Maybe you could find something amongst them.

There are also these:

http://www.criticalmassgames.com/default.asp?category=kaamados

Some of which would make good little robot enemies

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Ironworker on August 11, 2012, 10:17:47 AM

Sorry I should have said 28mm thanks!

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Steve F on August 11, 2012, 11:13:14 AM

If by "troopers" you mean that you want them to be generally humanoid, the plastic Viridian marines from Void might work: they are supposed to be men in powered armour, but there are no cloth or fleshy bits visible, so you could easily paint them as robotic.  £5 for a sprue of five:
http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_61&products_id=2851 (http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_61&products_id=2851)

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Hauptgefreiter on August 11, 2012, 12:18:27 PM

What about these from em4?

Space Rangers
(http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/space-rangers2.gif)

Mechs
(http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/robots2.gif)

Skeletal Robots
(http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/0327Robot.gif)

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Predatorpt on August 11, 2012, 05:49:55 PM

What about the Star Wars miniatures Super Battle Droids?:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6X-Star-Wars-Clone-Strike-47-60-Super-Battle-Droid-U-Miniatures-/150720016373?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23179ceff5#ht_500wt_1414

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: kalamadea on August 11, 2012, 06:25:36 PM

I was also gonna suggest star wars minis, they have a lot of battle droids and super battle droids and others that you can get for around a dollar each and are still pretty readily available. Just slap a wash on them and some sand/flock on the base and they look great.

There's a few Reaper figs that would also work but are a little bit more expensive

(http://www.reapermini.com/pages/figure_finder_image.php?sku=50015_w_1.jpg&image=3)
http://www.reapermini.com/figurefinder#detail/50015 (http://www.reapermini.com/figurefinder#detail/50015)

(http://www.reapermini.com/pages/figure_finder_image.php?sku=50097_w_1.jpg&image=3)
http://www.reapermini.com/figurefinder#detail/50097 (http://www.reapermini.com/figurefinder#detail/50097)

(http://www.reapermini.com/pages/figure_finder_image.php?sku=50164_w_1.jpg&image=3)
http://www.reapermini.com/figurefinder#detail/50164 (http://www.reapermini.com/figurefinder#detail/50164)

They're no longer in production but the Therian units and mechs from Rackham's AT-43 game can still be found, usually fairly cheap, on ebay and in closout sales of many online shops
(http://www.ludibay.net/images/therian%20storm%20golem.jpg)

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Klingsor on August 11, 2012, 06:34:40 PM

The Grymm Walkers from Hasslefree are really nice. As I don't do Grymm I intend to use them as robots of some sort.

Pig Iron Productions have war robots as well, roughly humanoid in form.

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Elbows on August 11, 2012, 10:51:01 PM

Look up Miniatures Market and check out the AT-43 clearance stuff - they still have a handful of some nice Russian styled squat power armour suits etc.

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: wolfgangbrooks on August 12, 2012, 12:31:13 AM

Really surprised no one mentioned Victory Forces SATYRs:

(http://www.victoryforce.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/33352%20satyr%20vfm%20logo%20.jpg)

http://www.victoryforce.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=VFM&Category_Code=victorybots

And apparently if you can order by Sunday he's got a 30% off coupon on orders over $50 USD. Just check out their blog.

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Predatorpt on August 12, 2012, 12:51:35 AM

And what about these guys?:

(http://www.gumball.com/images/stamps/warbots-figurines.gif)

According to this guy:

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=264444

You get 100 models for $10.00 USD  :D

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Ironworker on August 12, 2012, 06:01:55 AM

Quote from: Predatorpt on August 12, 2012, 12:51:35 AM

And what about these guys?:

(http://www.gumball.com/images/stamps/warbots-figurines.gif)

According to this guy:

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=264444

You get 100 models for $10.00 USD  :D

Now I feel dumb.  I just ordered the Reaper ones.  Might make some good ones to get though. 

Title: Re: Battle droids, robot troops, security bots, What are my options?
Post by: Predatorpt on August 12, 2012, 01:23:49 PM

Sorry about that, I didn't remember theTMP post until later in the day.  :'(