Troll Soup miniatures

[Bloggard]

https://www.trollsoup.com/

new to me - came across them by accident on ebay.

nice old school vibe to them.
haven't got any in hand tho'.

probably been highlighted on the forum already - apologies if so, but hopefully of interest regardless.

[Onebigriver]

Ooh I do like them. Those exo suits and robots might be sailing a bit close to the wind.....

[Bloggard]

oh - the sci-fi stuff?

was only looking at the actual Trolls tbh.

[krieghund]

I recently purchased a few bits from them. Lovely clean sculpts with minimal flash etc, quick delivery too. Recommended.

[Mason]

I recently purchased a few bits from them. Lovely clean sculpts with minimal flash etc, quick delivery too. Recommended.

Me too.
The exo-suits and robots are stunning and I really cannot wait to paint them.
 

[beefcake]

Very nice all around. Such a selection of Trolls too!

[Chief Lackey Rich]

Ooh I do like them. Those exo suits and robots might be sailing a bit close to the wind.....

Man, you aren't kidding.  I'm no big fan of GW's predatory business practices but being a remora is no better than being a shark.  They're clearly capable of original work, why make knock-offs?

[mweaver]

"They're clearly capable of original work, why make knock-offs?"

I assume because there is a built-in market.  But I certainly agree - there is talent there!

The trolls are nice, but the most tempting things for me are a couple of those 'bots for Stargrave.

-Michael Weaver

[Mammoth miniatures]

Man, you aren't kidding.  I'm no big fan of GW's predatory business practices but being a remora is no better than being a shark.  They're clearly capable of original work, why make knock-offs?

Because 90% of the market wants proxies for GW systems.
It sells, and some people are passionate about applying their creativity towards creating updated versions of old designs. It's why hasslefree have "not star wars" and "not chaos" miniatures, Why every kickstarter has some add on for adding thinly vieled TV show references into the system - People like what they already know and original IP sells far less than old IP.

[Citizen Sade]

The sci-fi stuff is based on Rogue Trader 40K designs from the late 80s. The old style dreadnoughts and robots haven’t been available for over 20 years. The demolition droid was never available from GW.  These tribute sculpts appear to be squarely aimed at the Oldhammer crowd rather than GW’s current customers.

[Onebigriver]

The sci-fi stuff is based on Rogue Trader 40K designs from the late 80s. The old style dreadnoughts and robots haven’t been available for over 20 years. The demolition droid was never available from GW.  These tribute sculpts appear to be squarely aimed at the Oldhammer crowd rather than GW’s current customers.

Agreed, just don't want to see a company get into hassle. Hopefully you-know-who don't come across them or if they do recognise that there's no threat to their current business.