"Weird" cavalry not by GW

[Basementboy]

Just a note on the Fireforge Games minis - they recently ditched bases for more sprues.  So almost all of their kits gained an additional sprue.  12 guys became 18 guys, 6 cav became 9 cav, 24 guys became 30 guys, etc.

Where did you hear this? A quick google search hasn't mentioned anything about this, and i can't see anything on their website saying it- is this just for a few kits or for all their ranges?
And as an aside, Epic Encounters is an excellent series! The kobold box was the thing that first got me into the miniature hobby, so I'm forever indebted to Steamforge for that. Glad to see they're still going strong

[Basementboy]

And thanks everyone for the suggestions, these are all great so far

[Rick]

I never got on with Epic Encounters - as an rpg add-on there were far too many miniatures and, as a wargame, far too much rpg stuff and the figures were monopose. If they'd produced different poses for each type of figure I'd have bought it, but the price for what it is really put me off.

[Basementboy]

That's totally fair! I think they are aimed at people just getting into the hobby though, and as a youngling at the time having an adventure module, stats for all the monsters, 30 or so miniatures and two gridded maps in one box was a lot of help.
I wouldn't buy the box now since I can just DIY that stuff, but when I didn't have the confidence to it was a real help!

[Patrice]

Alternative Armies have Highland cows.
https://www.alternative-armies.com/products/56511l-highland-cows-for-riding-and-limber-28mm-scale
They are intended to be mounted by Napoleonic fantasy soldiers of their Flintloque range, but I mounted Ral Partha Dwarf Raiders on two of them, instead of rams, to give more variery.

[Rick]

Yeah - the 'Joccian' Highland rats - had a few of those many years ago.

[Elbows]

Where did you hear this? A quick google search hasn't mentioned anything about this, and i can't see anything on their website saying it- is this just for a few kits or for all their ranges?
And as an aside, Epic Encounters is an excellent series! The kobold box was the thing that first got me into the miniature hobby, so I'm forever indebted to Steamforge for that. Glad to see they're still going strong

Just personal experience.  I picked up a load of them recently and was happy to notice the change.  Their website is current with the box number and states "no bases included", etc.  Some of the boxes even came with a little sticker over the number of figures included.

If you look at the promo pictures for say - Northmen Warriors (which launched as a box of twelve) you'll see twelve miniatures pictured...but it states 18 (and you do get 18), etc.  Now, this also means you have a stock of retailers out there with the older kits, so you have to be a little choosy.  I had previously skipped a lot of their fantasy kits because they inexplicably came with far fewer miniatures than their historic lines, but now they're a bit better deal.  Fireforge Games also did free shipping for 100 euros (now 150, sadly), so it was worth buying direct.

Weirdly something like Folk Rabble had 18...and still has 18, so a few kit shave been exempted.

[Basementboy]

Thanks for the info! This is great to know, will be sure to bear in mind

[SgtSlag]

If you don't mind 1/72 scale plastic figures, check out Red Box Alliance figures:

Black Riders (Ring Wraiths on horses)
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Centaurs
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Modern Mounted Amazons Set 1, various types of creature mounts
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Light Warg Orcs
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Heavy Warg Orcs
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Warg Half-Orcs
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Take a look, as the 1/72 scale is subjective -- go by the actual figure heights, not the scale measurement.  In fantasy, size of creatures is up to the sculptor to decide.

These Red Box sets can usually be purchased on e-Bay for <$20 per box, if you buy from the Red Box company, directly.  They paint up well enough, after using a spray primer (I use the least expensive, gray automotive primer I can find at Wal-Mart).  Cheers!