Which are your all-time favorite sets of minis?

[ErikB]

The first to come to mind include these guys, the Obelisk Miniatures Undead Baluchis.  There is a ton of character in them and they are such an obscure, creative idea.


Also, I really like the Jomsviking elite minis from Saga:



And Footsore's Late Roman series.  Here are just a few pictures.  There is more in the series than this:



What are your all-time favorite sets?

[Cerdic]

Difficult question! So many to choose from!

I have to agree about the Footsore Dark Ages range. Empress Miniatures do a load of absolutely beautiful figures, and I'm always impressed by Curteys/1st Corps stuff...

[Orctrader]

...Obelisk Miniatures Undead Baluchis... 
What are your all-time favorite sets?

Are those Undead Baluchis still available anywhere?

For me, anything from Pulp Figures,  Foundry Darkest Africa, Copplestone, of course.  Particulalry the Gangster range.

Anyway, from Pulp Figures:

[ErikB]

Are those Undead Baluchis still available anywhere?

I think so.  Here's the website.

http://www.obeliskminiatures.com/

I feel horrible - I cannot remember the owner's name.  Really nice guy.

He does such nice work (including many of Wargame Foundry's Aztecs).

He was also a real delight via email.  His English is excellent so if you have difficulties with the website then don't worry.

Now you have me considering another purchase... might have to be careful or my wife will turn me into one of those undead baluchis....

There's also an excellent range of female Africans with spears and shields.  Don't forget the camel-mounted undead baluchis, either. 

[Orctrader]

I think so.  Here's the website.

http://www.obeliskminiatures.com/

I feel horrible - I cannot remember the owner's name.  Really nice guy.

Josef Ochmann.  I thought he had retired.  Great if these are still for sale.  I'll email first.  Thanks.   

[Cubs]

Too many to choose from, but the shortlist comes almost exclusively from the 1980's Citadel boxed sets and Regiments of Renown.

[ErikB]

Josef Ochmann.  I thought he had retired.  Great if these are still for sale.  I'll email first.  Thanks.   

I just pinged him and sent him a link to this thread.

Re-reading his emails - really, really nice guy.  I hope he is doing well and is still in the business.

[Elk101]

I'd have to say that one of my personal favourite sets are the Denizen Mid tech troopers. They're proper 25mm figures but considering their age they're still cracking sculpts.

[carlos marighela]

Classic Cooper and the skirt.

[Captain Blood]

I just pinged him and sent him a link to this thread.

Re-reading his emails - really, really nice guy.  I hope he is doing well and is still in the business.

He's not, and hasn't been for a while.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=61797.0

[Poiter50]

Hi Chinese Tong are in production with Tsuba IIRC and produced by Empress.

He's not, and hasn't been for a while.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=61797.0

[FramFramson]

On an overall basis, the Tercio Creativo figures are so fluid and beautifully sculpted in general. There's a number of French and Spanish sculptors who fit that mold.

I'd also say Copplestone's BoB sets are incredibly solid across the whole line.

[Duncan McDane]

The classic 3rd editon Jes Goodwin Elves drew me into the hobby late 80's. And I still got a soft spot for the Citadel Aly Morisson 1985-1987 Undead.
But there's too much too choose from, really impossible...

[westwaller]

I somehow missed them the first time around (maybe I'd stopped getting WD by then but I really love the Perry Bretonnian Archers and Squires. Very historically inspired fantasy stuff. I picked some up in the Bizarre a few years ago and then some more at a reasonable price on ebay. Lovely models.

In fact, a lot of those Bretonnians from that era and a bit earlier, particularly the men at arms and retainers are cracking little sculpts. I still search for reasonably priced ones on ebay from time to time. I actually think the plastic archers from this era are good too, monoposed yes but nice little fillers (if you ignore the kettle hat bow issue).

Aside from this, I have some Crooked Claw Kev Adams Goblins that are a joy to behold too. I know some of Kevs work gets knocked as 'happy orcs' and there is a period where the Games Workshop ones were a bit too goofy for my taste, but the Crooked Claw Gobbos in the main, are pretty malevolent looking.

There are plenty more figures that I consider to be 'nice' but these two ranges I have been spurred to back the only crowdfunder I have backed in the case of the Goblins and spend a little more than I would normally to get hold of some in the case of the Brets.

If you gave me a choice though, Id rather have the entire range of 1990s Bretonnian Men at arms and archers, over the entire range of Kev Adams Goblins.

[Hammers]

You wont believe this, but one of my absolute favorit set is the Games Workshop Coven Throne



The various parts ahave fantastic gothic detail and the various parts very useful each by itself.