Following the links elsewhere on this forum, I ended up on the em4 page. Here, I found this set of Space Rangers, a unit of four troopers and one squad leader, including three optional heavy weapons of different design. As I now own a squad, I want to present them to you.
You receive:
Four troopers and one squad leader with backpacks, personal weapons and three extra heavy weapons, round bases included
Squad Leader:
Trooper with personal weapon:
My Opinion:
For Space Hulk – like or other alien hunting games, they’re as good as any official servants of the Emperor. I like the miniature design, although there’s only one body for the trooper and one for the squad leader available. Nevertheless, if you need some power armoured firepower for your future wars, you can consider these guys.
Compared to GW wh40k 2nd edition and "Macragge" snap-fit Marines:
Compared to GW snap-fit "Black Reach" Terminator and "Deathwing" Librarian:
Compared to GW 1st edition Tyranid and Genestealer:
Pro:
- easy to assemble
- cheap
- optional heavy weapons come with every squad
Contra:
- only one trooper body available
- only one squad leader body available
- conversions aren’t easily done, as the whole figure is one piece of plastic. Lots of sawing necessary
- building a bigger force will consist of “clones”
Cost:
I paid 2,50 GBP for this five man unit. You can find them here:
http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Science_Fiction.htmlCompared to a three man GW snap-fit Space Marine unit, this is quite cheap.
Difficulty:
Easy. Assembly works fine, because they’re snap-fit. A little tricky is the removal of the mould lines. They can be easily filed off, yes, but as the material still shows them as colour shade, you can’t tell if they’re completely gone by just viewing. You have to rely on your touching senses.
Painting:
I have no experience in painting them yet. Guessing from their design, they should paint similar to Space Marines.