Author Topic: Identification of Miniatures (Read 5301 times)

fred · « **Reply #15 on:** 24 August 2021, 08:42:06 PM »

Quote from: Moriarty on 24 August 2021, 03:28:24 PM

Thought they might be Epic Tyranid - but nothing on Solegends.

No, not Epic, both too big and too mechanical

Is this mystery miniature going to stump the hive mind?

beefcake · « **Reply #16 on:** 24 August 2021, 10:43:22 PM »

looks more like a mechanical spider.

Hobgoblin · « **Reply #17 on:** 25 August 2021, 12:19:51 AM »

Could the crew be Ahketon reptiloids from this range?

The heads and legs of the lizardmen look somewhat similar:

Also, there are lots of creeping and crawling vehicles in that range (unshown, alas), so those spidery things could be one of several.

Dolmot · « **Reply #18 on:** 25 August 2021, 12:40:55 AM »

Good spotting. Apparently some of those are still sold by Acheson. The one at the back might match?

https://www.achesoncreations.com/index.php/products/figures/sci-fi/saurian-combat-squad-detail

Hobgoblin · « **Reply #19 on:** 25 August 2021, 01:00:13 AM »

Aha! Yes - that looks like a variant. But this is the very fellow, I think:

https://www.achesoncreations.com/index.php/products/figures/sci-fi/saurian-recon-bike-detail

Citizen Sade · « **Reply #20 on:** 25 August 2021, 08:10:59 AM »

Well done, LAF hive mind!

Just the mechanical thing to id…

modelwarrior · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 August 2021, 09:45:26 AM »

Its either the Terran Crawler or Crab ?

Dolmot · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 August 2021, 08:45:13 PM »

I know lots of multi-legged sci-fi bots but nothing like these. I wouldn't call them spiders...ants or wasps would be closer? If the supplied number of legs and the catalogue are both correct, all units described as "4-legged" should be ruled out...although who knows if there were originally 3 bodies and 12 legs? Creeper, crawler, crab or even insectoid walker could be worth checking.

But as you may have noticed, the problem is that there are no pics of those on Lost Minis, and it seems that photos of anything from Ahketon are extremely few and far between. Of course, if the company folded in the mid-90s, not too many digital photos of their minis were posted on blogs back then.

Nevertheless, if you really want to follow that path, there are a few options:

Ahketon was in Philadelphia, NY. Acheson is in Rochester, NY. I don't know if there's any direct connection, but the latter acquired at least some of the models of the former and started adding them to their web store in the early 00s (as Arrow Miniatures). Acheson looks active even today, thus you could ask them?
Ahketon did release catalogues (see Lost Minis and Noble Knight). Someone out there has them? Are there any pictures? Even drawn ones would probably do.
The pics of Galactic Wars packs were added on Lost Minis by someone called...The Dozing Dragon. Did I see him posting in this very thread recently? Do you know something we don't?

blackplague · « **Reply #23 on:** 26 August 2021, 05:01:43 PM »

Here's a batch of minis for identification. The four litter bearers are a 1979 Ral Partha, but I can't find it in any catalogs, Lost Minis Wiki, or dndlead.com. The round base picture is from the mini holding the horizontal battle axe.