New Sci-Fi from Soapy & Gripping Beast

[Earther]

Soapy does sci-fi:

http://www.grippingbeast.com/photos/scifi11.jpg

Gripping Beast are producing Soapy's not-Space Force figures (as seen on his Action Force blog)!

http://actionforcevsredshadows.blogspot.com/

 

[RJ]

These are nice, i like the paint scheme on his blog.

I hope he will be back to sculpting ww1 soon. I read that he has lost interest in the period and stopped work. I need a few of those sikhs he previewed!

[Dewbakuk]

Someone has finally made COBRA troops in 28mm! Awesome!

And he's made the other Action Force stuff too which is also great.

[Plynkes]

I hope he will be back to sculpting ww1 soon.

I'd settle for them just releasing the stuff he has already done. The new heads, Indians etc. have been on his blog for months now, but no sign of them being for sale on the Woodbine site yet.

[Calimero]

Nice figures indeed.

I too would like to see him resume work on his latest WWI dollies… I’m eager to see what the French will look like.

[Commander Vyper]

Someone has finally made COBRA troops in 28mm! Awesome!

And he's made the other Action Force stuff too which is also great.

Those are spaceforce action force figures matey:


(obviously grippy beat will need to be careful of IP issues hence 'generic paintjobs' tm).

Niec though, can't wait for the shadows head packs!

[Dewbakuk]

Indeed they are. These guys however...

[Hammers]

I'd settle for them just releasing the stuff he has already done. The new heads, Indians etc. have been on his blog for months now, but no sign of them being for sale on the Woodbine site yet.

I emailed GB just two days ago asking about the Indian heads. 'In a couple of weeks' was the reply.

[Plynkes]

I’m eager to see what the French will look like.

The French have been on Soapy's blog since March, Calimero!!

http://soapyvision.blogspot.com/2009/03/twdc-ww1-stuff-for-salute.html

Them Adrians still look a bit rum to my eye, but I'll probably get some Kepi heads, and colonials.


Hammers, it ain't the Indian heads I'm interested in so much. The Brodies and Wolseleys with neck curtains are what I've been waiting for.

[Hammers]

The Brodies and Wolseleys with neck curtains are what I've been waiting for.

They way they put it it sounded as if they have been waiting to release all heads with some other miniatures. I think they have given up on this and will be releasing the heads anyway. I don't think that means just the Indian heads.

EDIT: Not entirely correct. This is what Darren wrote:

well they were meant to be available when the Indian figs were ready to release. Since they have been delayed I may release the French and Indian Heads early. Keep you eyes on the site over the next few weeks
Rgds
Darren

[anevilgiraffe]

Those are spaceforce action force figures matey:


(obviously grippy beat will need to be careful of IP issues hence 'generic paintjobs' tm).

Niec though, can't wait for the shadows head packs!

well done Vyppie... you do not want to get me started... bloody GI Joe... raped my childhood... etc etc

[Dewbakuk]

There is no GJ Joe... only Action Force. (while waving two fingers)

I stand corrected on the Red Shadows though, I thought they were a division of COBRA. Baron Ironblood and Cobra Commander are one and the same person (which is probably why I got confused) but he created COBRA after Action Force defeated his Red Shadow forces.

[anevilgiraffe]

stoppit stoppit stoppit stoppit

[Commander Vyper]

Indeed they are. These guys however...

Are not cobra either but red shadows!

If you've started ol' giraffey off I'll have to have words with you old son!

[Dewbakuk]

Are not cobra either but red shadows!

Very true, hence my comment. Cobra was in the Action Force comics etc though back in the 80's, long before the GI Joe nonsense started being shoehorned in. I think that's about when I stopped playing with them though. It is the Red Shadows I remember most though, just got mixed up on the name