Space Dwarves - Availability and Comparisons

[Tofty]

The two main lists above have been updated.

I've come across a few more Space Dwarf options worth sharing:

Traders Galaxy (AUS) - https://tradersgalaxy.com.au/product-category/sci-fi/space-dwarfs/
11 metal models. Mostly in power armour, which is of great interest to me. These miniatures look really good if perhaps a little tall.
They also have some digital files for printing.

L72's Metal Miniature Musings (UK) - https://l72smetalminiaturesmusings.wordpress.com/2023/11/26/space-dwarfs/
Lots of resin models. They have a large collection of dwarf models based on popular culture characters, like Marvel and DC super heroes. They have also recently been showing off some new sculpts of Space Dwarves that look like Squats of old, specifically models similar to the Iron Claw Hover Car and a squad of Irn Bonce armoured models. These don't appear ready for purchase yet, but I'm looking forward to them and any other new models coming out.

Antediluvian miniatures (UK) - https://antediluvianminiatures.wordpress.com/2018/10/07/shop-sci-fi-range/
1 metal model. Cool looking short miner, who is also a bounty hunter.

Ginfritter's Gnomish Workshop (US) - https://ginfritter.com/gfsd100-the-seven-space-dwarfs/
7 metal? Models. Not all of these models would likely work in a Squat army, but they are sold separately and there are a few other dwarves that might fit as ancillary units.

Rapier Miniatures (UK) - https://rapierminiatures.com/product-category/28mm/general-fantasy/
2 metal models. Not sure their weapons look entirely scifi, but maybe a good fit as an actual Dwarf Rogue Trader or Space Pirate Captain.

Wargames Foundry (UK) - https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/products/fc11-alice-white-the-slippery-dwarves-preorder?_pos=1&_sid=f49c012e3&_ss=r
8 metal models. Not really right, but if painted differently, perhaps some of them could blend in with other Squat units, or make up a penal squad.

A couple of digital options of the Votann-esque type:
Hivemind Minis: Droidkyn - https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Hivemind%20Minis?show=objects#google_vignette
Gaz Minis (includes a NSFW option) - https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-miranda-ironblood-328490

[Tofty]

I finally got round to taking some comparison photos of a few of my Space Dwarves.





From left to right: Bob Olley - Scrunt, Simtek Dwarf from MSD Games, Cromlech - Dvergr Commando, GW Squat - Warrior 3.




From left to right: Ontos Games - Roknauts, Bad Squiddo - Barb the Space Dwarf, Satyr Art Studio - Teamster, Hegan Miniatures - Retro Space Dwarf, Macrocasm - Commissar.

I plan to take many more photos of my various models, while hopefully improving my miniature photography skills.

[Tofty]

The two main lists above have been updated again.

Kickstarters:
Magglet are currently running a Kickstarter campaign for their Squat proxy Dwarves: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maggletminis/space-dwarfs-operation-army-3?ref=discovery_newest

Physical Models:
RPE Miniatures & Games (UK) - https://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/old-school-scifi-28mm-c-271/
3 metal dwarf models, plus a squad of Ratling Snipers. I haven't gotten hold of any of these yet.

Antediluvian Miniatures (UK) - https://antediluvianminiatures.wordpress.com/2018/10/07/shop-sci-fi-range/
1 metal model. I haven't gotten hold of any of these yet.

Mini War Gaming have a new Space Dwarf faction being released soon; as part of their upcoming Ravaged Star game, called the Immari.

Digital Files:
The Exotic Greeble has removed their collection of close Votann proxies from Cults, but are now working on a more unique faction of Space Dwarf miners.

[Tofty]

Sorry for posting again so soon, but there is a new Space Dwarf Kickstarter running currently, with only 10 days left:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warblademiniatures/28mm-space-dwarves?ref=discovery_newest

I really like the look of these miniatures, so I hope the campaign does well.

Warblade Miniatures are running the campaign and it turns out they are the new owners of some Macrocosm sculpts I was hoping to pick up; the Legion of Steel. They recently disappeared from the Macrocosm site, so I'm happy to see them for sale again.
https://warblademiniatures.com/collections/28mm-space-dwarves

[Tofty]

Bit of housekeeping....

Black Tree Design have started selling the old Harlequin Space Dwarf miniatures again - https://eoeorbisuk.com/

Resin Lab Models Dwarf Titan and several other models are back for sale on ebay: https://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=henrich5

Ontos Games have a upcoming Kickstarter for more of their Roknaut dwarves: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curis/roknaut-space-dwarf-bikers-for-28mm-sci-fi-wargames-and-rpgs?ref=discovery_newest?ref=discovery
It's not clear when it will launch, but the teaser image of a bike is intriguing.

Wereweevil Miniatures is currently selling all of their miniatures at half price this June: https://www.wereweevilminiatures.com/shop

[aliensurfer]

Bit of housekeeping....

Black Tree Design have started selling the old Harlequin Space Dwarf miniatures again - https://eoeorbisuk.com/

Resin Lab Models Dwarf Titan and several other models are back for sale on ebay: https://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=henrich5

Ontos Games have a upcoming Kickstarter for more of their Roknaut dwarves: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curis/roknaut-space-dwarf-bikers-for-28mm-sci-fi-wargames-and-rpgs?ref=discovery_newest?ref=discovery
It's not clear when it will launch, but the teaser image of a bike is intriguing.

Wereweevil Miniatures is currently selling all of their miniatures at half price this June: https://www.wereweevilminiatures.com/shop

Nice to see the Harlequin ones back, I managed to get a bulk load of Harlequin blisters ages back (squats, eldar, humans in light armour and power armour) and would be nice to be able to add some more to them.

[Tofty]

Just a heads up that the Ontos Games Kickstarter has launched:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curis/roknaut-space-dwarf-bikers-for-28mm-sci-fi-wargames-and-rpgs?ref=discovery_newest

Offerings include a three unit bike squad, as well as some new infantry, including two female dwarf sculpts; a sergeant and heavy weapons unit.

The bikes appear to be modelled loosely off the Squat Bikes seen in 6mm Epic and I think look great.

[Battle Brush Sigur]

Thanks for the comparison picture, Tofty! The Rötnauts sure stand out among these. Still a big fan of the Scrunts range. Still got a whole lot of them lying around and thus far I painted ONE over the past years.

[Tofty]

Nice to see the Harlequin ones back, I managed to get a bulk load of Harlequin blisters ages back (squats, eldar, humans in light armour and power armour) and would be nice to be able to add some more to them.

Really happy they're back.
From what I've seen when a model range is discontinued or a company closes down; the moulds are often not sold as a single lot, so the moulds get spread around, making finding who has them and whether they plan to sell them again difficult. I sent EOE Orbis an email months ago asking if they planned on bringing those models back but didn't receive a reply. No idea if my email helped in any way, but it probably didn't hurt the chances.

How do you show interest to someone you don't know, about a model you don't know they have?

Hopefully more of the Harlequin range becomes available. Do you know if Black Tree Design/EOE Orbis got all of it?

Thanks for the comparison picture, Tofty! The Rötnauts sure stand out among these. Still a big fan of the Scrunts range. Still got a whole lot of them lying around and thus far I painted ONE over the past years.

No worries, I need to do more of those, but I need to improve my lens and lighting first.
The Röknauts really buck the recent trend of making Dwarves taller and the resin is so crisp and sharp. Looking forward to seeing the bikes for sure.

The Scrunts are great but so far have only come across one (as seen in the above photos). I made the mistake of not buying a set of the Exo-armour ones on ebay a while ago. Lots of money, but they would have been worth it.

I haven't started my painting journey yet, but it will likely be years before I get to any of the "good" models. I want to do those models justice, so I plan to spend far too long practicing on the cheaper (but still good) models from Atlantic, Mantic and the oh so many digital model files I've accumulated.


There was a recent Kickstarter that I was tempted to back, despite not covering Space Dwarves, just because the sculpts screamed 2nd edition so hard and it the best way: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redbardgames/space-fantasy-miniatures/description
However, when I went back to look at it again, after it had finished, I saw that there were in fact some Space Dwarves as stretch goals and they look great. I'm hoping all the models from this Kickstarter will find there way onto their main website: https://redbardgames.com/

[Tofty]

The initial post has been updated considerably; with pictures of the model sets added, for each manufacturer I've purchased from.

I contacted Predastore as their website is down and they informed me that they are working on a new range of Space Dwarves, which will be launching, along with a new website sometime soon.

I re-added the details for Magglet, as I must have previously deleted it after their last Kickstarter.

I discovered that Killer B Games have one of the old Bob Olley Scrunt model sets: the Clean Up Crew, although they are currently out of stock and not shown on their website.

I've added Treadhead Rad's Supermassive Space Dwarves to the list of digital models, after their successful Kickstarter campaign.

Just a heads up that I ordered some of the Harlequin Space Dwarves from Orbis EOE around a month ago, but haven't heard anything since. I've tried messaging them with no response, so keep that in mind if anyone is considering placing an order.

[Tofty]

The first post has been updated with quite a number of new photos; showing some recent purchases.

Also there have been some developments:

Predastore has reopened with an increased range of Space Dwarf minis. New vehicles and technologically advanced dwarves to go alongside the more near-future styled Spetsdwarf originals:
https://predastore.ch/en/20-the-huge-army-of-dwarfs

Scibor Monstrous Miniatures are currently running a Kickstarter for three new squads of their steam-punk armoured Dwarves:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scibor/sci-fi-and-steampunk-dwarves?ref=discovery&term=dwarf&total_hits=2529&category_id=34
Campaign ends in just over a weeks time on the 14th of May, so don't delay in getting involved if we're to reach the stretch goals.

I finally remembered to add Red Bard Games to the first post: https://redbardgames.com/categoria-producto/space-fantasy/space-dwarves/?v=6e0920aaa21c

Unfortunately it appears that Wereweevil Miniatures has closed, or at least paused trading. A real shame as they had some really good and unique sculpts.
I got in touch with them just to confirm, but haven't heard back, which doesn't bode well.


Also just to pass on the various tidbits of info I've heard about coming Space Dwarf miniatures:

Wargames Atlantic have relaunched their Vox-Populi campaign for choosing which upcoming model kits get made first.
You can vote for one or more of the listed options, with one of them being Command and Heavy Weapons team for there Einherjar Space Dwarves.
So if that interests you go to https://wargamesatlantic.com/pages/vox-populi and vote for the "Einherjar Command and Heavy Support"

I got to speak with Chris from Ontos Games at the recent Salute show and along with his new Rökthane Toothcutter Schiltron mini; he hinted that he has been working on some Exo-suited Dwarves.
So look out for those soon. Possibly even to be shown off at the UK Games Expo at the end of this month.

I also asked Annie at Bad Squiddo Games about the possibility of some more female Space Dwarves and the response, while non-committal, wasn't a no, which is good enough for me to remain optimistic.

A while ago L72's Metal Miniature Musings showed off some green sculpts of a 5 unit Dwarf Squad; clearly based around the armour worn by the original Irn-Bonce Squat miniature, along with a new interpretation of the Iron Claw Hover Car. While these sculpts have yet to be cast, they did say they will be eventually.


Sometime soon I intend to change this thread somewhat, as it's possibly gotten a bit bloated with all the pictures added to the first post.
I might remove all the pictures and return it to a simple list, or shrink the pictures down.
What I should and probably will do is start a blog, so I can focus more on each manufacturer, with more photos for each post and then add more summarized versions here.

[Tofty]

I've just now learned of something very interesting and relevant, which belongs here:

Hybrid Miniatures have acquired the Bob Olley Exo Armoured Dwarves and they can currently be pre-ordered for delivery later this month:
https://www.hybridminiatures.com/shop/EXO-ARMOUR-DWARF-PRE-ORDERS-c185809051

I believe they were one of, if not the last, Space Dwarves (Scrunts) that Bob Olley sculpted before ceasing his operation.

The original Kickstarter for reference:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/433105762/the-mighty-exo-armoured-dwarves-28mm-scale-miniatu

[Tofty]

The first post has been updated and split into two parts (due to character limits).
New photos added for Wargames Foundry and Reaper Miniatures.
Hybrid Miniatures and Company D Miniatures info has also been added to Part 2.




Satyr Art Studio have very recently sculpted eight more of their excellent retro Space Dwarves, which can be pre-ordered now:
https://satyrartstudio.com/The-RT-Space-Dwarfs-Set-8-1st-Run-SALE-10-Off-p783242597

[zemjw]

Those are very tempting 

Fortunately, they're in the US and I'm not, so p&p and import duties mean I will not have to fight temptation

[Tofty]

Those are very tempting 
Fortunately, they're in the US and I'm not, so p&p and import duties mean I will not have to fight temptation

Trade war benefits:
1. It stops me from buying things I want but don't really need.

Yeah fair enough.