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Offline aliensurfer

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Figure recommendations please
« on: January 16, 2025, 08:05:49 PM »
I'm after a mix of figures that could be used to play games similar to the PC games Stalker, Arena Breakout (modern-ish but not formal military look) things along those lines. I'm aware of Hasslefree's modern figures, Spectre miniatures, I want ones that could also be henchperson types, again, not much in the way of body armour or good guns. This is probably going to be another buy some nice models and not use them/paint them, but I hope not!

Offline NickNascati

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2025, 08:34:36 PM »
Depends on what you are after.  You mentioned Stalker, Patrick Miniatures in Germany and Draco Miniatures here in the states offer nice, 3D printed models with the perfect Stalker feel.

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2025, 08:55:58 AM »
Anvil Industries has some useful parts

Foundry Miniatures street violence - https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/street-violence

Copplestone scavengers - https://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/list.php?cat=1&sub=47&page=1

Some of the WW2 sprues on the front on magazines form a good starting point, especially the Germans in Winter coats


Offline dadlamassu

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2025, 09:32:51 AM »
I have used spare parts from various plastic sets to convert Frostgrave Cultists, Stargrave Scavangers, WW2 Winter Germans and  WW2 winter Russians and others, heads, weapons and equipment from WW2 sets (for example StGew44 is an acceptable AK47) and the weapons sets from Warlord Games Project Z. 

Frostgrave cultists converted into a paramilitary group




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Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2025, 10:31:30 AM »
Empress miniatures do Chechens that mught work, Athena miniatures do 'cold weather' survivors. The Assault Group has a wide range of moderns (with lots of Militia types in their Africa range).
Offensive Miniatures and Checkpoint Miniatures both have ranges of rioters
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Army painters thread: leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=56540.msg671536#new
WinterApoc thread: leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=50815.0

Offline Leunstoelgeneraalbd

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2025, 11:47:56 AM »
How about Lead Adventure Miniatures ? See here: https://www.miniaturicum.de/The-Last-Project-Post-Apoc. This seller is based in Germany, which is best for us poor Europeans (;-)).

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2025, 12:10:58 PM »
Em dezembro de '81
Botou os ingleses na roda
3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
Só o Flamengo é campeão mundial
E agora seu povo
Pede o mundo de novo

Offline clanmac

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Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2025, 08:11:03 PM »
Empress miniatures do Chechens that mught work,
They are of variable size.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2025, 08:19:59 PM »
The Empress Universal Soldier range is very good.

Choose your heads as required.

Anvil also has Leapers.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2025, 08:49:22 PM »
Not to forget the original Chernobyl clean up crew, the Eureka gas masked Soviets. Note they are a tiny bit shorter than the rest of their ranges but I put this down to the effects of radiation. Based you won't really notice. Includes flamethrowers and heavy weapons for those really difficult to shift opponents.

https://www.eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_126_150_848

Offline BeneathALeadMountain

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2025, 11:00:01 PM »
Copplestone’s future wars range have some excellent options - low tech Sci fi that’ll do as near future

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Offline aliensurfer

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2025, 11:31:04 PM »
Thanks all, lots to go look at now!  :)

Offline CapnJim

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2025, 08:49:03 PM »
Good ideas all.  Food for thought if I need any more Cold Bloods for my post-apoc setting...   

And those figs look good.
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Offline mikedemana

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Re: Figure recommendations please
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2025, 02:58:47 AM »
Good ideas all.  Food for thought if I need any more Cold Bloods for my post-apoc setting...

You're going to need them as they get killed at an alarming rate...  lol

Mike Demana

 

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