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Author Topic: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures  (Read 5967 times)

Offline Golan2072

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Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« on: October 29, 2010, 09:09:32 AM »
I've got the fantasy itch again, this time probably aiming at something less standard and more weird. My overall concept for the new setting is somethings along the line of an Age of Exploration/Age of Sail game with adventurers/explorers/pirates from more or less "typical" fantasy lands exploring strange new lands (and islands) across the ocean where most "standard fantasy" monsters/cultures do not exist and instead there are lizardmen, dinosaurs, giant insects, fish/frog monsters, strange ruins, stranger gods (think of an Aztec/Voodoo take on the Cthulhu Great Old Ones) and terrible secrets to be discovered.

I'm leaning towards a slightly higher than normal technology level in this setting, with firearms being relatively common in the hands of explorers/pirates (alongside the standard melee weapons) and with a limited level of steampunk-type technology (or da Vinci-Punk technology) existing, especially in the hands of mad scientists.

I like using 15mm miniatures, and I'm looking for miniatures to represent the somewhat higher-tech figures and inventions in that setting - fantasy gunmen (so far I've found Peter Pig pirates and 15mm.co.uk Dwarf gunners) as well as clockwork creations and flesh golems (IT'S ALIVE!!!).

Input would be welcome.
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Offline capthugeca

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2010, 05:21:18 PM »
East Riding Miniatures are worth a look - 15mm frogmen and they stock Grump who do 15mm pirates and the Evil Gong who do fishmen (though for some reason they don't include them on their website.
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Offline Stu

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2010, 07:14:31 PM »
Brigade games used to do some- don't know if they still do but if they don't I have a set...somewhere.

Offline Golan2072

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2010, 07:57:44 PM »
Thanks for the input! :)

Regarding Brigade Models, the only steampunk-y stuff they currently sell (as far as I can tell from their web-page) are the Iron Stars (http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/IronStars/index.html) steampunk starship models.

What I'm particularly looking for are fantasy demihumans/humanoids (elves, dwarves, goblins and so on) armed with firearms and advanced crossbows and/or dressed in 17th century fashion; I'm also looking for steampunk-y vehicles/robots in 15mm (and a 15mm steampunk-y diver suit would be perfect!).

Offline HRE Joseph III

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2010, 08:39:21 PM »
I just did this steam spider green a few weeks ago. it should be going into production pretty soon.





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Offline Golan2072

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2010, 09:06:05 PM »
There is a good chance I'll order it once it'll become available.

Offline Golan2072

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2010, 08:39:14 PM »
Any additional ideas? :)

Offline elysium64

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2010, 03:45:19 AM »
A few ideas:
Expensive but would make nice demon/avatar types from freebooter, bodies from head to toe measure 20mm
http://www.freebooterminiatures.de/en/catalog/198


Also Freebooter may make a good Goddess or expensive statue
http://www.freebooterminiatures.de/en/catalog/196


Miniature figurines have some nice 15mm renaissance stuff this page and other renaissance periods, check pictures first some not so good
http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Catalogue.aspx?ScaleID=2&CategoryID=8&SubCategoryID=51


Some of the lovely 15mm Quar from Zombiesmith
http://www.zombiesmith.com/collections/quar15s/

Might find some useful stuff here
http://four-color-figures.blogspot.com/search/label/Galactic%20War%20I
http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/15mmscifi.html
http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/15mmfantasy.html (prehistorics at bottom of page)
http://www.olleysarmies.co.uk/scruntjuves.html (15mm dwarves?)
http://www.aciesedizioni.it/miniature-eng1.htm(some very nice musketeer types)

I hope this is of some help.
I have vageue memories of many years ago someone releasing a Steam Punky/Fantasy Renaissance Land ship, I think it was by Tom Meier and sold through Thunderbolt. hopefully some one can expand upon this.



Offline Golan2072

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2010, 06:08:51 PM »
Thanks for the info! :)

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2010, 10:34:00 PM »
You might find something suitable in ou Martian Empires rnage:

http://www.blackhat.co.uk/online_shop/index.php?cPath=107_110

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Offline Golan2072

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2010, 06:21:15 AM »
Thanks!

Offline Deflatermouse

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Re: Looking for 15mm Steampunk-ish Fantasy Miniatures
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2019, 10:22:25 PM »
I just did this steam spider green a few weeks ago. it should be going into production pretty soon.





http://josephdragovich.blogspot.com/2010/10/mechaniarachniphobia.html

Were these lovely spiders released? Where would they be found now?

 

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