Help wanted for classic sci-fi figures

[Bullshott]

I'm thinking of putting together a small distraction from painting my current projects game setup inspired by 'classic' comic book sci-fi like Flash Gordon and Dan Dare. I already have figures in mind for the human adventurers. What I need help with is options for the following:

1 - A 'classic' retro looking robot to accompany my band of plucky adventurers

2 - An evil alien humanoid leader (or leaders)

3 - Humanoid minions armed with guns

4 - Robot soldiers

5 - Ideas for making a landed /crashed retro-looking spaceship (NOT a saucer)

7 - Figures and monsters for use as objectives / distractions in scenarios. Any humans should be in space suits.

In order to reduce shiping costs, all figures should ideally be available from UK or European suppliers.

[Lowtardog]

Certainly Killer B and Wargames supply Dump

[matakishi]

1 - A 'classic' retro looking robot to accompany my band of plucky adventurers
Wargames supply Dump




Hydra Miniatures


Killer B Games




2 - An evil alien humanoid leader (or leaders)
Wargames Supply Dump

Killer B do several that are suitable and a realy nice Ming was posted here a while back.

3 - Humanoid minions armed with guns
Pulp figures


All the manufacturers above also.

4 - Robot soldiers
Hydra




5 - Ideas for making a landed /crashed retro-looking spaceship (NOT a saucer)
http://www.matakishi.com/autonsrocketship.htm



7 - Figures and monsters for use as objectives / distractions in scenarios. Any humans should be in space suits.
see the manufacturers listed above also Blue Moon (available from Miniaturicum over here)


In order to reduce shiping costs, all figures should ideally be available from UK or European suppliers.

http://www.wargamessupplydump.co.uk/dick%20garrison.htm
http://shop.hydraminiatures.com/
http://killerbgames.com/index.php?cPath=2
http://www.pulpfigures.com/main.php?custID=861632382111289259379
http://bluemoonmanufacturing.com/index.php?page=1&cat_id=24
http://www.miniaturicum.de/

[Red Orc]

 

Matakishi saves the day (again) and we all go home in time for tea! That's a lovely Not-Ming, and a great Flash Gordon-style rocket! I now have to do a Mongo game because ithey're so cool...

I'd also suggest 'look through Froggy the Great's back catalogue of projects', because he has a marvellous array of robots, ships, rocket-bikes and mad scientist stuff built from panel pins, a clothes peg and half a broken video recorder.

[warrenss2]

You have got to have Hawkmen. It just wouldn't be Flash Gordon with out them (imho)!

This link has a few repeats of Paul's recommendations... but also a few new ones.
http://www.miniartofwar.net/smf/index.php?topic=1145.0

[joroas]

5 - Ideas for making a landed /crashed retro-looking spaceship (NOT a saucer)
http://www.matakishi.com/autonsrocketship.htm

Whilst in Florida, I made a bee-line to Denny's for to ask for one of those kids' cups, they, sadly, had stopped doing them.

* Wife's eyes rolling in disbelief, at this point, however. *

[Rob_bresnen]

Also Black Cat bases do some nice robots.

http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=437_614&zenid=f084c23784549849d1f64dff7597741a

[Steve F]

Peppa Pig space rocket:



About £20 or so, I think, from toyshops.

[Westfalia Chris]

For a rocketship working base, you could also try crafts stores such as Hobbycraft - sometimes, they have lentil-shaped wooden vases, which only require topping off (with a plastic hemisphere, or a tip shaped otherwise) and adding fins and rivets.

[TheMightyFlip]

The 2010 Salute Robot was nice. The girl not so..

[matakishi]

This has inspired me to start my pulp sci fi stuff. I've shelved my Malayan project until next year and brought this one forward, it's going to be my BLAM 11 game but I may as well get started now, the figures have been waiting quite a while.

[joroas]

This has inspired me to start my pulp sci fi stuff. I've shelved my Malayan project until next year and brought this one forward, it's going to be my BLAM 11 game but I may as well get started now, the figures have been waiting quite a while.

Ooooh: new shinies...................

[Westfalia Chris]

This has inspired me to start my pulp sci fi stuff. I've shelved my Malayan project until next year and brought this one forward, it's going to be my BLAM 11 game but I may as well get started now, the figures have been waiting quite a while.

Bet you wish now you hadn't sold me the Drantakhs last year, eh?

[Rob_bresnen]

The 2010 Salute Robot was nice. The girl not so..

true. I would consider selling mine. PM if you are interested.

[matakishi]

Bet you wish now you hadn't sold me the Drantakhs last year, eh?

Nope, I wouldn't use the they're not in the right spirit. I may rebuy my Retrovians though, I haven't decided yet. I have a box full of stuff waiting to go so once that's done I'll look around for more