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Offline Junkers

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Ground personnel in 28mm?
« on: 25 October 2012, 10:44:28 AM »
Hi everyone

I'm looking for miniatures for ground crew in 28mm, but I didn't find any model.
Do you know any maker or brand that could have them?

I want to use them for sci-fi games, it does not matter if are a little fantastic, modern or old, it's fiction after all.

I'm looking for something like this:



Thank you in advance lads
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Offline Hildred Castaigne

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #1 on: 25 October 2012, 11:26:20 AM »
Hi everyone

I'm looking for miniatures for ground crew in 28mm, but I didn't find any model.
Do you know any maker or brand that could have them?

I want to use them for sci-fi games, it does not matter if are a little fantastic, modern or old, it's fiction after all.

I'm looking for something like this:



Thank you in advance lads
A few companies make ground crew in 1/48.
Here's one from Hasegawa
http://www.modelzone.co.uk/hasegawa-1-48-us-ground-crew-set-a-model-kit.html
Now 1/48 is not 28mm, the figures are too big.
However, the size of heads and torsos are pretty similar, it's often just legs that are an issue.
But if you're willing to do some conversion work, namely shortening the leg, you could get what you're looking for.

Offline TheMightyFlip

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #2 on: 25 October 2012, 01:15:09 PM »
Heresys Inspectors are good for a future ground/customs crew.

Offline Inso

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #3 on: 25 October 2012, 01:18:33 PM »
4A miniatures have some mechanic/pilot miniatures in 28mm. Scroll down this page to find them:

http://www.fouraminiatures.com/page2.htm

Offline dwartist

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #4 on: 25 October 2012, 01:51:10 PM »
you might consider Mantic's 'Deadball' players....

Offline fafa

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #5 on: 25 October 2012, 04:20:29 PM »
Try infinity figs; Thre's one in ariadna range whitch match very well (ingeneer I think...)

Offline the commissar

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #6 on: 25 October 2012, 05:18:06 PM »

Offline chromedog

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #7 on: 26 October 2012, 05:41:05 AM »
Try infinity figs; Thre's one in ariadna range whitch match very well (ingeneer I think...)

Yep.  The "Dozer" combat engineer.

Offline Junkers

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #8 on: 26 October 2012, 11:40:46 AM »
Thank you all for your ideas chaps

Maybe some of them could be easily modifiable, some of them are great miniatures but overarmed for the purpose I'm looking for (signaller, refueller, mechanic...). The Hasegawa minis are exactly what I'm looking for but are too big in scale.

Offline fourcolorfigs

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #9 on: 26 October 2012, 12:23:40 PM »
Pack HE15 from the SuperFigs line has long been a go-to for me for unarmed lab techs, ground personnel, etc.  




I also use them for characters in a number of RPGs.  Full disclosure, these minis are part of the SuperFigs line that I created. They were sculpted by Bob Naismith.  Anyway, consider them another option.  Matakishi has painted them up for one of his sci-fi projects, so you can find more pics on his site.

If you contact Old Glory 25's directly and bypass their online store, the shipping to Europe is not so bad.  Also, you may find them for sale somewhere in Europe.  Perhaps Leisure Games?  

Hope this helps!  
« Last Edit: 26 October 2012, 12:25:24 PM by fourcolorfigs »
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Offline Mr.J

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Re: Ground personnel in 28mm?
« Reply #10 on: 26 October 2012, 12:38:38 PM »
Some of the minions from Crooked Dice might work, although most are armed.

 

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