Troublemaker Games 28mm Scifi Light Infantry

[Troublemaker Games]

Hey Chaps,

We've got a little 28mm scale Arabian themed scifi infantry project going on:



If you want some, or just more info, here's our Indiegogo Link.

[Inso]

Are these a deliberate attempt to reproduce Tallarn desert fighters or is it a complete coincidence?

The render work looks fairly clean (apart from the feet) but I see nothing new to interest me.

Just out of interest, why didn't you choose to make something original? The skills appear to be there.

[Troublemaker Games]

Are these a deliberate attempt to reproduce Tallarn desert fighters or is it a complete coincidence?

It's an example of convergent development. You do Lawrence of Arabia themed scifi troopers, you get something like these guys.

"Fremen" style troopers would also look much the same.

why didn't you choose to make something original?

Noone's making decent quality space Arabians right now.

[Dave Knight]

quite nice but not enough variety to really interest me

[Troublemaker Games]

What kind of variety are you after?

We'll be adding a lot of variety as we get funded - leaders, heavy weapons etc.

[Dave Knight]

Could you give an indication of scale against Pig Iron figures perhaps?

[Dave Knight]

Leaders heavy weapons etc is exactly the sort of variety I mean

[Troublemaker Games]

I don't have any pig iron figures I'm afraid, but that's a standard 25mm slottabase the early prototype figure is standing on in the painted photo.

Leaders & heavy weapons will definitely be happening if we can get the basic riflemen funded.
I've attached a preview of the squad sergeant arms for you (WIP, some more detail yet to be added).

Also on the "leaders" plan is a junior and senior officer, they'll go up as a squad of 5 figures* when the riflemen are funded, most likely at the £900 point.


* Set contents likely 3 sergeants, 1 junior officer, 1 senior officer, cost the same price as the riflemen.

[spacecowsmith]

Not too keen to be honest. Far too close a concept to a certain Nottingham based companies desert world guards and the weapons are a smudge too much like las guns and las pistols. Plus the feet are rather too big...

[Troublemaker Games]

I must have really big feet, heh.

Here's a video spin of the Squad Sergeant:
Squad Sergeant Preview

[workerBee]

<snip> Plus the feet are rather too big...

Insulated boots, perhaps?

Gracias,

Glenn

[workerBee]

<snip>
I've attached a preview of the squad sergeant arms for you (WIP, some more detail yet to be added).

Also on the "leaders" plan is a junior and senior officer, they'll go up as a squad of 5 figures* when the riflemen are funded, most likely at the £900 point.


* Set contents likely 3 sergeants, 1 junior officer, 1 senior officer, cost the same price as the riflemen.

"Pistol" (I am assuming) seems over large and the sword... well... somewhat...  "Fantasy Super-sized Sword" looking.

I found the riflemen adequate looking in the still (not running video at work...) if not overly appealing.

Looking for Light Infantry for my counter-Bug forces so it was interesting.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Troublemaker Games]

the sword... well... somewhat...  "Fantasy Super-sized Sword" looking.

What's funny is that it's smaller than most! 

It's also WIP, so could easily be reduced in scale if that's the popular opinion.

[Wilkins]

I like them, and currently looking for some Fremen-esque miniatures so these would do nicely! FW Tallarn are nice but they cost more and I'm not seeing any actual troopers on the link below. Plus they'd probably blend anyway.

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Tallarn_Desert_Raiders

[therepoman]

Looking nice, but 2 of the links you've posted don't work.