Enigma Miniatures?

[Jonas]

Hello, does anyone know if there is anywhere to info and pictures of the Enigma Miniatures sci-fi range?

I am talking about the closed down company who used to make lot of GW rip off miniatures like marines, space dwarfs, space elfs and such, not the currently existing Enigma Miniatures company.

Stuff like this:



I have some of their old marines which are pretty awful, but I think some of the other models they made was pretty nice, but I have a very hard time finding any info or images of their miniatures.

[The_Beast]

Got a few, though not the majority, of hits by adding 'Canada' or 'Canadian' as that was where the previous Enigma was located. Not finding a good survey, just yet, though.

Doug

Edit: And, I think it was the Chaos chicken-leg walker that was the final straw. I believe parts of the leg were identifiable GW casts. That, given my memory is worth spit....

[Jonas]

As far as I have found out the game was called Tactical Strike.

I found this page listing most of the dwarfs:

http://www.stunties.com/wiki/index.php/Enigma-Tactical_Strike_Miniatures

[The_Beast]

As far as I have found out the game was called Tactical Strike.

I found this page listing most of the dwarfs:

http://www.stunties.com/wiki/index.php/Enigma-Tactical_Strike_Miniatures

For some reason I get that, not exactly confused, but melded with DemonBlade's Shockforce. I think they were struggling about the same time period.

Very different games, of course. For GW reference, Necromunda combat with a Dark Future vibe. 

Doug

[Jonas]

Hmmm, DemonBlade you say? Do you mean the rules? Since the miniature lines did not get mixed as far as I know.

[manic _miner]

 I have a few miniatures from this company.Marines and Imperial Guard types including the walker.Also got a chaos marine type with a predator type helmet and tentacle arm.

[Jonas]

Some years ago I bought a robot for the game, it almost looked like the Space Crusade dreadnought, but either I have no idea how to assamle it correct or one of the weapons is missing. It was in blister though, so I don't know if it was a misspack or what.

[white knight]

I had some of their fantasy models (goblins and elves). Still have them somewhere in the lead pile. Very brittle metal, hardly any survived without broken pieces. Sneeze on them and they shatter.

[Jonas]

Hmmm, I had no luck finding Inquisition Miniatures online. Maybe they don't have a webpage at the moment.

[The_Beast]

Hmmm, DemonBlade you say? Do you mean the rules? Since the miniature lines did not get mixed as far as I know.

Shockforce was the rule set, DemonBlade Games was the company, and no, they weren't involved with each other, but were having 'issues' of different kinds about the same time. Just indicating confusions in my memory...

Doug

[Jonas]

Ah yeah. Too many great old lines of miniatures and games are gone, it is sad.

[eilif]

Enigma Miniatures! I remember pouring over their website in the 90's dreaming of making an IG army with their "Starguard" figures.  I may even have printouts of the catalog somewhere. I also seem to remember alot of not-Space-Marines with Adeptus Arbites style heads.Interesting that they don't have a listing in Stuff of legends or Lost minis wiki.

I came into possession of a couple of their Starguard figs a while ago.  Really mediocre sculpting and casting.  They didn't stay around for long.

Those squats look great though. I'd love to add a few of those to my collection.

[Jonas]

I think one of the problems might be that there is a new company called Enigma Miniatures. So it is quite hard to find any info on the old company.

If you find the printouts it would be great to see a scan.

[Wachaza]

I've picked up a few over the years as a curiosity. It's no surprise GW legal jumped them from orbit as they're very derivative of GW stuff from the same time. The casting and sculpting quality is also terrible in most of the cases I've seen.

[Jonas]

Would be great.

It is one thing that the line vanishes like it did, but to almost dissapear from the internet too is strange.

Earlier I could find pictures of painted marines, terminators, space elfs and space dwarfs, but those seems to have gone now.

I would hope the whole line would eventually turn up on Stuff of Legends or Lost Mini Wiki.