Militia Miniatures - Coming soon to Kickstarter...

[Elk101]

We're down on Bolckow Industrial Estate, just off the A66 near Teesport.  If you let us know in advance when you're planning on coming down, we'll have a sweep round and make the place look respectable!

 

Not too far away at all. I've had my eye on some of the Impudent Mortal buildings since I saw Rich's (of Too Fat Lardies fame) superb brewery build. When you get them back in stock I could always pick them up! 

[carlos marighela]

I think the opening blurb is a brilliant satire on the turgid prose of all those airport book shop authors, Tom Clancy, Larry Bond, Dan Brown et al. Top marks, you've really captured the genre!

A bit more info on the miniatures themselves would be nice. I presume that's what the Kickstarter is actually about??

[Leon Minibits]

I think the opening blurb is a brilliant satire on the turgid prose of all those airport book shop authors, Tom Clancy, Larry Bond, Dan Brown et al. Top marks, you've really captured the genre!

A bit more info on the miniatures themselves would be nice. I presume that's what the Kickstarter is actually about??

Thanks for the reply, glad you liked the story!  There's another story/preview coming soon...

[Leon Minibits]

And here it is!



PART 2 of 5

The man sat quietly in the corner, his long hair hanging loosely about his face.  The dim light from the single bulb in the room cast shadows across his features, exaggerating his natural scowl.  In his hand he held a knife, its edge glinting in the darkness as he ran a whetstone down its length, honing the blade to a fine edge.  The lonely sound of his sharpening filled the empty cottage, a soft grating noise that echoed off the bare walls.

The door opened abruptly and two men strode in.  The first was wearing a suit, his head completely free of hair and a briefcase in his right hand.  He set the case on a wooden table and clicked it open, lifting the lid to reveal the contents.

The rasp of the sharpening continued.

The second man reached in and picked out several documents and set them on the table.  ‘What have we got then, Goldman?’ he asked.

Another metallic rasp echoed around the room.

‘The target will be travelling down this road at 08:00 tomorrow morning.’ replied the man in the suit, plucking a map from the case and laying it out next to the briefcase.  ‘There are several vantage points on the hillside to the south.’  He pointed out details as he spoke.

The sharpening continued.

Looking up from the map, Goldman glared into the corner.  ‘Who’s that?’ he asked his companion.  ‘He’s the new guy, we picked him up on a job in South America.’ replied Granger.  The seated figure glanced up briefly but his hands continued their work.

‘Do you want to stop doing that?’ demanded Goldman, the frustration obvious in his voice.  The sound stopped but the shadowy face turned and glowered at the suited man.  Goldman paused briefly, the intensity of the man’s stare catching him off guard slightly, before laughing nervously to himself.  ‘OK, OK, calm down there amigo,’ he joked, ‘Have a shot of tequila or something...’

Before he’d finished the sentence, a metallic flash shot across the room and a newly sharpened knife embedded itself in the lid of the briefcase, slamming it shut loudly.  Goldman jumped back at the sound, instantly pulling a pistol from underneath his jacket and turning it on the knifeman.

A tense silence filled the room briefly, before being broken by the sound of Granger’s roaring laughter.  ‘Goldman,’ he said as he reached out and pushed the pistol down towards the ground, ‘meet Rodriguez.’




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[AKULA]

Have you got another angle of the second mini, showing the gun?

[carlos marighela]

Thanks for the reply, glad you liked the story!  There's another story/preview coming soon...

 

Touche! I think you've even managed to replicate the latent homo-eroticism of the original authors. Not sure that will sell many more miniatures but it is quite funny. Keep up the good work!

[Leon Minibits]

Have you got another angle of the second mini, showing the gun?

I haven't at the moment unfortunately, the only other angle I've got is from the rear and doesn't show the weapon fully either.  It's an MP5 without the retractable stock:

Touche! I think you've even managed to replicate the latent homo-eroticism of the original authors. Not sure that will sell many more miniatures but it is quite funny. Keep up the good work!

 

[AKULA]

I haven't at the moment unfortunately, the only other angle I've got is from the rear and doesn't show the weapon fully either.  It's an MP5 without the retractable stock:

Thanks Leon.

Interested to see how Faron got on with the guns as its always a challenge with modern minis (and one i will face with my own project).  I know the minis he did for Crossover used Hasslefree guns, but from the silhouettes on your banner you've got some different weapons planned.

 

[Leon Minibits]

Interested to see how Faron got on with the guns as its always a challenge with modern minis (and one i will face with my own project).  I know the minis he did for Crossover used Hasslefree guns, but from the silhouettes on your banner you've got some different weapons planned.

This is a slightly blurry image of the original weapons Faron did for us:



They moulded and cast up really well, we're very happy with them.  If there's enough interest in it, we might sprue them up and sell them separately after the Kickstarter has finished.

[AKULA]

Nice
 

[Wyrmalla]

Those guns don't look too bad. The detail's not amazing, but they're serviceable. Hey people always need spare guns for conversions or just to use lose as terrain, etc, its just a pity though that getting a hold of decent modern ones is tricky (The Assault Group have a line, though they're a bit iffy). I'd be interested in picking some up if you were to sell them separately for a good enough price. ^^

Oh and its interesting to see the process of how they're sculpted. I would've never thought of basing them around a length of rod, but that makes total sense to me now.

[Paleskin]

Good luck with the KS gents!
Promises to be a nice range!

[Leon Minibits]

Those guns don't look too bad. The detail's not amazing, but they're serviceable. Hey people always need spare guns for conversions or just to use lose as terrain, etc, its just a pity though that getting a hold of decent modern ones is tricky (The Assault Group have a line, though they're a bit iffy). I'd be interested in picking some up if you were to sell them separately for a good enough price. ^^

Oh and its interesting to see the process of how they're sculpted. I would've never thought of basing them around a length of rod, but that makes total sense to me now.

Thanks for the reply, we'll definitely look at doing that after the KS.  The sculpting method helps with moulding as well, as you can leave the excess wire in place as a feed/vent, which makes it a lot easier to cast them.

Good luck with the KS gents!
Promises to be a nice range!

Thanks for the reply, much appreciated!  We're hoping it goes well!

[Leon Minibits]

PART 3 of 5

Mason crept slowly through the pine trees, guiding his feet carefully through the brush underfoot as he approached the edge of the forest.  His target was less than fifty yards away now, a small patch of bushes at the edge of the tree line where he’d spotted the exposed barrel of a sniper rifle half an hour ago.  Since then he had circled around through the trees, approaching from downwind to reduce the chances of detection.

He knew who this was, and he also knew that he would only have one opportunity to catch him out.

Gradually he advanced, each step precise and deliberate, his eyes fixed on his objective.  He could still see the barrel, only just visible among the foliage, but it was enough.  As close as he was now, he remained calm, his heartrate only slightly higher than normal.

Passing silently from tree to tree, he moved within twenty yards of the bushes.  Shifting his weight onto his back leg, he carefully stepped over a rock, its surface covered in lichen, before testing the ground on the other side.  Satisfied with his footing, he started to bring his trailing leg over.  And that was when the hand grabbed him.

Sinewy fingers wrapped themselves around his ankle and dragged his leg out to the side, throwing him badly off balance.  His eyes darted to the ground just in time to see the rock come alive, the mass of lichen raising up and barrelling into the back of his other knee, sending him face first into the ground.  He felt the weight of the rock roll up his body, a sharp knee jabbed into his back and a heavy weight braced his shoulders to the ground.

‘Alright Mason, how’s it going?’ asked the amused rock.

Cursing under his breath, he spat out a mouthful of pine needles.  ‘Screw you, Ghost.’ he replied.




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[Leon Minibits]

PART 4 of 5

The four men laughed amongst themselves as they sat at the table.  One was dealing from a well used deck of cards.  ‘How am I doing?’ said Bennett, already expecting the answer.

‘You currently owe me ten thousand matchsticks.’ replied Andersen, grinning.  ‘But don’t quit while you’re ahead...’

As they chatted, a girl entered from a side room and stopped at their table, hands on her hips.  ‘Where’s the moisturiser?’ she asked.

The four men looked up briefly from their game, but no one offered an answer.

‘Really guys?’ she sighed, ‘We’re actually going to do this?’

Bennett glanced sideways at the girl as she stood next to him. ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ he said, the slightest hint of a grin evident on his face.  ‘You seen it Connor?’  The man opposite him smirked, ‘Nope, me neither.’

Slowly and deliberately, the two other men placed their cards on the table and pushed their chairs backwards slightly.  ‘We’ll sit out this hand’, stated Mason.

Unable to contain himself any longer, Bennett pulled the missing moisturiser from a pocket and threw the plastic tube across the table to Connor.  His partner caught the container, laughing as he did so.  ‘Come on Charlie, you don’t need this,’ he joked, waving the tube at her.  ‘There’s plenty of mud outside!’

The girl sighed once more, a deep sigh that signalled she didn’t have time for this.  With one hand she grabbed the back of Bennett’s shirt, lifting it up and over his head, covering his face completely.  Her other hand lifted the table edge nearest to her, tipping a mix of cards and drinks onto Connor.  Her right leg came up, planted itself on the exposed underside of the table and shoved it towards the man, tipped his chair backward and sending him sprawling to the floor.  Finally, she reached down, grabbed a handful of Bennett’s underwear and yanked it upwards until the big man squealed in pain.

With a satisfied nod to herself, she walked around the upturned table and picked up the discarded moisturiser from the floor.  ‘Hey, Strike!’ she shouted.  A pale face appeared from behind a computer monitor in the corner of the room.  She tossed the container over to him, ‘Get it yourself next time.’

28mm Modern Mercenaries, coming to Kickstarter on Monday 25th August!





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