Need help with 6mm sci-fi infantry and vehicles

[Commander Carnage]

I need some help finding economical 6mm sci-fi infantry and vehicles. I'll be using them to supplement my Battletech games. I've looked around a little bit and was disappointed to see how pricey some of the ranges are. Any wisdom and suggestions you have on the topic would be appreciated.

[fred]

Have you looked at Dark Realm Minatures. Nice figures good prices and quick service.

I know what you mean about some of the prices for 6mm Sci Fi, they aren't cheap.

[Ahistorian]

A lot of historical miniatures would look good with paint conversions. Heroics & Ros, Irregular, Baccus - there are loads of cheap microarmour companies out there.

[Evil Dave]

The cheapest stuff is going to be:

http://www.empgames.co.uk/collections/command-horizon-legacy

or tracking down the single pose Space Marine Epic stuff on eBay.

After that:

http://www.darkrealmminiatures.co.uk/
http://www.steelcrowngames.com/
http://onslaughtmini.com/
http://www.microworldgames.com/

[Cosmotiger]

http://www.pfc-cinc.com/solar_empire_marines.html

Their infantry is extremely nice (I have several packs), and they have a few vehicles as well.

[Earther]

Don't forget the very characterful Angel Barracks SF offerings: http://angelbarracks.co.uk/index.html

[Commander Carnage]

Thank you all for your quick replies, now to research!

[Earther]

Oh!Oh! And Brigade Models too: http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/6mmSF/index.html

They do the best powered armour suits, loads of vehicles and some very, very nice buildings!



 

[Commander Carnage]

Cosmotiger, that CNC stuff looks like it will fit the bill, thanks!

[eilif]

Lots of BT players use Mechwarrior: Dark Age clicky infantry and battle armor for their battletech games.  With BT infantry figs having crept up to around 8mm, the 10mm scale figs don't look bad at all and it's nice that they are representative of real BT units.  You can still find mixed lots of the stuff online and if you put up an ad in the market here I'm sure some folks would have some to trade you.  Most folks  who were into the game ended up with alot of unused basic infantry. Each base of 3-5 used to be availalble for 30 cents each online. Some of the aircraft and vehicles for MW:DA work well also, but you'd want to be a bit more choosy with the vehicles.

Also, if you want cheap hex bases for them, EM4 sells 25mm hex slottas 20 for 1gbp, and 30mm raised-edge mech style bases  10 for 1GBP.  Proxie also has 30mm hexes with a bit of texture on them for a price in between those two.

This pic here shows them on one of the 25mm EM4 Slotta hexes.  The mech and tank are Mechwarrior clix 10mm figures and for height comparisons, each floor of the building they are in front of is about 15mm tall.

They stand a bit tall because mechwarrior infantry come attached to a blob of earth.  They can be removed from that, but I didn't bother. Once I cut the blob off the clicky base I just glued it to the base and smoothed the edges with my "Magic Mud" (housepaint with alot of pummice paint texture mixed in).

[zemjw]

Ground Zero Games have their Dirtside range. No pictures of the infantry that I can see, but I'm sure there are some out there somewhere