Latest project: Rebel Minis 15mm alien Brog infantry

[Hobby Services]

Some 15mm metals from Rebel Minis, with a really nice variety of poses and weapons.  Not a repeat in the lot aside from the two mortar teams.  Paint scheme vaguely inspired by some fiery orange salamander image I saw.











And a back view.  Are the glowy green things force field generators?  Grav packs?  Pressurized gas canisters feeding into those suits where their gills are hidden?

[Commander Roj]

Some 15mm metals from Rebel Minis, with a really nice variety of poses and weapons.  Not a repeat in the lot aside from the two mortar teams.  Paint scheme vaguely inspired by some fiery orange salamander image I saw.











And a back view.  Are the glowy green things force field generators?  Grav packs?  Pressurized gas canisters feeding into those suits where their gills are hidden?

They have painted up nicely. I did some Manths in a similar red scheme last year. Might have to get some more from Rebel Minis.

[Shaved Dwarf]

Nice. I like them.

[Hobby Services]

Thanks.  They were fun to paint.  Been doing mostly 28mm lately and shifting to 15mm for a project or two was a nice change of pace.  Much less demanding in terms of fine detail on the sculpts.

Think the Manths were sculpted by the same guy as the Brogs.

[Sangennaru]

Nice models indeed! What buggers me more of Rebel Minis is that they have some remarkable sets and some very mediocre ones, and from their blurry photos it's hard to tell the difference! Got a packet last week, some awesomeness and some stuff that won't ever see the brush!

[YPU]

Nice models indeed! What buggers me more of Rebel Minis is that they have some remarkable sets and some very mediocre ones, and from their blurry photos it's hard to tell the difference! Got a packet last week, some awesomeness and some stuff that won't ever see the brush!

I agree, but now I'm very curious which one are which in your opinion?

[Sangennaru]

I agree, but now I'm very curious which one are which in your opinion?

I've got their shayadeen and various gasmask ones, sculpts are very approximative. The new pangalactic legion and sons of thunder are instead very cool!
As for mechs, i've got one viper mech, resin and finish are sandy and not sharp at all, where the sand wurm (considering is as a big guy - mech) is beautiful!

[YPU]

I've got their shayadeen and various gasmask ones, sculpts are very approximative. The new pangalactic legion and sons of thunder are instead very cool!
As for mechs, i've got one viper mech, resin and finish are sandy and not sharp at all, where the sand wurm (considering is as a big guy - mech) is beautiful!

I found the shahadeen decent enough, but far from the best 15mm stuff I have seen. The viper mechs, man I'm glad I'm using them in a survivor/post pock styled group cause that finish is horirible indeed. I noticed mine had some smooth surfaces on the the "cheecks" The entire models look like prints from my 3d machine if I have gunk or dust on the mirrors.

[Hobby Services]

I've got their shayadeen and various gasmask ones, sculpts are very approximative. The new pangalactic legion and sons of thunder are instead very cool!
As for mechs, i've got one viper mech, resin and finish are sandy and not sharp at all, where the sand wurm (considering is as a big guy - mech) is beautiful!

Funny you should mention Sons of Thunder:











Love those chunky little guys.

[YPU]

I like your use of strong colour choices on the miniatures, even at 15mm at a distance there is no doubt what group they belong to!

[Sangennaru]

Love those chunky little guys.

They really are sweet, so bad for the limited number of poses.
I'm painting mine firemen-orange, they really look sweet in those shiny suits!

BTW, any chance you're selling some 15mm painted? I've got a friend that is always hungry of those...

[Hobby Services]

They really are sweet, so bad for the limited number of poses.
I'm painting mine firemen-orange, they really look sweet in those shiny suits!

BTW, any chance you're selling some 15mm painted? I've got a friend that is always hungry of those...

You could point your friend over here:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=87755.0

The SoT figs have a decent array of sculpts, although not as varied as the Brog.  Four different "grunts" with bolters, three different heavy wepons, and a couple of different close-combat oriented leader types.  Admittedly thin compared to (say) Ion Age's amazing "no duplicates" sets but still not bad.

[johnl5555]

  I bought a bunch of the Brog. However, I wish they had a description saying how tall the figs actually are. They are nice. But they are not 15-18mm tall. More like 10-12mm figs. I have noticed that some of the later releases have been getting smaller in size.

Thanks,

John

[Conquistador]

Well,  aliens do not have to be human sized.

Comparison pictures are not the company's responsibility IMO though.

[Hobby Services]

  I bought a bunch of the Brog. However, I wish they had a description saying how tall the figs actually are. They are nice. But they are not 15-18mm tall. More like 10-12mm figs. I have noticed that some of the later releases have been getting smaller in size.

Thanks,

John

I think you're off a bit there.  The Sons of Thunder figs stand about 10mm to the eye (and are labeled as such on the Rebel site) and as you can see from the photos on this thread, the Brog are considerably taller.  Both lots are based on US pennies, so size comparison's pretty easy despite the photos not being side-by-side.