Following on from last weeks post I
thought it was time to finish off my top ten mini manufacturers.
Again in no particular order.
Another company I have had a long
relationship with. They have an excellent range of WW2 figures. When
I used to be into Spanish Civil War, the Pig was the place to go.
They have a lot of nice civilian types and a wider range of 15mm
Modern US than Rebel Minis in their AK47 range. They also have a lot
of seated figures, casualties, and character types in multiple poses.
I have seen some of their Hey You in the Jail (Wild West) converted
into some nice Firefly/Serenity types. They have several nice ranges
for American War of independence, (American)Civil War Battles, WW1,
War in the Age of Magic (mainly fantasy but a few SF and the best
Arabic fantasy figures out there), English Civil War, War of the
Roses and Samurai. These are another good company and they produce
regular updates for most of their ranges. They also produce a lot of
spare heads and odds (the biggest out there) which is useful for
conversations. They do some nice modern vehicles. Not a massive range
but some would be harsh to source anywhere else.
Whilst mainly a manufacturer in larger
scales, Eureka have some nice figures in 15mm which are of interest
to the 15mm fraternity. They do some unusual ranges of historical
stuff such as Hawaiians and Amazonian Indians and few other North
American Indian tribes. More of interest are the SF Germans and more
significantly 15mm Ventaurans. The Ventaurans were originally a race
designed by Denizen Miniatures in 25mm and have been done in 6mm as
well. The Ventaurans are a very nice range of figures which evoke the
feel of Zhodani Commandos from Traveller. These were my choice for a
force in Future War Commander and look the part of very high-tech
power armour.
A rapidly growing range of 15mm SF
figures. They have a lot of nice alien figures and their human
figures are a must for all fans of HALO. They still have a way to go
to catch up with some of the other players in the field. If you are
looking to set up the cantina scene from Star Wars take a look at the
Mercenary Range which have some very nice and a few unusual aliens.
Also in this range are the Blockhead battle suits which are very nice
robotic infantry. There are also some nice snake like warriors that
would work for any X-Com game as Snakemen. The jackal like Protelene
Kahnate figures and nice light power armoured figures much beloved by
Gruntz. The Kammados are a nicely supported alien bipedal race based
on snakes with a nice range of vehicles and terrain. I am not sure
where the Presentia range of figures get their inspiration from but
they are figures equipped with staff like weapons. Not as big as the
other ranges but currently growing. Their Human ARC fleet are very
nice figures which are very reminiscent of the troops in the HALO
computer games. A huge range with figures for just about every
occasion. I have talked to them at shows a few times and they seem
like very nice people who are driven to get their range of the ground
in a big way.
Alternative Armies hived off their 15mm
figures into 15mm.co.uk some years ago. They had their own fantasy
figures and SF figures based on their Ion Age background. They also
picked up the moulds for the old Laserburn range which are very space
opera. The range is expanding with some intersting figures as and
when they pick them up. I have been buying their fantasy stuff for a
long time for HOTT and they do some nice army packs. I particularly
liked their undead figures and have a large army of their
orcs/goblins as well. If you are looking for an unusual figure
15mm.co.uk probably have it somewhere.
Astro are a fledgling company who have
a nice but small range of miniatures availble. They make a nice range
of starship crew in uniforms which are very similar to the kinds of
uniforms in Star Trek:TOS. I am no Trekkie (or was that Treker I
forget) but these are nice figures. There is also a range of Sybots
which look enough like old school Cylons. One of the nicest things
about the range is that they have some conversion packs something
that 15mm sadly lacks a lot of.
Comments are gratefully received.
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