Topic: Other Manufacturers

[thorimm]

It seems the moulds have arrived in UK! As of today some of the older Pro Gloria metals are available from Warlord Games.
http://store.warlordgames.com/collections/landsknecht

£12 for 8 troops, or £7 for 4 command figures or specials. 
Does somebody know what the previous price was? (At the moment the Pound Sterling/Euro ratio is rapidly increasing due to bad politics of ECB  )

[Midaski]

That looks like pretty good value to me, I was expecting at least £2 per figure.

[DariusZero]

The original price for one mini was exactly: 1,86€ as you can see in this thread:

http://warhammer-empire.com/theforum/index.php?topic=47276.msg849296#msg849296

Now it's 1,94€ which is 8 cents more expensive. Only it doesn't say if the figs are sold with or without pikes.

[Victor]

Another kickstarter project that some of you might find interesting:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/conan?ref=category

[ZeroTwentythree]

It's 2015. Why in the world would any miniatures company *not* have photos of their miniatures on their web site?

[DariusZero]

something differnet, Wrath od kings , from their kickstarter

[Timbor]

I really like that dragon.  I was supposed to go in on my buddy's KS pledge to get one, but he ended up dropping the pledge.  The dragon is cool, but the rider is pretty lame, what with the macaroni helmet and all.

I almost went in on the WoK KS, but there were just too many crappy sculpts to try to balance out the average/mediocre ones.  They claimed to have the same talent as Rackham, but I didn't see it.

[ZeroTwentythree]

I agree, not too fond  of the rider. I really want to like the dragon, and it's mostly good... but the spines kind of ruin it for me. They are too small, dagger-like, and spaced too far apart. If they were a continuous (or near continuous) row, or bigger, had a wider base, or were some sort of continuous ridge or crest. Honestly, I think that it wouldn't be too difficult to convert it anyway. Just my opinion.

And spearing of unasked-for opinions, I sort of agree with Timbor about the sculpts. I don't think many of the sculpts are amazing, most are decent in my opinion. They're fairly plain, which I usually prefer to the style of figures that are loaded up with way too many details (skullz, jems, hour glasses, random objects stamped with your ruler's initials...) I think the painting is really great on most of the figures, which is what really makes them stand out. That and the tits & BDSM gear. And giant, physics defying headgear.

[Commander Bernhardt]

yet another kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1273312680/shieldwolf-war-is-coming

this one has potential demigryph alternatives
but I like the ogre firebreathers particularly

[Timbor]

I agree, not too fond  of the rider. I really want to like the dragon, and it's mostly good... but the spines kind of ruin it for me. They are too small, dagger-like, and spaced too far apart. If they were a continuous (or near continuous) row, or bigger, had a wider base, or were some sort of continuous ridge or crest. Honestly, I think that it wouldn't be too difficult to convert it anyway. Just my opinion.

And spearing of unasked-for opinions, I sort of agree with Timbor about the sculpts. I don't think many of the sculpts are amazing, most are decent in my opinion. They're fairly plain, which I usually prefer to the style of figures that are loaded up with way too many details (skullz, jems, hour glasses, random objects stamped with your ruler's initials...) I think the painting is really great on most of the figures, which is what really makes them stand out. That and the tits & BDSM gear. And giant, physics defying headgear.

We always love your opinions, 023 

The tits/BDSM thing really annoys me, which is what put me off of the range mostly.  That and they seem to have pulled a "this company had success with this style, so lets take that and stretch it to the extreme..."  This sort-of thing ends in figures that are usually too over-the-top for my liking.  In this case - too anime, too BDSM (c'mon, fat ladies wearing pasties?  People actually buy this?), their not-wolfen just don't have the appeal of the Rackham stuff, their weird big-head dudes don't compare to the rackham big-head dwarfs and are just too damn weird. 

Their underwater guys are kinda cool though, I am thinking of getting their giant octopus rider.

[DariusZero]

Round bases are here; better be preparad, than surprised with your pants down.



http://www.warlordgames.com/new-warlord-games-lipped-bases/

[Victor]

Alionas Miniatures:
http://www.alionas.com/shop/shopmichel_online/index_en.html

I have seen their Warhammer-esque civilians before, but they got a couple of other miniatures as well, that some of you might like or find interesting (Dwarfs, Barbarians, etc.). They are reminiscent of 80s/90s GW. Oh, and they have Elvis-Elves ... ! 

[ZeroTwentythree]

[The Red Graf]

This, or possibly this.

[GamesPoet]

The miniature of Evel Knievel is surpringly realistic, and who ever painted it using such a limited pallet of blacks and white is a genius.

[ZeroTwentythree]

I just noticed that Sgt. Major Miniatures have some fantasy figures, including giant, halflings, and peasants. Sgt. Major is the current owner of the former Vendel range of figures (now apparently called Bloody Day), which have been previously discussed.

http://www.sgmm.biz/Roleplay_c_113.html
http://www.sgmm.biz/Bloody-Day-28mm-Elizabethans_c_17.html
http://www.sgmm.biz/Bloody-Day-28mm-Fantasy_c_23.html
http://www.sgmm.biz/Bloody-Day-28mm-Miscelaneous_c_20.html

[DariusZero]

Alionas Miniatures:
http://www.alionas.com/shop/shopmichel_online/index_en.html

I have seen their Warhammer-esque civilians before, but they got a couple of other miniatures as well, that some of you might like or find interesting (Dwarfs, Barbarians, etc.). They are reminiscent of 80s/90s GW. Oh, and they have Elvis-Elves ... ! 

The last catalog is from 2007?

[Commander Bernhardt]

What happend to foundry's fantasy range? I can't find their puff and slash mercenary orcs ??!!??

[ZeroTwentythree]

What happend to foundry's fantasy range? I can't find their puff and slash mercenary orcs ??!!??

I was looking for those also. I searched elsewhere for other sources, but without luck. I used to order from Caliver Books because it was easier than ordering direct and they didn't screw non-UK customers on both the exchange and postage like Foundry did.

It sounds like Foundry is still selling the orcs at shows. They also appear to have them listed on the "Foundry Official" Pinterest, but I don't have that app, nor do I want to install it and sign up for an account just to cater to a company that seems to be trying to make it as difficult as possible to order their product.

[Victor]

Foundry is selling some of their fantasy range via an ebay shop: http://stores.ebay.com/Flyte-of-Fantasy
They have added quite a few models to the shop since the last time I have checked.

Talking about Foundry: I've wrote them around 1 year ago and suggested that they should also offer mounted models and their horses seperately. The reply was that they will consider it, but aparently the answer is 'no'. I just don't want to pay for all the horses I have no use for. Is there anyone here in need of Foundry Renaissance horses, or has some riders/knights from that range for sale by any chance? 

[ZeroTwentythree]

As far as I can tell, the eBay store is all stuff that is available on their web site already. So, unfortunately, no puff & slash orcs.

Based on the prices at that eBay store, human & goblin sized fantasy figures would cost over $6/figure here in the US (including shipping.) Given that the old prices for the great orcs were at least (more?) than a standard pack of smaller troops, they would end up being over $30 each.

I had thought Foundry was turning themselves around in recent years, but the still seem to be a bit of a train wreck. I guess I'm not too bothered by the lack of great orcs after all, as I wouldn't pay that much for them anyway. Hopefully I can find the last few (trying to get 3 more) on the secondary market.

[patsy02]

It's a shame they got rid of their fantasy line. Their elf models were quite nice, and unique.

[Noble Korhedron]

Yeah, it seems they have dropped it, at least according to the FlyteOfFantasy eBay store; shame, that!!

[Victor]

It really is kind of strange why they would drop these miniatures, especially when you have a look at some of the miniatures that they do actually have for sale - There are quite a few rubbish ones and I can't imagine anyone buying those.

[Timbor]

Yeah, Foundry made a good go at revamping, and I daresay they have re-established their historical ranges well, but the fantasy stuff has been languishing.  They keep saying they are planning to make a fantasy website and will restart the discontinued lines, but that has been quite some time in the works.  They also have a ton of new greenskin greens that have been posted on their 'warmonger minis' site, sculpted by kev adams:

https://www.facebook.com/warmongerminiatures

There is hope these things will see the light of day again.  I think part of the reason they have not brought many of them back is that the moulds were poorly organized, and thus were not that useful or efficient for filling orders, as there would be too many odd miniatures produced (I remember something along the lines of vikings and orcs sharing the same mould, or something similar.

I really wish I had gotten more of their regular orcs...