Greetings to the 'list from St.Louis, MO Our group normally plays Dirtside &
Full Thrust. However, recently we decided to try a couple of games of
Stargrunt and enjoyed them. Not perhaps as an everyday diet, but a nice
change.
A couple of our brethren who don't possess the large lead collections of some
of us asked me for suggestions as to who they should look to for 25mm(or
thereabouts) and 1:300 scale for figures for their budding collections.
Any suggestions would be welcome, one of our group is specifically looking for
a fairly good modern figure in BDU which could be used as a insurgent
(25mm).
Please note, that most of these guys would (sadly) prefer to buy within the US
and don't particularly care for Games Workshop.
Please advise. thanks
15 or 25mm both work well for SG. Many of the historical lines can provide
fodder, ^h^h^h troops. For manufacturers start at
http://www.theminiaturespage.com
For 1/300 use Battletech infantry or Adler (both are actually larger
than 1/300
but the detail is good)
Michael Brown
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Hail from Michigan, fellow Yank. Here's a "locals" advice.
> 25mm(or thereabouts)
Try I-Kore's Void range, specifically Viridian
troops/assault armor. The early stuff was good, it
has become more "cinematic" as time has gone on. I think this range may be
"true" 25mm, so they are a little small in comparison to most "heroic scale"
minis.
If you can find any of the old FASA Vor Union troops,
these guys make great near-future troops.
> and 1:300 scale for figures for
The aforementioned Adler Darkstar range is good and available through
www.historicalminiatures.com. Small range, great minis.
Scotia micro-armor is available in the States through
Simtac (www.simtac.net) Their online store has been down since April
(ominous,) but you can download a catalog from their site. Secondhand reports
say a lot of the "hovertanks" are simply filed down tracked tanks.
Irregular's 6mm minis are available through Silver Eagle Wargame Supplies
(hometown.aol.com/eaglewars/private/sews.html). No
direct experience with the minis, secondhand says the quality matches the
company name.
For your Ogre fans, Steve Jackson has Ogre universe minis. The inf. are about
the size of GZG NSL power armor, but they are proportioned like normal humans.
They may look a little strange in comparison. Decent quality, but not very
economical in this scale.
High-tech Grav enthusiasts? EBay has some of the old
Renegade Legion plastic cohorts right now (54 tanks
for $15-20, how can you go wrong?) Picked up 3
cohorts myself yesterday for a BIG Kra'Vak force.
Additional sources of info: www.theminiaturespage.com: use his "old miniatures
directory" for the 6mm sci-fi. I mentioned most of
the U.S. stuff there. There's also a host of 25mm I didn't touch.
www.newwavegames.com: Lots of 25mm minis. Mixed experiences ordering from this
site, I just use it as a catalog these days.
Additional tips: As mentioned earlier, most moderns (even some WW2)
will work fine in SG2/DS2 (I prefer sci-fi myself.)
Ordering from the GZG store ain't all that bad, especially if you get a group
together and buy in bulk. With the October deals going on, you should
seriously consider it. Good luck!
You should seriously consider ordering direct from Jon. Your credit card
company will convert from pounds to dollars without your having to worry with
it, shipping minis is cheap, and you get your goodies in a short time,
often about a week--I've gotten stuff from Jon in less time than from a
company in the next state.
One more thing to consider when ordering from Jon at GZG: The prices on the
website include the Value Added Tax (VAT), a tax that doesn't apply to orders
from the U.S. Jon, unlike some other mail order shops, takes that
price off for his customers outside the European Union.
I have found on my orders from Jon that the VAT is roughly equivalent to
the shipping cost, so if I order 20 pounds worth of metal, I pay about 20
pounds (or about $31). YMMV, of course.
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From: "laserlight@quixnet.net" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 16:28:19 -0400
> You should seriously consider ordering direct from Jon. Your credit
> Greetings to the 'list from St. Louis, MO
I recently found out about a web site that lists miniatures manufacturers by
manufacturer and product line.
the site is:
http://theminiaturespage.com
Michigan? Whereabouts MI?
I'm in Detroit, moving soon to Grand Rapids.
--Flak
> On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 15:15, Andrew Duryea wrote:
> Kevin Balentine wrote:
> One more thing to consider when ordering from Jon at GZG: The prices on
> the website include the Value Added Tax (VAT), a tax that doesn't apply
VAT is only applied to companies whose annual turnover is over a certain
threshold (can't remember what the threshold is - in the order of
30-40000UKP). Many 'hobby level' companies aren't large enough and so
don't qualify to pay VAT, so they can't take off what they don't put on.