Recommended sources for SF minis

buzz

Adventurer

• Nov 6, 2006

• #1

I'm starting up a Star HERO campaign pretty soon and want some cool SF minis to use, both for characters and possibly starships. I'm hoping to tap ENWorld's collective mini-fu and find out some good sources for metal or pre-painted minis, or even quality counters. Have any companies or retailers to recommend?

The campaign is in the classic Traveller/Firely mode; merchants and scoundrels. Major races include liberally ripped-off Kzin, reptile men, "greys," humans, and a host of other miscellaneous races.

FYI, I've toyed with the idea of using some Star Wars minis, and am curious about the SF line coming up from Rackham.

Thanks for any help.

P.S., I was also planning to pick up one of the "SF blue" Chessex battlemats, but if there are other SF-flavored mats/boards you'd like to recommend, please do so.

 

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nyrfherdr

First Post

• Nov 6, 2006

• #2

There are the usual suspects:

Games Workshop's Warhammer 40K and the Star Wars Minis.

There are also:
Aberrant Games Rezolution minis: http://www.aberrantgames.com/

Pig Iron Productions: http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/

Mega Miniatures has 'Traveller Droynes': http://www.rattleheadgames.com/catalog/Traveller-AliensProducts.html

Alpha Forge: http://www.alphaforgegames.com/homepage.html

Urban Mammoth's Urban War game: http://www.urbanmammoth.com/

Spriggan Miniatures has some aliens: http://www.sprigganminiatures.co.uk/

Mongoose Publishing has Starship Troopers and a couple of other mini games: http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/miniature/index.php


There are Paper Minis from Saber's Edge Games: http://www.sabersedge.com

I hope that helps.
Game ON!
nyrfherdr

 

buzz

Adventurer

• Nov 6, 2006

• #3

Great stuff, nyrfherdr! Alpha Forge seems like it has a lot of what I'm looking for. Thanks.

 

Kris

Adventurer

• Nov 6, 2006

• #4

I know to a few UK online stores... which may not be of much help... but I'll mention them anyway in case you see something that takes your fancy, and turns out to be worth tracking down in the US.

em4 miniatures (crystal caste in the US?) has some pre-painted minis:
http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Copy_of_SCI_FI.html

and some fairly cheap plastics:
http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Science_Fiction.html

Griffin miniatures has a selection of 'greys':
http://www.griffinminiatures.com/greys.htm

Kallistra has a selection of small spacecraft
http://www.kallistra.co.uk/

Ral Partha Europe (ironwind metals in the US?) has quite a range:
https://www.connectstores.com/ralpartha/sp_36687.html

Hasslefree has some cool Sci-fi dwarves:
http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/range.php?range_id=25

Anyway... that probably didn't help much... but there might be something of interest.

 

buzz

Adventurer

• Nov 6, 2006

• #5

Kris said:

Anyway... that probably didn't help much... but there might be something of interest.

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Cool stuff. Thanks, Kris!

 

frankthedm

First Post

• Nov 7, 2006

• #6

heroclix figs work for some sci fi applications. try Auggies on ebay.

 

buzz

Adventurer

• Nov 7, 2006

• #7

Here's another cool resource for starship minis: http://www.star-ranger.com/Minis.htm

Though my Battletech and Full Thrust playing buddy says it's yesterday's news.

 

Thanee

First Post

• Nov 7, 2006

• #8

Star Wars LEGO!!

...and am curious about the SF line coming up from Rackham.

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AT-43; miniatures look quite good, considering they are prepainted.

Bye
Thanee

 

Owen K.C. Stephens

Adventurer

• Nov 17, 2006

• #9

I can say, with no fear of being unbiased, that if you like paper figures you can do a lot worse than the Stand-Ins paper figures. I'm the producer, so obviously I think they're lovely.

You get 125 different figures, all presented with separate front and back art, and all presented in both black and white and full color. The total cost is $12, you support En World when you buy through their affiliate, and the product has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5.

http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2362&

End shameless self-promotion.

 

12rounds

First Post

• Nov 17, 2006

• #10

West Wind is often neglected, but offers a wide variety of weirdness for SF/Super gaming.
Gothic horror/Bad moon over Memphis -category is my long time favourite. There are excellent SF/Super miniatures in both Road Kill and Superfigs category - depending on what kind of campaign you are running of course.



http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php


Another excellent source is the Street Violence and 2000AD ranges of Wargames Foundry found at: http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/main.asp