@Stephen Sutton Lol, there are tons of metal manufacturers doing good blaster Aliens models, you just have to look out for them (Badger Games did some nice truely original design "not Tau" in metal...

@Don Williams Well, not too sure on what the Sassanid infantry looked like really but its likely that as long as you don't use the Med heads, chop off the apple butts on the spears and mayby ditch ...

@timbus the thirteenth You've probaby heard about the "restic" they were using around a decade ago. It wasn't the worst thing in the world, but couldn't be ground or filed; shaving with a shar...

I forgot there was an eldritch fish-man kit, I might check into a box of those one day! I've bought a box of the nightstalkers before, my only complaint is that they're a bit pricey compared to Wa...

Why not?  There's probably an Official Wargaming Law against it, but as long as youre willing to take the risk, endure some flipped tables, and can escape the Kitbashing Police, you might sur...

I'm considering building a Sassanid warband for Saga Age of Invasions. Would it be worthwhile to convert WA Persians to Sassanids? I've got plenty of spare parts and bits from other WA/Grippng Beas...

I've definitely checked them out, but I've heard pretty bad things about their plastic quality. That said, the nightstalkers are so directly up my alley I might need to just bite already.

Are you familiar with Mantic's Deadzone/Warpath Firefight range? Their space-Orcs are more aligned with what you describe, and they have a vaguely Cthuloid sub-aquatic themed faction called the Nam...

@Battle Specter I get why it exists, but I'm picky about my aesthetics and will happily sacrifice realism if need be.That said, there is a very nice-looking heavy version of ooh rah, but its stuck ...

@Battle Specter Yeah, I'm not sure if I made it clear but that's exactly what I mean. I love the idea of 'orcs in space', but to me orcs are regimented, disciplined monsters with a semi-industrial ...

I've never actually handled the Einjerjar kit, I've thought of buying a box more than once at least for the bits, but never got around to it.  If they were available as bonus sprues for The Da...

Forehead-to-Keyboard contruction techniques are a valuable skillset that takes talent to get the best use from.  It's not something I'm good at! And Oaglurbers seems like the perfect name for...

I always enjoy any outside-the-box stuff that can be imagined, but I think most customers are going to be more about either substitute factions that can be used in popular wargames like 40K (space ...

@timbus the thirteenth I think for me the whole "bugs" or "brutes" schtik has grown old. I want smart, non-elf like aliens. Aliens that have depth beyond "CHOMP! DAKKA DAKKA!!!" I want to see that ...

i would love more alien kits!! i might be in the minority here but i genuinely really like the "fantasy guys in space" vibe. i had an idea a while back for a space orc that ISNT based on gw but on ...

@timbus the thirteenth As a Marine myself- the sleeves need rolled down, if for no other reason than they could be used for "space Marines." My biggest gripes with the Ooh-Rah! set (aside from the ...

i have been very tempted by the einharjar but the heads kinda threw me off. some stuff i think might be cool: - industrial/hard hats - gas masks (always cool) - sculpted metal beards (specifical...

While I appreciate the Nordic theme of the space dwarfs, one thing that I think would be kinda cool (and would instantly create a new race) would be some alternate heads and weapon arms for them.&n...

Long time since I posted here, so i'll get right ot the point.  I was one of the backers of the Hardsuits back in the day, and got a fairly decent store credit for my troubles, which I turned...

idk i think oaglurbers is a perfect name already. totally didn't come from ramming my head into the keyboard.

I like that idea: the WGA world war kits are surely a great source of older weapons that can be handwaved into something a little more futuristic with some creativity (the original Star Wars movies...

@Travis Johnson "Hell, even give them two mandables to discourage infringement lawyers lol." That's the spirit:  "expy" characters are a time-honored tradition in comic books, the pulps, B-mo...

We only would need around 45 boxes to play Agincourt in accurate numbers on the table.....

That post with the images mentioned that the box sets will be 700 figures each. That's going to be a lot of painting. Look forward to the challenge. 

Big preview with lots of pictures   13 November update: GRAND BATTLE SCALE AZINCOURT ENGLISH ARMY Box Printing GRAND BATTLE SCALE AZINCOURT FRENCH ARMY Box Printing   Co...

@timbus the thirteenth hmm, good point.

Managed to get the swordsmen and command stands finished up. Used a few of the casualty figures to tart up some of the swordsmen bases. Next up are the archers which will complete the army. I'm ver...

Okay, so I've been thinking about this a lot recently, so sorry if this becomes a rant. Basically, the problem with fantasy knights is that they tend to have historical and ceremonial "bits" all mi...

We already have totally-not-starship-troopers and totally-not-rebels on digital, they can do totally-not-predators too. "The oaglurbers are hunters supreme who often visit the death fields circuit ...

@timbus the thirteenth Hmm, I know this going to sound awful but most of the knights in the Excalibur film shots I keep being shown outside of maybe that one Villian in armor look like HYW or WOR a...

Sounds like an overpriced box of lawsuit waiting to happen but okay. 😆 Also do you mind waiting 3 years for it?

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After watching Predator: Badlands, I went on the hunt for Predator minis. Immediately. Some are out there floating around, But nothing from the masters at Wargames Atlantic. Do you sense the potent...

I guess what I mean is that historicals really only work if you want generic fantasy. There's plenty of good options, but it feels like some of the coolest and most iconic 'looks' in fantasy (conan...

@timbus the thirteenth Actually I find it depends on the army and the setting feeling your going for.  I for gritty Middle Ages European fantasy force like WFB or Warmaster, any of the middle ...

@Brian Van De Walker I'm keen for the idea of expanding more on the types of samurai tbf. More yari and cavalry. I'm planing on making a takeda clan army so more cavalry would be good.  speci...

call me picky, but as a mainly fantasy player i really don't just want historicals to flesh out my human armies. obviously it's better than nothing, but most "accurate" historical armies don't look...

Hmm, I think thematically the HYW 10mm planned and Samurai WA already have make better fantasy human armies to face or ally with the Orcs, Dwarfs and BoneBlades WA has than Early Imperial Romans, i...

@Mithril2098 Actually I think wokou pirates could be a box all on thier own, same deal with Warrior monks. Both those actually got fielded as whole armies during the Sengoku period, pirates even to...

I agree that Early Imperial Romans are more common for classical fantasy.  I guess what I sort of meant with Caesarian Romans being useful for a not-Gondor/Numenor vibe is that the Romans woul...

@Mithril2098 yeah I understand they weren't particularly historically accurate as a large scale unit, especially compared to ashigaru. I also know funnily enough that samurai believed firearms to b...

early imperial romans are one of the more popular aesthetics for fantasy settings to steal for their human kingdoms, so getting romans in 10mm would go over well for a lot of people i think. thoug...

we know that all levels within the warrior social class were enamored of firearms. and that even the upper levels of the Bushi (the ones we call samurai) used them. but i'm not aware of any inciden...

I know basing your miniatures off of other companies outputs can be a real minefield of problems but the Warlord Games Epic Battles Hannibal line was done in what I understand was a proprietary 13m...

@timbus the thirteenth true, they are big enough if your using historical sculpts for your humans.

@timbus the thirteenth I have seen mongol army minis for sale from a couple of diffrent companies in metal, and  Fireforge does sell Genghis khans army in plastic (even lucked out on ebay and ...

@Jack Winstone No, its likely historically accurate for both weapons, its just bows would be way more common for samurai since they where trained to use bows  and bows where in many ways still...

still crazy to me that there aren't more ancient chinese war games. hell i don't think i've even seen genghis khan's army  models before, and they're one of the largest and most interesting mi...

well yes, but if you're desperate i figured they might do in a pinch. if they could supplement with centaurs and fish men too, we'd have a pretty solid array of hybrids in plastic