alternative manufacturers of miniatures for WM

[jchaos79]

that is and will be very useful, (at least for me)

by the way you have a great site yamenko

[jchaos79]

Hi,

Warmaster Acolytes is making a catalogue of 10mm figures, to enjoy figures of 10mm, think in conversions or uses for warmaster and to not buy blind products (buy only with reference). Maybe could be interesting.

http://warmaster-acolytes.mforos.com/1854818-catalogo-de-miniaturas/

Everyone could participate if is his wish

[BlackEd]

I'll have to check to see what I bought.  I've used Pendraken figures for my daemon army, with a bit of figures from Khurasan miniatures.

I bought some stuff from GFI (I think -- a US based company) to use as pikemen in a DOW army.  (I got tired of converting GW halberdiers.)  I also want to find some 10mm Greek/Macedonian figures that have pikes.  The GFI Orcs look great, but I don't have any.

I can post more about which figs I used for my Cthulu Daemon army -- see the Warmaster tale of Painters -- but I'm not home now so don't have all the info.

I bought a bunch of 10mm Pendraken stuff, and I am taking photos for Pendraken for their website.  I wish they had more photos, so I am sending them pictures of what I ordered.

This is a great thread!  I will have to check out the links later!  This will be a BIG help!

[jchaos79]

That is alot of stuff, I have never seen GFI close pictures!

[jchaos79]

In our effort to make a catalogue of 10mm figures we post this link

http://warmaster-acolytes.mforos.com/1854818/9149890-indice-database/

If you think it is worthy and want to contribute, just log in and post your entries.

[Stomm]

Only problem is that forum all seems to be in Spanish. And of course the golden rule for native English speakers and the internets is, that unless it involves naked women or absolute necessity (like trying to find your hotel when abroad), we won't go near a foreign language website.

Actually the same is generally true of foreign languages full-stop, which really is quite a shame. I do fancy learning German properly at some point, and maybe having a go at Italian so that when I'm visiting my parents in Tuscany I don't always have to come across as the ignorant foreigner...

[jchaos79]

You are right Stom  ,  but references are in english, except GW that are sold in Spain translated. But I do not think that a bunch of GW vetereans like you guys will find it very difficult. It could be interesting for you. If someone would like to participate uploading pics and do not speak english could contact with some moderator in the forum ( I know they are really nice people  ) and the needed post will be translated to english.

Anyway you have make an accurate overview of the situation of the net

[blacksmith]

Here you can see some of my painted figures from different brands for a comparison:
http://javieratwar.blogspot.com/2009/05/10-mm-scale-comparison-among.html

[wellspring]

My approach has been to use GW minis, for the most part. If a unit is OOP or is otherwise unavailable, I'll go to other manufacturers. However, for my biggest armies, I'll slip in a few non-canon units either for variety or fluff value. For example, my HE force includes some Dark Elf Corsairs and Spearmen, painted to match the rest of my HE army.

I have four warmaster armies, and my next long-term goal is a Westerosi army (based on George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series) built around Empire/Bretonnian rules. For that, I'm sure to use a combination of GW and Copplestone, with maybe some Old Glory mixed in for good measure. Of course, Eureka's line is really good, too.

[Nat]

Wondering if anyone has any ideas for alternative minis for albion fenbeasts? I have searched many 6/10/15mm fantasy ranges but not found anything suitable.

Generally aiming for 15-25mm tall as he will be alone on the base, and fairly generic swampy/plantlike/creepercovered  fenbeast/swamp lord/marsh walker kind of idea.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[azrael71]

@Nat are you doing an Albion army?
I do hope so.

The model is very similar to the very old plague elemental.
These may come up a little more regularly (and cheaper) on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITADEL-SLOTTA-BASE-LARGE-MONSTER-C-29-PLAGUE-ELEMENTAL-/260605473567?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Toys_RolePlaying_RL&hash=item3cad4bf31f
Bigger than the normal one, but very imposing.
You could go to town with the GS to make it look similar.

[Nat]

Thanks for the pointer Azrael, I'll add it to the list of maybe's. The fenbeast is also a good candidate for a scratchbuild as it doesnt have to follow humanoid/realistic proportioning, so a little imperfection isnt a major problem, and I only need 1-2.

@Nat are you doing an Albion army?
I do hope so.

Im choosing between a number of armies, but I want to consider the model ranges available for each before I choose. Im after a human army, but havent decided between: Albion, Norse, Kislev and Araby.