Re: The GZG Digest V2 #355 - 15mm Stuff

Hi Guys,

Someone forwarded me the digest because of the 15mm stuff but i saw this
thread and was intruiged..

>Subject: Re: [OT] Enemy at the Gates - March 16 in US

Though origionally  touted as a true story by the film makers, they are
now
back-pedalling frantically on this one because it turns out that it is
all
complete fiction.  The 'account'  of the duel was created post-war by
the
Soviet prpoganda machine.  Simply, it never happened, despite the then
Soviets diplaying what they erronously claim to be a Ziess scope from
the
fictional German sniper ace.

>From what I've seen and heard it looks like another 'Saving Princess
Ryan
Hype'...

(BTW, anyone spot the direct un-acknowledged lift from Carlos Hathcock's
book on sniping in the Vietnam war ?)

Back to the matter in hand...
<Subject: Re: [OT] Getting out of 25mm

>>The main problem has always been figure
>>availability, which as far as I'm concerned Jon has entirely solved
with
>>the new 15mm SG2 figures.
>
>Vehicles. Vehicles are still sparse for SF in 15mm. I've kitbashed my
own out
>of Roco minitanks (which the Battleground: World War II crowd suggest
is used
>by 15mm WW2 players, anyway, even though they are actually HO scale).
I've
>been unhappy with most of the 15mm SF vehicles I've seen.

Figures have been relatively scarce for really high thech sci-fi but are
highly abundant for ultra-moderns which are great for GZG-like sci-fi.
Companies I can think of of the top of my head are:
Infantry:
Peter Pig - The BEST 15mmm figs out there - Sci-Fi, Moderns, Historicals
GZG - Sci-Fi. Sorry Jon, but I have to be honest here.	To me the new
figs
are very poor, detail is absent, poses are lacking in animation and the
sculptor has a very poor mental image of the human body.  In contrast,
the
OLD NAC and ESU figures are excellent (for those of you at the GZG conn,
just compare my panzergrenadiers with my old NACs and ESU, they blow the
new ones away).
Irregular Miniatures - Moderns and cheap and cheerful, not hard sci fi.
See the pirates i'm bringing this w/e for evidence of this !
Dream Pod Nine - Sci-Fi. Good quality but limited poses HO Heavy gear
infantry in hard suits and light inf.  I'll have them this w/e.
Freikorps - Sci-Fi.  Decent quality Marines and Aliens, see them this
w/e.
MJ Figures- How this guy has not been sued by GW I don't know.	Sci-Fi,
Sapce Marines, Orks and Land Raiders.  No idea of qulity but the
pictures
look good.
Alternative Armies - Sci-Fi.  Decent figs.  Bit too Gothic for my tase.
QRF - Moderns. Fair but not up to PP quality.
Quality Castings - True 15mm (1:120) Moderns.  Good figs.  The Moderns
US
in particular are ideal for SG.
Stan Johansen - Sci-Fi.  Good if a little dated looking figs (some may
be
old traveller etc).  Has a painting srcive too so will paint the figs.
Galoob- The cheap plastic Star Wars stuff.  Look for Bobba Fett this w/e
!
(on that note, anyone got a 15mm-ish Darth Vader they want to swop ?).
Vehicles:
Peter Pig - Sci-Fi, Moderns, Historicals.  Good quality moderns, the
sci-fis thing sucks.  The AK-47 range in particualt is worth pointing
out
as it has some interesting things like Toyotas to make into
'technicals'.
GZG - Jon occasionally has some of his old tanks plus i think heas has
an
old metal APC.
Irregular Miniatures - GEV APC (this w/e again), and odds and ends like
the
pirate jet boat.
Dream Pod Nine - th new ho gears make Infantry walkers.  The jovian
chronicles suits are decent but expensive.
MJ Figures - A Land Raider ! some Helicopters
Alternative Armies - light wheeled vehicles.
QRF - Superb range of Modern vehices/aircraft and helos- these vehicles
are
recognition vehicles for armies all over the world so you know they are
right.	Range has everything from hummers to Scud Launchers.  I have
VABs
and LAV 25s this w/e.  Geoff will do turret swops etc for making things
more sci-fi.
Quality Castings - True 15mm (1:120) Moderns.  The BEST 15mm vehicles on
the market.
Stan Johansen - Sci-Fi.  Stan's vehicles are not as good as his
infantry.
Otherwise thay are fine.  I've got light vehicles this w/e.
Galoob- Where else can you get M577A APCs, Cheyanne dropships, ATAT
walkers
and those funky brown Grav Tanks!
Matchbox - Superb Bradleys, AAV-1s, trucks, odd APCs and aeroplanes, all
for a buck !
Johhny Lightning - new line of M1A1 Abrahams.  Really nice tanks, esp
the
new ones with mine ploughs
CollectAir - Fantastic Modern aeroplans and Helos.  Bit costly, but
worth
it as they come fully painted.
Postage Stamp Models - nice Modern planes, painted like CollectAir but
at a
fraction of he cost so quality is lesser.
Toys'R'Us/Museum shops etc - wierd ranges of cheap toys, Tonka, Maisto
etc.
I've got stuff ranging from Dinosaurs and Apaches Helos for a dollar to
AV8B harriers for three bucks.

OK guys some stuff to be working with.	Best thing for contacts and URLs
is
The Miniatures Page Maufactures list.  For those of you these this w/ e
you
will see examples of a lot of this in the 'Friday Night Firefight' (at
last
count about 30 or so vehicles/aircraft and a couple of companies of
infantry) and the Aliens game on Sunday.  For those not going Jon
usually
takes his camera so you may see photos.

If folks want to contact me about this lot please email me at
smurray@aecom.yu.edu.  PLEASE NOTE, I am very slow to respond to
personal
email, I only usually get the w/e to do this so it may be a few days
before
I get back to you.

Happy gaming and I'll see some of you this w/e !
Stu.

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