Re: Figure questions; Advisce requested

Michigan?  Whereabouts MI?

I'm in Detroit, moving soon to Grand Rapids.

--Flak

On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 15:15, Andrew Duryea wrote:
> 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
> > their budding
> > collections.
> 
> 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!
> -Andrew
> 
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