[AtE] Minifigs?

[Luke Bunyip]

I've been out of the 25mm figurine caper for a while, but I think that my next game would be improved with something other than my to date standard of cardboard cut outs.

I need 4 x PC figures (assorted genders, hand guns, possible illegal motorcycle club members)

20 x random cannibals.

8 x Bikie NPCs

4 x kitted out terrorists (think ZFT from Fringe)

Suggestions of independent suppliers, possibly with recommendations re: quality, depth of catalogue, turnaround, customer service, would be greatly appreciated.

[zorg]

Have you looked at 15mm? At that scale, minis are very affordable, fast to paint, and come in very different ranges.

[The Colonel]

Some of these guys may help:

http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk...p?cat=1&page=1

https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/coll...treet-violence

https://em4miniatures.com/collection...ish-miniatures

https://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?categ...Apost%252dapoc

I'd also be tempted by Warlord games' "Project Z" … if they're still in in production, which they may not be. Mantic also do some decent product but are hampered by their reluctance to just sell the damned miniatures without all sorts of adhered cruft from their games.

These guys might also be worth a look if you don't mind doing business with G-dubs:
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB...-Cultists-2019
...they also have some guys on bikes:
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB...n-Jackals-2019
...who may not be worth the money.

And Mophidius here:
https://www.modiphius.com/fallout.html
are selling Fallout minis, but in an oversize scale that virtually no-one else uses.

Are you, as the handle implies, in Australia? If so, that may delay things a bit, I'm not sure how they are found for local stockists.

[Black Leviathan]

As long as my other religion is being brought up;

We've been using LEGO Minifugres for gaming for almost a decade now. With a bit of shopping around you can find LEGO figures as cheap as you can find pewter or plastic minis. Pre-painted, configurable, simple to stick to terrain if you make it out of LEGO as well. If you don't mind buying bootleg figures off sites like Ali-express you can often find figures for $1 or less.

[Luke Bunyip]

Originally Posted by The Colonel

Some of these guys may help:

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Are you, as the handle implies, in Australia? If so, that may delay things a bit, I'm not sure how they are found for local stockists.

That's me Colonel, another jumped up Antipodean.

That's why I want to order now. The mail gets slow down here in December. Cough Christmas cough.

[Luke Bunyip]

Originally Posted by zorg

Have you looked at 15mm?

Given that I live in a country with no bordering neighbours, but with three differing rail gauges, I try to standardise, and then stick with it.
Sadly, I'm well down the rabbit hole path of 25mm figure ownership.

[tshiggins]

I''ll second the recommendation for figures from Hassle Free Miniatures in the U.K.

The company's current fantasy line doesn't do a lot, for me, but if you're in a game inspired by Vikings, they've got you covered.

That said, I picked up some of their modern-day and post-apoc figures for my Facets campaign, and am quite pleased with the quality of the materials and the variety of the sculpts.

[Luke Bunyip]

Originally Posted by tshiggins

I''ll second the recommendation for figures from Hassle Free Miniatures in the U.K.

... I picked up some of their modern-day and post-apoc figures for my Facets campaign, and am quite pleased with the quality of the materials and the variety of the sculpts.

Ta man. I'll check them out.

EDIT: I've got missing out syndrome in regards to the Boy in Goat Suit figure.

[tshiggins]

Okay, that's funny.

I did mention the wide variety of the sculpts.... :)

[sgtcallistan]

Originally Posted by Luke Bunyip

I've been out of the 25mm figurine caper for a while, but I think that my next game would be improved with something other than my to date standard of cardboard cut outs.

I need 4 x PC figures (assorted genders, hand guns, possible illegal motorcycle club members)

20 x random cannibals.

8 x Bikie NPCs

4 x kitted out terrorists (think ZFT from Fringe)

Suggestions of independent suppliers, possibly with recommendations re: quality, depth of catalogue, turnaround, customer service, would be greatly appreciated.

While I was surprised to find that GURPS miniatures scale was about 1/32nd ('green army men' scale), my favourite 25-28mm company, especially for well-sculpted miniatures in modern, fantasy, post-apocalyptic genres, is a company called Hasslefree; https://www.hfminis.co.uk/
Edit: you've discovered these guys already...

https://fenrisgames.com/ My 'local' miniature makers, have a range of figures for modern games, named for the characters of the 1980s 'Thing' movie, in alphabetical order, too.
Look for their 'Apex Investigators'.
A kill-team armed with larger guns, and an investigator team usually armed with wits, sensors and small-arms.
These are used by our group for our 'Resident Evil' inspired investigation, conspiracy-thwarting and combat game.

I checked their site, and there are delays due to 'a death in the family'.