Uesugi Kenshin  | 05 Oct 2010 11:10 p.m. PST |
As of today at least,
1) GZG
2) Rebel Minis
3) Khurasan
4) Old Crow
5) Critical Mass Honorable mentions to Combat Wombat, Brigade Games & Eureka. |
| GeoffQRF | 06 Oct 2010 2:20 a.m. PST |
Ah, but (particularly with sci-fi) you'd be a fool to miss out of some of the 'not top 5' gems out there… ;-) |
| sffant | 06 Oct 2010 3:24 a.m. PST |
Here is my list which I actually bought minis from them.
1. GZG
2. Peter Pig (AK 47 Range)
3. Dream Pod 9 (Heavy Gear as 15mm Walker)
4. Khurasan ?. Rebel Minis & 15mm.co.uk |
| JRacel | 06 Oct 2010 3:31 a.m. PST |
In no particular Order: 1. Rebel Minis
2. Khurasan
3. Critical Mass
4. GZG
5. Old Crow Honorable Mention:
1. Bluemoon
2. Combat Wombat
3. Eureka
4. 15mm.co.uk
5. Zombie Smith
6. Micropanzer Jeff |
| Wellspring | 06 Oct 2010 3:31 a.m. PST |
I'll agree with Uesugi Kenshin on all points-- except that I'd switch Old Crow and CMG for #'s 4 and 5. Including the shout-outs at the end. |
| mrwigglesworth | 06 Oct 2010 3:34 a.m. PST |
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| Grumpy Monkey | 06 Oct 2010 3:43 a.m. PST |
Blue Moon seems to always get skipped, but I love my Orion Heavy Infantry, and my robot legionaries |
| JRacel | 06 Oct 2010 5:25 a.m. PST |
I think for me, Bluemoon is a little hit or miss. I like some of the minis, but others do very little for me personally. I think it's part subject matter and part sculpting style that I am not fond of. I love the Reavers and Orion guys. The other issue is that I can't stand their vehicles. They look like they were made from kitbashing other stuff, including Legos, and they just really turn me off. Others like Combat Wombat still sculpt/build their own vehicles from scratch (no CAD work), but comparing CW's vehicles to the Bluemoon ones is not even a contest since CWs do not cause me to mentally disect his stuff into pen caps and Legos. I think that if it was not for the vehicles I would rate them higher. Jeff |
| doug redshirt | 06 Oct 2010 5:45 a.m. PST |
GZG
Rebel Minis
Khurasan
Eureka Dont have a 5th. |
| DinOfBattle2 | 06 Oct 2010 6:06 a.m. PST |
My top five, based on what I have in my possession, and what I plan on ordering: Rebel Minis (Their minis got me into collecting 15mm Sci-Fi)
Critical Mass Games
Ground Zero Games
Blue Moon
Khurasan I would consider using other manufacturers to flesh out some needs here and there, but my main armies will come from the companies above. Eric |
| Steve Hazuka | 06 Oct 2010 6:50 a.m. PST |
Sculptors or manufacturers. Pitor Bitwy has good stuff too. You find the same sculptor at different locations. So is it product itself or product line you're looking at. |
| Stuuuh | 06 Oct 2010 7:29 a.m. PST |
I totally agree with GeoffQRF. My opinion may be controvertial, but… …While the recent surge of 15mm sci-fi has got a lot of new folks in the scale, this scale has been around for a while with some great kit. I agree we do see some cool new stuff on the market, however, a lot of these new ranges and figures have serious flaws like rampant scale creep, figures with distorted body ratios and those that have eaten all the space pies, 10mm/12mm/20mm scale vehicles sold as 15, static poses or poor quality sculpting and more. IMHO good Sci does not make up for bad Fi… Other manufacturers I'd recommend revisiting, in no particular order:
Brigade Models – they make some great (15mm) vehicles.
QRF – they now make the old Friekorps Colonial Marines (the ONLY ones that are like the Aliens Film)
Laserburn – where else can you get a Judge from 200AD or a Space marine? [I think this is 15mm co.uk?]
RAFM – their Traveller characters still blow away most of the 'new' figs in sculpting quality, and scale compatibility
Peter Pig – in addition to thier other ranges they (used to?) make some nifty pieces like combat robots and drones/markers/civilians way before many others did…
Kremilin minis – they have space samurai with lighsabers and ninjas!
Force XXI – near future grit
Battlestations – bots and aliens
Rod Campbell's bugs (Highlander?)
The old Alternative Armies figs – Crusaders etc There's more cool stuff out there than most folks realize. A great resource is Dropship Horizon, he does a good job of collating links to manufacturers, and not just the new 'trendy' ones. |
| Mooseworks8 | 06 Oct 2010 7:51 a.m. PST |
1) GZG
2) Rebel Minis
3) Khurasan
4) 15mm.co.uk
5) Blue Moon |
| BRUTALPAUL | 06 Oct 2010 11:02 p.m. PST |
1)Rebel Minis
2)Khurasan
3)GZG
4)The Scene UK (Best Terminators Robots!)
5)15mm.co.uk |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 07 Oct 2010 5:31 a.m. PST |
Im really hoping by the time this poll gets posted (January?) that there is some additional competition to the traditional top 5 or 6. |
| Scorpio | 07 Oct 2010 5:50 a.m. PST |
Please include a selection for "I don't play 15mm scifi" when this poll comes out. |
finds it's better to get started than to waste time planning!
