Bob in Edmonton | 02 Jan 2011 4:03 p.m. PST |
What is the most useful figure (or type of figure) you own in 28mm? For my money it is the old (forgive me!) GW Bretonnian peasant archer figures:
These two sculpts can be painted up a dozen different ways and have served in both fantasy and historical armies as both fearsome bowmen, wily skirmishers, and peasant rabble. And they are both cheap and plentiful. Bob in Edmonton |
Kampfgruppe Cottrell | 02 Jan 2011 4:42 p.m. PST |
Since I play Weird WWII and superhero mostly I would say my Captain America and my 82nd Airborne boys see a ton o play.
Brian |
coryfromMissoula | 02 Jan 2011 5:37 p.m. PST |
My 1930's armed civilians, gathered from a dozen different companies. They have fought Nazis on three fronts, unspeakable horrors at Arkham, werewolves in the American west and Capitalist dogs from St Petersburg to Pensylvania. They have sided with super heroes and stood firm against bootleggers and aliens. In an amazing number of games they have filled the roster. |
apathostic | 02 Jan 2011 6:16 p.m. PST |
The magical, animated 28mm figure painter that completes all those figures while I sleep the sleep of the just. Ah, who am I kidding . . . |
SpuriousMilius | 02 Jan 2011 6:18 p.m. PST |
I'd agree that 30's civies armed & not can be used for Irish Rebels, Prohibition Era Gangsters, Spanish Civil War, WWII Resistance & generic Pulp citizens & minions. |
Lee Brilleaux | 02 Jan 2011 7:21 p.m. PST |
I agree on the 1930s civilians. I'd backdate that to the Victorian era as well. I have women with brooms who have chased outlaws around the streets of Tombestone and thugs around Whitechapel. |
DeanMoto | 02 Jan 2011 8:24 p.m. PST |
I use some Old Glory crossbowmen from the Crusaders and Saracen range in several armies. These armies range from Normans to HYW-French. Also, some Old Glory spearmen from their Mongols in Europe range along with some Curteys spearmen can be used in pretty much any Medieval army. |
Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 02 Jan 2011 10:13 p.m. PST |
My black-and-green GW Warp Spiders. They've seen me through three separate editons of 40K and a smattering of Vor games. |
Farstar | 02 Jan 2011 11:13 p.m. PST |
Recently that would be my trio of Magnificent Egos "Ghostly Weapons". Every D&D game sees them come out. |
CeruLucifus | 03 Jan 2011 2:58 a.m. PST |
The DM from my high school and college D&D group had a narrow leather zipper pouch he stored dice in. It stood in for every large monster we ever met, and when a character died, he would squeeze the sides of the pouch which would open the zipper mouth and he'd push the dead figure in and say "gulp". |
Feet up now | 03 Jan 2011 6:27 a.m. PST |
Warhammerquest Pitfighter is Mr utility for me.To play in bruv's Gladiator game,As Celtic leader in WAB, necromunda ganger (Goliath juve), Chaos warrior champion figure and in a 15mm game of HoTT as an ogre.Me dad even nicked him as a dark elf assassin.It was his destiny as I never liked using him in the game he was designed for. |
Jana Wang | 03 Jan 2011 8:00 a.m. PST |
I've got some WotC plastic D&D lizardmen and Sahuagin that have been used in pulp, horror, Sf, and of course, fantasy dungeoncrawls. Very versatile little guys, they can be lizardmen, fishmen, aliens, etc. And I didn't even have to paint them. |
Saginaw | 03 Jan 2011 10:53 a.m. PST |
This may seem a bit unusual, but my most useful figure is the casting on the far right at this link: link It's been a handy figure to have to determine the relative size between it and a diecast vehicle. From it, I came to the conclusion that 1/55-1/60 scale cars are more visually accurate to use on the gaming table. It also works for architectual projects. |
Dasher | 03 Mar 2011 1:08 p.m. PST |
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Scorpio | 03 Mar 2011 1:28 p.m. PST |
My Artizan Cultists are certainly moving to claim the throne of my Major Maxim fig, but that's how I roll. |