| manatic | 06 Feb 2011 2:19 p.m. PST |
I'm composing a review of different 28mm Colonial Marine miniatures. Since the Leading Edge official releases are long OOP and cost far too much, I'm wondering if someone would be willing to send me a few pictures (possibly with size comparison) to help make the review that little bit more complete. I did this before with my Aliens review, scroll down a bit for the piece about Eureka's Chaos Weasels: link Stuff that's currently to be added to the review: LE Colonial Marines
Woodbine Marines
em-4/Copplestone troopers
em-4 plastic troopers
ERM Colonial Marines
GW Cadians
Denizen Mid-tech
Hasslefree pulse rifle types
Kryomek Colonial Marines
Fenryll Scifi troopers Anything I've missed? Not looking to make a "generic scifi soldiers" review, but focusing on minis that are stylistically very close to the marines in Aliens (helmets, body armour and so on). |
| Top Gun Ace | 06 Feb 2011 2:24 p.m. PST |
Check the Denizen range – photos of them are on their website. |
| manatic | 06 Feb 2011 2:25 p.m. PST |
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| Katzbalger | 06 Feb 2011 5:09 p.m. PST |
GZG has several that might work – Oceanians and maybe NAC Marines might fit the bill. Rob |
| GreatScot72 | 06 Feb 2011 5:39 p.m. PST |
1st Corps. Not the standard sci fi infantry-scouts I believe? |
| Marauder | 06 Feb 2011 7:36 p.m. PST |
Vor Union troopers look the part as well |
Frederick  | 06 Feb 2011 7:39 p.m. PST |
What about the Wargames Factory Sci-Fi greatcoats (assuming that Wargames Factory continues to exist – I hope so!) – I am using them with the Cadian arms and they are great |
| manatic | 07 Feb 2011 3:06 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the tips! The 1st Corps in particular were a good find. The VOR stuff might be as well, will have to think about that. The WF greatcoats are far too unlike Colonial Marines (remember that this is what I'm looking for gearwise: picture ). |
| Vosper | 07 Feb 2011 5:45 a.m. PST |
The results will be interesting to see once you've done the comparison. I don't have anything to add to what's above, nor any pics right now, but I have the VOR figs around someplace, packed up. They seemed a bit more generic sci-fi/near-future soldier than USCMC looking, as I recall. |
| Backyardpatrol | 07 Feb 2011 8:47 a.m. PST |
Aberrant Games CSO troopers:
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Painted up right they are great. |
| AndrewGPaul | 08 Feb 2011 7:29 a.m. PST |
(remember that this is what I'm looking for gearwise: picture ). That lot woudn't last five minutes against an alien.  The GW Cadians don't really look anything like Colonial Marines. |
| manatic | 08 Feb 2011 8:05 a.m. PST |
The GW Cadians don't really look anything like Colonial Marines. Hmm, you might actually be right, there. I remembered them being a lot more CM-ish! |
| ODoughan | 08 Feb 2011 9:16 a.m. PST |
These guys are very obviously inspired by the USCM: link |
| manatic | 08 Feb 2011 4:23 p.m. PST |
Indeed. They're the "Woodbine Marines", #2 on the list above. |
| ODoughan | 09 Feb 2011 4:28 a.m. PST |
manatic: Oh, didn't know that. Never mind, then.. |
| Wolfprophet | 09 Feb 2011 7:44 p.m. PST |
Imperial Guard are easily convertable to look more Colonial Marine. Their uniforms and body armour are a little different, but the helmets just need the drop down eyepiece and bam! You get a slightly more upgraded looking Colonial Marine helmet. Though, I'd recommend getting some Hasslefree's loose pulse guns to convert them. I have a couple odd little extra IG carrying pulse rifles to use for SST as Light Armour M.I. proxies. I would recommend the LAMI from the SST game, but they're OOP, disappointingly bad poses and sculpts and I regret sinking nearly $200 USD to get a ahold of 40 of them. Worst investment ever…but I'll keep them for the nostalgic(OOP really.) value. Lol. |
does a mash-up and gets a sci-fi command vehicle.
