| bobblez bob | 04 Jun 2012 11:54 a.m. PST |
I want to do a 1950s/1960s 'The Thing' type game using Copplestones wonderful K49 Snowcat, does any manufacturer produce suitable era polar explorer type miniatures ? am after civilian lightly armed types rather than armed to the teeth, tough hombres.
Any help/pointers greatly appreciated, cheers. |
| Highland Guerilla | 04 Jun 2012 12:15 p.m. PST |
Pulp Figures has some,php-16 rugged mountaineers. |
| willthepiper | 04 Jun 2012 12:16 p.m. PST |
Pulp Figures are more oriented to the '30s rather than the '50s, but these guys might work for you:
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| willthepiper | 04 Jun 2012 12:16 p.m. PST |
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| bobblez bob | 04 Jun 2012 12:23 p.m. PST |
Ahhh, thanks guys thats the kind of thing I'm talking about, could do with a few more variants to go with them. |
| Given up for good | 04 Jun 2012 1:07 p.m. PST |
You may find the Four A snow troopers a bit over armed! link
Having seen these actual models I have to say they are very neat. |
| Altius | 04 Jun 2012 1:23 p.m. PST |
Copplestone has a few also: link Like Pulp Figures, these are more 30s than 50s, but really who's going to argue? |
| Mako11 | 04 Jun 2012 2:57 p.m. PST |
Someone else did some Ice Station Zebra figs, for both sides, so you might look into those too. |
| M1911Colt | 04 Jun 2012 6:14 p.m. PST |
The Ice Station Zebra figs, are from Regiment games |
| Cloudy | 04 Jun 2012 7:15 p.m. PST |
If you haven't seen it, here's part one of a five part series on the 1955-1958 Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition in which the Tucker Model 743 Sno-Cat features: YouTube link Somewhere in one of the five parts you get to see that classic image of the Sno-Cat stuck across the yawning crevasse with one pontoon hanging down and you also get to see how they recover it! |
 chicklewis  | 04 Jun 2012 8:54 p.m. PST |
These three guys from Rafm will work, too. Perfect match in scale, heft, and style to the Pulp mountaineers, since they were also sculpted by Bob Murch. The sled is a LITTLE early for the '50s, but workable. |
| chicklewis | 04 Jun 2012 11:04 p.m. PST |
Sorry, here's the RAFM link: link |
| argsilverson | 05 Jun 2012 2:30 a.m. PST |
Tiger miniatures has the ex HLBS arctic explorers, they might suit you:
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designed by Ernest Shackleton!!!!! WoW In their listing they have a range called Ice station LIMA but not photos and availability yet! |
| iceaxe | 05 Jun 2012 2:50 a.m. PST |
The difference between '30s & '50s gear is negligible, I wouldn't worry that much, unless your '50s/'60s guys are to be in the latest gear. Even then, much the same at 28mm. Ice Station Lima migth be too early too – the same range refers to using their Sand Pebbles figs – so the '20s. Regiment Games figures are purpose made, but non-heroic in size. I have a set and have played one game so far, didn't get as far as The Thing but the enemy spy did manage to blow up 1/3 of the base and get away, taking out some marines in the process. |
| bobblez bob | 05 Jun 2012 8:42 a.m. PST |
Thanks for all the feed back, I'd seen the Regiment Games figs and thought there was a few from that line I could use, Four A Snow Troopers are too ultra modern but I agree, very neat,(but I AM picking up their 'Piranha Boy' or 'Demon' fig on saturday at the Durham show, to use as my 'Monster' in the game), the RAFM figs are a possibility but are they not closer to 25mm than 28mm and does that make the Pulp Miniatures of a similar smaller size ? I'll check out the YouTube link later when I've got more time to sit back and be inspired :) |
| chicklewis | 05 Jun 2012 8:47 a.m. PST |
Pulp and Rafm are both 28mm. Nice figures. And Rafm are RIGHT NOW having a 25 percent off sale ! |
| Cloudy | 05 Jun 2012 5:51 p.m. PST |
"designed by Ernest Shackleton!!!!! WoW" Actually, the statement is "British Wearing Winter Gear designed by Ernest Shackleton" which would be a bit different than
"British Wearing Winter Gear, designed by Ernest Shackleton" |
