Chef Lackey Rich  | 01 Aug 2014 3:24 a.m. PST |
Ground Zero Games. My own German NSL fleet is for sale, ending today: TMP link There are over a dozen similarly large and varied fleet ranges on the GZG website, each with their own style. link Only company whose fleet ranges really cover a good variety of the classes you see in Starfire, although Brigade Models and Studio Bergstrom come close. |
| skippy0001 | 01 Aug 2014 4:06 a.m. PST |
BattleFleet Gothic could be used for a e.e. 'Doc' smith pulp universe. Starfire would be good for a WWII interstellar set up. Just some alternatives. |
TheBeast  | 01 Aug 2014 5:07 a.m. PST |
I will say I think Starfire brings to mind incredibly simple designs, while BFG is ornate to Baroque standards. Original models and company art has me biased, but I think it's fair. Detail on GZG is probably good for the latter, some of Studio Bergstrom and Irregular Miniatures seem more basic, Starfire-style. Painting will make a BIG difference, of course. You got three really different answers, and I've no problem with the others, so far; any close to your needs? Doug Edit:
There's been so many great manufacturing events over the last few years, I've quite lost track. Even those of us who proudly claim the title of 'Vacchead' know your pain. In a good way. ;->= |
| artbraune | 01 Aug 2014 5:44 a.m. PST |
Brigade Models has some cool stuff going on too… link |
| Allen57 | 01 Aug 2014 6:50 a.m. PST |
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| Chef Lackey Rich | 01 Aug 2014 7:38 a.m. PST |
Spartan's Firestorm and MKP's Galactic Knights ranges are comparably sized, and generally bigger than the rest of the market. Iron Wind Metals also makes some similarly large unlicensed Battlestar Galactica figs under the Wolf's Shipyard section of their website, so they do have some bigger stuff than the ones in Allen's link. |
| Chef Lackey Rich | 01 Aug 2014 11:16 a.m. PST |
Brigade Models (not Games, different company entirely) does their own sculpting. I don't see anything even vaguely Eldar there, but to each their own. EE "Doc" Smith was one of the most influential pulp scifi authors in the world, and arguably one of the originators of the space opera genre: link His style is a bit odd and hyperbolic by modern standards, and his character development is almost non-existent, but if you want insane superweapons and impossibly huge fleet battles, the Lensmen series is not to be missed. |
| Lion in the Stars | 02 Aug 2014 9:33 a.m. PST |
EE "Doc" Smith was one of the most influential pulp scifi authors in the world, and arguably one of the originators of the space opera genre:link His style is a bit odd and hyperbolic by modern standards, and his character development is almost non-existent, but if you want insane superweapons and impossibly huge fleet battles, the Lensmen series is not to be missed. Not to mention ignoring pesky Einstein about FTL travel (mostly because the first Skylark and Lensman stories were written and published before General Relativity)… |
| Chef Lackey Rich | 02 Aug 2014 10:15 a.m. PST |
I've painted some Zandris IV ships in the past, but don't have any left. They averaged a bit too small to fit well with the rest of my collection, although they would work very well alongside the old Bab 5 Fleet Action and Turning Point models, or Musashi's StarBlazers figs. Certainly cleanly cast and affordable, and obviously appealing to Homeworld fans. |
| Chef Lackey Rich | 03 Aug 2014 8:22 a.m. PST |
Old PC game, was very popular in its day and still has a lot of nostalgia pull (much like Freespace). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeworld The Fate Amenable To Change ships are also inspired by the HW designs, so between Zandris IV and FATC you could do quite a variety of classes. fate-amenable-to-change.co.uk |
| Tim White | 06 Aug 2014 1:38 p.m. PST |
I really like GZG. Great sculpts, price, service and shockingly fast shipping to Canada. Not to mention they have lots of fleets to pick from and a wide variety of ship classes for the major powers. I have 2 fleets (NSL and FSE) – always looking for excuses to buy more! -Tim |
| TheBeast | 13 Aug 2014 10:21 a.m. PST |
The Rebel Frigate had plenty of 'things sticking out'; should be far more a concern than 'long necks'. At least, the long neck are in the line of thrust. One of the really big Mon Calamari ships had wings, though strangely atmospherically conformal. Almost all rockets currently in use are 'long and skinny'. Doug |
| BlackWidowPilot | 13 Aug 2014 11:42 a.m. PST |
Your Majesty (he says while bowing in the appropriate courtly manner), may I be so bold as to recommend some American starship lines with distinctly retro sci fi aesthetics. Specifically, Reviresco's Star War 2250 A.D. line:
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And Valiant Enterprises Stardate 3000 line:
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Further, there is the Galactic Knights line formerly produced by Superior Miniatures now produced by Monday Knight Productions:
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Hopefully this will help you in your quest for a star faring armada worthy of Your Majesty. 
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net |
| BlackWidowPilot | 14 Aug 2014 3:37 p.m. PST |
Catherine, the Valiant line were actually from a very old board game called Alpha Omega:
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It was originally published by an indy company here in the US called Battleline. The ship counter graphics were derived from actual photos of the starship models themselves IIRC. I still kick myself for having sold off my copy of a first edition original…
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net |
