" "White Whale" when it comes to OOP miniatures?" Topic

Heading to Historicon in a few weeks got me thinking about the flea market. What are the miniatures, vehicles, terrain, etc that are out of print and you just can't find? For me it is Grindhouse Games' Dogface Robots from their "Junk" line.

Ral Partha 25mm Elves.

Frontier 25mm Indian Sappers & Miners/Pioneers with entrenching tools on their backs… and Pontoonier 28mm Third Burma War Gurkhas, which are rumored to be back "in print" but available only at semi-mythical conventions in the Mid-West.

Ral Partha 25mm Elves are progressively coming back. Iron Wind Metals have run two Kickstarters to re-make the old Ral Partha line for Chaos Wars. You can see more at Iron Wind Metals online store here:

link

And their Ral Partha website here:

ralpartha.com

I tend to think original Minifig spaceships might be of interest.

SFB's Pseudo Fighters are still good, I think.

I like original Starfire minis, but not sure if they count as 'beyond reach.'

Also-rans include non-rotted Star Frontiers, original Star Fleet Wars(I consider new production Monday Knight superior, but nostalgia…), Archive (sp?).

I came by way of Spaceship Gaming, so my first thoughts.

Doug

Ral Partha Condotteri.

Squats. Heritage John Carter of Mars figures. But I've made progress on both fronts.

Warzone, Bauhaus Vulkan and Viktor battlesuits from the original game.

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Martian Metals' Boppers for Rivets.

19th century true 25mm regular Afghans.

Perhaps that are really unicorns.

@TheBeast,

Interested in purchasing Star Frontiers spaceships? I have a bunch unpainted in original packaging.

Al

Martian Metals Traveller figures, at normal human prices – I don't mind paying some premium for them, but not $60 USD+ for a pack of three 15mm figures.

Recently got three K'Kree for a very reasonable price, so I'm not completely without hope, but that took about three years of patience and diligence to find them.

Leading Edge Games Aliens and Colonial Marines. At least at a decent price.

Martian Metals did a prototype Tarkus knock-off, the Panzerdillo:

Thunderbolt Mountain's "Death's Door" diorama! I must own this!!!!!

One or Both of the first Blood Bowl Trolls.

They both are holding footballs.

My husband wants them badly.

Oh Insomniac!

I think my husband has those BauHaus miniatures. Contact me @

shirleylyn1@aol.com

Beaky marines, maybe?

Foundry's 15mm ranges?

For an exceedingly rare species:
Ral Partha's Ogre Mk.IV.

A few prototypes were made, never went into full production.

SJ Games did eventually produce a model of the MK IV. I think I may have two of them. They also made a Fencer, and I'm *pretty* sure I bought one while they were available. (Maybe I should do an inventory….?)

- Ix

Grenadier Models did two boxes of Dark Crystal miniatures that I have never been able to get my hands on.

I also have an inordinate fondness for the old Heritage Dungeon Dwellers line.

Hmm, SJG did release the Mk.IV, also OOP now and still a somewhat rare beast: link

I have a Ral Partha Fencer (and a couple of Mk.III's), a very sleek monster!

The plastic III's and V's will soon be plentiful. Seven of each awaiting the KS fulfillment. There may be a variety of conversions following that…

These days? RTB01 Beakie Marines (and their metal friends).

6mm metal space marines (they do exist, I've seen pics).

Leading Edge Colonial Marines are also up there.

Mega Miniatures 28mm K'Kree.

@ boy wundyr x: I have quite a few of the Martian Metals 15mm K'Kree. I spent about 30 years collecting them, but I really don't do 15mm any more at all. They are based and painted (many of them, anyway.)

They currently live in Storage, and it may take me a while to find them. PM me if you are interested.

Metal Cadian Rocket Launcher and Mortar. Also about 24 additional metal Cadians.

GW/Citadel Miniatures, Lava Dragon, Ogre Thug and the original Ogre Dragon/Dragon Ogre.I would be willing to Trade a large quantity of old school GW fantasy miniatures for these. :)

Original "Sand Runners" sculpts from Void miniatures.

The Bear's Den (I think that is what they were…) Mughals.

Let's see -

QT Models Starforce 300 SF vehicles, more specifically the Mo cassin hover vehicle variants, Polarian infantry and the Solar Marines light transports le vehicles

CMD or GZG first edition Full Thrust ships, mainly the first ESU, NAC and FSE vessels.

Most of the Snapdragon Studios SF buildings.

SJG or Ral Partha Ogre items – Vulcan and drone, the Ni ja and both faction Missile Crawlers, though I have a RP Paneuro, and a rather nice custom Combine one :)

Forge World Epic Tau. The lot.

That's about all my must haves. I'd accept Substitutes like Shapeways "near enough" for some, not a purist completely.

Interested in purchasing Star Frontiers spaceships?

Have a bunch unopened; I may be too timid lest I only find dust…

I have a Ral Partha Fencer

A friend took the hull from a FASA Gorn Battleship to make his own image of, but I'm not sure gain equaled loss.

There were first Edition Full Thrust?!? Or the same that were available with second?

Doug

I really liked the RT Slann and had a small force painted up, now long gone. I would like to see these again.

I really liked the RT Slaan and had a small force painted up, now long gone. I would like to see these again.

If I were doing 25s, McEwan Acheron Legion Undead Soldiers from Hell and der Kriegspielers Fantastiques Dwarves.

In 15mm the old TSR/Ral Partha Orc and Goblin lines.

"Leading Edge Games Aliens and Colonial Marines. At least at a decent price."

This also.

Duck

Jim bowens graven images line.

Yep Jim Bowen's 40mm Sharpe and Harper plagued me for awhile, but someone else is casting them now. (I forget who tho…)
At the moment it is Mongrel miniatures line.

Orcbuddy, are you talking about the Junkers Sand runners from I-Core, for the Void game?

Chaos Renegade 1 and the Mounted Renegades. There's something about old 40k that makes me want it.

I have the Leading Edge Huge Mother Alien model and will never complete it. What might it be worth?

Old Glory Wild Bunch pack.

Early 90s Fantasy Forge large figurines like the Snow Dragon or Mountain Giant. Very hard to find. Only one source I knew and that shut down.

Early 90s Grenadier Resin Buildings (The Town of Grenatown). I had one building but it was impossible to get more.

Early 80s Otherworld Artifacts diorama sets. Never seen them before and haven't since.

Steve Jackson's OGRE 'definetly' makes my list. I only ever got 3 of the actual 'Ogres'.
Ive had them 'put up' for so long, w/ the exception of the Fencer, I cant even recall for certain of which versions.

Yellow Admiral
(Maybe I should do an inventory….?)

Im sure some of you are aware – even following this project.
But I stumbled across this, a Kickstarter notice; they 'may' do the Ogre minis in Plastic.
link

Dragontooth Gelmen in Full Armor with Axe…

Or just about any Dragoontooth figure, for that matter.

The Asgard creepy lizard creatures

or

Martian Metals long rumored bugs for Metagaming's Chitin I

GZG NOT-B5 space station for Full Thrust. Wish Jon would consider making this mini again.

Ral Partha Condottieri are available from the following group

TMP link

Mad Guru, the Pontoonier Gurkhas will be at the Badger Games Booth at Historicon

Badger,

Thanks fir the news!

Wish I was attending so I could stop by your stand and buy a unit's worth.

Any chance you could sell them via mail order, maybe after you're back from the convention…?

MiniMo,

It's the Dopplesoldner cyber yank that is the hardest to find for me.

Mikes Models Colonial era figures for the Anglo-Zulu War and the Sudan campaigns.