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Stalkey and Co26 Aug 2021 12:32 p.m. PST

I'm looking to convert Steve Jackson's "Battlesuit" to miniatures, and jumping / flying is an integral part of the game.

Wondering if anyone knows miniatures that are in the style of Ogre / GEV that feature action poses of running / jumping, which are key to the fluff. Other desirable aspects of good minis:
- sort of a clean modern look
- Suits discernable as Standard, Assault, Ranger and Command
- preferably two sides that are slightly different [but don't have to be]
- if not in the right pose, are they poseable? In my mind that means plastic most likely

I'm actually open about scale, and ready to pick 15mm, 20mm or 25/28mm as long as they fit the bill.

Obviously, I'd like the minis to be reasonably available and priced, not $25 USD USD / fig to get OOP minis.

Pictures especially appreciated!

Thresher0126 Aug 2021 1:14 p.m. PST

There aren't any jumping or flying, though I suspect you could cut off some of the bases and place them on thin wire or flying stalks, for the 15mm Orion Troopers, from Blue Moon, which are carried by Old Glory.

The suit style for them is pretty heavy, and they clearly have Y-Racks, or rocket packs on their backs, and the figs look quite nice.

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There are some other figs in the range which might work well for you too.

GZG, Rebel Minis, and Khurasan may also have some figs you might want to consider in this scale.

15mm probably has the widest range of troops on offer.

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian26 Aug 2021 1:31 p.m. PST

There are some Jump Infantry for BattleTech if you are open to a smaller scale: link

emckinney26 Aug 2021 7:54 p.m. PST

The old Mongoose Starship Troopers power suits? They're still available under a generic name, last I saw. Probably not enough variation, though.

Logain26 Aug 2021 7:57 p.m. PST

Heavy Gear?

emckinney26 Aug 2021 7:57 p.m. PST

Discussion of best SST book-based minis: TMP link

emckinney26 Aug 2021 11:11 p.m. PST

Ah, yes, these by Khurasan: SLL-SENIOR-RIFLE-PAK. See the photos of the product right above; these have flight packs.

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Thresher0127 Aug 2021 7:51 a.m. PST

GZG's UNSC Hardsuits work, if you like the looks of the Traveller troops with grav belts.

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Louie N27 Aug 2021 11:46 a.m. PST

go to Ironwind metals site and look for the Battltech battlearmor.

They are scaled more to 10-12mm

Thanks

Louie N27 Aug 2021 2:57 p.m. PST

more follow on. here is the site

link

some pictures.

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TNE230028 Aug 2021 4:43 p.m. PST

alternative armies

space marines flying
link

ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa30 Aug 2021 9:36 a.m. PST

Some Imperial power armoured Laserburn figures, also Alternative Armies, clearly have flight backs and I've converted one to 'flight' by the expedient of trimming off the base and adding a pin and base. Don't really have the range of poses or equipment you're after though.

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