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Showcase is where the Editor takes a peek at various products - including some of the latest releases - sent to us here at The Miniatures Page.
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Lockheed Electra at Big Lots
Need a classic airliner for your Pulp scenarios? [21 Apr 2008]
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| Title | Description |
| Coverbinding at Staples | How does coverbinding work? [17 Apr 2008] |
| Blue Moon's Romanian Civilians, Part One | We begin a look at Blue Moon's Romanian Civilians, as painted for us by PhilGreg Painters. [19 Mar 2008] |
| Master Fighter: 1/48th Scale U.S. Infantry Mechanized | From the Master Fighter line, a set of 1/48th infantry and accessories for Solido's U.S. halftrack. [17 Mar 2008] |
| Shadowforge's Tribals with Spears & Shields | In the forefront of battle, you need better armor and brave spirits! [14 Mar 2008] |
| Shafowforge's Tribals with Machetes & Shields | These female warriors combine long, sharp blades with stout shields. [13 Mar 2008] |
| Shadowforge's Tribals with Clubs | Stone Age clubs, or metal-capped maces? Only your paintbrush can decide... [12 Mar 2008] |
| Shadowforge's Berserk Tribals | Spinning with their sharp blades, these berserks are a whirlwind of trouble... [11 Mar 2008] |
| Shadowforge's Tribals with Bows | Tribal girls with spears - made by Shadowforge Miniatures, painted for TMP by Fernando Enterprises. [10 Mar 2008] |
| Shadowforge's Tribals with Spears | Tribal girls with spears - made by Shadowforge Miniatures, painted for TMP by Fernando Enterprises. [15 Feb 2008] |
| Lemax Christmas Trees | It's probably too late already this season to snatch these bargains up... [24 Jan 2008] |
| Naughty Girl Being Spanked By Headmaster | Apparently, great minds think alike... [23 Jan 2008] |
| Amazon's Bad Kids | At Christmas, the good kids get presents. Ever wondered what happened to the bad kids? [22 Jan 2008] |
| Amazon's Fighting Snowmen | Who has armed the snowmen, and to whom does their allegiance belong? [16 Jan 2008] |
| Amazon's Snow Queen Set | If snowflakes resemble snowy bees, then who rules over the snowflakes? [15 Jan 2008] |
| Sugar Plum Fairy Set | The Sovereign of Sweets and her entourage take their turn in Showcase. [30 Dec 2007] |
| Amazon's Santa with Gun Pack | You wanted more photos of the Santa Claws Gang? Here is Santa and two of his companions. [29 Dec 2007] |
| House of Queeg Does WarChest's Dianite Starter Set | Take a look at Lance & Laser's Dianite Starter Set - and at the work of House of Queeg, which painted these figures for TMP. [28 Dec 2007] |
| WarChest's Hykolaran Starter Set | Pick up the Hykolaran Starter Set, and you're ready to play WarChest. But how do the figures paint up? [29 Nov 2007] |
| Adam Paints Hasslefree's Aquatic Troll | Adam8472  of Pro-Painted Miniatures paints another troll. [8 Nov 2007] |
| Cheap Buys: Revell's Lowriders | As the holiday season approaches, overstock toys of previous years show up in the dollar stores. [2 Nov 2007] |
| Cheap Buys: London Taxi from Matchbox | "Hefty" metal die-cast cars are cheap this time of year. [1 Nov 2007] |
| Cheap Buys: 1/300 Scale Hot Wheels Blimp | You can pick up a toy blimp in the local toy department for less than a dollar. [31 Oct 2007] |
| Small Scale Ships with M.Y. Miniatures | Mal Wright 's first experience with 1:4800 scale naval models. [19 Oct 2007] |
| Derivan Paints: Striking It Lucky With Colour | Sometimes at a convention, you can be just dead lucky and find a real bargain. [17 Oct 2007] |
| Halo Clix Size Comparisons |  TheMackster takes pics to show how the Halo figures compare, size-wise. [22 Sep 2007] |
| Those 1:144 Planes at Wal-Mart | You can buy miniatures at Wal-Mart? [27 Aug 2007] |
| Ged's Painted Emir on Horseback | Showing off the work of Gerald Cronin, the artist behind the GJM Figurines Painting Service. [15 Aug 2007] |
| Battle-Market: Tannenberg 1410 | The Editor tries out a boardgame - yes, a boardgame - from battle-market magazine. [9 Jul 2007] |
| Assassin's Dwarf Berserker | Assassin's Dwarf Berserker, as painted for TMP by Adam of Pro Painted Miniatures. [27 Jun 2007] |
| Transporting the Simians | How to store and transport an army of giant apes? [8 Jun 2007] |
| Vendel's Mountain Troll | Vendel's big Mountain Troll, as painted by Adam of Pro Painted Miniatures. [16 May 2007] |
| Demon Brushwurkz Does WarChest Dwarves | We look at the Dwarf Starter Set for Lance & Laser's WarChest, as painted for us by Demon-Brushwurkz. [10 May 2007] |
| N-scale Raketenwerfer | Latest N-scale German armor from GFI. [8 Mar 2007] |
| MEA Infantry Squad [BEvo] | The Editor snaps some photos of the pre-painted Middle Eastern infantry from Mongoose's new game, Battlefield Evolution. [7 Mar 2007] |
| Star Wars vs. Transformers | [27 Nov 2006] |
| Wyrd's Baby Kade: Something Wyrd | It's Thanksgiving - and I'm thankful I won this eBay auction! [23 Nov 2006] |
| Stan Johansen Miniatures' Painting Service | A happy customer writes to tell us about a painting service... [17 Nov 2006] |
| GallopingJack Checks Out The Terrain Mat | Mal Wright goes to sea with the Terrain Mat. [15 Nov 2006] |
| Command Decision: Test of Battle | The Editor almost has a heart attack... [29 Oct 2006] |
| Heroscape: Road to the Forgotten Forest | It's a terrain expansion for Heroscape, but will non-Heroscape gamers be attracted by the trees? [18 Oct 2006] |
| The Slipgrip Hobby Mat | Need a portable work surface, with a no-stick surface and a no-slip backing? [24 Jul 2006] |
| GF9 Fire and Explosion Markers | Looking for a way to mark explosions or fire? [29 Jun 2006] |
| The Debate Over AAM D-Day | Why are some fans up in arms over the latest Axis and Allies release? [27 Jun 2006] |
| Gaso.line's 1/48th Scale German Tank Hunters | The first sample from Gaso.line's new Master Fighter pre-painted 1/48th scale series. [13 Jan 2006] |
| Tiger II vs JS-2m | Pre-painted models from the World Tank Museum. [12 Jan 2006] |
| Red Sable Brushes from Miniaturelovers | Hobby brushes direct from Sri Lanka. [12 Jan 2006] |
| C in C's Heavy Hover Tank | From a little-known range of science-fiction microarmor: the Heavy Hover Tank from C in C. [18 Oct 2005] |
| Minifigs' T-80B and BMP-1 |  PeteMurray takes a look at Microfigs' Soviet T-80B tank and a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle in N scale. [17 Oct 2005] |
| Victory as a Campaign System | Can a WWII blockgame find happiness as a miniatures campaign system? [28 Sep 2005] |
| First Impressions: Axis & Allies | pmglasser takes a first look at the new Axis & Allies. [14 Sep 2005] |
| The Amazing Worlds of Grenadier | The fascinating history of one of the hobby's major manufacturers. [30 Aug 2005] |
| Vendel's Goblin King | Have you ever seen a believable Goblin? [26 Aug 2005] |
| Orisek's Tank Trap | A walk down memory lane - do you remember the Tank Trap? [24 Aug 2005] |
| Microscale LCT(5) from Image Studios | Thinking to invade German-held Europe? Then you'll need some of these... [22 Aug 2005] |
| Crucible's Boogey Men | Whatever happened to the Boogey Men? [19 Aug 2005] |
| Limited-Edition Figure from Assassin Miniaturen | Getting an idea of what Assassin's limited-edition figures are like... [18 Aug 2005] |
| World's Greatest Dice Games | A cheap way to pick up on the latest fad and get your own dice cup for wargaming? [12 Aug 2005] |
| 28mm Babylonian Spearmen from Castaway Arts | We look at spearmen from Castaway Arts' new Babylonian line. [11 Aug 2005] |
| Starship Troopers: What's In The Box? | Starship Troopers has finally arrived - so what's inside? [19 Apr 2005] |
| WarEngine Shirts | The latest WarEngine shirts are out, and we have some... [30 Dec 2004] |
| Battlefront's BA-6 Armored Car | We take a look at Battlefront's version of the BA-6, a unique "heavy" armored car in Soviet service. [15 Nov 2004] |
| Wood Elf Noble Lady in Travelling Clothes | Carin Meier at Thunderbolt Mountain sends us the Wood Elf Noble Lady in Travelling Clothes. [8 Nov 2004] |
| Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game | The latest Basic Game for Dungeons & Dragons focuses on miniatures. [5 Nov 2004] |
| SJG's Special Ops Miniatures | The real-life entry teams of modern army and police forces, from Steve Jackson Games. [4 Nov 2004] |
| Frostburn | The latest D&D supplement provides a guide to ice-and-snow environments - including new character classes and races, spells, monsters, and two adventure sites. [3 Nov 2004] |
| Masterworks: Elmore Set #1 | We take a look at the first set in the Masterworks series from Dark Sword Productions. [2 Nov 2004] |
| Warlord - Battles in War-Torn Taltos | The latest from Reaper is a fast-play, small-unit fantasy game, complete with painting guide and even a campaign system. [15 Sep 2004] |
| SportsClix Sampler | The Editor gets a look at a sampler for MLB SportsClix from WizKids. [8 Apr 2004] |
| 50 Cent Trees at Dollar Tree | Christmas brings many wonders for the wargamer. This year, it's cheap trees! [9 Oct 2003] |
| Augie the Alligator Centurion | We take a look at the exclusive figure made for Bayou Wars XI. [12 Jun 2003] |
| Crystal Bases from Epicast | New technology brings improvements to the Battle Bases product line. The Editor looks at the new Crystal Bases from Epicast. [6 Jan 2003] |
| 1:2400 Cutty Sark from Tumbling Dice | The Editor takes a look at one of the "Victorian" ships in the 1:2400 scale Age of Sail & Steam line from Tumbling Dice. [5 Jan 2003] |
| 28mm Gael Chariot from Celtos | The good folks over at i-Kore were kind enough to send along one of the products in their Celtos line: the Gael Chariot boxed set. [5 Nov 2002] |
| Cheap Buys: Zhengdefu M2 Bradley in 1:48 Scale | Reader Pat Ripley finds an incredible bargain in the bins. [9 Apr 2002] |
| An Empires Village-in-a-Pack | An entire village in one blister pack? The Editor looks at The Village from the Empires product line. [2 Apr 2002] |
| Aliya Dune Buggy in 15mm | Looking for someting new in 15mm science fiction? Fast and lightly armored, dune buggies may be the fresh tactical challenge you've been looking for. We look at Brigade's Aliya Class Dune Buggy w/Cannon. [28 Dec 2001] |
| Microfigs' Quonset Huts | Think of Allied engineering in WWII, and the ubiquitous pre-fabricated Quonset Huts of military construction instantly spring to mind. Microfigs has brought out two varieties in their 1/285th scale pack. [26 Dec 2001] |
| Brigade's Haifa II GEV in 15mm | Brigade Models has moved into 15mm scale with a new line of science-fiction vehicles. The Editor inspects their latest combat hovercraft. [10 Dec 2001] |
| Miniature World Maker's Dirt Roads | Miniature World Maker's latex road pieces come painted, flocked, and ready to use. The Editor takes a look. [8 Dec 2001] |
| Epicast's Battle Bases | Looking for a way to mount your figures so they don't fall over all the time? Want nicely terrained bases, but are short on time? Epicast has a new product they'd like you to consider... [7 Dec 2001] |
| Battlefront's Remastered KV-1 | After the recall, how does Battlefront's remastered KV-1 Heavy Tank measure up? The Editor takes a look. [26 May 2001] |
| Better Gaming Through Better Bases | The Editor finds a source for custom bases - round or hexagonal, clear or tinted, with or without mirror coatings, drilled or undrilled, striped or unstriped... [10 Apr 2001] |
| Future War's Heavy Transporter | Looking for something different to field on the tabletop? The Editor takes a look at a tank transporter in 1/300 scale, from the Future Wars product line. [13 Mar 2001] |
| Battlefront 15mm WWII Russians | A lot of people seem to be getting into 15mm WWII gaming lately. The Editor takes a look at the 15mm (1:100) Russian infantry packs from Battlefront. [28 Dec 2000] |
| The Outpost Poles | If you've been dying to recreate the campaign which started the War in Europe, then you'll need 1939 Polish figures. Where to get them? The Editor takes a look at the new 15mm series from Outpost Wargame Services. [4 Dec 2000] |
| Giant Jungle Gar | Looking for something other than the same old lizardman? Check out this Jungle Gar with Bloodstone Spear from the Fantasy Legend product line. This giant reptilian in 25mm scale definitely has a unique look. [21 Nov 2000] |
| 15mm Fishmen Artillerists | Looking for something unique for a 15mm fantasy army? Evil Gong brings us an artillery set manned by humanoid Fishmen... [29 Sep 2000] |
| Eureka! We've Got Pirates! | Feel the urge to hoist the Jolly Roger and go off in search of sunken treasure? Then Eureka Miniatures may have what you're looking for - particularly if you want 25mm scale, and if you like customizable figures... [7 Apr 2000] |
| Fort Asteroid | Need a little tactical challenge for your next space-fight? Consider deploying several Asteroid Gun Platforms from Brigade Models. [5 Apr 2000] |
| Apartment Hell | Looking for the ultimate ruin in which to recreate the house-to-house fighting of the Second World War? Perhaps Wargame Ruins' latest product, for use with 15mm and 20mm figures, might fit the bill. [4 Apr 2000] |
| Battlefront's T-26 Soviet Light Tank | Perhaps you've seen a box like this in your local game store, and wondered what was contained within? The Editor shows you what comes with this kit of a WWII light tank. [29 Mar 2000] |
| A Riding Ogre | It's one of the best-engineered models we've seen all year - and it looks good, too! Take a look with us at the Ogre Myrmadon, an usual cavalry-type unit for Chronopia with an elephantine mount and an Ogre lancer... [23 Mar 2000] |
| Horn Man | He's got the Horn of the Goddess, but do you want him to play at your next battle? The Editor checks out the Tribal Warrior Hornblower for Chronopia's Sons of Kronos army. [20 Mar 2000] |
| Armorcast's Eldar Falcon | The Warhammer 40K grav tank (28mm scale) from Armorcast. [10 Mar 2000] |
| The Whatever-It-Is | How much would you pay for this 25mm scale fighting vehicle? You won't believe where we found it, and you won't believe how much a troop of these costs... [4 Mar 2000] |
| The All-American Panzerfleet | Want to fight the War in the Pacific, without spending a lot of money or doing a lot of painting? Then these 1/2400 scale epoxy models from Panzerschiffe may be just what you're looking for... [24 Feb 2000] |
| The P FN/SLR Hat Boys | If you're considering doing anything with modern Africa in 15mm scale, you should take a look at Peter Pig's Range 17 - Modern African Wars product line. We examine pack 17-13, portraying professional soldiers armed with the FN/SLR automatic rifle. [3 Feb 2000] |
| When You're Not Strong... | For Chronopia players, he's an option and not a requirement, and he's the highest priced model in his series. Is the Tribal Warrior Standard Bearer worth picking up? [31 Jan 2000] |
| Leader of the Band | Out with the old, in with the new - Target Games has retired the Sons of Kronos Chieftain, and his replacement is the Tribal Warrior Leader. If you play Firstborn or Sons of Kronos (Chronopia), you'll need one of these for each Tribal Warrior Warband. We take a look at the new arrival... [29 Jan 2000] |
| A Little Personality | Take a good look - see if this figure resembles anyone from the textbooks you've read. (Hint: He fought for the South in the American Civil War.) When you think you know the answer, read onwards... [22 Jan 2000] |
| Dah Bunkuh | Do your 25mm troops need some help holding their positions? Perhaps a squad-sized Battle Bunker from TCS would help... [20 Jan 2000] |
| The Illustrated Target | Target Games joins the ranks of game companies which are publishing and selling color catalogues of their products. Archives #1 has hit the shelves. [19 Jan 2000] |
| The Melees Mug | Looking for the perfect accoutrement for your next game? Or maybe a way to find out if your co-workers secretly harbor an interest in Ancients? The official Melees Gloriosus mug might be just what you need... [18 Jan 2000] |
| Daemon's Keep | It's a mountain, it's a cave complex, it's big enough to form your entire field of battle - it's Daemon's Keep, the latest (and one of the largest) terrain sets from Warzone. [17 Jan 2000] |
| Got Avar? | Looking for an obscure army to impress your non-wargaming friends? The Editor looks at these nomadic warriors who came from the East to fight both Charlemagne and the Byzantines. 15mm Avar Heavy Cavalry from Outpost Wargame Services. [6 Jan 2000] |
| A Crate Deal | Crates are the sort of scenic item that is a pain to build from scratch, yet you could use dozens and dozens of them to add tactical clutter to your indoor scenarios. The Editor looks at Armorcast's Small Wooden Crate set, intended for a science fiction audience but...well, crates are crates. [6 Jan 2000] |
| Stepping Up | Can a 54mm scale siege ladder find happiness in a 25mm world? The Editor considers Tactical Conflict's siege ladders for use with a new scale. [30 Dec 1999] |
| Living Pirate Ships | The latest thing from Kallistra Ltd. is a new series of Organic Pirate ships in 1/3000 scale. The Editor takes a close look at the first three models in the line...and tries to explain what an "organic pirate" might be... [28 Dec 1999] |
| The Babes of Chronopia | 25mm female barbarians from Target Games [27 Dec 1999] |
| The Filtered Knights of Chronopia |
Taking the war of the Firstborn into the arid southern lands of Chronopia, the Desert Crusaders have made their appearance. The Editor takes a look at these new 25mm/28mm figures from Target Games. [23 Dec 1999] |
| Tiny Letters | Need to christen that ship, tank or mecha? Beacon has the answer. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Unholy Efficiency | A mammoth Soulflayer from Target Games [18 Dec 1999] |
| Cellmate's Boxers | Tod P. Zechiel (owner of Cellmate Miniatures) has done what a lot of us wish we could - he woke up one day, realized he wanted something, and proceeded to create a miniatures line from scratch. His period of interest is the Boxer Rebellion, and so he has sculpted and cast his own line of 15mm Boxer Rebellion figures. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Micro Galleys | The new line of "micro" 1:3600 scale Ancient Naval models from Outpost Wargame Services is small enough to fit within the hexes of a boardgame, compact enough to wage a battle on a cramped dining table, and tiny enough to pose on this handful of change. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Chaos Gets a Shaft | An unusual obelisk from Armorcast [18 Dec 1999] |
| Stumps | A basic terrain item from TCS. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Two Russian Fighting Vehicles | Blood Axe Miniatures releases two new 15mm armor kits: a SU-152 and a KV-1C. They're not even in the catalog yet, but we've got photos! [18 Dec 1999] |
| More Vacuum-Formed Hills | Latest hill sets from Terrain Creations. [18 Dec 1999] |
| 15mm Desert Brits | The latest releases from Blood Axe Miniatures [18 Dec 1999] |
| HRMS Evertsen | Clydeside's latest release in 1/1200 scale is this Dutch destroyer. [18 Dec 1999] |
| WWII in 2mm | The Editor finds out just what Irregular's 2mm WWII figures look like. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Armorcast Trench System | We look at the new resin trench system Starter Set from Armorcast. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Son of Hill Sets | Terrain Creations has come up with something really new this time... [18 Dec 1999] |
| Mongol Camel Riders | Simtac shows off the latest improvements in their Jacobite 15mm line with this pack of Mongol camel-mounted bowmen. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Americans and Red Chinese | Our first glimpse at the 20mm Korean War figures from Outpost Wargame Services includes samples of American commanders and Communist Chinese soldiers. [18 Dec 1999] |
| 25mm Yanks and Rebs | We open a box full of sample figures from Blood Axe Miniatures' 25mm ACW figure line. [18 Dec 1999] |
| And a B-25... | And for comparison, we examine a medium bomber from C-in-C [18 Dec 1999] |
| Infernal Figures | Some demonic miniatures from Global Games [18 Dec 1999] |
| Corsairs and Zeros | We take a look at some 1/300 scale aircraft in the Collectair product line. [18 Dec 1999] |
| Tanks, Planes and Ships! | Some miscellaneous samples from Brigade Models [18 Dec 1999] |
| Hill Sets | The editor messes around with durable hill pieces from Terrain Creations [18 Dec 1999] |
| Grass Paper | A First Look at this tabletop product from Life-Like Products [18 Dec 1999] |