??? I found these on an Ebay search for 54mm toy soldiers. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200396663353&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#ht_500wt_1182
Anyone here seen these up close? or know the seller. He/she has a good rating but mostly sells in Europe area. Always hesitant about overseas strange areas like Hong Kong et al and this is Russia. I did take a chance on the previous post for that Inquisitor sculpt from Russia mentioned on the forums. I let you know if I get it. :-X
Liss
Nope, I've never come across them before. They do look good, though. NPC Hive scum potential. Well worth the price. Also available on the UK Ebay site are these, they have a Tau-ish mechanoid look to them.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aliens-Star-Monsters-5-Figures-Grey-Plastic_W0QQitemZ200396663798QQcmdZViewItemQQptZToy_Soldiers?hash=item2ea8926bf6
Here's the link to the whole range.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/bridge0623/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340
Very interesting. Let us know how it turns out.
R.
do look like nice NCP material. put in a bid. fingers x``d
does the second one in actually use eisenhorn parts, i swear thats his left arm?
I think that they all look as if they have Eisenhorn's head too. Interesting...
I don't want to start a bidding war, so does anyone know where else I could get these? (one of our Russian members who could perhaps read a manufacturer's label on the box?)
was out for closing bid. bugger. have e-mailed seller to see if we can locate these models in the uk. will keep you posted
had response from seller of these models, via ebay, asking how many i wanted. have asked for his e-mail address which i will post if anyone wants to contact him
just had a second chance on ebay for anyone whose interested. worth a punt for 8 quid
Looks like the company is called- Best Toy- logo on the box in the corner. I Rus googled it- no luck. It has to be a pretty small operation. They do make all sorts of mish-mash of figs- from Romans to Aliens. However the stance is very much the same- legs wide apart on all of them, just hands are positioned differently. Sculpting quality is OK, certainly are good for spare parts. Plastic seems to be of quality. Expect a lot of rounded corners and 6 degree pitch- looks like simple steel molds. I do not see any online stores selling it either. Let me poke around a bit more.
Sergei
all i did was "ask a question" on the romans he`s listing asking if he had any more. sucess.
being plastic, altering stance and pose etc, shouldn`t be to difficult.
guys e-mail is bridgelab@mail.ru
Apparently made for Best Toy co by Technolog. www.tehnolog.ru
I see them available on www.molotok.ru for about $4.00 USD BUT it is for Russia only...
Search for 1/32...
I contacted him as well and he/she seems nice. There has been some buy it now added to some items of these "insurgents" and I just snagged one! I also just did a buy it now on the other guys "Damnation Inquisitor" from Russia. I will let you know when they come. I hope the size is okay with Inquisitor
if the scale is a good match, I might snag me a box.
took some pics if anyone`s interested. seem to be made of hard, hollow plastic so conversion, re-posing etc may prove difficult. weapons look suitably grimdark so eill make acceptable npc gang?
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx18/theemperorswill/DSC00698.jpg
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx18/theemperorswill/DSC00699.jpg
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx18/theemperorswill/DSC00700.jpg
any chance of a comparison next to some Inq minis?
interesting to see the arms in the second pic compared against actual eisenhorn ones :lol:
size comparison next to covenant.
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx18/theemperorswill/DSC00701.jpg
He's also made his range bigger, of particular note are these guys:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cyborgs-6-Figures-Grey-Plastic-Russia_W0QQitemZ200405620111QQcmdZViewItemQQptZToy_Soldiers?hash=item2ea91b158f
they are the perfect random grunts. not all the details are great but the faces and proportions are good enough for me!
The fact that the master model has so obviously used Eisenhorn's head and a number of other parts from GW is hilarious. But I love them. I might have to get some.
R.
I spotted those roboty guys earlier today, chop them up or cover them up a bit and they'd make perfect Skittarri.
The plastic is pretty hard, and a bit brittle, but it isn't hollow. I have encountered ony one (tiny) air pocket so far in the model that I have started converting.
first member of my NPC hive gang. painted as supplied. comments?
(http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx18/theemperorswill/DSC00702.jpg)
(http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx18/theemperorswill/DSC00703.jpg)
Prettty nice, although there's a slightly unfortunate resemblance to Arnold Schwarznegger, which may just be in my head.
suppose when there are no civies to rob, they sit at home watching old commando movies?
He looks pretty good - they're not the best sculpts, but as an instant group of NPC goons, they're great.