Old Crow Models has been around for quite some time, but many people still don't know they exist.  Old Crow has a fantastic range of 15mm and 28mm vehicles as well as other cool resin products.  Many of the vehicles have 3 option types (tracked, wheeled or grav) and some also have different turret types.  All in all a ton of vehicles to choose from. 

 

Here is just a sample of some of the vehicles they offer in 15mm.

 

Some people might be surprised to find that Hydra Miniatures has some really cool figures that are perfect for 15mm Sci-Fi.  These figures include the Retro Raygun Robots Legion Hoverbots and Minibots as well as the Primal Dawn Vardu Sprouts.  Hydra Miniatures also has a fantastic gallery of painted figures to drool over and get ideas from, so be sure to check it out. 

 

I would like to thank Matthew Beauchamp for sending out these samples for me to preview.  I found the Hydra figures to have limited flash/excess metal, which was easily removed.   I based the Minirobots and Sprouts on 25mm bases rather than my standard 20mm bases for 15mm stuff.

 

Hydra Miniatures Hoverbots

 

 

Just recently Khurasan Miniatures released two sets (Command/HMG and Trooper packs) of shark looking Sci-Fi creatures known as the Karkarine.  I wasn't sure if I would like these figures or not.  They are definitely different in many ways from other Sci-Fi figures out there.  They seem to have an almost pulpish feel to them.  I am glad to report that after painting one of these figures up, I must say I have found them to be quite good in cast quality and likability.  The thing is, these figures really do grow on you.  They are simply fun to game with.

 

 

Just received the Khurasan Miniatures Pelagic Dominate "Man of War" Heavy Anti-Grav Vehicle Main Battle Tank.  From Khurasan's website, it is a little hard to tell how big this vehicles is.  I am happy to announce that you will not be disappointed.  The tank is a perfect size for 15mm, not too big or small.  The detail on the tank is outstanding.  I did find that there were a couple of areas that needed sanding where the resin was injected into the mold, but nothing a few minutes worth of filing/sanding didn't fix.  Since the tank is an anti-grav vehicle, it also came with a flying base and rod (That part of the kit is white metal).   The rest of the parts are made out of resin, but I would have liked the gun barrel and side attachments to be made out of white metal as well.  I am always a little timid when gun barrels are resin, because I know it is just a matter of time before I break them.  This of course probably would have raised the price, so you have to weigh that against not having them in metal.  Other than that the model is perfect and looks really high tech.

 

 Khurasan Miniatures Pelagic Dominate "Man of War" Heavy Anti-Grav Vehicle Main Battle Tank

 

Just received some very cool figures from Jon at Khurasan Miniatures called Parasachnids.  If you liked Starship Troopers, you're going to love these figures.  If you like bugs that have very large mouths you're going to love these figures.  The Parasachnids come in two parts (Body and Legs).  They are very easy to put together and my copies were free of flash and excess metal except for a little on the ends of the legs, which was easily removed. The only issue you may have with these figures is finding the appropriate base size.   Normally I base my 15mm figures for the most part on 20mm washers, but these will most likely require a 30mm base.  That will give you an idea how big they are.  So cool.  It is a little hard to see, but the figures also have 2 sets of arms/legs on the side of their bodies.  I can already see people buying large armies of these to re-enact some type of Starship Trooper encounter.

 

Khurasan Miniatures - Parasachnids

 

Khurasan Miniatures - Garn Warrior, Parasachnid and Space Demon

 

 Critical Mass Games ARC Fleet Light Recon and Khurasan Miniatures Parasachnid

If you looking for some good figures for scenarios Ground Zero Games has some cool packs called Free Trader Crews. The figures are well cast and should paint up nicely.  If you liked the series FireFly, you may really like these figures.

 

Free Trader Crew Pack A

 

 

 

Free Trader Crew Pack B

 

 

Just received the new ARC Fleet Combat Walker from Critical Mass Games.  I have to say the pictures just do not do this model justice in any way, shape or form.  You really have to see the model to appreciate how good it truly is.  The model comes in 6 parts ( 2 body, 2 legs and 2 metal feet) with weapon options that range from Chin guns (Not Chain Guns) single or double, Cannon Wings, and Missile Wings.  There is also an optional driver, hatch and metal gun with each Walker. 

 

I found the resin parts to be extremely clean and free of bubbles.  You will need to do some minor filing where the resin was injected into the mold.  The metal parts didn't need any filing that I could see.  Critical Mass Games was cool enough to also allow for the purchase of Platoons (3 Walkers), which when purchased, saves a little $$ or Pounds or whatever your currency is.  My Walkers did not come with the optional Missile Wings, since I ordered the Cannon Support Walker Platoon.

 

Everyone needs a little Grey.  These guys are just plain fun.  The little Grey Aliens by Alternative Armies 15mm.co.uk  probably have the most character.  Both Rebel Miniatures and Ground Zero Games Greys are more...well Grey looking with a less wacky weaponry.

 

Alternative Armies 15mm.co.uk Grey Aliens

 

 

Alternative Armies Greys Painted by Agis Neugebauer - www.agisn.de

By far the best painted 15mm Greys I have seen to date.

 

 

If you want larger scale Grey Aliens in 25/28mm scale , check out ZombiesSmith, Griffin Miniatures, 3D-Miniatures, Wargames Supply Dump and Brigade Games.  Z

Ever wanted some Sci-Fi reptilian creatures in your 15mm games.  Well my friends look no further than the Garn Alien Warriors by Khurasan Miniatures.  These figures are big, bad and hungry and truly make other 15mm look small next to them.  The Garn are actually quite cool and come with multiple guns to equip them with.  I didn't really find the guns to be all that different looking, with the exception of the heavy weapons.

 

From There Website

 

With 15mm Sci-Fi becoming more popular, robots are always a welcome addition.  Ground Zero Games doesn't disappoint in this area.  They have two fantastic packs WorkBots pack 1 (SG15-V13-A) and GunBots (tracked) (V15-68A).  All I have to say is these are awesome little figures.  The robots will be perfect for battle settings as well as scenarios.

 

 

 

For all those Alien fans out there, Khurasan Miniatures has a product that you're going to love.  They are called the Space Demon Hive  The pictures really don't do them justice.  IMO these are by far the best Alien looking figures to date.  Each warrior pack of 8 figures comes with in two head variants and 4 body variants.  Warriors come in 3 flavors (Assault, Hammerhead and Demon Infiltrator).  The Assault Warriors and the Demon Infiltrators look most like the Alien creatures in the movie Alien.  There is also a Demon Queen and a Demon King.  Both those figures are quite large and are about double the size of the Warriors.

 

Assault Warrior, Hammerhead Warrior and Demon Infiltrator Warrior

 

GZG Trooper, Demon Infiltrator Warrior, Critical Mass Games ARC Fleet Heavy Drop Trooper

 

QRF Alien biped, Demon Infiltrator Warrior, QRF Alien biped

 

Matchbox has a vehicle that is just perfect for 15mm Sci-Fi games.  Plan on spending about $1-$2 per vehicle.  An excellent value all around.  It has been produced under many names and comes in many different paint jobs.  If you do a Google search for "Matchbox Armored Response Vehicle" or "Matchbox Armored Police Vehicle" you should be able to find lots of them.  You may even be able to find them at a local toy store that sells Matchbox cars.  The rear top of the vehicle slides backwards to reveal seats and a console.

 

 

 Matchbox Armored Response Vehicle

 

 

Painted up and dry brushed.  Gun was added from a VOR gun emplacement.  

 

I have had these miniatures with me since the early 1980's.  I believe they were first produced by Tabletop Games or something to that effect.  I finally got around to painting them up proper.  As it turns out these figures are quite good and stand up nicely next to some of the best 15mm Sci-Fi figures today.  You can still purchase these figures from 15mm.co.uk under the Laserburn line of Sci-Fi figures.

 

 

Want some cool bugs?  Heresy Miniatures has a set of figures that many people probably don't know about called the HellMites

 

I came across these figures some time ago and they have been collecting dust waiting to be used.  They are perfect for both 15mm and 28mm games.

 

 

 

 

 

This miniature is now out of print and no longer available.  It was called the Burrower Bug from the Starship Troopers game by Mongoose Publishing.  I was lucky enough to purchase 2 of these suckers before they went the way of the Dodo.  The figure is one bug hunk of metal and always looks good on the table top.  It sort of reminded me of the worms on Dune.  You still can probably find these on Ebay, TMP or maybe on Bartertown

 

Below are pictures of the http://www.battlestations.info/ Power Armored Suits. These make perfect off world power suits for 15mm colonial needs.