10mm Orcs, Half-Orcs, and Goblins

Posted on 2009/02/05 | Comments Off on 10mm Orcs, Half-Orcs, and Goblins


Note the size difference between GW’s own plastic and metal goblins for BoFA: huge.  The GW metal goblins, like their dwarves and elves, are a perfect fit match with Copplestone’s complete range of 10mm metals, Old Glory Persians (that’s all I have from them to make a comparison), and Eureka’s halflings.

Comments Off on 10mm Orcs, Half-Orcs, and Goblins

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Battle of Five Armies, Copplestone Castings, Games Workshop

Swordmasters of Hoeth

Posted on 2009/02/03 | 3 comments

under-the-mountain-3-february-2009-2048

This is probably the rarest model for GW’s Warmaster system, High Elf Swordmasters of Hoeth.  They are almost impossible to find these days.  I lucked out a year or so ago when I won these in an eBay auction.  That was the first time I ever saw the Swordmasters listed there, and I haven’t seen them since.  Those of you with a soft spot for Warmaster High Elves are probably going to hate hearing this, but I plan to take a Dremel to them sometime soon.  I’m going to reshape their swords a tad, and shave down their helmets to make stands of Galadrihm.  I have some High Elf archers that will get the same treatment.  Hopefully I don’t make a complete mess of things.

Click on the photo for a much larger image.

3 Comments

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Battle of Five Armies, Games Workshop, Warmaster

BoFA Dwarves, plastic and metal

Posted on 2009/02/03 | Comments Off on BoFA Dwarves, plastic and metal

If there’s an “odd man out” in this sequence of photos, it’s Eureka’s elf archer.  The GW BoFA plastics come in a distant second since, like all BoFA plastics, they are smaller than their metal counterparts; but the difference really is negligible.  The Eureka halflings, metal GW BoFA dwarves, and Copplestone men are perfect matches in terms of racial height and proportions.

Comments Off on BoFA Dwarves, plastic and metal

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Battle of Five Armies, Copplestone Castings, Eureka, Games Workshop

Copplestone vs. BoFA Cavalry

Posted on 2009/02/03 | 1 comment

under-the-mountain-3-february-2009-20221

Here we have a strip of GW’s metal elf cavalry for BoFA next to one of Mark Copplestone’s Horse Tribe cavalry models.  That’s a pretty perfect match.

Why in the hell GW discontinued the metal BoFA models is a complete mystery to me.  These elf cavalry models are highly sought after now.  They’re nearly impossible to find, though, and you can expect to pay a pretty penny if you come across some.

Click on the photo for a much larger image.

1 Comment

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Battle of Five Armies, Copplestone Castings, Games Workshop

Hobby Products

Posted on 2009/02/03 | Comments Off on Hobby Products

Tamiya Putty, thinner, Dr. Ph. Martin’s ink, brass leaves, and a handful of styrene strips in various sizes from Plastruct.

I’m going to use the putty, diluted with the thinner, to fill some pits on a couple Copplestone models.  Jérémie Teboul recommends this method on his DVD, so I thought I’d give it a try.

I got the Dr. Martin’s ink as a test, and am very happy with the results.  I plan to stock up on a few colors.

I’ve never worked with brass foliage, and snatched these up since they were on sale.  They look like they have lots of potential.

The styrene strips are for a super secret project I’m working on at the moment.  I will post pictures eventually.

Comments Off on Hobby Products

Posted in Misc

Forge World Order – Death Korps of Krieg

Posted on 2009/02/03 | Comments Off on Forge World Order – Death Korps of Krieg

These are some sample shots of the last part of my Forge World order.  In addition to the 10mm fantasy terrain pieces, I ordered three packs/sets from their Death Korps of Krieg line: Command HQ Squad, Death Riders Squad, and Squad at Ease.  I’m not a fan of GW’s universes, especially 40k; but these models have been tempting me for a long time.

Be sure to click on the photos for larger images.

Comments Off on Forge World Order – Death Korps of Krieg

Posted in 28mm SciFi, Forge World, Games Workshop, Warhammer 40k

Otherworld Order – Rats!

Posted on 2009/02/03 | Comments Off on Otherworld Order – Rats!

I received these two blister packs from Otherworld a couple days ago. They are the last part of a large order I placed a couple months ago, half of which were preorders. These are the giant rats and giant rat leader from their DV series (Dungeon Vermin). Same high quality stuff you can always expect from Otherworld. I look forward to painting them soon.

Comments Off on Otherworld Order – Rats!

Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Otherworld Miniatures

Old Glory Persians

Posted on 2009/01/31 | Comments Off on Old Glory Persians


I’m using Old Glory Persians as proxy models for my Harad army.  I shopped around quite a bit before finally settling on these.  This process was more protracted than necessary, mainly because many of the companies that manufacture and sell 10mm models do not feature images of their products online.  Old Glory is no exception, which is a shame, because I’m certain they would sell more miniatures if they posted photos.  But perhaps they have their desired customer base and growth is not an immediate concern for them.

Fortunately, Rob Smith of Great Hall Miniatures has made efforts in this department for the benefit of us all.  His site currently includes quality photos of “naked” (unpainted) Old Glory, Pendraken, and Magister Militum.  (I’m aware that Magister Militum is in the process of uploading photos of well painted models from their entire range, and applaud their efforts.  GHM’s photos are therefore a welcome complement, since they present clear images of the models sans paint.)

I mention GHM now, because I plan to include links to their catalog whenever I mention Old Glory models as a way of saying thanks.  (I will, of course, include links to the OG site as well.)

Speaking of which, if you’ve never ordered OG models before, you may be confused, after a quick Google search, to find that there are four Web sites devoted to OG miniatures: Old Glory, OldGloryUK, OldGlory15s, and OldGlory25s.  What’s the difference?

Old Glory main site
Company Web site for the “complete” range of OG miniatures.  Very few pictures.  Interestingly, they don’t have their own 10mm siege engine models on their Web site.

Old Glory UK
Same as US main site, but based in the UK.  Few pictures.

Old Glory 15s
A completely different company.  They’ve got lots of pictures, but their site is clunky.

Old Glory 25s
A coöp between Old Glory Corp and Merrimack Miniatures.  Like the OG main site, this one doesn’t have a lot of pictures.  Unlike the OG main site, they have the 10mm siege stuff in their catalog.
Back to the Persians…

I really like these models.  The size is standard 10mm, the details are crisp, and the price is right.  Plus, they look great as Harad.  There are, however, a couple things a buyer should know about before making a purchase: figures per stand and stand length.

Figures Per Stand:

Old Glory                                                 5
Copplestone Castings                         5
GW Warmaster                                      6
GW BoFA (metal and plastic)          7

Strip Length:

Command strip         25mm        (10 per pack)
Spearmen                    32mm        (20 per pack)
Heavy Infantry         28mm        (20 per pack)

I hope this helps…

Comments Off on Old Glory Persians

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Copplestone Castings, Eureka, Old Glory

More Eureka

Posted on 2009/01/27 | Comments Off on More Eureka

Here are three more photos highlighting the size differences between Eureka, Copplestone, and plastic GW BoFA 10mm models.  Again, I think the Eureka elves, while comparable in size with the GW BoFA plastics, are too small in relation with the hobbits from the same range; the halflings look dwarf-size next to the elves.  That being said, they look perfect next to the 10mm models from Copplestone Castings.  Of course, all of this is purely relative, especially at this scale.

Click on the pictures for larger images.

***********

Up next, Persians from Old Glory.

Comments Off on More Eureka

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Battle of Five Armies, Copplestone Castings, Eureka, Games Workshop

Eureka Halfling Militia

Posted on 2009/01/26 | Comments Off on Eureka Halfling Militia


Here are some comparative examples and one detail of Eureka’s 10mm Halfling militia.  One pack includes 30 assorted models from a pool of nine sculpts, which is enough to make three 20mmx40mm stands assuming one uses ten per base.

I really like these.  And because of their size, they fit in perfectly with most 10mm models (i.e., they are the size hobbits should be in relation to other 10mm human characters).

I’m looking forward to painting these sometime later in the year.

As always, click on the photos to see larger images.

***********

For more information on Eureka’s 10mm Fantasy range by Alan Marsh, please see the following Web sites:

Eureka (Australia)
Eureka (USA)

Comments Off on Eureka Halfling Militia

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Copplestone Castings, Eureka

Eureka Elf Archers

Posted on 2009/01/26 | Comments Off on Eureka Elf Archers

These are some of the elf archers from Eureka’s 10mm Fantasy range, which is sculpted by Alan Marsh.  One pack contains an assortment of 30 models from a pool of seven unique sculpts, and sells for $10.45 US.

These are pretty tiny by industry standards for metal 10mm models, which will become evident over the next few days as I post more pictures.  They match the BoFA plastics quite closely, but that’s about it.  In fact, these elves look like hobbits next to all my 10mm models, including GW’s metal BoFA packs.  Thus, I’ve decided not to use these for rank-and-file 20mmx40mm stands, and will instead incorporate them into some forest terrain pieces I am planning.

I noticed on the Eureka USA site three new additions to the Alan Marsh fantasy line: Wood Trolls, Woodland Creatures, and Wooly rhinos.  I’m pretty excited about all three of these, but I have no idea what they look like, because Eureka hasn’t uploaded any pictures yet.  Also, for some reason these aren’t listed on the main Eureka (Australia) site at the moment.

Wood Trolls, 4 assorted, $10.45 US
Woodland Creatures, 32 assorted, $10.45 US
Wooly Rhinos, 6 assorted, $10.45 US

Comments Off on Eureka Elf Archers

Posted in 10mm fantasy, Copplestone Castings, Eureka

10mm Fantasy Pachyderms

Posted on 2009/01/25 | Comments Off on 10mm Fantasy Pachyderms

Here we have a comparison between the 10mm elephants from GW’s Warmaster Araby army (left) and Eureka’s fantasy range (right).  I cut off the heads and decorative front pieces from all of my Eureka elephants.  The second and third photos include a couple models from Mark Copplestone’s 10mm fantasy range, Horse Tribe cavalry and a strip of orcs.

Click the photos for larger images.

Comments Off on 10mm Fantasy Pachyderms

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Copplestone Castings, Eureka, Games Workshop, Warmaster

Eureka 10mm Pachyderm Details

Posted on 2009/01/25 | Comments Off on Eureka 10mm Pachyderm Details

Featured here are some detail shots of my mûmakil, which are modified Eureka elephants from their 10mm Fantasy range.  After I finished the first one, I made some changes to my howdah design, tweaked the tusks more, and cut off the heads of all my models (five total) so that I could reposition them.  I’m very happy with my second attempt, and plan to paint it soon.

The crew is a mix of Old Glory (command and spearmen) and GFI Persians (the guy on the top).

Comments Off on Eureka 10mm Pachyderm Details

Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Eureka

Latest Dabblings

Posted on 2009/01/25 | 2 comments
German Mercenary

German Mercenary

This is a work in process.  It’s one of the German mercenaries from Mark Copplestone’s Back of Beyond collection.  I still need to add some details to the model, clean a few things up, and finish the base.  This is my first attempt at using the “new” round bases (the Warmachine ones with a small basin in the center) for my models, and unfortunately I overloaded it with sand.   I hope I don’t make this mistake again.


This is the first goblin I finished for my northern war host, one of my major projects for this year.  It’s a prototype, so it took me a while to finish.  There are several things that did not turn out the way I had hoped, but I learned a number of things along the way.  I especially don’t like the dark tin/copper color of the armor plates, and will try brass for future models.  Hopefully I will get better results with my next attempt.

This is an old Grenadier model available through Mirliton in Italy, by the way.

2 Comments

Posted in Copplestone Castings, Grenadier, Mirliton, Northern War Host, Pulp

Forge World Order, Up Close

Posted on 2009/01/25 | Comments Off on Forge World Order, Up Close

Here are some detail shots of the 10mm Warmaster terrain I recently purchased from Forge World.  Overall I’m pretty satisfied with these.  The detail is great, the conceptions are nice, and the size is just right.

Be sure to click on the pictures to see a larger image.

Comments Off on Forge World Order, Up Close

Posted in 10mm fantasy, Forge World