Category Archives: 10mm fantasy

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…

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.

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Up next, Persians from Old Glory.

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.

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

Eureka (Australia)
Eureka (USA)

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

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.

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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).

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.

Forge World Order

A batch of 10mm Forge World products in utero

A batch of 10mm Forge World products in utero

I recently received my first order from Forge World.  The goods arrived late due to the holidays, but I expected that since I waited until around the 23rd or so to commit to my purchase.  Regardless, I sent an e-mail inquiry about my order after the New Year, and received a hasty reply with the actual shipment date and ETA.  I mention this because I want to stress that my initial dealings with Forge World exceeded expectations, and to complement them for their great customer service.

Featured here is the (partial) unpacked Forge World order still in its “zip-lock” packaging.  For those of you contemplating a Forge World order, this is what you can expect to find upon tearing open the cardboard.  As for the details of my order, I’ll save that for my next couple of posts.

More 10mm Fantasy from Eureka on the Way

My first attempt at a 10mm mûmak.

My first attempt at a 10mm mûmak.

This morning I received a reply from Eureka Miniatures’ Nic Robson with regards to the future of their 10mm fantasy line.  According to Mr. Robson, Eureka “have the ents, lots of elves (including cavalry mounted on stags and eagles), some more dwarves and a some [sic] woodland creatures due to be released later this year.”  Personally, I’m really excited about the ents, because I haven’t found anything that matches well with my GW BoFA and Copplestone miniatures, which make up the bulk of my Middle-earth armies in this scale.

Featured here is a photo of my first Eureka war elephant with customized howdah.  The Harad crew is represented by Old Glory Persians.  I wasn’t happy with my attempt at a howdah, and came up with something slightly different for my second mûmak.  I’ll post pictures when I start painting it, which is hopefully soon.