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EUREKA, Cú Chulainn

Posted on 2011/10/21 | 2 comments

Eureka Miniatures has recently announced release of the Cú Chulainn model for their 28mm Myths range.  From their announcement:

Also forming part of this release is our 28mm figure of legendary Celtic hero Cú Chulainn – a miniature we especially commissioned from sculptor Jody Siegel of Imbrian Arts (check out his excellent figures on his website here). Cú Chulainn is a hero of pre-Christian Irish Mythology and the stories of the Ulster Cycle. A mighty warrior of great renown, he was infamous for his terrible battle frenzies (or ríastrad) which according to the legends were so intense and violent they contorted his human form and temporarily rendered him a monster! Our figure shows Cú Chulainn in dramatic pose, on the brink of ríastrad, about to hurl himself on his enemies. In keeping with Celtic heroic traditions he fights naked (so some parental discretion might be advisable here as far as our younger customers are concerned).

I’ve been looking forward to this release for a long time.  Jody’s always been one of my favorite sculptors, and I think his conception of Cú Chulainn is a brilliant interpretation of the character.  I plan to order the model this weekend, and hope to feature pictures of it here soon.

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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Eureka, Imbrian Arts

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EUREKA MINIATURES, Cú Chulainn Preview

Posted on 2011/07/16 | 1 comment

Jody Siegel of Imbrian Arts recently previewed his incredible sculpt of Cú Chulainn for Eureka Miniatures on the OzPainters forum.

Cu Chulainn is a character from Celtic mythology. He’s known to go into “warp spasms” which is similar to berzerker rages but according to some of the stories the body sometimes takes on some strange contortions similar to shape changes. The client wanted the miniature to be more human shaped (and naked) so I decided to make the veins very visible to show off the stress that the body is under.

This is an incredible sculpt.  It’s dynamic, exudes power, and has the perfect amount of detail for a model of this type (enough to make the sculpt come to life, but restrained to the proper degree so that it’s not overly intimidating to paint).  I’m getting two.

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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, Eureka, Imbrian Arts

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Victoria Lamb’s Labyrintus

Posted on 2009/12/24 | Comments Off on Victoria Lamb’s Labyrintus

From Victoria Lamb’s Web site:

Labyrintus is a miniature game by Victoria Lamb. It combines the spectacle and craft of a miniature game with the fun and ease of play of a board game.  A fast paced game for 2-4 players with a playing time of 30 to 60 minutes. Each player takes control of a team of 4 creatures and attempts to be the first to get through the Labyrinth. But beware, things may not always be what they seem, your progress can be thwarted by other creatures, the shifting Labyrinth and even your own tactical choices.Labyrintus is a miniature game by Victoria Lamb. It combines the spectacle and craft of a miniature game with the fun and ease of play of a board game.  A fast paced game for 2-4 players with a playing time of 30 to 60 minutes. Each player takes control of a team of 4 creatures and attempts to be the first to get through the Labyrinth. But beware, things may not always be what they seem, your progress can be thwarted by other creatures, the shifting Labyrinth and even your own tactical choices.

A recent post over at Tabletop Gaming News reminded me of this project.  After some browsing I was elated to learn that the miniatures for the game are already available from Eureka.  I’ll be picking up Billy Bagshot, the twiglets, and the fairies soon.

Billy Bagshot

Twiglet 1

Twiglet 2

Fairy 1

Fairy 2

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Posted in 28-32mm fantasy, board games, Eureka

Kallistra 10mm Viking Huscarls

Posted on 2009/12/20 | 1 comment

Copplestone Horse Tribe infantry (left) and Kallistra Huscarls

Kallistra Huscarls (lefft), Magister Militum greater orc, MM ashigaru, and more Kallistra Huscarls

Kallistra Huscarls (left) and Copplestone City Spearmen

Kallistra Huscarls (left) and GW Warmaster Swordmasters of Hoeth

Kallistra Huscarls (left), Eureka Anvil dwarf, Eureka Warspite elf, more Kallistra Huscarls

Old Glory Persian commmand (left) and Kallistra Huscarls

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Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm historical, 10mm Middle-earth, comparisons, Copplestone Castings, Eureka, Games Workshop, Kallistra, Magister Militum, Warmaster

Eureka Frog Warrior Musician

Posted on 2009/12/18 | Comments Off on Eureka Frog Warrior Musician

I recently finished this piece as a present for my brother.

You can purchase this model from Eureka Miniatures or Eureka Miniatures USA.

I apologize for the poor quality of the photos.

Frog Warrior Musician from Eureka Miniatures

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Posted in 25mm fantasy, 28-32mm fantasy, Eureka, painting

Magister Militum Ashigaru, et al (100mm macro)

Posted on 2009/10/31 | Comments Off on Magister Militum Ashigaru, et al (100mm macro)

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Copplestone Horse Tribe infantry, MM ashigaru, Copplestone City Guard

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Old Glory Persian command, MM ashigaru, GFI/AIM Persian command

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Eureka elf archer, MM ashigaru, Eureka halfling militia

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Eureka Anvil dwarf, MM ashigaru, Eureka Warspite elf

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GW Swordmasters of Hoeth, MM ashigaru, MM orc

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Magister Militum Ashigaru, et al

Posted on 2009/10/31 | Comments Off on Magister Militum Ashigaru, et al
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Magister Militum ashigaru with spears & command

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Copplestone City Guard, MM ashigaru, GW Swordmasters of Hoeth

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Copplestone Horse Tribe infantry, MM ashigaru, Old Glory Persian command

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Eureka elf archer, halfling militia, MM ashigaru, AIM/GFI Persian command

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Copplestone half-orcs, MM ashigaru, Copplestone orcs

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Eureka Anvil dwarf, MM ashigaru, Eureka Warspite elf

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Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm historical, 10mm Middle-earth, AIM/GFI, Copplestone Castings, Eureka, Games Workshop, Magister Militum, Old Glory, Warmaster

Eureka 10mm Fantasy, Second Release, Size Comparisons

Posted on 2009/09/04 | Comments Off on Eureka 10mm Fantasy, Second Release, Size Comparisons

I’m pretty excited about the new Eureka 10mm fantasy releases.  For me, the most anticipated models from this release were the wood trolls, because I’ve scoured the universe looking for good miniatures to represent ents for 10mm Middle-earth.  I’m aware of nearly every alternative available on the market, but none of them were able to deliver the level of detail and aesthetic composition I was after.  Now the wait is finally over, and I’m more than satisfied with what Eureka has delivered.

That being said, I would have liked at least one or two more unique wood troll sculpts, as two is not enough for anyone planning to field more than four of these.  Fortunately, I think I’ve come up with a remedy for this minor problem: Reaper’s saproling models from their WarLord range.  They fit perfectly, in terms of size and structure, with the Eureka wood trolls, and will lend a sense of variety to my ent army, which will number around twelve models total.  I also see some potential for customization here, taking bits and parts from the Eureka and Reaper models to make custom heroes à la Treebeard.

I plan to mount the saprolings and wood trolls on 40mm round bases to match my Balrog.

Eureka’s new anvil dwarves were a welcome surprise.  Eureka sent me a free sample of one of their chaos dwarves when I first ordered a bunch of war elephants, and they were a nice match with the GW BoFA plastic and metal dwarves.  I only ordered one pack of the anvil dwarves, because I wanted to check them out before making a larger investment.  I’m definitely ordering at least three more packs.  These are fantastic models.  The anvil on the shields will have to go, but that’s a minor problem.

The packs of anvil dwarves include three unique sculpts.

The new warspite elves are a huge improvement over the elf archers and warriors (wood elves) from Eureka’s first release.  The wood elves were true 10mm (to the top of the head), but too small to work with any other ranges beyond the plastic GW BoFA stands.  The new warspite elves are a tad smaller than Copplestone 10mm, which, while not necessarily the industry standard, are the yardstick by which I measure all other potential models at this size.

Packs of the warspite elves include two different sculpts, spears-up and spears-down.

I only bought one pack of warspite elves, but will get at least three more.  I intend to paint them up like first-age elves: blues, grays, greens, and gold.

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

New Eureka 10mm Fantasy

Posted on 2009/08/15 | 6 comments
Painted samples from the latest editions to Eurekas line of 10mm fantasy models

Painted samples from the latest editions to Eureka's line of 10mm fantasy models

Eureka recently announced the addition of several new models to their popular line of 10mm fantasy miniatures.

As with the earlier releases in this range, the figures are for the most part sold in multi-figure / multi-variant packs in keeping with the gaming philosophy of large units and epic sized armies that is so popular with gamers who collect this scale. They are designed to be compatible with many of the other manufacturers’ 10mm fantasy ranges that are currently available.

New to the range are wood trolls (ents), woolly rhinos, anvil dwarves, high elf reavers, warspite elves, elves on stags, elves on (giant) falcons, woodland creatures (wood elf heroes), and chaos dwarves with blunderbusses.  This is exciting news for Warmaster fans who have always wanted to paint and field an army of quality miniatures for the wood elf and chaos dwarves factions.  The rhinos may have potential for anyone hoping to assemble a custom ogre army like my friend DaveC.  I’ve been looking forward to this release since first learning about it from the author of Boromir and Kermit’s Hobby Page blog over a year ago.  I can finally add to my 10mm Middle-earth project decent ent models and unique rank-and-file metal dwarves and elves to complement the plastic strips that came with the BoFA box set.  Needless to say, I’ve already placed an order.

For more information, see the official news release, pictures of inked models from the whole range, and more painted samples on the Eureka Web site.  (For those of you wishing to place an order in the United States, be sure to check out the Eureka USA Web site.)  And be sure to click on the “Eureka” category of this blog to see images of some models from the first release.

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Posted in 10mm fantasy, 10mm Middle-earth, Battle of Five Armies, Eureka

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.

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

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…

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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.

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Up next, Persians from Old Glory.

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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.

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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)

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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

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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.

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