Denizen Ventauran infantry

 Many moons ago there was a company called Denizen who had some very nice ranges of 25mm science Fiction figures. One of the ranges was the Ventaurans, which bore a striking resemblance to the Traveller Zhodani humans.

Many years have passed, and the new owner of the masters of the ranges wondered if they could be upscaled to the now more popular 28mm scale.

William Killian and a Stargrave Scavenger for scale.

A metal Stargrave Zombie and William Killian  for scale.

Pig Tickling

 In William's travels, he had seen some peculiar things, but the "sport" of Pig Tickling was one of the oddest.

Steam powered mechanical pig.

Somewhere I have the two stokers that keep the pig running.

Umpire on Unicycle

I have the rules somewhere as well.

Alien Warriors Work In Progress

 Scale comparison between William Killian (Crooked Dice) and an Alien Warrior.

Anvil Industries Leaper for Zona Alfa

 

Anvil Industries released a Print on Demand option at Salute and have been adding figures to the range.

At the end of 2023 they added Leapers, humanoid figures with long clawed hands, torn Gorka suits and gas masks.

There are four figures in the set, one crouching, one crouched down, one on all fours and one leaping.

There are four bodies (the one on all fours has both arms and legs attached). There are three pairs of arms, two sets of four heads (with different gas masks) and two tree stumps for the leaping figure.

The Gorka suit is Citadel Death World Forest.

The gas mask hood is Citadel Steel Legion Drab.

The flesh is Citadel Rakath Flesh.

Mask hardware is Vallejo Black Grey.

Lenses and wounds are Citadel Mephiston Red.

The flesh was washed with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

The suit was washed with Army Painter Military Shader.

The hood and the boots with Citadel Agrax Earthshade.

The flesh does seem excessively grey.

So how do they compare in size to my Zona Alfa figures?

The comparison is difficult as the Leaper is crouched over. 

Here it is crouching next to an Empress Modern Russian.

Here it is with the compulsory William Killian comparison.

Crooked Dice temporal Traveller 4

 A comparison of the new Temporal Traveller 4 and William Killian, both from Crooked Dice.

He is a big chap.

Anvil Industries C-48 Warden Mechanised Warriors

 Anvil Industries are re-mastering and re-releasing their figures from their sadly missed AfterLife game.

The latest set of figures are their C-48 Warden robot.

Though you can order the components separately, it is more economic to order the three figure set.

The set allows you to select a different right hand weapon (I went for three CR-9 cannons as I have compatible weapons from the AJAX suits). I also added a set of three left hand CR-9 cannons.

The torso contains four direct fire missiles.

The robots stand about 40mm tall and are scaled to match the Anvil Exo-Lords figures.

William Killian for scale.

There are two different head styles (plus the heads from the other Exo-Lord scaled robots)

This example is armed with a CR-9 cannon and four missiles.

The left arm shows the mounting rail for additional weapons or accessories.

Anvil Industries Light Scout Tank

 

Anvil Industries have started a Print on Demand service for some of their digital offerings.

This one is their Light Scout Tank.

I have not noticed any print lines. Previous Print On Demand models have gone together well, using superglue.

The kit comprises a one piece hull with tracks, a turret, two hatches, a hatches separator, a turret crew insert (you need to supply a head for the gunner and a head, arms and torso for the commander) and a ball mount MG42 style machine gun. The hatches separator is fitted after the turret crew insert (if the hatches are to be left open).

The underside, of which more anon.

It is a tiny vehicle (not as small as the Carden-Loyd carrier). William Killian for scale.

The driver's position is a bit disappointing, there is not much room. However, the theoretical lower hull (not provided - see the underside view) will provide a bit more room. I need to photograph it with a bottom plate in place and with an Empress driver.

The turret rotates.

This comparison shot shows how much smaller the Light Scout Tank is compared to the FT

The question is, what can you use it for?

A large part of the Anvil range acts as an alternative to 40K models. I do not know if there are any Imperial Guard vehicles this can stand in for.

The space for the driver is a bit of a sticking point. I know most of the Imperial Guard vehicles have a similar issue.

But at least this Chaos Renegade HellHound has the headroom.

Laserburn Imperial Trooper

Laserburn was one of the first games I played, and after nearly 40 years I managed to find one of my painted miniatures.

William Killian (28mm) for scale.

The paint job (and the moulding) do not stand up to close attention.

The paint job was Humbrol matt white enamel, Humbrol red enamel and the black detail courtesy of a small diameter Rotring pen.

The sculpt looks rather crude compared to a recent GZG Chinese Astronauts.

Anvil Pickup Truck

 Anvil Industries have recently released a number of 3D printed variants of a US Pickup Truck.

This is the Standard Pickup with closed cab.

The "kit" is in five parts, the body and four wheels. Cleverly, the front axles have a ball and socket connection, so you can set the wheels as if the vehicle was turning.

It is of reasonable proportions compared to my standard scaling figure (William Killian).

The wing mirrors do look a bit odd - I would have expected them to be at the front edge of the door if not on the "wing".

It is notably longer than the Crooked Dice Land Rover, but is lower.

It is also wider, but that might be expected.

It is about the same width as a 3D printed Range Rover also for 28mm scale.

The range Rover does tower over the pickup.

As this is the cheapest version of the Pickup, there is no interior detail, however the cab is empty, the side windows are just printed solid so if you wanted a wreck you could just remove the windows, you will need to put in a floor. The versions with open windows fits the two seats in from below.

The resin seems to paint up well, there was some layering on the front window and across the side window (it looks like it is printed at an angle, nose down). This was smoothed with sand paper.

Renedra 20 foot container as cover

 I reviewed the Renedra 20 foot container earlier , but mentioned that I would take some photographs of the container in use as cover.

Empress Miniatures HMMWV.

Empress Miniatures GAZ Tigr.

Empress BMD-1

Clockwork Goblin/Warlord M8 Grizzly walker.

Warlord M4A4C

The cupola peeking over the container.

Empress Miniatures Challenger 2.