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Irregular Miniatures Sci-fi Figures

Review taken from 'Casting Around'

I am delighted to see that Ian Kay at Irregular Miniatures has added some new aliens to his retro sci-fi range. There are three more of the larger aliens, two troopers and an officer and four of the smaller aliens, two ‘guard’ (note the long hair crests on the helmets) and two ‘elite’ troopers. These are all mean looking customers so our intrepid space pilot hero needs a bigger gun and some back up. Enter a new version of the original pilot hero with some heavy hardware and a slightly portly companion with a pistol. Still seems a bit one sided to me.

These are smashing figures and bring back memories of my childhood (a tribute to both Ian’s figures and my memory) and the way the not so distant future was being portrayed then.

Ian’s other new offering is another of his ‘really useful’ figures capable of performing a variety of roles according to which weapons or tools he is supplied with. He’s similar to the standing ‘general purpose’ figure reviewed in the last issue but is wearing a shirt without pockets and shorter boots. He also wears a British colonial helmet and is obviously intended for the Zulu War period but a bit of simple conversion work to substitute alternative heads would make him suitable for plenty of other scenarios.

The Zulu War figure measures 54mm approx and the sci-fi figures measure between 42mm and 50mm approx. Ian, with regret, has been forced to increase his prices to reflect the higher prices for metal and rubber. 54mm foot figures now cost £3.75 each (mounted figures £9.50 each). The space pilots and guard and elite aliens cost £1.25 each and the larger aliens are £2.75 each. I don’t think any of Ian’s customers will begrudge this increase, particularly as it’s offset by a reduction in P&P. New P&P rates are UK 10%, Europe 20%, Rest of World (Surface) 20%/ (Airmail) 40%. For other price changes, contact Ian or check his website.

Date Published Sat, 12/01/2007 - 12:38
Author: Paul Stocker

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Irregular Miniatures
41 Lesley Avenue
York
YO10 4JR

Tel: 01904 671101
http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/

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