tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post2524084289337301032..comments2024-03-02T15:12:47.341+00:00Comments on Colgar6 and the Infinite Legion of Toy Soldiers: 28mm Showcase: Post-Apocalyptic SavagesColgar6http://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-12642635581351063832014-02-11T06:47:41.951+00:002014-02-11T06:47:41.951+00:00Sean, I'm delighted that you think so highly o...Sean, I'm delighted that you think so highly of my output. Thanks!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-84508690288316154882014-02-11T06:46:46.232+00:002014-02-11T06:46:46.232+00:00Thanks, Mathyoo. It's amazing just how much i...Thanks, Mathyoo. It's amazing just how much is recognisable, even when some of these details are only 2mm or 3mm across!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-84710820529286371752014-02-10T23:34:12.873+00:002014-02-10T23:34:12.873+00:00Hi Hugh, I just caught up with you and it seems li...Hi Hugh, I just caught up with you and it seems like I have missed quite a lot of wonderful stuff. All I can say is that is is always a great pleasure to read your blog and vicariously enjoy the many and varied games.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-51860563158906210222014-02-10T19:24:53.190+00:002014-02-10T19:24:53.190+00:00Great job mate! I went back to seek the details, r...Great job mate! I went back to seek the details, really amazing. The floppy disk is just ace lol.Mathyoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254075235438097742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-17717518484027425622014-02-10T13:42:57.697+00:002014-02-10T13:42:57.697+00:00Thanks, Bob. They're nice figures that paint ...Thanks, Bob. They're nice figures that paint up really well.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-71087493432558421252014-02-10T13:42:01.525+00:002014-02-10T13:42:01.525+00:00I think you are assuming that these guys know or c...I think you are assuming that these guys know or care about long-term productivity :-) . Throughout history (and indeed for many species) there have been groups of young males who have banded together to take what they can by force.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-52745829812880712692014-02-10T12:44:27.193+00:002014-02-10T12:44:27.193+00:00Really nice, old skool.Really nice, old skool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616664689882136444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-56943536455516919882014-02-10T11:24:34.767+00:002014-02-10T11:24:34.767+00:00I have always wondered how in a post apoc setting...I have always wondered how in a post apoc setting you can worry about shaving your head and keeping a mo-hawk. And yet somehow you can't find time for other things like farming to maintain a food supply, installing solar panels on your dwelling to power things or getting a better water source! <br /><br />That aside I do appreciate the figures and great for gaming purposes.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-63848568421762237112014-02-10T09:46:25.038+00:002014-02-10T09:46:25.038+00:00I'd never heard of Dreadnoks before this, but ...I'd never heard of Dreadnoks before this, but they do sound like these guys, don't they?Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-81231894848662138152014-02-10T09:44:14.779+00:002014-02-10T09:44:14.779+00:00Ah, I couldn't think of a use for them either ...Ah, I couldn't think of a use for them either - but I still bought the models! I'm sure that one day they'll appear in a game...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-40508950819610404142014-02-10T09:42:03.831+00:002014-02-10T09:42:03.831+00:00I can't even remember when I got these miniatu...I can't even remember when I got these miniatures, it was so long ago. It's great to see that they're still available, though!<br /><br />Perhaps I should use them for a "Hills have eyes"-style game? Sawney Bean in the 20th century...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-75951442008299274412014-02-10T06:45:00.099+00:002014-02-10T06:45:00.099+00:00I love those EM4 minis. I used some of them as Dre...I love those EM4 minis. I used some of them as Dreadnoks for my G.I.Joe miniatures:<br />http://mini-ventures.blogspot.com/search/label/dreadnoks<br />-c.normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223369380480989599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-26775110121418246332014-02-09T23:21:36.209+00:002014-02-09T23:21:36.209+00:00Everyone knows that after the apocalypse it was al...Everyone knows that after the apocalypse it was always sunny.<br />These are great figures that I ultimately decided not to purchase from EM-4 as I too couldn't thinkof a use for them,<br /> I doubt very much if I could have comeup with a paintjob as good as yours either - they're excellent.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-30452407462852677092014-02-09T22:26:42.741+00:002014-02-09T22:26:42.741+00:00I have had these figures ever since they first cam...I have had these figures ever since they first came out. They certainly do have a "Mad Max" vibe about them and will work well in most post apoc settings where the weather isn't too cold. A very nice blast from the past, Hugh.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-11363150798344451732014-02-09T20:32:28.294+00:002014-02-09T20:32:28.294+00:00em-4 produce a "Road Hero" in the Rebels...em-4 produce a "Road Hero" in the Rebels section of the Future Skirmish range, who would do very nicely for Max. But I don't remember seeing anything close to either of the other two characters, either from em-4 or from any other manufacturer...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-63633620186599472014-02-09T20:29:57.943+00:002014-02-09T20:29:57.943+00:00They took me quite a while to paint; all the littl...They took me quite a while to paint; all the little bits (chains, fetishes, shades &c) were fun but slow...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-78948845561074230492014-02-09T20:28:12.352+00:002014-02-09T20:28:12.352+00:00Thanks, Irqan.Thanks, Irqan.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-53131246878966337012014-02-09T20:27:56.766+00:002014-02-09T20:27:56.766+00:00I do like the em-4 "Future Skirmish" fig...I do like the em-4 "Future Skirmish" figures. Despite their age, they are indeed quite comparable in quality to pretty much anything more recent.<br /><br />I've got a fair number of their Bikers, Rebels and Robots as well...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-51522937316009439752014-02-09T19:58:55.895+00:002014-02-09T19:58:55.895+00:00Reaper has a figure in their Chronoscope range tha...Reaper has a figure in their Chronoscope range that is really just Mad Max passed off with an alias to avoid all the legal stuff. I think it's called Rex, Future Warrior. Now all you need is a female figure with shapely legs, a mini skirt, big hair and even bigger lips to pass for Tina Turner, and a scrawny guy with a flying machine for Bruce Spence. Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381131920381130283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-75988937608878087982014-02-09T19:55:40.936+00:002014-02-09T19:55:40.936+00:00Absolutely wonderful! The details are just superb...Absolutely wonderful! The details are just superb.Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-39903308383372621252014-02-09T19:46:23.296+00:002014-02-09T19:46:23.296+00:00They're fab.They're fab.lrqanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317347167166315984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-85331828191053595942014-02-09T17:57:04.591+00:002014-02-09T17:57:04.591+00:00Awesome job. They are great figures that have stoo...Awesome job. They are great figures that have stood the test of time especially when they have such Iconic movies such as the Mad Max series, The Book of Eli and the Fallout series to stir up peoples imaginations! <br /><br />I must save up some cash as I want there bikers as well to boost my own as well as the scavengers.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.com