A miniaturised account of Hitler's Occult Wars
Miniatures Showcase compiled by the White Knight
last update: 12th of July 2008
Another "proper" WW2 manufacturer expands into the Weird, with a N.E.W. War range. The range offers a Sky Rocket Youth Pack... One officer and 4 youth armed with rocket packs and various weapons, T- mines, pouch with grenades, one shot flamethrower. Just remember, VFM are BIG 30mm+ figures. Being youths, these might be more in-scale with regular 28mm though (not verified as I haven't seen them in the flesh).
11. Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser is a boardgame set in an alternative history where WW1 still hasn't ended 35 years down the line. This unusual take on the subject also means the Germans aren't nazis for once, but they're still as evil and intent on enslaving the world through whatever dark powers they can enlist. The figures are now available in sets of unpainted resin. The range includes American operatives.
One of the first ranges of alternative WWII horror, Northstar's "Project X" miniatures are 1/48 scale or about 36mm. The humans are too big to use with regular 28mm, though they should work well with other 1/48 WW2 figures out there. Some (less human looking) models are more scale-neutral, like the US Battlesuit
13. Fourcolorfigs: Superfigs
The "Superfigs" range includes a nice"American" Golem figure (a bit reminiscent of Hellboy's Roger without the weird genitalia).
14. Hasbro: Heroscape
More pre-painted plastic, but at least the Heroscape miniatures aren't randomly packaged, so you know what you buy. The "Rise of the Valkyrie" release has some US airborne figures that might find their way in a Weird War scenario. The Superhero expansion has such classics as Captain America and the Red Skull.
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15. Wizkids: Heroclix
The prepainted, randomly packaged Heroclix range, of which singles can be bought cheaply off ebay by those of us with no interest in the actual game has some characters from wartime and WW2 related comics, like various versions of Captain America, Submariner (well, he fought on the American side), the Torch, etc..., but also from the Indy comics, like Hellboy (various versions), Lobster Johnson, Baby Hellboy, etc...
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16. Graven Images
Possibly the biggest range of WWII horror miniatures to date is to be found in Jim Bowen's "Gotterdammerung" line of 40mm figures. With a few scale-neutral exceptions, these won't fit with any of the 25-30mm ranges out there, but the range has now become large enough to stand on it's own for skirmish games and it's still growing. There isn't much going on on the US-side of the war though, with some American zombies as the sole exception.
Hundreds more suitable figures can be found in these related showcases:
World War II Historical Showcase
Pulp Era Showcase Out now!
If you want to drool over some inspiring conversions and wonderfully painted Weird WWII miniatures, Agis Neugebauer's pages are definitely worth the trip:
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Don't forget to visit the WWII Showcase for even more WWII miniatures and the Pulp Era Showcase for some generic pulp miniatures.
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