{"id":42,"date":"2004-10-04T20:20:53","date_gmt":"2004-10-04T20:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevepugh.net\/VTT\/?p=39"},"modified":"2004-10-04T20:20:53","modified_gmt":"2004-10-04T20:20:53","slug":"rebel-storm-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevepugh.net\/VTT\/2004\/10\/rebel-storm-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Storm miniatures review"},"content":{"rendered":"

So what did I get in my box? Ten miniatures – the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader miniatures that are in every starter set plus two different stormtroopers, a rebel trooper, a rebel pilot, an Ithorian scout (that’s Hammerhead for us old timers), a Bespin guard, a Gamorean guard and a Tusken Raider.<\/p>\n

I had seven out the ten as action figures back when I was a kid. Hmm, so I’m going round in circles. Except that these are smaller. Ever decreasing circles perhaps?<\/p>\n

The miniatures are about 30-32mm toe to eye. This makes them as tall as many of the larger “28mm” miniatures available. However, these are much slimmer – realistic proportions rather than the chunkiness we’ve come to expect from metal miniatures. It’s not too much of a problem with the aliens and armoured figures but the ordinary humans won’t mix too well with other ranges.<\/p>\n

\"Comparison<\/a>
From left to right: Ground Zero Games<\/a> 25mm Stargrunt<\/i>; Foundry<\/a> Street Violence<\/i>; Copplestone Castings<\/a> Future Wars<\/i>; Fantasy Forge Kryomek<\/i> (available from Scotia-Grendel<\/a>; Harlequin Doctor Who<\/cite> (available from Black Tree Design<\/a>); Rebel Storm<\/i>; Foundry Street Violence<\/i> (big guy).<\/p>\n

The miniatures are made from a rubbery plastic and spring back into shape if bent. I’m not sure whether this will make them harder or easier to convert than metal figures. Some of the poses are a little strange – The Rebel Pilot seems to be trying to “walk like an Egyptian” whilst the Rebel Trooper is leaning alarming far forwards.<\/p>\n

The paint jobs are okay. I doubt I’ll totally repaint them but I may touch up some of the details. (The photograph above isn’t very flattering to my painting abilities – I may not be great but the flash really hsn’t helped matters. Time to buy some matt varnish perhaps?)<\/p>\n

I think I’ll be buying some more, I’ll mostly be hunting for the common troop types – with luck the collectors will be flogging them off cheap having bought a gazillion of them to get their hands on the very rare figures.<\/p>\n

The rules? Read them, seem okay for what they are. I doubt I’ll be using them much. Daleks vs Stormtroopers in Stargrunt II<\/i> anyone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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