28mm British Airborne 20mm Polsten AA Gun.
New from 1st Corps
Polston 20mm Anti Aircraft Gun and 3 crew.
The Polsten was a polish designed simplified Oerlikon cannon. It was quicker, easier and cheaper to produce than the Oerlikon and was just as good. The British Airborne transported in a Hamilcar or Horsa glider, towed behind an airborne jeep. They saw action in Normandy, Holland and the crossing of the Rhine.
This is a resin and metal kit, supplied unassembled. Some assembly required.
The first batch of Albedo Miniatures plus terrain set are available to pre-order from 24th September, to ship early October. We are making the first two unit packs available prior to running the Albedo Kickstarter for two reasons.
Firstly we would like gamers to be able to check out the quality of this new range of miniatures prior to backing its development through kick starter.
Secondly we want people to be able to start gaming using the free introductory rules that will be available to download once the kickstarter is live.
We are also making available nine different packs of anthropomorphic heads and tails to enable figure converters to transform a wide range of existing miniatures into 'critters'.
Albedo is a world invented 30 years ago by Steve Gallacci in his comic series, Albedo Anthropomorphics. This world is populated by sapient mammals and avians. There are two main factions: ConFed, whose forces include Extra-Planetary Defence Force (EDF), (These are peace loving, socialist societies made up of a wide range of species) and the Independent Lapine Republic (ILR), a ruthless, capitalist, expansionist grouping of rabbits and hares.
Albedo Miniatures are 28mm Heroic Scale miniatures designed to be used with Albedo Combat Patrol miniatures rules or with a wide range of role playing games such as Albedo RPG, Traveller, GURPS, Gamma World etc. The miniatures in the range have been designed as multi-part metal castings consisting of a body (torso and legs combined), a pair of arms (where possible a pair cast onto the weapon), and a head & tail sprue.
There are a range of body types in development including EDF Heavy Infantry, EDF Light Infantry, ILR Skirmish Order, ILR Special Assault Order.
Each body type is then converted into multiple poses such as Male:Patrolling, Female:Patrolling, Female:Running etc.
Each faction has a number of weapons available that their troops can be equipped with. At the moment we have made the following weapons for the EDF : LAKW 1-56 (a powerful assault rifle), MPKW 2-18 (SMG type Machine Pistol), MAKW 3-60 (versatile machine gun that can either be set up as LMG on bipod or on tripod as a sustained fire MMG). We have made the following weapons for the ILR: ML 199 Carbine (a short barrelled basic carbine), AW 191 Assault Carbine (with underslung Grenade Launcher), MG 202 (versatile machine gun that can either be set up as LMG on bipod or on tripod as a sustained fire MMG).
Finally, the miniatures are designed to accommodate a separate head and tail. A growing range of heads have been sculpted including EDF uniform helmets (Cat, Dog, Fox), ConFed Home Guard style berets (Cat, Dog, Fox), ILR forage caps (two rabbit variants), ILR Garrison peaked caps (three rabbit head variants), bare headed (Cat, Dog, Fox, two Rabbit variants). The head & tail sprue also contains a square patch. This is because critters can elect to have their tail inside the uniform, in which case this represents the Velcro patch on the uniform and is glued on in place of the tail.
The last point to note about the miniatures is that they have been designed to be easy to glue together. Prior to designing this range, I have not been a fan of multi-piece metal castings, as I have had bad experiences of pieces that have flat joints which are difficult to align and move when you hold them for the glue to dry. We have overcome this problem by casting arms with a pin at the top that matches a recess in the shoulder. Similarly, heads are cast with a pin at the bottom of the neck that matches a recess in the body. The miniatures have also been digitally sculpted so the fit is very accurate.
Using the components that we have manufactured so far, it is possible to construct over 160 unique miniatures by mixing the components together. We are planning to add many more uniforms, poses, weapons and head / tail combinations both through our Kickstarter and as monthly new releases.
Miniatures are supplied with 25mm round MDF slot bases & 25mm clear bases. Unit packs include a unit reference card.
The pack contains 8 Heavy Infantry Bodies in 3 different poses, 8 head & tail sprues, and the weapons to make a standard EDF Squad (6 x Rifle, 1 x LMG, 1 x SMG).
The pack contains 7 Skirmish Infantry Bodies in 2 different poses, 7 head & tail sprues, and the weapons to make a standard ILR Half Squad (6 x Carbine, 1 x LMG, 1 x Carbine with Grenade Launcher).
Figures will also be available in one, two and three figure blister packs.
Initial release of miniatures including these unit packs is October 2018.
Kickstarter runs from 15th October – 19th November 2018 to fund the next wave of development of miniatures, rules and campaign source book.
All-in 28mm commission deals, these deals include the figures, basing and any required flags or decals. Please note commissions typically take 6 -8 weeks from receipt of the required figures, dependant on order size. Figures are not held in stock and will typically take two weeks to arrive. For more details on the listed units please contact me.
British Army Section/Squad -- £60
8 figures
The backbone of the British infantry regiments and mechanised units is the section which within the modern British army consists of 8 men, split into two fire teams.
Fire team 1
Section Leader with SA80
Trooper with SA80
Grenadier with SA80 UGL
Gunner with SAW.
Fire team 2
Ass Section Leader with SA80
Trooper with SA80
Grenadier with SA80 UGL
Gunner with SAW.
This off the brush commission is for a British section as detailed above. Fully painted and based ready for the table. All figures and vehicles are supplied at cost.
British Army Armoured Section/ Squad --£100
8 figures and 1 vehicle
The backbone of the British mechanised units is the section which within the modern British army consists of 8 men, split into two fire teams as detailed above transported in the Warrior IFV. All figures and vehicles are supplied at cost.
British Army Infantry Platoon.-- £180
28 figures
The backbone of the British infantry regiments and mechanised units is the Platoon which within the modern British army consists of 3 Sections/squads and a Platoon HQ. All figures and vehicles are supplied at cost. Platoon deals attract approx. 20% discount on the painting element. Part payments available
British Army Armoured Platoon. -- £330
28 figures and 4 vehicles
The backbone of the British mechanised units is the Platoon which within the modern British army consists of 3 Sections/squads and a Platoon HQ, transported in 4 x Warrior IFV’s. All figures and vehicles are supplied at cost. Platoon deals attract approx. 20% discount on the painting element. Part payments available
Royal Marine Commando Platoon -- £220
32 figures
The backbone of the fighting arm of the British Navy is the Platoon which within the modern Navy consists of 3 Sections/squads, a manoeuvre section and a Platoon HQ. All figures and vehicles are supplied at cost. Platoon deals attract approx. 20% discount on the painting element. Part payment available.
September is a great month for Pulp gaming fans. Pulp Alley have 4 lovely new packs of miniatures, a scenario of the month based on Agatha Christie's Murder at the Gallops and a new an improved fortune deck. These are all available from Sally 4th and Pulp Alley themselves.
As usual Sally 4th has a FREE Plot Point of the Month, this time a bookcase full of clues, which we are giving away for free with every purchase that includes at least one Pulp Alley product, and as the scenario of the month cards feature our classic movie miniatures 'Murder most Equine' packs, we have put together a couple of special offer deals that feature them.
Full details from our Pulp Alley New Releases page HERE
Regards,
Chris Abbey
Austin 7.
New from 1st Corps
Suitable for Inter War and BEF etc.
Austin 7 and driver. £16
The Austin 7 was a British economy car built between 1922 and 1939.
Nicknamed the ‘Baby Austin’ it was very popular both home and abroad.
