I have always been a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars series of books. Based on what I have seen on the web, there is a small but steady interest in the material. The recent Disney movie was an interesting retelling of the John Carter story. Has anyone discussed the possibility of Reaper designing figures inspired by the books/movies? Are there existing miniatures in the Reaper line that already fill this niche? I have not seen any in my browsing of the Reaper store - have I missed something?
Suggestion: Barsoom-inspired Miniatures
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DMarcus
, Jun 09 2012 03:33 PM
Barsoom Mars suggestion
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Angorak
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Posted 09 June 2012 - 03:55 PM
There is already a line of mini's out there that are based on ERB's Martian books....green, red martians and also thoats and great white apes. Not sure if there are zitidars or calots though. Not sure if they are licensed though with ERB's estate.
Found it...It's Bronze Age Miniatures. The listings are not called what you would think but you can see pics of what would be recognized as being from Barsoom...:)
Found it...It's Bronze Age Miniatures. The listings are not called what you would think but you can see pics of what would be recognized as being from Barsoom...:)
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Posted 09 June 2012 - 04:14 PM
Two lines (not Reaper) from two different manufacturers that I'm aware of.
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Posted 09 June 2012 - 05:46 PM
Tin Man has a selection of Barsoom-inspired figures. John Winter is the sculptor.
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Posted 09 June 2012 - 09:22 PM
There's another company or two producing Barsoom models, besides Tin Man and Bronze Age. I'm sure someone will remind us of their names.
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http://www.cauldronbornminiatures.com
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Posted 10 June 2012 - 06:08 PM
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Posted 10 June 2012 - 07:34 PM
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Yup. That's the one I couldn't remember. And Rafm.
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 03:43 PM
Nice figures on Tinman..but the thoat isn't anything like I pictured them...tail too short and neck too long,
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Wow...that was fun!"
Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, 'Why is the bride dressed in white?''
The mother replied, 'Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life.'
The child thought about this for a moment then said, 'So why is the groom wearing black?'
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:01 AM
Inspired by the movie, I bout the Tinman figures and they are excellent. Slightly large, they mix in well with Warmachine. Highly, highly recommended.
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 11:16 AM
I just bought some of those yesterday! I cant wait to get them, they look fantastic!
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Posted 01 July 2012 - 02:24 PM
While not Barsoom there are some good Chronoscope figures for the Swords and Science genre (Andromedans) and there is a Jungle Lord as well for that other famous ERB Hero.
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