Monday, December 19, 2005

Hasslefree Miniatures

So, as well as being a PC gamer, I am also a bit of (well, OK, a lot of!) a miniature junkie. No, not miniature bottles of whisky - although I am rather partial to that - I mean toy soldiers. I recently put in my second order with Hasslefree Miniatures, and they came through Friday. I describe myself as a miniature junkie rather than a wargamer because I do a hell of a lot more painting of my toy soliders than I do playing games with them.

I really love the figures that Kev White sculpts, and appreciate the availability of miniatures that are not just a part of a regular "army" like many other companies can supply. A good example is this Lab Technician who I am really looking forward to painting. Hasslefree's range also contains many female miniatures, which is not that rare amognst small companies of this kind, but what makes Hasslefree different is that they produce a normal range of women, who are not impossibly proportioned (even if they are sometimes heroically proportioned. Liberty and Jo are great examples - but I only have Liberty sat on my paining desk, so far!

As soon as I have finished painting a Hasslefree miniature, I'll try and get a photo of my results up! In the mean time, it is back to my 6mm Viking Hoard!