What's New 1981

1981

by Mike Caum

DIXON has released the following new Spanish figures; Arquebusier firing, Knight with lance, and Pikeman receiving. These figures are good looking and are typical Dixon workmanship and design.

SUPERIOR Two new Starfleet ships have come out, descriptively named Vulture and Crab.

GHQ has released three new numbers US27 M5 Lt Tank and G55 SDKFZ 251/259 German halftrack, N34 XMTCMBT. All three have the detail which we have come to expect from GHQ and are added to one of the most complete lines of AFV available.

HEROIC/ROS has released two new sets of WWII Infantry. Italian and French. They should be available in this country in the near future.

RAL PARTHA There have been quite a few additions to their line of "Personalities and Things That Go Bump in the Night" line of 25mm fantasy. Have you seen any of the following? The Cold Drake, a companion dragon to an earlier one, a lizard-mounted version of previously released Wraith on foot, also a new pack of elves containing a Bard, Female Magic User, Adventurer and Sage. The last, but not least, a pack of Female Demons, includes a Succubus, Mermaid & Sphinx.

GRENADIER MODELS: has announced that in order to release an adequate Boris Vallesc range of miniatures they have decided to depart from its 25mm size, to the more impressive 77mm scale. It has been sometime since they had anything other than fantasy and D&D figures available. To the history-minded wargamer, it is no great loss.

EISENWERK has released the new line of official Tunnels & Trolls 25mm fantasy miniatures. The first model is a dragon. They also have released a new line called "Lee & Grants Veterans" in 15mm. This ACW line is done in a wide variety of uniform styles to allow gamers the ability to create their own custom army.

TOM LOBACK GENERAL ARTWORK has released a 25 mm fantasy "Horned Hill Giant with Tree Trunk" and a "Demon Of Hell", lots of animation.

MIKES MODELS continues to release more fine 15-mm Zulu period soldiers. The detail is good, right down to the Tartan pattern on the Scottish soldiers trousers.


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