Way back and I mean way back when a company called Asgard released some excellent miniatures in their science fiction range. That was around about 1980 and for many years these miniatures have not been on general release but that is about to change! I have been working towards this re-release onto Alternative Armies website for some time and now it has all come together for Friday 15th June 2012.
SM3 Space Marine in full battle armour
SM3a Space Marine flying
HA5 Adventurer with Laser Pistol
As you can see these 25mm scale white metal miniatures are classics and very striking. Quite unlike anything made now they have a rather Robert Heinlein look to them according to artist Sam Croes.
Here is a listing of the miniatures which includes all of the Space Marines and also the Adventurers too. While 25mm scale these match up well in height terms with todays 28mm designs especially the SM3, SM9 codes which are actually bloody big even for today.
25mm Classic Science Fiction.
ASGARD SPACE MARINES
SM1 Space Marine in full armour £1.50
SM2 Space Marine in light space armour £1.50
SM3 Space Marine in full battle armour £2.00
SM3a Space Marine in full battle armour flying £4.00
SM4 Psionic Marine with Psionic blaster £1.50
SM5 Space Trooper with Force Axe in Battle Armour £1.50
SM6 Space Trooper advancing with A.P.Rifle £1.50
SM7 Space Trooper kneeling Firing Energy Mortar £1.50
SM8 Space Trooper Captain £1.50
SM9 Large Battle Droid £2.50SM11 Heavy Mortar + 2 Trooper Crew £4.00
SM12 Loader (included in SM11)
SM13 Officer (included in SM11)HUMAN ADVENTURERS
HA2 Pirate with assault Rifle £1.50
HA3 Pirate with Laser Pistol £1.50
HA4 Pirate with Force Blade £1.50
HA5 Adventurer with Laser Pistol £1.50
HA6 Adventuress with Laser Pistol £1.50
HA7 Female Bounty Hunter £1.50
HA8 Male Bounty Hunter with Rifle £1.50
TSF6 Szithk Reptilian with laser pistol £1.50
I fancy writing some missions for MOTH with these in them. Perhaps a rogue world with its own technology on the edge of Prydian Space. I can see it now Retained Knights against Asgard Space Marines. Bliss!
GBS
Brilliant! I look forward to ordering the whole batch of space marines somewhere in the future. 🙂 Coming to think of it, these power armoured guys could be useful for near-future wargaming too, as looking at what DARPA is working on, the first functional power armour may very well look like a clunky, top heavy deep-sea diving suit. And for that matter they would be interesting in an Ion Age scenario.
The first time I saw them I was instantly reminded of the opening scene of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers novel; power-armoured infantry with jetpacks executing a tactical strike against the alien “Skinnies”. These miniatures would fit so well in such a classic scenario.
I’m currently painting those that were included in that lovely gift you sent me and hope to have some photos of them very soon. These pictures here perhaps don’t really show it because of the dark colour scheme, but the miniatures have plenty of fine detail, and are very well sculpted, despite their age. But that seems to be a trait of the entire Asgard range. I once bought some of the 15mm Sci-fi Ort aliens, and likewise they were very finely sculpted.
Hello Sam!
The miniatures are now out on the Alternative Armies website here. I have a feeling I will be pressured into a scenario or two for them and some special rules, but they are lovely.
I would love to see the paint jobs you do on these Space Marines once you put them up on your blog. The 25mm scale and the 15mm scale are both very well done.
GBS
Looking good ! I hope they’ll get a nice bit of Ion Age background fluff too 😉
C.
Hey Craig!
It will be interesting to see how they do compared to ‘new’ new releases as it were. If you have ideas on a scenario or two drop me a line.
GBS
Fantastic Sci-Fi trooper!
I’ ll have to paint them!
Marzio.
Hello Marzio,
Thanks for your comment and for reading my blog. Your blog at fogsoldiers is very good indeed.
The miniatures are out now in the Ion Age section of the Alternative Armies website. If you do paint them I would love to see them on your blog.
GBS
Sure…;-)
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