Minifigs Space Warriors Range - The Zarquin Alien Force

Edit 8th September 2025 - Combat 3000 details added at the bottom. Thanks to Pete Brown!

This sci fi range was released in April 1979 and sculpted by Pete Manning. I'm just popping this one part on for now, will get the rest another time. I'm sure I read something about a ruleset in the works at the time but I could be wrong. A nice insectoid race although the minis had a tendency to snap at the thorax/waist section. I was sorting a set out for a friend so thought it was worth posting.

SW23 Trooper with Heavy Lazer Advancing

SW24 Trooper with Axe and Radiation Shield

SW25 Trooper with Heavy Anti-Matter Grenade Projector

SW26 Zarquin Captain

SW27 Trooper in space with Heavy Lazer and Jet Pack

SW28 Robot

It was a nice little range of slightly different aliens for the time. Dave at Caliver Books is bringing them all back to life of course... link below (can't link direct for some reason, it never seems to work) - follow the left side all the way down to Classic Fantasy & Sci Fi Ranges. Tell him I sent you of course!

http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Home.aspx

Pete Brown (he of The Mouldmaker and The Assault Group) remembered the name being used in the old Combat 3000 ruleset. I dug my copy out and, lo and behold, they are there! Further Combat 3000 posts linked below as well.

http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/search/label/Combat%203000

Any thoughts etc leave a comment below or email me on enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Combat 3000 Amendment Sheet (Richard Halliwell and Richard (Rick) Priestley)

 

A hobby friend asked me to scan the amendment sheet so, of course, I scanned other bits as well in case anyone should be missing them... hopefully  high enough quality to print off for those that already own the rules. There are a few more posts if you hit the Combat 3000 label on the right hand side. Brilliantly illustrated with the old future Citadel Spacefarers concept artwork by Tony Yates, Bryan Ansell and Nick Bibby.

As always enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Tony Yates - sculptor and artist extraordinaire!

Every so often you come across someone in the gaming industry that makes you think there is still hope left in the world. I first came across Tony's sculpts in the 80s when he sculpted for Heroes Miniatures. Since then he has worked for a multitude of companies and spent time a the Concept Manager at Foundry. His illustrations fill more periodicals and rulesets than I know about.......Combat 3000, Spacefarers and Laserburn being the ones that come to mind first.....all Bryan Ansell related pre GW and Warhammer 40K. Tony recently sent me not only an old copy of the Laserburn rules trilogy but also a bunch of  artwork................may he live long and prosper!

Hopefully I'll add more to this post soon....first day off following night shift. All Tony's pics remain his copyright and are used with his permission.

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Combat 3000 has arrived!

This is so cool........

Even the errata sheets and such like are there......

Brilliant Tony Yates sketch of Citadel Spacefarers Star Lane Pirates...........

Oops...a not Klingon happened to appear....

and all for the princely sum of £1.95 from Games. How I miss that shop. I used to frequent the Liverpool one and it was a trove of the weird and wonderful......

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Combat 3000 - Infantry Combat in the Year 300

Just picked up a copy of this old ruleset....more once it arrives including a better pic!

Possibly a fore-runner to Warhammer 40K / Rogue Trader by Richard Halliwell and Richard Priestley.......why is it Mr Halliwell is always known as Richard and Mr Priestley is always known as Rick? Anyway, pics on the front are very old Asgard Minis.......

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