Grenadier Gamma World - Yexil - one more off the list.

 

I picked this one up a while back but just realised I hadn't posted it. G50 Yexil, one of the rarer Gamma World blister packs... a lot bigger than I'd imagined and, judging by the eBay images sent to me (all kudos to original owners who are unknown, posted here for the community), it stretched the blisters' ability to hold it! It was a great range that never came over here back in the day although the boxed sets did. I was fortunate to be gifted a pair of the boxes which helped immensely (thanks Joel!).

Good source for Gamma World information;

https://gammaworld.fandom.com/wiki/Yexil

It was quite a large and varied range (listing courtesy of Stuff of Legends);

G-01 Android Workers and Warriors

G-02 Human Adventurers 1

G-03 Human Adventurers 2

G-04 Grens, Woods People

G-05 Serfs, Mutant Men

G-06 Orlens, Mutant Men

G-07 Healers

G-08 Restorationalists

G-09 Knights of Purity

G-10 Knights, Mounted

G-11 Brotherhood of Thought

G-12 Seekers

G-13 Iron Society

G-14 Tribesmen Human

G-15 Barkskin Tribesmen

G-16 Mutant Tribesmen

G-17 Tribesmen Mutant #3

G-18 Woman Adventurers

G-19 Townspeople

G-20 Villagers

G-21 Power Armor Troops

G-22 Partial Armor

G-23 Arns and Blaash

G-24 Herps and Parns

G-25 Soul Besh and Cal Thens

G-26 Hissers

G-27 Kesshin and Sleeths

G-28 Menral and Blight

G-29 Arks and Wolfiods

G-30 Badders

G-31 Hoops

G-32 Centisteed

G-33 Brutorz & Rakox

G-34 Podogs

G-35 Robots 1

G-36 Robots 2

G-37 Robots Attack Borg

G-38 Ecology / Agricultural Robots

G-39 Engineering Bots

G-40 Transport / Lifter Bots

G-41 Warbot

G-42 Ground Cars

G-43 Intelligent Animals

G-44 Weapons Pack 1

G-45 Weapons Pack 2

G-46 Medical Pack

G-47 Mutant Do-It-Yourself 1

G-48 Mutant Do-It-Yourself 2

G-49 Mutant Do-It-Yourself 3

G-50 Yexil

G-51 Robot Tankettes 1

G-52 Robot Tankettes 2

Lots of images on Lost Minis (more needed please);

https://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Gamma_World_(Grenadier)

Some of the range was taken from the unofficial John Carter of Mars range, various, Red and Yellow Martians including a mounted one? The JC range is one that has never been listed unfortunately and remains one of my hobby holy grails (various pics on the blogs if you search on the tags). 

As always leave a comment or shoot me an email; enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Dragonooth Gelmen and Grenadier Gamma World

 As a lot of you know, my old school tastes tend to the very old fantasy / sci-fi - the more lead oxide coming off on my fingers the better (until the advent of eBay I loved wargame shows and, if my fingers weren't grey, it hadn't been a good show). Oh, no, I generally didn't lick them clean. Dragontooth and early Grenadier are prime examples of this... interesting sculpts but I love them and, a few days ago, a wonderful trade package turned up containing these beauties;

Dragontooth GEL6 Gelmen Infantry Armed with Spear

There are 3 variants, pics below c/o Kevan at Stunties / Lost Minis WIKI.

GEL5 Gelmen Infantry Armed with Mace - only 1 variant so I wonder if there were more?

A short video showcasing them... excuse the background noise of YouTube ads whilst I'm listening to Necroscope by Brian Lumley (read it in my youth and it's great to revisit it via audio).

 I believe they were sculpted by either Mike Gilbert or Michael Katok. Confirmation needed!

Next is a Grenadier G38 Ecology / Agricultural Bots

(1 of each type). This is a loose set - haven't been able to confirm if it's a full set as yet as the images available aren't that clear. Quite infuriating trying to catalogue the GW blisters for posterity!

A blister image off Lost Minis, not a great quality reference unfortunately.

A larger 'enhancement'...

If you have any more info / images / trade pieces do let me know.

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

3 days to go... Rabbits need a hop, skip and a jump!

Well, it's getting close to the end and we're still a way off hitting target... I've added some smaller rewards for those that want purely fantasy or sc-fi/post apocalyptic types... I've also taken a bunch of new pics...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1896378744/alices-adventures-in-gerunderland

The Fantasy 7...

The Sci Fi trio...

Painted set of 10...

Dungeon adventuring will never be the same...

Post Apocalytic robots hunting coneys...

An old Grenadier Star Soldier trooper confronts the trio...

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Painted Bunnies on the way...

I've now been sent pics of all 10 minis painted by the inestimable secret painter... I'll be basing the minis this weekend hopefully once I'm back from my travels up in Northumberland scouting for Haggis... only 8 days left and just nudging the halfway point... you know you want to give these bunnies a good home...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1896378744/alices-adventures-in-gerunderland

 

 

As always, comment below or give me a shout on enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk

Hadrian's Wall carrying on to the right from Houseteads fort...

To the left...

Staring out into the evil North from the middle of the North Gate...

The Lorica Segmenta from Corbridge...

Grenadier Gamma World Hoops and Bunnies & Burrows Rabbits....

Intelligent rabbits.....what's not to like?

Over the course of the years I've managed to pick up a few miniatures from Both Grenadier's Gamma World and Bunnies & Burrows ranges....all too few unfortunately although I persevere as usual.

Fantasy Games Unlimited Inc. released role playing rules based, of course, on Watership Down (watched the film, never read the book) back in 1976. Steve Jackson (US one, not our UK person of note) Games has published a new version in case you are interested here. Gamma World was published by TSR a little later back in 1978. Collection wise, I have the Gamma World rule set however still need the original B&B book.......

There is an excellent WIKI page on B&B here and Gamma World here.

I have fond memories of first seeing a picture of Bunnies & Burrows in an early Games Workshop catalogue back in the 70s. although didn't have the funds for it of course.....

The Gamma World miniatures' line contains just one pack - G-31 Hoops (blister pic courtesy of Noble Knight Games). I'm still unable to work out the content of the pack although it seems to be a mix of 4 sculpts.....

 The Bunnies & Burrows line contained just 4 blisters; 

BB1 Warbucks

BB2 Scouts & Runners

BB3 Seers & Herbalists

BB4 Mavericks & Storytellers

The miniature pics in blue are those in my own collection, any others I am in need of........I have a few to trade so please get in contact via the usual route.....

enquiries@deartonyblair.co.uk