As you will have seen, our rulebooks and website include images of 54mm models made by the Russian company Tehnolog. Even though the people at Tehnolog were happy to give us permission to use their models, I personally still know very little about them. That said, I was recently able to pick up a set of their figures that I hadn't previously seen available - this bunch:
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| Tehnolog's "Sci Fi Indians" |
As seems to be the way with Tehnolog (with one or two exceptions) these guys come as a bundle of five and are all one-piece castings. They are obviously inspired by Hollywood's "injuns" from less politically-correct times, with a slight modern twist.
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| Braves |
These two braves are the most conventional figures in the set. Armed with tomahawks, they're obvious
close combat fighters but I reckon their shields might just give them the defence they need to get eye-to-eye with their enemy. They're joined by, surprisingly given the theme, a single archer.
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| Missing something? |
And as you can see from the above, he's accompanied by a comrade packing some more serious firepower. Now, the idea of a native American with a space-age machinegun might bother some. Not me. I think he's great. What bothers me is that the archer is missing an arrow. He's clearly posed holding something in his left hand, and the bow is curved like it's under strain, but nope, he's completely arrowless. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. It's one of those things that'll have to be fixed in the painting stage, somehow. In game terms, I wonder if the archer might make a good
scout. The other guy, well, he's got a big machine gun so I wouldn't be surprised to see him with
rapid fire and/or
heavy weapon. Last of all, we've got the chief.
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| The Chief - front and back |
This man means business. One of the coolest details about him is the thing on his back with the little hose connected to the gun on his belt. I reckon this has to be some sort of stolen alien technology, meaning he was tough enough to go and get it in the first place! In my book he's a commander who's useful at long range and up close. And I reckon that gizmo on his back maybe projects some sort of disruption field that makes him hard to hit and/or provides some impressive armour.
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| Size comparison - Warhammer figure on the left, Star Wars Command on the right. Brave rested on a 50mm base. |
Honestly, I love these guys. The arrowless archer annoys me, but the rest more than make up for it. You could field an all-native team or mix these in with other humans to form a cool ragtag bunch. I paid US$10 including shipping for these and I am very pleased with them for that price. They have that chunky look to them that may not be to everyone's tastes but I quite like it. Painted pics and maybe even a battle report to follow.
