Q13: Mozzian Jezsnailis!

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Like many wargamers, I am a sucker for anything shiny…which is why it is always a bad idea for me to have anything to do with Khurasan Miniatures, surely the very embodiment of shine!

In addition to a very large and varied collection of historical ranges, Khurasan also have a substantial catalogue of 15mm sci-fi figures. One such is a range of “black powder sci-fi” figures based on the history of the planet that eventually spawned the Garn (think T-Rex with guns).

Latest addition to that range are the Mozzians: snail-men, complete with shells, with muskets. Here’s some of the historical blurb taken from the Khurasan website:

The oldest race on Torosus were the Mozzians, living in the rainforests, jungles, and, in other regions, in great cave cities, typically not venturing out because they required a damp environment to thrive. The Mozzians were slow but physically large and immensely strong, and were well protected by their vestigial shells, into which they were able to contract their entire body, as long as they stripped off all of their gear (much to the surprise of their vertebrate foes, who couldn't conceive how they were able to disappear into a shell so relatively small).

I can’t paint quite as well as the chap who did the above, so my Mozzians are a bit more basic, but I’m very happy with the result I achieved:

I thnik that I will add these to the roster of the Pelagic Dominate (another Khurasan range) where they will nicely complement the Kharkarines, Myzontids and Orcas.

Christmas Painting Part 1

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Originally posted 7th January 2012

With the forthcoming launch of my IABSM-based, company-sized, sci-fi rules, I also spent a lot of time painting sci-fi figures. The biggest holiday project was painting up the Chewks from Khurasan: they are cracking models a bit like the Jawas from Star Wars.

One of the best things about Khurasan is that they make an effort to produce figures that will give you more than just infantry squads: as a rule, each of their ranges (and they have many!) have infantry, command, support weapon and vehicle models...and lovely models they are too. Particularly good are the Chewk drilltanks: vast tunnelling AFVs which come with option to have a chewkannon artillery piece mounted on a boom arm. Here they are in troop carrying mode: click to go to the gallery to see the whole range.

Other manufacturers are also realising that they need to produce entire ranges rather than just infantry squad models. Highlander Studios, manufacturers of the excellent Space Bug range, have augmented their basic offering with anti-tank, anti-aircraft and flamethrower teams: also painted up over Xmas.

Finally we go back to Khurasan again for some APCs for the Karkarine Landser "shark-headed" infantry from their Pelagic Dominate range. Called, appropriately, Karkwagons, these are all plastic kits that are really nice to paint. They seem a bit small for the size of the Karks themselves i.e. it looks like it would be a tight fit to get a squad of seven inside...but they will look good on the tabletop anyway!

​So that was Christmas 2011: a couple of cracking games of IABSM3 (see the AAR below) and a load of painting. About 150 foot and nine vehicles: not Kev standards, but not bad! Roll on 2012!