Friday, June 19, 2015

Master Modeler Forest Brown


Master modeler Forest Brown established Martian Metals in 1976 to produce military miniatures for the US Army, but soon branched out to commercial production with licensed figures for games like Traveller, Runequest, Ogre, The Fantasy Trip, Combots, and Gravball, plus his proprietary line of award-winning fantasy Dragonslayers in 15mm and 25mm.

Forrest Brown, seen at Hobby Industry of America 1981 trade show



Monday, April 13, 2015

Ogre Mark IV Ral Partha Prototype 1993

This was the legendary "4th Release" that was  planned but never happened.  Ral Partha made the figures, but the relationship between Partha and Steve Jackson was beginning to fall apart. Only a few master castings were ever produced, and the  molds were destroyed. The Ogre Mark IV prototypes were sculpted by Jeff Wilhelm.


Ogre Mark IV 
"Rebel Yell"





 Ogre Mark IV 
"Winston's Revenge"