WoFun Games March Plexiglass Armies Onto The Tabletop
February 10, 2019 by cassn
WoFun Games have set out with a mission to bring history into the home, creating beautiful and immersive tabletop historical battles with hundreds of figurines.
Now, they have created a series of over 2,500 historical plexiglass miniatures in both 18mm and 28mm scale, "Battle in Box games" and wargaming scenery!
WoFun first developed the idea when they wanted to build a tabletop game of the Battle of Arbela (331BC):
We started to search alternative ways to make beautiful tabletop games. After a while, our tabletop game project became a search for a new, affordable miniature designed with very high-quality details as a component of a wargame with hundreds of miniatures.
Each miniature is designed down to the last detail, with careful attention paid to shadowing in order to create a 3D perspective on the designs. Plexiglass was the material of choice due to its affordability and durability.
Every character has a different facial expression, beard or hairstyle, so no two characters in your army will be the same, which is one of the many benefits of these plexiglass designs.
These are a really interesting, affordable alternative to miniatures, allowing you to create vast armies on the tabletop. Head over to the Kickstarter for further information.
Would you use plexiglass figures for tabletop wargaming?
"Hundreds of miniatures!"
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I’ve been looking at this for a couple of months now. Very interesting
Well I’ve never used flats as figures before but I’ve taken the plunge with these. Got to be worth using to try out rule sets with ready to use figures out of the box.
I really wanted to like these. They have everything going for them. Precut, relatively cheap, easy basing, lots of choice of army and troop type and even terrain. I just can’t get over being put off by the photo real faces. I know they think this is a strong selling point as each one is unique but it just doesn’t look right to me. I so wish thay had decided to go with an artist painted face. The Peter Dennis stuff just looks better because the style is consistent. Perhaps if I were to see them first hand I might… Read more »
Having taken a look, i have to agree, the faces don’t fit the aesthetic of the rest of the mini and look like they have been pasted on later to me.
I’ve jumped in for the 28mm Napolionics Vol 1. I love Napolionic gaming but the investment in minis, time and storage has always been a snag for me. This is a bloomin treat!
Be aware they will mark your packages as ‘gifts’ for customs processing, which is illegal and may get you in deep trouble down the line.
The buildings are brilliant looking.
May be a good time to considerer your Waterloo project @warzan
I agree the faces just don’t look right.
I’ve gone for the 18mm variety so it should not be as noticeable
Yes this would be great for demonstration games.