From GeoffreyT: Mystery miniatures for identification (Altair IV)(50 points)

Hello again fellow painters,  

This weeks painting effort includes this bunch of mystery miniatures I would like identified.  Hopefully there are some folks of knowledge out there that can help.  Now they are painted and based that will not be quite so easy.  

They came as a group in a bulk lot, identified by a number of possible manufacturers, but I have not been able to get a positive ID on any of them.  All are in white metal, and don't look all that weathered, but are all true 28mm scale and probably recent castings of old miniature lines.  No base markings on any of these unfortunately. 

This is the heinous half dozen of them.

The first two are practicing the forbidden arts of voodoo (Forbidden, the theme for Altair IV!). 

These are really nice sculpts, quite lightly built and good detail. Superfine detail on snake tongue and needle in voodoo doll, initially I thought it was flash.

Of course, no self respecting voodoo practitioner would leave home without a zombi.  And as we all know Z is for Zombi.  That indeed is not only the last letter of the alphabet, but completion of the alphabet soup challenge.  A list of the claimed words is attached below.

This looks like different sculptor, an older simpler sculpt and quite 2D. 

These two crackers look like another sculptor again.  The "Warren Zevon" werewolf in 70's attire is great.  Check out the big lapels and flares. 

Sculpts pretty simple, look like early 80's lack of smoothness that was evident in old lead-pewter ranges.  Humongous hairy wolf hands.

Side on view to show warewolf flares

Last in this set is a lion, licking its lips at some tasty mortal.  I have based in on Arena sand, for you know what comes next.

The base here was a relatively thick oblong without sharp edges.

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6 x 28mm miniatures = 30 points

planet bonus +20 for Altair IV

Z is for Zombi

The completed Alphabet soup side-challenge.

So, thats it for this post.

If your recognise any of these miniatures can you please drop a note in the comments, I would be quite interested to know their origin.

Cheers

GT

I do like a good mystery figure. The wisdom of the crowds should be able to help you out- I think they're from the Dracula's America range. Those voodoo practitioners are great, and I like the tones on your lion. Congratulations on completing your alphabet!

Barks