Chinatown Cyborgs

Back in the early 2000's the now sadly defunct Stone Circle Games produced the Chinatown line of 28mm sci-fi miniatures along with an accompanying rule-set. The figure line was a mixed bag, a sort of gonzo mish-mash that managed to channel classical Chinese myths, John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China, and the Feng Shui RPG all at once. Some of the figure releases for this line suffered from odd proportions, but many of them are pure miniature gold.

I've managed to accumulate quite a few, and I painted a pair from my backlog not too long ago, and so I thought I'd show them off today as a way to re-visit this sadly departed line of figures.

The Ashigaru Cyborgs are members of the Samba Garasu faction, a pair of lethal, augmented killers. Here I've re-based them onto washers--the Chinatown line is normally tabbed for slotted bases.











These dynamite models would make ideal foes for a Dark Heresy RPG game, and they would be just as at home in an AE-Bounty skirmish battle game. They'd also make excellent villains in a supers game.

As I get more minis from this line painted, I'll be sure to re-visit this topic in the future. And who knows, maybe J.D. Lauck from Mega Miniatures will track down the molds from this line and add them to his stable. We can only hope!

--Scott