Hasslefree Call in the Special Ops Troopers…and a Dog
July 13, 2012 by brennon
Hasslefree Miniatures have a few more Work-in-Progress sculpts for you to have a look over for their modern warfare ranges. Check out not only a pair of variants for the troopers but a dog, in goggles. I kid you not...
First up is Bergil with a variety of different kits. I always loved playing as Engineers in Battlefield the video game, so this is a pretty good representation of my favourite load outs!
And next is Hassle who certainly looks the more stealthy of the two. Some good models to show freedom fighters or soldiers in the midst of a war zone. And now the model you have all been waiting for. Pat the belly of Hamlet the Dog...
Yes, that isn't a trick of the light. It's actually a dog in body armour with goggles on, and a cap. This better be a damn good dog to spend all that military funding on!
So is Hamlet a gamers best friend?
All I can think of is how hard it would be to train a dog to wear goggles without constantly trying to scratch them off. I know dogs are pretty trainable animals, but that has got to be a time-consuming process.
Really looking forward to these, because you can never have enough realistic modern warfare style minis! Given how dainty the HF stuff is, they should fit in fine with the Empress minis, though Kev’s guns might look a bit big. Hope this is the start of a four-man squad, if not an actual Spec Ops range.
They mentioned on facebook that a second body for the other two is on the to-do list :).
They look most excellent.
Love Scooby Doo in Special Ops gear!
Poor thing though you can’t really tickle his belly for the Kevlar jacket! lol
Hamlet is an odd name for a pooch in some ways.
Alas poor Yorrick! I just chewed his thigh bone!
Hamlet was a great dane.
Hence the name.
Was just thinking of the graveyard scene with a dog making the speech
Dogs, bones, bones dogs? oh never mind lol
Hey. It could still happen. lol
Next stop Zombie Hamlet !!!!!!
Lines you wouldn’t expect to find in a play by Shakespeare:
Alas, poor Yorrick,
I ate his BRAAIIINZZZ! Horatio.
Scooby Team 6.
Personally I think Hasslefree is simply the best mini maker for modern day figures.
They all look nice and Hamlet is a home run! The only small issue I have is with the first one. His head is rather forward leaning making his neck look craned almost like an ape. It’s a small point in the over all look of the model but it can be fixed before it starts to get cast.
So now I have no excuse not to get all the Scooby Doo zombie hunting gang.