Wizards II has the single greatest bit ever included in a miniatures kit: An arm wearing a glove puppet.

Don't forget Northstar's Oathmark line for JM and Osprey's big battle game Oathmark. They are also just as compatible with the Frostgrave and Stargrave sets. The Dwarven light infantry box becomes space dwarves fairly easily..

To add to this: Oathmark Kits are from the same manufacturer and have stuff like goblins or skeletons and such to offer.

I love this! Thank you so much for posting this. Because I dislike GW business practice, I have been trying to minimize my GW purchases, but they are still the best place to go for models. Now I feel like a real alternative and I am THRILLED at the price point. Also, as a mom, I think this is an awesome option for those with kids who might like the hobby, but don't want to (understandably) pay the super high cost of GW kits for kids who simply aren't going to do a super job. Now, you could buy them one of these boxes, a can of primer, a handful of paints, and print off some One Page Rules, and be able to start them for around $50. That's awesome.

I love the positive content in opposition to so much negativity out there int he hobby.

Frostgrave miniatures are my go-to recommendation for new mini makers! There's so many per box that there's freedom to experiment and bash and get creative without fretting over "wasting" a mini or bits just trying something out. Make mistakes! Get messy! Bash Those Kits!

It has to be said that Northstar, the manufacturer of these kits, also makes miniatures for Oathmark, a rank-and-flank fantasy wargame, and the Xgrave kits are fully compatable with these. So when you combine all the Frostgrave boxes with the Oathmark range, the diversity of models is pretty astounding. Here´s the full list of the Oathmark kits: Dwarf Infantry Dwarf Heavy Infantry Dwarf Light Infantry Elf Infantry Elf Light Infantry Elf Cavalry Goblin Infantry Goblin Slaves Goblin Wolf Riders Orc Infantry Human Infantry Human Cavalry Skeleton Infantry Revenant Infantry (heavily armored skeletons) All the infantry boxes have 20 models, all the cavalry boxes have 15 models, all are priced around 30$. Plus, they have A TON of blister packs with unique models for characters, comanders, generals and such, which cost between 7$ and 10$. They packs usualy come with two figures. It´s absolutely crazy value for money.

For fantasy and historical ranges Fireforge has some great minis too! Wargames Atlantic, Northstar and Fireforge are the equal of Games Workshop in my opinion. GW have started getting really hard to glue because of small parts in my opinion. Merry Christmas everyone!

These are such great value! There's a ton of potential in each box. I use the Frostgrave soldiers in so many of my D&D games. They are characterful enough to be visually interesting, yet generic enough to serve as soldiers, mercenaries, bandits, rangers, whatever I need. The wealth of extra bits is very welcome too.

I love these. They give off great vibes. The metal yeti, snow trolls, and specials are fantastic. Big fan of games and figures. Nice relief from GW Fomo

Everything you said is true: I adore these kits. Bonus: they kitbash nicely with Wargames Atlantic kits too! Those are in the same boat - lots of extra parts, low cost, high quality.

*grave ranges are so nice to work with. I really have to restrain myself from buying then just for the fun of building. Yes, they are that much fun. It's almost LEGO like. And so many extra bits like axes, lamps, torches, books, bottles... it's hands down the best value for money proposition that you can get.

Good to see you back with us man, Hope all is well and you took the time you needed.

I didn't know they had so many kits, and that North Star sells so many other kits for other games as well. The fact that the Xgrave kits are rather realistically proportioned is a huge selling point for me. Might have to grab some!

Discovered these about a month ago and I am loving these for Five Parsecs from Home. Painted a crew and I am currently working on a full set of Unique Individuals.

Frostgrave kits are pretty awesome. I bought 2 knight sets, and I have practically unlimited fantasy kit-basing opportunities.

As a Travelller player, I love the Stargrave line. It's perfect for customizing all sorts of unique characters. Throw in the Wargames Atlantic stuff, and the options are infinite.

love the frostgrave boxes and the fireforge forgotten world boxes so much diversity mixing all of them

I could NOT agree more. Their products are wonderful. I also like their metal sculpts. I am hlad you did this review.

The Frostgrave fantasy sets are also compatible with Oathmark miniatures and Fireforge games historical medieval era miniatures giving you loads of kitbash potential.

When I first got into the hobby just over a year ago, I went a bit mad on Frostgrave. I bought a box of every single available box. Built and painted a fair few, too. They’re fun to paint, decently detailed but not so covered in gubbins that it’s intimidating for a new painter, like GW models can be. Love them!

Thank you!! I knew that Stargrave existed, but I had no idea about the modular miniature kits! I'm testing out a ruleset of my own and these will come in super handy!

Frostgrave and Stargrave kits are soooo fun for kitbashing. I've done 30+ scifi civilians using them and tons of other small skirmish teams and custom miniatures. Love 'em!

Outstanding quality and value for the price! I've been meaning to pick up a few of these boxes for a while and if I wasn't already deep into 3D printing I would be stockpiling the entire range! I am a huge advocate for kitbashing in this hobby where it so common to paint miniatures in the _correct_ schemes, with the _correct_ paints, using the _correct_ techniques by simply changing a pistol or a sword on a miniature it can really help to give a unique sense of ownership and narrative immersion for any hobbyist, new and old, that might otherwise feel creatively stuck or burned out.

I just made a squad of "Moon Nazi's" with some Bolt Action late war Grenadier's, Star grave helmets and jetpacks from a company in England! Love the Stargrave minis. Going to start actually playing Stargrave in the near future.

Don't forget that Northstar does a single-sprue sale each year on their web store. A little more expensive than buying the boxed sets, but a great way to get lots of variety. At under $2 per model, plus bits and modular design, these represent way better value than $5-$50 for a mono-pose GW mini. Once you get outside the GW walled garden, this hobby becomes much more creative and affordable. 👍

-Haven't seen the Scavenger set before. Looks like a must have, thanks for the tip.

Love the Frostgrave line and have already kit bashed a few of the kits together to form some formidable warbands to field in the frozen city. Stargrave I just found interest in and this video pointed me to a few sets I need to pick up, thanks!

I have started collecting some of the FrostGrave for hoard/groups in my RPGs as well. The variety of poses/accessories/heads keeps them all feeling unique while still having a unified feel.

Love this. Honestly, the most valuable thing mini people can do for me is pointing out companies like this. Northstar, Victrix, Wargames Atlantic, etc. They're all great and it's so hard to find them because they aren't GW and nobody talks about them.

love em! my favorite are the cultists. the hooded options are full of character and a joy to paint. wargames atlantic and oathmark are also really good.

Those and Oathmark are, in my opinion, the best hard plastic kits out there for fantasy. But if you are a kitbasher, they are amazing.

Definitely some of the best value boxes in the industry.. Using these models for my Majestic 13 crew and the alien Force team

Blimey, I love them all. I do now have a bits box full of spare parts heads and arms, I am never going to not have a spare head for a headswap again

Excellent video Uncle Atom!! I had NO idea as to just how many models Northstar had on offer and that they were that versatile. Thank you!!😊

Great to see you back 👍 Hope things are better with you. These things take a lot of time to subside. Amazing difference in prices. It is absurd that GW can charge $30+ for a single figure. I am amazed at the prices of basic Space Marines. I was in a local game store yesterday and considered buying a box of them as a fun pastime while I am visiting my mum but when I saw the price there was no way I was going to pay it! A box of these working out at about $1.50 per mini seems excellent value and, as you say, you get all the kitbash extras too. Hope to catch you on Twitch later if you are doing that. Just one more thing - fez time? 😉

I love these sets, I have a bunch of the fantasy ones and it's insanely fun to mix and match parts between kits to make interesting characters 🙂 Thanks for highlighting these kits!

Ive bought multiple boxes of the wizards and wizards 2 kit. The cultist box works great with the mercenary set fron stargrave to make enemies

My favourite kits! They're also kitbash-compatible with older GW kits, like the old plastic guard, admech, gene stealer cultist and chaos cultists .

Hobby Lego for the discerning kitbasher. So good at inspiring and supporting crews, warbands and heroes of all kinds.

Soldiers, Soldiers 2, Wizards, Wizards 2, and the Cultists - all hovering around the 8.5 out of 10 mark. Scavengers looks like it will be there as well. And, yes, ALL about the kitbashing opportunities.

Oathmark kits are cool too, and compatible with the frost and stargrave kits

I love this highlighting of other good plastic-minis manufacturers; please continue to do this! I really enjoy seeing all the stuff that's out there. So many good approximately 28mm minis from which to choose these days...

These models are awesome for jobbers, grunts or personalized adventurers. Good looking for the price, lots of models and easy assembly. I used their Elven Infantry with a Wizard box to make two full Mage Circles and extras for OPR.

Those kits are awesome. I have all of the STARGRAVE kits and half of the FROSTGRAVE kits. I love them. Easy to swap parts between sets, the bits variety top notch, and they are dirt cheap when compared to other brands. Go out and get them. 👍

The Scavenger sci to out his cc my favourite, but all the kits are totally interchangeable, and most parts fit Wargames Atlantic minis too. I have created some Irish berserkers from wargames atlantic Irish into barbarian sci fi raiders. The best thing about the north star mini kits is all the extra parts you get for kitbashing. They also size well with GW Cadians and the original chaos cultists...

I recently bought the Frostgrave Cultists and Soldiers 2. As well as some of their Wizards. My next steps will be the Stargrave Troopers and Stargrave Mercenaries 2 and Crew 2.

Glad your back Adam! I've been looking at getting these for a while, great to hear they are high quality kits. For me it's hunting down kits or bits to do the beastiary I need for frostgrave. Ebay seems the best way to go for that.

The kits work super well with the oatmark miniatures. Especially for beginners. The Frostgrave bodies are fairly complex with a lot of details. Pick a box of 30 humans for around 30 € - you can enrich them with the fristgrave bits and have a lot of fun building.

I like and own many of those kits, they are great, especially the tribals... so many usefull bits Fireforge games and Wargames Atlantic models work amazing together with these as well, those 3 companies form my holy trinity of kitbashing, as all the models fit together perfectly

Add to this Mantic Games. I particularly like the GCPS troopers. And the Wargames Atlantic series Death fields. Their latest set, the Ooh Rah, are perfect proxies for Imperial Guard and stand ins for Colonial Marines. All the sets are representing historical human military abducted by aliens to fight in gladiatorial combat. The British themed "Bulldogs" include troops that fought in the Zulu Wars right up to WW2 etc.

My son and I have crossed over to Star and Frost grave and haven't looked back. We are having a BLAST!

I bought a load of the Stargrave boxes purely for kitbashing purposes. Wargames Atlantic are also a good line. Boxes are a tad more expensive but a little more heroically scaled and a bit more grimdark so very compatible with GM stuff. Can't fault Stargrave sets for heads and pouches though. Brilliant value.

Love Frostgrave kits, starting to explore the Stargrave stuff. GW is getting so busy it is sucking the fun out of painting. NorthStar is a good balance - detailed enough to be interesting but simple enough to be fairly quick and easy to paint.

Currently using Frostgrave heads and bits to weird up some Perry agincourt miniatures for Old World next year :D

Frostrgrave and Warlord Atlantic - they are two pillars of my Broheim warbands kitbashing. I love the quality and their size. They work very well with old wfb bits (before GW started its size creep), thus possibilities are huge. And there are a lot of female models - something that GW was lacking. And - while the minis are well detailed there isn't overabdundance of tiny deatils - belts, straps, ribbons, scraps of paper, skulls. They are cool, but sometimes painting them is too time consulting.

I was initially going to stop this video because I was like “I have way too many minis already I don’t need to know about more awesome ones” then Adam said ‘Frostgrave’ and I was like YES! They’re awesome - and surprisingly I’ve actually got through painting and building a lot of these. Really fun minis. Great games too.

A great range. Such fun kits to mash together. The models have a universal quality that makes them innocuous enough they are a great fit for any game in any sci fi or fantasy universe.

They are all superb and a great way of creating unique forces for the table top and many of the parts mix and match and even more variation with the Oathmark kits. Love them all and the price point

I love these videos, bc I knew about the lines of minis but didn't know anything else, not even the option of posing them. Thanks, uncle atom! 😁

So glad you have finally done a video about these. They are great companies!

I bought the Wizards & Wizards II for my miniature-based photography webcomic. I magnetized the arms on my main character and she has something like a dozen pairs of arms, which makes for a much more dynamic comic. I absolutely *love* these kits.

Great kits. My favorites are the Frostgrave witches. The Stargrave alien heads are fun too.

Frostgrave Cultists and stargrave mercenaries are the best imo, especially when you mix them up. You can make some very mean and rough looking sci fi bounty hunters

I have Frostgrave Soldiers and Soldiers II. They are smaller than I am used to, but I love them. Great price, lots of options and usable in any game.

I dig. It is great to see the options.

It's the big mix and match thing I think is these models biggest advantage. All the kits "fit" across all the other kits, which fit across all the Fire Forge Games kits, so you can get bits from any of those and mix to your hearts content.

Appreciate the heads up! The Stargrave Mercenaries look great for using my leftover bits from the Genestealer Cults combat patrol box.

Amazing sets! Thanks for your content!

Love me some stargrave minis. I have quite a few and they're great for kitbashing or just as straight builds. They're GREAT and I highly recommend them.

Great video I have been thinking about jumping into these games. I am also glad to see your back after last week and I hope you and your family are going ok.

I put together the cultists for D&D campaigns, and was pleasantly surprised about all of the leftover bits which I’ve used for other bashing and basic purposes. Really great models.

Not related to this video, but I gotta say, I really love that your videos come out every Friday like clockwork. Friday morning I wake up, and on my way to work I can listen to the newest episode on my commute. Not too long, but always a good bit of fun to listen to, and comforting that it's so regular.

Frostgrave/Stargrave and Oathmark miniature kits have been my go to for a while now. Just been getting into Wargames Atlantic miniatures which are great, especially for Mordheim and Imperial guard. Im doing a Praetorian guard for Warhammer 40k 4th edition using the bulldogs kit and got cannon fodder for penal guard and the jungle guys for Catachans. Its been really great to return to kitbashing kits that naturally fit together like the old GW kits used to. Cost effective, great quality and kitbashers dream I always go to Wargames Atlantic and Frostgrave/Stargrave. 🤟👽🤟

Northstar carries a TON of minis. I love the Artizan 28mm line for my WW2 skirmish games; very characterful sculpts!

A GW purist may take some persuading but they'll find it worthwhile. I'd forgotten about swapping between Frost & Stargrave models. It actually works. Highly recommended.

Im glad to see that you are brtter My man! And i absolutely love this types of alternatives to GW in plastic

I use Northstar plastics as the base for pretty much every warband I start. They mix well with wargames atlantic, Victrix, and Perry miniatures. Kitbashing galore!

Glad to see you back and being able to share your hobby with us again Uncle Atom. ❤

The Frostgrave kits are some of my favorite, I've gone as far as repurchasing the Cultist and Soldiers set. I've also picked up the Oathmark Dwarf Infantry set.

I really like this approach to model kits. Now if they only had a good steampunk one =)

Have a couple of their boxes. They are fun and easy - great starters and quite versatile for many different games.

So I just got Frostgrave Barbarians…. I really like them. GW just didn’t have affordable options for my Heroquest game I making with my boys. I just needed some hero proxies - dwarfs, barbarians and I could find anything from GW, especially affordable. BUT….. If you want them to fit with GW minis… they’re a bit small. The Barbarians I have decided to just call them Dwarf Warriors…..

These are great kits. Recently i bashed the wizards and cultist kits together to make a couple of verrotwood warbands.

Absolutely love the NSF boxes, currently gearing up to play some Stargrave campaigns with my friends.

Thanks!

Yeah, these are great! Mixed some of the Stargrave kits (Mercs and Scavengers) with Dead Man’s Hand Gunfighters to make a space cowboy warband for Stargrave.

Great tips as always.

I had a buddy use a few while we were playing Anthems of War. Fantastic minis

These kits are great - each box is a resource. I started with the Wizard/II sets, then the cultists. I'm using the Barbarian and fighter kits to mix and match forming a Northern Alliance Ambush unit for Kings Of War. There is so much spare in each box! So, I got the Scavenger set the other day. In the meantime, I'm currently building and painting a sort of Corpsegrinder/Chaos cult for Zona Alpha/Five Parsecs/Xenos Rampant/The Last War. They are borne out of an old Kahorne Berserkers box I got for Kill Team, mixed with some Cultist heads, wizard weapons and arms, Fire Forge fantasy archer torsos, an unused standard from a Chaos Warriors set and weapons from a free sprue of Warlord German WW 2 Grenadiers I got with a magazine...Anvil bits look like a good fit too. Invest in a few boxes - you won't regret it, much better value than anything G.W. do.

I have been buying 3-4 boxes at a time and make armies out of these. It has been an awesome way to kitbash cheap armies.

WOOOOO GOOD VID. Plz do make that video

Collector of every brand under the sun here. I find the Oathmark and Frostgrave miniatures have very smooth rounded details on all parts, up to the heads. So watch for that if you want your models to look more ironed linens over rounded cloth.

I hope this video testimonial spikes North Star’s sales. These kits are the best thing to happen to my hobby and games in 20 years. Amazing!

I didn't even know these kits were a thing, but they sound great for the kind of kitbashing/display modelling that I like to do, so will have to give them a look!

Wargames Atlantic also has a great line of fantastic hard plastic kits, perfect for fantasy and sci-fi skirmish games. 😍

Totally agree! I have a few sets of Northstar miniatures and they are great quality. The sets that I have are modular and easy to kitbash.

I love the sense of humour of some of the sculpts one of my Frostgrave Knights is carrying a recently murdered chicken in his left hand.

Agreed that this line is a boon to kitbashers. The Cultists are one of my favorites, with spare bits from your bits box they can also fit pulp or scifi settings. Wizards II (the witches) is amazingly good. Wargames Atlantic boxes are also good, but they tend to come with less varied gear.

Yes, definitely make that video. I’m just priced out of GW now.