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[[File:Zealot Banner.jpg|thumb|center|350px]]
[[File:Zealot Banner.jpg|thumb|center|350px]]
Zealot Miniatures is another company that has found it's place in the time-honored niche of offering [[Proxy|"Not-Warhammer"]] models as well as offering others like Kabuki Miniatures a place to sell their "Not Warhammer miniatures".
Zealot Miniatures is a company that produces aftermarket conversion parts, sci-fi and fantasy models, as well as scenery. They stock other companies miniature ranges too, as a distributor. These include companies like Runecast Miniatures, Tabletop World, Kabuki Miniatures, MiniMonsters, TUB, Anarchy Models and more.


In addition to their "Not-Warhammer" range, there is a number of models they produce that with the correct paint job are exactly like a character from popular culture you may want to own a miniature of <strike>to add to your model harem</strike> to use when you want to let people know "Yes, I am playing Major Kusinagi in [[Shadowrun]], come at me bro".
In addition to their Terrain, Conversion parts and "Not-Warhammer" range, they stock a number of Steve Buddle sculpts, from the old Spyglass Miniatures range. There is a number of models they produce that with the correct paint job are exactly like a character from popular culture you may want to own a miniature of <strike>to add to your model harem</strike> to use when you want to let people know "Yes, I am playing Major Kusinagi in [[Shadowrun]], come at me bro".
Their initial boom of business came when [[Tau]] gained an explosion of popularity with the release of their 6th Edition Codex, and the [[Farsight|Farsight Enclave]] was added. Zealot produced "Kadesh" models, which interestingly appear as a mottled skin alien with an indentation on their forehead...the Zealot Miniatures alternate heads and torsos not only offered much more expressive faces than the stock Games Workshop fare, but also had female options so you could field a model with a vagina who wasn't [[Shadowsun|Shadow-tsun]].
Following the [[Warhammer 30k]] boom, Zealot Miniatures began producing more giant space men with swords, axes, and giant hammers as well.  


Newer Zealot products are beginning to offer more diverse customization options, from Gothic-looking Warhammers that seem to be in the scale of giant men, to treasure chests, to the beginnings of a 25-30mm scale set of dungeon customization models. Full body "Kadesh Females" are also now available.  
Their initial boom of business came from aftermarket parts, especially when [[Tau]] gained an explosion of popularity with the release of their 6th Edition Codex, and the [[Farsight|Farsight Enclave]] was added. Zealot produced "Kadesh" models, which appear as a mottled skin aliens with an indentation on their forehead...the Zealot Miniatures alternate heads and torsos not only offered much more expressive faces than the stock Games Workshop fare, but also had female options so you could field a female army.  


Zealot casts are in resin, but tend towards higher quality than the typical [[Fail|Games Workshop Finecast]].
Newer Zealot products offer more diverse customization options, from Gothic-looking Warhammers that seem to be in the scale of giant men, to treasure chests, to the beginnings of a 25-30mm scale set of dungeon customization models.
 
After successfully Kickstarting a range of Fantasy Dungeon scenery, with the release of their new webstore, Zealot is due to move into producing more scenery products.
 
Zealot casts are in resin using high vacuum, and tend towards higher quality than the typical [[Fail|Games Workshop Finecast]] which in comparison is mass produced spincast resin.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Not-40k===
===Sci-Fi===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Zealot femTau.jpg|Female Not-Tau (Torsos, heads, arms, and legs also sold individually for conversions)
Image:Zealot femTau.jpg|Female Not-Tau (Torsos, heads, arms, and legs also sold individually for conversions)
Image:ZealotRat.jpg|Not-Ratling
Image:ZealotRat.jpg|Not-Ratling
Image:Zealot Cult.jpg|Not-Cultist
Image:Zealot Cult.jpg|Cultist
Image:Zealot Soviet Goblins.jpg|Soviet Goblins
Image:Zealot Soviet Goblins.jpg|Soviet Goblins
Image:ZealotAM.jpg|Not-Mechanus
Image:ZealotAM.jpg|Not-Mechanus
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Kabuki's Not-40k===
===Stocking Kabuki's Not-40k===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:ZealotCust.jpg|Not-Custodes
Image:ZealotCust.jpg|Not-Custodes
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</gallery>
</gallery>


===Not-Fantasy===
===Fantasy===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Daemon Zealot.jpg
Image:Daemon Zealot.jpg
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</gallery>
</gallery>


===Not-(Misc)===
===Misc===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Not Bayonetta.jpg|Not-Bayonetta
Image:Not Bayonetta.jpg|Not-Bayonetta
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===Bits===
===Bits===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Not Tau Male Heads.jpg|Not-Tau male heads.
Image:Not Tau Male Heads.jpg|Kadesh male heads.
Image:Not Tau Female Heads.jpg|Not-Tau female heads.
Image:Not Tau Female Heads.jpg|Kadesh female heads.
Image:Not Tau Female Torsos.jpg|Not-Tau female chests.
Image:Not Tau Female Torsos.jpg|Kadesh female chests.
Image:Zealot Dakka Belt.jpg
Image:Zealot Dakka Belt.jpg
Image:Zealot Instruments.jpg|Filed under both sci-fi and fantasy categories.  
Image:Zealot Instruments.jpg|Filed under both sci-fi and fantasy categories.  
Image:Zealot Not Imperium Axes.jpg
Image:Zealot Scifi Axes.jpg
Image:Zealot Xeno Skulls.jpg
Image:Zealot Xeno Skulls.jpg
Image:Zealot SS Orks.jpg|Not-Ork Boss heads.
Image:Zealot SS Orks.jpg|Orc Boss heads.
Image:Zealot Not Stormboyz.jpg|Not-Ork Boy heads.
Image:Zealot Not Stormboyz.jpg|Orc Boy heads.
Image:Zealot Goblin Red Star Heads.jpg|Not-Grot Boss heads.
Image:Zealot Goblin Red Star Heads.jpg|Goblin Boss heads.
Image:Zealot Goblin Red Army Heads.jpg|Not-Grot heads.
Image:Zealot Goblin Red Army Heads.jpg|Goblin heads.
Image:Zealot Female Heads.jpg
Image:Zealot Female Heads.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>

Revision as of 11:26, 29 March 2015

Zealot Miniatures is a company that produces aftermarket conversion parts, sci-fi and fantasy models, as well as scenery. They stock other companies miniature ranges too, as a distributor. These include companies like Runecast Miniatures, Tabletop World, Kabuki Miniatures, MiniMonsters, TUB, Anarchy Models and more.

In addition to their Terrain, Conversion parts and "Not-Warhammer" range, they stock a number of Steve Buddle sculpts, from the old Spyglass Miniatures range. There is a number of models they produce that with the correct paint job are exactly like a character from popular culture you may want to own a miniature of to add to your model harem to use when you want to let people know "Yes, I am playing Major Kusinagi in Shadowrun, come at me bro".

Their initial boom of business came from aftermarket parts, especially when Tau gained an explosion of popularity with the release of their 6th Edition Codex, and the Farsight Enclave was added. Zealot produced "Kadesh" models, which appear as a mottled skin aliens with an indentation on their forehead...the Zealot Miniatures alternate heads and torsos not only offered much more expressive faces than the stock Games Workshop fare, but also had female options so you could field a female army.

Newer Zealot products offer more diverse customization options, from Gothic-looking Warhammers that seem to be in the scale of giant men, to treasure chests, to the beginnings of a 25-30mm scale set of dungeon customization models.

After successfully Kickstarting a range of Fantasy Dungeon scenery, with the release of their new webstore, Zealot is due to move into producing more scenery products.

Zealot casts are in resin using high vacuum, and tend towards higher quality than the typical Games Workshop Finecast which in comparison is mass produced spincast resin.

Gallery

Sci-Fi

Stocking Kabuki's Not-40k

Fantasy

Misc

Scenery

Bits