If you’ve ever wanted to travel through time and space to pull off the greatest heist ever, then Northumbrian Tin Soldier has some great news – their officially licensed range of Time Bandits and supporting characters, are available now.
Beautifully sculpted and finely detailed, these tiny time travellers stand ready to explore your tabletop.
In addition to the Time Bandits, the expanded range, licensed by film makers Handmade Films, features a unique supporting cast of friends, enemies and monsters.
The release includes a full boxed set of all of the officially licenced Time Bandits Adventurers, alongside their friends and foes.
These mischievous miscreants are a fantastic addition to any desktop campaign.
In the original film, released back in 1981, young history buff Kevin (Craig Warnock) can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), they’ve purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon (Ian Holm), Robin Hood (John Cleese) and King Agamemnon (Sean Connery) before the Supreme Being catches up with them…
• Check out the full Time Bandits miniatures range here on the Northumbrian Tin Soldier web site
All Time Bandits miniatures are supplied unpainted. It is important to realize white metal miniatures are not toys. The models may contain small parts and also may require assembly. Consequently, they are not suitable for children under 14 years of age
With thanks to Graeme Neil Reid
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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