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Author Topic: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range  (Read 385011 times)

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #315 on: April 20, 2019, 01:47:47 PM »
Indeed, this really looks like being the benchmark range. I feel I miss nothing by having no social media presence save for a great deal more aggravation than I need.
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #316 on: April 20, 2019, 02:18:30 PM »
Indeed, this really looks like being the benchmark range. I feel I miss nothing by having no social media presence save for a great deal more aggravation than I need.

Very much agreed!  ;)
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Offline commissarmoody

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #317 on: April 20, 2019, 04:08:56 PM »
The pros of the internet is that every one gets to have their say. And this is also the biggest con of the internet. Try not to sweat the critics, your doing a great job with this range.
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Offline Paul Hicks

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #318 on: April 21, 2019, 08:31:06 AM »
Hmmm. My memory might be failing but I’m pretty sure you can’t break open an M-79 to that extent, unless you are disassembling it. The foregrip wouldn’t be able to get past the receiver. Nice sculpt but Paul might want to throttle back on the angle. Otherwise another lovely bit of work.

Thanks for the heads up! Actually would have been easier to sculpt at the 45 degree than what I went for. I just thought it looked more dynamic!:). Thank you all for the positive comments. Planning to rectify the figure today.

Offline Silent Invader

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #319 on: April 21, 2019, 08:56:34 AM »
Cracking stuff. Bit of a bugger though, I hadn’t really planned on two platoons worth of gyrenes.  :)

I find myself in the same situation  >:D
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Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #320 on: April 21, 2019, 10:01:47 AM »
Indeed, this really looks like being the benchmark range. I feel I miss nothing by having no social media presence save for a great deal more aggravation than I need.

Thanks Carlos. The support means a lot to the team. Its not the guys on here who have all been super supportive its the fact that its trade links acting openly as sock puppets that pretty sad. Oh well you think you know someone but then the truth will out.

Thanks also to Sparrow and Commissarmoody for all of their support over the years.

 

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #321 on: April 21, 2019, 10:03:05 AM »
So time for another picture of an impending release.




Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #322 on: April 21, 2019, 10:37:03 AM »
Nice. I can hear him shouting "Pull!" ^__^.

I suppose using an M576 round would be cheating.
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Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #323 on: April 21, 2019, 11:38:53 AM »
This is both a general and a specific range question.

What have they got tucked into the bands round their helmets?

My guess (from minimal research) is a radio of some sort, flask,  cigarettes, or a wound dressing (or combinations of the above).

Also, to add to the wishlist, please can we have some spare helmets as well as the separate heads? First for when converting to a bare headed figure, and second for adding to vehicles. Thanks.

Offline .:Gunslinger:.

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #324 on: April 21, 2019, 11:57:00 AM »
Very cool pose once again! I really like the little ammo pouches everywhere as well!

What also would be great would be slightly wounded guys (bandaged heads, arms etc.) and medics (this would also be really really lovely for the WW2 ranges)!

Really looking forward to the next releases to finally place an order  o_o lol

Offline Marine0846

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #325 on: April 21, 2019, 05:20:38 PM »
Really like the new M-79 guy.

@Ultravanillasmurt

What was carried in the helmet bands?

Cigarettes, bug juice, gun lube,P-38s (Small can opener).
« Last Edit: April 22, 2019, 12:43:32 AM by Marine0846 »
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Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #326 on: April 21, 2019, 06:01:41 PM »
@Marine0846: Thanks.

Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #327 on: April 21, 2019, 07:09:55 PM »
Some of the best 28mm Nam miniatures I have seen  :-*

Offline Paul Hicks

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #328 on: April 21, 2019, 10:40:44 PM »
Thanks for the heads up! Actually would have been easier to sculpt at the 45 degree than what I went for. I just thought it looked more dynamic!:). Thank you all for the positive comments. Planning to rectify the figure today.

All sorted;)

Offline Ash

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Re: Empress - Hue 1968 - First Glimpse of the New Range
« Reply #329 on: April 22, 2019, 08:15:17 AM »
Great job on sculpting those 40mm bandoliers