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Offline The Gray Ghost

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2010, 11:17:36 AM »
Are they nice figures? I'm thinking of getting some Burmese.
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it anymore and what is it seems weird and scary.

Offline Chairface

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2010, 02:40:59 PM »
Are they nice figures? I'm thinking of getting some Burmese.

I only have some of the Ghurkas, but they are marvelous!

Offline Sterling Moose

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2010, 03:04:57 PM »
As stated I love this range.  I am not too keen on the Burmese though, they might be anatomically correct but they look a little small, and diminuative, under those big pith helmets.  That's just a personal opinion though, it is a spiffy range so in all liklihood they did look a bit odd in real life.

They might serve as good Martian troops though!!  :D
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Offline Justin Buck

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #18 on: August 26, 2010, 02:29:24 PM »
@Chairface: do you have any of those Ghurkas painted? I'm getting ready to place an order for some. Just wanted to see how they look.
Now that I think about it, I'm going to get some british too  :D

Justin

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2010, 03:27:29 PM »
I have some painted examples here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=197;u=520

Not the world's best painting or photography, but I think you can get a good idea of how fantastic the figures are.

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #20 on: August 26, 2010, 06:58:13 PM »
@Chairface: do you have any of those Ghurkas painted? I'm getting ready to place an order for some. Just wanted to see how they look.
Now that I think about it, I'm going to get some british too  :D

Justin

I'm actually painting mine up now, but they probably wouldn't do you much good. I'm painting mine up as South Ambonese troops for my Dutch colonial army. But Aaron's should do the trick. Beautiful minis.

Offline The Gray Ghost

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2010, 05:31:29 PM »
As stated I love this range.  I am not too keen on the Burmese though, they might be anatomically correct but they look a little small, and diminuative, under those big pith helmets. 

I noticed when I researched Moros that they were noticeably smaller than their Spanish and American opponents, could be the same for the Burmese.

Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2010, 06:31:10 PM »
I have some painted examples here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=197;u=520

Not the world's best painting or photography, but I think you can get a good idea of how fantastic the figures are.

Very nicely done! Even the slightly dodgy photos don't do them harm. Only joking, your figures are a great advert for the range  ;)

It's good to see the kneeling figures are appreciably shorter than the standing ones. Often they are far too "tall" and look odd next to those standing, but these look just right. I also like how they are smaller than their British officers, but they do look a bit big next to the OG stuff  :?

Any chance of a comparison shot next to a Copplestone or a Perry?


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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2010, 08:58:00 AM »
Gurkhas look good indeed

the uniform discussion is almost funny  ;) :D
can't help imagining some gamer who has one regiment with a big travel record with dozens of uniform variations....

I mean, the Sudan campaign....
uniforms anything else than regulation....
impossible to depict correctly, unless Perry do a Colonial British plastic pack with replacement heads, legs, pouches and bags etc - something like the Hussar set. Why haven't they done it already anyway?  ;)
« Last Edit: September 01, 2010, 09:05:32 AM by bedwyr »

Offline Aaron

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2010, 11:17:04 AM »

Any chance of a comparison shot next to a Copplestone or a Perry?

Thanks Gluteus Maximus. I'd happily take some more comparison shots but I no longer own the figures. I had gave up on the project when it seemed like I couldn't get any more of them. Naturally within a week or two of selling them I found out they had a distributor!  lol

Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Pontoonier Miniatures British
« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2010, 08:04:01 PM »
Thanks Gluteus Maximus. I'd happily take some more comparison shots but I no longer own the figures. I had gave up on the project when it seemed like I couldn't get any more of them. Naturally within a week or two of selling them I found out they had a distributor!  lol

 :o  :'(

Oh, that's a shame. Still, I suppose you could always buy a few more  ;)

 

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