ACW Rioters as Victorian London Thugs

[Funghy-Fipps]

I ordered a pack of the Perry Miniatures 'Rioters with firearms' from their ACW range a couple of weeks back in the hope that they'd do as some criminal types for my ongoing Gothic Horror project.  I was initially unsure about how they'd scale in with the Westwind, Artizan and Brigade Games minis I'd already got, but any uncertainties were quickly dispelled upon their arrival.  I've painted a few up over the last weekend and to demonstrate their compatibility have taken some comparison shots alongside models from the aforementioned manufacturers. As is to be expected these are superb miniatures which ooze character and I think thoroughly look the part of dodgy Cockney geezers! 

[Mancha]

The Artizan figure looks a little bit the odd duck out, huh?  But nothing horrible.  Great paintjobs.

[Funghy-Fipps]

Artizan are certainly the biggest of the bunch and these photos seem to accentuate the difference.  'In the flesh', though, the size disparity isn't so obvious.

[Hombre]

What a paintjob!!! 
i also thought about using this rioters for some gothic horror settings,but don't
know about the comparision with westwind minis.
Thank's for sharing!!
Are the building in the background resin or scratchbuild? They look fantastic!

Hombre

 

[HPFlashman]

What a gang of cads... 

Very nice looking, how did you do the cobblestones on the bases ? They are splendid (as is the figures).

[Funghy-Fipps]

Are the building in the background resin or scratchbuild? They look fantastic!

Thanks for your comments, Hombre.  The building is actually the Empress Miniatures SCW Factory with some additions of my own.  An expensive but very nice piece of resin!

Very nice looking, how did you do the cobblestones on the bases ?

Haha!  This us actually the most laborious process relating to these models!  Very simply I roll lots of little balls from Milliput.  When these are dry I paint some slightly runny Filler onto the model's base and then drop the 'cobbles' on with tweezers.  Leave to dry and voilà!  Actually I've since seen another cobblestone method involving the tip of a retractable pen (with tip retracted) and Milliput, but it's too late for me now!

[n815e]

Do you have any of the Victorian gangsters from The Virtual Armchair General to add to your lineup?

[Malamute]

Excellent, up to your usual high standard.

Haven't forgotten Abraham, been a bit preoccupied recently!

[Funghy-Fipps]

Do you have any of the Victorian gangsters from The Virtual Armchair General to add to your lineup?

'Fraid not, old cock.

Excellent, up to your usual high standard.

Haven't forgotten Abraham, been a bit preoccupied recently!

Ta!  Recently bought obscure Hammer Demons of the Mind cheap from Amazon and thoroughly recommend it.  Can't believe I haven't checked it out sooner.

[thenamelessdead]

They look like they're looking for a bit of trouble.  Splendid!

[Captain Blood]

Jolly nice. Love the cobbles.

[gamer Mac]

I think the figure fit fine with the other ranges.
The paint jobs are great, as are the bases and the back ground.

[Gluteus Maximus]

I like those a lot! As the others said, great work with the cobbles. In terms of size, build etc they all fit in well together. The Artizan looks a bit too "American" to me, but they are a great gang of thugs for the usual criminal mastermind to boss around.

Any chance of a shot of the whole factory building? I've never seen it before but it looks ideal for Victorian useage.

[Funghy-Fipps]

Thanks for the kind comments fellas.

The Artizan looks a bit too "American" to me, but they are a great gang of thugs for the usual criminal mastermind to boss around.

Actually I'm going to use him as Quincy Morris (the Westwind chap on the far left is probably going to be J. Harker) because, as you rightly point out, he does look a bit 'Wild West'!

Any chance of a shot of the whole factory building? I've never seen it before but it looks ideal for Victorian useage.

I'll see what I can do.  There is an unpainted pic. here on the Empress site, but as I said I've jazzed mine up somewhat. 

[Malamute]

Actually I'm going to use him as Quincy Morris (the Westwind chap on the far left is probably going to be J. Harker) 

Then he will be needing a Bowie knife and Harker will need a Kukri knife too