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Offline gringo

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #30 on: September 06, 2011, 11:40:04 AM »
Timg

hi there, thanks for the kind words, i will indeed make the figures as variable

as possible as the legion , including the mounted section wore the sombero

as well a the Kepi , and forage cap..............concentrating on the Egyptian battalion

first then onto the Legion............couldnt wait!!

best regards  Ged www.gringo40s.com ;) :) o_o :)

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #31 on: September 12, 2011, 01:08:53 PM »
Gents/and Tank Girl

good to see many of the site members at Colours!!.......a great show indeed
booked for next year already.........a lot of the range will be done by then!!

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Ged

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #32 on: September 12, 2011, 01:39:44 PM »
Great to see you at Colours, Can't wait for these figures,
A few suggestions to be added to many of the above
Cantineries and other support and baggage elements
Contre-guerilla's
Chasseur d'Afrique
I will also add my vote for Major Dundee et al as this is the film that first sparked my interest in this period.
I am now reading  "The Hand of Captain Danjou" by Colin Rickards, and have to read "Maximilian's  Lieutenant" by Ernst Pitner and "With Maximilian in Mexico: a Lady's Experience of the French Adventure" by Sara Yorke Stevenson

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #33 on: September 12, 2011, 01:50:12 PM »
I will also add my vote for Major Dundee et al

This.



I'd love to see Charlton Heston in miniature.  :)
« Last Edit: September 12, 2011, 05:46:04 PM by Cadet13 »

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #34 on: September 12, 2011, 02:46:43 PM »
Elysium

good to see you at the show, excuse the lack of time spent chatting to you..
got a bit overwhelmed!

Cadet suggestion taken on board as i love this film too, but with the old
soundtrack..........

youve gotta have Chuck!!

regards
Ged

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure /IMPORTANT NOTICE
« Reply #35 on: September 12, 2011, 05:24:44 PM »
ref Maximillian Range

just to let you guys know i will be sticking with the main troop types for
the Maximillian Adventure

and will NOT be doing the Hollywood side as its a bridge to far for me
with 40mm American-Mexican War...........28mm Maximillian War and
a new range for 2012................i hope thats ok. i dont want to get
ahead of myself

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #36 on: September 12, 2011, 11:19:26 PM »
Good to hear gringo as I have been going thru the Foundry FFL figures I have (getting ready to prime them finally)
and have found a distinct lack of epaulettes on the figures :'(

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #37 on: September 13, 2011, 08:26:54 AM »
Fitter Pete, I don't have the exact reference to hand at the moment but the Legion used to remove the Epaulettes in the field. Though its over ten years since I made the range I recall having to remove them from the figures to give them a more campaign look which is what was being aimed for with the Camerone range. At the time the Maximilian range was still in production so had figures in full dress there.
Cheers.
Mike

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #38 on: September 13, 2011, 10:43:30 PM »
Hey Mike,
Understood .They would work well for Camerone.Unfortunately I am using them for some Victorian fantasy so don't need historical accuracy lol
I need "cool factor".
I have both of the Foundry ranges so do have some in full dress but the Camerone figures have so much more character(and fit better sizewise with the rest of the figs I'm using.)
Pete
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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #39 on: September 19, 2011, 09:40:48 PM »
update gents

the Egyptian battalion has been commenced so planning the next additions

not too late for ANY suggestions at all,,,,,,,got a few suprises coming to

moisten our paint brushes!!

best regards

Ged

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #40 on: September 19, 2011, 10:37:44 PM »
Tease :D
« Last Edit: September 20, 2011, 08:14:10 PM by elysium64 »

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #41 on: September 20, 2011, 10:53:54 PM »
minor tittalation my friend!! :)

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #42 on: September 20, 2011, 10:56:01 PM »
Gents
the choice of subject matter for the period is vast.......so lots to choose

from..............maybe some of the more unusual units......suggestion box

very much open

regards

Ged
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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #43 on: September 21, 2011, 12:20:30 AM »
Personally I would prefer to see initial releases concentrate on a few core troop types from either side allowing skirmish games fairly quickly, so next  would like to see Foreign Legion, Contre Guerillas, Juaristas, regular Mexican infantry, Rurales perhaps later adding some more specialised troops, characters etc.
At some point I would love to see some special pieces, such as baggage train elements that can be used to create scenarios. Attatched picture of Cantinieres that could be useful if you go down this route

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Re: New Range of 28mm Maximillian Adventure from www.gringo40s.com
« Reply #44 on: September 22, 2011, 05:46:42 PM »
Elysium 64 thanks for the feedback and great picture all requests noted and stored

in the requests pending "in tray" of www.gringo28s!!

regards

Ged

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