Venusian Amazons: Archer Unit Photo

[Calimero]

Nice choice of colors and I don't think the decals on their shields look out of place either

[CPalmer]

Thank you all for your kind remarks! 
Let me see if I can answer your questions about working with the figures.  In general I was very pleased with them, and I think the photo results are testimony to how good they can look with a nice coat of paint.  That being said, let me state that I am not a figure fussy, so my level of acceptability my be below what others find to their liking.  These are plastic figures after all, not metal, and suffer some of ther quirks that plastic figures suffer with sculpting and molding particually as you approach the seam lines. 
   They were easy to work with and went to gether quickly.  There are three different bodies (2 standing (10 of each), one kneeling (4 of these)) and to these you have to attach the heads and arms.  Weapons are all seperate and there is a wide variety of to chose from; though they come in odd ammounts (a couple of some, lots of others). 
   I would pick the following nits, for the sake of critique: 1) The arms  and shoulders are flat joints, not ball and socket. So positioning them is limited without some sort of trimming, which I did on some of the figures. That being said, there is a nice variety of arms included which gives the modeler lots of options. 2)  there were a very few minor casting errors like incomplete toes, and sink holes in a couple of the figures' backs.  3)  There is a lack of side arms for the figures.  Only a few swords are provided, and even fewer scabbards, but these were easily scrounged from other WF kits.
   The detail in them is good, and the results I got was with pretty basic paint jobs: base coats, followed by washes, then some highlights.  Nothing fancy.
  All in all I'm very pleased, and wouldn't hesitate recommending these for anyone who wants some nice looking wargame units.  I plan to get some more.
Also, if you didn't check the other photos on the blog, here they are below.  They are  close-ups so may help you in getting a better picture of the quality of the models.

[infelix]

Thanks for the review, sounds like I'm ordering some for my VSF project

[aggro84]

Yes,
Thank you for taking the time to write the review.
It was very informative.

[Red Orc]

Indeed, thanks for the review, that's very helpful.

[Groove51]

I like them. I didn't even notice the shield transfers.. and I have a small Dark Angel army. 

[The_Beast]

Don't play GW myself, though I've a few LotR/WotR figs that may see some action someday, but I have a metric bu**load of GW decals. This one is okay, but sticks a bit in my mind. One thing to consider in the future is a bit of cut-and-paste. At least, the cut part.

If one takes the same decal, and cuts a part off, it may be a whole different animal. Now, cutting and marrying parts is a bit fiddly for me, but I'm sure there are those who'd be able to handle same.

Heck, some decals look different just rotated. Imagine these, sword point up. Sort of a rayed sun effect.

Doug

[warrenpeace]

Would love to see this idea of Amazons on Venus continued using Shadow Forge and Bronze Age figures.

[Bullshott]

For VSF they will need some sort of ranged weapon to survive!

Looking at the design of their spears, a decent paint job (i.e. painting the hollows in the blades as some sort of energy/crystal) would gice them nice energy staves .... just a thought

[CPalmer]

I am working on a unit of archers currently, so they will have some ranged weapons.  And my backstory for them is that they are an ancient civilization on the decline because their sworn enemy, the parrotmen, have developed firearms and they have not.  The timely arrival of the French from Earth should help to rectify that.  Maybe I will eventually do some up with rifles to show them being armed by the French.  (Possibilities like that are what I love about plastic figures: You want some rifle-armed Amazons? Sure, no problem!)
    That all being said, I sure like your idea of making those spears into energy staves! 

[Alfrik]

Any plans for a mounted group? The question would be mounted on ? ....... Lizards!

[CPalmer]

Oooh, mounted Amazons!  Stop putting these ideas in my head.   
Wouldn't be too hard to get the Wargames Factory Roman Cavalry and do a torso and head swap....
Now, what to use for mounts...?  Lizards or dinos, yes. But whcih ones?

I wonder how tall these are:

[Dewbakuk]

I wonder how tall these are:

I've got some wip british irregulars mounted on those, they're pretty good with regards to size.

[Bullshott]

I am working on a unit of archers currently, so they will have some ranged weapons.  And my backstory for them is that they are an ancient civilization on the decline because their sworn enemy, the parrotmen, have developed firearms and they have not.  The timely arrival of the French from Earth should help to rectify that.  Maybe I will eventually do some up with rifles to show them being armed by the French.  (Possibilities like that are what I love about plastic figures: You want some rifle-armed Amazons? Sure, no problem!)
    That all being said, I sure like your idea of making those spears into energy staves! 

In my take on Venus the French use parrotmen as colonial troops:

[The_Beast]

In my take on Venus the French use parrotmen as colonial troops:

Those perfidious Frogs! Playing both sides against the middle!

And I thought the Brits were underhanded, conniving, manipulative crumpet munchers!

(I love saying that, being half British, though only a quarter English.  )

Doug