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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Skrapwelder on March 13, 2009, 05:45:42 PM
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Would the Empress figures in Glengarry's be a close match for the King's Royal rifle's?
(http://www.ageofglory.com/images/ZWB06.jpg)
(http://www.directart.co.uk/mall/images/un048.jpg)
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Look pretty close to me...perhaps just a little bit of green stuff here and there. Then paint them up as per your picture. In the end...they are your figures and with a wee bit of imagination, they are perfect. In reality, who would complain. I for one wouldn't care as long as they look great, the terrain was great, the game was fun and the company played with was a great bunch of folks!!
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You'll have to mount that pipe-cleaner on top of their hats. :)
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I reckon its close enough, as the chaps have maybe some greenstuff plumes, but near enough.
I also fancy doing a rifles unit. Its a very nice contrast to the usual recoats. ;)
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There is some information specific to the KRRC at http://www.victorianstrollers.co.uk/stevesuniforms/riflecorps.html
I think that the hackle (feathers) may well have been discarded in action if they went to war in this uniform.
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The headgear in the drawing is actually a sealskin busby, not a glengarry. At scale, however, the difference probably wouldn't be noticable. Fill in the crease at the top with greenstuff and file off the badge, and you're good to go!
(Oh, and add the plume...)
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So I see an order going off to Empress. Thanks for all that. Especially the note on the busby and that great website.
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The distinguishing characteristic of the King's Rifles for me was that they carried their rifles on their sholdiers in reverse (ie holding the muzzles end instead of the butt). I made a unit by cutting the weapons free and re-gluing it upside down. You could not do his with these particular figured however.
Depending on the campaign, the KRR had pith helmets
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So I ordered and have received 20 of the figures carrying their rifles at trail.
(http://www.empressminiatures.com/USERIMAGES/ZWB04.JPG)
The figures are excellent and the service from Age of Glory was almost immediate. The figures are compatible with everything I have but I think they come closest in size to the Perry Sudan range.I spent last night cleaning them up and drilling a small hole in the cap and inserting a short piece of wire to support the cockade I'll be making out of green stuff.
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I can't wait to see them in action at Kublacon.
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Here they are with all but their bases done.
(http://www.arnicarealestate.com/rifles.jpg)
The Empress miniatures are very nice to work with.
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Great job
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oh vary nice! i like them :)
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Luvly Jubly!
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They look fantastic!
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Great work!
I wanted to buy some of these figures from Empress but they weren't prepared to split packs and sell me just the figs in the Glengarry's which is understandable from a business point of view.
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Great work!
I wanted to buy some of these figures from Empress but they weren't prepared to split packs and sell me just the figs in the Glengarry's which is understandable from a business point of view.
Buy their head packs, whihc have the glengarry the heads come off nice and easy, you can then maximise all poses. I used their helmet heads for British Coppers on Anglian figures and they worked a treat
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Great work!
I wanted to buy some of these figures from Empress but they weren't prepared to split packs and sell me just the figs in the Glengarry's which is understandable from a business point of view.
Buy their head packs, whihc have the glengarry the heads come off nice and easy, you can then maximise all poses. I used their helmet heads for British Coppers on Anglian figures and they worked a treat
Well done that man, I was waiting for someone to point that out. ;)