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Other Stuff => General Wargames and Hobby Discussion => Topic started by: FifteensAway on 14 May 2020, 08:06:58 AM
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Anyone ever create a range of famous - or even infamous - wargamers? I do realize, of course, some rights issues for those still living but those who have passed should be easier game. Or maybe Not Famous Wargamers, if you know what I mean?
Thanks!
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The Perry Twins and Gav Thorpe were in The Return of the King and I have a feeling they were sculpted on the Mumak Base and, obviously, Peter Jackson.
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Almost certainly not what you're after, but there are some lookalikes (more or less) of LAF 'celebrities' in the portfolio of Lead Adventure Miniatures. Fittingly. ;)
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These characters from Warlord Games were (loosely!) based on some of the chaps from Too Fat Lardies
https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/great-britain/products/christmas-truce
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Thanks for the replies but I'm thinking more along the lines of Jack Scruby, Larry Brom, Donald Featherstone, Peter Gilder (both famous and infamous?). First requirement is they are no longer with us.
If not designed as such, perhaps figures that bear a strong resemblance?
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Warlord Games has Peter Young as a commando:
https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/british-commandos/products/british-commando-characters
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There are a few miniatures that bear a passing resemblance to Peter Cushing, as well:
Antediluvian Miniatures has 'Peter Cushion' https://antediluvianminiatures.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/shop-lost-world-range/
(https://antediluvianminiatures.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/cushion.jpg)
And Wargames Illustrated Giants in Miniature includes Cushing as Van Helsing:
https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/shop/van-helsing/
(https://i1.wp.com/www.wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/GiM_48.png?fit=350%2C495&ssl=1)
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I make one of H G Wells wargaming....
(https://i2.wp.com/imperialminiatures.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hgwells.jpg)
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There are a few miniatures that bear a passing resemblance to Peter Cushing, as well:
Bad Squiddo do one as well.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/DkJrkwt26RM7/1k0.jpg)
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Somewhere in the lead pile...I have a diorama in 6mm (!) of two wargamers and a table. Think it was a show freebie. Not sure if the two players are meant to be anyone famous though.
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There's this Perry Miniatures AWI set of captured Rebel Alan Perry being interrogated by Eclaireur, Dave Brown, Brendan Morrissey and Giles Allison as to what was going to be sculpted next:
http://gilesallison.blogspot.com/2007/01/interrogation-vignette.html
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/569/TOSsB8.jpg)
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I make one of H G Wells wargaming....
(https://i2.wp.com/imperialminiatures.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/hgwells.jpg)
that's brilliantly done !
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Is the HG Wells model a one off or is it available? That is the sort of thing I am after. He is passed on and he is certainly famous amongst wargamers.
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Is the HG Wells model a one off or is it available? That is the sort of thing I am after. He is passed on and he is certainly famous amongst wargamers.
He is 54mm and can be bought here:
https://imperialminiatures.co.uk/shop/general/im002-h-g-wells-at-play/ (https://imperialminiatures.co.uk/shop/general/im002-h-g-wells-at-play/)
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Thanks, Black Hat. I will have to think about that - bigger than I was hoping for and considerably more expensive than I was hoping for. Must remember that as a 15 mm gamer, I am used to paying at most around 60 US cents per figure. However, for my purposes with this project under consideration, I might jump. I would certainly go the unpainted casting route if I do.
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keV White /Hasslefree do a range of figure scuptors in his Pirate range.
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Tin Shed Gamer has sculpted many forum members, including me. Does that count :) And very good they are :)
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Well, Blackwolf, if you will review earlier posts in the thread, one of my requirements be that the modeled individual be, um, hors de combat of a rather permanent nature. I'm guessing you aren't quite yet ready for that state of being? I certainly hope not! ;)
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How about Christopher Lee https://store.warlordgames.com/products/legends-of-great-britain-flying-officer-cfc-lee
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Tin Shed Gamer has sculpted many forum members, including me. Does that count :) And very good they are :)
I’m always one of the illustrious band that he has sculpted :)
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There has to be a few Winston Churchill models around right?
He famously had a huge collection of 'tin soldiers' so i think he qualifies(?)
:)
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There has to be a few Winston Churchill models around right?
He famously had a huge collection of 'tin soldiers' so i think he qualifies(?)
:)
I have one. I forget where I got it from though. Black Scorpion maybe?
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I have one. I forget where I got it from though. Black Scorpion maybe?
I really couldn't say..... wasn't there a Wargames Illustrated mini too? ???
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Isn'tthere a Prof Witchheimer out there?
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I think Annie has her own mini in her Bad squiddo range.
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Does anyone do a decent Edward Woodward? Callan would be best, but I'd also be interested in Sgt Howie or the Equalizer.
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I think Annie has her own mini in her Bad squiddo range.
Yes, a Kev White sculpt.
(https://dqzrr9k4bjpzk.cloudfront.net/images/10152787/495806725.jpg)