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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Yankeepedlar01 on 29 April 2010, 09:23:45 PM

Title: "Not a lot of people know that!"
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 29 April 2010, 09:23:45 PM

I got these at Salute on Saturday ~

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Zulu%20War/P1030128.jpg)
The Rorke's Drift Character set from Empress Miniatures
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Zulu%20War/P1030134.jpg)
Col. Durnford from Empress Miniatures.

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Post by: joroas on 29 April 2010, 10:17:27 PM

Nice ste that caught the characters well.  love the corduroy trousers. 

I don't know though, buying figures on Saturday and painted by Thursday, even with days out..............  lol

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Post by: Helen on 29 April 2010, 10:34:45 PM

Nice work David, I love Dunford  :-*

I can see the Holloywood characters intermixed with the historical minis to give a little charm to the units.

Helen

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Post by: chicklewis on 29 April 2010, 11:56:47 PM

I thought Durnford had a paralyzed left hand, but not a missing left hand.  Who knows more, please?

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Post by: Johnno on 30 April 2010, 01:45:06 AM

Col Durnford was stabbed by an assegai in his elbow; severing a nerve thus paralysing his left under-arm and hand for the rest of his life.

Good job painting those up in 5 days.

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Post by: Chairface on 30 April 2010, 02:40:52 AM

What set is Durnford in?

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Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 30 April 2010, 07:11:49 AM

Quote from: Chairface on 30 April 2010, 02:40:52 AM

What set is Durnford in?

He is a set on his own, mounted and dismounted. Released at Salute ~ along with four ensigns, and, two 9lb guns and crew, but not on their site as available yet. There were also greens for the historical Rorke's Drift characters.

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Post by: Malamute on 30 April 2010, 08:42:59 AM

Very nice. I particularly like Durnford. nice trousers ;D

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Post by: timg on 30 April 2010, 09:33:23 AM

Durnfords very nice indeed and nice job made of the Bedford cords. Arm was tucked in his jacket after it got damaged at Bushmans Pass as Johnno said, presumably thats why we cant see his hand?

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Post by: Phil Robinson on 30 April 2010, 09:45:20 AM

Very nice Senor Gonzalez, you have made a good job of those.

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Post by: former user on 30 April 2010, 11:07:00 AM

very nice!

so there will be Hollywood AND Historical versions?

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Post by: Chairface on 30 April 2010, 12:37:44 PM

Quote from: Yankeepedlar01 on 30 April 2010, 07:11:49 AM

He is a set on his own, mounted and dismounted. Released at Salute ~ along with four ensigns, and, two 9lb guns and crew, but not on their site as available yet. There were also greens for the historical Rorke's Drift characters.

Ah, that explains my lack f being able to find it on the website.  ;) Beautiful figs by the way!

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Post by: Aaron on 30 April 2010, 12:42:20 PM

Very nice job!

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Post by: Smokeyrone on 30 April 2010, 11:04:45 PM

Durnford sewed some sort of system in his sleeve and uniform where you couldn't see his hand.

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Post by: Tommy20 on 01 May 2010, 06:02:55 AM

Quote from: Yankeepedlar01 on 30 April 2010, 07:11:49 AM

Released at Salute ~ along with four ensigns, and, two 9lb guns and crew, but not on their site as available yet.

Do the 9 pdrs use the same crew as the 7 pdrs?  Lovely figs!

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Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 01 May 2010, 08:21:53 AM

Quote from: Tommy20 on 01 May 2010, 06:02:55 AM

Do the 9 pdrs use the same crew as the 7 pdrs?  Lovely figs!

Yes and No, is the best answer to that. Some new figs, some adaption of poses, some the same, including sadly the standing about doing nowt pose!