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Title: Empress Releases
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 24 July 2010, 02:55:09 PM
First off is a pack of characters from Rorke's Drift.
 
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/EMPRESS/ZWB38.jpg)

Secondly 'Zulu Gold' in the form of some Nguni cattle. Great for scenrios involving cattle raids.

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/EMPRESS/ZWA9.jpg)

More new releases in the modern section as well.  ;)
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 24 July 2010, 03:22:35 PM
Yet another great release.

Those cattle are superb!  :o
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Post by: voltan on 24 July 2010, 04:26:57 PM
Who sculpted the moos? they look familiar.
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Post by: Jonas on 24 July 2010, 05:14:39 PM
Great models, straight to my want list  :)
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Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 24 July 2010, 05:38:28 PM
Cows by the incrediably talented Ebob. :)
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Jonas on 24 July 2010, 06:04:12 PM
Is there anymore British releases coming out soon, or should I just hurry and order these?
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Post by: M Blakey on 24 July 2010, 06:18:13 PM
just bought mine (including the moderns) :-* cant wait to get them up close and as jonas said any more coming out  ;D?   

cheers empress for more great sets
and thanks to all the talented sculptors!
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on 24 July 2010, 08:51:50 PM

More new releases in the modern section as well.  ;)
This forum has a modern section?! :o
;)

Great cattle, I really need to get some further on... Stop releasing so many damn good mini's, my wallet is burning :(
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Post by: Ignatieff on 24 July 2010, 09:59:49 PM
herd ordered........
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Post by: Calimero on 24 July 2010, 11:46:03 PM

I want them all… But I just don't have enough cash right now… Well, I'll order some later on ::)
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Mark251054 on 25 July 2010, 12:42:40 AM
COWS.....well now that's useful.... what about more Zulus???

Calm down chaps....the brolly is up for the sh*t storm I have prevoked.....concentrate on your core products....quick and fast like the much hated Foundry........(they are nice moo cows though).....




Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 25 July 2010, 10:06:41 AM
COWS.....well now that's useful.... what about more Zulus???

Calm down chaps....the brolly is up for the sh*t storm I have prevoked.....concentrate on your core products....quick and fast like...Foundry........(they are nice moo cows though).....

Well now, cows are useful, always assuming you don't have shed loads of the Foundry ones. The historic Rorkes Drift Brits are nice, not strictly short of variety in the brit line though, are we? But, new more aggressive/powerful looking Zulu sculpts would have been my choice, in case no one's noticed. :D
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: timg on 25 July 2010, 10:33:00 AM
Well i suppose one could always use the cows as the horns of the buffalo....or get some so the Officers have some hoof d'ouvres while in camp awaiting the Zulu onslaught........Now i've milked the cow jokes i have to say the historical figures and the cows are awsome, now i wonder what will be next on the Ladies plan?
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Teld on 25 July 2010, 02:09:26 PM
the longhorns look superb, just what im needing for the rorke's drift  corral. great job on the historical Rorke's Drift characters. :o
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Mark251054 on 25 July 2010, 03:13:00 PM
the longhorns look superb, just what im needing for the rorke's drift  corral. great job on the historical Rorke's Drift characters. :o

Sorry Teld but there were no cows in the corral at Rorke's Drift - the few trek oxen that were at the post, had been turned out to pasture (to be killed during the battle) but sadly no stampede.

I spose that would make a nice little Empress figure - Ivor Enamuel and his sickly calf.....
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: M Blakey on 25 July 2010, 03:20:35 PM
I spose that would make a nice little Empress figure - Ivor Enamuel and his sickly calf.....

now that would be cool im putting that on the wish list! lol

Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Mark251054 on 25 July 2010, 06:07:58 PM
I would like to see a vignette of the wounded Cpl Allen and Private Hitch dragging the ammo box round to re-supply their fellow soldiers, or Hitch with his arm slung up, firing Gonny's revolver........

Schiess would be nice hobbling along or even better - a vignette, swinging his crutch and rifle at a Zulu warrior.....

The Rev George Smith, complete with his holstered revolver and ammo bag.......

Lugg (NMP) in his wooly hat and tied up carbine......

Then there is Ulla Jacobsson......(but that's another story......)

Oh to have my own sculptor.........
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Thunderchicken on 25 July 2010, 06:16:17 PM
I would like to see a vignette of the wounded Cpl Allen and Private Hitch dragging the ammo box round to re-supply their fellow soldiers, or Hitch with his arm slung up, firing Gonny's revolver........

Schiess would be nice hobbling along or even better - a vignette, swinging his crutch and rifle at a Zulu warrior.....

The Rev George Smith, complete with his holstered revolver and ammo bag.......

Lugg (NMP) in his wooly hat and tied up carbine......

Then there is Ulla Jacobsson......(but that's another story......)

Oh to have my own sculptor.........

Its probably incredibly bad form to mention another manufacturer on this thread (may the moderator stike me down) but have you looked at Redoubts Zulu War specials? Many of the characters are there. I hasten to add that doesnt take anything away from the lovely Empress line.
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Mark251054 on 25 July 2010, 06:21:44 PM
Hi,

I used to have a number of Redoubt figures and I was not too keen on them (particularly the helmets) but as you say they do make a lot of the figures that I mentioned in the post.

No Miss Jacobsson though........ :'(
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: M Blakey on 25 July 2010, 09:42:40 PM
have to agree there on the redoubt stuff they are lovely ideas but not as stunning as empress stuff. for me id love to see from empress:

drummer boys, stretcher bearers, a quater-master, british casualites, general service wagons, cavalry and above all more infantry!

sorry to ruffle your feathers david  ;)
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Jonas on 25 July 2010, 09:45:33 PM
have to agree there on the redoubt stuff they are lovely ideas but not as stunning as empress stuff. for me id love to see from empress:

drummer boys, stretcher bearers, a quater-master, british casualites, general service wagons, cavalry and above all more infantry!

sorry to ruffle your feathers david  ;)

All the above + native troops and navy  ;D
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: former user on 25 July 2010, 10:15:02 PM
in MHO, best cattle around, would love to see more versions and possibly a herd deal

good bargain anyway
and well, from what I hear, cattle were definitely involved in the ZULU wars in some way....
No true ZULU range without cattle....
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Teld on 25 July 2010, 10:27:03 PM
Sorry Teld but there were no cows in the corral at Rorke's Drift - the few trek oxen that were at the post, had been turned out to pasture (to be killed during the battle) but sadly no stampede.

I spose that would make a nice little Empress figure - Ivor Enamuel and his sickly calf.....


yes sorry I did not explain   .. after getting the loverly empress  film rorke,s drift charectors I thought it would be nice to game both the historical and the "film" version for a bit of fun.
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: M Blakey on 25 July 2010, 10:33:54 PM
now that there Teld is a good idea
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Post by: Axebreaker on 25 July 2010, 10:35:57 PM
Yet another great release.

Those cattle are superb!  :o

Yep,I'll second that! 8) 8)

Christopher
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: carlos marighela on 26 July 2010, 01:19:55 AM
in MHO, best cattle around, would love to see more versions and possibly a herd deal

Nah, the Tony Barton 20mm  dead cattle, designed to dress up your table for Normandy, are the bees knees. If you don't play WW2 you can always do a diorama of a BSE outbreak. Probably make an interesting change from zombies to boot.
Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: Mark251054 on 26 July 2010, 05:52:25 AM

yes sorry I did not explain   .. after getting the loverly empress  film rorke,s drift charectors I thought it would be nice to game both the historical and the "film" version for a bit of fun.

Oh I see......I tried that some years ago based on the film 'Where Eagles Dare' but it got so confusing no one knew who was German or British..... ;)

Title: Re: Empress Releases
Post by: sma1941 on 27 July 2010, 02:43:28 PM
I just took the plunge and purchased a British Zulu War army at Historicon (the big U.S. convention) and I can't wait to add these figures and cattle to my collection!