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Title: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Conquistador on 20 March 2011, 10:51:30 AM
I have Mage Knight Whirlwind Galeshi Ram Charger and Mage Knight Galeshi Cavalry for mechanical "horses."

My options for riders are:

Use the (rather large versus my Ral Partha Brits painted as Spanish Aether Marines/Old Glory Spanish) ones provided painted as large armored humans with provided pistols or switch to swords or lances…

Paint the provided riders as clockwork riders (need a source of "keys")  with provided pistols or switch to swords or lances

Substitute riders needed as Lancers (Cavalry steam mounts) or Heavy Cavalry (Ram Charger Steam mounts) – if this route was chosen what do you suggest for rider sources?


Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Malamute on 20 March 2011, 04:03:33 PM
Redoubt produce various mounted colonial troops. You can buy them individually and without a horse. They have lancers,  mounted infantry, camel corps, so quite a choice.
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Burnt65 on 20 March 2011, 04:05:32 PM
You can order keys from Nic at Eureka
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Grimmnar on 20 March 2011, 06:04:50 PM
I have Mage Knight Whirlwind Galeshi Ram Charger and Mage Knight Galeshi Cavalry for mechanical "horses."

My options for riders are:

Use the (rather large versus my Ral Partha Brits painted as Spanish Aether Marines/Old Glory Spanish) ones provided painted as large armored humans with provided pistols or switch to swords or lances…

Paint the provided riders as clockwork riders (need a source of "keys")  with provided pistols or switch to swords or lances

Substitute riders needed as Lancers (Cavalry steam mounts) or Heavy Cavalry (Ram Charger Steam mounts) – if this route was chosen what do you suggest for rider sources?


Gracias,

Glenn

Glenn,

Now you didnt buy all the mechanical Rams this past weekend did ya?  :-)

Grimm
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Sterling Moose on 20 March 2011, 06:44:25 PM
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Now you didnt buy all the mechanical Rams this past weekend did ya?  :-)

Someone got there before me but I think I bought the last one.  :D

Can anyone point me in the direction of the colonial lancers on the Redoubt site?  I can't seem to find them anywhere.
(scratch that request - they're listed under Zulu Cavalry !!!)

Thanks

Sterling
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Chairface on 21 March 2011, 01:20:22 AM
I've been using Perry plastic Napoleonic cavalry. Nice minis, not too different from Victorian uniforms, cheap, and easy to reposition for different mounts.
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Conquistador on 21 March 2011, 10:44:46 AM
Someone got there before me but I think I bought the last one.  :D

<snip>r Zulu Cavalry !!!)

Thanks

Sterling

I noticed when I bought mine there were a lot and now there aren't... guess I should be glad I didn't wait until I had a shelf cleared.   lol   :o   lol

Gracias,

Glenn

Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Grimmnar on 21 March 2011, 09:32:54 PM
Someone got there before me but I think I bought the last one.  :D

I collect the Steam Horses when i see them for different things. I got his only horse and a Ram but he had a ton of Rams left. On my way back through though someone bought all the Rams. That vendor is usually a good source for the mechanical mounts as well as loads of other MK goodies.  :-)

Grimm
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Conquistador on 22 March 2011, 12:56:18 AM
Between techno/fixer and steam mounts I fear I my never get back to the walker I am working on!

Steam forever!

Thought, I know where the water is on Venus - everywhere!  But where are the copious amounts of water for Steam Tech on Mars?

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 22 March 2011, 08:55:32 AM
Between techno/fixer and steam mounts I fear I my never get back to the walker I am working on!

Steam forever!

Thought, I know where the water is on Venus - everywhere!  But where are the copious amounts of water for Steam Tech on Mars?

Gracias,

Glenn


Boreholes down to subterranean seas, thus providing handy campaign objectives? Melted ice transported in large tanker convoys from the polar ice-caps? Maybe even the ever-present canal network, depending on your vision of Mars  ;)

Hopefully you'll post some pics once your project is ready  :)
Title: Re: Riders for automated Cavalry
Post by: mysteriousbill on 22 March 2011, 04:26:07 PM
I mainly do ACW VSF and I used Dixon figures for my Mechanical Cavalry. They sell separate riders for a reasonable sum. You do have to carefully bend the legs a little to get them to fit on the mechanical horses.