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Title: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 05 November 2011, 09:19:00 AM

Hi all,

The first of the new AZW packs have gone up for pre sale.

Check out either the Empress or Warlord sites for details. ;)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/rorkes02.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/Painted-Unmarried-Zulus-1.png)

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Sangennaru on 05 November 2011, 09:32:07 AM

That's really really cool!

Can I just ask why an unmarried zulu should have a grey beard? Isn't he supposed to be young? lol

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 05 November 2011, 09:33:59 AM

They were allowed to marry by order of the king. Many regiments were not given permission until late 30's early 40's.

However in this chaps case he also had two paper rounds and so aged early  ;)

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Sangennaru on 05 November 2011, 09:38:06 AM

Quote from: Empress Miniatures on 05 November 2011, 09:33:59 AM

They were allowed to marry by order of the king. Many regiments were not given permission until late 30's early 40's.

I see... they must be VERY angry!

great miniatures, really! Although the final word will be given when the sprues will be seen, they look great!

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Bugsda on 05 November 2011, 09:53:12 AM

Quote from: Sangennaru on 05 November 2011, 09:38:06 AM

I see... they must be VERY angry!

I think that was the point  lol

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Dewbakuk on 06 November 2011, 05:42:32 PM

I saw the buildings 'in the flesh' the other day and they are excellent. As are the zulu's.

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Rob Herrick on 06 November 2011, 10:56:04 PM

Do the plastic British come with badged sun-helmets? If not, can the plastic heads easily be replaced with metal heads with badged sun-helmets purchased elsewhere from Empress?

I'm asking, because while the Rorke's Drift set looks spectacular, I'm not too interested in painting B/2/24th but may do 2/60th KRRC or 3/60th KRRC.

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Plynkes on 07 November 2011, 09:21:05 AM

The sun helmets with badges aren't really suitable for the KRRC. Their badge was a dirty great black cross, which bears little resemblance the 'standard' badge on the Empress heads. You'd be better off with a badgeless helmet and making your own green stuff cross to go on it.

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Dewbakuk on 07 November 2011, 10:26:15 AM

The preview shots of the British wips didn't have badges on and I doubt they'll get them either. They're generic figures for British Redcoats that've been put into a Rourkes Drift box set.

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Belgian on 10 November 2011, 07:29:16 PM

Great miniatures, saw the sprues in flesh at Crisis. Will probably buy a box or two!

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: M Blakey on 15 November 2011, 09:14:37 AM

Really really want this trying to talk my folks round to buying it for Christmas my dad I think secretly wants it more then me  he folded easily lol

Order will be in very soon  ;)

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: NurgleHH on 15 November 2011, 02:04:02 PM

Very nice building, good stuff. Hopefully empress and warlord do something for modern/ww2 in such quality.

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Argonor on 15 November 2011, 05:48:43 PM

This is.... just another project, I'll have to start after finding a new job....  :'(

Those plastics look fantastic - and the mission, of course, is top notch, simply put!  :-*

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: Kingscarbine on 23 November 2011, 11:19:21 AM

I'm trying to get some people interested in doing the Portuguese campaigns in Gaza and those Zulus can help a lot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Empire
http://www.ngonipeople.com/2011/08/inkosi-gungunyane-of-shangaan-and-his.html

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: SABOT on 09 December 2011, 01:23:41 AM

Order sent! They look great.

Title: Re: Warlord / Empress pre sales
Post by: mjkerner on 09 December 2011, 04:14:14 AM

Got mine today!  I pre-ordered a couple of weeks ago...pretty quick service to the States.