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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: gringo on December 22, 2011, 02:34:41 PM
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Gents
just to let me know the remainder of the battalion have marched into
Gringo40s HQ ....with four different marching figs and a bugler....c/o
Griffin and will be available as soon as the suns sets on New Years
day........................
will update later with cost etc........
Happy Christmas and New Year and thanks for all the support!! ;)
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Gutted :'(
I really dislike marching poses.
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Gutted :'(
I really dislike marching poses.
But how are they meant to get from one side of the table to the other when not fighting?
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Gutted :'(
I really dislike marching poses.
I think one French officer said it was a "legs war", meaning they spent more time marching and patroling, i.e. running from one place to another, than actually fighting those slippery "Mexicanos".
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All good things come to those who wait.
If these sell well then perhaps other poses will come and the range sounds like its going to just grand!
It will be nice to see some piccies, soon I hope!!
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thanks Gents...........as mentioned i always listen to the punters
and if the range does sell well im sure i can add a skirmsh fig or two
but as they were only one battalion i have to be sensible ! i will try and
get some pics up but xmas is almost here...........im really pleased with
them. sitting on my desk is the "next unit" a New year suprise!! Arriba!!
best regards Ged www.gringo40s.com :)
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I think one French officer said it was a "legs war", meaning they spent more time marching and patroling, i.e. running from one place to another, than actually fighting those slippery "Mexicanos".
But how are they meant to get from one side of the table to the other when not fighting?
That's exactly why I dislike them. A wargame represents the conflict and the battle being fought, not the weeks of marching and deploying before hand. A figure on a battlefield should be doing something relevant to that situation, be it firing, skirmishing, advancing, reloading etc etc.
That said, Officers can be in almost any pose as long as they look good. They often aren't involved in the actual 'conflict' so I don't mind 'relaxed' poses on them, such as the Major.
Before anyone mentions Napoleonics, I'm aware they marched into gunfire but lets face it, they were idiots and I don't play them. ;)
I really hope they do sell well, but unfortunately it won't be me buying them anymore :( I therefore engourage everyone else to buy them so that I can get other poses :D
The major will just have to look pretty on a shelf for the time being.
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Looking forward to seeing these, I can then order the Lieutenant as well to go with my Major.
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ok, I have been following this range and I don't know if I am being dumb or something, but I can't figure out where to get the models in the shop?
I go to the Maximillian Adventure 1861-1867 part but only see one model available?
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Fear not, that is simply because they're aren't there. Ged hasn't uploaded the new releases yet. He usually posts previews of upcoming figures in the blog section of the Gringo 40's website, but the Egyptians are nowhere to be seen there either. We'll have to wait for a few days until they are officially released to see them fully unveiled, methinks.
Incidentally I don't mind marching poses - provided not all troops in the range are sculpted that way of course. And the Egyptian battalion was a relatively minor unit which certainly did not bear the brunt of the fighting during the Maximilian expedition anyway, which for me at least makes it all right if they are not depicted in full action mode.
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jonas and Arthur
your both right. i only received the first of the production figures this
morning and will send samples to my site guy to put up on the shop
........but Christmas is here......so early in the New Year... ;)
thanks Gents
regards
Ged ;)
www.gringo40s.com
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Although I do prefere more active poses for this conflict (advancing/charging, skirmishing/firing) I'll buy the marching Egyptians/Sudanese. I'm sure they'll look good escorting a convoy.
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ok, thanks, I will keep my eyes open then :D
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Any pics of the new figs......?
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shipka
sending figs off to my "site guy" today to be photographed for my site..
figs ready and in situ!
will post on here as soon as site updated
best regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com :)
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Gents
just to let everyone know my site will be updated within 10 days and
photographs of all the Egyptian battalion will be available.
as stated figs are here but i believe you need to see the figs first. :)
best regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
ps as soon a blog and shop updated i will post on LAF first
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We want photos, not excuses! We want photos!
:)
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Nick
Amigo...........i spoke to my "site man" this morning figs being "blacked
up" and photographed this week ..thats why i mentioned 10 days...
soooo we sould see photos by friday........my anticipation levels
are high as well as figs are ready to ship!!
best regards
Gringo Ged ;)
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Muchas Gracious Senor. Can't wait to see them. (was only pulling your leg anyway ;))
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Amigo!!
i know our man-bond remains as firm as ever in the most red-blooded way lol
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His web man is obviously just a shadow of yours Nick! ;D ;)
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His web man is obviously just a shadow of yours Nick! ;D ;)
lol ;)
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Got mine today, via Ramirez via Penarth via Ged...................
Absolutely gorgeous and if there is anyone out there who packs figures like you............. They arrived with a bit of a plastic straw around the rifle, wrapped in tissue, then bubble wrap and in a plastic pack, then placed in the middle of a load of bubble wrap in a card envelope........
Well done, I said I wouldn't do another army this year, but this WILL be my second...............
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Joras
glad you got the figures appreciate the kind feedback!! ;)
on just back from Penarth..what a great show........ :)
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com