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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: CyberAlien312 on 21 September 2012, 08:01:53 PM

Title: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: CyberAlien312 on 21 September 2012, 08:01:53 PM
Hi,
I'm looking for a figure that's suitable for Connor from ACIII.
He looks like this:
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6gooirOzj1qdqlkxo1_1280.jpg)

I don't mind converting, so if someone knows an American War of Independence redcoat or something that stands in a pose that looks a bit like this one and has a uniform like Connor, I'm more than happy.
Thanks!
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: joroas on 21 September 2012, 08:35:05 PM
Whoever designed that oddity spent virtually no time at all in studying the style or cut of 18thC uniforms!!!!!
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: commissarmoody on 21 September 2012, 09:06:51 PM
Oh trust me I have ranted about the absurdity of the whole thing a few times Mr. Joroas  lol
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: abdul666lw on 09 October 2012, 03:12:49 PM
Funny that on the average AWI aficionados are as... hysterically historical  (http://theminiaturespage.com/news/talk/msg.mv?id=316880184) as 'Napoleonics (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=281259)'; while 'Lace Wars' players are generally far more tolerant to 'departures from strict historicity'. Wonder if it's somehow correlated with the different types of warfare: civilians in uniform maddened by ideological / nationalist passion rather than cold professionals waging a 'war without hatred'? ???

As for the original query, search F&IW (and possibly AWI?) ranges for a 'White', preferably French (no rank sash) officer in 'field' dress with Indian leggins; unfortunately such minis as a rule represent Compagnies Franches de la Marine without lapels. F&iW "provincials" may have lapels, on the other hand, and some are depicted with leggings rather than 'European' gaiters (http://www.gallopingmajorwargames.com/USERIMAGES/FIWBPT4.JPG)


Try to post your question on the LAF "Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts" board where the F&Iw is dealt with (under another title not be culprit of 'cross posting'), or perhaps even better on the '18th C. Imagi-Nations' board (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/topics.mv?id=288) of The Miniature Page : you are far more likely not to be  derided, and to get a positive reply, there.
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: abdul666lw on 11 October 2012, 11:56:52 AM
Interested and interesting developments (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=46876.0) in another LAF board.
(http://i.imgur.com/IQXvk.jpg)
(http://static9.cdn.ubi.com/en-us/images/ColonialAssassinOutfittcm1961591.jpg)
(http://static9.cdn.ubi.com/en-us/images/RedCoattcm1961594.jpg)
 :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: Hildred Castaigne on 11 October 2012, 12:25:24 PM
Is cross-posting allowed?
Funny that on the average AWI aficionados are as... hysterically historical  (http://theminiaturespage.com/news/talk/msg.mv?id=316880184) as 'Napoleonics (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=281259)'; while 'Lace Wars' players are generally far more tolerant to 'departures from strict historicity'.
We have been well behaved.
Most folks have ignored the thread and gone about their business, as opposed to leaving nasty comments.
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: Bugsda on 11 October 2012, 02:12:40 PM
My 10 year old son says "Get a life guys, it's only a game"  lol

Damnable manners, I blame the Nanny state  ;)
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: CyberAlien312 on 11 October 2012, 05:05:26 PM
Is cross-posting allowed?

I only posted this again in Pikes, Muskets & Flouncy Shirts because I didn't get many useful replies here. I hope that's allowed (?).
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: Cherno on 11 October 2012, 05:40:51 PM
No (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=46929.0). ;)

Check Rackham's old Confrontation range, maybe they have something for you in their Griffin or Lion armies.
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: abdul666lw on 11 October 2012, 05:41:00 PM
"Nasty comments"? WHY? :o
Adults playing with toy soldiers would be supposed to be a rather tolerant bunch ???

Another sacrilegious departure from historical accuracy:
(http://www.rastlworldminis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Lysette-01-300x300.jpg)
Lysette of  Rastlworld Miniatures (http://www.rastlworldminis.com/product-category/napoleonic-2/)
Title: Re: Suitable figure for Connor from Assassin's Creed III??
Post by: Hildred Castaigne on 11 October 2012, 08:58:31 PM
"Nasty comments"? WHY? :o
Adults playing with toy soldiers would be supposed to be a rather tolerant bunch ???
When did we agree to that?  lol

As to why? The first responses should be a dead giveaway.
It seems the game chose a setting and then throw everything evocative of that setting out the window.