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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Helen on 23 October 2012, 10:39:55 PM
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Hi Folks,
On Facebook, Pete from The Assault group outlined the plan for the above.
Here is the list and his thoughts:
"OK, this is the way that it is rolling with the Tudors.
Nick is working on the range now…
We plan a full range of English and French minis, which will be ready for release in March or April or 2013.
We plan to use Kick starter to promote the range, as present we haven’t seen a full range of wargames minis promoted in this way so hopefully we can spark peoples interest by using the KS as well as reach people who we wouldn't normally get to with our normal releases.
When we get to announcing the Kick starter properly we will have the English minis done and the French minis almost complete, so we will be able to deliver on these swiftly, no waiting around lick some KS’s I could mention, but we want the KS crowd to push us into adding more nations for this mid-century period, so the stretch goals will include Germans, Scot and Irish, as well as a few other little treats I have up my sleeve.
This is the list of English and French we are working towards;
REN400 HenryVIII
REN401 General (to be decided)
REN402 Tudor Nobles with lances
REN403 Tudor Noble Command
REN404 Tudor Nobles with hand weapons
REN405 Staves/Borderers with swords
REN406 Staves/Borderers with lances
REN407 Staves/Borderers with pistols
REN408 Staves/Borderers with fire-arms
REN409 Stave/Borderer command
REN410 English infantry in uniform coats with pike/bill upright
REN411 English infantry in uniform coats with pike/bill at 80
REN412 English infantry in uniform coats with pike/bill at 60
REN413 English infantry in uniform coats with pike/bill at 45
REN414 English infantry in uniform coats firing longbows
REN415 English infantry in uniform coats loading longbows
REN416 English infantry in uniform coats marching with longbows
REN417 English infantry in uniform coats standing with longbows
REN418 English infantry in uniform coats firing caliver
REN419 English infantry in uniform coats loading caliver
REN420 English infantry in uniform coats marching with caliver
REN421 English infantry in uniform coats standing with caliver
REN422 English infantry Command in Uniform coats standing
REN423 English infantry Command in Uniform coats advancing
REN424 English militia/Border infantry with bill upright
REN425 English militia/Border infantry with bill at 80
REN426 English militia/Border infantry with bill at 60
REN427 English militia/Border infantry with bill at 45
REN428 English militia/Border infantry firing longbow
REN429 English militia/Border infantry loading longbow
REN430 English militia/Border infantry marching with longbow
REN431 English militia/Border infantry standing with longbow
REN432 English militia/Border Command standing
REN433 English militia/Border Command advancing
REN434 Shrympe (small ordinance piece)
REN435 Heavy Ordinance piece
REN436 English gun crew
REN437 Francis I
REN438 French General (to be decided)
REN439 French Gendarmes with lance upright
REN440 French Gendarme Command
REN441 French Gendarmes with lance couched
REN442 French Gendarmes with side arms
REN443 French Argoulets firing arquebus
REN444 French Argoulet command
REN445 French Argoulets loading arquebus
REN446 French foot with pike upright
REN447 French foot with pike at 80
REN448 French foot with pike at 60
REN449 French foot with pike at 45
REN450 French Aventuriers firing arquebus
REN451 French Aventuriers loading arquebus
REN452 French Aventuriers marching with arquebus
REN453 French Aventuriers standing with arquebus
REN454 French Aventurier Command standing
REN455 French Aventurier Command advancing
REN456 Swiss pikemen with pike upright
REN457 Swiss pikemen with pike at 80
REN458 Swiss pikemen with pike at 60
REN459 Swiss pikemen with pike at 45
REN460 Swiss heavy infantry command
REN461 Swiss arquebusiers firing
REN462 Swiss arquebusiers loading
REN463 Swiss arquebusiers advancing
REN464 Swiss arquebusiers standing
REN465 Swiss light infantry command
REN466 French artillery crew
So, hopefully this will give people something to get their teeth into…
Ok, these are the 'Stretch Goals' for our Kickstarter, as you may or may not know these things don't get made unless the goals are reached/exceeded, so we need to get people excited to get ALL these minis made.
Plus although we will plan to have the English and French ready to roll at the point the KS is announced, these minis will take time to deliver, 6 months for the Germans and another 6 for the Scots and Irish, sorry about that, but we (Nick) makes these things by hand and eye, and as you may already know if you are a long term TAG customer, it is NOT a quick process.
Stretch Goal 2
REN467 German General (to be decided)
REN468 German General (to be decided)
REN469 German/Burgundian Gendarmes with lance
REN470 German/Burgundian Gendarme Command
REN471 German/Burgundian Gendarmes with side arms
REN472 German Nobles with lances
REN473 German Nobles with hand weapons
REN474 Early Reiter with boar-spears
REN475 Early Reiter Command
REN476 Early Reiter with pistols
REN477 Berittene Hakenbuchsen-schutzen (with arquebus)
REN478 Landsknecht pikemen with pikes upright
REN479 Landsknecht pikemen with pikes at 80
REN480 Landsknecht pikemen with pikes at 60
REN481 Landsknecht pikemen with pikes at 45
REN482 Landsknecht swordsmen
REN483 Landsknecht heavy infantry Command
REN484 Landsknechts firing arquebus
REN485 Landsknechts loading arquebus
REN486 Landsknechts marching with arquebus
REN487 Landsknechts standing with arquebus
REN488 Landsknecht light infantry Command
REN489 German city-militia pikemen with pike upright
REN490 German city-militia pikemen with pike at 80
REN491 German city-militia pikemen with pike at 60
REN492 German city-militia pikemen with pike at 45
REN493 German heavy infantry Command
REN494 German city-militia firing arquebus
REN495 German city-militia loading arquebus
REN496 German light infantry Command
REN497 German artillery crew
Stretch Goal 4
REN498 Scottish General (to be decided)
REN499 Scottish General (to be decided)
REN500 Lowland pikemen with pikes upright
REN501 Lowland pikemen with pikes at 80
REN502 Lowland pikemen with pikes at 60
REN503 Lowland pikemen with pikes at 45
REN504 Lowland heavy infantry Command
REN505 Lowlander firing arquebus
REN506 Lowlander standing with arquebus
REN507 Lowland light infantry Command
REN508 Highlanders attacking with melee weapons
REN509 Highlanders advancing with melee weapons
REN510 Highlanders firing bows
REN511 Highlanders advancing with bows
REN512 Highlanders firing arquebus
REN513 Highlanders advancing with arquebus
REN514 Highland infantry Command attacking
REN515 Highland infantry Command standing
REN516 Scottish gun crew
Stretch Goal 5
REN517 Irish General (to be decided)
REN518 Irish General (to be decided)
REN519 Irish Horse with lances
REN520 Irish Horse Command
REN521 Irish Horse with javelins
REN522 Irish Horse with hand weapons
REN523 Kern standing with spear
REN524 Kern throwing javelins
REN525 Kerns advancing with spears
REN526 Kerns with hand weapons
REN527 Kerns firing arquebus
REN528 Kerns standing with arquebus
REN529 Kern Command advancing
REN530 Kern Command standing
REN531 Galloglaich with axe, standing
REN532 Galloglaich with axe, advancing
REN533 Galloglaich with axe, attacking
REN534 Galloglaich with hand weapons
REN535 Galloglaich command standing
REN536 Galloglaich command advancing
But once again, if we fall flat on our faces, don’t expect to see all these mini in the time scale given, chances are we’ll cull loads from this list and just make the troop type necessary for the completion of the English army."
I've not added comments by others, but as you can see it's quite exhaustive an I hope those folks who have an interest can get on the band wagon when it kicks off.
Cheers,
Helen
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That's an impressive list for any range.
cheers
James
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I've been anticipating these figures so it's nice to see that they are in motion again. As they seemed to stall for some time. A very impressive list.
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Also just found this on their facebook page to wet everyone's appetites...
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/181323_299565706805981_1184684531_n.jpg)
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On a serious note how about sculpting all of his wives......it would make an interesting set piece............Henry in the ultimate battle ;)
Henry looks brilliant btw.
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Doesn't look like Ray Winston though ;D
cheers
James
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Tudor Lady:
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s266/HelenBachaus/TudorLady_zps3450d80f.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s266/HelenBachaus/Tudorlady2_zps11982fb7.jpg)
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On a serious note how about sculpting all of his wives......it would make an interesting set piece............Henry in the ultimate battle ;)
Henry looks brilliant btw.
You mean that time he tried wrestling the French king, but got tripped?
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, if memory serves me correctly.
Stretch Goal 5
REN517 Irish General (to be decided)
REN518 Irish General (to be decided)
REN519 Irish Horse with lances
REN520 Irish Horse Command
REN521 Irish Horse with javelins
REN522 Irish Horse with hand weapons
REN523 Kern standing with spear
REN524 Kern throwing javelins
REN525 Kerns advancing with spears
REN526 Kerns with hand weapons
REN527 Kerns firing arquebus
REN528 Kerns standing with arquebus
REN529 Kern Command advancing
REN530 Kern Command standing
REN531 Galloglaich with axe, standing
REN532 Galloglaich with axe, advancing
REN533 Galloglaich with axe, attacking
REN534 Galloglaich with hand weapons
REN535 Galloglaich command standing
REN536 Galloglaich command advancing
It is a shame these are so low on the list of priorities!
For quite a while now people have been asking for Kerns and Galloglaich with no sign of them appearing on the market.
And now here they are, so close and yet so far!
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So they would be good threw Queen Elizabeth's regime correct?
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Tudor Lady:
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s266/HelenBachaus/TudorLady_zps3450d80f.jpg)
:o
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lovely... promising stuff there...
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Also just found this on their facebook page to wet everyone's appetites...
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/181323_299565706805981_1184684531_n.jpg)
Looks nothing like Keith Michell.... Boo. Still the female figure does rather resemble Alan Davies so, on balance, thumbs up. :D
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They're looking very nice :)
www.gallopingmajorwargames.com
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there's only one definitive portrayal of Henry VIII
(http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/27/2739/SKSND00Z/posters/sid-james-plays-henry-viii-carry-on-henry-film-filming-at-pinewood-studios-1970.jpg)
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Also just found this on their facebook page to wet everyone's appetites...
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/181323_299565706805981_1184684531_n.jpg)
"Whet" I believe is the word. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whet definition 2: to make keen or more acute : excite, stimulate <whet the appetite> <whetted her curiosity>
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/whet%20your%20appetite.html
Whet your appetite
Meaning
To have your interest in something, especially food, stimulated.
Origin
This phrase is often confused with 'wet your whistle'. Uncertainty about the spelling of the first word, either as whet or wet, leads to both phrases being wrongly spelled too. In fact there's no connection between the two terms, which are properly spelled as 'whet your appetite' and 'wet your whistle'. The allusion in the former is to the sharpening of tools on a whetstone (grindstone) and to whet means just to sharpen. So, 'whetting our appetite' is 'sharpening our appetite'.
'Wet your whistle' predates 'whet your appetite' by some centuries, and was first recorded in the 1386 Towneley Mysteries:
"Had She oones Wett Hyr Whystyll She couth Syng full clere Hyr pater noster."
Whistle here means throat or voice and the phrase just means 'take a drink'.
You may see it put about that 'wet your whistle' derives from the practice of using a whistle in the taverns of Olde Englande to summon the landlord with more drinks. This is complete tosh. The Internet makes it easy to circulate information; unfortunately it isn't discriminating and stories like that tend to gain a foothold quite quickly. That form of digitally enhanced folk etymology is called netymology. As French wine growers used to say when complaining of inferior wines that were labelled as the prestigious Appelation Controllé - "the paper never refuses the ink". If you would like to dispel some popular fallacies you could try life in the 1500s or the Nonsense Nine.
Back to whet/wet your appetite/whistle. The spelling as 'wet your appetite' is quite understandable. Whet is no longer a common word, whereas its homonym 'wet' obviously is. Also, when tools are ground on whetstones they need to be lubricated with water or oil to prevent overheating. Whetstones were normally constructed with a water bath or some form of drip on to the stone. The assumption that 'whet' and 'wet' are the same word is thus encouraged. Added to that is the 18th century habit of serving liqueurs as hors d'oeuvre - in that case literally wetting the appetite (they also served turnips as appetizers - thankfully we have moved on).
Although not as old as 'wet your whistle', 'whet your appetite' has been in the language for some time. It is first alluded to in Thomas Shadwell's The Squire of Alsatia, 1688:
"Let's whett; bring some Wine. Come on; I love a Whett."
A more explicit use is in Thomas Dekker's If it be not good, the diuel is in it, 1612:
"[He] seekes new wayes to whet dull appetite."
By the early 19th century the phrase had begun to be used figuratively to refer to sharpening the appetite for things other than food, as here in a report from The Times, May 1801:
"It [defending Portugal] would only whet the appetite of Bonaparte and increafe ftill more the dangers of invafion."
Nice sculpt, hopefully it wll go well for enthusiasts (I am not one.)
Gracias,
Glenn
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I've just whett myself laughing at the picture of Sid. lol
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Not really Henry in 1513 if that is what it is supposed to be. (apologies for nit picking lol)
Are we looking at an army at the start or end of his reign ?
I would be interested (in either actually) but have no real idea how this kickstarter thingy works :?
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Maybe tthey might do more than one Henry - young, old, armoured, Sid James etc
and hopefully a few other dignitaries, Wolsey, More, Thomas Cromwell, Thomas Howard, Robert Aske perhaps.
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Not really Henry in 1513 if that is what it is supposed to be. (apologies for nit picking lol)
Are we looking at an army at the start or end of his reign ?
I would be interested (in either actually) but have no real idea how this kickstarter thingy works :?
The period is 1544, Invasion of France.
Cheers,
Helen
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So long as someone posts a link to the kickstarter, we can always hope for 1513 as stretch goal 6
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Looking like an extensive and very tempting range. Maybe I will get to have my Flodden after all. 1544 / 1513 what's 30 years if I squint? Will be wheeling around the edges watching riever-like.