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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: fastolfrus on 15 March 2013, 09:33:59 PM
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.
But the question is, where can I find some 28mm regency females suitable for gaming?
Or gentlemen. Even Mr Darcy.
Some of Westwind's figures might be useful, and a mix of Mantic & Victrix plastics should provide zombies.
But does anyone have any other suggestions?
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Elizabeth and Darcy merely looked at one another in awkward silence, until the latter reached both arms around her. She was frozen-"What does he mean to do?" she thought. But his intentions were respectable, for Darcy merely meant to retrieve his Brown Bess, which Elizabeth had affixed to her back during her walk.
She remembered the lead ammunition in her pocket and offered it to him. "Your balls, Mr. Darcy?" He reached out and closed her hand around them, and offered,
"They belong to you, Miss Bennet." Upon this, their colour changed, and they were forced to look away from one another, lest they laugh.
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Wargames Foundry do several packs of Characters and Civilians, look for the French Revolution and Vendee rebel figures from the Napoleonic range. Plus other nations can provide officer figures and as many troopers as needed.
Other manufacturers Napoleonic ranges will certainly provide other character types.
(http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4839299463381539&pid=15.1)
I was wondering if anyone was going to try P&P&Z and Dawn (above).
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Already checked Foundry, also Front Rank, NorthStar, Blue Moon, but haven't found regency ladies yet.
The Foundry French Revolution are probably too French or too Revolutionary in appearance for British gentry. Maybe local villagers or tenant farmers. But not top totty or toffs.
So where to look next?
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I have seen a Mr Darcy and Miss Bennett figures in 28mm and I can't remember who makes them. They were shown here a while back. ::)
I'll find them though :)
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Gary Mitchell's Space Vixens from mars range has both characters and vampire/zombie hunting ones are just being moulded ;)
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Here they are:
http://spacevixensfrommars.com/shop/
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Wargames Foundry used to have in their Indian Mutiny range a few ladies (one entitled "Fanny fainting under fire") that might be useful. A couple of decades on perhaps, but clothing styles will be somewhat similar. They also had in their Franco Prussian War range a few figures of Paris Communards, armed civilians, some of whom carry muskets and carbines of what would in 1870 have been "outmoded" (one gentleman in a top hat carrying what appears to be a flintlock carbine).
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There are definitiely two such figures, I saw them on a post here somewhere, but I can't remember which board it was on. I will keep searching!
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Eurekas 18c civilians may be useful , possibly there Victorian dancing couples too
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Gary Mitchell's Space Vixens from mars range has both characters and vampire/zombie hunting ones are just being moulded ;)
Thank you.
Have ordered the existing ones to start with.
Will need several sisters and the French Lieutenants other woman too.
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Relevant conversions:
(http://i349.photobucket.com/albums/q387/footslogger_bucket/Pride%20prejudice%20and%20pistols/DSC_0226.jpg)
Sorry, I know no more than the link from this TMP thread about the very same topic (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=226921).
I'm not very familiar with early 19th C. fashion, but to my uneducated eyes West Wind female Vampire Slayer (http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_19&products_id=54)
(http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/images/gh00028.jpg)
would not look too much anachronistic? The same for some of the characters (available separately (http://stores.homestead.com/FlyingFrogProductions/Detail.bok?no=22)) for the boardgame 'A Touch of Evil (http://www.flyingfrog.net/atouchofevil/atoe_about.html)':
(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic720530_lg.jpg)
Now, since Jane Austen's novel is already... altered, why feeling restricted to the original period? The funniest idea is the transformation of well-educated collet monté damsels from the British gentry into zombies-fighting martial artists through a quasi SAS / SWAT training:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1JdPvyy93I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1JdPvyy93I)
British gentry was equally proud and prejudiced *by the time of Barry Lyndon*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y10D-clgC8g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y10D-clgC8g)
There is a *cornucopia* of appropriate 18th C. figurines (http://www.drunkendragoonproductions.com/18thcentimagi-nation/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=174) from pirates (with some cute pirettes: Eureka (http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=2016), Freebooter, (http://freebooterminiatures.de/en/catalog/miniatures/pirates)Reaper (http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/female%20pirate)...), swashbucklers and FIW ranges. The 5 Laughing Monk (now sold by Eureka (http://eurekamin.com.au/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=laughing%20monk&sort=2a&page=3)) figurines clearly taken from 'Brotherhood of the Wolf' would be fitting but unfortunately are on the larger (33-35mm) size; the same for a few miniatures scattered in unexpected ranges such as Fenryll Chasseur de Sorcières (http://fenryll.com/fr/391-chasseur-de-sorciere.html) and Enigma Katherine Vinoq (http://enigmaminiatures.com/shop/katherine-vinoq-noble-adventurer.html#).
(http://enigmaminiatures.com/shop/media/catalog/product/e/3/e30-18_1.jpg)
The 'zombie plague' possibly brought to England by a ship (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879068/):
(http://www.janeandersononline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CBS-Titlecardsml1.jpg)
(http://d2oadd98wnjs7n.cloudfront.net/medias/98534/pictures/full/510446.jpg)
'Pike & shot & zombies (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=286352)' or its AWI variant (http://www.wargamevault.com/product/98302/Patriots-%26-Loyalists-%26-Zombies?) look exactly right for the genre.
Good stories have a 'quasi-universal' value and can be set in very diverse places and times: the 7 samurai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai) were efficiently relocated in the West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnificent_Seven), in spaaace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars) and with a single (at first reluctant and not very heroic) 'hero' in 18th C. Mexico (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062713/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl) as well as in late 17th C. French Canada (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517506/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl)!
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Those conversions are top notch.
Someone else suggested Dracula's concubines from West Wind too
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The one most common characteristic trait of ladies' dresses of the period is the very high 'waist' with the 'skirt' hanging loose from just below the bosoms, as opposed to the large crinolines of the 18th cty.
I would say, the 'relevant conversions' have it right, whereas the WW slayer is later (Victorian?).
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Although I may have some of the vampire slayer men, and the bottom right (hat, sword, burning torch) might become Byron - he certainly looks mad, bad and dangerous to know, although he should be clean shaven, but Byron returned to England from the Med. in 1813, so I'll let him off the foreign looks.
Including Byron also brings in Dr Polidori (and accompanying vampires) and Mary Shelley (with the modern prometheus).
Our project 1813 is beginning to look interesting....
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Our project 1813 is beginning to look interesting....
Add a werewolf to the mix and your project 1813 will really become a merry blend à la 'Van Helsing' movie -which could be extremely enjoyable.
:-* Specially if you can fin a Kate Beckinsale lookalike miniature; I don't know about the actual size and commercial availability of this one (http://olivier.bredy.free.fr/www/page.php?page=sculpture_lahmiane):
(http://olivier.bredy.free.fr/www/images/lahmiane_sculpture/lahmiane16.jpg)
but the face, anyway, is a cruel disappointment :'(
Her back (http://olivier.bredy.free.fr/www/images/lahmiane_sculpture/lahmiane33.jpg), on the other hand (if I may...) :) Don't call Anna Valerious 'badass', it would be totally inappropriate!
Back to original topic,relevant illustrations of Regency fashion:
(http://www.comicmix.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies2.jpg)
(http://evinhughes.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ppzed.jpg)
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but the face, anyway, is a cruel disappointment :'(
I hadn't noticed the face :~}
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First Darcy and Miss Bennett from Gary Mitchell based and undercoated to paint this weekend.
Mantic zombies and ghouls getting shakos and muskets.
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Gary Mitchell has armed versions of Elizabeth & Darcy now.
Next one to find : Pioneer Sergeant Hagrid.
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Ended up using a Flintloque KGL figure as a Hagrid proxy - truly a giant among men.
Lord Byron came as a Barbary Corsair, Mary Godwin from Redoubt, Lady Faversham from Westwind, Geordie roadworkers (how did Auf Wiedersehen Pet get in the booklist?) from Foundry, Lieutenant Javert from Mantic, Tess of the Baskervilles from Reaper.
Rules? From the back of an envelope.
And in true old school club style, we took paints and brushes to continue painting some of the figures we were using at the table.
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Sounds top notch old man I can't wait to see some pictures.