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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: PanzerKaput on 11 April 2013, 11:26:45 PM

Title: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: PanzerKaput on 11 April 2013, 11:26:45 PM
There is a poll on Very British Civil Forum at the moment about "Would you buy packs of 28mm VBCW Female Militia figures if they were sculpted by Mr Paul Hicks."

Gentlemen!

Bungle and Smillie are pondering a project at the moment and would welcome your most esteemed voting, and thoughts if you have them within this thread.

The question is if Mr Paul Hicks were to sculpt packs of ladies in interwar era dress armed with Rifles and the usual assortment of LMG/NCO Officer type figures would you buy them.

If you think you would genuinely buy the figures (not just think its a good idea) please vote as appropriate.

Here is a link for the poll http://vbcf.freeforums.org/vbcw-interwar-ladies-t1456.html (http://vbcf.freeforums.org/vbcw-interwar-ladies-t1456.html)

Please check it out, comment, support or both

Ta
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: robh on 11 April 2013, 11:34:50 PM
There is already a Kickstarter running for VBCW female militia figures, and Lacepunk.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1056592785/ladies-in-lace (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1056592785/ladies-in-lace)
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: PanzerKaput on 12 April 2013, 06:35:18 AM
I think the aim is different as they are going for a more civilian look, you know women is dresses and suits rather than a uniform.
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: Mina on 18 April 2013, 06:46:29 PM
I would happily buy well-sculpted female militia figs for this period!  Ideally I'd like to see women who look like "real" women soldiers, that is, sculpts that aren't excessively "femmed up" (i.e without the exaggerated cleavage one often sees in female figs in other ranges), but also not at the opposite extreme - I've seen ranges of women pirates & others where they try so hard for "realism" that the women look downright ugly.  Just some ordinary-looking women who are in militia gear and ready to do some extraordinary things!
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: Svennn on 18 April 2013, 06:52:41 PM
I would be more interested if they did not have weapons actually.  The same for males of the period too for that matter.
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: Plynkes on 18 April 2013, 06:57:12 PM
Want this please...

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Resistancegirl.jpg)

 :)
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: Mason on 18 April 2013, 07:12:05 PM
I would buy a few, no doubt, for my M.O.O.S.(E). project, but also Svennn's idea of more civilians is a good thing too.

I guess that means I am a 'Yes!'.

Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: traveller on 18 April 2013, 07:21:42 PM
I would buy them if they had some historical use, ie being fairly generic/civilian or resemble historical women in arms. It should though be noted that there is already a number of female Hicks sculpts in the Empress SCW ranges...
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: swiftnick on 19 April 2013, 10:53:27 AM
Simply dressed in Monos/Coveralls would suit me.
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: Mina on 19 April 2013, 06:29:39 PM
Want this please...

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Resistancegirl.jpg)

 :)

Very cool!  Where is this photo from?
Title: Re: VBCW/Interwar Ladies
Post by: Plynkes on 19 April 2013, 06:41:09 PM
From the FFI uprising in Paris in August 1944, when open fighting broke out between the Resistance and the Germans as the Allies approached the city. Ever since seeing the photo as a child in a book about resistance movements, partisans and spies, I have been rather captivated by it. I thought that girl with the machine gun was impossibly cool, and I still kind of do.  :)