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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 18 February 2014, 08:47:12 AM
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Soon to be put in the shop the first of our Brits. Designed for the 1920's and 1930's to go with our Afghan hill tribemen.
This period saw the Brits involved in various post WW1 Colonial conflicts such as the Third Afghan war and NWF campaigns. Added to this there is a fantastic boys own film The Drum showing a 'typical' NWF adventure. The range will develop to include more Brits including armoured cars and tankettes as well as Indian troops and mountain artillery. Plus lots of pulp character packs.
Downed RAF pilots.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/RAF1_zps3e8dd3a8.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Eaglstone/media/RAF1_zps3e8dd3a8.jpg.html)
Infantry.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/JAZ1_zpsa8a0aac3.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Eaglstone/media/JAZ1_zpsa8a0aac3.jpg.html)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/JAZ4_zpsec37b9f2.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Eaglstone/media/JAZ4_zpsec37b9f2.jpg.html)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/JAZ2_zps5bac8d2e.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Eaglstone/media/JAZ2_zps5bac8d2e.jpg.html)
Regards,
Paul
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Gordons!
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Oh lordy, there goes the mortgage. Most fantastical, froth worthy release indeed :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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I was more thinking of Jazz girls when I saw the headline...
Not that these aren't nice, I like the pilots especially.
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Gordon Highlanders posted to Rhanzlistan!!!!! :)
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Those are great!
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Gordon Highlanders posted to Rhanzlistan!!!!! :)
Arghh! Devils in skirts :o Grand looking figures :-*
Will Lt. Calder stand the heat and flies?
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Ooooh!
Very nice indeed.
:-* :-*
Those pilots are a 'must-have'....!
8)
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I was more thinking of Jazz girls when I saw the headline...
Not that these aren't nice, I like the pilots especially.
Well, they are wearing skirts, that's at least something...
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Just seen these on the SDF Keith and they are just lovely! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Darrell.
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Oh yes...be having those.....
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I have received just today my copy of "Setting the East Ablaze"!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh my! Lovely stuff! Those pilots are great! :-*
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Those look fantastic and more pulp packs on there way brilliant! o_o
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Exzellent miniatures .
I was waiting for these Brits.
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Could you please post on this thread when they are available in the shop?
Cheers!
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Could you please post on this thread when they are available in the shop?
Cheers!
Ditto!
Darrell.
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Oh dear I think ive just decided to start a new project :( how soon until these are in the shop?
Edit just saw that mason already asked about the shop
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Oh dear I think ive just decided to start a new project :( how soon until these are in the shop?
Edit just saw that mason already asked about the shop
You will have no choice if you take a glance here:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=58471.0
Absolutely superb!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Darrell.
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You will have no choice if you take a glance here:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=58471.0
Absolutely superb!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Darrell.
WHY!!!!!!! How could you! Thats it the rest of the projects are going on hold!
Cheers Darrell! >:( lol
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WHY!!!!!!! How could you! Thats it the rest of the projects are going on hold!
Cheers Darrell! >:( lol
I am Darrell ze 'anger of ze carrrrrot! lol lol
Darrell.
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These are now in the shop guys. :)
Paul
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These are now in the shop guys. :)
Just noticed them 8).
Keith, is there any prospect of Empress doing Afghan Unit Deals, like you have with other ranges, in the near future (pretty please)?
Darrell.
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These are now in the shop guys. :)
Thanks for the heads up!
:D
Shall grab a basket whilst on lunch break tomorrow....
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The pilot on the right is waving a "Goolie Chit". Long knives those tribemen and their wives. ;)
Paul
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The pilot on the right is waving a "Goolie Chit"…
Dare I ask? :o
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@ Empress -
The website mentions A & B versions of the Highlanders - any idea when these will be available?
Thanks very much
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Dare I ask? :o
Known as a blood chit in other locales. A document promising to reward local civilians for aiding downed pilots.
On the North West Frontier the women had a certain reputation regarding how they treated enemies who fell into their hands (Billy Fish puts it rather well in The Man Who Would be King - "And now the womans of Er-Heb will cut his bollocks off!"). A blood chit would (hopefully) save your goolies, hence the RAF nickname for them in this part of the world.
I happen to have one, though mine is from the S.E. Asia theatre of WWII. It is printed on a piece of silk.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Silkmessage.jpg)
Dear friend,
I am an Allied fighter. I did not come here to do any harm to you who are my friends. I only want to do harm to the Japanese and chase them away from this country as quickly as possible. If you assist me, my Government will sufficiently reward you when the Japanese are driven away.
The languages are listed as Kachin, Tamil, Jawl, Malay, Sumatra, Chinese, Bengali, Thai, Annamite, E. Shan & N. Thai, Burmese, W. Shan, Haka, Chin and Karen.
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nice..
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nice..
Seems eminently sensible to me.... much rather hang on to the old crown jewels old bean lol.
Darrell.
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So very nice! :-* :-* :-*
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Se6m7TcfxA
The Drum, 1938 for some proper stiff upper lip NWF action. :D
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Seems eminently sensible to me.... much rather hang on to the old crown jewels old bean lol.
Darrell.
Good heavens, old chap! They're not THAT important! We can take it for granted that any fellow unfortunate enough to be traipsing around Waziristan is a YOUNGER son and the inheritance has already passed to your elder brother. (Tough luck about that, as well, wot?) ;)
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Bugger.... Much anticipated but disappointing. I really was looking forward to these. Oh well.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Se6m7TcfxA
The Drum, 1938 for some proper stiff upper lip NWF action. :D
Channel 4 in the Uk show this film quite often on an afternoon with all the Film Noir and Westerns etc. I keep meaning to record it but keep forgetting :'(. one day! :)
Darrell.
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Good heavens, old chap! They're not THAT important! We can take it for granted that any fellow unfortunate enough to be traipsing around Waziristan is a YOUNGER son and the inheritance has already passed to your elder brother. (Tough luck about that, as well, wot?) ;)
lol
Betcha the younger son doesn't see it that way!... Anyway, he must be on the hunt for adventure and to earn his fortune.... being a younger son and all that.... oh, wait, we're not talkng the Middle Ages here.... o_o
Darrell.
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@ Empress -
The website mentions A & B versions of the Highlanders - any idea when these will be available?
Thanks very much
Hopefully before Salute.
Paul
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Hopefully before Salute.
Paul
Excellent - Thank you
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Shall grab a basket whilst on lunch break tomorrow....
Couldnt wait until lunchtime....pilots ordered.
:D
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Very nice minis, now as it is the Mr Talented Hicks sculpting these I do beleive it would be remiss if he didnt have a bash at sculpting these Highland gents ;D perhaps even for his mutton chop range
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/XJPAUL/X%20Marks/Celeb/Movies%20and%20TV/Laurel%20and%20Hardy/LaurelHardyBonnieScotland_01.jpg)
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On the general subject of "goolie chits" and the like I came across a most gruesome tale (unfortunately I can't recall precise details off the top of my head; I think it relates to the 1890s) where a few Imperial troops had been captured; when they were found they'd been staked out on the ground and apparently the tribal women had urinated into their mouths until the men drowned. When a number of tribal men were taken they too were staked out; the Imperial regiment assembled ready to march out and as they passed each man fell out in turn to deliver a good kick between the legs to the tribal prisoners. Grim and gruesome in the extreme all around but hence Kipling's famous refrain:
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.
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Very nice minis, now as it is the Mr Talented Hicks sculpting these I do beleive it would be remiss if he didnt have a bash at sculpting these Highland gents ;D perhaps even for his mutton chop range
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/XJPAUL/X%20Marks/Celeb/Movies%20and%20TV/Laurel%20and%20Hardy/LaurelHardyBonnieScotland_01.jpg)
Very possibly :D
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I thought he already had.
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Very possibly :D
I would buy these straight away! I've just ordered the RAF pilots this morning, great miniatures.
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On the general subject of "goolie chits" and the like I came across a most gruesome tale (unfortunately I can't recall precise details off the top of my head; I think it relates to the 1890s) where a few Imperial troops had been captured; when they were found they'd been staked out on the ground and apparently the tribal women had urinated into their mouths until the men drowned. When a number of tribal men were taken they too were staked out; the Imperial regiment assembled ready to march out and as they passed each man fell out in turn to deliver a good kick between the legs to the tribal prisoners. Grim and gruesome in the extreme all around but hence Kipling's famous refrain:
There is an account of Ghurka soldiering on the NWF called "Bugles and a Tiger" that goes into the incidents that you just mentioned. I read the book when I was 11 or 12 and was quite disturbed......
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For Laurel & Hardy fans - check out King And Countrys Collector Club
http://kingandcountry.com/collectorclub.php?osCsid=fsuhmqcitk9deh2mhbmlg59ic1
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For Laurel & Hardy fans - check out King And Countrys Collector Club
http://kingandcountry.com/collectorclub.php?osCsid=fsuhmqcitk9deh2mhbmlg59ic1
Great minis but why can't they post the effing scale plain and clear?
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1:30 according to their 'About' page, so no use to most wargamers, more the domain of the eccentric few.
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What does highlanders version A and B mean? Different Heads or completely different figures?
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Wuold pulp alley be a good rules for this period, or is it too pulpy!!
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Wuold pulp alley be a good rules for this period, or is it too pulpy!!
I imagine you can use anything as a back story for Pulp Alley.
I think T&T because its for largeish skirmish with a good mix of heroes and a few units. (Or smallish unit based game with an over representation of command types, if you are the glass-is-half-full type of game).
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I think T&T because its for largeish skirmish with a good mix of heroes and a few units. (Or smallish unit based game with an over representation of command types, if you are the glass-is-half-full type of game).
What Tunnels and Trolls ??? lol lol lol
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If I had a penny for every post where someone had said that I'd have about 5p.
(http://www.dminis.com/images/img.1190750898610.jpg)
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?board=25.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?board=25.0)
:)
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Wuold pulp alley be a good rules for this period, or is it too pulpy!!
Start out with Pulp Alley for small skirmishes, then move on to larger skirmishes with T&T when your collection grows :D
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What does highlanders version A and B mean? Different Heads or completely different figures?
Variations of the existing two packs. These will hopefully be available by April.
Both Triumph & Tragedy and A World Aflame are suitable and both available from Empress Miniatures. ;) We tend to use the latter nowadays cos its what I wrote.
Paul
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What utterly brilliant 28mm figures. Damn - another new period it seems! We'll done Empress - VERY impressive!!!
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Wuold pulp alley be a good rules for this period, or is it too pulpy!!
I really like the Empress miniatures and wish we had lots more! lol
Pulp Alley is definitely a good choice if you're wanting a game that's going to play at a quick pace and has bit of an "adventure" feel. We usually play with about 5-15 figures per player.
You can download the free version of Pulp Alley from Wargame Vault if you'd like to see how the basic mechanics work - http://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?manufacturers_id=5628
And my Dad wrote it. ;)
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Variations of the existing two packs. These will hopefully be available by April.
Both Triumph & Tragedy and A World Aflame are suitable and both available from Empress Miniatures. ;) We tend to use the latter nowadays cos its what I wrote.
Paul
yes ive got world aflame so will use them, is there any army lists anywhere for using WA with nortwest frontier??
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Couldnt wait until lunchtime....pilots ordered.
And received just this minute.
Great service and lovely figures.
:-*
Cheers!
:D
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yes ive got world aflame so will use them, is there any army lists anywhere for using WA with nortwest frontier??
Must confess to not being a great lover of army lists.
I am working on native units of between 8 and 10 figures made into warbands of between 2 and three of these with a leader and perhaps the addition of a support weapon.
Then two or three of these warbands.
One warband of cavalry. perhaps 12 figures as a strike force.
A central command and centrally controlled support assets. For example we are just about to release an FT17 tank and I fancy painting a captured one painted faded red with lots of jinglys and flags all over it. Perhaps even an old WW1 fighter much patched and in need of repair.
As you can see I am going for historically based pulp lol
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The B packs to the firing line and charging Highlanders are now out.
These figures are variations of the originals and two have been promoted to Sergeant ;)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/Jaz3_zps57aee2bb.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Eaglstone/media/Jaz3_zps57aee2bb.jpg.html)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/Eaglstone/Jaz5_zpsad319e8b.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/Eaglstone/media/Jaz5_zpsad319e8b.jpg.html)
Regards,
Paul
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very nice old chap!!..........full of character.......see you all at Salute!!
:D
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
www.gringo40s.blogspot.com
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They are beauties :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Darrell.
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I love these but am saving my money for their 20mm ww2 stuff that is supposed to be coming out soon or am i mistaken!!?
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Really love these, cannot wait for my order to arrive :D
One request can you release a set of British heads, these would be really useful for converting vehicle drivers?