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Title: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Phil Robinson on 05 March 2014, 06:49:50 PM: Some more cracking figures from Mr. Hicks on the horizon, I have some of earlier cuirassiers, they are little corkers.

http://www.horcata.eu/inpage/miniatures/
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Arthur on 05 March 2014, 07:51:21 PM: (http://www.horcata.eu/picture/2/tyw-2014a-png/)
(http://www.horcata.eu/picture/2/tyw-2014e-png/)
(http://www.horcata.eu/picture/2/tyw-2014f-png/)
(http://www.horcata.eu/picture/2/tyw-2014g-png/)
(http://www.horcata.eu/picture/2/tyw-2014c-png-122/)(http://www.horcata.eu/picture/2/tyw-2014d-png/)
(http://www.horcata.eu/picture/2/tyw-2014b-png/)
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: redrob on 05 March 2014, 08:00:42 PM: They are just beautiful!
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Hammers on 05 March 2014, 08:03:34 PM: Lovely!
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Cecil Gaybody on 05 March 2014, 10:14:13 PM: very nice indeed,

Keep it up
Cecil
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Phil Robinson on 13 May 2014, 12:56:06 AM: Now in store :)
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Arthur on 13 May 2014, 01:57:48 AM: And duly ordered by yours truly :)
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: mrtn on 17 May 2014, 12:22:39 AM: Thanks for the heads up, I've just painted some of his old cavalry models (they're very nice!) and may get some of these new ones too.
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Calimero on 17 May 2014, 03:47:53 AM: wow! :-* 8) :-*
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: redrob on 17 May 2014, 10:09:45 AM: These are very lovely. And when I get the time...
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: huevans on 17 May 2014, 01:37:43 PM: Lovely. It might be nice to see some cavalry officers and also colonels and generals and AdC's. Some light cavalry w alternative standard helmets / Swedish "kapalin" helmets would be interesting as well.
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Burnin Coal on 18 May 2014, 12:36:46 PM: These look great....who is it that is selling them ?
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: huevans on 18 May 2014, 01:36:54 PM: Quote from: mrtn on 17 May 2014, 12:22:39 AM
Thanks for the heads up, I've just painted some of his old cavalry models (they're very nice!) and may get some of these new ones too.

What is the size comparison w TAG?
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Jeff965 on 18 May 2014, 04:07:40 PM: A bit of an earlier period I know but these would be excellent for a Donnybrook force. Real character and excellent sculpting credit where credit is due.
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Arthur on 18 May 2014, 04:12:09 PM: Quote from: Burnin Coal on 18 May 2014, 12:36:46 PM
These look great....who is it that is selling them ?

http://www.horcata.eu/ (http://www.horcata.eu/)

Been ordering from Emil for a while now, and he's always been a very efficient and reliable trader.
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Arthur on 18 May 2014, 04:13:45 PM: Quote from: huevans on 18 May 2014, 01:36:54 PM
What is the size comparison w TAG?

TAG and Bohemian troops are very compatible size-wise. Emil's figures appear to have displayed a bit of scale creep lately, but nothing that will make them stand out too much amidst the TAG stuff.
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Phil Robinson on 18 May 2014, 04:36:38 PM: Quote from: Arthur on 18 May 2014, 04:12:09 PM
http://www.horcata.eu/ (http://www.horcata.eu/)

Been ordering from Emil for a while now, and he's always been a very efficient and reliable trader.

Second that, latest batch ordered and delivered within the week.
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: mrtn on 18 May 2014, 11:56:52 PM: Quote from: huevans on 18 May 2014, 01:36:54 PM
What is the size comparison w TAG?
I don't have a ready comparison for TAG but they should fit together, TAG maybe being slightly smaller. I'll use them in the same unit without doubt. Here is a comparison with Perry ECW and a plastic model from Warlord:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/ThirtyYearsWar/horcata-review2.jpg)
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: huevans on 19 May 2014, 12:48:43 AM: Thanks, MRTN.

The rule of thumb is that Perry roughly = TAG and the Horcata stuff looks noticeably bigger. Ouch!
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: MediumAl on 24 May 2014, 07:36:00 PM: Hi,
I have some on the painting table at the moment. I think they look good with TAG, Warlord Games and Empress. Empress are more slender - mure realistically proportioned that the standard wargames figurres.

I use Foundry as well which are considerably smaller, and 1st Corps which are on the shorter side but I think they have character. I vary the heights by putting card or mounting board between the base and the figure - as long as the head heights are roughly similar you don't really notice that the feet are higher, and I think the variation in poses and dress really suits the TYW. By the sound of it once a unit had been on campaign for a little while they would have been happy to wear anything they could get, and it was perhaps the last major european conflict before uniforms began to characterise regular armies.

Here is a comparison photo, showing Warlord plastic conversion, TAG, Empress, !st Corps. Perry, Redoubt (very big), Foundry, Emil - Hope you can see the attachment, it's been a while since I did this.

Alan
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Captaingeneral on 24 May 2014, 07:46:24 PM: Hey thats a really useful comparison :-* and shows how the inventive use of basing can allow us to have full access to all the ranges out there.

Thanks for sharing.

CG
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: huevans on 25 May 2014, 12:54:51 AM: thank you. And kudos on the nice brush work.
Title: Re: 30yrs War New Stuff From Emil
Post by: Burnin Coal on 25 May 2014, 04:05:00 PM: You're absolutely right MediumAl....with the head set at the same level the difference doesn't show...a simple but very effective way of increasing the variety of your troops...thanks for sharing