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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: henryv on 26 December 2014, 11:40:26 PM
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I'm looking for some 28mm Reivers, to go with my Hurst Arts tower house build, any help would greatly appreciated.
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Hi there try a out fit called vendal they did some and they where nice. I think some one in the states now has the moulds yours the scott
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I think you mean Sgt Major Miniatures?
http://www.sgmm.biz/Bloody-Day-28mm-Elizabethans_c_17.html (http://www.sgmm.biz/Bloody-Day-28mm-Elizabethans_c_17.html)
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Wirelizard points you to the former Vendel Border Reivers, which are great figures. I have about 50 of them.
Graven Images also makes lovely ones:
http://www.hokaheywargaming.co.uk/Border%20Reivers.html (http://www.hokaheywargaming.co.uk/Border%20Reivers.html)
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Reiver Castings do a range of figures with mounted and dismounted versions of the same figures in some cases.
The figures on the website look a bit crude by modern standards but I think the castings are better than they appear and also offer a lot of variety as well.
http://reivercasting.wordpress.com/border-reivers/
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I've used a mix of figures from various manufacturers which will pass for 1600 or so...
Check out my Lead Adventure galleries:
Mounted reivers: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=33;u=577
Elizabethans: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=37;u=577
Here are a few of the ex-Vendel, now Sergeant-Major Miniatures figures:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/0/577_11_05_08_11_37_52_4.JPG)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/0/577_11_05_08_11_46_04_0.JPG)
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Wirelizard points you to the former Vendel Border Reivers, which are great figures. I have about 50 of them.
Graven Images also makes lovely ones:
http://www.hokaheywargaming.co.uk/Border%20Reivers.html (http://www.hokaheywargaming.co.uk/Border%20Reivers.html)
Id go with these. Pianted these and enjoyed doing so.
http://thecamlachiewolfe.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Border%20Reivers
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The Graven Images figures are lovely, characterful miniatures. All I would say is that both stylistically and size-wise, they don't mix particularly well with figures from other manufacturers' ranges, being both a fair bit bigger / chunkier and quite distinctive in style. That may not bother you, of course :)
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The Graven Images figures are lovely, characterful miniatures. All I would say is that both stylistically and size-wise, they don't mix particularly well with figures from other manufacturers' ranges, being both a fair bit bigger / chunkier and quite distinctive in style. That may not bother you, of course :)
I fully agree. Nothing else can mixed with them.
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Hello, Thanks for the suggestions and links, the Graven Images figures look rather good, are they much difference in size to other manufacturers?
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Hello, Thanks for the suggestions and links, the Graven Images figures look rather good, are they much difference in size to other manufacturers?
There isn't any maker that will match them for size.
I went with Vendel with some Foundry Sea Dogs
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Being of a Reiver family myself it's a per of I've been looking into collecting for a while. My favourite models are definitely the Graven Image ones now available at Hoka Hey. It's a shame hey won't mix with other ranges. I had thought they might mix with Foundry Elizabethans. How about converted GW Empire militia? Any thoughts?
Rules wise I did check out a few of the free sets out, but Donnybrook also caught my eye.
Sorry to hijack the thread but Reiver blood is obviously thicker than water!
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There might be some useful figures from The Assault Group and Warlord Games have announced plans to release some figures that could be suitable too.
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Yes, the Assault Group English Tudor Borderers would be worth a look. I'm from a reiver family myself on my mother's side.
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Ronin is also another set of rules that i played that would suit this Reivers games. Just need to add bits foor Hot Trods and stealing cattle etc.
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I also have thought of adapting Ronin to 16th century European conflicts - such as Border Reiver raids. Should work very well, as it takes into account different classes of armor, the effects of early firearms, polearms, cavalry, etc.
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donnybrook would work very well
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There might be some useful figures from The Assault Group and Warlord Games have announced plans to release some figures that could be suitable too.
I was looking at Warlords Scottish Lancers, a bit late but may do the job. What others have they announced?
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I imagine it's the range announced almost 5 years ago by Arsenal Miniatures. Figures were sculpted by Paul Hicks but were never released. A while ago Warlord Games bought the range from Arsenal and they have arranged for Paul Hicks to sculpt further figures. They are due to be released in early 2015. The figures are 1560s / 70s Spaniards but I guess some might be suitable for rievers.