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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: carlos marighela on 11 February 2015, 01:07:45 PM

Title: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: carlos marighela on 11 February 2015, 01:07:45 PM: Despite their provenance I'm rather looking forward to these. Very useful.

http://www.warlordgames.com/work-in-progress-napoleonic-portuguese-plastics/
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: cdm on 11 February 2015, 01:09:47 PM: My main question is what else can they be used for with tweaks from the other plastic bits boxes :)
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: carlos marighela on 11 February 2015, 01:15:00 PM: Quote from: cdm on 11 February 2015, 01:09:47 PM
My main question is what else can they be used for with tweaks from the other plastic bits boxes :)

Well, I suspect that with parts from Victrix, Perry etc you could do quite a few Dutch Belgian types just for starters.

I know I want them principally for conversion to Brazilians for the Cisplatine War but I shall also want a few in the early shako for use against the French at Cayenne.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_conquest_of_French_Guiana
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: General Lee on 11 February 2015, 01:33:27 PM: I still want my plastic Dutch/Belgians :?
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: cdm on 11 February 2015, 01:39:58 PM: Quote from: carlos marighela on 11 February 2015, 01:15:00 PM
Well, I suspect that with parts from Victrix, Perry etc you could do quite a few Dutch Belgian types just for starters.

This was my main hope ;)
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: carlos marighela on 11 February 2015, 01:50:26 PM: Quote from: General Lee on 11 February 2015, 01:33:27 PM
I still want my plastic Dutch/Belgians :?

Here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDfmn_TMkI
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: General Lee on 11 February 2015, 01:52:08 PM: Quote from: carlos marighela on 11 February 2015, 01:50:26 PM
Here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDfmn_TMkI

I knew there was a reason we let the Belgians go. Ok, let's rephrase. I still want my plastic Dutch
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: flags_of_war on 11 February 2015, 01:58:25 PM: Quote from: carlos marighela on 11 February 2015, 01:50:26 PM
Here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDfmn_TMkI

Classic :)
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: Pictors Studio on 16 February 2015, 03:05:48 AM: It is tough to tell from just that shot but they look like you could almost use them as Isabellinos in the Carlist Wars.
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: cdr on 16 February 2015, 05:43:21 AM: Could they be used for ca 1812 Spanish ?

Carl
Title: Re: Plastic Portuguese
Post by: Warboss Nick on 25 February 2015, 10:03:58 PM: With a head swap they should be usable as prussians in portugese uniforms. There were some units in this dress in the Waterloo campaign. And the Perry prussians box gives you a couple of extra heads.