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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Engel on 16 August 2015, 08:59:19 PM
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Perry Miniatures just posted some pictures of their comming " French Infantry frame of the Agincourt to Orleans plastic range"
More picture at the original source https://www.facebook.com/perryminiatures/posts/741802725941836 (https://www.facebook.com/perryminiatures/posts/741802725941836)
Alan has been busy finishing off the '3up's' for the French Infantry frame of the Agincourt to Orleans plastic range.
These are just a few examples of the frame. There is a knights frame to come too. This particular frame could be used from the 1380's-1430's and for many European countries. There's no release date on these, but they probably won't make this year!
(https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/11846644_741801705941938_7107562422767329894_n.jpg?oh=1c1da07742e4864cc96e51cba78dfb53&oe=56409A14)
(https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/11892083_741801689275273_4930435895492874827_n.jpg?oh=f4ac8db7dd0f79ec97c3191b1f1e9133&oe=56765EA3)
(https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/11891103_741801709275271_8362543515682344307_n.jpg?oh=1ced78f57b41583dfe0026283743fcec&oe=563B03BA)
Could wery well be the 1400th hundreds for me next year then... :-*
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait. Really.
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Lovely, lovely greens. Loads of options on those sprues and we haven't even seen the MAA sprue yet. ;)
But, next year... :'(
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Lovely :-*
What's distinctively French? (Absence of the longbow aside)
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Ooooh... :o :o :o
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Aaah...!
But, next year... :'(
Yup. :?
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Splendid news! Being into 15mm now it does not concern me directly, but it's great to see more plastic coming! and of that quality!
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Are you excited Richard lol
cheers
James
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I'm over-excited James :D
Never mind French, I'm seeing Highgarden. Westeros is never going to have looked so good ;)
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I'm over-excited James :D
Never mind French, I'm seeing Highgarden. Westeros is never going to have looked so good ;)
That's interesting, I would've thought more 'Italian' for Highgarden but each to their own :)
cheers
James
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Never mind French, I'm seeing Highgarden. Westeros is never going to have looked so good ;)
I'm thinking I will one day use these for Northern infantry, whereas the WotR kits are more suited for the south (ie all other six of the seven kingdoms!). But I guess I'll have to build that Riverlands army before I can really consider doing that.....
But it's the idea of mixing these parts in with the WotR kits that appeals to me most!
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Well, they're nice aren't they.
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Dream come true.....
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Darrell.
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I'm thinking I might be able to use these in an Italian Condotta :P
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I'm excited too!
They're looking amazing! :o
Already coming up with plenty of ideas of projects with them!
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Already coming up with plenty of ideas of projects with them!
Now that's good news. Always look forward to your projects.
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What's distinctively French? (Absence of the longbow aside)
Presence of the crossbow? :D
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Is there a rule set available that handles the the use of the vuvuzela?
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Is there a rule set available that handles the the use of the vuvuzela?
Only that it has to be set on fire as soon as it's used, along with the user >:D
cheers
James
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I already have a lot of French and English for Agincourt but I may well revisit my Hussites.
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Westeross Schmesteross!!
I already have a lot of French and English for Agincourt but I may well revisit my Hussites.
Mick, you can never have enough, you should know that mon ami ;) :D
Your Hussite project sounds interesting- any work to see thus far?
Darrell.
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Darrell
I scratch built three Hussite war wagons a few years ago and bought some of the Kingmaker figures.
The figures were made by two different sculptors. Some are like the Perry Agincourt range and other more like Front Rank.
I am travelling around factories in the Far East at the moment. When I get back, I will post some pictures.
Mick
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Darrell
I scratch built three Hussite war wagons a few years ago and bought some of the Kingmaker figures.
did I see any pics of the wagons? I don't seem to recall but that could just be my memory playing tricks? Love to see them if you fancy posting up some pics(?).
The figures were made by two different sculptors.
Yeah, the Late (and great) Jim Bowen and Ian Mountain to be precise.
Some are like the Perry Agincourt range and other more like Front Rank.
The Mountain stuff fits very well with the Perry stuff and the Bowen stuff with FR.
I am travelling around factories in the Far East at the moment. When I get back, I will post some pictures.
Great, look forward to it Mick.
Darrell.
PS. Now moved just gotta order furniture! ie you are one step closer to having the book scanned! :)
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Hope they are released for pick up at crisis this year!!!! Have to get some!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-*
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The Perry blurb clearly states that they probably won't be released in 2015.
Which is a bit odd as this would mean there won't be another Perry plastic release before the end of the year. Unless of course the British colonials have jumped the queue and are next in line, but it didn't look as though both sets were very advanced three up-wise.
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The Perry blurb clearly states that they probably won't be released in 2015.
Which is a bit odd as this would mean there won't be another Perry plastic release before the end of the year. Unless of course the British colonials have jumped the queue and are next in line, but it didn't look as though both sets were very advanced three up-wise.
Be still my heart! On both counts!! :) :) :)
Darrell.
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Hmm. That is a bit odd, isn't it.
It's only August. No more releases this side of Christmas?
We had the medieval light cavalry at Salute, and have recently had the British Napoleonic light dragoons. Was that it for the year 2015 then? Two sets doesn't seem much compared with previous years' outputs... :(
Or am I missing something?
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Maybe Renedras schedule. The second box of Frostgrave soldiers will be out in November and its Renedra who are responsible for tooling those too.
I wonder if they've just got a lot of work on?
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Renedra handle the tooling for most British companies releasing wargames plastic figures, so you may well be on to something here.
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From speaking to Perrys last week, it appears that the NZ dio took up about 4 months of their schedule this year - then there's the Agincourt one too, so I suspect that the plastics releases are later than originally planned. So the French HYW box looks like an early '16 release, sadly....
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Was that it for the year 2015 then? Two sets doesn't seem much compared with previous years' outputs... :(
I agree it is a little slower than normal but the twins still have an incredibly prolific output.
Or am I missing something?
I'm hazarding an educated guess at the ANZAK display in New Zealand and the Agincourt Display at the Tower? Two such monumental projects are bound to slow one down even if others did the bulk of the painting. ;) :)
Darrell.
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In the year twenty-sixteen, twenty-sixteen, I wonder if plastic french will be seen? I wonder if we'll get them in styrene, in the year twenty-sixteen, twenty-sixteen...
I'll get me coat.
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lol
Yes, I'm sure you're right Darrell. Two mahoosive dioramas must have affected their output somewhat.
Have just been spolied by the rhythm of four lovely new plastic sets a year, so two seems a bit mingy. But that just means more to look forward to in 2016.
I assume there will be a third HYW plastic set of mounted knights at some stage.
I bet Simon knows, but isn't allowed to say... ;)
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Yes, I'm sure you're right Darrell. Two mahoosive dioramas must have affected their output somewhat.
Have just been spolied by the rhythm of four lovely new plastic sets a year, so two seems a bit mingy. But that just means more to look forward to in 2016.
The next three boxes have got me on foaming at the mouth now so god knows what sort of state I'm going to be in when they're released!
I assume there will be a third HYW plastic set of mounted knights at some stage.
It would certainly be the final and logical step, as it shouldn't be too difficult to get the correct armours as they have already done so with the first HYW English set. I'd like to see some in loose tabards for the high ranking nobility and that shouldn't be too hard to model in plastic (though I'm certainly no expert!).
I do know that the plastic sets will be of the standard size of that gives you any indication(?)
That's all I can say really as I always promise to keep stum when I ask Michael anything. o_o
Whatever order they come in they will be a so much more than X-mas come early!
I remember about 14 years ago (I think o_o) writing to Michael and asking if Perry Miniatures had any plans to do a Medieval HYW set, at the time I was told very politely, "we have no current plans to do this at present"! I'm so, so glad that they changed their minds. 8)
Darrell.
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On facebook they wrote that there's a knight frate too, but I didn't undertand if it's included in the french army box or it's a totally indipendent box.
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I assume there will be a third HYW plastic set of mounted knights at some stage.
I bet Simon knows, but isn't allowed to say...
You're right of course......I cannot say anything about possible Perry stuff.... :)
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On facebook they wrote that there's a knight frate too, but I didn't undertand if it's included in the french army box or it's a totally indipendent box.
I'm guessing from the three ups the format will be similar to the English boxed set with crossbows replacing archers but with the option to make the Crossbowmen either Crossbowmen, Pavisiers or men at arms with inferior armours to the gentry.
Darrell.
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Tl Lord -
I do know that the French box will have a sprue for knights (so new set of figures in plate & mail mix) and a sprue for the foot soldiers (as already shown on Perrys site).
I think one of the 3-UP foot knights was shown when they were first announced; as he didn't make the English box, assume he'll show in the french. Think he was wearing a surcoat?
Simon
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Think he was wearing a surcoat?imon
I certainly hope so.
Even though the fashion was for English men at arms to wear their harness sans surcoat (as far as we know!), it would still be nice to be able to represent the higher echelons of the French nobility of the French in early tabards liuke the Orleans and Baucicault mini's in the metals range.
I wouldn't have thought they would have been too difficult to sculpt as there wouldn't be too much of an undercut at all(?)
Darrell.
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REf an earlier question - I spotted that the Perrys have confirmed in a Facebook reply, that a mounted boxset is planned.
So, there's an official answer...
I can do Patay in near future now!
Simon.