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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: aircav on 18 October 2016, 08:25:09 PM

Title: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: aircav on 18 October 2016, 08:25:09 PM: Just received an email from WI featuring the 2 new Giants in Miniature figures

(http://wargamesillustrated.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/GiM14.png)

I rather like them, they would make some nice Partizans
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: carlos marighela on 18 October 2016, 10:57:30 PM: Who are they meant to be?
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: Captain Blood on 18 October 2016, 11:16:38 PM: Characters from the Tarantino movie, inglorious basterds.
The one with the tache is meant to be Brad Pitt. Hmmm.
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: supervike on 19 October 2016, 12:58:07 AM: He wants his scalps!

Cool figures.

Who is WI?
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: flags_of_war on 19 October 2016, 09:06:19 AM: I thought they were ok and ordered them.

(https://jordanmmerideth.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-24-at-10-49-55-am2.png)
(https://bamfstyle.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/ibaldo-main1.jpg)
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: carlos marighela on 19 October 2016, 10:13:29 AM: Remarkable likenesses.... Admittedly it's to someone other than Brad Pitt and the other chap in the photo above but I'm sure they look vaguely like someone, somewhere.

Poor old Brad. First the split with Angelina, now this. Wargamers can be so bloody cruel.
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: aircav on 19 October 2016, 11:36:37 AM: Quote from: supervike on 19 October 2016, 12:58:07 AM
He wants his scalps!

Cool figures.

Who is WI?

Wargames Illustrated
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: flags_of_war on 19 October 2016, 02:22:40 PM: Quote from: carlos marighela on 19 October 2016, 10:13:29 AM
Remarkable likenesses.... Admittedly it's to someone other than Brad Pitt and the other chap in the photo above but I'm sure they look vaguely like someone, somewhere.

Poor old Brad. First the split with Angelina, now this. Wargamers can be so bloody cruel.

Maybe you could have a shot at sculpting some? :P
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: carlos marighela on 19 October 2016, 07:36:36 PM: No, I can't sculpt for toffee. I can't paint like Caravaggio either but that doesn't mean I can't voice an opinion on the merits of the work before me.

The sculpts are OK and someone has done a nice job painting them. Fucked if I can see how it looks like Brad Pitt though. As a figure it's reasonable, as a likeness it's piss poor.
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: vodkafan on 20 October 2016, 12:28:14 AM: No problem with the figures, just such a rubbish film though. Do they have to be bought as a pair? I could perhaps use the "Brad Pitt" figure with a head and weapon swop but would have no use for the baseball bat guy....
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: jetengine on 21 October 2016, 09:44:57 AM: Probably going to use these guys in my Bolt Action USA army. Not sure wether to model all the Basterds as a Veteran unit, the Free Partisan unit you can take or just as my Commanders bodyguards.
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: aircav on 21 October 2016, 03:08:29 PM: Quote from: jetengine on 21 October 2016, 09:44:57 AM
Probably going to use these guys in my Bolt Action USA army. Not sure wether to model all the Basterds as a Veteran unit, the Free Partisan unit you can take or just as my Commanders bodyguards.
What free Partisan Unit? :?
Have I missed something somewhere? :?
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: jetengine on 21 October 2016, 07:04:43 PM: Well not 'free' but you can take a single partisan unit in any allied list using the special rules in the Battleground Europe book.
Title: Re: Two new Basterds from WI
Post by: aircav on 21 October 2016, 10:08:44 PM: Quote from: jetengine on 21 October 2016, 07:04:43 PM
Well not 'free' but you can take a single partisan unit in any allied list using the special rules in the Battleground Europe book.
Can you!
Bugger missed that completely, Partisans with my SAS, RESULT :D :D