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Title: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Khurasan Miniatures on January 22, 2020, 01:12:59 PM: We are very pleased to release the first codes in our 15mm early 16th century Italian wars range — “Ravenna to Rome, 1509-1527”

http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/early-sixteenth-century.html

(... and yes we know 1509 is the battle of Agnadello, not Ravenna, but “Ravenna to Rome” sounds better).

The first releases are the gendarmes/elmeti, and the codes for the French troops (Archers, other lighter cavalry, and foot and guns). Landsknechts and Stradiots will be made next, then Spanish and Italians.

(http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/e16thc-pl-gendup-ba-fh.jpg)
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Atheling on January 22, 2020, 01:54:45 PM: :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Bloggard on January 22, 2020, 03:51:57 PM: oh my word ... o_o :-*
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Brummie on January 22, 2020, 04:24:36 PM: :-* :o Holy moly the paint jobs. I don't know this period very well but I'm tempted to read up on it just to know the context of the figures.
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: delbruck on January 22, 2020, 05:05:10 PM: Wow! The beginning of an excellent range of figures.
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: OB on January 22, 2020, 11:59:22 PM: Very nice indeed. Are these big 15s? I'm hoping I can match the Archer cavalry with Venexia Italian Wars 15mm.

The French artillery looks just splendid. I don't need any more artillery but I'll buy a couple of guns and crews just to have them.
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: MGH on January 23, 2020, 04:59:29 AM: Ive got a big collection of Blue Moon 18mm Italian Wars figures. Wonder how these Khurasan figures match up with them size wise?
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: OB on January 23, 2020, 10:20:31 AM: I took the plunge anyhow. I reckon the riders will certainly be compatible and if the horses are a bit smaller I can sabot them or replace with Venexia ones.

MGH, if Blue Moon are consistent in size I'd say you will be fine with the cavalry but the infantry will be a bit bigger than Khurasan.
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: smirnoff on January 24, 2020, 11:58:58 AM: At last! Wonderful.
Are you doing early Landsknechts?
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Khurasan Miniatures on January 24, 2020, 08:19:50 PM: I’m doing landsknechts for the period 1509-27.
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: smirnoff on January 24, 2020, 08:46:47 PM: Good, glad you cleared that up. I look forward to seeing how you sculpt them for the 1509-16 bit then.
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: TheBlackCrane on January 25, 2020, 12:14:21 PM: Been looking forward to seeing these released; Have to wait until I've finished all my other painting before I embark on the new project but they look terrific (which is no surprise given how much I like the late C16th range too)
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Frostie on January 26, 2020, 09:46:47 PM: Lovely bits of metal! Love their period but my usual moan......no UK or European distributor.....you have so many great figures it’s a shame ☹️
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Atheling on January 27, 2020, 07:12:12 AM: Quote from: Frostie on January 26, 2020, 09:46:47 PM
Lovely bits of metal! Love their period but my usual moan......no UK or European distributor.....you have so many great figures it’s a shame ☹️

I hope you don't mind me asking, is there a chance that you might get a UK or European distributor?
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Frostie on January 30, 2020, 10:38:39 PM: Quote from: Atheling on January 27, 2020, 07:12:12 AM
I hope you don't mind me asking, is there a chance that you might get a UK or European distributor?
I’ve been asking for years. They do so many ranges I would be interested in but so far no luck
Title: Re: Khurasan releases Italian Wars range (AD)
Post by: Sandinista on January 31, 2020, 09:22:08 PM: I'm in NZ, hoping for distributors here is pure fantasyland stuff, so I just suck up the postage rates. Sometimes it can work out cheaper to buy from a UK distributor rather than the US manufacturer, I just hunt around for best total price. These figures look to be well worth the postage cost, so I ordered some last week.