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Other Stuff => General Wargames and Hobby Discussion => Topic started by: Captain Blood on February 23, 2020, 10:16:21 PM
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Given how good the last few Victrix releases have been, not to mention the upcoming Normans, which look superb, there’s a rather mouthwatering selection on offer. You can vote for one (you have to sign up for their forum to vote).
I’d guess that all these are on the Victrix ‘to do’ list anyway TBH, so it’s probably just a question of pulling one through to the top of the list...
Still, a bit of democracy in action :)
We shall see.
I voted for Picts, mainly because I’d expect a plastic kit of Dark Age Picts to offer amazing kitbashing opportunities lol
But I expect the Romano-Brits or one of the Napoleonic options will top the poll...
https://www.victrixlimited.com/pages/forum?p=post%2Fwhat-would-you-like-us-to-release-next-vote-now-10438051%3Fpid%3D1310833639&fbclid=IwAR0CyCmTNjD0Iax5ipt4fsPZvQOEoFX4AY4ijM-VtokjtolTiMF4b8YsYeQ
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Cool that they do this. Personally I'd love to see any of the dark age/medieval kits, but I would really like to see some nice dark age cavalry.
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I too voted for Picts, but while on their site I took a look at what was there.
They do shield transfers for undead Hoplites, but (unless I am missing something)
don't do undead Hoplites. Now if that was one of the options I would have voted for it.
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It is a shame that they decided against including the Trojan Wars/Bronze Age amongst the options.
They featured quite prominently in the initial discussion about potential subjects :(
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If I ever get my confirmation email I will vote Picts as well...
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It's great that Victrix are doing this..... makes good business sense too (one hopes!)
Looks like I'll have to wait a good while longer for those Early HYW Men at Arms :-[
Ah well, there's always Claymore's beautiful growing range :)
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The Picts have another vote.That would be a set which is not only ideal for Kitbashs, but also very much wanted since the days of WHAB Shieldwall.
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It is a shame that they decided against including the Trojan Wars/Bronze Age amongst the options.
They featured quite prominently in the initial discussion about potential subjects :(
Oh I didn’t know that. That would have been even better than Picts. We need more Bronze Age sets.
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We need more Bronze Age sets.
Absolutely, they seem to be often requested but still lacking.
Wargames Atlantic also have Trojan War figures amongst their "what next?" plans, they are asking for votes on a selection of sets also:
https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/we-want-you-to-vote-for-plastic-sets
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The Picts have another vote.That would be a set which is not only ideal for Kitbashs, but also very much wanted since the days of WHAB Shieldwall.
They might be fun to mix with their Dark Ages Irish set as well as (possibly) other plastic Celt sets.
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Absolutely, they seem to be often requested but still lacking.
Wargames Atlantic also have Trojan War figures amongst their "what next?" plans, they are asking for votes on a selection of sets also:
https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/we-want-you-to-vote-for-plastic-sets
Thanks. Placed my vote.
I guess it has to do something with risk minimizing. If I remember how excited I became when Warlord and Gripping Beast released their first plastic sets (>10 years ago?!), it’s strange that we still get more Napoleonics, Romans and Dark Ages but only occasionally something from another period.
Let’s hope for the Picts. They would open more options than the already well represented Romanobritish.
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Looking at the results I was very surprised to see that there were not more votes for Plastic HYW Archers. The Perry versions are, by deliberate design, only really usable for about 20-30 years (at a stretch) of the 116 year time frame that the series of conflicts took place, leaving a 86-96 year gap in the plastic longbowmen market! Quite a span of time.
I voted for Early plastic Dismounted Men at Arms though I think the real winner here would be Mounted Men at Arms for say the Crecy to Poitiers period. It would also fit with Alfred "Machine gun of the Middle Ages" Burne's The Crecy War book lol
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Well I had given up on Victrix Naps per se due to a lot of problems with them. I still use them for conversion purposes but they do take a bit of work to make nice. That said, like the good Captain said, those Normans look really good, and I am not really a big medieval fan (sorry Richard...I know I commit heresy! ;D ). The Victrix Nap French IG Lancers look interesting, and if they workout to be size compatible with my others, well, I might give them a go. I think I will have to given into temptation on those Normans...and the Persians look good too (perhaps I can use them with all my Immortal Minis Greeks!).
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Looking at the results I was very surprised to see that there were not more votes for Plastic HYW Archers. The Perry versions are, by deliberate design, only really usable for about 20-30 years (at a stretch) of the 116 year time frame that the series of conflicts took place, leaving a 86-96 year gap in the plastic longbowmen market! Quite a span of time.
I wonder if some of the reluctance for people to vote for that stems from the decidedly ordinary poses that plastic archer sets so often produce. The limitations of the multi-part plastics invariably result in 'action figure' poses with the bow held at a weird angle. The Perry's have a knack for making even their plastics look like they're actually using their kit naturally.
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I wonder if some of the reluctance for people to vote for that stems from the decidedly ordinary poses that plastic archer sets so often produce. The limitations of the multi-part plastics invariably result in 'action figure' poses with the bow held at a weird angle. The Perry's have a knack for making even their plastics look like they're actually using their kit naturally.
Possibly, but then again you're not going to get people to invest in a HYW English army without quality Longbowmen.
It's a tricky one that's for sure.
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Perhaps they're taking their time to get it just right. With only three 'action' poses really possible (bending bow, resting bow and nocking an arrow) I'd be tempted to make specific torsos for each pose. You lose the versatility but gain quality of pose.
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How about walking/marching with bow, or even just standing waiting?
Those poses would also be useful for non Bowmen.
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Perhaps they're taking their time to get it just right. With only three 'action' poses really possible (bending bow, resting bow and nocking an arrow) I'd be tempted to make specific torsos for each pose. You lose the versatility but gain quality of pose.
100%. I think they would sell too but, like you said, that is all down to how convincing the posture of the miniatures is at the end of the day.
I've got my fingers crossed as I would certainly be buying ten or more boxes!
If Men at Arms on Foot and Archers are in the offing then Crossbows, Pavisers and the big one, Mounted Men at Arms would almost certainly have to be in the offing at a later date too.