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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Troop of Shewe on August 16, 2009, 03:01:22 PM
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Just to prove i dont just do Armour.......
Another in a continuing commission, majority Outpost Miniatures, run down as follows:
Foot General - Askari Miniatures
Mounted Command - Perry Miniatures
Field Gun - Old Glory
Artillery crew - Askari Miniatures
Foot Officer waving sword - Eureka Miniatures
All other foot and officers - Outpost Wargames Services.
The Outpost sculptor, Martin Baker, has certainly excelled with these figures. They have lovely detail, poising and style, recommended.
The horses and standards are my first run with the airbrush on non-AFVs, certainly the way forward.
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9328_1.jpg)
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9285_1.jpg)
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9284_1.jpg)
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9287_1.jpg)
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9307_1.jpg)
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9333_1.jpg)
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9323_1.jpg)
(http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/userpix/515_DSCN9327_2.jpg)
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Nice. I love the bases too 8)
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wow
great!
you sure about the red flag?
just asking, I'm a little bit surprised
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Geoff's quiet particular with his research so i have no reason to doubt the flags, the Green/Red one was from a Russian Film. What colours do you think they should be?
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I don't think anything
and I don't know
my question arises from the (just corrected) misinformation that Kemal Ataturk changed the green flag of the Ottoman empire to the red flag of modern Turkey (see how movies can be misleading)
but I am totally wrong, the ottoman empire had exactly this flag, so if the turkish army of 1877 did carry the state color your flag is 150% correct
apart from being superbly painted
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that's reassuring, although i'm sure Geoff will pop up and enlighten us a bit more at some point. To his credit he gives me the most detailed, and researched, briefs i have ever had! He let me off with the haversack colours turning out light brown rather than off white but generally doesn't miss a trick :o)
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anal fixation ;) ;D lol
wonderful figures
and you can use them in a variety of conflicts too
against which armies do you play them?
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These were an ongoing commision, so i don't game them myself. Geoff [Shipka] is the driving force for the RTW figures being produced by Jeff at Outpost. So he is best placed to answer, although i've done bulgarians and have some Russians just in. Geoff moderates the RTW yahoo group:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/RussoTurkishWar1877/
The Outpost sculpts by Martin Baker are absolutely top notch, the detail now rivals some of the top 5 (28mm) sculptors out there.
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thanks, I'll check
here is the reason I am taking interest in that particular conflict:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP5dp33vYSw&feature=related
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These look great Neil and the airbrush seems to work a treat also you are right Martin Baker does seem to be developing some cracking sculpting skills, It sbben interesting seeing his skill develop through all the Outpost ranges and older ones such as Curteys and the like
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Hi Karl, a "splurge" of Inca soon, just some 15mm Pzr Gdrs to shift ...
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This message is for former user, there will be a trial Roumanian 28mm figure being sculpted soon if you are interested..WATCH THIS SPACE!
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The reds of the flag are excellent. Very nicely done. Another interesting period with wonderful looking miniatures, thanks!
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The reds of the flag are excellent. Very nicely done. Another interesting period with wonderful looking miniatures, thanks!
Totally agree.
The flags are gorgeous what ever colour they are supposed to be. :-* :-*
The painting is outstanding and the bases are very nice too.
In all a lovely and interesting army. :-*
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In responce to a pm, the Cannon was from the OG Sudan range, Askari also have a new Krupp worth checking out. Any ???'s other than painting Shipka's your man.
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thanks, I'll check
here is the reason I am taking interest in that particular conflict:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP5dp33vYSw&feature=related
Is this film available to purchase and does it have option of English subtitles, any other good films dealing with this conflict?
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this is a romanian movie from the socialist era, which also has TV serial version which is much longer and about the portrayal of the main characters which are only briefly sketched in the theatrical version
I searched a lot for it because I loved it in my childhood
there has been a VHS edition (sold out) in the 90's but due to quarrels concerning the publication rights, a DVD version is not to be expected very soon (I got mine through dark channels from computer wizards)
I don't know any version with subtitles, but it would hardly be necessary because most of the dialogues are military talk, and with a little bit of knowledge about the conflict, you will be able to follow
however, the movie is very biased towards the romanian participation, and the russians are shown only in HQ scenes in very incapable performance or as wounded retreating soldiers
apart from that, the movie is quite realistic and historically accurate and has a general anti-war undertone
the only other movie I know is the russian one recently made from the detective series, but the conflict is shown rather summarily