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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Antonio J Carrasco on April 19, 2021, 10:14:47 AM
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Just saw it in their facebook page: a new range, inspired by the famous movie Beau Geste.
https://www.facebook.com/1898miniaturas
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Wow! Very exciting news!
I'm also still hopeful for more additions to their Spanish-American war range though.
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Nice but I was hoping they would do something a bit more er... Spanish themed. I suspect that there’s already an adequate sufficiency of FFL in Bo Geesty mode. Oh well, it’s bound to be a gorgeous range of figures.
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Wow! Very exciting news!
I'm also still hopeful for more additions to their Spanish-American war range though.
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Very exciting news,I've still not used the "March or Die" rules I got from B&B Miniatures back in the '80's!!
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They said 1/72 scale which I thought was unusual for them.
Mark
Stupid me.Someone put a picture of a fort on their FB page and that was 1/72 not the figures.I need to learn how to read. lol
Mark
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Says 28mm on their fb page
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Yeah I just saw it on their website but they did say 1/72 on their FB page.They are probably same size as their other ranges.
Mark
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Nice but I was hoping they would do something a bit more er... Spanish themed. I suspect that there’s already an adequate sufficiency of FFL in Bo Geesty mode. Oh well, it’s bound to be a gorgeous range of figures.
To be honest, me too. I was hoping for 1921 Rif War range. Alas, I think they are trying something more commercially viable, I guess.
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I thought they would continue on their Spanish-American War range as there is much more to do unless it isn't generating much in sales.
Mark
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Just saw it in their facebook page: a new range, inspired by the famous movie Beau Geste.
https://www.facebook.com/1898miniaturas
Dear Antonio, thank you so much for starting this thread! The range is already in preorder at our online store, shipments will be sent next week. Take a look to these pics and let me know what do you think!
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Yeah I just saw it on their website but they did say 1/72 on their FB page.They are probably same size as their other ranges.
Mark
Same size indeed, 28mm
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I thought they would continue on their Spanish-American War range as there is much more to do unless it isn't generating much in sales.
Mark
It isn't, but we will. Hope to have dead&wounded soon
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To be honest, me too. I was hoping for 1921 Rif War range. Alas, I think they are trying something more commercially viable, I guess.
Well, to be honest, me too! This is the FFL story. We had no plans at all to make French Foreign Legion, actually the idea was (and is) in the short term to continue with the TYW range and make some additions to the Spanish American War. But our very talented sculptor, who is a FFL buff, presented us a range of miniatures he made for himself, just for fun. And the miniatures are that spectacular that would be a sin not to include them in our catalogue! Now the plan is to do next the TYW cavalry (work in progress, then to expand the Spanish American War and the FFL ranges.
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The range is already in pre-order at our online store, shipments will be sent next week.
Will Empress Miniatures carry them in the UK with your other ranges? (Too many horror stories now of additional charges being levied to risk a purchase from any EU-based store. ::) )
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Will Empress Miniatures carry them in the UK with your other ranges? (Too many horror stories now of additional charges being levied to risk a purchase from any EU-based store. ::) )
Sure! Empress in the UK and Badger in the US
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When do you think they will be at Badger?
Mark
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It isn't, but we will. Hope to have dead&wounded soon
That's a shame as it is a very nice range.Excellent sculpting IMO.
Mark
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If you want a successful range do ACW, Napoleonics or Zulu War.You can't go wrong with these.
Mark
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If you want a successful range do ACW, Napoleonics or Zulu War.You can't go wrong with these.
Mark
It's not our priority at all, believe me. Fortunately Rafael and I have both successful business –Rafael a celebrated wargames store and myself a military history publishing– so we can afford to make the miniatures we want, regardless the sales. :D
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The Zulu War part was kind of a joke because of the popularity of such a small war. lol .I just hope you fill out existing ranges when you can. Believe me I know the cost of manufacturing figures, not cheap by a long shot.
Mark
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Beautiful sculpts :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Great character . I will be getting some if these
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I agree, they are a great looking range. Full of character.
I wonder if they will blend in with Artizan Designs FFL range?
Whilst having all these legionaries available, when will we see a fully fleshed out range of Tuaregs? Are they not the main antagonists of the Legion?
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If they are like their other ranges they will be smaller than Artizan. I have read that the FFL never engaged the Tuaregs while others have said they actually did so maybe someone with more knowledge about this can chip in.
Mark
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I won’t get into the question of how much fighting occurred between the Legion and the Tuareg, but can say there is no such word as’Tuaregs’. Tuareg is in fact the plural form of Targui.
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Whatever the etymology of 'Tuareg' (and I'm not altogether sure its meaning and origin have been established beyond doubt) I think perhaps you need to take up the business of the plural with either Merriam-Webster or the OED. Both of them seem convinced it can be used as a plural with or without the 's', much like 'Zulu.'
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I won’t get into the question of how much fighting occurred between the Legion and the Tuareg, but can say there is no such word as’Tuaregs’. Tuareg is in fact the plural form of Targui.
they never met them...simply because if you look at the map of the border, even nowdays one, between Morocco and Algeria...it's long way to reach far desertic zones populated by the Touareg..and, in addition, the Legion had nt any posts in the middle of Sahara neither in Niger..their foot unit status was partially upgraded by the few mule born companies that, in any case, weren't long range desert units but quick reaction forces for local emergencies or units mainly employed to support caravans once those ones had reached French border..
.the French only reached the Touareg and submitted them with difficulties first with small locally recruited camel mounted goumiers bands and then with purposly formed Compagnies Méharistes..and, to some extent, from the other side of the Sahara trough Tirailleurs Sénégalais..some of them even formed in ad hoc units of Camel Mounted Tirailleurs...The ennemies of the Légion where the beraber, the moroccans, the berbers ecc...
Mounted and foot goumiers first, then spahis and turcos could be their support troops..that said, certainly a full North African/Desert range with camel mounted compagnies méharistes, Tirailleurs Sénégalais on foot or camel mounted could be also very interesting and iconic...first tought that reach my mind about possible ennemies for those Légion castings should be, in case, some nicely and historically well researched Moroccan warriors...that nobody had ever produced, except some few figures by Castaway miniature...but anyway, for the moment, let's buy some Légionaires that seem nicely done..
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I think that most people think that they fought each other is that FFL is the most iconic unit in the Armee D'Afrique and Armee Coloniale (Troupes De Marine) and that the same can be said about the Tuareg of all of France's enemies in Africa.
Mark
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I agree, the new FFL figures are very, Very nicely done.
However, I will echo some other comments, about the non-FFL units that did a lot of the fighting, and from a wargamer's point-of-view, are seriously overlooked by companies for ranges. I think that rather than add yet another Mule-mounted range for FFL, that figures for the non-FFL units be fleshed-out, to make them more available/accessible. But, I could be wrong. ;-)
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I agree, the new FFL figures are very, Very nicely done.
However, I will echo some other comments, about the non-FFL units that did a lot of the fighting, and from a wargamer's point-of-view, are seriously overlooked by companies for ranges. I think that rather than add yet another Mule-mounted range for FFL, that figures for the non-FFL units be fleshed-out, to make them more available/accessible. But, I could be wrong. ;-)
I agree that having non-FFL units would make the range more interesting. French North and West Africa is rich in material not covered too well. British Africa is covered well, Italian Africa ok. German Africa not so much before WWI and Portuguese Africa not at all. Belgium Africa pretty good by Foundry.
Mark
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I agree, the new FFL figures are very, Very nicely done.
However, I will echo some other comments, about the non-FFL units that did a lot of the fighting, and from a wargamer's point-of-view, are seriously overlooked by companies for ranges. I think that rather than add yet another Mule-mounted range for FFL, that figures for the non-FFL units be fleshed-out, to make them more available/accessible. But, I could be wrong. ;-)
Totally agree with you...but sorry gentlemen we are a little bit out of topic now...me first! and sorry it was my fault.... the range owner kindly explain us the reasons why behind that choice...the fact is, in my humble opionion as a wargamer and former producer of minis (colonial "out of the beaten path" 28mm by the way) that there is a brand new range. and that from pictures extremely well designed, painted and photographed so i suppose the most logical thing would be for 1898 Minis to obtain well deserved funds before venturing in expanding it...i'll have a check on the already vast (too much) FFL units from different brands that i have and see what else i can order...i suppose until that range will be economicaly succesful it'll be unlogical to add anything else...said that, in case anything else is on the near queue..maybe please no more Légionaires ;)
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Totally agree with you...but sorry gentlemen we are a little bit out of topic now...me first! and sorry it was my fault.... the range owner kindly explain us the reasons why behind that choice...the fact is, in my humble opionion as a wargamer and former producer of minis (colonial "out of the beaten path" 28mm by the way) that there is a brand new range. and that from pictures extremely well designed, painted and photographed so i suppose the most logical thing would be for 1898 Minis to obtain well deserved funds before venturing in expanding it...i'll have a check on the already vast (too much) FFL units from different brands that i have and see what else i can order...i suppose until that range will be economicaly succesful it'll be unlogical to add anything else...said that, in case anything else is on the near queue..maybe please no more Légionaires ;)
As a former manufacturer wouldn't you look at if they are not going to expand the range many would not bother to buy it if the range is going to be incomplete.I think Iron Duke Miniatures,Footsore and Galloping Major are the best with their ranges having depth.Of course they may have much more funding available.I guess you can look at it both ways.
Mark
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My wishlist would include Riffians (they could double as enemies for Spanish, if they ever decide to give a try to the Spanish colonial wars in the Rif), Moroccan and Berbers, of course.
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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_de_Melilla
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My wishlist would include Riffians (they could double as enemies for Spanish, if they ever decide to give a try to the Spanish colonial wars in the Rif), Moroccan and Berbers, of course.
Sure...Moroccans and Rifian rebels could be very interesting ..but taking into account that 1898 Miniaturas guys use to make a deep scientific research before the apperance of their subjects (which is rare and very good way of designing minis above all if not belonging to British Military History ) they will discover that weapons (and consequently pouches and equipments) of Rifian Rebels that fought Vs your nice Alcantara horsemen during the Twenties ecc are, for the majority, different from those sported by Moroccans or Rifians who confronted the classical Beau Jeste type Légionaires...
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Photos from the 1909 campaign.
Mark
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It's not our priority at all, believe me. Fortunately Rafael and I have both successful business –Rafael a celebrated wargames store and myself a military history publishing– so we can afford to make the miniatures we want, regardless the sales. :D
Any chance to have their opponents in miniatures, one day ? :)
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Any chance to have their opponents in miniatures, one day ? :)
I think they’ll need to be identified first.
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Any news on when these chaps will be available from Empress Minis in the UK?
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And Badger in the US?
Mark
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Will Empress Miniatures carry them in the UK with your other ranges? (Too many horror stories now of additional charges being levied to risk a purchase from any EU-based store. ::) )
Just waiting for the stock to arrive and then we will announce them. Should not be too long to wait ;)
Empress Miniatures may also add a pack or two of famous, very British characters.
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Empress Miniatures may also add a pack or two of famous, very British characters.
Intriguing..... would you care to elaborate? Perhaps another hint?
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Not sure how much more of a hint I can give but here goes;
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El Khazi?
A reappearance of Laurel and Hardy would surprise no-one.
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Character packs from the "Carry On" film,and Laurel and Hardy would be brilliant!!
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Paul, that's pretty explicit lol
Thanks :)
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Paul, that's pretty explicit lol
Thanks :)
;) lol
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Having checked IMDB I see that the Arab chief is Sheik Abdul Abulbul. El Khazi was....well, it might make an objective marker, if the Legionnaires’ rations are off.
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I pulled the trigger and bought the collection. Lets see where the range take us.
Mark
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Good morning! Finally I had time to paint the codes that remained unpainted, and this is the result. Check the knapsacks, six different models in each pack.
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Regarding your concerns about future expansion lines of the range, although as I explained it started as a "personal" project of our sculptor, for us it isn't a side project at all. Actually, the range had a great reception and we are planning how to expand it. First of all, with antagonists. Our sculptor is now working on TYW cavalry, then we'll back to the desert ;)
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Just a personal taste thing, but I've rarely seen Foreign Legion figures that got me very excited. Just not my thing, I guesss. Those kneeling guys, however, are an absolute exception. I love them! They are fantastic.
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Brilliant brushwork! And lovely figures too!
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Brilliant brushwork! And lovely figures too!
Even though they're not really my cup of tea, I really love the sculpting and the painting. Both of the highest calibre! :-*
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They look great. My only criticism is that I wish you had more variation in the clothing.They all seem to be addressed exactly the same and they were anything but uniform on a campaign.Otherwise the sculpting is very good also the animation.
Mark
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Thanks mates!
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Good morning! Finally I had time to paint the codes that remained unpainted, and this is the result. Check the knapsacks, six different models in each pack.
These are awesome. Do all the minis (Command Group, Skirmishers etc) come with seperate knapsacks or are some moulded on?
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These are awesome. Do all the minis (Command Group, Skirmishers etc) come with seperate knapsacks or are some moulded on?
Separate, but besides the knapsack straps, the figures' backs are designed to fit the knapsacks, so can't go without. However, we'll release some of this codes in light campaign order (without knapsacks) shortly.
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They look awesome!!! Great miniatures and nice paintjob! :)
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Separate, but besides the knapsack straps, the figures' backs are designed to fit the knapsacks, so can't go without. However, we'll release some of this codes in light campaign order (without knapsacks) shortly.
Awesome thank you.
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Brilliant! Makes you feel like you MUST absolutely buy them and start a new project which you did not absolutely have any intention to... Well done guys..
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A scoop for you, not yet published anywhere else!
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Very nice pictures. I have ordered what's available and that should keep me going. Out of interest the civilians in the first picture seem to fit very well. Does anyone know who the manufacturer is?
regards
Frank
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The civilians don't interest me but the building does.
Mark
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The house is from the Perry’s. It has an optional domed roof.
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Very nice pictures. I have ordered what's available and that should keep me going. Out of interest the civilians in the first picture seem to fit very well. Does anyone know who the manufacturer is?
regards
Frank
Frank, the house is from the Perry's as are the civilians from their Crusades range:
https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/ma29-muslim-civilians/ (https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/ma29-muslim-civilians/)
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Atheling
Thank you very much. F
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Atheling
Thank you very much. F
My pleasure :)
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I have just been looking at the Unfeasibly Miniatures page. I know they are long gone and I will not get into that or ongoing availability of the figures. But he used to do a resin fort and a market type place. They had a small footprint which, to me anyway, makes them attractive. I wonder whether these are still available. I am aware that there are various MDF options and that may be a future route. Not overly pressing as I've only just ordered figures.
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Very nice pictures. I have ordered what's available and that should keep me going. Out of interest the civilians in the first picture seem to fit very well. Does anyone know who the manufacturer is?
regards
Frank
As already noted, civilians from Perry Miniatures's Crusades range and the house from Renedra (soon available at our online store also).
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I have just been looking at the Unfeasibly Miniatures page. I know they are long gone and I will not get into that or ongoing availability of the figures. But he used to do a resin fort and a market type place. They had a small footprint which, to me anyway, makes them attractive. I wonder whether these are still available. I am aware that there are various MDF options and that may be a future route. Not overly pressing as I've only just ordered figures.
I think it's out of business. Actually I tried to contact them and sadly had no reply.
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I think it's out of business. Actually I tried to contact them and sadly had no reply.
Same here, no reply sadly
Oldboy, if you're in the UK I might be able to help you out with an unpainted resin of the BlockHaus – a fort/outpost building?
Is this the building you were referring to (see below)
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I use to get Unfeasibly from Black Hat Miniatures.When the contract (I guess) ran out I checked to see what they had left.Sadly I guess they threw them into a vat and melted them. :o :o :o I guess they weren't allowed to sell them anymore.The guy who owns the rights doesn't seem to contact anybody.Of course to be fair we don't know what life issues he may have.
Mark
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I'm definitely getting these!
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Hi there! A FFL painting tutorial was just published at our website. I hope you would find it useful.
Best
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Hi there! A FFL painting tutorial was just published at our website. I hope you would find it useful.
Best
I love that you guys are doing the painting tutorials. It seems like it is a long lost art, the painting tutorial not the actual painting; hope that makes sense!? :)
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I love that you guys are doing the painting tutorials. It seems like it is a long lost art, the painting tutorial not the actual painting; hope that makes sense!? :)
Thanks! it's just a few thoughts someone could find useful.
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French Foreign Legion illustrated uniform guide added to our website. Artwork by Pepe Rando.
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We are glad to announce that we have already added seven new codes to our French Foreign Legion range, including sentries for your camp or desert fort, several codes in light field equipment (consisting in the canteen and the musette bag only, prescinding of the cumbersome knapsack) and two different mounted officers (one with a magnificent beard inspired on the famous Paul Brundsaux). Codes are already available at our online store, pics will follow shortly.
Also, for the first time since we started 1898 Miniaturas we are forced to raise prices due to the constant increase of the cost of the metal along the years, that skyrocketed in the last few months. Our new pricing will allow us to keep offering the highest standards of quality in all our current and future ranges… and there are more good news! As a way to recognize your loyalty, we are offering a 10% off in all our miniatures only for a week, until Sunday 11th July. To activate it just need to use the promotional code BEAU GESTE in the check out.
Have a good Summer!
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I love the guy in the sun helmet!
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I like the guy in the Kepi. lol
Mark
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Paul Brundsaux vs Gene Hackman :D
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Wonderful sculpts :-* :-* :-*
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We are glad to announce that we have already added seven new codes to our French Foreign Legion range, including sentries for your camp or desert fort, several codes in light field equipment (consisting in the canteen and the musette bag only, prescinding of the cumbersome knapsack) and two different mounted officers (one with a magnificent beard inspired on the famous Paul Brundsaux). Codes are already available at our online store, pics will follow shortly.
Both mounted officers are wonderful sculpts! Glad to hear you are releasing the figures without knapsacks and in battledress with just canteens, musette bag, scabbards, etc... much more realistic. Hoping those opposing figures include a good variety of Tuareg offerings that can double as figures for pseudo Wind and the Lion scenarios. Thanks for providing a wonderful line of miniatures.
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Both mounted officers are wonderful sculpts! Glad to hear you are releasing the figures without knapsacks and in battledress with just canteens, musette bag, scabbards, etc... much more realistic. Hoping those opposing figures include a good variety of Tuareg offerings that can double as figures for pseudo Wind and the Lion scenarios. Thanks for providing a wonderful line of miniatures.
The idea is to sculpt Arab/Berber tribes that fought the FFL in the oasis of the Algerian-Moroccan frontier. Actually the Legion didn't fought the Tuareg/Targi, the Sahara conquest was made mainly with Arab goumiers and Tirailleurs Algeriens.
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The idea is to sculpt Arab/Berber tribes that fought the FFL in the oasis of the Algerian-Moroccan frontier. Actually the Legion didn't fought the Tuareg/Targi, the Sahara conquest was made mainly with Arab goumiers and Tirailleurs Algeriens.
Bravo! at least when speaking about FFL North African ennemies i can now read a perfectly researched and true answer . ;) :)..Nobody make the goumiers which were an essential part of French columns..in that case, not only limited to the Saharian regions but also in support of the Légion...some well researched Algerian Moroccan warriors are certainly in need..but as everybody wants to mention those tuaregs which had nothing to with the Légion except in hollywood and in comics you could please the masses lol by producing the real tuareg ennemies..that's to say the Tirailleurs Sénégalais or better the camel mounted/dismounted Méharistes or even the few but very active camel mounted Tirailleurs (sénégalais) Méharistes that fought Vs Tuaregs in Niger ecc...of course we are talking , in all cases, of colourful and iconic soldiers..when do you refer to Tirailleurs Algériens fighting in the pre desert oasis (Tidilket) maybe you're talking about Tirailleurs Sahariens which were employed shortly Vs Tuaregs and tuareg related tribes for the conquest of the pre Saharian osasis...those Algériens did nt liked to be send in the desert but they fought sufficiently well before being disbanded and replaced by true Méharistes or camel mounted goumiers..and, in any case, also their uniform was nice..plenty of great inspirational choices and possible scenarios if we want to play the French North Africa
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Bravo! at least when speaking about FFL North African ennemies i can now read a perfectly researched and true answer . ;) :)..Nobody make the goumiers which were an essential part of French columns..in that case, not only for the Saharain regiobns but also in support of the Légion...some well researched Algerian Moroccon warriors are certainly in need..but as everybody wants to mention those tuaregs which had nothing to with the Légion except in hollywood and in comics you could please the masses lol by producing the real tuareg ennemies..that's to say the Tirailleurs Sénégalais or better the camel mounted/dismounted Méharistes or even the few but very active camel mounted Tirailleurs (sénégalais) Méharistes that fought Vs Tuaregs in Niger ecc...of course we are talking , in all cases, of colourful and iconic soldiers.
Just finished Douglas Porch's The conquest of the Sahara and reading The conquest of Morocco, both fantastic sources of information about French expansion in Africa.
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Yes I've read both those books. Porch is one of the few who has written about the Voulet-Chanoine expedition and the battle of Kousseri which im greatly interested in. Would love to see some Senegalese Tirailluers which fought mainly in sub-sahara Africa but had a lot of troops in Morocco.
Mark
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really good books..above all the first one..i'm reasearching from decades French North Africa, West and Equatorial ones...above all from French rare sources..in case you need any advice or scans of sources ecc ecc...just send me a PM and i'll be glad to help. by the way i forgot to post infos that i promised about the battle of Kousseri ..ill remedy this summer...sorry Marco ;)
in the meanwhile i'll think about what can i order in addition to the two mounted French officers to justify placing an order...unfortunatly i already have 60 Légionaire castings , many painted, from Redoubt which certainly do not compare well with yours..let's see ..maybe i'll discharge them :D
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Yes I've read both those books. Porch is one of the few who has written about the Voulet-Chanoine expedition and the battle of Kousseri which im greatly interested in. Would love to see some Senegalese Tirailluers which fought mainly in sub-sahara Africa but had a lot of troops in Morocco.
Mark
If Heart of Darkness would have not been inspired on the Belgian Congo, the Voulet-Chanoine Mission would have provided plenty of inspiration to Conrad.
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If Heart of Darkness would have not been inspired on the Belgian Congo, the Voulet-Chanoine Mission would have provided plenty of inspiration to Conrad.
That is for sure. :o
Mark
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Porch is good? Well, apparently I need to add another book to my increasingly long list of "must read"! lol
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Pics of (almost all) the new codes added to the website. The miniatures with light field equipment are mainly conversions of the full marching order codes. And here a couple of samples of painted minis. More to follow
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Again, not my thing but that does not stop me appreciating the beauty of the sculpts :-* :-* :-*
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Do I need these figures? NO! :-X
Do I want them? YESSSSSS! :-*
One question, though: for which timeframe would these uniforms be correct?
Thanks and - see you soon at your webstore!
Cheers,
Peter
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Do I need these figures? NO! :-X
Do I want them? YESSSSSS! :-*
One question, though: for which timeframe would these uniforms be correct?
Thanks and - see you soon at your webstore!
Cheers,
Peter
lol
Those were designed for c.1900, mainly for actions in the Sud Oranais: the combats for the oasis in the loose frontier between Algeria and Morocco south of the Atlas, and up to the early stages (pre-WW1) of the conquest of Morocco.
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Thanks for the information.
Will there be - in the future - also mounted Légionnaires and French Spahis? They will be needed there...
I just made my first order, can't wait to get the figures!
Cheers,
Peter
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Thanks for the information.
Will there be - in the future - also mounted Légionnaires and French Spahis? They will be needed there...
I just made my first order, can't wait to get the figures!
Cheers,
Peter
Hi Peter
The plan is to make other French colonial troops such as Spahis, Goumiers and Tirailleurs. But Arabs/Berbers enemies will come first!
Thank you very much for your order!
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Hi Peter
The plan is to make other French colonial troops such as Spahis, Goumiers and Tirailleurs. But Arabs/Berbers enemies will come first!
Thank you very much for your order!
Excellent plans ..goumiers are a must and an essential component , as you ve probably read on your sources, of French column with Foreign Legion ..and well researched arab/berbers are also in need
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Finally, some pics of our more recent new releases, starting with the mounted officers (Paul Brundsaux is the one with the formidable forked beard)
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And the sentries
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Really nice figures and they have character. ;D :-*
Mark
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Really lovely figures, so full of character. :-* :-*
Are you planning on producing casualty figures, especially a couple propped up on the battlements of the fort?
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Are you planning on producing casualty figures, especially a couple propped up on the battlements of the fort?
That would be great.I had some like that from Redoubt.I use to have a nice fort from Village Green.
Mark
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Really lovely figures, so full of character. :-* :-*
Are you planning on producing casualty figures, especially a couple propped up on the battlements of the fort?
Will do, for sure
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Will do, for sure
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I picked up a few packs of these figures and am very pleased with my purchase. I am thoroughly enjoying painting them.
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Any news on when the new releases will be available to buy from Empress Minis?
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Hi Peter
The plan is to make other French colonial troops such as Spahis, Goumiers and Tirailleurs. But Arabs/Berbers enemies will come first!
Thank you very much for your order!
I understand (enemies first)! But then, besides the Spahis, Goumiers and Tirailleurs (looking forward to these, of course), what about mounted Légionnaires? We absolutely need them for the Sud-Oranais to guard the camel caravans! ;)
I have added a small second order, the third one will follow soon!
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And some Senegalese. lol
Mark
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Finally we have stock of the new codes for this range in stock.........don't ask! o_o
We know that a lot of you have been waiting for these to arrive so best hurry.
https://www.empressminiatures.com/beau-geste-146-c.asp
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wow. All I can say is, wow. And then sigh... because I haven't bought FFL figures in more than two decades, but I will have to start buying a bunch of these.
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Wow! Another FFL line! I love the variety!
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Any kind of previews,maybe drawings of the Berbers/Arabs?
Mark
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Any kind of previews,maybe drawings of the Berbers/Arabs?
Mark
Just finished the TYW Cavalry, Berbers/Arabs next on the pipeline!
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Sounds good.
Mark
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Just finished the TYW Cavalry, Berbers/Arabs next on the pipeline!
Bravo! at least we ll have somebody who makes them!!!!...please stick to arabs and, above all, "Berbers"..no tuaregs please...they were few, very unwill to fight regular troops and never met and probably never heard about Foreign Légionaires...wargames in which Légionaires are fielded against Tuaregs..instead of castings representing Berbers/Moroccans which are difficult/impossible to find except maybe Castaway ..reminds me Mid Seventies/Early Eighties Italian Ancient Wargame Championships played with WRG 5th Edition..in which my Early Imperial Romans had to face in turn, Samurai, Kitian Lao Chinese and 100YW English lol
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People want Tuaregs, Italwars. They look impossibly cool, even if they have nobody to fight. :)
And Imperial Romans vs. Samurai is a proud wargaming tradition. lol
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People want Tuaregs, Italwars. They look impossibly cool, even if they have nobody to fight. :) And Imperial Romans vs. Samurai is a proud wargaming tradition. lol
Unfortunatly you're true! ;) ;)
as for today i decided to be sincere..i confess you that if they would produce those useless Touaregs i'll probaly also buy them to increase my useless Touareg's Army...but you'll never get evidence of that :D
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Berbers!!!!! Ohhh
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Berbers!!!!! Ohhh
Especially with that 1898 miniatures sculpting flair 8) :D
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Unfortunatly you're true! ;) ;)
as for today i decided to be sincere..i confess you that if they would produce those useless Touaregs i'll probaly also buy them to increase my useless Touareg's Army...but you'll never get evidence of that :D
I feel the same about the ever-popular Copplestone Seebataillon. Lovely figures, but so limited in actual historical deployment (in the depicted uniform of the models anyway), as to really not be worth buying. And yes, of course I have some (and some Tuaregs who have never fought anybody). :)
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I like these figures a lot. Is anyone now carrying them in the U.S.? Sadly, overseas postage has become increasingly dear.
-Michael
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And a follow-up question. The "Beau Geste" collection has all of the codes for the full marching order packs; is it possible to purchase the full set of light field kit with the exclusive figure?
-Michael
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Badger Games sells them here in the US.
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https://shop.badgergames.com/category.sc?categoryId=1077
Mark
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Thanks. Going to go have a look.
-Michael
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Arabs/Berbers coming!
Mark
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Very nice makes the range worth buying if the Legion have opponents now.
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Love the new figures.
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I've been thinking of ordering some. Does anyone know if 1898 figs would be compatible with Foundry or Old glory? Cheers, Jeff
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I know their Spanish-American War line is smaller than Old Glory's.
Mark
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OMG -- that cavalry looks amazing! Perfect for the Raisuli's mounted troops when refighting the battle scenes from "The Wind and The Lion"!!! I need them!!!
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Damn those Arabs look great :-*
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Wow, definitely awesome sculpts. I will have to get a (12) man TSATF cav unit for my The Wind And The Lion games and FFL games.
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More pics.
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Outstanding sculpts!!!! I must resist….lol
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For all things, French Foreign Legion related and loads of further inspiration for scenarios an absolute must-see is https://monlegionnaire.wordpress.com/
Hope to see mule-mounted troops.
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oh my goodness. Those are quite lovely, and among the nicest figures I have ever seen :o
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Berbers I believe.
Mark
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Gorgeous sculpts!
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Wow. Those Tuaregs are painfully beautiful figures. They cry out to be used for refights of every raid, skirmish, and the grand finale assault on the fortified town in THE WIND AND THE LION. Sigh. As my wise friend JBaumal says, I must resist.......
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Any news on a possible release date?
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Finally, Arab-Berber cavalry to fight the French Foreign Legion is now available in preorder, shipments will be done from August 1st! The range include so far 7 codes (21 different miniatures), and the premium collection (one of each code) come with a free exclusive miniature, Shariff al-Raisuni from "The Wind and the Lion".
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Wow. Those Tuaregs are painfully beautiful figures. They cry out to be used for refights of every raid, skirmish, and the grand finale assault on the fortified town in THE WIND AND THE LION. Sigh. As my wise friend JBaumal says, I must resist.......
The Wind and the Lion indeed... not very historical but we can't resist
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Berbers I believe.
Mark
The whole range can be used to represent Arab/Berbers, but we wanted to do a couple of codes to bareheaded Berbers to show traditional hairstyles, when they still use pigtails.
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Any news on a possible release date?
Now in preorder, shipments from August 1st
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Well, we don't game this specific period, but dang, these 1898 figures are very well done. We are tinkering with creating convention scenarios from the battle scenes from The Wind and the Lion, so maybe we'll need to look closer at these figs - especially the chap that looks like Raisuli...
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These look the business. Beautiful! :-*
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The Wind and the Lion indeed... not very historical but we can't resist
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The real Raisuli
Mark
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The real Raisuli
Mark
We have another figure resembling this Raisuni/Raisuli in 1924, two decades after the Perdicadis incident –in painting process at this moment.
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Yeah they said he was a real ladies man when he was younger.
Mark
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Yeah they said he was a real ladies man when he was younger.
Mark
ladies with a well developped horrid taste? lol lol lol lol
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Our new series of Arab/Berber cavalry miniatures in 28mm to face the French Foreign Legion is now available, and has a total of 7 packs (21 different figures) of battle-hardened Moroccan horsemen armed with rifles and swords, and with turbans, headscarves or bare heads, something somewhat unusual but that we do not resist doing to show the characteristic locks and braids of the fierce Berber warriors. The packs can be purchased separately or in the now traditional Premium Collection format, which, like the French Foreign Legion range, includes an exclusive movie-inspired figure, Sharif al-Raisuni. I hope you like them, Insha'Allah!
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Gorgeous miniatures and fantastic brushwork.
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I think these guys would work very well for the Arab revolt. Not a perfect Arabian Arab look but close enough. If there were a few Camel options (instead of horses) it’d really make this range usable for the whole Arabian clashes in the early 20th century.
They’d also work perfectly for 1920s Spain in Morocco Rif War…same guys!
How far away in the sculpting queue are the (dismounted) foot arabs?
Superb sculpts and brushwork…👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Happy W
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Our new new 28mm Moroccans c.1900-1925 looks pretty wild! :o
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Beautiful.You have a great painter.
Mark
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Superb! :o
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Beautiful.You have a great painter.
Mark
Thanks! it's me in fact :D
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How far away in the sculpting queue are the (dismounted) foot arabs?
Cheers
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How far away in the sculpting queue are the (dismounted) foot arabs?
Cheers
Next in the line! We are already working on them
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Next in the line! We are already working on them
Good..foot arabs/Moroccans are also an essential component ..to game, for example, that good Revolt in the desert/TSATF linked scenarios campaign also rabble/foot tribesmen with melee weapons only are required but they shouldn’t be armed, as for some scenarios and as some Old Glory references have, with spears! Only Tuaregs used spears, Berbers and Moroccans used only curved swords and knifes..
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Brilliant on the foot arabs. Swords and rifles a-plenty!
Good stuff 👏🏻👏🏻
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I'm starting to get a Wind and the Lion kinda feeling.
BTW these mounted tribesmen are beautiful sculpts and I am lookinng forward to seeing the dismounted figures with their curved swords, long knives, and ornate rifles.
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Could these tribesmen also work for the Rif war? They do look like gorgeous models and paint up nicely to boot from the looks of things.
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Could these tribesmen also work for the Rif war? They do look like gorgeous models and paint up nicely to boot from the looks of things.
Yes, we are working on packs of foot warriors armed entirely with Remingtons (almost the universal Riffian firearm until Annual disaster when they captured loads of Mausers) and separate packs armed with obsolete firearms, as well as with tourbans, tarboush, etc. If you want to use them for c. 1900 (French conquest of the Algerian-Moroccan oasis, first French campaigns in Morocco) you can mix all together, while selected codes will be perfect for c.1909-1925 Riffians.
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Thank you, great to know! :)
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Moroccan infantry coming.
Mark
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They look fantastic.
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Excellent!
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Man... those are going to be some beautiful figures!
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extremely nice..at least some figures that'aren't only "generic arabs" but instead beautifully researched Moroccans in jellabah and berbers.....but , pleasee could we hope to have also packs/sets of only/all swords/daggers armed foot rabble to built up units as required by TSATF scenarios ;) ;) :) :)
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Just ordered the Arab Cav.
Too nice, not to order.
They maybe the thing that gets me back to painting colonials.
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What are the chances that a brand of miniatures would decide to make 28mm Moroccans to confront their French Foreign Legion range, and release news on the eve of a France-Morocco in the World Cup semifinals? ✌️
Our current series of Arab/Berber cavalry miniatures in 28mm to face the French Foreign Legion just expanded with four new codes of Moroccan on foot and a pack of mounted and foot casualties. The new foot warriors wearing turbans and caps are armed with Remingtons, but we also included a pack carrying obsolete firearms such as Moorish muskets and American Springfields from the ACW.
Insha'Allah!
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This entire line is looking brilliant! 👍
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Simply gorgeous. A real must-have. that last picture in particular says it all.
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WOW! :o
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Magnificent,I think a big order will be going into Empress Miniatures in the New Year.
Now we just need the Laurel and Hardy and "Carry On" personality figures and I'll be a very happy chap.
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The 1898 Arab miniatures are incredible. As I commented in another post, I am fortunate that "Atlantica" has been my reference store for many years, since I live in Madrid. On one of my last visits, I was talking with Rafa, owner of the store and one of the people behind the 1898 brand. As he knows my Rif project (in fact, he also sells and promotes the Baraka brand), he was showing me these miniatures so beautifully painted.
I have planned to get hold of the French legionnaires, as soon as I finish painting the Spanish legionnaires.
I mentioned the scenery aside, I'm amazed and wishing I could play on a table that includes it.
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Inspiring, eh?
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Beautiful!!! Love it. :-* :-* :-*
Mark
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Simply stunning.
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Yes, definitely inspirational! Gorgeous work. 👍
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Very impressive pics.
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Man that town/fort complex is amazing. Is that custom made or is it available for purchase somewhere?
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Man that town/fort complex is amazing. Is that custom made or is it available for purchase somewhere?
Its a custom made piece by the talented model maker Carlos Elias Llop (you can find him at Facebook and Instagram)
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thanks
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Inspiring, indeed. But I need another wargaming/painting period like I need another hole in my head... :o
But if I did, those FFL chaps do look tempting....
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Certainly rocks my casbah! :-* :-*
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That’s how to do it! Wonderful
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Stunning, definitely inspirational!!!