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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: philhendry on December 05, 2022, 06:54:40 PM
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My parcel of ‘Border Wars’ Kickstarter stuff arrived at the weekend, but life was frantic, so I stashed it on the beanbag around the back of the sofa. This afternoon I had time to slit the tape and take a peek at the contents.
WOW!!
The figures are bloomin’ gorgeous - well (digitally) sculpted and superbly cast by Griffin. The horse castings are about the best I’ve seen in more than forty-five years in the hobby - helped, I guess, by some of the legs being separate (and a more-or-less seamless fit). I really am blown away by the figures: posing and anatomy is as good as it gets for 28mm (and the figures are different heights too!), and the clothing and equipment are spot on.
My copy of the rulebook has a fault - whoever trimmed it after printing and binding didn’t put it straight in the guillotine, so it’s not square - width at the top is correct for A4 @ 210mm; the bottom is wide, at 213, and the ‘bleed’ doesn’t cover it - so every page has a sliver of white. Iain is sending me a replacement. Content-wise, it’s very ‘pretty’, and pretty comprehensive - an introduction to the period, rules, scenarios, references, web-links to re-enactors, and so on. I haven’t read the rules - too busy right now to have the headspace for Reiver Rules.
The cards, tokens, Kickstarter ‘freebie’ stretch goals, etc., are all superb; it was well-packed and everything arrived in pristine condition. All told, allowing for the cock-up with the book, I think it’s a superb ‘package’, and a great ‘way in’ to the period.
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Sounds great. Thank you for the review Phil.
I was tempted, but having some 150 border reivers already, I held back :)
But they do look exceptionally good.
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I am looking forward to getting mine, here in the States.
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My reward arrived yesterday,and it is magnificent.
A very high quality product,as one would expect.
I have backed 3 of Iain's previous Kickstarters and have placed numerous orders with him over the last few years and have never been disappointed with the service or the quality of the products I have received.
Really looking forward to the new releases in the New Year.
Brilliant stuff
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Great figures, Flags of War never disappoint.