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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Prof.Witchheimer on September 15, 2006, 02:04:31 PM

Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on September 15, 2006, 02:04:31 PM
quote - "A lot of you have emailed questions about the forthcoming Amazonian Indians and rather than answer individually I thought I`d mail you all.

There are are going to be 7 packs as part of the High Adventure range:

C39 Botocudo Indian Archers £6
C40 Botocudo Indian Warriors £6
C41 Amazon Indian Archers £6
C42 Amazon Indian Warriors £6
C43 Tupi Indian Archers £6
C44 Tupi Indian Warriors £6
C45 Amazon Indian Chiefs £6
C46 Amazon Indian Women and Children£6

The Botocudo (aka Aimore) were a tribe who wore huge plugs in their ears and lower lips, a straw penis sheath and cut their hair in a skull cap/Henry V style. In the 16th/17th centuries at least they were cannibals. The Tupi were the main enemies of the Portuguese in the 16th century - they wore nothing but occasional feather fans stuck to their buttocks with a ball of gum and had their hair cut in a monkish tonsure. The ones I`m calling Amazon Indians are more generic and more modestly dressed in a posing pouch and with long hair - a bit of a mullet, in fact.

The main weapon of all the Amazon tribes was the bow, but as a secondary weapon they had wooden war clubs of various types - that`s how the warrior packs will be equipped.

They be usable for any period from the 15th century to the modern day.

The first packs will be released next week and the others as soon after that as possible.

If you want to read more about them look at John Hemming`s "Red Gold" and "Amazon Frontier" or Ian Heath`s "Armies of the Aztecs, the Incas, other native
peoples of the Americas and Spanish America 1450-1608".

Mark Copplestone"

must have, must have :love:
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: knoxville on September 15, 2006, 02:14:52 PM
Fits perfectly with my plans of painting up some Amazonian Explorers next months  :mrgreen:
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: cwchmc on September 15, 2006, 03:02:00 PM
yeah...got the email this morning. Great news.
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Big Guy on September 17, 2006, 04:36:22 AM
And I though I was done buying for a while...
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Malamute on September 18, 2006, 05:50:43 PM
Yep, there's more expense on the way. Now Where can you buy a lead giant Anaconda?  :)
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Grimm on September 18, 2006, 05:59:57 PM
brilliant  :freak:   I have complete my Indios  from copplestones Foundry Darkest Africa range and then he brings out new ““Real`` indios  :(

but I think my old ons work, do you ?

(http://www.displacedminiatures.com/images/img.1158592679458.JPG)
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on September 18, 2006, 06:27:38 PM
i like him! which colours did you use on the skin?
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Poliorketes on September 18, 2006, 08:15:01 PM
Nice guy, what about the size?
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Grimm on September 19, 2006, 03:28:54 PM
Ok the size is smaler than copplestone more like his old miniatures from foundry ,so he will have the right size for an indio  mix with new copplestone adventures . :)

the colors are  Model color 940 saddle brown,Model color 818 red leather , Model color 981 orange brown and mix for the light  Game color bone with 981 orange brown all from Vallejo .

cheers Grimm
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on September 19, 2006, 03:32:07 PM
ah, saddle brown was it, thanks! :)
Title: Copplestone Amazonian Indians News
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on September 21, 2006, 08:39:50 PM
and the pics!!! very great minis  :love:

C39 Botocudo Indian Archers
(http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/c39.jpg)

C40 Botocudo Warriors
(http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/c40.jpg)

C41 Amazon Indian Archers
(http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/c41.jpg)