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Title: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on November 19, 2011, 03:56:45 PM
Conquest Miniatures mounted Comanche braves are available again and are featured in this months Wargames Illustrated. :)

Great news, for those of us who have waited ages to see these, I ordered them yesterday, although they are not yet showing on the website.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride!
Post by: Marine0846 on November 19, 2011, 04:31:59 PM
I have been waiting for a long time to read those words.
Mounted Comanaches can be ordered from Conquest.
Just the figures needed to finish my Southwest Western figures.
Can't wait to order. :)
I have been reading 'Empire of the Summer Moon,' by S.C. Gwynne.
 Story about Quanah Parker and his Comanches. So far an excellent read.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Bugsda on November 19, 2011, 05:16:00 PM
Excellent! And I just scored an affordable copy of Mystic Warriors of the Plains  :D Spooky coincidence or the will of the great spirit?  lol
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Post by: Keith on November 19, 2011, 11:39:16 PM
Great news! Beautiful figures.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Lowtardog on November 20, 2011, 07:28:35 PM
About time :-*
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Conquistador on November 21, 2011, 01:52:41 AM
Nooooooo!   :o   >:(   :'(   ???

I just sent off three not insubstantial orders!   o_o   >:D 

Seriously,  this puts a dent in my buying plans for 2012 (December is usually a "No order" month and we are almost there.)    ::)

Maybe I can skip lunch between now and the end of the month to save up...   :(

Gracias,

Glenn
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Post by: Euthanasor on November 21, 2011, 06:10:19 AM
Yeahhhh
I've been waiting for them for months !!
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Dewbakuk on November 22, 2011, 09:40:27 PM
About bloody time! Chillwind may be less impressed however :)
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: thebinmann on November 22, 2011, 11:15:02 PM
Conquest Miniatures mounted Comanche braves are available again and are featured in this months Wargames Illustrated. :)

Great news, for those of us who have waited ages to see these, I ordered them yesterday, although they are not yet showing on the website.

Hi

Did you order from them or a UK company?

Thanks
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on November 23, 2011, 08:50:14 AM
Hi

Did you order from them or a UK company?

Thanks

Direct from Eric at Conquest Miniatures. I used the contact option on his website to Email him as they are still showing in the store as unavailable.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: thebinmann on November 23, 2011, 12:10:51 PM
Direct from Eric at Conquest Miniatures. I used the contact option on his website to Email him as they are still showing in the store as unavailable.
Thanks
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Dewbakuk on November 23, 2011, 12:26:57 PM
Are there pics in WI?
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Lowtardog on November 23, 2011, 12:30:53 PM
Are there pics in WI?

A shame as none on the website
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on November 23, 2011, 01:27:22 PM
Are there pics in WI?

Yep, of some of the mounted braves. On the website are photos of only the dismounted versions.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Dewbakuk on November 23, 2011, 01:42:03 PM
I have loads of the Conquest commanche on foot (well, around 30). I've emailed someone to see if they have a pic for me to glance at, living in Nottingham and knowing the locals can be useful :)
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Jim French on November 23, 2011, 08:57:17 PM
Now we need Conquest to make Jeff Davis's Own 2nd US Cavalry.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: gringo on November 24, 2011, 09:06:42 PM
temptation city!!! o_o
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Post by: axabrax on November 25, 2011, 04:30:01 PM
I wouldn't mid seeing some picks of the remastered horses we waited so many years for. How do they look?
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Conquest on November 26, 2011, 09:03:03 PM
I have 7 sets of Comanche left. get 'em while they're hot!

(I'll have more, but not 'til the new year)

The horses are not re-mastered. These are the original horses that were sculpted way back when. After sending several sets to various customers (who simply emailed me and asked if they could order them regardless of my plans) and having a set painted from two of my painter friends, I was chastised for NOT releasing them. They all insisted that the horses were fine. Some acknowledged that a few riders didn't fit this horse or that, but simply finding a good fit or in a few, bending in the riders legs, fixed any percieved problems I might have had.

In the end, it appears that my extreme perfectionism did me in with these miniatures.

I do plan to do some more Plains Indians in the new year. Lakota and Cheyenne most likely. These riders will be part of the horse, with seperate pieces for casting purposes where needed. We;ll see how that goes.

The Comanche sets are $100 for 21 riders/horses (these all match the foot models, including the characters) and the Comanche Acrobat. The foot models by themselves are on the site or can be added to an email order. The Comanche Riders sets are available if you email me and ask. Shipping is $6 in the US and $16 anywhere else
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Conquistador on November 27, 2011, 01:44:43 PM
Ordered.  I already have the foot and the acrobat (I think, we'll see) so this will complete my set and the soldados de cuera will have some hard core opposition.  Yes, the guns will be inaccurate but I will wave my GM wand and pronounce them as the appropriate weapons for the era.

Gracias,

Glenn

Please contact me about the shipping charge ($11.60 in the USA) but don't let it delay shipping.  We can work out something if that is not correct but I want MY PRECIOUS... I mean the figures... in my army box and the price of shipping is not a deal killer.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Conquistador on November 27, 2011, 01:59:07 PM
<snip>
The horses are not re-mastered. These are the original horses that were sculpted way back when. After sending several sets to various customers (who simply emailed me and asked if they could order them regardless of my plans) and having a set painted from two of my painter friends, I was chastised for NOT releasing them. They all insisted that the horses were fine. Some acknowledged that a few riders didn't fit this horse or that, but simply finding a good fit or in a few, bending in the riders legs, fixed any percieved problems I might have had.

In the end, it appears that my extreme perfectionism did me in with these miniatures.

<snip>

As a recovering perfectionist raised by two perfectionists, married to a recovering perfectionist raised by two master perfectionists I understand there a line between achieving near perfection and self-limiting (sometimes self-destructive) perfectionism.  When you cross it can be hard for the perfectionist to determine.

As a war gamer of the Southwest late 1600's to the 1845 USA/Northern Mexico (think Chihuahua to Colorado) and California I have been waiting for these figures a very long time, as have others.  I think any criticism of the horses can be dealt with by waiting for feedback from gamers and, if necessary based on that, then perhaps re-sculpting (spelling?) the horse figures. 

Looking forward to these very, very much.

Gracias,

Glenn


Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: oxiana on November 30, 2011, 04:42:34 PM
This is great news – Conquest produce such high quality stuff. I can just seem them riding into view and scalping the entire Boot Hill range.  lol

Another vote for 'Empire of the Summer Moon' by the way – I picked up a copy at an airport bookshop a few days ago and it's an absolutely superb read.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on November 30, 2011, 04:52:30 PM
This is great news – Conquest produce such high quality stuff. I can just seem them riding into view and scalping the entire Boot Hill range.  lol


 lol

Yep, me too, thats the plan (unless of course I am playing the Texians :D)
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Conquistador on December 03, 2011, 02:53:24 AM
The Mounted Comanche arrived recently  8)  and I started gluing the horses to bases.   :)

Uh, you were worried the horses were... what?   ???  These work just fine thank you very much.   :-*

What were you worried about??   ;)

Are they "perfect museum sculptures" of horses?  No... but close.

Are they good?  Heck, yeah.   :-*  o_o

Do some of them looked a little lean?   ::)  Perhaps, but the horses in the movies are not necessarily like the historical horses used.   I suspect that horses fed on grass would be leaner in some seasons and probably not as filled out as today's grain and hay fed stabled horses.

I am perfectly happy with the hoses!   :-*   8)   :-*

Gracias,

Glenn
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Notts Gamer on December 03, 2011, 02:42:31 PM
On a seperate but similar thing.......

How do Conquest Miniatures compare to Foundry Vikings? - I am after some 'indians' to use as Skraelings and I was wondering about using some of the more primative looking Conquest Miniatures.

Cheers
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on December 06, 2011, 11:21:09 AM
Received mine today. :D

Lovely figures, can't wait to get them onto the gaming table. ;D
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: gringo on December 06, 2011, 05:56:51 PM
very tempted myself .. :)
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Captain Blood on December 06, 2011, 09:53:59 PM
Received mine today. :D

Lovely figures, can't wait to get them onto the gaming table. ;D

You're going to need to up your painting rate then... What was it? 10 pirates in 6 months?  ;)  :D
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on December 06, 2011, 09:58:15 PM
You're going to need to up your painting rate then... What was it? 10 pirates in 6 months?  ;)  :D

Who said I was going to paint them ;) lol
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: timg on December 07, 2011, 10:15:45 AM
Nick, how do they compare to Foundry in scale matey?
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on December 07, 2011, 10:31:09 AM
Similar in height, but much slighter and more finely detailed figures.
 They look ok against my Boot Hill figures, but alot less bulky. I think its fine as they are not clothed, so don't look wrong. I will probably add a spacer under their base just to lift them a bit.
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: timg on December 07, 2011, 11:41:00 AM
Similar in height, but much slighter and more finely detailed figures.
 They look ok against my Boot Hill figures, but alot less bulky. I think its fine as they are not clothed, so don't look wrong. I will probably add a spacer under their base just to lift them a bit.

Ta mucheley Nick!
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Captain Blood on December 07, 2011, 02:44:40 PM
Who said I was going to paint them ;) lol

lol
Touche!

More work for Senor Bugsda then...  ::)  ;)
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Malamute on December 07, 2011, 02:49:07 PM
lol
Touche!

More work for Senor Bugsda then...  ::)  ;)

With the extremely fine detail on these figures I don't think I could do them justice, so El Supremo Bugsda De La Vega may well get the dinero ;)
Title: Re: Conquest Miniatures Comanches ride again!
Post by: Bugsda on December 07, 2011, 05:26:02 PM
 DeNiro? You lookin' at me? 8)

Come, we eat, we talk, I'm a reasonable man, I'l make you an offer you can't refuse  lol