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Title: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: sjwalker51 on November 17, 2012, 07:10:18 PM
Seen at 'Warfare' today: first 3 packs of very nice Afghan/Pathans suitable for late 19th century 'Great Games'.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Plynkes on November 17, 2012, 08:23:22 PM
I think they are meant for a little later than that, given the Lee-Enfields, Lewis guns and such. 3rd Afghan War and beyond.


Unless of course we are talking about two different things.  :)
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Yorky69 on November 17, 2012, 08:46:09 PM
on webby as jazz age??? http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart13.htm
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Dewbakuk on November 17, 2012, 09:11:42 PM
Boo, my hopes were up for a second then :(
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Sterling Moose on November 17, 2012, 10:37:18 PM
At a push you could use them as moderns - there's nowt wrong with a Lee-Enfield.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Hildred Castaigne on November 17, 2012, 11:57:29 PM
Boo, my hopes were up for a second then :(
What's wrong with the Afghans from Newline Designs, as a matter of interest?
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Jonas on November 18, 2012, 02:32:19 AM
Nice models, but I wish they would bulk out their AZW range more before going into new ventures. I still wait for the promised skirsmishing infantry and sailors.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Dewbakuk on November 18, 2012, 07:32:04 AM
What's wrong with the Afghans from Newline Designs, as a matter of interest?

Hadn't seen them to be honest. It's not the Afghans I'm after though, it's their opponents. Anyone know how the Indian/Sikh troops scale with other ranges?
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: M Blakey on November 18, 2012, 08:23:48 AM
Nice models, but I wish they would bulk out their AZW range more before going into new ventures. I still wait for the promised skirsmishing infantry and sailors.

I asked Paul a few weeks ago and it looks like its going to be Next year Jonas :(
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Hammers on November 18, 2012, 11:16:07 AM
Boo, my hopes were up for a second then :(

There are plenty  of Walz Age pathans around. Foundry, for example. :)
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Jonas on November 18, 2012, 12:33:58 PM
I asked Paul a few weeks ago and it looks like its going to be Next year Jonas :(

Not so far off in the future, so I think it is just good news that it will happen... After all I have lot of models to paint still....
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Hildred Castaigne on November 18, 2012, 01:10:25 PM
Hadn't seen them to be honest. It's not the Afghans I'm after though, it's their opponents. Anyone know how the Indian/Sikh troops scale with other ranges?
That's fair enough! Seems like they were kept quiet.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Dewbakuk on November 18, 2012, 01:21:42 PM
There are plenty  of Walz Age pathans around. Foundry, for example. :)

Don't want dirty Pathans from a dirty company  ;)
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: H.M.Stanley on November 18, 2012, 04:58:15 PM
Don't want dirty Pathans from a dirty company  ;)

Mine are mostly Old Glory; one of their better ranges. I do like the look of those Empress ones though
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: M Blakey on November 18, 2012, 08:42:07 PM
Talking to the empress team today the Zulu stuff will have a massive wave in January ....

Anyway back to the afgans saw them up close and they are incredible... girlfriend definitely went online when we got home and made a few orders for Christmas because someone couldn't shut up ::)
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: gringo on November 18, 2012, 10:28:08 PM
picked up three packs today from Warfare...they are beautifull!!

regards

Ged
www.gringo40s.com
www.gingo40s.blogspot.com
and 28mm ranges
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Marine0846 on November 19, 2012, 03:43:54 AM
Love them.
Will be picking some of them up.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Yorky69 on November 19, 2012, 03:08:28 PM
found these on studio minis site, http://www.studiominiatures.com/Shop/Empire/Northwest-Frontier.html
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Keith on November 19, 2012, 04:00:48 PM
found these on studio minis site, http://www.studiominiatures.com/Shop/Empire/Northwest-Frontier.html

Different period. Those are for the late 19th Century, not post 1919.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Dewbakuk on November 19, 2012, 04:06:58 PM
Different period. Those are for the late 19th Century, not post 1919.

Which is what this thread is on. The original poster thought the Empress figures were for 19th Century gaming.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Keith on November 19, 2012, 10:33:06 PM
Ah. Apologies (danger of just reading the 'new posts' instead of browsing by room).
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: jamesmanto on November 22, 2012, 11:40:32 PM
 :'( Damn. I was hoping the NWF range was going to be for the 1890s.

But they are nice figures and will be very suitable for Pulp adventures.

The Pathans (without command) could hide in with my Old Glory and Foundry tribesmen. So they managed to steal some magazine rifles? ;)
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Atheling on November 23, 2012, 06:54:47 AM
Just lovely. I will be purchasing after I've bought up the entire NZ Wars range  8).

Darrell.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: fantail on November 23, 2012, 07:43:00 PM
These look great and who knows, maybe Empress will release a couple of packs of "poorly" armed Afghans ie: Martini-henrys,Sniders and Jezzails etc.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Hobbit on November 26, 2012, 04:43:09 PM
I've been talking to them on and off for a while about doing the 1890s. it IS on their "to do" list but it isn't particularly near the top. Maybe if everybody keeps pestering them they may do it. Or even better, if someone bankrolls it (which is what has happened with the last 2 ranges I believe)...
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: 6sided on November 30, 2012, 02:07:02 PM
Perhaps someone should point Empress towards Kickstarter....
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: carlos marighela on November 30, 2012, 10:56:06 PM
Must be about time Empress announced what the new modern additions are.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Hildred Castaigne on December 01, 2012, 01:08:45 AM
Must be about time Empress announced what the new modern additions are.
They have been hinting and mentioning for almost a year now.
GET ON WITH IT!
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Keith on December 02, 2012, 10:15:17 AM
They have been hinting and mentioning for almost a year now.
GET ON WITH IT!

Yep. Just about time.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: carlos marighela on December 02, 2012, 10:31:54 AM
There comes a point where tease style advertising simply becomes irritating.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: commissarmoody on December 02, 2012, 11:48:00 AM
Agreed, I got over tease advertising when I was a kid. Tell me what your going to make, and make it. Don't draw it out, this whole things are better if you wait is bull.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Hammers on December 03, 2012, 03:58:45 PM
There comes a point where tease style advertising simply becomes irritating.

Who is this young lady of whom you are talking? Does she perchance have a sister?  :)
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Hammers on December 03, 2012, 04:02:10 PM
Agreed, I got over tease advertising when I was a kid. Tell me what your going to make, and make it. Don't draw it out, this whole things are better if you wait is bull.

Ah. Was your nickname around the block 'Easy' commisarmoody? :)
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: Keith on December 03, 2012, 05:50:49 PM
Well, I've already said that it was going to be new insurgent packs elsewhere (surprisingly not on a thread about the NW Frontier).

I'm not advertising anything on this thread and wouldn't have mentioned it if it hadn't been brought up by the usual parties.
Title: Re: New Empress Miniatures Range: North West Frontier
Post by: carlos marighela on December 03, 2012, 08:40:30 PM
Who is this young lady of whom you are talking? Does she perchance have a sister?  :)

Pedr, in my experience they almost always do, in fact they can often lay claim to a whole sisterhood. There's always a fine line between flirtation and being a tease.   :)