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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => In Her Majesty's Name => Topic started by: Craig on March 26, 2014, 08:00:35 PM
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Well Ladies and Gentlemen,
Sir Nicholas of the Northstar Miniatures Works has asked us to enlist the aid of all our stalwart friends in choosing a suitable company for his splendid sculptors to work on.
We have created a shortlist of just ten companies from across the IHMN world, and would like you to indicate by ballot, which you would most like to see immortalised in pewter.
Note that Sir Nick shall have the final say, but would find it hard to deny a worthy winner. You have one week to cast your ballots... allons y!
http://inhermajestysname.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/new-northstar-company-poll/
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Voted.
Bring on the clockwork tigers ! :o
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Ditto - Tipoo all the way!!
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Voted for Rocketeers. ::)
Possibly influenced by my recent purchase of...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/orctrader/Test/JohnnyRocket.jpg)
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Very nice idea! Tippoo's top for me (I don't play IHMN but I'm always happy to see interesting new miniatures.
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I voted for Royal Navy as I'd be happy to add more figures to my force. That said, I'd love to see the Tippoo Sultan done.
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Tipooed completely!
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I'd vote to complete some of the existing companies first. There are some important gaps that need filling especially for Thule and Ra.
Some cool ideas in the new options, hope more than one sees the light of the day.
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Royal Navy Landing Party as I want the Patent Kelly Suit
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I'd vote to complete some of the existing companies first. There are some important gaps that need filling especially for Thule and Ra
That's a great point, I could use some of the Ra options.
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I'm very slowly assembling a gang based on the Count of St Germain from the book series.
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Instead of a company, how about a batch of figs bearing the unique items from the IHMN universe? Things like a patent Kelly suit, Clockwork Hound, Arc Weapons, etc.
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Mounties!
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Instead of a company, how about a batch of figs bearing the unique items from the IHMN universe? Things like a patent Kelly suit, Clockwork Hound, Arc Weapons, etc.
And Clockwork horses as well
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Instead of a company, how about a batch of figs bearing the unique items from the IHMN universe? Things like a patent Kelly suit, Clockwork Hound, Arc Weapons, etc.
That is something we had been considering as well. Just need to create a list of 10-12 figures so Nick can think it over.
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I would like unique items as well. I voted for the knights with firearms as no one else makes them. Almost all the other companies you can substitute in other figures.
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Royal Navy Landing Party ... for the Patent Kelly Suit and Rocketeers. Would also be good complementary allies in multiplayer games.
Unique items like Clockwork horses, arc generators or conversion bits suitable for IHMN equipment would also tempt me. Templars would be last on my wish list. Templars would have to be truly outstanding to prevent me from simply converting dusty old knight figures from my collection.
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Tippoo for me too,
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Tippo and his Tigers too!
Gracais,
Glenn
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Royal Navy Landing Party as I want the Patent Kelly Suit
First thing
http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Bandits-4_p_3584.html Ned Kelly and the gang. I have been eyeing those miniatures for about a year now.
Secondly
I am surprised more people did not look go for the The Templars [HVF: Knights in armour with firearms] since very few figures like that exist.
Thirdly
I want U troop only because I still have not found a suitable miniature to represent the leader.
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I went with the Templars, just sounded fun.
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Templars as well. With some clever design for alternate heads/weapons/etc., you could then have Templars, and Knights Hospitallers, Order of the Dragon (Wallachian hunters), Order of the Golden Fleece (Burgundian Revivalists), Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Pro-German Balts), Order of St Georg of Pskov (Russian Ultra-Monarchists) - OK, I made that last one up, but you get the drift.
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I think You just outlined the Space Marines concept...
oh, wait, SF knights with medieval style armour....
hm.... we could call them Grey Knights.... ;)
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Figs with hand/arm sprues holding various steampunk items as well mundane items of the period (tea cup, cigarette holder, pocket watch, umbrella, etc.). See the Reaper Doctor Watson figure.
This would allow a good variance.
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I am surprised more people did not look go for the The Templars [HVF: Knights in armour with firearms] since very few figures like that exist.
Templars was my runner-up, but, there aren't too many clockwork tiger miniatures out there either. And I hadn't heard of the Tippoo tiger until this poll came up, and frankly, it's a great idea for a company.
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For the latest news on the poll...
http://inhermajestysname.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/new-northstar-company-poll-update/
:) :D lol
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That is something we had been considering as well. Just need to create a list of 10-12 figures so Nick can think it over.
Or even just a blister pack with arc weapons, arc generator back packs and a rocket launcher or two - most of which Nick's sculptor would have had to make up separately anyway in order to complete the figures so far.
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Or even just a blister pack with arc weapons, arc generator back packs and a rocket launcher or two - most of which Nick's sculptor would have had to make up separately anyway in order to complete the figures so far.
Instead of a company, how about a batch of figs bearing the unique items from the IHMN universe? Things like a patent Kelly suit, Clockwork Hound, Arc Weapons, etc.
Having spent hours surfing the web for figures armed/equipped with the above quoted items, I believe the ideas quoted above are the direction North Star should go, if not now, then eventually.
For the record, I voted for US Marines, not because I can't find standard Marines---they are out there---but because I can't find suitable Rocketeers. Pulp Figures' Rocketeers are too, well, "pulpy" for IHMN, in my opinion.
Regards,
Mike O
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I voted for the Kentish Men as they seem like a brilliantly inventive and original company that would really add variety to IHMN and provide a lot of unusual and useful miniatures.
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I voted for the Kentish Men as they seem like a brilliantly inventive and original company that would really add variety to IHMN and provide a lot of unusual and useful miniatures.
So did I :D
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Poll is now closed. There were 425 votes in all and the results can be viewed here:
http://inhermajestysname.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/northstar-poll-results-2/
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Poll is now closed. There were 425 votes in all and the results can be viewed here:
http://inhermajestysname.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/northstar-poll-results-2/
Give the 'top half' of the results:
Company Votes Share
The Tippoo Sultan [SDRS: Indian madman with Clockwork Tigers] 78 18%
Le Cabinet Noir [IHMN: French Secret Service] 67 16%
The Templars [HVF: Knights in armour with firearms] 56 13%
Royal Navy Landing Party [SDRS: with Rocketeers & a Patent Kelly suit] 47 11%
U-Troop, The North-West Mounted Police [HVF: Sasquatch] 42 10%
I was thinking that the top two choices were pretty significantly in the [pun not intended] lead, not that this is a democracy, but there is a place to produce one off Rocket packs, Patent Kelly suits, and/or Sasquatch figures/bits. Gun armed Knights did well but I am not sure if it isn't easier to convert figures, YMMV.
Gracias,
Glenn
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Give the 'top half' of the results:
Company Votes Share
The Tippoo Sultan [SDRS: Indian madman with Clockwork Tigers] 78 18%
Le Cabinet Noir [IHMN: French Secret Service] 67 16%
The Templars [HVF: Knights in armour with firearms] 56 13%
Royal Navy Landing Party [SDRS: with Rocketeers & a Patent Kelly suit] 47 11%
U-Troop, The North-West Mounted Police [HVF: Sasquatch] 42 10%
*Snip*
Not surprised about Tippoo though he is going to be quite old considering he was born the 1750's and died May 1799 at 48. He was a neat historical figure and the tigers will be cool.
I am surprized by the Le Cabinet Noir though since you can cobble together the entire force with a quick internet search but it will be an interesting list none the less.
The Templars are a disappointment since they where a list I was hoping to win since I suck at modifying figures, but you can get the Landing party in the armour with sword and pistol and rifles from that wonderful british website.
http://ironcladminiatures.com/en/25-british-victorian-sci-fi-figures
They work in a pinch for knights, patten kelly suits, and they are a british landing party. Brigade games make a set of four Patten Kelly Suits.
The British Landing Party already exists and is excellent see above. Though I am still looking for Rocketters.
I am disappointed to be honest about U troop, though for purely selfish. I can get the mounties(though a little out time), Cree and Sasquatch but the two named characters are hard to locate and I was hoping to save myself trouble by seeing them made.
My two cents
Daniel
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Not surprised about Tippoo though he is going to be quite old considering he was born the 1750's and died May 1799 at 48. He was a neat historical figure and the tigers will be cool.
I am surprized by the Le Cabinet Noir though since you can cobble together the entire force with a quick internet search but it will be an interesting list none the less.
The Templars are a disappointment since they where a list I was hoping to win since I suck at modifying figures, but you can get the Landing party in the armour with sword and pistol and rifles from that wonderful british website.
http://ironcladminiatures.com/en/25-british-victorian-sci-fi-figures
They work in a pinch for knights, patten kelly suits, and they are a british landing party. Brigade games make a set of four Patten Kelly Suits.
The British Landing Party already exists and is excellent see above. Though I am still looking for Rocketters.
I am disappointed to be honest about U troop, though for purely selfish. I can get the mounties(though a little out time), Cree and Sasquatch but the two named characters are hard to locate and I was hoping to save myself trouble by seeing them made.
My two cents
Daniel
You make a good pitch for your viewpoint so maybe North Star will consider more than a straw poll in their decision. It couldn't hurt to contact them and make those points directly.
Gracias,
Glenn
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I would have to clean it up since it is coming from my phone and it's tiny tinny keyboard.
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Not surprised about Tippoo though he is going to be quite old considering he was born the 1750's and died May 1799 at 48. He was a neat historical figure and the tigers will be cool.
There is a simple twist to the Tippoo Sultan saga which explains this apparent anomaly that you will be able to see when you read Sleeping Dragon, Rising Sun :D
You must all remember that the final choice in Sir Nick's, though I think that a good case has been made for the Sultan.
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Nick has just announced that Northstar are going to do a Tippoo Sultan company for IHMN :D
https://www.facebook.com/northstarmilitaryfigures