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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Phil Robinson on April 04, 2014, 12:25:07 AM
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First packs are up on the North Star site :)
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And very nice they are too. :D
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Great figures. A New project springs to mind 8)
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Ordered the lot at 6:30am this morning!!
They are lovely sculpts and will go a long way to providing even more variation to my NWF collection (as yet unpainted of course!! lol -Soon to be remedied!)
Darrell.
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Bloody hell Darrell! You're on the ball. ;)
Lovely figures, will get ordered over the weekend. Hope to see some opponents soon.
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Corr, they are rather special. I can see some of these being used for other theatres such as VSF. I can't wait to see the Brits ;D
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And here they are:
Ordered the lot this morning from North Star- Artizan:
http://www.artizandesigns.com/list.php?man=23&page=1
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There's some lovely pieces there. Could've done with pics of the other two packs as well (I know, never happy ;)) though...
I can see me painting brown and sand for a while. :D
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There's some lovely pieces there. Could've done with pics of the other two packs as well (I know, never happy ;)) though...
I can see me painting brown and sand for a while. :D
Me too matey :). Actually I've got rather a lot of sand to paint first and unfortunately it's not for me :'(.
Darrell.
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(http://www.artizandesigns.com/images/img1949.jpg)
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(http://www.artizandesigns.com/images/img1949.jpg)
Cheers Ears :D.
Darrell.
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they look great
did he also do the northwest frontier range for foundry?
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they look great
did he also do the northwest frontier range for foundry?
No, the Wargames Foundry range was sculpted by the Perry brothers.
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Very nice indeed and Mile Owen's sculpts are almost self painting, a pleasure to daub.
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No, the Wargames Foundry range was sculpted by the Perry brothers.
THXVery nice indeed and Mile Owen's sculpts are almost self painting, a pleasure to daub.
Yup, I agree
I suppose this means we will see british indian army units too?
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THXYup, I agree
I suppose this means we will see british indian army units too?
Someone mentioned that and it is certainly my hope.... some nice variation of pose in the Afghan Regulars would be fantastic (as well as the Brits and Indians too!) 8)
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Yep, Brits and Indian troops for certain, I've seen the greens. Afghan regulars should be making an appearance later too.
You'll definitely be wanting to keep an eye on the officers Nick, there are some that will fit right in with your stuff. Saw a great green today of a British officer with a Pathan style mountain/cold weather coat, I definitely need him in my collection soon.
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Yep, had a reply on Facebook from the good folk at Northstar that opposition for the Afghans are being moulded as we speak. Well, probably not right now, because its nearly 22:00hrs on a Friday night, but, oh you know what I mean.
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Yep, Brits and Indian troops for certain, I've seen the greens. Afghan regulars should be making an appearance later too.
You'll definitely be wanting to keep an eye on the officers Nick, there are some that will fit right in with your stuff. Saw a great green today of a British officer with a Pathan style mountain/cold weather coat, I definitely need him in my collection soon.
Oh goody, looking forward to these. I feel a lead spending spree is on the horizon. Shame I won't see them in the lead at Salute though.
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Mike Owen has been threatening to do these for about the last ten years - so glad he's finally got round to it.
Maybe there's hope for more sea dogs and swashbucklers after all - he suggested he might do some more of those under the Artizan label about ten years ago as well :D
God knows I have more than enough pathans in my collection. But I really do feel honour-bound to buy and paint some of these lovely figures. So I suppose I will :)
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Au contraire mon ami (said in my best Peckham accent) the Afghan range will be available on the Wargames Emporium stand at Salute. ;)
Whether the Brits will be ready by then is anyone's guess but at least you'll get a good gander at the natives. That's of course if Jim unshackles you from the table..
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Will these mix well with the new empress afagans too???
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Interesting question. Mike Owen's figures have tended to be on the larger side of things. His WW2 Artizan stuff dwarves my Bolt Action British paras (Paul Hicks)and is noticeably taller than my modern Eurekas and chunkier than modern Empress (Tony Boustead).
His work for Brigade Games is a pretty decent match for Copplestone, size and heft wise. Pure speculation but I'd suggest they will be taller and chunkier. Probably not irreconcilably so but bigger none the less. His figures are always a delight to paint. My one niggle is that their feet often seem too small in proportion to the rest of the figure.
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Interesting question. Mike Owen's figures have tended to be on the larger side of things. His WW2 Artizan stuff dwarves my Bolt Action British paras (Paul Hicks)and is noticeably taller than my modern Eurekas and chunkier than modern Empress (Tony Boustead).
His work for Brigade Games is a pretty decent match for Copplestone, size and heft wise. Pure speculation but I'd suggest they will be taller and chunkier. Probably not irreconcilably so but bigger none the less. His figures are always a delight to paint. My one niggle is that their feet often seem too small in proportion to the rest of the figure.
'Possibly' solved by putting them on slightly thinner wooden bases me thinks(?). Or raising the Perry stuff slightly [shudders at the thought of re-basing]. My Perry stuff is all on 2 pence pieces which are about (with the Queens faces faced down- wouldn't do to deface Her Majesty with such a range!!! lol).
Darrell.
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Au contraire mon ami (said in my best Peckham accent) the Afghan range will be available on the Wargames Emporium stand at Salute. ;)
Whether the Brits will be ready by then is anyone's guess but at least you'll get a good gander at the natives. That's of course if Jim unshackles you from the table..
He'll never know, I'll just sneak away at an appropriate moment when his back is turned ;) lol
In reality our game is not adjacent to his stand. For some God forsaken reason we have been placed elsewhere in the hall. :?
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In reality our game is not adjacent to his stand. For some God forsaken reason we have been placed elsewhere in the hall. :?
I noticed that from the plan.
You'll need a runner between the different Malamute/Bibbly forward positions.
Maybe it's time for a promotion for the backdrop boy ;)
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He'll never know, I'll just sneak away at an appropriate moment when his back is turned ;) lol
In reality our game is not adjacent to his stand. For some God forsaken reason we have been placed elsewhere in the hall. :?
So realistically you can turn up in the morning to set up, wander around Salute all day, and then help tidy away and Jim'll be none the wiser?.. ;)
Well, as long as he's not reading this.
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So realistically you can turn up in the morning to set up, wander around Salute all day, and then help tidy away and Jim'll be none the wiser?.. ;)
Well, as long as he's not reading this.
lol
Ssssh! ;)
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Will these mix well with the new empress afagans too???
The Empress ones are likely to be a bit smaller and slighter. Also they're about 30 years later so you might need to pick and choose your figures a bit.
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I can see a Flashman in there on the left of the swordsman. Just ordered some of these beauties. THE CID
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Ordered mine last night. :D
Enough of them to give private Widdle a run for his money.
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I think Mike sculpted most of the figures for Mutineer miniatures, I'm sure some would fit in for the north west frontier scenario. THE CID.
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I think Mike sculpted most of the figures for Mutineer miniatures, I'm sure some would fit in for the north west frontier scenario. THE CID.
Already thought of that, though most of the pics on the Mutineer Site seem to have disappeared into the ether! ???
They will indeed come in very useful. I will of course be using the older Foundry Perry sculpts that IMHO have about as much character as it is possible to pack into a miniature 8).
Darrell.
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Ok, so I received the miniatures and all had survived the postal running of the gauntlet except one of the swordsmen that North Star/Artizan have agreed to replace.
The miniatures are taller then the Parry Foundry sculpts (as expected really), but not as bulky. They are very much in the style of Mike Owen and I think are promising if the range continues with all that has been suggested on the forum.
No idea what's next but my money is on Afghan regulars though I think I'd prefer to see Some Indian Troops to be taking them on just for now!
I'll post up some pics as I go- painting up some Perry Foundry sculpts as I speak.
Darrell.
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What time period are the opposition going to be. THE CID. ANY PICTURES OF GREENS.
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What time period are the opposition going to be. THE CID. ANY PICTURES OF GREENS.
Second Afghan War.
I haven't seen any greens- to be honest I hadn't seen any of the Afghan Irregulars either but bought them literally as they were being added to the Artizan site! :)
Darrell.
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Yep, got mine too. Lovely little figures, bought the command, both sword packs and only one each of the muskets and rifles.
I think opposition are coming next, so hopefully some Indian army and a smattering of Brits. I haven't seen any greens but believe Dewbakuk (if I remember correctly) has seen them before they disappeared into a mould.
As an aside, any idea what colours the irregulars flags would have been Darrell? I'm leaning towards a black triangular rag myself..
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I want to see Brits (inc Scots), Sikhs and and a mountain gun and crew. :D
And I want them now lol
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And a Daniel Dravett and Peachy Carnaghan. THE CID.
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I want to see Brits (inc Scots), Sikhs and and a mountain gun and crew. :D
And I want them now lol
I don't think you can miss out the Scots! They get everywhere. ;)
Did you get a chance to peruse the range at Salute Nick?
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I don't think you can miss out the Scots! They get everywhere. ;)
among the already overrepresented (in miniature) brits an overrepresented minority lol
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A unit or two of Afghan Regulars and my world is complete ... :D lol
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I don't think you can miss out the Scots! They get everywhere. ;)
Did you get a chance to peruse the range at Salute Nick?
No! :'(
Before the show opened I went to the Wargames Emporium stand and enquired about them. The salesman took me to the rack to show me the packs but it was empty. He turned around to find someone had already bought every pack they had! This was even before the show opened lol
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And a Daniel Dravett and Peachy Carnaghan. THE CID.
Good call, I have use for them as well ;D
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No! :'(
Before the show opened I went to the Wargames Emporium stand and enquired about them. The salesman took me to the rack to show me the packs but it was empty. He turned around to find someone had already bought every pack they had! This was even before the show opened lol
Gits. ::) lol
They really are lovely figures. There's the odd strange pose, mainly the ones lifting rifles up to fire, but there's some real gems in the packs too. The command and sword armed packs are by far my favourites. :D
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Gits. ::) lol
They really are lovely figures. There's the odd strange pose, mainly the ones lifting rifles up to fire, but there's some real gems in the packs too. The command and sword armed packs are by far my favourites. :D
I will get some, I especially like the command pack as well. but I am more keen to see the Brits.
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I'll post up some pics as I go- painting up some Perry Foundry sculpts as I speak.
I've nearly finished the four Foundry (in my spare time gents!) and i'll do the Artizan one's next. There is a size and a bulk difference, but I'd say wait until you see them painted up.....
I haven't seen any greens but believe Dewbakuk (if I remember correctly) has seen them before they disappeared into a mould.
Where is that man? :)
As an aside, any idea what colours the irregulars flags would have been Darrell? I'm leaning towards a black triangular rag myself..
To be honest all I know is that the banners were triangular in shape and most tribes and sub-tribes of 'irregulars'/tribesman had their own distinct flag. There was a Colonial publication (name escapes me now) that has info on the subject and I'm hoping to order some back issues. I'll let you know when/if i get the info matey.
Darrell.
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I'm here, I'm here, calm yourselves! :D
What's the actual question?
I've seen the greens for British Infantry, some superb officers including one in a mountain coat that I have to have and a few jacketed Indian troops. There were also dolly parts for more Indians. Afghan regulars will be done but as far as I'm aware the Brits/Indian Army is first. All the figures I saw have gone into master moulds but no production moulds yet as far as I know.
My guess would be for a similar release to the Pathans, so probably waiting for a decent set of packs to release as a block.
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I'm here, I'm here, calm yourselves! :D
What's the actual question?
I've seen the greens for British Infantry, some superb officers including one in a mountain coat that I have to have and a few jacketed Indian troops. There were also dolly parts for more Indians. Afghan regulars will be done but as far as I'm aware the Brits/Indian Army is first. All the figures I saw have gone into master moulds but no production moulds yet as far as I know.
Great news!! :D
My guess would be for a similar release to the Pathans, so probably waiting for a decent set of packs to release as a block.
Suits me! I prefer releases that are in blocks than to the one's that trickle out. You know where you are that way.
Darrell.
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Oh dear I seem to be a Git..
'Twas me who purchased (nearly) all the figures at Salute. It was me or someone else and I figured I deserved them as much as any other man. More so, as I got there first... lol
I did however leave two packs of rifles as I had enough of them.
Surprised about how few packs were available...
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Oh dear I seem to be a Git..
'Twas me who purchased (nearly) all the figures at Salute. It was me or someone else and I figured I deserved them as much as any other man. More so, as I got there first... lol
I did however leave two packs of rifles as I had enough of them.
Surprised about how few packs were available...
Poor form old man. I would have never have stooped ... ;)
James Flashman O'Toole
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Oh dear I seem to be a Git..
'Twas me who purchased (nearly) all the figures at Salute. It was me or someone else and I figured I deserved them as much as any other man. More so, as I got there first... lol
I did however leave two packs of rifles as I had enough of them.
Surprised about how few packs were available...
Ah well, as they say on the frontier 'if you're not fast, you're last'. Or some such.. ;)
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Oh dear I seem to be a Git..
'Twas me who purchased (nearly) all the figures at Salute. It was me or someone else and I figured I deserved them as much as any other man. More so, as I got there first... lol
I did however leave two packs of rifles as I had enough of them.
Surprised about how few packs were available...
lol
Dont worry I don't hold a grudge for long lol
Yep it was odd they had so few given these would probably be in demand.
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lol
Dont worry I don't hold a grudge for long lol
Yep it was odd they had so few given these would probably be in demand.
I did apologise to the chap at the Martian game... Hopefully that will mean the grudge will be short lived.
I wanted 4 units worth, 2 24 man units with swords, 2 18 man units with guns. They still had to post me half a dozen packs...
Like you I would have thought these would be big sellers as there has been a bit of a buzz about them. I wonder how long until the next release...
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I did apologise to the chap at the Martian game... Hopefully that will mean the grudge will be short lived.
What grudge ??? ;)
I'm going to wait and order them once the Brits are available. I should imagine given what Dewbakuk said earlier that we will see these in about a month.
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I forgot about Billy Fish and Utah the Terrible. THE CID.
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I forgot about Billy Fish and Utah the Terrible. THE CID.
lol
Those as well especially Billy Fish :D
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I've got one based ready to paint as a colour test.
So Artizan better hurry up with the Brits or they'll be an uprising before they know it! ::)
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I should imagine given what Dewbakuk said earlier that we will see these in about a month.
No clue, sorry. We are dealing with a sculptor here...
Apparently there were more Afghans at Dave Thomas' stand on the other side of the hall. I didn't go to it so can't confirm but I've been told they were there for most of the day (Probably because no one knew they were there).
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Cubs has painted a couple of the officer figures:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=66263.0
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A promising start for the British,can't wait to see the rest of the troops.
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With regard to flags used by the Pathan/Afghan tribesmen, various books (Osprey for one) show a couple examples. Generally they are triangular in shape.
For example, the Zakka Khel Afridis carried flags/standards that were of various shades of red for the field color, with one contemporary photo also showing a striped flag with five alternating wide red and white horizontal stripes. Generally, on the field there could be various tribal designs or writing.
Also, Ghazis were known to carry standards with a green field.
"The Flag Dude" in the States (and had a booth at Salute as well) makes some very lovely Pathan/Afghan tribal flags -- as well as other flags for most periods -- and is highly recommended if you want them all done at about $6/flag.
Regards,
Bob Giglio
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and is highly recommended if you want them all done at about $6/flag.
That sounds like a great plan Bob! Heraldry has really kicked the stuffing oput of my longing to paint up all my own banners/standards! :D
Darrell.
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That ZW/Empress Flashman figure.
Blue/black uniform for the Dragoons? I'm using him for the 2nd Anglo/Afghan War
[Apols if this should be on another thread]
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That ZW/Empress Flashman figure.
Blue/black uniform for the Dragoons? I'm using him for the 2nd Anglo/Afghan War
[Apols if this should be on another thread]
Naughty lol.
.....to answer your question mate, no idea :-[.
Darrell.
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That ZW/Empress Flashman figure.
Blue/black uniform for the Dragoons? I'm using him for the 2nd Anglo/Afghan War
[Apols if this should be on another thread]
If you mean the "Harry Lightman" figure that they give away with the Black Powder supplement, he looks like he is wearing a patrol jacket. 6th Dragoon Guards patrol jacket would be dark blue with black trim (all those funny French-looking flappy bits would be black too). Home service pantaloons were worn by those guys in Afghanistan, which would again be dark blue, I think with a thick double white stripe.
He is wearing an Infantryman's Glengarry, unfortunately, which no dragoon would be caught dead wearing, I don't think. Cavalry forage cap was a pill-box hat, worn at a suitably jaunty angle.
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If you mean the "Harry Lightman" figure that they give away with the Black Powder supplement, he looks like he is wearing a patrol jacket. 6th Dragoon Guards patrol jacket would be dark blue with black trim (all those funny French-looking flappy bits would be black too). Home service pantaloons were worn by those guys in Afghanistan, which would again be dark blue, I think with a thick double white stripe.
He is wearing an Infantryman's Glengarry, unfortunately, which no dragoon would be caught dead wearing, I don't think. Cavalry forage cap was a pill-box hat, worn at a suitably jaunty angle.
That's the fellow! Thanks Plynkes.
Pity about the headgear ...
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He is wearing an Infantryman's Glengarry, unfortunately, which no dragoon would be caught dead wearing, I don't think. Cavalry forage cap was a pill-box hat, worn at a suitably jaunty angle.
Easy enough to chop and to convert I would have thought Plynkes?
Darrell.
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To someone with the right set of skills, yes.
That someone ain't me, though. :)
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To someone with the right set of skills, yes.
That someone ain't me, though. :)
Might give it a try at some point and see if I can do it...... I really want to learn to sculpt- should have the requisite skills really art college and sculpture and all that sort of thing...... here's to hoping!
Darrell.