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Title: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Shipka on March 04, 2015, 06:46:11 AM
http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/News.htm

Just to say Ian has previewed some Persians he is currently working on.

Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Arthur on March 04, 2015, 08:37:24 AM
That's the third Persian range to be announced in a few months after Westfalia and Khurasan : it's quite intriguing to see how a relatively obscure army has suddenly become the latest wargaming rage.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Shipka on March 04, 2015, 01:32:12 PM
Us wargamers are nothing but esoteric!
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Schrumpfkopf on March 05, 2015, 03:05:27 PM
Mashallah is all I can say. :--)

I wish the images would be a tad bigger tho.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: carlos marighela on March 06, 2015, 09:08:39 AM
Mashallah is all I can say. :--)

I wish the images would be a tad bigger tho.

Given they are by Irregular I doubt you really do.  ;)

Clearer photos will hardly boost sales. As miniatures go, Irregular make great fishing sinkers.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: nathan on March 06, 2015, 12:05:53 PM
I used to have a similar opinion, until I painted some.  Now I'm all like  :-*
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Ahistorian on March 06, 2015, 01:14:47 PM
Some of their smaller scale ranges are quite darling, and their prices are hard to beat.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: swiftnick on March 06, 2015, 06:54:40 PM
I think they generally paint up well. Also they do just about everything.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: shandy on March 06, 2015, 07:51:14 PM
Interesting. Could anyone tell me how they compare with Minifigs 15mm figures size-wise?
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: sakura11 on March 06, 2015, 07:52:38 PM
irregular have dramatically improved and paint up superbly
I have just bought some taiping and am delighted with them in 15mm
quality and service is excellent and they have extensive ranges not covered by anyone else
easy to  make damning statements but I am now a firm convert and will expand my 19th century ranges with irregular
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Schrumpfkopf on March 06, 2015, 08:35:59 PM
I've dealt with them once. Very helpful, quick and nice. Their web site could do with a make over tho.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: nathan on March 07, 2015, 12:03:51 AM
Their site hasn't really changed in 15 years.  Which is actually pretty impressive considering it's the internet.

I think my favorite thing about Irregular's stuff is the depth of the sculpting.  It's chunky (perhaps even crude is the best word) but the recesses go so nicely deep that painting it is super easy.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: carlos13th on March 07, 2015, 12:42:41 AM
I plan on picking up some of irregulars 6mm. And maybe even one or two of their 52mm stuff.

Not to sure about the 28mm stuff though.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Baron von Nickedoften on March 07, 2015, 09:50:53 AM
I've found Irregular to be not unlike (though not quite as "plain" as) Peter Laing and Editions Brokaw.  They tend to be true to their size - no "heroic" 28mm (ie 35mm) here - and so can look a little small beside other stuff of (allegeddly) similar size, and they have as much/little detail as is needed to broadly identify the figure, but you can always add more if you want.  And very inexpensive, and sold by nice people.

Also, their animal sculpting skills aren't half bad - the assorted wildlife looks like what it is supposed to be and is reasonably in scale with its human owners/pets, which is more than some manufacturers can boast.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: carlos marighela on March 07, 2015, 04:11:28 PM
Horses for courses. Everything 've ever seen from them (and  no I've never examined their 54mm stuff) has ranged from 'OK, it would do in a pinch' through 'Bleah.' to 'Christ that's awful!'

Naturally tastes differ and your mileage may vary. Personal observation not holy writ.
Title: Re: Irregular Miniatures preview 18/19thC Persians on the workbench
Post by: Shipka on March 15, 2015, 04:50:11 AM
The Persians now feature on their web site, no pics as yet although Ian hopes to have some posted by next week