"Whereas by the Emergency Powers Act 1920, it is enacted that if it appears to Us that there have occurred, or are about to occur, events of such a nature as to be calculated, by interfering with the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, or light, or with the means of locomotion, to deprive the community or any substantial portion of the community, of the essentials of life, We may, by Proclamation, declare that a state of emergency exists: And whereas the present immediate threat of cessation of work in Coal Mines does, in Our opinion, constitute a state of emergency within the meaning of the said Act: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Act, We do, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, hereby declare that a state of emergency exists."
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28mm 'State of Emergency' Range
or Britain in the Winter of '79
STOP PRESS: I am ridiculously proud (and rather excited) to announce that Mike Bravo Miniatures (http://www.mikebravominiatures.com/) is open for business. Our first releases are in production and therefore available for pre-order.
Webshop here: Mike Bravo Miniatures Web Store (http://mike-bravo-miniatures.myshopify.com/).
Available are:
- 28mm War Correspondents (4)
- 28mm British Army (NI) (5)
- 28mm Paramilitaries in Balaclavas (4)
Pre-order status whilst waiting for stock to come online, which should be within 2 weeks. I'm busily knocked up labels and readying envelopes for the first intrepid few (very much appreciated, you know who you are!)
Right, back to the purpose of this thread. Our first main range is the 28mm 'State of Emergency' line, initially for figures suitable for Winter of '79 type games, starting with figures inspired from events in Northern Ireland.
These will tie in nicely with some new rules that have become available, 'WINTER OF ’79 – LIVING ON THE FRONT LINE' by Mark Hannam, Matthew Sparkes & Mike Bradford and released by Caliver/Partizan Press. See here (http://www.caliverbooks.com/Partizan%20Press/partizan_79.shtml).
So without further ado:
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Following a little behind these will be:
- Army Command & Support (Officer, Radio op with Sterling/SLR, GPMG, LMG)
- Army firing poses (a further 3 poses)
- Paramilitaries with Armalites, M60 and RPG
Thereafter plans are afoot for further Army figures with Sterlings and Brownings, head variants (eg helmets, fusiliers, Scots), variants without flak vests, dog handler, medic, drivers and more. Also RUC/mainland police, and more generic civilians and plain clothed types.
(Much depends on how well the initial releases go, what other manufacturers may decide to do, what requests and ideas come in, etc etc.)
Better photos (forgot the inkwash, couldn't find my tripod, it was 3am, yadda yadda yadda) and painted examples and comparisons vs other manufacturers will follow as soon as I can.
Cheers
Dan
Noted re Poles, will put those on the to do list I think.
Anyhoo:
Iron Man, Wild Goose: 28mm Mercenary Officer for W79 Private Armies and Overseas Ops
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If you've been on the W79 Facebook page you may have already seen this, but...
Bravo Go! Go! Winter of '79
As an experimental alternative to running a KS, I'm giving a discounted pre-order scheme a bit of a run out. Pre-order the next batch of our '79 Brits and Paramilitaries and not only do you help get the following batches of armed police and armed civilians closer to being produced (ie within a couple of months rather than waiting into the summer), but you get a healthy discount on the RRP AND you get a free Iron Lady as a thank you for essentially taking a big leap into the unknown*.
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The Brits and Paramilitaries are all in various stages of being sculpted, but I'm waiting on an ETA for those and the follow on stretch targets (hence this is still in a 'soft launch' phase).
This scheme will run from now until about the end of March. If by then any of the stretch targets aren't in a position to be completed, 'backers' will have the option to take a refund or wait it out.
More info, targets, concept photos (where applicable) and in time the WIP shots, available here:
https://www.mikebravominiatures.co.uk/collections/bravogo-go-new-winter-of-79 (https://www.mikebravominiatures.co.uk/collections/bravogo-go-new-winter-of-79)
*Those who pre-ordered previously will get one too with their next order.
W79 BravoGoGo Update: First new sculpts
So proving the concept kind of works, the following two new sculpts are the first funded figures to come off the workbench:
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These will be supplied either as shown, or with balaclavas (which will be identical save that we will sculpt on a balaclava, and maybe a different pistol for variety)
NB - depending on funds at the end of the campaign, we may do bareheaded variants for all of the paramilitaries, or at the very least offer heads for DIY conversions.
What's a BravoGoGo? Why, didn't you know? http://www.mikebravominiatures.co.uk/collections/bravogo-go-new-winter-of-79 (http://www.mikebravominiatures.co.uk/collections/bravogo-go-new-winter-of-79)