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Title: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Admiral Benbow on February 18, 2009, 03:38:28 PM

What do you think about these gentlemen:

(http://reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/4/50029_w_1.jpg)

Are they compatible to the new Empress Miniature's ones? Are they historically correct, or only good for VSF?

I like the figures, and it would be nice if they could mixed into a small unit of Empress Minis, but I fear they are the usual Reaper Big Ones ...

Find them in the shop: http://www.reapermini.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=5699&cat=140&page=3 (http://www.reapermini.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=5699&cat=140&page=3)

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Mancha on February 18, 2009, 03:55:28 PM

No help to you, I'm afraid.  Your link sent me off looking through that Chronoscope line, though, where I found some nice minis.  But $5 and $7 each; a little pricey.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Cory on February 18, 2009, 04:30:47 PM

I have these but no Empress. They are large, I'll try to get a comparison shot up today.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on February 18, 2009, 08:22:27 PM

There's something about them that just doesn't look right to me  ???

I much prefer the Empress figures  :)

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Argonor on February 18, 2009, 08:31:49 PM

I think their bayonets are a bit exaggerated...?

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Skrapwelder on February 18, 2009, 08:49:31 PM

They are on the large side. I have the Colonel Titchener that goes with them and is of a size. He is 35mm to the top of his helmet and is slightly taller than a Renegade Early WW1 German.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Argonor on February 18, 2009, 08:53:36 PM

And Renegade models are known to be rather bulky, right?

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Skrapwelder on February 18, 2009, 09:03:37 PM

Yes, although it seems to vary from range to range. Their early war British are larger than their German counterparts.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Christian on February 19, 2009, 12:37:37 AM

Bob Olley sculpted them, and I really love his work. They're all sculpted by different artists so that could explain the scaling issue. If they fit in with something available in larger quantities (e.g. Wargames Factory plastics) they'd be great to add some character.

I am not sure about Empress minis but I'll check them out too.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: answer_is_42 on February 19, 2009, 09:26:50 AM

Quote from: Gluteus Maximus on February 18, 2009, 08:22:27 PM

There's something about them that just doesn't look right to me  ???

I much prefer the Empress figures  :)

Agreed. I think it might be the facial hair...or the bayonets...or the helmets...
They look much larger than Empress, also.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Argonor on February 19, 2009, 04:11:25 PM

I think they're bigger than the Wargames Factory ones.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Chairface on February 20, 2009, 12:22:21 AM

Quote from: Skrapwelder on February 18, 2009, 08:49:31 PM

They are on the large side. I have the Colonel Titchener that goes with them and is of a size. He is 35mm to the top of his helmet and is slightly taller than a Renegade Early WW1 German.

I have him too. Awesome mini!  Can't say enough about it. I will pick up the troopers as well on his strengths.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Lord Billington Wadsworth on February 23, 2009, 02:21:59 PM

I just got a set of these.. they are beauties - but they are quite a bit beefier than the Empress figures.  I'll try to snap some pics when I get home as well.

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Christian on February 24, 2009, 12:42:04 AM

There's also a Sergeant in the range:

http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Chronoscope/latest/50006

Anyone got any of these yet?

Title: Re: Reaper Colonials
Post by: Chairface on February 24, 2009, 01:18:33 AM

Quote from: Christian on February 24, 2009, 12:42:04 AM

There's also a Sergeant in the range:

http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Chronoscope/latest/50006

Anyone got any of these yet?

That is the Col Tichner that Skrapwelder and I were talking about.