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Author Topic: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order (bit of a review, P.4)  (Read 13095 times)

Offline Captain Blood

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https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?products_id=3967&osCsid=auo8s4k9kgnu6ras0fpde2cq35

Releasing on 7th January.

Excited  :)

Now I can get on with my strictly un-medieval Game of Thrones cavalry forces  ;)
« Last Edit: January 31, 2019, 09:07:36 PM by Captain Blood »

Offline Ogrob

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2018, 03:33:14 PM »
I dived on these as soon as I saw on Facebook. Separate torsos and left arms should make them way more conversion friendly than the WotR ones.

Offline Tonhel

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2018, 04:04:28 PM »
Magnificent. I can only hope that they will one day do the Crusades in plastic.

About the 3 box deal with free commander. Does it only count for the pre-order?

Offline Charlie_

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2018, 04:29:47 PM »
At last!

They look fantastic, and with separate torsos, legs, left and right arms, AND weapon hands, they definitely seem to have masses more options than the WOTR equivalent.

I particularly like the look of the lightly armoured sergeants with lances.....

Interesting to look at the lances too being held both upright and couched under the arm..... I've never actually known at what point in history the classic 'knight's lance' shape arrived, this suggests it wasn't til later in the 15th century. Looks like lances in this period were still just long spears, but had a little disc / rondel thing..... And the breastplate at this stage didn't have the lance-rest.

About the 3 box deal with free commander. Does it only count for the pre-order?

No I imagine that's forever - all their other plastic boxes have a free metal mini when you order three boxes.






Offline Charlie_

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2018, 06:12:53 PM »
Here's the frame.



Seems there are three of these in the box, which will make 18 riders, but just 12 horses. The Perrys confirmed this on their facebook page. So if you are ordering from their website, grab a couple of extra horse frames too!!!!

Offline Captain Harlock

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2018, 09:53:43 PM »
Ok.. Goodbye life... Its seems im going to spend the next years inside...

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2018, 10:14:46 PM »
https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?products_id=3967&osCsid=auo8s4k9kgnu6ras0fpde2cq35

Releasing on 7th January.

Excited  :)

Now I can get on with my strictly un-medieval Game of Thrones cavalry forces  ;)
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Offline Mick_in_Switzerland

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2018, 07:34:58 AM »

Thank-you for the tip about buying the extra horse sprues (B29 Wars of the Roses/EA horses). 18 superb cavalry for £26 is a bargain.

Offline tomrommel1

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2018, 09:30:49 AM »
These look really good!
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Offline Munindk

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2018, 12:22:40 PM »
Lovely cavalry and I just happen to have some spare Fireforge horses :)

Offline Arlequín

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2018, 12:39:39 PM »
I notice Fireforge also sell their caparisoned horses in packs of four horses in any case. Hopefully a bit of knife work will render them compatible with the Perry riders, possibly even their horse heads.

Unhistorical maybe, but hey.  :)

Offline Munindk

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2018, 12:51:42 PM »
You have to remove most of the saddle (the front and back pieces at least) and do a bit of filing on the inner thighs of the rider, but its very doable. The horses heads are easy, no cutting needed (if I remember correctly) but you will need to a bit of green stuff to smooth the gap.

I made a couple of Tyrell knights from camparisoned Fireforge horses and Perry WOTR riders :)

Offline Arlequín

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2018, 01:48:45 PM »
I'm old skool, I'll probably use 'melted sprue' instead of Green Stuff.  lol

Thanks though, good to know it's do-able.  :)

Offline Breazer

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2018, 03:36:45 PM »
I want to get them but I wouldnt know what to do with them I fear.

Offline Charlie_

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Re: Perry plastic mounted HYW knights up for pre-order
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2018, 05:33:56 PM »
Am I the only one who doesn't like the look of caparisoned horses? So I'm perfectly happy with these as they are.