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Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1500 on: December 31, 2019, 10:53:28 AM »
What a great little set and the detail is amazing, right down to the tyre tread pattern on the sole of the rubber sandals.

Thanks muchly  ;)

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1501 on: December 31, 2019, 10:55:41 AM »
I've seen the carts and the livestock. Just wondering if it was going to be added to with a villagers pack or two. Thanks for confirming.

Yes as previously stated there will be a lot of civilians both rural and urban. All planned and we had hoped to have them out by now but they keep getting pushed back due to other customer demands. Every civilian will be duplicated armed as well as about their business. 

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1502 on: December 31, 2019, 11:02:47 AM »


One bit of feedback. The RPD barrels are a bit frail and gluing the bipods on a bit of a pain. Fortunately only one snapped. If any more RPDs are forthcoming, could we have them with bipods folded up, unless prone please?

Sadly one of the problems with doing things to scale. The existing open bipods can be bent into a closed position and then attached and although thin we havn't broken any yet nor had anyone else say its an issue and there are a LOT of people out there with the figures. However I will have a look into it. 

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1503 on: December 31, 2019, 11:04:02 AM »
Well, I’m good for now for a corpsman, I’ve completed my marine platoon and have enough for about another half platoon in ERDL camo. PAVN being painted now. Hoping there will be some corpsmen and some more PAVN riflemen in pith helmets or just some heads for conversions.


Yes still lots to do including a corpsman pack. Busy busy busy ;)

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1504 on: December 31, 2019, 11:17:21 AM »
USMC RECCE. now available in the shop.

 This pack represents a standard recce Marine unit. Number of men varied depending on the operation but 6 was a good sized unit covering off the various talents necessary as well as a good weapons and equipment mix.

 Figure in the pack contain a leader, scout, corpsman, radio, with a mix of weapons M16, Sawn off shotgun, M14 and Grenade launcher. M1 carbine. as well as side arms and personal weapons and equipment. Perfect unit for early operations scouting out enemy positions before the main landings or advance. However beware of ambushes.   

Offline Dr. Zombie

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1505 on: December 31, 2019, 12:04:06 PM »
Ok I'll bite.
But these will be the last miniatures I buy from you this year!

Offline .:Gunslinger:.

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1506 on: December 31, 2019, 12:13:29 PM »
Absolutely fantastic release! The variety of poses and equipment really sets them apart :-*

What a year? How many packs did you release only in 2019? It's incredible!

Really looking forward to what 2020 brings (and crossing my fingers there's the odd late WW2 in it too!)

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1507 on: December 31, 2019, 12:30:24 PM »
Absolutely fantastic release! The variety of poses and equipment really sets them apart :-*

What a year? How many packs did you release only in 2019? It's incredible!

Really looking forward to what 2020 brings (and crossing my fingers there's the odd late WW2 in it too!)

Since the first release in March / April we released

30 packs which included 100 figures.

Also,

Patton
Zippo
Ontos
Gage Commando,
M113 Early
M113 ACAV
2 x wagons.

We have three NVA packs to release next week. Plus 5 more vehicles during January.

Two or three more vehicles will arrive as well in January.

Not bad for a new range if I do say so myself.   ;)

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1508 on: December 31, 2019, 01:03:59 PM »
Ok I'll bite.
But these will be the last miniatures I buy from you this year!
Boom tish! He will be here for the rest of the year...
Anyone in next year yet?

Offline Dr. Zombie

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1509 on: December 31, 2019, 01:34:02 PM »
Well I have promised myself - no armor.

But that is this year. Who knows what happens next year.

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1510 on: December 31, 2019, 01:45:29 PM »
Looking forward to seeing what's coming  next  8)


As everyone else appears to be making requests I'm going to have a go too...

A pack of reporters please - in gaming terms useful for protecting and rescuing scenarios  -  Don McCullin  (my absolute hero) and Catherine Leroy would be must haves.....

Offline Digits

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1511 on: December 31, 2019, 02:38:55 PM »
Couldn’t wait until next year.....ordered!

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1512 on: December 31, 2019, 02:49:46 PM »
Next year? Already next year here. One of the drawbacks to living in the future.

Don’t sweat the RPDs, I can be a clumsy sod. Actually my biggest problem is painting the black and white check scarves. So much for ‘any colour you want as long as it’s green’.  :)

Thirty packs is amazing, Paul must be sculpting and you must be dispatching with bloody stumps for fingers.

Anyway a Happy New Year to all concerned. Looking forward to what 2020 brings.
Em dezembro de '81
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3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
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E agora seu povo
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Offline Bravo Six

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1513 on: December 31, 2019, 03:30:25 PM »
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Not bad for a new range if I do say so myself.

Uuuuhhh..... heck yeah!!

Offline .:Gunslinger:.

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1514 on: December 31, 2019, 03:57:54 PM »
Since the first release in March / April we released

30 packs which included 100 figures.
Not bad at all! Truly impressive suits it better ;)

Happe New Year!