Mongols

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Mongols for a Kickstarter.

[Hu Rhu]

Lovely painting.      What scale are they?

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28mm

[Captain Blood]

I thought they looked like 15s.
Nice paintwork as usual Shaun. Not loving the figures - munchkins in the old school style, but I’m sure they’ll have their admirers. Your painting has certainly done them a service.

[Hu Rhu]

I thought they looked like 15s.

So did I.  Painting great, figures not so great.

[OSHIROmodels]

Lovely painting of course but I must agree about the figures. At least the horses are correct 

[janner]

Very nicely painted

[Khurasan Miniatures]

There’s absolutely something to be said for characterful sculpts like these. Remember they are gaming pieces. You’re not sticking them up your nostril when you game with them — they are *3-4 feet away from your face* for most of the game.

So you’re in your mate’s basement and it’s maybe even a little dark down there and you’ve had a few and you’re looking at the tabletop — these guys let you know exactly who they are, and what army you’re gaming against. Isn’t that part of the fun of miniature wargaming?

Admit it, I’m not wrong.

[Captain Harlock]

There’s absolutely something to be said for characterful sculpts like these. Remember they are gaming pieces. You’re not sticking them up your nostril when you game with them — they are *3-4 feet away from your face* for most of the game.

So you’re in your mate’s basement and it’s maybe even a little dark down there and you’ve had a few and you’re looking at the tabletop — these guys let you know exactly who they are, and what army you’re gaming against. Isn’t that part of the fun of miniature wargaming?

Admit it, I’m not wrong.

Well it depends. Tabletop figure sculpts generally follow some creative conventions about proportions. But there is a line that when you cross it you are off to full blown caricature style. Now some people like this, and its ok, but others dont. Its like comics. Some people like the cartoony funny looking ones and some like to see meticulous pen and ink resembling almost victorian era renderings.
I must admit that i prefer the more realistic approach.

[Silent Invader]

Lovely painting.

I must admit that stylistically (sculpting) I thought they were a smaller scale.

There’s absolutely something to be said for characterful sculpts like these. Remember they are gaming pieces. You’re not sticking them up your nostril when you game with them — they are *3-4 feet away from your face* for most of the game.

So you’re in your mate’s basement and it’s maybe even a little dark down there and you’ve had a few and you’re looking at the tabletop — these guys let you know exactly who they are, and what army you’re gaming against. Isn’t that part of the fun of miniature wargaming?

Admit it, I’m not wrong.

Not wrong if speaking for yourself. Wrong for me though.

[Condottiere]

A link would've been nice...

The Mongol Conquest - 28mm Wargames Figures

The heads on the dollies look okay, except for the one on the right...



The light cavalry would've ridden smallish horses, but the heavies would've been on larger breeds, not ponies, due to the armor.