Warlords new Korean range

[Volleyfire!]

For those of you like myself who frequent Facebook check out Wargames Soldiers & Strategy's page as they were at UK Expo 2019 in Brum today and posted pics of the forthcoming Warlord Korean War range (and Judge Dredd). Here's a link for those of you who are on fb. https://www.facebook.com/WSSMagazine/photos/pcb.2164837423565602/2164836906898987/?type=3&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARDBWe57siahcoR6bnZJ_bxg_tnFSULYmGLvizzB2JfFRK34ryYuEKPnMAbjCAIxAT8FK8YoPIUTovM9&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB9uS-3IgyppB83G3UmI0Qy120rdEhkoasAogYn5RCbLJfyQ8vonNK_5oxZssHtBCreC5Jr_M_Wwzgng1wr2uFk1Ou8oqyQWyWsq6GeiK6Om8PnV_jrytm6pGXk1bbrZ4Fh77fqZzjw45jwxyxr1SIuPzL6X_kFcslDLF1HLu9rmFWZVQoaoeA7IjFow6zucMxWCaNKzyvFxl858cW25sONjX4LxZ4lFPHdMlfqOlkvuICatltpSbOqGKW9yqA1QL567LHlkBViBSYVR0v6AAjoFAer6sX_Ckvgph2m6VT9qeaHLob5xMI0uBXypsb8eNbLdPIfx4DiT5v3N_f1428NYQ
From the look of the photos the figures are excellent, not a gurning face in sight and sensibly proportioned.
If you click on the photo and then go back about 6 pictures there are more Korean War, including a set of very well done MASH figures.

[carlos marighela]

Well if nothing else it suggests I will likely pick up a pack or two of the Brits to use for other conflicts.

[commissarmoody]

Those dont look, half bad. Fingers crosse that they look decent in person.

[Ewan]

Some of the British taken at Salute, unfortunately I didn't take pictures of the North Korean or Chinese figures.

Also I'm not very good at talking pictures 

[Splod]

I love those Brits! If I can find an SLR in scale then I reckon they'd make fantastic Commonwealth troops for Malaysia and Indonesia 

[Ewan]

I love those Brits! If I can find an SLR in scale then I reckon they'd make fantastic Commonwealth troops for Malaysia and Indonesia 

You might want to look at Eureka's Aden ranage
http://www.eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_126_150_853

[carlos marighela]

Yeah, kind of reinventing the wheel. 

For completeness sake Commando Miniatures also do a range of 1960s British Army in tropical gear.

On the other hand I can see the Warlord 3.5” bazooka joining my Eureka platoons. I might buy a pack for Mau Mau and I can definitely see myself buying some to field as Tanganyikan Rifles.

[Ewan]

I also believe that Studio Miniatures are doing a range of British figures for Suez and End of Empire in late 2019.

[Yuber Okami]

Also I'm not very good at talking pictures 

No one is. Not a single one of my pictures has ever talked to me.

 

[carlos marighela]

I also believe that Studio Miniatures are doing a range of British figures for Suez and End of Empire in late 2019.

Now that’s got my attention! WW2 British paras are all you really need for the shooty bits of Suez but I have always wanted a decent range of  post war Brits to fight EOKA or hunt down Stern Gangers.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

I love those Brits! If I can find an SLR in scale then I reckon they'd make fantastic Commonwealth troops for Malaysia and Indonesia 

Have you tried Crooked Dice?

[Bindonblood]

The Assault Group also sell SLRs.

While you need them for Indonesia, for Malaya you just need Jungle Carbines

[Emir of Askaristan]

I've seen the Centurion on one of their emails recently but hadn't noticed the M*A*S*H unit....  
Brilliant.

[Wyrmalla]

I think Commando Miniatures did a set of FN FALs, though I can't find them on their store. Another company sold separate sprues of them as well, not that I can remember their name. As did The Winter of '79 have a weapons set with one - though I haven't seen any of their accessory sets actually being sold anywhere online.

Unfortunately as a period its too early for many of the iconic Cold War era weapons to show up. Warlord doing sprues of plastic FN FAL and AKM. Even if to update these plastic sets to represent troops from later periods (if the uniforms match up that is). With Vietnam being focused on again by a few companies, how applicable would these figures be for that setting - just out of curiosity (as for expanding this line's customer base and if that effected Warlord's decision to go ahead with the line).

[carlos marighela]

Warlord actually have sprues of plastic AKMs. When they bought the Wargames Factory zombie range the survivors cane with very nicely sculpted separate AKMs. Of course the Zombie stuff has now disappeared.

As for suitability for Vietnam. No, not really and I’m not sure why you would go to the trouble of converting these, given there will be a dedicated Paul Hicks sculpted, Empress range along within the foreseeable future.

For Malaya, yes you want No5 rifles AKA the jungle carbine, along with M1 carbines. Britannia actually do a dedicated range in 28mm, the aesthetics of which I will leave to individual tastes.