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Author Topic: [COMMERCIAL] Empress Miniatures Cold War Range. T64 RELEASED.  (Read 88336 times)

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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I've had to be very quiet lol I think the old "you can please some of the people" saying is very appropriate here. I think we have to remember that they're gaming pieces, it's all too easy to pick them apart. 100,000 soldiers will have 100,000 opinions on what's realistic, Gamers "ooh they're nice"  :)

TBH we have not had any negative comments just Oh I carried this or that.

Some of the stories have been very funny such as the one mentioned or the description of the Stirling being made out of fish hooks as it caught on every possible thing especially cammo net.  lol

Just got the next load of sculpts so I will put a picture up on Monday. Mind you got a lot of new releases in the Nam section next week so will probably sit on them a bit.

Offline Rick F

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Looking forward to all of them Paul :)

Offline Ewan

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Yes to the Landrovers being crewed by relevant BAOR types. Also some civilian crews.       

Civilian crews as in Winter of 79 type civilian crews?

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Excellent.

Civilian crews as in Winter of 79 type civilian crews?
That would be useful, but then there is the question of what are they wearing?

Offline carlos marighela

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Shell suits and Reeboks? Milwall shirts or worse, Chelsea shirts and Doc Martens?

Maybe they could do a ‘my other car is a Range Rover’ set in Barbour jackets, flat caps and wellies.

 :D
« Last Edit: January 15, 2021, 11:48:24 PM by carlos marighela »
Em dezembro de '81
Botou os ingleses na roda
3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
Só o Flamengo é campeão mundial
E agora seu povo
Pede o mundo de novo

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Well its all possible.

Christine wants to design this section of the range so I suspect short skirts and big shoulder suits will feature.........and that's just the  :)men.

Offline carlos marighela

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Not sure that Eddy Izzard had much of a profile in 1985 but the diehard Boy George fans will be thrilled.

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Not sure that Eddy Izzard had much of a profile in 1985 but the diehard Boy George fans will be thrilled.

Boy George is tempting.

I wondered about The Queen and Prince Phillip in the Landrover and perhaps also standing figures. Perhaps out on a shooting fishing trip. They would actually pass for country types in general. 

Offline Ewan

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Excellent.
That would be useful, but then there is the question of what are they wearing?
Donkey jackets and anaroks

Offline carlos marighela

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Boy George is tempting.

I wondered about The Queen and Prince Phillip in the Landrover and perhaps also standing figures. Perhaps out on a shooting fishing trip. They would actually pass for country types in general.

Liz and Phil would be OK but if you are going to do the Royals in the ‘80s it really has to be Princess Ditz, the Queen o’ Hearts AKA our English Rose etc, etc cough, splutter, upchuck. Fortunately or otherwise, according to taste, she was Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Hampshires (The Tigers) and there’s a reasonably well known photo of her driving an FV 432 in Berlin, one of the version sporting a Fox turret with the 30mm Rarden. If only she’d stuck to that as her mode of transport......

Despite the military connection Andy is out for obvious reasons and if you do the Kents, people will just colour them in wearing German uniforms. I s'pose Anne is an option if you are looking for another tank commander figure.

I’d stick with Mr O’Dowd if I was you..

How’s this for an amusing diorama piece?

« Last Edit: January 17, 2021, 03:06:49 PM by carlos marighela »

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Think I will give that a miss  lol

Offline carlos marighela

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Fair enough. I think I will too :D

Now some inspiration and a ready made scenario for those wanting to play with your new toys. You should enjoy this, even if it does lead to calls for a 1/50 Volkswagen and two suspicious looking German figures. It’s almost the perfect gaming scenario.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kspwZdqqCjg


Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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The next crop of BAOR sculpts off to the moulders. So a sneak preview.
Figures include;

Officer and RTO x 2
Two snipers.
 2" mortar  firing and moving.
LAWS firing.
m79 firing and loading.

Next to be sculped.
4 x prone riflemen.
4 Stirling SMG types.
4 x Tank crew mounted.
4 x Tank crew dismounted.


Offline carlos marighela

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Luverly!   :-* :-*

Bit surprised the snipers aren’t in ghillies but happy to have them regardless.

Offline carlos marighela

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BTW any chance of Rich making an AVRE version of the Centurion? Mostly just a new gun, dozer blade and fittings.

 

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