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Author Topic: [COMMERCIAL] Empress Miniatures Cold War Range. T64 RELEASED.  (Read 88244 times)

Online Wyrmalla

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress MTLB and FV432 released.
« Reply #195 on: May 07, 2021, 07:20:09 PM »
From a distance the models look like the vehicle's they're based on. However as I mentioned, its in the details and shape of components which is wrong. Off the top of my head the MT-Lb's missing the aforementioned water sluices at the front (or whatever they're called), the roof access hatch is too short (which leads to roof components being in the incorrect places), all of the large tie down points are missing, all of the large rivets/ bolts on the hull sides are missing - with instead the hull sides being devoid of any detail. Oh and you need to drill and pin the turrets on these HLBS kits, as for some reason all of the ones I've encountered have turrets which are completely flush with the hull (i.e. there's nothing holding them on)...

Details which would be excusable on a smaller scale model - but 1/50th is so massive that such large details being wrong or missing is just plain weird. So my view isn't really that of someone who knows all the ins and outs of particular vehicles. Rather that with what's available out there, asking for some major details to be done right in these larger scales shouldn't be a big ask. Understanding that the model's designed for wargaming I'm not looking for etched brass upgrades and what not, but the amount of problems with the HLBS Soviet range at least kind of puts some of the more notorious 1/72nd scale kits to shame in terms of their lack of detail. :/

So not to dig at the range. Certainly there's a lack of options in the scale, so modellers take what they can get. Its just a shame that if you want the models to be accurate to a minimum degree - without going into the depths of tiny details and etched brass - it takes hours of work and a deal of experience on the modeller's end.

Edit: Just to visually illustrate what I'm talking about. Here's a BMD-2's rear (first image nicked from ultravanillasmurf btw, with the third being a 1/144th scale resin cast for comparison - ah, because I couldn't find a clear image of the 1/56th Sloppy Jalopy one, or a 1/72nd Red Tank Miniature's one). On the real vehicle the back is angled with a pair of raised pieces in the middle - along with a pair of exhausts on either side. On the HLBS model this area is instead at a right angle with the raised areas being indented. The exhausts are completely missing, as are other large details either missing or simplified (which carries through to the rest of the model). When compared to available 1/48th kits from larger manufacturers, or more modern 1/50th stuff coming out of a few wargaming companies, these extent of these problems are more something I'm used to seeing on tiny models, rather than stuff in this larger category (even 1/56th manages fairly well these days). Which is to say that without these old former HLBS kits really having any competition in 1/48 - 1/50th currently, they're the best that's available, but I'd have to say that begrudgingly after all the time I sunk into trying to fix their problems (before, well, personally abandoning the range entirely and selling off what I had).





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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress MTLB and FV432 released.
« Reply #196 on: May 07, 2021, 07:54:58 PM »
To be fair, in the time that you took to write that post you could probably have built one from scratch  lol ;)

As I don’t wake up in the night bathed in sweat (from a lack of water sluices) and the square bit on the BMD would take about 5 seconds to fix with a craft knife, I’d consider buying a number, but it’s a free world

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #197 on: May 24, 2021, 11:59:30 AM »
Some more 28mm figures added to our BAOR Cold War range for the late 1970's and 80's.

4 prone riflemen, because thats what soldiers tend to do a lot.

4 Stirling SMG armed chaps.

Both packs in the shop here;
https://www.empressminiatures.com/



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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #198 on: May 24, 2021, 03:20:29 PM »
They would work perfectly as UNIT soldiers, I'm aware that empress stuff can be a little big though, I have 2 UNIT guys from Black Tree Design. Does anyone know how they scale up?

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #199 on: May 24, 2021, 03:33:20 PM »
Do all Empress miniatures come with separate heads or is it just the universal-soldier range?

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #200 on: May 24, 2021, 05:46:31 PM »
They would work perfectly as UNIT soldiers, I'm aware that empress stuff can be a little big though, I have 2 UNIT guys from Black Tree Design. Does anyone know how they scale up?

It is worth looking at this thread:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=130930.msg1660872#msg1660872




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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #201 on: May 24, 2021, 05:48:02 PM »
Do all Empress miniatures come with separate heads or is it just the universal-soldier range?
A number of their ranges have separate heads, but all the BAOR ones have integrated heads (assuming this bunch also have integrated heads).

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #202 on: May 24, 2021, 05:49:02 PM »
Nice, now Land Rovers and crew?

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #203 on: May 25, 2021, 07:08:29 AM »
Nice, now Land Rovers and crew?

Brilliantly answered questions  ;)

Landrovers just being crewed. Both civilian and military. Plus other stuff. More releases later. ;)

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #204 on: May 25, 2021, 07:44:53 AM »
Brilliantly answered questions  ;)

Landrovers just being crewed. Both civilian and military. Plus other stuff. More releases later. ;)

When you say civilian crews do you mean western civilians and armed or unarmed  ;D

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #205 on: May 25, 2021, 07:52:19 AM »
in the landrover and dismounted versions.

We will be doing civilians for the range.

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #206 on: May 25, 2021, 09:25:41 AM »
Some German civvies would be nice*, everyone needs refugees or rubberneckers/bystanders for exercises. But I really, really do want a Milan team.





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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #207 on: May 25, 2021, 09:47:18 AM »
Some German civvies would be nice*, everyone needs refugees or rubberneckers/bystanders for exercises. But I really, really do want a Milan team.

* Preferably not in dirndls and lederhosen.  :D

100% this (no lederhosen).

I’d go as far to humbly suggest two types - refugees (ie walking, coats, belongings), and bystanders/protestor types (stationary, no additional belongings).

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #208 on: May 25, 2021, 09:49:33 AM »
Tempted to just copy the civilians from the Soldier Soldier series, although they are late 80's early 90's so more shoulder pads needed.

Yes to a Milan team.

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Re: [COMMERCIAL] Empress more army figures released.
« Reply #209 on: May 25, 2021, 10:23:31 AM »
German civilians with porn ‘taches and at least one with a mullet.

Of course that might lead to three Geordies, at least one of whom looks remarkably like Jimmy Nail.
« Last Edit: May 25, 2021, 10:25:58 AM by carlos marighela »

 

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