[Commercial] Introducing Bloody Miniatures P.52: A Sound of Trumpets

[Captain Blood]

Hello LAF friends

Well, after 40+ years wargaming, painting, modelling, criticising from the safety of the sidelines, and vowing never to become a wannabe lead baron, I’ve finally succumbed .

It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to my new (distinctly bijou) line of 28mm figures for the English Civil War - Bloody Miniatures. (How could I call it anything else? )

It’s a range conceived to bring a dash of added personality to existing ECW / TYW collections, or provide characterful figures for skirmish games.
 
Bloody Miniatures are the work of the brilliant Nick Collier, original sculptor of the enduringly popular Bicorne and Renegade ECW ranges.  If there’s anyone better than Nick at capturing the character of fighting men of this period, I haven’t come across him. The brief was pretty much to make them ooze with character. I think he's risen to the task.

Those existing excellent ranges contain huge numbers of rank and file models in a variety of drill-type poses - perfect for recreating big battles set in that era, but perhaps slightly less suited to the minor scrimmages, sieges, raids and sallies which typified warfare of the period. Bloody Miniatures complement these existing ranges perfectly, providing a seamless fit in size, style and stature, with extra helpings of charisma and period flavour 

They're designed with the ECW in mind, but TYW arms, armour, and dress were broadly the same. The figures are also eminently suitable for New World colonial conflicts like the Powhatan and Pequot Wars of the 1630s - 1640s, and for C17th 'folk horror' settings / rules like 'Witchfinder General'.

The first four packs are available now at bloodyminiatures.co.uk. The next four packs are already in the pipeline, and more will follow.

I've been known to criticise wargames manufacturers' websites () for a dearth of decent pictures and clear info, so hope I've managed to do a better job myself!

Here are a few pics. I hope you like them

(And a size comparison shot against various other manufacturers).


Pack BM001 - 'The Mortuary Men': Hard-bitten swordsmen





Pack BM002 - 'The Forlorn Hope': A hand-to-hand assault crew






Pack BM003 - 'The Pistoleers': Pistol-armed close quarter fighters





Pack BM004 - 'The Dismounted Troopers': Dismounted harquebusiers getting stuck in





Pack BM005 - 'A company of wolves': All of the above




Size comparison...




And a few tasters of the figures in action (lots more on the website )...









The open handed Forlorn Hope figures are also quite adaptable to carry other things - here's one who has picked up a standard (the finial and flag cords are by Front Rank)

[v_lazy_dragon]

Awesome!
These are definitely on the Wants list!

[Silent Invader]

Awesome, indeed! Congratulations and best of luck with your new endeavour 

[Malamute]

They are truly stunning, superbly animated, believable poses, a breath of fresh air to see such dynamic movement in miniatures.

I hope they prove extremely popular and you take your place among the finest of the Lead Barons.

[Romark]

Awesome, indeed! Congratulations and best of luck with your new endeavour 

Seconded! 

[Antonio J Carrasco]

Small order on the way! Just a couple of packs but I can't order more for the moment!

[Elk101]

They are just what was needed, a great idea to go with skirmising figures! Totally agree about Nick Collier's sculpts for the period. The size comparison with other ranges is extremely useful too. Bicorne and Renegade are my favourite ECW ranges and these will compliment them perfectly.

I can't wait to see the range develop.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

What a great idea

I hope that you are successful with this.

[Captain Blood]

Thanks chaps 

Small order on the way! Just a couple of packs but I can't order more for the moment!

Thank you Antonio. I’ll get them out to you this week, and hope you won’t get caught up with import duties etc, and the post Brexit mess 

[Stuart]

Great website too, really clear information, easy to navigate and some lovely eye candy and clear images of the figures. It’s the little things that make a difference and it’s obvious you’re fully aware of that.

Very best of luck, you’re off to a great start and I’m sure it’ll grow from strength to strength

[vexillia]

Good luck with your new venture.  Your web site still needs a few things to make it DSR compliant but other than that it looks very professional.

[Mason]

Brilliant!
 

Best of luck with this, Baron Richard the Bloody, although you probably wont be needing it judging by the first releases.
 

You also have the added bonus of having a pretty decent painterly type to colour them in for you.
 

[Dags]

Lovely minis
Top PJs
Nice, clear website
And a major 'hats off' for taking the possible risk by putting your own hand in your pocket to get these released rather than going down the ubiquitous Kickstarter route 

[Captain Blood]

Thanks lads 
Appreciate the support.

[majorsmith]

Not really into ECW but these are fantastic! Might have to grab a pack or two! Good luck in your new enterprise!