What's occurring in swashbuckling land?

[Darkoath]

Can I ask what are the PMC buildings that Malamute and Lowtardog have mentioned?

Darkoath

[Darkoath]

I must admit I have always dreamed of having a nice set of ECW miniatures to play campaigns with.  My old gaming group used to play ECW all the time... though in 15mm instead of the one true scale 28mm!

Perhaps one day... but I think it would require quite an investment to do this...

Darkoath

[Captain Blood]

PMC Games are the people that used to own Total System Scenic (the ubiquitous fuzzy-flocked foam terrain boards). They also made an extensive range of hefty half-timbered resin buildings, broadly suitable for any period from late medieval through to C20th. Not brilliantly detailed, but ready-painted, robust and really quite cheap. And lots of them - like 20+ different models. Inns, barns, houses, stables, forges, tanneries, foundries, cottages - all sorts. I have quite a few of them as well.

PMC sold TSS three years ago, but kept the resin range available (only) through ebay (UK). They also keep up a rolling line of 'bespoke / handmade' pieces, again regularly available on ebay.

I must admit I have always dreamed of having a nice set of ECW miniatures to play campaigns with. 
Perhaps one day... but I think it would require quite an investment to do this...

Well perhaps not if you went with the Warlord plastics - although having bought a box, I must admit they don't really grab me. It's not that they're plastic, it's more that the finish is too smooth and the poses are all a bit stiff...

Alternatively, Renegade are still doing fantastic unit / regiment deals on their very nice ECW range, which make these amongst the cheapest metal figures you can buy anywhere - less than 50 GBP pennies a figure - and amongst the best quality too. What's not to like? 

[Gluteus Maximus]

Alternatively, Renegade are still doing fantastic unit / regiment deals on their very nice ECW range, which make these amongst the cheapest metal figures you can buy anywhere - less than 50 GBP pennies a figure - and amongst the best quality too. What's not to like? 

The only thing I don't like about them is they are too big to mix in comfortably with my Foundry and Perry stuff 

Apart from that they are indeed lovely figures and an absolute bargain to boot.

Oh well 

[Captain Blood]

The only thing I don't like about them is they are too big to mix in comfortably with my Foundry and Perry stuff 

Apart from that they are indeed lovely figures and an absolute bargain to boot.

Oh well 

Yes, it's a real bummer that there is such a wide divergence of sizes between Perry / Foundry and Renegade / Bicorne. TAG are kind of in the middle, but closer to Foundry / Perry really in stature, while Renegade are very big. You pays yer money and takes yer choice... 

[Darkoath]

I had heard that the Bircorne ECW are sculpted by the same person who is doing the Renegade ECW?

Also would anyone have a link to the PCM Ebay UK store?

[Captain Blood]

Here's what PMC currently have up on eBay in the UK http://shop.ebay.co.uk/pmc_games/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25

They don't have a store as such. They do have a constant supply of stuff coming onto eBay.

Yes, the main parts of both the Bicorne and Renegade ECW ranges were sculpted by Nick Collier. Also the entire TAG (The Assault Group) Renaissance ranges - a bit smaller, but otherwise compatible with Nick's stuff for Bicorne and Renegade.

However, both Bicorne and now Renegade have subsequently added other packs by other sculptors to their ECW ranges. Some of which are very nice... a few of which are not so good. And certainly stylistically really quite different from the bulk of the ranges sculpted by Nick Collier.

[redzed]

I had heard that the Bircorne ECW are sculpted by the same person who is doing the Renegade ECW?

yep

Renegade- avoid the Scots and the Cavalry (the Cavalry is rather bland)
but go to town on the Muskets and Pike.

Bicorne- ooohh lovely, slightly finer than Renegade but they do mix rather well, even on the same base. The Cavalry is better looking than the photo's suggest, Bicorne also has a plethora of personality figs/packs to liven up your forces. Avoid the Irish,and maybe the Scots so I've been told.

Qindia Studios for a bit of inspiration.

and  FREE Basic Baroque

[white knight]

Here's what PMC currently have up on eBay in the UK http://shop.ebay.co.uk/pmc_games/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25

They don't have a store as such. They do have a constant supply of stuff coming onto eBay.

Anyone know whether their stuff can be gotten unpainted and unassembled? I'd have to repaint it anyway to make it look like I want and it seems shipping might be more reasonable if it can be mailed in a more compact state.

[Captain Blood]

Nope. Generally comes as solid lumps of resin.

[white knight]

sounds heavy.

[Captain Blood]

 

[white knight]

is that a 'yes' or a 'wotcha talking about, willys'? 

[Captain Blood]

is that a 'yes' or a 'wotcha talking about, willys'? 

It's a  (yes, I'm afraid solid lumps of resin are indeed heavy) 

Probably worth the postage though, because the product itself is pretty good value.

[white knight]

I'll probably get some. Meanwhile, I've ordered some of the current TSS ones. They look good too and they are cheap as chips.