Author Topic: Eureka's New Band (Read 6971 times)

Aaron · « **on:** November 03, 2009, 04:31:22 PM »

Anyone seen these? They look just the guys to provide a soundtrack for your swashbuckling. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/4069550861_5061156a67_o.jpg I plan to grab one of each at Fall in this weekend. Who doesn't a 28mm Voltaire?!?

Hammers · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2009, 04:34:37 PM »

Quote from: Aaron on November 03, 2009, 04:31:22 PM

Anyone seen these? They look just the guys to provide a soundtrack for your swashbuckling. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/4069550861_5061156a67_o.jpg I plan to grab one of each at Fall in this weekend. Who doesn't a 28mm Voltaire?!?

Yes, I there is already a post on these but the images you found are better.

archangel1 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2009, 06:12:35 PM »

Much nicer pics! Definitely on my wish list. I have a similar set of musicians in 54mm from Phoenix. It's interesting that cellos from this period were simply held off the ground. Nowadays, they have that central spike that extends to alter the height.

Plynkes · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2009, 06:32:29 PM »

Take the cellist and one of the fiddle players and they wouldn't take much converting into a nice little Lucky Jack and Stephen vignette, would they, eh?

Hammers · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2009, 06:35:08 PM »

Quote from: Plynkes on November 03, 2009, 06:32:29 PM

Take the cellist and one of the fiddle players and they wouldn't take much converting into a nice little Lucky Jack and Stephen vignette, would they, eh?

Why didn't I think of that?!

Bako · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2009, 07:21:09 PM »

I like the Frederick one.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2009, 07:47:56 PM »

Take the seated Bach figure and a suitable oar or paddle and you can have an 18th C gent rowing a boat or poling a punt.

The Voltaire figure is glorious. I've always been fond of his dying words. Asked by an attendant priest whether he woud renounce the devil, Voltaire replied 'this is no time to be making enemies'.

Must ask Nic whether he would contemplate a Candide set, Pangloss, Cunegonde etc etc. That would be fun.

Plynkes · « **Reply #7 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:14:18 PM »

If I know Hammers, he'd be more interested in a Justine or Les 120 Journées de Sodome set.

starkadder · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2009, 08:15:08 AM »

Quote from: carlos marighela on November 03, 2009, 07:47:56 PM

Must ask Nic whether he would contemplate a Candide set, Pangloss, Cunegonde etc etc. That would be fun.

You'd have to have a few Cunegondes. Young, beautiful, old, haggish, two buttocks, one buttock etc etc.

Maybe a garden set for the conclusion?

Admiral Benbow · « **Reply #9 on:** November 04, 2009, 02:12:45 PM »

Not my period, but the figures are really tempting ...

richarDISNEY · « **Reply #10 on:** November 04, 2009, 03:02:36 PM »

Thanks for pointing this out. I will definitely will be getting these!

Aaron · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2009, 01:22:35 PM »

I picked all of them up at Fall In along with my new order of French cavalry and ragged artillery for the French Revolution range. If anything they are even better in the flesh. My friend already suggested a use for them in Sharp Practice games. One of the musicians is a spy and has an important message in code hidden in his sheet music!

SgtPerry · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2009, 10:35:55 AM »

Quote from: Aaron on November 10, 2009, 01:22:35 PM

(...)
One of the musicians is a spy and has an important message in code hidden in his sheet music!

That reminds me a Nicolas Le Floch's adventure... Nicolas is a 18th century french policeman in a serie of novels written by Jean-François Parot.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chatelet-Apprentice-First-Nicolas-Investigation/dp/1906040060

There are also 4 TV movies by now.
http://www.amazon.fr/Nicolas-Floch-saison-Jerome-Robart/dp/B001I0N9IG

Aaron · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2009, 12:57:23 PM »

Thanks for that. I think I found my next series of novels to read!

elhion · « **Reply #14 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:20:44 PM »

Is anyone aware of a link to buy these wonderfull miniatures online?

News:

Donate

We Appreciate Your Support

Recent

Author Topic: Eureka's New Band (Read 6971 times)

Related Topics