Author Topic: New Pirate range (Read 6984 times)

Mr Mipps · « **on:** 31 July 2007, 04:39:54 PM »

Parkfield Miniatures has just started a new range of 25mm piratey type figures (as if more pirates were needed!!!) with a new sculpt of a colonial governor to go with the pirate captain. At present only these figures, but soon to be joined by gun crews to go with the naval cannon.

http://www.parkfieldminiatures.freeservers.com/A-PIRATES-GOVERNOR.JPG

Simon

TJSKI · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 July 2007, 05:02:47 PM »

Nice looking figure, I imagine that with UTBF & LotHS we will see a ton more Pirate figures in the next few months.

And for folks that enjoy Pirates (like me :mrgreen: ) than we are going to be spoiled!!!

TJSKI

PeteMurray · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 July 2007, 05:21:42 PM »

I'm looking forward to these coming out. Also, the Glorious Revolution soldiers would make excellent period Government troops. There are remarkably few lines for that period, which happens to correspond with the end of the buccanneers!

Mr Mipps · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 July 2007, 07:46:12 PM »

Pete
I am actually considering doing a few more 'character' figures for the Glorious Revolution/pirates ranges as I am re visiting the League of Augsberg period at the moment.

PeteMurray · « **Reply #4 on:** 01 August 2007, 12:45:06 PM »

A good William of Orange would be a good job, and you can never go wrong with an Abdicated James in Disguise or somesuch.

Let us know when you've got more pictures!

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #5 on:** 01 August 2007, 12:50:57 PM »

My, that governor looks mighty nice! I´ve got a whole army of FIW redcoats from Parkfield - nice figures, a little bit "toy-soldierish", but I really like it. Great service back then as well. I´m looking forward to more minis in that line.

Mr Mipps · « **Reply #6 on:** 01 August 2007, 03:29:27 PM »

Westfalia Chris

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Hopefully the service hasn't changed that much. I really enjoy making these 'character' figures.

Simon

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #7 on:** 01 August 2007, 05:24:52 PM »

I have no recent experience, and I ordered back in May ´03... but I don´t think it´ll have changed for the worse.

fastolfrus · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 June 2008, 10:45:58 AM »

Just found the Parkfield website and saw some very interesting pieces.

Especially liked the smugglers.

Just out of interest, why are half the Cornish smugglers wearing kilts ?

Captain Blood · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 June 2008, 02:34:46 PM »

Quote from: fastolfrus on 19 June 2008, 10:45:58 AM

Just out of interest, why are half the Cornish smugglers wearing kilts ?

Dunno, but believe it or not, as part of the Cornish quest for ethnic minority status and a Celtic identity (which I do quite sympathise with, even though the population of Cornwall is now probably so diluted with incomers that they are barely Celtic at all), there is an official Cornish tartan - a rather dull black, white and yellow affair - and various dodgy assertions that the kilt is an authentic item of traditional Cornish menswear, along with the Scots, Irish, Basques etc.
(Or do Basques wear basques? Anyway... )

So yes, as of today, you can buy genuine Cornish kilts in Cornwall. Bizarrely. But I don't think there's much of a market.

I suspect it's all a tissue of romantic invention and inter-Celt 'me-too-ism' ...but no doubt somebody Cornish will pop up to put me right...

Doug ex-em4 · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 June 2008, 08:31:17 PM »

Quote from: Captain Blood on 19 June 2008, 02:34:46 PM

............and a Celtic identity............

Which will be a problem for them considering there's no such thing as Celts........

Doug

Sendak · « **Reply #11 on:** 19 June 2008, 11:33:21 PM »

Always ready for a bit of corsair goodness.

twrchtrwyth · « **Reply #12 on:** 20 June 2008, 12:47:11 AM »

Quote from: Doug em4 on 19 June 2008, 08:31:17 PM

Quote from: Captain Blood on 19 June 2008, 02:34:46 PM
............and a Celtic identity............

Which will be a problem for them considering there's no such thing as Celts........

Doug

Not in a racial sense no, but there are Celts, make no mistake about that.

Captain Blood · « **Reply #13 on:** 20 June 2008, 09:55:55 AM »

Quote from: Doug em4 on 19 June 2008, 08:31:17 PM

considering there's no such thing as Celts........

Doug

Cor, Doug! That's a hand grenade and no mistake...

Do I detect some historical revisionism has taken place?

Go on then, allow me to step into your pit lined with poisoned stakes...

If there's no such thing as Celts, why do I have almost an entire shelf of one bookcase groaning under historical, archaeological (and quite recent) titles such as (durr) 'The Celts', (several of these by different authors) 'In search of the Celts', 'The Celtic Tradition', 'Celtic Britain', 'The Celtic Landscape', etc etc...

This would tend to suggest a rather large consensus amongst historians, ethnographers, etc, that there was (or is) a dispersed population of peoples with sufficient common characteristics that they could all safely be labelled Celts. No one ever said they were all one homogenous group, as far as I'm aware.

Go on, let's hear it!

Doug ex-em4 · « **Reply #14 on:** 20 June 2008, 02:10:23 PM »

I'm a bit nervous replying to someone called Captain Blood but I'll just have to stiffen the sinews etc. Although not today, because I'm packing up to go to Phalanx at 5.00am tomorrow. Next week I'll dig out my revisionist references and float them past so you can blow them out of the water, Cap'n.

Doug

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