New Plastics/ Warlord Russian Infantry

[joroas]

So, I see that coming up in 2011 are:

Perrys are doing Napoleonic British Hussars, ACW Confederates, AWI Infantry and Ansar

Empress/Warlord are doing Zulus and ZW British

Victrix have Napoleonic Austrians and British Rifles (and a vague hint of cavalry)

Wargames Factory have Persians and Samurai

Anything else to look forward to?

Sheer goodness.........  

[tomek917]

I think Immortal miniatures are bringing out some Persians too. And Victrix have some hoplites in the making.

Some more from Bolt Action perhaps? And more romans from Warlord if I'm not mistaken...

[Regulator]

Yes BAM has also a preview on GIs and the phalanx for the ancient stuff. Immortal will do perfect persians. And I am sure we will see a lot more

Stephan

[joroas]

I forgot The Plastic Soldier Company, too.

Just keeps on getting better.............. 

[OSHIROmodels]

I'm not holding out much hope for the WF samurai though, if any of the other figures are to go by 

cheers

James

[Regulator]

Oh, AFAIK the new WF Samurai were just one-offs in 54mm. I think it would be impossible to cast them in 28mm though.

Stephan

[carlos marighela]

Aren't  the Perries doing Austrians and Russian Napoleonics as well? Or are those metal?  PSC doesn't do much for me in terms of minis but I am looking forward to seeing their 1/56 T-34's, their 15mm and 20mm versions look quite good.

No doubt the much maligned HaT will be churning out more product.

[Regulator]

Aren't  the Perries doing Austrians and Russian Napoleonics as well? Or are those metal?  PSC doesn't do much for me in terms of minis but I am looking forward to seeing their 1/56 T-34's, their 15mm and 20mm versions look quite good.

No doubt the much maligned HaT will be churning out more product.

Yes, Austrians, Russians and Prussian Reserve.

[joroas]

Wow, those cheap Napoleonics keep rolling out............ 

[OSHIROmodels]

Oh, AFAIK the new WF Samurai were just one-offs in 54mm. I think it would be impossible to cast them in 28mm though.

Stephan

I really couldn't be bothered to go through the PMT debate about it to find out what was going on  (there probably wasn't a resolution anyway  )

cheers

James

[carlos marighela]

Well at the risk of reopening the debate that raged over on Woman's Realm...

 I recently got to see a box from WF in its current incarnation. Pure comedy gold. The cardboard box looked like it had been put together as a craft project by a not terribly bright eight year old using odd scraps from a cereal packet. Ok cheap and cheerful you say, yes but the really funny bit was the printing on the side. Where the product contents info was supposed to go was printed , I shit you not, 'put historical blurb here'. Whatever the merits of the new ownership vs the old, the new chaps are either blessed with a deft comedic touch or are the most disorganised arse clowns in the biz. I suppose the sloppy packaging softens up the prospective buyer for the moment when they open the box, spill out the contents and discover they have bought a box of cavalry whose mounts are missing bridle and reins.

Alas, I doubt too many folk will get to enjoy the joke. I really can't see too many retailers wanting to stock the bloody things. There is a sort of strange irony in the fact that under it's previous ownership the goods were packaged by a company that hires the disabled.

[LeadAsbestos]

I'm not holding out much hope for the WF samurai though, if any of the other figures are to go by 

cheers

James

Agreed.

[Arthur]

Aren't  the Perries doing Austrians and Russian Napoleonics as well? Or are those metal?

They'll be plastics all right, as Stephan said, and they will be supplemented by some metal packs. But even though Perry Miniatures have not given a release date for these, they're unlikely to come out in 2011 given everything the twins have in the pipeline. They will probably be released some time in 2012, or very late this year in the best of cases.

[Arthur]

Well at the risk of reopening the debate that raged over on Woman's Realm...

To be honest, my inner woman could not be bothered to read beyond the third post of that dreary soap opera. WF has become something of a non-subject, methinks, but the PMT mob doesn't look like it's willing to let it die peacefully. 

[OSHIROmodels]

but the PMT mob doesn't look like it's willing to let it die peacefully. 

They never do 

Apparently, Rendera are snowed under with orders which is why there are such delayed release dates.

cheers

James