Egyptian Battalion troops march into Gringo40s Hacienda!!/happy xmas

[gringo]

Gents

just to let me know the remainder of the battalion have marched into

Gringo40s HQ ....with four different marching figs and a bugler....c/o

Griffin and will be available as soon as the suns sets on New Years

day........................

will update later with cost etc........

Happy Christmas and New Year and thanks for all the support!!

[Dewbakuk]

Gutted 

I really dislike marching poses.

[Svennn]

Gutted 

I really dislike marching poses.

But how are they meant to get from one side of the table to the other when not fighting?

[Kingscarbine]

Gutted 

I really dislike marching poses.

I think one French officer said it was a "legs war", meaning they spent more time marching and patroling, i.e. running from one place to another, than actually fighting those slippery "Mexicanos".

[Emir of Askaristan]

All good things come to those who wait.

If these sell well then perhaps other poses will come and the range sounds like its going to just grand!

It will be nice to see some piccies, soon I hope!!

[gringo]

thanks Gents...........as mentioned i always listen to the punters

and if the range does sell well im sure i can add a skirmsh fig or two

but as they were only one battalion i have to be sensible !  i will try and

get some pics up but xmas is almost here...........im really pleased with

them. sitting on my desk is the "next unit" a New year suprise!!  Arriba!!

best regards   Ged   www.gringo40s.com

[Dewbakuk]

I think one French officer said it was a "legs war", meaning they spent more time marching and patroling, i.e. running from one place to another, than actually fighting those slippery "Mexicanos".

But how are they meant to get from one side of the table to the other when not fighting?

That's exactly why I dislike them. A wargame represents the conflict and the battle being fought, not the weeks of marching and deploying before hand. A figure on a battlefield should be doing something relevant to that situation, be it firing, skirmishing, advancing, reloading etc etc.

That said, Officers can be in almost any pose as long as they look good. They often aren't involved in the actual 'conflict' so I don't mind 'relaxed' poses on them, such as the Major.

Before anyone mentions Napoleonics, I'm aware they marched into gunfire but lets face it, they were idiots and I don't play them. 

I really hope they do sell well, but unfortunately it won't be me buying them anymore  I therefore engourage everyone else to buy them so that I can get other poses
The major will just have to look pretty on a shelf for the time being.

[elysium64]

Looking forward to seeing these, I can then order the Lieutenant as well to go with my Major.

[Jonas]

ok, I have been following this range and I don't know if I am being dumb or something, but I can't figure out where to get the models in the shop?

I go to the Maximillian Adventure 1861-1867 part but only see one model available?

[Arthur]

Fear not, that is simply because they're aren't there. Ged hasn't uploaded the new releases yet. He usually posts previews of upcoming figures in the blog section of the Gringo 40's website, but the Egyptians are nowhere to be seen there either. We'll have to wait for a few days until they are officially released to see them fully unveiled, methinks.

Incidentally I don't mind marching poses - provided not all troops in the range are sculpted that way of course. And the Egyptian battalion was a relatively minor unit which certainly did not bear the brunt of the fighting during the Maximilian expedition anyway, which for me at least makes it all right if they are not depicted in full action mode. 

[gringo]

jonas and Arthur

your both right. i only received the first of the production figures this
morning and will send samples to my site guy to put up on the shop
........but Christmas is here......so early in the New Year...

thanks Gents
regards

Ged
www.gringo40s.com

[Kingscarbine]

Although I do prefere more active poses for this conflict (advancing/charging, skirmishing/firing) I'll buy the marching Egyptians/Sudanese. I'm sure they'll look good escorting a convoy.

[Jonas]

ok, thanks, I will keep my eyes open then 

[Shipka]

Any pics of the new figs......?

[gringo]

shipka

sending figs off to my "site guy" today to be photographed for my site..

figs ready and in situ!

will post on here as soon as site updated

best regards

Ged
www.gringo40s.com