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Author Topic: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?  (Read 2252 times)

Offline huevans

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #30 on: April 24, 2025, 05:06:58 PM »
The do-able figures which immediately spring to mind are a captain standing on the bridge and a helmsman. From that point on, it becomes challenging..

For a mid nineteenth century vessel, you need a gun crew loading a muzzle loader cannon. Aeronefs would have very differently posed gunners.

It would be difficult to cover all the possibilities.

Offline sjwalker51

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #31 on: April 24, 2025, 05:55:17 PM »
Another vote for 19th century Burmese - I fear the Pontoonier range will never see the light of day and Badger Games LLC never reply to emails about its availability, or planned extensions to the Gurkha/Nepalese Range, or anything else for that matter!

I’d love to see a dedicated range of Dyaks, Pirates and 1840’s British for Rajah Brookes’s expeditions.

Then there’s the gaps that stop me investing in other projects, like the aforementioned Gurkhas from Pontoonier, or ragged uniformed Sepoys for the 1842  retreat from Kabul to compliment the Empress range.

Offline huevans

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #32 on: April 24, 2025, 09:48:50 PM »
Empress has Sikh Wars 1840s British.

What do the Rajah Brooke guys look like?

I assumed that they were Royal Navy and civilian guys

Offline leadfool

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #33 on: April 25, 2025, 12:18:16 AM »
I will encourage you to think Canadian and get us a new set of Métis and Cree suitable for the 1870 Red River and 1885 North West Rebellions, especially now that Rafm is gone and with them their line of 1885 miniatures.  Get us Gabriel Dumont, Big Bear, Wandering Spirit, and the man himself, Louis Riel.  Get us Canadian militia armed with Snider-Enfield rifles rather than having to repurpose British Zulu War troops with Martini Henry rifles.

And while you're at it, some early (1873-1885) NWMP :)

I agree with  Will Bailie.  Think Canadian. 

Also Canadian militia to respond to the American "Fenian" invasions after the American Civil War. 
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Offline huevans

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #34 on: April 25, 2025, 12:30:33 AM »
I will encourage you to think Canadian and get us a new set of Métis and Cree suitable for the 1870 Red River and 1885 North West Rebellions, especially now that Rafm is gone and with them their line of 1885 miniatures.  Get us Gabriel Dumont, Big Bear, Wandering Spirit, and the man himself, Louis Riel.  Get us Canadian militia armed with Snider-Enfield rifles rather than having to repurpose British Zulu War troops with Martini Henry rifles.

And while you're at it, some early (1873-1885) NWMP :)

I agree with  Will Bailie.  Think Canadian. 

Also Canadian militia to respond to the American "Fenian" invasions after the American Civil War.

Actually Perry already do Canadian militia for the Fenian raids and they look very nice.

And Brigade (I believe) does a Paul Hicks sculpted series of both Lakota and also Apache for Western scenarios.
« Last Edit: April 25, 2025, 01:05:16 AM by huevans »

Offline Will Bailie

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #35 on: April 25, 2025, 04:57:19 AM »
Thanks, Leadfool! 

I've got the new Plains War Lakota and Commanche that I have rebranded to be Northern Cree, and they are very nice figures.  The Apache don't really belong in the North West Rebellion, though.

I'd love to see some Métis, rather than trying to repurpose Boers or other civilians.

cheers,
Will

Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #36 on: April 29, 2025, 04:36:56 PM »
A French range for West Africa with Western Sudanese,Dahomean,Samori's forces, Rabih etc. Briere DeI'lsle,Archinard,Bonnier,Dodds,Borgnois-Desbordes, and other noted French officers.
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Offline Rochejaquelein

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #37 on: May 09, 2025, 02:33:54 AM »
I would like to second adding Burmese. Defeated four invasions from the Qing Empire in the 1760s, won several battles against Anglo-Indian forces and overall a lot more competent foe to the Brits than the Qing were. There's also the whole Northeast Frontier setting thats greatly overshadowed by its Pathan contemporary.

Offline FierceKitty

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Re: What new ranges of figures would gamers like to see?
« Reply #38 on: May 09, 2025, 10:38:30 AM »
10mm Fuzzy-Wuzzies with Remingtons.
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