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Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #30 on: 16 September 2014, 05:03:20 PM »
I could (and will) find some use for the seated figures- they are lovely!
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Offline maxxon

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #31 on: 17 September 2014, 06:07:37 AM »
The seated figures look splendid.

Any idea if they will fit Warbases hansom cabs?

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #32 on: 17 September 2014, 08:46:09 AM »
What I'm working on.


Online Poiter50

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #33 on: 17 September 2014, 09:01:53 AM »
They are very nice.  :)
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Offline FramFramson

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #34 on: 17 September 2014, 04:37:24 PM »
Yes! Rather good!

Moderns games especially need civilians too, given the problems of insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare.


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Offline Dolmot

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #35 on: 23 September 2014, 09:56:44 PM »
Is this old news? I ended up reading Foundry's front page. It's a bit of a mess of undated updates, undated updates to undated updates, and undated updates to undated updates of undated updates. Anyway, I noticed this:

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Ronny's most eccentric moment was probably his "mob" range. Some considerable time ago, Ronnie sculpted more than 200 Armed Civilians: they are usable for anything from the seven years war through AWI to Napoleonic.  There are men and women, horses, gentry and peasants and everything in between. Recently, we experimentally put most of them up on Ebay. We were surprised when three customers each bought most of the complete set, So we're going to sort out some photographs and put them up Somewhere on the web site in the foreseeable future.  We will come up with a list and photographs relatively shortly. Watch this space

It's kinda fascinating that they have unreleased or barely released ranges of 200 models just lying around.

(In unrelated news: God of Battles is £12.50 and some fantasy stuff is finally returning.)

Online Poiter50

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #36 on: 24 September 2014, 01:53:25 AM »
They are on Ebay through castingroomminiatures, there are some very nice figures in those packs.

Is this old news? I ended up reading Foundry's front page. It's a bit of a mess of undated updates, undated updates to undated updates, and undated updates to undated updates of undated updates. Anyway, I noticed this:

It's kinda fascinating that they have unreleased or barely released ranges of 200 models just lying around.

(In unrelated news: God of Battles is £12.50 and some fantasy stuff is finally returning.)

Offline Ironworker

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #37 on: 25 September 2014, 08:05:59 AM »
I doubt you are considering it but there are very few sci-fi civilians.  I think civilians are a problem especially since the current trend is to make combatant minis look so dynamic that they seem to be starring in Wushu films rather than fighting realistically. 

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #38 on: 25 September 2014, 08:08:46 AM »
This thread has actually prompted me to dig out the OG Eastern Rioting Mob pack that I had lurking  among the lead mountain pile. I want to use these for Gangs of Rome which will be translated to Gangs of Judea. Beer & pretzels stuff but fun.

Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #39 on: 25 September 2014, 10:45:44 AM »
I doubt you are considering it but there are very few sci-fi civilians.  I think civilians are a problem especially since the current trend is to make combatant minis look so dynamic that they seem to be starring in Wushu films rather than fighting realistically. 

That is true. Civvies for Scifi are few and far between.

Zombiesmith makes some and so does Atenociti.

The trouble with 'scifi' civvies is what genre are we talking about? Post apoc? Startrek style Clean scifi? Grim Dark Future? there is as many genres for scifi as their are historical periods, and all with their own look.

Offline Ironworker

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #40 on: 25 September 2014, 01:13:47 PM »
That is true. Civvies for Scifi are few and far between.

Zombiesmith makes some and so does Atenociti.

The trouble with 'scifi' civvies is what genre are we talking about? Post apoc? Startrek style Clean scifi? Grim Dark Future? there is as many genres for scifi as their are historical periods, and all with their own look.

Post Apocalyptic is science fiction but aesthetically it is kind of it's own thing.  Clean sci-fi or Hard sci-fi I think would blend with everything better.  Even 40k was not so grimdark when it started.  Something inspired by Moebius (Jean Giraud)  would fit nicely into a number of settings. 

Offline Ironworker

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #41 on: 25 September 2014, 01:15:01 PM »
And you can find several fantasy civilians out there despite being as diverse as science fiction. 

Offline cdm

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #42 on: 29 September 2014, 11:00:57 AM »
I received these from Eureka today you may find interesting. A diary set with 2 maids and a churn boy, and a bunch of cats and dogs.

Offline Rob_bresnen

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #43 on: 30 September 2014, 11:22:05 PM »
I do like them. Where about in the eureka range are they from?

Offline Nic

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Re: Civilians for Wargaming Periods
« Reply #44 on: 01 October 2014, 03:27:51 AM »
Still to be officially released.
If you would like a set now contact me at Eureka.

Nic Eureka Miniatures

 

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