Ming Dynasty miniatures in 28mm?

[matakishi]

I recently bought the bluray of the original 1967 Dragon Inn film by King Hu. The design of the inn for this version (1992 version also an excellent film, the 2011 version, not so much) started the building juices flowing and so I fancy making a small skirmish game around the events portrayed.

My problem is I can't find any suitable miniatures
Any suggestions?

[FunkyBrush]

They are releasing King Hu movies on Bluray!? Come Drink with Me and A Touch of Zen are some of my favourite movie of all time.
Don't know about the minis. But North Strar is working on ming chinese.

[Adam]

Forlorn Hope do some in 28mm:

http://www.forlornhopegames.com/index.php/category/200-ming-chinese

[Lagartija Mike]

Ming in 28mm is few, far between and generally terrible. I've seen some beautiful stuff out of Germany but it's in 1/72 and I'm unsure if its commercially available. I'm not sure why the Ming have been so undeserved since they constitute the Toyotomi regime's most formidable opponent in the Imjin War and, in their earliest phase, squaring off against Timur-i-Lenk.

[matakishi]

It looks like this will remain on hold until I see some miniatures I like.

[Svennn]

Clibinarium has hinted he his currently sculpting a range for an as yet unannounced manufacturer.  There are odds that would work in some of the earlier period ranges from SHQ, Newline etc. and Irregular have Ming but its clutching at straws.  I have about 100 Cavalcade (now Forlorn Hope) which I mostly converted from the original poses but I am not too much a fan of the later heavy infantry figures.  The preview from Northstar looked very similar, not sure if Mike Owen did both?, they are nice enough figures but for me pale when placed alongside the Perry Koreans. Here's hoping Clibinarium comes up trumps, what I have seen of his recent stuff bodes well.

[matakishi]

I've had a look at the TAG Song and Mongol miniatures and I might use them as an alternative.

[Lagartija Mike]

North Star does a Ming range?

[Rhoderic]

North Star does a Ming range?

North Star is going to release a Ming "warband" for Ronin, nothing more. Expect 10 figures at most (probably fewer), all oriented toward skirmish gaming.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=83057.0

[clibinarium]

Clibinarium has hinted he his currently sculpting a range for an as yet unannounced manufacturer. 

I was beginning to think people were missing the hints 
I can confirm I am working on a Ming range to fit with the existing Perry ranges (though I am not suggesting my work is to the same high standard as their figures). Its been cooking for quite a while now, its a personal project and will launch as a Kickstarter early next year some time. Provisional plans are for about 20 packs of infantry and 7 or 8 of cavalry. There's a lot of work to be done yet, but I'll post previews here when I have the first figures done.

[Lagartija Mike]

Clibanarium, are you including regional troops in the range? Also, will they be appropriate for the armies of the (Southern) Ming refugee courts in the south?

[Byblos]

Clibinarium it's a very good idea ! i hope this will be a success !

Ming will be a very interesting (and historical) opponent for the Perry Sengoku Jidaï range ... and idem as an ally for the Perry Coreans 

One question : 25mm or 28mm !?

[clibinarium]

I don't want to be too specific yet as plans are subject to change. The focus of the range will be the Imjin war, and will be designed to fit with the Perry Koreans, which are a bit bigger than their samurai, so they are definitely 28s.
As for regional troops; well the range will be a core of the most common types of soldier, the cavalry will suit Northern armies most closely, the infantry Southern armies. Regionally distinct troops will probably be fitted into stretch goals, like the Lang Bing/Wolf troop, or Koxinga's Tie Ren/ Iron Men, so that will depend on how the campaign goes.

The focus is not the Southern Courts period, but there should be useful troops for that.

[BlackWidowPilot]

I don't want to be too specific yet as plans are subject to change. The focus of the range will be the Imjin war, and will be designed to fit with the Perry Koreans, which are a bit bigger than their samurai, so they are definitely 28s.
As for regional troops; well the range will be a core of the most common types of soldier, the cavalry will suit Northern armies most closely, the infantry Southern armies. Regionally distinct troops will probably be fitted into stretch goals, like the Lang Bing/Wolf troop, or Koxinga's Tie Ren/ Iron Men, so that will depend on how the campaign goes.

The focus is not the Southern Courts period, but there should be useful troops for that.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 

[Vern]

The focus of the range will be the Imjin war

Very interesting, looking forward to seeing how it pans out 

And, more for completeness (as there's no photos on their site ), Scheltrum also have Ming Dynasty range.