Robin the Hooded Man

[Andym]

Cracking! They're on the want list. 7th Voyage cast in one go.

[Atheling]

They are very good sculpts!! 

Darrell.

[Paleskin]

Shane Hoyle did them

[Golgotha]

I had not seen it seems to be available here:

Do like the minis.

[Marine0846]

Have always wanted to do Robin Hood.
Never have seen a really good range.
These look very interesting.

[Atheling]

They do look like fab sculpts! They should sell well.

I've thought about it a bit more (dangerous pastime for me!) and personally, I'd like to see a Robin Hood range made in Late 12th Century Anglo Saxon garb. For fitting for them historically if you're with me? (and yes I know they were fictional  ).

Cheers,
Darrell.

[Ensign Madcap]

These are brilliant. I was delighted when Conquest released their versions, but they don't hold a light to how these appear. I was hoping to start some Robin of Sherwood Wolfshead Rampant forces this year (just about to crack on with a Gulnar conversion), but I may have to hold fire until more of these beauties are released. Like Rhoderic, the TV series had a massive impact on my formative years.

BTW - There is a new AUDIO episode of Robin of Sherwood being made as we speak. It was crowd funded and will feature many of the original cast ( sadly Robert Addie-Gisburne) died at a very young age.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/robin-of-sherwood-the-knights-of-the-apocalypse#/

[General Lee]

These are brilliant. I was delighted when Conquest released their versions, but they don't hold a light to how these appear. I was hoping to start some Robin of Sherwood Wolfshead Rampant forces this year (just about to crack on with a Gulnar conversion), but I may have to hold fire until more of these beauties are released. Like Rhoderic, the TV series had a massive impact on my formative years.

BTW - There is a new AUDIO episode of Robin of Sherwood being made as we speak. It was crowd funded and will feature many of the original cast ( sadly Robert Addie-Gisburne) died at a very young age.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/robin-of-sherwood-the-knights-of-the-apocalypse#/

that is so awesome! and you can still back the project!

[Mason]

Brilliant!
 

I loved the tv show as a kid and it has been on my list of 'tv series to buy' for some time now.
I had not succumbed yet due to the reasons mentioned earlier in the threrad, but will have to do now that it has been suggested that it holds up well.
I think the figures may quickly follow...

 

[Rhoderic]

An interesting thing from a wargame terrain modeller's perspective in the DVD audio commentaries is that on several occasions they got to talking about how the film crew would often embellish woodland scenes by hanging bits of extra greenery all over in a not particularly realistic way, so as to make the forest look more "foresty". It was quite low-budget, and they referred to the loose greenery as "dingle".

There was also the phenomenon of "dangle", which was when an actor or extra in a fight scene would wave his weapon about in a generally fighty/menacing manner if he ran out of combat coreography before someone else did.

I suppose my point is that if you haven't seen the series since childhood, watching it anew may kill some of the magic, but in return it does give you a newfound appreciation for the fact that they managed to achieve that magic in the first place with such a low budget.

[Mason]

Thanks for the warning.
I will give in at some point so lowering ones expectations is a good thing.

I have just started watching Tour of Duty again.
The plot may be as thin as tissue paper but it still holds up pretty well, I reckon, and I am enjoying it.
Hopefully Robin will be the same....

[General Lee]

My wife and I are watching the series on blue ray for the first time and it definitely still is magic 

[Globlin]

Nice sculpts, would make a great little skirmish warband.

I have the complete series of Robin of Sherwood on DVD and I'd argue they still hold up against more recent modern offerings like the Last Kingdom and Beowulf - may be the nostalgia talking though 

[Captain Gamma]

Great figures! I was a big fan of the series. My Dad was actually in the first episode, his archery club played many of the archers at the tournament. Captain Gamma Snr. is easy to spot, he has the white hair and white beard and if my memory serves me correctly, smiles when Robin (In disguise) says "I think it might rain tonight."

I only asked Dad to get me Anthony Valentine's autograph as he was the only one in the cast who was well known at the time. Poor Dad was really uncomfortable asking him but my Mam made him.  As it turned out Anthony Valentine was lovely.

Thanks Dad!   

[westwaller]

I don't think it was a particularly low budget production for the time-indeed iirc, the expense of it virtually bankrupted the production company, HTV Goldcrest...

I think it was not as successful commercially as hoped either.