[Kickstarter] Empire in Peril

[Tommy20]

I haven't seen this mentioned here.  Unfeasibly Miniatures is running a Kickstarter for their Empire in Peril range of figures, featuring British and German armies circa 1890.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1934201778/empire-in-peril-unfeasibly-miniatures

   

Initial offerings are three packs each of German & British line infantry, but they have plans for additional figs, assuming the support is there.  I'm really excited about their British in Home Service helmet, and hope there is enough support to get Guards, Rifles and especially Highlanders.

[unfeasibly]

Hi

Update 4 has some photos of the 1st eleven figures for the Imperial German Army, by Guy Bowers, as part of his review of the figures for WSS issue 82, more here

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Update 3 has some details of the British packs to be released and a view of the dollies (puppets), more here



Currently at £822 pledged of the target £1,000, close to unlocking the stretch goals of additional packs & character sets...

Kind Regards
Mark @ Unfeasibly

[Ray Rivers]

 

Well, this looks likes a great potential source of new VSF miniatures. I'll watch it closely and possibly even jump in.

The Campaign page of the kickstarter is a bit spartan. Perhaps you could liven it up a bit with some photo comparisons of the new minis with other manufacturers. I wouldn't mind seeing them along side Ironclad (very large minis), Perry (Brit) and Foundry (Prussian).

Wishing you good luck on the Kickstarter.

[Romark]

Very interested in this and hope it takes off,would have preferred the British rifle to have been the earlier lee-metford or MLE rather than the Smle for this period,but that's just me,

[fergal]

Love the idea!  I would kill for some Imperial German troops with no backpacks...

[unfeasibly]

Update No 5 is asking for your views on Character Packs, these will be stretch goals once the target of £1,000 is reached, two weeks in and the campaign is 80% funded - Thank You for your support so far.

Link here

Kind Regards
Mark @ Unfeasibly

[d phipps]

Excellent! Good luck with the kickstarter!

[unfeasibly]

Excellent! Good luck with the kickstarter!

Thank You, still 4 weeks to go and at 82% funded, character packs are generating a lot of interest via the survey...

All pledges gratefully received 

Kind Regards
Mark @ Unfeasibly

[unfeasibly]

GREAT NEWS - We've past our Goal  

This unlocks additional packs & character sets, more news on the kickstarter page



Kind Regards
Mark @ Unfeasibly

[Muzfish4]

Enquiry sent via KickStarter.

[Tommy20]

The first stretch goal has been unlocked, so the Grenadier Guards have been added to the line!  Next up is the first character pack, whose subject matter can still be voted on here.

[unfeasibly]

Love the idea!  I would kill for some Imperial German troops with no backpacks...

I'm sure that can be arranged 

Have you made a pledge...

[Genghis]

Very interested in this and hope it takes off,would have preferred the British rifle to have been the earlier lee-metford or MLE rather than the Smle for this period,but that's just me,

Romark, according to update #3, the rifles will indeed be Lee-Metfords: "The first two packs will depict the Infantry in field day order with their Slade Wallace equipment & Lee-Metford rifles, bayonet carried at the back of the left hip, the crossed straps support water bottle on right side & haversack on left hand side."

This alone is tempting me.  I've got enough riflemen in Home Service Dress for IHMN and don't really need any more, but these would have the correct rifle for IHMN's 1895 setting.  However, the 'true 28mm' scale could be a problem, as I've got a lot of 'Heroic 28mm' figures, not to mention some 32mm ones, so these chaps could be a little on the short side.  I shall have to cogitate further before deciding.

[Romark]

Hi Genghis,have you seen update no.7 on the kickstarter page,the British greens are shown,looks like smle's to me .

[Muzfish4]

After a bit of prevarication and cogitation I am in.

I like the concept, the sculpts look great - now all I need to do is find a use for 'em.