Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Nothing to see here.... yet

...but I have been buying painted Napoleonic Miniatures again, and have some units in production. :-)

PS Still waiting for plastic Russians in long greatcoats. Perry, Warlord or someone else pretty please????

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  1. and perhaps a Napoleonic TtS!? Else, what rules are you playing?

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  2. Hi von Bob, I can barely understand my own rules; there's no chance at all of me understanding anyone elses! ;-)

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  3. The perry ones are a bit nicer. Few more poses, mold lines better placed.
    Here is a handy post https://dotsofpaint.blogspot.com/2013/09/warlordperry-comparison-review-russian.html

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    1. I agree! I asked the Perrys whether they have plans to make Russians in greatcoats; the answer was that it's a low priority, which is a great shame. I have a friend who is designing some though, as resin casts, so that might get me out of a hole. I want the army to be portable.

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    2. Weight is a big issue with portability, so avoiding metal is a good step.
      It would probably be a simple conversion to get the warlord french in great coats, and the (late) russians and use the extra heads to make russians in great coats.

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    3. I forgot to say, you can order a sprue of each to do a test without throwing too much money at an uncertain project.

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    4. Hi Dave, the Warlords are OK minis, but the Russians had a longer-cut greatcoat and unusual straps. I'll probably need at least 400 of them so it's worth getting the right look if I can. :-)

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  4. What armies are you building Simon?

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    1. Hi Carlo, for Naps I am mainly focussing on La Garde for 1814/Waterloo, and a post-1812 infantry division. Randomly, I also have most of a division of Dragoons.

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  5. My Napoleonic painting is currently at glacial speed so I might have something by the time you've written your rules,it's quite nice to feel no pressure!
    Best Iain

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