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« Reply #1025 on: January 29, 2012, 10:02:42 AM »
I like the pistoliers. Do they have other (less static) horse options?

Actually, I've had a look on their site and apparently the horse is just for show. They are selling the riders by themselves, so you can put them on whatever horse you want.

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« Reply #1026 on: January 31, 2012, 07:32:07 AM »
Looks like they need to make some horses. 8-)
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« Reply #1027 on: January 31, 2012, 10:31:12 AM »
I really like the style of those gunmen. They are realistic but fluffy in the same time. And not too expensive. The horses - not a problem, since GW sell them separately and to be honest here - GW makes the best looking horses on the market, in all editions. I love them all.
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« Reply #1028 on: January 31, 2012, 12:38:47 PM »
I see the fact they are selling just the riders as an opportunity too as it allows to put all your figures from different manufacturers on the same horse brand to blend them in.

Better stock up on those plastic GW horses before they discontinue them though.

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« Reply #1029 on: January 31, 2012, 09:00:15 PM »
I see the fact they are selling just the riders as an opportunity too as it allows to put all your figures from different manufacturers on the same horse brand to blend them in.

Better stock up on those plastic GW horses before they discontinue them though.

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« Reply #1030 on: February 01, 2012, 12:22:38 PM »
There's a bit of Rincewind in there.
He doesn't look miserable and inept though.
I agree with the inhumane treatment of animals.

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« Reply #1031 on: February 01, 2012, 03:27:22 PM »
I really like those TYW riders....very tempting....

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« Reply #1032 on: February 02, 2012, 10:48:45 PM »

The Fireforge Teutonic Knights are almost here - more photos .................










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« Reply #1033 on: February 03, 2012, 06:25:46 PM »
So no need for knew GW knights then. Weyhey
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« Reply #1034 on: February 03, 2012, 06:35:08 PM »
Unless you want Empire-looking knights rather than Bretonnian-looking knights.
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« Reply #1035 on: February 03, 2012, 08:15:36 PM »
Those crusader knights are nice if you are looking for knights from around the Araby crusades time (1400s).

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« Reply #1036 on: February 03, 2012, 08:27:15 PM »
Those look great. Very animated.

But yeah, not really my cup o' Empire tea. Look more like retro-Bretonnians.


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« Reply #1037 on: February 03, 2012, 08:50:43 PM »
Those look great. Very animated.

But yeah, not really my cup o' Empire tea. Look more like retro-Bretonnians.

Ditto, they look nice but they look Bretonnian or Crusade period.
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« Reply #1038 on: February 03, 2012, 10:06:28 PM »
So no need for knew GW knights then. Weyhey
It will depend on how they compare to our normal troops. They might be very tinny...

I do like the sculpting though, very nice figures.
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« Reply #1039 on: February 03, 2012, 10:58:30 PM »
Teutonic Knights = Middenland knights during the three emperors period.
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« Reply #1040 on: February 04, 2012, 06:20:39 AM »
I think the horses are the pick of the bunch, they are full of movement, rearing to go... really nice mount sculpts.
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« Reply #1041 on: February 04, 2012, 09:46:04 AM »
Foundry have released some more of their not so well sculpted mercenaries.



I may be tempted by the pistoliers because they look like they might go with the old metal ones (though the poses are awkward compared to those classics) and they don't have any of the very crude puff and slash that's sculpted on the others.

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« Reply #1042 on: February 04, 2012, 12:16:03 PM »
They're ok but... no thank you.  :icon_mrgreen:
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« Reply #1043 on: February 04, 2012, 02:11:40 PM »
Those Teutonic Knights look great, they really emphasize the might of a cavalry charge.

The Foundry figures are pretty poor, especially when viewed close up.
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« Reply #1044 on: February 04, 2012, 05:50:25 PM »
Foundry has released their amazon collection, and it seems in the excitement of it all, many amazons have released their boobs  :blush:

http://wargamesfoundry.com/greek_mythology/collections/any/any/amazons_collection_bcwg501/?sector_id=

The sculpts look better done than their new condottiere units, but there are an awful lot more breasts flopping around than I would expect of a tribe of ferocious warrior women... 
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« Reply #1045 on: February 04, 2012, 09:19:01 PM »
Kinda spendy for what they are. Wargames Factory Amazons are nicer models, about 1/4 of the price with more options (if you discount the lack of skirts).
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« Reply #1046 on: February 05, 2012, 01:16:32 AM »
Disappointed with the Foundry Italian Wars and their Elizabethans.

However the book 'Condottiere' has impressed me more - the rules are interesting with all units having fixed sizes Infantry 16 and Cavalry 10 and rather than roll dice for 'wounds' you use playing cards.

A bit like SAGA each type of unit is worth a number of points and you build an army to 30 points - your country of origin determines which units you have access to.


Personally I think the TAG Italians minis look much better ............. and I do like those Teutonic Knights - I am sure you could use less ornate heads/helmets - in fact I thought the sprue had choices.

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« Reply #1047 on: February 05, 2012, 10:23:17 AM »
However the book 'Condottiere' has impressed me more - the rules are interesting with all units having fixed sizes Infantry 16 and Cavalry 10 and rather than roll dice for 'wounds' you use playing cards.

That book was partially ruined for me by those same crappy figures being plastered over nearly every page of it, making me cringe whenever they catch my eye.

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« Reply #1048 on: February 05, 2012, 11:10:49 AM »
That book was partially ruined for me by those same crappy figures being plastered over nearly every page of it, making me cringe whenever they catch my eye.

So you have the book and I have the book ...............

...... so we need to meet up and have a try out of the game .................

....how does the weekend of April 28th sound ................ somewhere nearer to you, say -  like St Niklaas ............................

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« Reply #1049 on: February 05, 2012, 11:59:29 AM »
I have a wedding on the 28th (not my own).  :engel: