Cacique Caribe | 14 Jun 2007 4:36 p.m. PST |
Any suggestions for 28mm-30mm EIC troops? Thanks. CC |
John the OFM | 14 Jun 2007 4:47 p.m. PST |
Per the movie or per "real life"? For real life, I would use British troops from a Marlburian range if you think it is early 18th C, or a WAS/Jacobite '46 range if you think it is later. Of course, for the first movie, AWI British or rven Continentals who had no lace would work for the "marines". For the WAS/Jacobite, Brookhurst has a 70% off sale on the B&B Jacobite range. The only thing left is the Government troops. I coincidentally just got some today, and they are not bad. The figures are bulky, but so was the uniform of the time. 70% off is a great price. |
Plynkes | 14 Jun 2007 4:52 p.m. PST |
What are the East India Company doing in the Caribbean? Is the Cricket World Cup on or something? (Sorry, I haven't seen these films.) |
Cacique Caribe | 14 Jun 2007 4:56 p.m. PST |
Here are one of the movie shots: picture Other than color, were they really substantially different from government marines? picture CC |
aecurtis | 14 Jun 2007 5:07 p.m. PST |
"What are the East India Company doing in the Caribbean?" The alternate title for the latest film in the franchise is "Master and Commander: The Wrong Side of the World". The Disney films are remarkably period-flexible. Allen |
ageofglory | 14 Jun 2007 5:07 p.m. PST |
Foundry Malrburians, and particularly Gentlemen and Government Men, should work for this. We have a number of these packs (and others) on sale ($15.00). The list is on our web site at ageofglory.com. If you prefer larger figures, some of the Front Rank WSS range might work as well. Steve Age of Glory |
John the OFM | 14 Jun 2007 5:30 p.m. PST |
CC, your second screen shot is definitely AWI, and the Foundry "uniformed militia" or Continentals would work. As Allen says, they are remarkably period flexible. If Disney doesn't care, why should you? For the later movie, thy kind of made up the uniform, I'm afraid. Front Rank WSS are gorgeous. B&B and Old Glory are cheap. Your choice. If you want AUTHENTIC Pirate era marines, I think foundry has a pack or two in the WSS range, and Old Glory Pirate range Marines are authentic British marines. UGLY uniform, which is why I like them so much. They can be charitably describes as "ruffians in housecoat and stocking cap". |
avidgamer | 14 Jun 2007 5:39 p.m. PST |
"The Disney films are remarkably period-flexible." hahahahaha
"210
220. Whatever it takes." Kinda like a lot of miniatures, eh? :) |
Cacique Caribe | 14 Jun 2007 5:58 p.m. PST |
Previous discussion on other costumes in "Pirates of the Caribbean": TMP link CC |
aecurtis | 14 Jun 2007 7:08 p.m. PST |
By the way, if you *really* want to do EIC, and hopefully on and around the proper continent, look at 1st Corps in 28mm, Freikorps 15s in 15mm. Both have good sepoys for the period of the Seven Years' (First World) War. Allen |
Lowtardog | 14 Jun 2007 11:56 p.m. PST |
I used some of the Reiver Castings Infantry from the Monmouth Rebellion, worked for me. |
Plynkes | 15 Jun 2007 1:19 a.m. PST |
If Disney doesn't care, why should you? I don't. But neither do I base my life on the maxim "What would Walt do?" Perish the thought. |
Carlos Marighela 2 | 15 Jun 2007 3:48 a.m. PST |
Welcome back CC. How was the holiday? BTW I have some photos of a real pirate fort you might be interested in. |
AndrewGPaul | 15 Jun 2007 4:28 a.m. PST |
On a pedantic note, those soldiers in CC's links are supposed to be regular Army or Royal Marines. The EIC troops in the third movie have different uniforms (a blue coat, for a start), although I can't remember if it was just the colours that are different. As for accuracy, it depends what you want to represent. If you want a 'real' setting, then go by historical info. If you want to play a game set in the same fictional world asthe PotC movies, then you really should "base [your game] on the maxim "What would Walt do?" ", to misquote the eminent Cpt Haddock :) |
John the OFM | 15 Jun 2007 6:36 a.m. PST |
BTW, I have some "genuine" SYW 28mm Sepoys, but danged if I remember who made them. 1st Corps? Idunno. They are going in my house-cleaning sale, and will be flea marketed at H'con, unless someone PMs me or whatever. Two battalions of ~20 figures each, IIRC. With British SYW officers. One is a "French" and the other is a "British" sepoy unit, and they look like the sepoys in Rene Chartrand's "French armies of the AWI" Osprey book, with shorts and turbans. All proceeds from this sale will go towards the OFM's New Figure Purchase Fund (OFMNFPF), but are unfortunately not tax deductible. |
Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2007 8:40 a.m. PST |
Thanks Carlos! Here is my email address: daniel DOT martinez1 AT sbcglobal DOT net CC |
Carlos Marighela 2 | 15 Jun 2007 3:24 p.m. PST |
No probs Will post some early next week, I'm just off to Curitiba for the weekend my connection is very slow so I'll have to do it in instalments. |
Doc Ord | 16 Jun 2007 3:29 p.m. PST |
There was actually a battalion of sepoys known as the Bombay marine battalion. I seem to remember either blue or green coats with red facings but I don't think they were formed until the 1770s. |
aecurtis | 16 Jun 2007 5:15 p.m. PST |
Their origin was actually in 1717, which puts them dead smack in the Golden Age of Piracy; see Chapter Four here, regarding the "noseless company": link Need inspiration for scenarios of piracy in the East? Biddulph's your man. Allen |