| Inquisitor Thaken | 23 Dec 2008 10:56 a.m. PST |
Has anybody tried these? walkerloo.com They look very nice, though I usually prefer a black or sky colored outline to white. What scale are they? How do they look en masse? Please note: I enjoy paper figures, and have played with many. I think that the games I have done look quite nice and have received many compliments on them. This is not a post about whether paper figs, per se, are crummy. If you think they are, please start another thread, and talk about it there. |
| Graf Bretlach | 23 Dec 2008 11:45 a.m. PST |
I thought the 'wood' very realistic. they make taking casualties easy, just knock em over. interesting idea. |
| STEVE LBMS | 23 Dec 2008 11:55 a.m. PST |
I got a chance to see these at the toy soldier fair in London a couple of weeks ago. They look great with lots of character. They are big, around 5 inches for an infantryman and very sturdy. Steve. |
| WarWizard | 23 Dec 2008 12:35 p.m. PST |
They look really gorgeous, very colorful. |
| mrwigglesworth | 23 Dec 2008 2:54 p.m. PST |
Are they cardstock or something more heavy.
Also printed on both sides? |
| Andrew Walters | 23 Dec 2008 4:18 p.m. PST |
Looks like both sides of the figure are printed on one side of the page, you cut them out and paste them back to back. Take a look at the site. There are several sites that offer free miniatures, though they aren't this good. These are very large, and I like much smaller miniatures, though. Nice work, however. Andrew |
| CorporalTrim | 23 Dec 2008 5:10 p.m. PST |
Hadn't seen these before, they are quite beautiful. I own the book "Paper Soldiers" by Edward Ryan which these remind me of. Although the Walkerloo soldiers are a bit more cartoonish, but certainly attractive in their own distinctive style. I think the white outline detracts from the appearance a bit although I suppose you can trim them as close as you want with the unmounted sheets. I do agree about the large scale though. Offered as .pdf file downloads with a few soldier on each, you could shrink them to suit your needs, 40mm for example. Steve |
| Tommy20 | 23 Dec 2008 7:55 p.m. PST |
I saw these at the Chicago Toy Soldier Show. They look quite good en mass. mrwigglesworth:
Are they cardstock or something more heavy.
Also printed on both sides? Yes, the reverse is a mirror image of the front. They are printed on extremely heavy cardstock, and should weather nicely. The artillery uses a bolt and nuts for the axle. Andrew Walters:
Looks like both sides of the figure are printed on one side of the page, you cut them out and paste them back to back. That's only the website freebies. The card versions you buy are printed on both sides, die-cut, and ready to play. The owner of the company is a member here, and replied to an earlier thread. |
Gunfreak  | 24 Dec 2008 7:36 a.m. PST |
I think one of those stater packs would make a good present for some young ones. Great way of getting kinds into wargaming, with out having to worry they they might break your figs or suck on the lead. |
| The Lost Soul | 18 Jun 2009 10:13 a.m. PST |
The figures look great, but do they work for gaming? There would obviously be nothing to see head-on, so I'm assuming battles would be run at right angles to the players, so to speak. Has anyone tried this? |
| theperkman | 27 Oct 2009 10:22 p.m. PST |
The Walkerloo website has playsets, but when you try to order them they do not register in the shopping basket. If Chris still reads this forum would he give me some help. There is no way to contact him on his web site |
| ChristopherWalkerloo | 09 Nov 2009 4:49 p.m. PST |
grrrr, thanks for that poke perkman,,, both issues rectified… sorry for the blindness… have been deep under working on new stuff , which shall be ready soonish. |
