 Editor in Chief Bill   | 31 Jan 2012 5:37 a.m. PST |
Which historical figures would you like to see portrayed in 15mm scale? |
| Yesthatphil | 31 Jan 2012 6:05 a.m. PST |
There is a crying need for good female (potentially military/potentially battlefield) leaders – from Matilda to Margaret of Anjou. Phil
soawargamesteam.blogspot.com |
| Keraunos | 31 Jan 2012 6:43 a.m. PST |
other than Joan, of course |
| timurilank | 31 Jan 2012 7:23 a.m. PST |
I would second Phil's suggestion. Imagine Eleanor of Aquitaine, in her fashion, going "bald headed" at the Saracens. Cheers, |
| John the Greater | 31 Jan 2012 9:46 a.m. PST |
Where to start, where to start? John Lackland
Saladin
El Cid
Margaret of Anjou (seconding the above)
Louis IX
The Black Prince
Henry IV
John the Blind of Bohemia (with another figure to lead his horse) |
| Swampster | 31 Jan 2012 10:22 a.m. PST |
There is a Margaret of Anjou figure available
link I know of two figures sold as Saladin – Outpost and Legio Heroica. A decent El Cid would be nice. The statues of him tend to have a big beard which doesn't often appear on figures for that time and place. Louis IX would be good, or at least a 13th century crowned figure with no helmet. Otherwise, someone wearing a helm or even a kettle hat would do (for the one he borrowed in Egypt). A Pope on a litter would be interesting though you'd have to be daft to want one :) The various Low Countries leaders such as Guy of Namur would be good – dismounted with goedendag or whatever you want to call the spikey club. |
 miniMo  | 31 Jan 2012 3:28 p.m. PST |
Donnington has a number of personality figure in their
Hundred Years War, Burgundian, and Wars of the Roses lines:
link
Edward III
Henry V
Phillippe VI/John II
Joan
Charles VI
Philip the Good/Charles the Bold
Henry VI
Margaret of Anjou
Edward IV/Henry VII
Richard III
Prince of Wales Baueda has a Sikelgaita figure in the queue!
baueda.com/hostis.html |
| Mako11 | 31 Jan 2012 3:58 p.m. PST |
MiniMo's got a good list for me, plus some Italians too, for the late medieval/early renaissance periods. |
| Dropship Horizon | 31 Jan 2012 3:59 p.m. PST |
QRF (ex Feudal) do Wallace and Bruce. The Bruce figure is really nice and based on the Bruce monument at Bannockburn. Essex have several generic Kings like this one:
and Peter Pig:
Mako, Mirliton have a range of Italian Condottieri personalities that may be suitable or Pig Mtd Generals pack 35 or Essex MID69:
Cheers
Mark |
| Scorpio | 01 Feb 2012 6:53 a.m. PST |
Please include an option for 'I don't play historical games.' I'd like to see a Vlad Tepes on foot, but really I'd rather have the movie version. |
| Altius | 01 Feb 2012 8:10 a.m. PST |
Please include an option for 'I don't play historical games.'I'd like to see a Vlad Tepes on foot… Vlad Tepes is a historical figure. Just thought I'd, y'know, point that out. |
| Yesthatphil | 01 Feb 2012 12:35 p.m. PST |
The reason I suggested female personalities generally is that the majority of male warriors can be done by picking the right figure in the right armour/helmet and proceeding appropriately.
(Margaret of Anjou figure I put together as a match for Trebian's Peter Pig WotR collection) Good to hear that there is now a Margaret of Anjou figure (that'll form the basis of a number of conversions, I'm sure) to add to the few females that can be similarly adapted. For friends, I have so far produced a Tamara (of Georgia), a Jeanne, a Matilda and a Margaret of Anjou. Plus others outside the Medieval period. In each case the reason is either no suitable figure available or the figure that is available would be a poor match for the collection involved. Personalities being exactly that, I suspect there would be a healthy crossover for any figures produced. Phil
soawargamesteam.blogspot.com |
| Scorpio | 01 Feb 2012 1:04 p.m. PST |
Vlad Tepes is a historical figure. Just thought I'd, y'know, point that out. Oh, I know. But the second half of my sentence explained why it wasn't a real (historical) suggestion. |
