"Perry Plastics - What's Next?" Topic

Any rumors about what the Perry brothers will explore in plastic once the 'Light' Cavalry 1450-1500 is released?

Late Medieval Tournament set, with jousting knights, ladies in waiting, pages, tilt barrier, etc., etc., to go along with their nice foot figures, which are great for melee combat without horses.

Frog-mouthed helms for at least some, if you please.

huh, somehow I doubt that would have the mass appeal required for the high tooling costs for a plastic set

unless I missed some sarcasm?

actually I heard a rumour they were picking people's brains at a convention for another Colonial set.

I hope someone suggested plastic opposing troops for the Mahdists…

Well, they did listen to me, apparently, for the late-medieval and Italian Wars stuff, so……..

Weren't there going to be a box of plastic ACW "Union" (in sack coats) Infantry?
I would like to see a box of Mahdist cavalry, horse and camels!

I would think they would do some more plastics for their HYW range that is just coming out now that they are about done with the WOTR. It would be cool to see them do something for the 13th Century Medieval Period.

I think clearly the English archers need some French knights to turn into pin cushions/be ridden down like dogs by, so I expect that will be on the docket.

I'd love to see them do a Crusades range but I expect that's years down the road.

-Will

I could go for a tournament set although I think that's a real longshot. I figure on some HYW Cavalry, maybe AWI artillery or cavalry possibly some WW2 Americans. Of course they are a Union Infantry set short form completing (?) their ACW line. Maybe a firing line set? But they have a tendency to surprise so who knows?

I would like to see a two more sets for the War of the Roses; artilary and Irish.

While I don't think that they are coming out I would love to see English and Scots from Bannockburn, the real thing, not Mel Gibson's twisted fantasy.

I suspect every young boy would love a set of jousting knights, and he might even be able to convince his sister(s) to play as well, either as an opponent, or a young hand-maiden, or princess, seeking the attentions of a handsome knight.

This would be especially popular, if they'd release it with a tied-in set of rules as well.

Whatever their next releases will be, they will most likely be showing some three-ups in next Salute.

Also, on the previous announcements about the HYW English Army set they have stated that they are going to be doing an opposing French set, though they have not stated much about planned content – other than infantry having more dynamic poses than the English archers.

Other than that, it is up to speculation. I would not be surprised in seeing some more Napoleonics.

Guess their ACW plastics are fairly complete, as it is zouaves than match the confederates, so the range is already split 50/50 (generic arty, infantry and cavalry, special union and rebel infantry).

French HYW plastics seem a fair thing to do, to pair them to the just released English. Maybe a cavalry set would round the range then. That way they would cover the whole HYW for both sides, apart from other conflicts in that era.

AWI are paired already, I don't know if the amount of artillery and its diversity in battles would make a plastic set likeable to do…

I'm sure I saw a reference to considering WW2 Japanese – although it was mentioned in a 'sometime in the future' sense and it may not have necessarily been for plastic.

However I'd put my money on HYW French foot for sure and probably HYW mounted knights?

Yes, I think HYW mounted men-at-arms and HYW French (though maybe not in that order) are most likely.

-Will

A box of Pathans would certainly seem a justifiable progression?

Cheers,

A plastic set with the various incarnations of Sir Harry Flashman and Friends(and Enemies).

I hope for HYW French foot and HYW mounted.

A box of Pathans would certainly seem a justifiable progression?

You mean as a historically accurate opponent for their plastic Mahdists?

I am certain that we will see HYW French infantry with crossbows, polearms and pavises and MAA on foot in tabards. I also expect to see mounted MAA with a new sprue of barded horses.

Other than that, I do not know. They did say at the beginning that they would do plastics to support their main ranges. That would mean that we can expect Crusades and Samurai packs at some time. They may also do ECW although Warlord has that covered.

Somebody is going to have to do mounted saracens eventually.

Some great suggestions!

I had forgotten that they mentioned the French plastics, and they will be welcomed!

I still have a forlorn hope for Boxer Rebellion-era plastics, but there is almost zero possibility of that and I fully understand why, so no problem.

I'd happily support any of the sets you've already mentioned!

I still have a forlorn hope for Boxer Rebellion-era plastics, but there is almost zero possibility of that and I fully understand why, so no problem.

Actually, there is a company manufacturing those in 1/72:

link

Not exactly Perry quality, though.

What I would really love to see -though I won't hold my breath- is a range of Early Renaissance for the Wars in Italy. Hey! A man can dream, can't he?

Next….probably HYW French.

I think Pathans and colonial British+Indians would be good for a future release.

Christopher

I'd like to see some Chariot-Age Ancients. Quite surprised two manufacturers make British in the Zulu Wars in 28mm plastic, and nobody makes Egyptians, Assyrians etc.

Quite surprised two manufacturers make British in the Zulu Wars in 28mm plastic, and nobody makes Egyptians, Assyrians etc.

This is an Anglo-centric hobby, and this makes many of the conflicts where British were involved quite popular. Plus there are also a couple of very popular movies about Zulu Wars.

Assyrians never ended up fighting against British, and there have not been particularly many popular movies made about them.

MH – interesting idea, as there could be lots of options in a chariot period set that would make it suitable for Assyrian, Hittite, Neo-Babylonian, Elamite.. You could cover a vast range of armies with maybe 4 – 5 basic sets. Now what I would love would be a proper set of plastic Sasanians.

I still have a forlorn hope for Boxer Rebellion-era plastics, but there is almost zero possibility of that and I fully understand why, so no problem.

Actually, there is a company manufacturing those in 1/72:

link

Not exactly Perry quality, though.

Oh yes, those Red Box figures are terrible…..but thanks for the link!

> a range of Early Renaissance for the Wars in Italy.

Seconded.

Some sets I would like:
- Swiss infantry (Burgundian wars)
- Swiss and Landsknecht (Swabian wars)

Perhaps both in one set as late 15th century heavy infantry, which could also be used for the Burgrundian succession wars, Maximilians campaign vs. Hungary and the early campaigns in Italy. See Fornovo and Dorneck for paintings.

- Early 16th century Gensdarmes (Itlian wars, Balkan wars)
These pleaded skirts are typical for the era and are hard to model on their existing plastic set. Spanish lighter lances or Hungarian elements may be added for universal use.

- Light infantry early 16th century
French Aventuriers, Spanish & Italian arquebusier and skirmishers. Showing elements of the predominant flamboyant style of the Swiss and Landsknecht heavy infantry.

Just some sets I would like, without starting on special aspects like artillery, peasant levies, townsfolk – new armies like Grenada, the Ottomans, Irish, Mamluks, Swedes, Danish, Poles, Russians or new eras, like the 1530ies with its standoff at Vienna (largest non-battle of the era), the invasion of Tunis and Algier, the Ottomans in France, the early Tercios, the religious wars in Germany and France or the siege of Rhodes and Malta.

I agree, Wotr Irish & Scots. But Assyrians would be bitchen.

I think you are straying from the original topic heavily into wishlisting.

And in the end Perry twins will manufacture what they feel like doing, regardless of what we wish. And we will buy the figs, because they have been done by the Perrys.