| (Phil Dutre) | 14 Dec 2014 10:16 a.m. PST |
I decided to do a photoshoot of my collection of flat wooden wargaming figures (once produced by Windcatcher Graphics). All figures are from the French Foreign Legion / Arabs range. Photographs can be found here: link |
nnascati  | 14 Dec 2014 10:41 a.m. PST |
I really wish I had bought them when they were available! |
| Sysiphus | 14 Dec 2014 12:03 p.m. PST |
Those figures look interesting. Have a distant memory of seeing them at Historicon, back then.
I love those old school mountains. Do you have a build for them on the blog? |
| Jamesonsafari | 14 Dec 2014 12:16 p.m. PST |
those are really quite charming |
 PaulCollins | 14 Dec 2014 12:23 p.m. PST |
I remember seeing those at Historicon and thinking how cool they looked then. Great pics! Thanks for sharing. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 14 Dec 2014 1:15 p.m. PST |
I cant decide. Am I jealous of the figures or the terrain boad. |
| McWong73 | 14 Dec 2014 1:37 p.m. PST |
I'm not one for flats, but those are great. |
| IUsedToBeSomeone | 14 Dec 2014 3:07 p.m. PST |
Those are fantastic, really like them Mike |
| FusilierDan | 14 Dec 2014 4:34 p.m. PST |
Phil, Great looking stuff. I never realized there was such an extensive varity of figures. I wonder what it would take to get these produced again. Something like a 500 club or kickstarter? Thanks for sharing. |
| Glengarry5 | 14 Dec 2014 5:39 p.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 14 Dec 2014 6:17 p.m. PST |
I remember them being in WI. |
| (Phil Dutre) | 15 Dec 2014 3:11 a.m. PST |
I love those old school mountains. Do you have a build for them on the blog? They are plastic backdrop mountains normally used for model railroad scenery.
Am I jealous of the figures or the terrain boad.
The terrain board is the desert Hexon terrain from Kallistra.
What scale are they?
25-28mm. |
| Frederick | 15 Dec 2014 6:49 a.m. PST |
Blast from the past! Great figs |
| Ragbones | 15 Dec 2014 5:35 p.m. PST |
I love those figures. Always regretted not buying a bunch. |
| justBill | 16 Dec 2014 5:21 p.m. PST |
Those really are wonderful. Did they come unpainted? |
| FusilierDan | 16 Dec 2014 7:45 p.m. PST |
They came printed. All set to go out of the box. Even the thin side was covered. It's a very good product but a niche in a niche market. I forget the cost but they were competitive with metal IIRC. |
| Blue Max | 17 Dec 2014 5:39 p.m. PST |
I would love to have a French colonial range in 28mm metal |
| Skull and Crown | 22 Dec 2014 10:16 p.m. PST |
Phil- it was the lack of availability of windcatcher soldiers that inspired me to make my Wooden Wars soldiers. You have a beautiful collection- thanks for sharing!
Cheers
Thomas Foss
skullncrown.com |
| (Phil Dutre) | 24 Dec 2014 7:01 a.m. PST |
Hi Thomas, It was my love for wooden toy soldiers that made me fund your KS some time ago :-) |
| Skull and Crown | 08 Feb 2015 4:48 p.m. PST |
Phil- I thank you for that! Wooden Wars is alive and growing monthly, thanks to supporters like you that got me off the ground! I'd love to get my hands on one of the Windcatcher models, to see how they were made. In particular the painting/ silk screening of them. Nice stuff.
cheers
Thomas
skullandcrown.blogspot.com
skullncrown.com |
| Rhingyll | 09 Feb 2015 10:26 a.m. PST |
Those are very nice. I was wondering about the painting as each similar figure seems to be painted exactly the same with no variation, down to the spots on the horses. If they can be silkscreened or some other method it may save time and money in the production. What kind of wood do you think is used?. |
| Skull and Crown | 12 Mar 2015 9:05 a.m. PST |
Rhingyll-
I believed that they were silk screened, as you say the patterns of painting are the same. I'm looking into screening and other options such as decals for my models. Stay tuned.
Cheers
Ths
skullandcrown.blogspot.com
skullncrown.com |
| marco56 | 12 Mar 2015 7:13 p.m. PST |
Blue Max Have you tried Askari Miniatures?
Mark |
is getting a lot of mileage from repurposed pre-painted fantasy figs.