| Eclaireur | 26 Apr 2015 10:18 a.m. PST |
Having some problems posting this!
Anyway here's one of the first chaps
The box will be made up of firing and 'at the ready' poses. None marching apparently,
exciting!
EC |
| Knight of St John | 26 Apr 2015 12:11 p.m. PST |
Would these still be useful for the second Anglo Boer war ? |
| The Kingmaker | 26 Apr 2015 12:41 p.m. PST |
The more important question is will there be Afghans in plastic? |
| Glengarry5 | 26 Apr 2015 12:42 p.m. PST |
In general appearance it's close to the early part of the 2nd Boer War but it's the firearm. It looks like a breech loading single shot Martini-Henry to me, by the 2nd Boer War they would've been using the bolt action magazine Lee-Metford. |
| Mad Guru | 26 Apr 2015 12:48 p.m. PST |
Knight of St John, Glengarry5 is exactly right, the biggest problem -- only major problem -- using the above figure for the Second Boer War of 1899 -1902 is the rifle. But… since these are multi-part plastic figures who I'm pretty sure come with empty hands and a separate plastic rifle, it's not impossible that someone, either the Perrys or even someone else, could make and sell 28mm Lee-Metford magazine-fed bolt-action rifles to fit snuggly in their hands. |
| Knight of St John | 26 Apr 2015 1:01 p.m. PST |
Thank you for that, much appreciated.
Michael. |
| Eclaireur | 26 Apr 2015 2:58 p.m. PST |
Kingmaker – apparently not, they favour metal for some Afghans. The plastic Sudanese warriors have not garnered huge sales, I'm told
EC |
| George Krashos | 26 Apr 2015 4:36 p.m. PST |
That's not surprising. But given that the Perrys have allegedly always made what they like, that shouldn't fuss them too much. For every Sudanese Warriors set, they should make a French Napoleonic Chasseurs a Cheval set and it would all balance out. |
| huevans011 | 26 Apr 2015 5:05 p.m. PST |
Kingmaker – apparently not, they favour metal for some Afghans. The plastic Sudanese warriors have not garnered huge sales, I'm told
EC One wonders if the Colonial era is much of a seller at all. The Sudan is supposed to be 1 of the big 2 or 3 Colonial periods and a gamer would need many, many Fuzzies to fight a few Brits. |
| Glengarry5 | 26 Apr 2015 5:07 p.m. PST |
Mad guru I imagine these will be like the ACW plastic sets, weapons moulded to the arms, in one piece for marching and two pieces for (left and right arms) for the advance. |
nnascati  | 26 Apr 2015 5:55 p.m. PST |
That'll be a hurt to the wallet, that will! |
| Mad Guru | 26 Apr 2015 8:00 p.m. PST |
Glengarry5 -- you are probably right! I forgot about that part. My most recent experience with Perry figures is metal Bengal Lancers from their Sudan range, whose separate lances I replaced with swords to turn them into sword-armed Indian cavalry. Still… maybe not impossible the Perrys might be convinced to sculpt alternate arms for post-1888 use… to go with their little "Mafeking" range? I know at least some of those Mafeking figures come with separate weapons, but I don't know if any of those are Lee-Metfords. |
| Cheriton | 28 Apr 2015 3:04 p.m. PST |
Eclaireur: Anyway here's one of the first chaps Many thanks for posting this encouraging info. I believe that the description: "WIP – of 2nd Afghan/Sudan British Infantryman" armed with Martini Henry (and the kit) places it in the era of 1880-1886 which could do for the 1st Boer War as well? I have been burning a candle for several years for them to make such a release. Pathans (Afghan regulars, irregulars, etc) surely must follow on? Blessings on the Perrys yet another time…  
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| Howling Mad Murdoch | 28 Apr 2015 11:51 p.m. PST |
I'll be buying plastic Brits. Love the plastic Mahdist Ansars – just got 4 boxes! |
