| Winston Smith | 18 Jul 2015 7:41 a.m. PST |
Well, I do at any rate.
 See my discussion earlier of current ranges available. Ideal solution would be to have raggedly clothed bodies with a variety of heads. |
| Disco Joe | 18 Jul 2015 7:47 a.m. PST |
Would be nice if you could get King's Mountain Miniatures to do that since they already have the head variants. |
| Winston Smith | 18 Jul 2015 8:23 a.m. PST |
Oh yes.
One or two bodies are "ragged". Fine "campaign dress".
But it would be nice to see a few more ragged poses. |
| John the OFM | 18 Jul 2015 8:54 a.m. PST |
Here is a summary of available Raggeds.
TMP link |
| Regards | 18 Jul 2015 8:55 a.m. PST |
Could we also add some ragged militia? |
| Winston Smith | 18 Jul 2015 9:05 a.m. PST |
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| zippyfusenet | 18 Jul 2015 10:27 a.m. PST |
Actually, militia would be wearing their own clothes. So diverse, but not so ragged. The poor darn Continentals had to wait for Congress to appropriate and for the quartermaster to issue. It was between issues that they got ragged. |
| Zargon | 18 Jul 2015 10:34 a.m. PST |
As did the stalwart British, the old Richard Scollins art of the different armies and units did a marvellous job in the old Military Modelling back in the 80s.? those depicted in his art are what's needed.
Cheers |
| nevinsrip | 18 Jul 2015 11:58 a.m. PST |
Give it up, John unless you are prepared to do them yourself. To have 16 figures sculpted costs 2,000. To say nothing of molds, metal and shipping costs. Total costs for 100 runs of figures pushes the total to over 4,500. For what? So that you and 5 other posters here will buy one or two packs? Eureka tried it and did some wonderful sculpts. He used backers money to do it, like Kickstarter. You'll notice that he never did any more.
Why? Because it's just not economical and it's a tremendous money loser. The demand is just not there. And if you think it is, then go the Kickstarter route. So, feel free. I know that I'm not doing it. Sorry to be so down, but I know the costs. And it's just not worth it. |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 18 Jul 2015 5:10 p.m. PST |
Try painting your Continentals with faded blue or brown coats and add some elbow and knee patches converting with paint. Paint a blob of black on an elbow or knee and then fill in the black with a lighter color. You can also create tears in the elbow or knee areas by painting a sliver of black and the painting a stripe of flesh ( leave a black border around the flesh color for contrast. |
| Disco Joe | 19 Jul 2015 3:38 a.m. PST |
Bill, I do see your point. Very valid indeed. On another note can we expect to see anything at all new in your range of figures or is what you have it? |
| Winston Smith | 19 Jul 2015 5:21 a.m. PST |
I talked to Nic from Eureka at a convention. He told me that they were a very brisk seller. He went on to make ragged dragoons and ragged artillerists.
As for ragged infantry , the line already had 20+ different figures. These, along with the Glover's Marbleheaders and FIW Highlanders in campaign dress, were the springboard to Eureka's highly successful Sge of Reason range. |
| nevinsrip | 19 Jul 2015 4:18 p.m. PST |
"As for ragged infantry , the line already had 20+ different figures." They why do you need more? |
| Winston Smith | 20 Jul 2015 5:06 a.m. PST |
Why did I buy a bunch of backwoods militia from YOU that I had no real need for? I bought them because they looked cool.
And why did I buy two units of your Highlanders, when I already had "enough" Highlanders? Because they looked cool.
Are you suggesting I shouldn't have bought these figures from you, simply because I didn't really "need" them? |
| nevinsrip | 20 Jul 2015 6:57 p.m. PST |
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| nevinsrip | 20 Jul 2015 7:02 p.m. PST |
Actually John, I'm just saying that there comes a point where certain specialty figures are just not economical.
The Highlanders …..you needed these becasue they were actually FIGHTING, not just marching around. Over Mt Men….nobody else makes these, so you HAVE to have them. It's the law. I'm still holding 2 bags of Scots for you… |
| Thomas Mante | 21 Jul 2015 5:56 a.m. PST |
Bill what became of the continentals I have seen you post some pictures of? Not on your blog? |
| nevinsrip | 21 Jul 2015 4:56 p.m. PST |
Thomas, If I told you what happened, you wouldn't believe it.
Long story short.
3 different painters were contracted to paint the samples and provide photo's for the blog. Each one held onto the figures for 6 months and then returned them unpainted, claiming "Painters block". I may just blackwash them and take my own pictures just to get something on the site. |
| Disco Joe | 23 Jul 2015 3:44 a.m. PST |
Bill, you still didn't answer my question. |
| nevinsrip | 23 Jul 2015 7:51 a.m. PST |
Disco I'm undecided at this point. |
| Winston Smith | 23 Jul 2015 7:52 a.m. PST |
Do that with the Continentals. I would also like to see pictures of the dragoons and horses.
Your Pulaski Legion heads look interesting. |
looks at the new U.S.S. Constitution for Black Seas.
