zardoz1957  | 29 Oct 2016 3:20 p.m. PST |
I saw that there was some discussion of Polly Oliver 15mm AWI figures being back on sale in 2014. The discussion tales off and it looks like the website was only active a few months. Did they go under again? |
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 29 Oct 2016 3:38 p.m. PST |
The link is working for me: pollyoliver.co.uk I think in 2014 they had a different URL which has changed to the above. |
| zardoz1957 | 29 Oct 2016 6:13 p.m. PST |
Yeah I found that but everything is from 2014. I emailed them to see. |
| Early morning writer | 29 Oct 2016 10:44 p.m. PST |
I know I successfully bought figures from them a bit over a year ago. Not sure of their current status. |
martin goddard  | 29 Oct 2016 11:33 p.m. PST |
They are in Sheerness which is within easy distance of Salute. I expect they will be at salute in April? martin |
| SJDonovan | 30 Oct 2016 1:45 a.m. PST |
I bought from them about a year ago and the website looked just the same as it does now. I think it just hasn't been updated in a while. Their service was very good. I put in an order online and the figures arrived the next day. |
| Jcfrog | 30 Oct 2016 5:08 a.m. PST |
The only thing: big bags of 24 of essentially 1-2 poses. |
| YogiBearMinis | 30 Oct 2016 7:34 a.m. PST |
So no website updates in a year or more, plus no one has ordered or heard from them in that time? Go with Blue Moon. |
| HMS Exeter | 30 Oct 2016 1:41 p.m. PST |
Blue Moon is rapidly becoming the Borg of 15mm. Look at their stuff. Look at everybody else's. Compare the prices… Resistance is futile. |
| zardoz1957 | 30 Oct 2016 9:41 p.m. PST |
I emailed them and they responded instantly. |
| SJDonovan | 31 Oct 2016 3:35 a.m. PST |
I'm glad to hear they are still going. I was very impressed by their figures and their service. |
| Supercilius Maximus | 31 Oct 2016 3:58 p.m. PST |
Did they ever remake their horses, which were always the weak part of their range? (Ironically, just like Blue Moon.) |
| SJDonovan | 01 Nov 2016 1:28 a.m. PST |
I don't think so. I bought a couple of commander figures and the horses they came on were so bad they made the Blue Moon ones look good (with both ranges it looks like the sculptor was working from a child's drawing of a horse rather than the real thing). Does anyone make decent 15mm AWI cavalry? Even with Minifigs, which is my range of choice, the cavalry is the weakest part of it. |
| Supercilius Maximus | 01 Nov 2016 6:44 a.m. PST |
Does anyone make decent 15mm AWI cavalry? Even with Minifigs, which is my range of choice, the cavalry is the weakest part of it. A good set of reviews from our very own deepfriedhappymice:- link (Warning: the artillery has been "up next" for a few years now. Just sayin'……) |
| SJDonovan | 01 Nov 2016 7:41 a.m. PST |
Thanks SM, I'd forgotten about Extra Crispy's site. Having checked it out I have to say I don't think any of the horses look particularly good (with the possible exception of the Jeff Valent ones, which as luck would have it are the ones that are no longer available). I generally stick with Minifigs for everything and I don't mind their AWI horses (which seem to have been designed to look like 18th century prints, with small heads and big bodies) but the riders do look like they are sitting a bit low in the saddle. |
| martin goddard | 02 Nov 2016 5:49 a.m. PST |
You might also consider newer ranges such as the Peter Pig range (300+ sculpts). the PP cavalry are one piece, which is great for rider integration.
martin
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| Supercilius Maximus | 02 Nov 2016 2:18 p.m. PST |
Sorry – forgot about the PP range. And very well researched and designed it is, too! |
| martin goddard | 03 Nov 2016 1:33 p.m. PST |
Yes it is but I cannot release the name of or researcher, it is top secret.
martin
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| toomanyfigures | 18 Sep 2017 4:14 p.m. PST |
Had Polly Oliver closed again |
| Supercilius Maximus | 18 Sep 2017 10:27 p.m. PST |
I believe that someone else has now bought them. |
| kabrank | 21 Sep 2017 9:10 a.m. PST |
Hi All Magister Militum has purchased the AWI range and moving towards bringing them into production. Go here:- link |
| kabrank | 22 Sep 2017 6:00 a.m. PST |
Hi All Now in production and awaiting your orders! link |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
