LeonAdler | 31 Jul 2017 9:15 a.m. PST |
Work finally finished on these 20mm figures and ran the master mould a bit this morning and here are the results
thats the basic set of riflemen and NCO
the Bren team
and the Bren team deployed
the NCO from the forthcoming HQ pack next to an AB Para as a comparison. Release date sometime in August. Should added, they all wear the WP top, mostly with the matching trousers though some are just wearing BD trousers. Some of the figures are wearing the leather jerking underneath the WP. Some of the figures have a seperate shovel/pack combination that fits onto a pin on the back of the figure. Not keen on seperate parts ( packing nightmare) but the only way to get the shovel lying across the back. Standard issue British 'T' handle and Canadian style handle versions provided. L |
Mick in Switzerland | 31 Jul 2017 10:58 a.m. PST |
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Von Trinkenessen | 31 Jul 2017 11:02 a.m. PST |
congratulations Leon on making a set of British/commonwealth infantry that are 'sexier' than the germans. Finally allied troops that my late great uncle would be proud of.. |
wrgmr1 | 31 Jul 2017 11:07 a.m. PST |
Wow! Great looking figures Leon! |
christot | 31 Jul 2017 11:24 a.m. PST |
Thank You Leon! I've been waiting for someone to make a range like this …forever…and when it finally arrives, its a great one! |
LeonAdler | 31 Jul 2017 11:57 a.m. PST |
Thanks for all the positive comments all. christot, Well your going to be like a pig in ………….. then lol The upcoming AB range looks handsome :) so youll have plenty to choose from fo the winter 44/45. Got to get working on my Canadian tank crews to populate my armour now. L |
Fire at Will | 31 Jul 2017 12:04 p.m. PST |
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Joes Shop | 31 Jul 2017 12:21 p.m. PST |
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The Colonel | 31 Jul 2017 1:53 p.m. PST |
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wargamer6 | 31 Jul 2017 2:04 p.m. PST |
Fine looking figures , I love the shovels . |
Khusrau | 31 Jul 2017 4:00 p.m. PST |
They are extremely handsome and making me regret going 28mm … arrgghhh…. |
Syr Hobbs Wargames | 31 Jul 2017 4:56 p.m. PST |
Outstanding, what a great addition to any 20mm WWII table. Duane |
Gaz0045 | 01 Aug 2017 11:38 p.m. PST |
These are very tempting…….and timely as I have expanded my WW2 collection to British '44/5 and I have no infantry…… |
christot | 02 Aug 2017 3:25 a.m. PST |
Now, I know these terrific figures aren't even released yet, but are you thinking of adding to them at all? A 2" mortar team would be brilliant! |
LeonAdler | 02 Aug 2017 4:07 a.m. PST |
christot, Thanks. There are three packs to be added: PIAT team ( deployed and carried) 2" motar team ( deployed and carried) HQ, NCO ( its the figure in the last pic)a couple of Officers and a radio operator. Will be working on these over the summer amongst all the other stuff, never enough time………… L |
christot | 02 Aug 2017 5:31 a.m. PST |
Thanks- thats perfect, great news. |
huevans011 | 02 Aug 2017 7:35 p.m. PST |
Leon, one of the many things that impresses me with your sets is how logically organized they are. You follow the actual platoon TO&E's and that makes it easy to collect the sub units that a gamer needs to deploy! |
TunnelRat | 03 Aug 2017 2:00 a.m. PST |
Fantastic looking figures! Any chance of a Vickers & crew being added to the 'to do' list? |
christot | 03 Aug 2017 2:34 a.m. PST |
"Any chance of a Vickers & crew being added to the 'to do' list?" lol…aren''t us wargamers great? while you at it do some 6pdr crews, and a 17pdr..and a 3" mortar and maybe a 4.2"…some engineers would be nice, and some medics, perhaps some senior officers..and I'd like some prone riflemen, and maybe a kangeroo set, bren carier crews, obviously. What about a few casualties? and some vignettes? and….and…and…. |
LeonAdler | 03 Aug 2017 4:17 a.m. PST |
lol yes well its the same with Napoleonics……….. I think the WP restricted to frontline infantry ( any pics/references are rare) though I maybe wrong on that. So normal BD figures will be fine for supporting troops, I have no plans to do any BD figs, there are lots of nice ones around already. I do have an idea for one extra pack to the above but keeping that under wraps until see how sales go. As for carrier crews I do have a reference to the 7th Armd motor batt inf wearing the pixie suit so some mounted/dismounted with infantry weapons might be fun if decidely niche. huevans011, well seems the obvious way to do things never understood the 'army' pack concept so often used but 'real' units makes marketing a bit harder an more complicated go have a look at my Napoleonics listings lol L |
spontoon | 07 Aug 2017 3:05 p.m. PST |
Very nice, but how about some figures for armies that don't exist commercially already? |
LeonAdler | 08 Aug 2017 1:15 a.m. PST |
I think theres a perfectly good economic reason for that Spontoon. I need to make money out of ranges to pay the mortgage. I did the late Brits because there wasnt much for them around at the time and I thought there was enough of a market to make a reasonable return. The 'outliers' just dont have the sales potential to make a return I suspect, something that needs to be done by someone that deosnt need to make a return to eat or can cross subsidise from other better selling ranges. L |
Bozkashi Jones | 08 Aug 2017 4:53 a.m. PST |
Beautiful – I love the bren team especially. But I can't change my mind about scale yet again! |
LeonAdler | 08 Aug 2017 5:15 a.m. PST |
Going into panto mode…………oh yes you can ! lol Always happens you settle on a scale for a period and some sod goes and makes something in another that you want……… L |
Marc at work | 08 Aug 2017 8:13 a.m. PST |
What's all this "changing scale" nonsense? Surely everyone games WW2 in 1/72 (20mm) don't they… I am guessing/hoping/assuming that these will work for Canadians – I have the GHQ guide to the Canadian contribution and I am always tempted… |
donlowry | 08 Aug 2017 8:39 a.m. PST |
Very nice looking minis, but I notice that the only prone figures are the Bren team. Didn't Brits ever hit the dirt? |
christot | 08 Aug 2017 9:39 a.m. PST |
Bren team does the firing, rifles do the movement |
LeonAdler | 08 Aug 2017 2:29 p.m. PST |
Marc at work, thats the idea. The only real difference for some Canadian troops are the so called 'invasion boots' worn notably by the 3rd Div ( I think) but its mainly Brit clobber worn by Canadians albiet with colour differences. donlowry, would love to do the figs in 'ground hugging' poses ( its what most infantry spends its time doing when in combat zone afterall)but its not a popular pose for many wargamers, a question of economics, for Brens prone is the normal fighting stance ( a bren is not comfortable to fire on the move). If sales fund the design time then maybe. I have a kneeling, ready to move forward Bren team half done but release will depend on sales. Marc at work of course you are perfectly correct :) L |