| Travellera | 22 Jul 2018 4:04 a.m. PST |
I want to do some conversion work and need bodies in long chainmail, preferrably knee lenght. Grateful for any suggestions? |
| JimDuncanUK | 22 Jul 2018 4:41 a.m. PST |
Looking at Gripping Beast and Warlord Games figures all I can see is mid thigh length at best. |
| Travellera | 22 Jul 2018 5:05 a.m. PST |
Yes, that seems unfortunately to be the case. I was hoping I have missed some product line with longer chainmail shirts… |
| Matheo | 22 Jul 2018 5:14 a.m. PST |
Check out FireForge, either Rus infantry or Scandinavian infantry sets (the bodies are the same in both sets). |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 22 Jul 2018 5:26 a.m. PST |
Conquest games Norman infantry set have some but the ratio in the box is like one in five so in a box set you only get about four armoured guys in a box. Which, I guess, doesn't really make it very cost effective unless you have a use for the unarmoured guys. |
| Travellera | 22 Jul 2018 6:44 a.m. PST |
Thanks for your comment! I am afraid that the Fireforge have too short chainmail shirts for what I had in mind. The Conquest one looks really good but one in five is as you say not cost effective. Maybe I have to turn to metal miniatures but then the headswap becomes an issue.
I want to convert them into Ottoman armoured infantry ( similar to the Old Glory pack OXT 06) |
| Asteroid X | 22 Jul 2018 12:39 p.m. PST |
I am going to suggest just buying the Old Glory sets. They are really good and the price for them, with the membership (40% off!), is actually a LOT cheaper than what plastics companies are charging today! Look at the outrageous prices that Warlord is charging for plastic figures! Victrix figures (ie Greeks) were a really good value but now their cost, for their newest sets, is on par with metals! (just like Warlord) |
| Travellera | 23 Jul 2018 3:09 a.m. PST |
Thanks wmyers,
I am not a member so the cost is £30.00 GBP for 30 minis in three poses…my biggest concern is though that I have some bad experiences with Old Glory. Their molds seems a bit dated which affect the detail on the miniatures. However as a last resort I might have to go that route… |
| Asteroid X | 23 Jul 2018 3:30 p.m. PST |
Maybe you could find a friend (or two!) to go into the membership with you! 40% off is a good deal. If it is for one set of figures, it's not really worth it, is it. They do have a large range for that era, though. The sculpts look pretty good, too. This link gives some fairly good pictures of the Ottoman figures: link |
