ced1106 | 25 Sep 2018 3:51 p.m. PST |
This modest Kickstarter is for a limited range of small, 25mm-ish scale Killer Rabbits, cast in pewter, in a variety of poses, wielding a variety of weapons all based upon 11-14th century art found in the margins of medieval manuscripts, based on… wait for it… rabbits! link
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79thPA | 25 Sep 2018 4:06 p.m. PST |
That's something you don't see every day. |
Winston Smith | 25 Sep 2018 4:33 p.m. PST |
One thing I've never understood is mounting lancers on snails or turtles. How do you get momentum? Isn't that what lancers are all about? Your rules would probably have "Infantry" moving at 6" and your lancers at 1/4" per turn. I don't get it. |
Soaring Soren | 25 Sep 2018 5:26 p.m. PST |
Perhaps the snails glide along on their slime trails? |
roving bandit | 25 Sep 2018 6:44 p.m. PST |
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Lucius | 25 Sep 2018 7:11 p.m. PST |
You accept that rabbits can have swords, bows, and spears, but speedy snails are a bridge too far????? :-) |
Winston Smith | 25 Sep 2018 7:13 p.m. PST |
My suspension of disbelief can go only so far. |
gaiusrabirius | 25 Sep 2018 7:22 p.m. PST |
Oh, never mind believability, these are great! I like to think the long-gone monks, artists, etc. who generated these fanciful images would be (are?) pleased by this tribute to their artistry. |
Bashytubits | 25 Sep 2018 11:47 p.m. PST |
What, you don't see the flames coming from the snails hind quarters in the illustration? It is obviously propelled by black powder rockets. |
ZULUPAUL | 26 Sep 2018 3:01 a.m. PST |
Interesting but only that at that price range. |
The Beast Rampant | 26 Sep 2018 7:48 a.m. PST |
My suspension of disbelief can go only so far. But you were OK past rabbits with bows? Because it's fun and fanciful. And apparently historically documented. I'm in. I just wish there were more missile troops to make a small unit. Though I realize these were all sculpted for yucks and not necessarily for dedicated wargaming forces. |
advocate | 26 Sep 2018 11:56 p.m. PST |
Winston, what about the 'hunting snail' carried by the hound-rider? |
ced1106 | 27 Sep 2018 9:47 a.m. PST |
Various theories, including… "Randall claims that mutating the knights into half-human hybrids was a popular little trend-with-a-trend, which some artists took to its logical extreme: replacing the human knights entirely with animals. "Since human knights are often seen trembling before—or, indeed, losing to—the harmless, slow-moving snails, it makes sense that the image is a way to emphasize cowardice. link |
Guthroth | 27 Sep 2018 10:10 a.m. PST |
Lovely idea, but the cost of getting them to the UK without an EU deal kills it for me. |
Baranovich | 28 Sep 2018 6:28 a.m. PST |
…"I warned you. But did you listen to me? Oh no, you knew it all didnt you! Oh no, it's just a harmless little bunny, isn't it!" - Tim The Enchanter |
Gone Fishing | 28 Sep 2018 11:43 a.m. PST |
I like these very much. In addition to their medieval precedents, they also happen to be spitting images of the illustrations in the old rpg Bunnies & Burrows, which makes them all the better! |
The Beast Rampant | 28 Sep 2018 7:34 p.m. PST |
Racing snails are also well-documented by "Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom", to which I am relentlessly subjected. |
justBill | 29 Sep 2018 2:41 p.m. PST |
Id really like one of those bunnies braining the monk! |
advocate | 01 Oct 2018 4:20 a.m. PST |
You might just get me if you do the rabbit loading a trebuchet! |