Nick Stern  | 10 Dec 2018 3:44 p.m. PST |
I ran a Napoleonic game using The Men Who Would Be Kings rules this past weekend. Figures are half plastic and half metal. I wanted to run this winter game in December, but I only had time to paint and acquire enough figures to field half sized units, so the game was very fast and bloody; basically, I take out your unit, now you take out my unit. The French were only able to move their wagons 3/4 of the way across the table before they were blocked by all three units of Russian infantry who were placed there thanks to a random dice roll. I want to try the game again as soon as I can field full or even 2/4 sized units.
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| WarWizard | 10 Dec 2018 3:52 p.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 10 Dec 2018 5:35 p.m. PST |
Nice set up, the wolves look great |
| nevinsrip | 10 Dec 2018 8:54 p.m. PST |
A fellow named Sanderson sculpted some fantastic models, in 54 mm, for the Retreat from Moscow. I recall seeing these many, many years ago and being astonished at the amount of detail on the figures. Perhaps someone here has the set. |
| Nick Stern | 10 Dec 2018 9:10 p.m. PST |
nevinsrip, I think I bought some of the figures you're talking about on eBay. They are on my painting table now. Did they look like these:
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| nevinsrip | 10 Dec 2018 11:51 p.m. PST |
Hi Nick, do they have the Sanderson brand on the underside of the bases? I recall that the set had over 20 figures in it.
They could be part of the set. |
| dBerczerk | 11 Dec 2018 4:17 a.m. PST |
Quite a view. After seeing this, I wish I had the room to start a 54mm Napoleonics collection! |
 deadhead | 11 Dec 2018 5:56 a.m. PST |
Those really do look like Retreat figures. Few makers have captured the look of a biting wind tearing at rags, as well as these manage. |
| Gone Fishing | 11 Dec 2018 10:39 a.m. PST |
Gorgeous work, Nick. I always love seeing your 54mm stuff. Thank you for sharing! |
| Marc the plastics fan | 14 Dec 2018 2:40 p.m. PST |
link This, plus two other ranges. I remember these from the late 70s/80s in the back of Military Modelling. I had forgotten about them until I saw the above |
| Marc the plastics fan | 16 Dec 2018 4:52 a.m. PST |
I have a vague feeling they also made a retreat set in 25mm, but I didn't see it on their website. I will have to ping them a note note now to ask Curse this nostalgia. It gets expensive… |
| Marc the plastics fan | 17 Dec 2018 7:02 a.m. PST |
Rats. Had a reply. They don't make them anymore. Shame |
| Nick Stern | 17 Dec 2018 11:02 a.m. PST |
Marc the plastics fan – still, the Perry Bros. stuff is very nice. And Strelets does a complete line if you go the 1/72 plastic route. |
