"18mm VSF from Pontoonier Miniatures " Topic
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| DyeHard | 06 Apr 2019 9:58 a.m. PST |
This slipped by me, and perhaps others: Pontoonier Miniatures, who makes mostly 28mm figures, has a line of 18mm VSF.
It is under the name"French Army of Napoleon III"
link It features classic French colonial types in gas-masks.
Foreign Legion, Zouaves/Turcos, and even Guard Grenadiers.
link This is not a company I have been watch so a random encounter lead me there. Badger Games is the sales point:
badgergames.com/home.html |
| cloudcaptain | 06 Apr 2019 2:30 p.m. PST |
Cool find! Thanks for the heads up. Are you going to nab some? Would like to seem them painted up. |
79thPA  | 06 Apr 2019 4:42 p.m. PST |
I stumbled across those by accident as well. |
| Lion in the Stars | 06 Apr 2019 10:03 p.m. PST |
Oh, those are cool!!! Might have to show those to a roommate. |
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 07 Apr 2019 12:00 p.m. PST |
Nearly .70 cents per figure? Strange how one can find 15mm figures as low as .35 cents, and then the price is doubled for this range. No thank you! |
| TheBeast | 08 Apr 2019 11:57 a.m. PST |
Maybe, but it covers a void I've been feeling of late. *sigh* Doug |
| Lion in the Stars | 08 Apr 2019 3:41 p.m. PST |
@Buckeye. Because those $0.35 USD a mini figures haven't increased price since about 2000, and the price of tin has gone up an order of magnitude since then. ~$0.70 a mini is on par with AB Napoleonics and others that are sold through normal retail channels, as opposed to only-available-direct-from-maker. |
| Lucius | 09 Apr 2019 2:41 a.m. PST |
Cool figures. I might have to beef up my Martian Empires armies. Complaints about price are the thing that I hate most about this hobby. 18mm French VSF is about as niche a market as you can find. They aren't going to sell a ton of them, so they are going to cost more per unit. Be glad that someone spent a lot of time, effort, and money on a line that might never break even. If you can't afford them, move on. |
ScottWashburn  | 09 Apr 2019 4:15 a.m. PST |
Wow, I really like these and would be very temped to get some for my All Quiet on the Martian Front armies. A shame there's just infantry, though. |
| deflatermouse | 10 Apr 2019 4:03 p.m. PST |
Does anyone have comparison photos of them with Essex 15mm figures?
Or against Blue Moon? |
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