Uesugi Kenshin | 13 Apr 2021 9:47 a.m. PST |
These are pretty limited even in 28mm as far as selection goes. Has anyone heard of any plans for them in plastic? Thanks. |
Puster | 13 Apr 2021 1:40 p.m. PST |
I rather look for Ming, but regardless of period Chinese armies seem not to make it to plastics… OK, Atlantic Wargames is releasing some Boxer soon, but that the end of it for now. The strange thing is that they are even short on the metal side… |
Uesugi Kenshin | 13 Apr 2021 2:37 p.m. PST |
I'm dying to see the Perrys add Ming to their Korean Line, alas they don't seem enthusiastic about the project based on 2 posts I've seen. Non-ancient Chinese certainly seem to get the shaft in 28mm. I'm not sure if that's based on lack of customer interest or lack of knowledge/ interest on the company side. I think both armies would be widely welcomed. I'd love to see a 3 Kingdoms Korean as well to go with the Tang but that is certainly wishful thinking. |
Perris0707 | 13 Apr 2021 6:36 p.m. PST |
There are some excellent Chinese figures in 15mm. Essex, Khurasan, Old Glory, and others that escape me right now have some really good Chinese Qin, Tang, Ming, Sung, etc. Not sure why it hasn't carried over to 28mm. |
Bashytubits | 13 Apr 2021 6:54 p.m. PST |
I know its not plastic but The Assault Group does 28mm Tang Chinese. |
skipper John | 14 Apr 2021 5:04 a.m. PST |
There are (were) several 28mm Ming manufacturers. I have a bunch of Scheltrum Miniatures and….. I'm always looking for a few more in case you might have some extra. There is also the Cavalcade line. These match up with the Perry Koreans quite well. Kensington is another, their figures are a bit smaller, on the lower side of 25mm. |
Cerdic | 15 Apr 2021 3:44 a.m. PST |
Cavalcade is now owned by Forlorn Hope. link |
John the OFM | 15 Apr 2021 12:03 p.m. PST |
Plastic? How many different boxes would be needed? How many sets would have to be sold to recoup tooling costs? And how many people are there who want to do a Tang army? |
Puster | 17 Apr 2021 11:15 p.m. PST |
@John The problem is probably the latter, and the lack of characters for armies, so that plastics alone would suffer a bit. On the other side: Ming, eg. have been around for some 250 years and probably had the worlds largest army during some of these periods. They fought against Mongols, Eastern Pirates or Samurai. There is an intersting "what if" for the Spanish conquest of China, and of course they had civil wars that – in numbers – dwarf the largest European wars of their time. On that issue I recommend the "Great Ming Military" blog greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com |
skipper John | 19 Apr 2021 5:38 a.m. PST |
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Uesugi Kenshin | 21 Apr 2021 9:08 a.m. PST |
@OFM "How many different boxes would be needed?" Not anymore than a plastic army of Achmaenid Persians, Alexandrian Macedonians, or any Napoleonic army, all of which are currently available in plastic. The problem the Chinese suffer from is lacking the interest of the above armies. Even amongst Chinese armies, the Tang are probably not the most popular. |
gregmita2 | 22 Apr 2021 2:29 p.m. PST |
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