Peter Cole of Replicants usually launches his new figures at the Plastic Warrior Show and here is this year's offering. Two sets (4 figures in each) of medieval peasants, and they are revolting, as they did!
Rising up from their labours are a builder with giant mallet, fishwife with a cleaver, serf with a sickle and a minstrel to tell the tale of revolution in a ballad.
The second lot are better armed and mean business, I picked up a couple of sets of these, a chap with slingshot that could easily be used for any ancients army, one with a flail who will be joining my band of Japanese Illo-Ikki, a farmhand with pitchfork and his wife with, I'm not sure what but lets just say a rolling pin.
Steve Weston had a few of the new Chintoys sets, I thought these were made in Russia but I'm told they're produced in Ukraine (I haven't checked this out), which makes me feel a lot easier about buying them. These are the Saracen Warriors, beautiful sculpts but on the large side, about 57mm and chunky with a very thick base which makes them look more like 60mm figures.
Steve also had sets of the new Gangsters and Police but I passed on them, again they are nice figures but not my thing and way to big to go with my existing Marx Untouchables figures.
This is my first 3d printed figure, another medieval peasant though not revolting this time, a forester with felled tree and chopped woodpile. I guess this is the future of the hobby and it certainly opens up whole new possibilities, this figure is made by Warhorse Miniatures and came courtesy of Paul Stadinger who came over from USA.
I too bought the Replicants peasants - as you say, very useful figures.
ReplyDeleteThose peasants do look quite dangerous Brian! They should fit nicely into many different scenarios!
ReplyDeleteExcellent figures full of life.
ReplyDeleteTrue works of the miniature art!
DeleteGreat purchases.
ReplyDeleteI am interested you have some Ikko Ikki , always thought they would make a great game. It would be great to see some photos…
Alan Tradgardland
I have been slowly but steadily building a Samurai collection, several small compact units but they have yet to suffer the despoliation of my paintbrush.
DeleteI do like those Saracen castings, even if they are more 60mm, they would look great mixed in with the Deetail Turk/Saracens.
ReplyDeleteMichael
The Saracens are great poses but a bit too big to mix with Deetail, they fit well with the figures made by Supreme.
DeleteI have been eyeing the Chintoys for years now and have decided that will be my goto brand for medieval/ancient in 1/32. However I have been holding off because I also want them to do some mounted sets in the period(s). Don't know why that haven't yet.
ReplyDeleteChintoys excel at producing unusual periods, their figures have great animation and detail but they have relatively short production runs so are increasingly difficult to find, they have also been very adversely affected by the current war in Ukraine.
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