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Post by waynew on Apr 6, 2024 17:04:55 GMT
Thanks, a much better view of ALL the poses. Really looking forward to adding these to my collection.
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Post by waynew on Apr 5, 2024 17:02:03 GMT
Looking at the examples shown, will officer poses be part of the first two sets of ACW marching soldiers or will that be part of a future set. I believe that's part of a possible future set of command poses.
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Post by waynew on Apr 3, 2024 5:03:23 GMT
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Post by waynew on Apr 3, 2024 4:58:03 GMT
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Post by waynew on Apr 2, 2024 19:53:48 GMT
Thanks.
I realize I am not the greatest painter out there... But I am more focused on the unit, than the individual figure. I hope to show more, from other Punic/Samnite Wars tribes, such as Lucanians, Campanians, and maybe even some Samnites.
Don't knock yourself; I think your figures look great. Nice and clean.
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Post by waynew on Apr 1, 2024 17:15:32 GMT
Nice work.
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Post by waynew on Mar 23, 2024 21:11:04 GMT
Re height, match. If they could match the Accurate / Call to Arms 1/72 ranges that would be ideal. E.g. Accurate Set 7200 British Infantry I agree.
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Post by waynew on Mar 16, 2024 16:12:03 GMT
One of my big criteria in buying a set of figures (right up there with ascetics and accuracy) is compatibility with the sets of other makers. Just the other day on another forum we were discussing the Auburn Western figures from back in the 1950s & 60s (yes, I'm that old - dirt calls me, "Sir.") and how beautifully sculpted they were. Indeed, some of the finest sculpted Cowboys and Indians - and some great US GIs- ever done. The problem was, they were so danged BIG! 65 - 70mm tall! They didn't work well with anything else in our collection - even 60mm figures, which were fading in popularity by the time I got into the hobby (but we didn't call it that back then...). When a new set comes out I first look at style, do I like the look of them? There have been some sets I really wanted to have but I passed because I just didn't like their look. I prefer as realistic as practicable. I've made some exceptions, but I'm usually a stickler for proper proportions on my figures. Then I look at accuracy - I'm not a big button counter normally - sometimes a bit of paint can "correct" a minor problem, but I don't want Alamo guys using Winchesters, or having my ACW guys wielding Thompsons, etc. But the biggie for me is compatibility - will the new set fit in with what I already have. Some of you might remember a few years back when size creep got into some of the 1/72 scale sets being produced by some major makers. Some of the "1/72" scale figures being produced were practically 28mm. I passed on many beautiful sets because they were just too large to fit in with my other units. For those of us into collecting 1/32 figures, we are aware that back in the 1990s Richard Conte caused a big stir when he introduced his line of figures with his two sets and series of "54mm" figures - "The Warlord" and "Zulu" - based on those movies, he followed up with WW2 "The Longest Day," and a Civil War series. The figures were beautiful and just about everyone fell in love with them; but there was one problem: compared to the 1/32 or 54mm figures we'd been collecting and playing with since childhood they were HUGE! They were between 54mm and 56mm, and thicker than the guys we had in our armies. Several newer producers followed Conte's lead and began producing figures in the newer, larger scale - while others continued producing figures in the older, smaller scale. Now, when a new 1/32 scale set is announced the first question is - "Which size are they?" Recently I had the privilege of getting my hands on several test shots for HaT's new ACW set. Believe me, they look better in person than the pictures can tell (mostly due to the white plastic used for the prototypes). I hope to rectify that partially by painting them. I just hope I can do them justice.\ Now, the question, "What size are they?" I answered that question, and hope to answer it for you by taking comparison photos of the new HaT figures against some of the figures available today. I chose some of the more common and popular figures from my collection - these are the pretty much representative of the other companies out there and hopefully will give you an idea of where HaT fits in with what you might have in your collection both in scale and style of sculpts. I hope this helps. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words: First are HaT figures compared to the "traditional" 1/32 -54mm ACW figures: Now, compared to the "new" 54mm - 1/32 scale:
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Post by waynew on Mar 12, 2024 2:38:30 GMT
Love these sets.
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Post by waynew on Mar 8, 2024 17:15:56 GMT
Nice. This is going to be a great set.
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Post by waynew on Mar 4, 2024 17:08:41 GMT
Beautiful! Really great display in all aspects.
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Post by waynew on Feb 11, 2024 16:24:58 GMT
1/32 would be nice, too. My eyes are getting old.
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Post by waynew on Feb 6, 2024 19:16:31 GMT
Impressive display. Beautifully done.
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Post by waynew on Feb 3, 2024 15:48:24 GMT
Thanks for giving us a much anticipated and sought-after set.
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Post by waynew on Jan 15, 2024 17:06:07 GMT
One of my [many] favorite sets.
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Post by waynew on Jan 4, 2024 2:25:49 GMT
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Post by waynew on Jan 2, 2024 2:30:38 GMT
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Post by waynew on Jan 2, 2024 2:27:37 GMT
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Post by waynew on Jan 2, 2024 2:25:30 GMT
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Post by waynew on Jan 2, 2024 2:23:40 GMT
Some years ago I set up a portion of my Napoleonic French and Russian Armies on our family dining room table (it's quite large, our oldest son built it to seat twelve adults - our five sons and their wives - kids go into the "kids table"). I had a great time setting the guys up and taking pix of them. I envisioned a Borodino-type confrontation but didn't do a lot of research into the battle, though I had studied it in my graduate work. But I was having fun and even though I included a "redoubt" in the scene I didn't want to call it Borodino lest someone spot I had the 3rd Pommeranian Piccolo Players in the wrong place (they weren't anywhere near the battlefield at the time anyway, they'd found a nice village with a kabak with friendly peasant maids to sit the battle out); so I just left it unnamed. Last week I discovered the pictures and decided to have some fun with them. Here are some of the results, I hope you enjoy them. ADDENDUM: I just remembered these pictures were to be part of the Grand Finale of my Russia 1812 continuing story of a French major assigned to gather stragglers and wagons fallen behind the Grand Army during the Russian Campaign. After surviving numerous skirmishes with Cossack raiders, guerillas, and various militia units his band of troops he's managed to organize into a fairly reliable unit finds itself in the great battle. I remember now I was concentrating more on telling the major's experiences in the unit (sort of "War and Peace" with apologies to Tolstoy) than presenting a point-by-point accurate representation of the battle itself. I just thought it might be of interest to anyone seeing these pix.
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Post by waynew on Jan 2, 2024 2:12:48 GMT
Great job. They look much better than mine turned out. Thanks for sharing the pix; always a joy to see such eye candy.
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Post by waynew on Dec 22, 2023 17:09:20 GMT
Always good to see the Grenz in action! One of my many favorite sets!
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Post by waynew on Dec 22, 2023 2:18:21 GMT
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Post by waynew on Dec 22, 2023 2:16:16 GMT
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Post by waynew on Dec 2, 2023 4:22:51 GMT
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