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chinease army?

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:33 pm
by flyingcrow
hi there i have recently discovered Fields of Glory and really like the game style :D .My ideal army would be a Old Han Chinese army is there such a thing, or am i just wistfully fantasizing if not i like to give the Byzantines a shot. i would be most grate full if some one could inform where to purchase the miniatures themselves. i have spent a short time surfing but haven’t been able to find any
thanks in advance
:o

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:47 pm
by nikgaukroger
Chinese armies are covered later this year in the Empires of the Dragon supplement.

Try this list of manufacturers if you're looking for minaitures - http://www.endoftime.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... pliers.htm - for 15mm the guys at the top of the list, Essex, have a good Warring States/Han range.

Tim Porter's site - http://www.madaxeman.com/index.php - also has information on suppliers.

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:40 pm
by flyingcrow
thanks for the help i really like the look of the samurai army in 28 mm
does the size of the miniature effect the game type?
thanks for your help

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:54 pm
by Spartacus
Richard of :- http://www.magistermilitum.com/

And Essex too @ :- http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/frames15anc.html

Do some really nice 15mm Han Chinese. I can speak as an owner of them from the previous supplier of the same moulds some years ago.

I have twice in my life tried to paint 25/28mm Samurai and ended up trashing them although I have done 15mm Samurai to my acceptance, mainly from

Two Dragons :- http://www.caliverbooks.com/figures/cat ... rai&menu=3

I do find that 25/28 mm figures cost too much and need an awful lot of work to paint to an acceptable standard.

You could nicely go to even a 10mm Qin Chinese from Magister Militum which I have also, but yet to paint.

If you really need to go to 28mm Samurai then

West Wind :- http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php

Curteys :- http://www.curteysminiatures.co.uk/

Old Glory :- http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_items.php?m=2&s=58

Perry`s :- http://www.perry-miniatures.com/index2.html

Probably offer the best and I just swapped 200 of same because my painting was not good enough.

Of all above Perry`s and Essex make good figures but make it as hard as possible to order online from so I tend to use others.

I would actually only use 28mm Samurai for Skirmish gaming as I feel this is where they fit.

As a PS I just remembered that Dave at Museum :- http://www.museumminiatures.co.uk/pages/index.htm

Does some really nice 28mm Samurai odd bits too, As do

Dixons :- http://www.dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixonc ... maintype=3

But I do feel that Dixon figures IMO look like Dwarves although I may have been the first person to ever buy £100`s worth of them 18 years ago.

If you want some piccies of the West Wind 28mm Sammies painted up really badly then PM me and I will send you some.

So, Summing up--Go 15mm Chinese. It can give you so many variations due to China being Militarily speaking so advanced in the early periods.

The Army lists are coming soon.

Cheers, Terry.

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:39 pm
by domblas
their is a post of argentinas battle report with a very nice samurai army in 28 mm

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:54 pm
by ars_belli
domblas wrote:their is a post of argentinas battle report with a very nice samurai army in 28 mm
Here is the link: viewtopic.php?t=8736

Cheers,
Scott

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:05 pm
by flyingcrow
thans so much you guys :D
cheers for all you help