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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs?  Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:42 pm |
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Greetings all,
I am currently looking for a range of models that would make good mordian iron guard standins (the guys that fight in ceremonial dress) for an imp guard army?
I've had a look at a few 6mm american civil war and crimean war models, but either they have looked to be poor quality or the photos themselves are average to say the least.
Could anyone suggest a manufacturer/range to try or post a scale comparison if they own such models?
thankyou
ORTRON
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:03 pm |
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Seems like the problem would be the cap. I believe your best bet would be the Japanese infantry figures from the Russo-Japanese war of 1905. Pendraken has some in 10mm, but no pictures of them on their site. Your best would be to email them to ensure they are in the cap. Then maybe get a few to see how they look compared to Epic.
Possibly the Ros-Heroics (Navwar) WW I (1914) British would suit your needs. They used the field cap also, but I am not sure if those miniatures have caps or helmets (they should be caps).
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:51 pm |
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Heroics & Ros might also make japanese 6mm or Russian 6mm with caps - just give them a buzz on saturday or e-mail them!
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:28 pm |
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thanks very much.
Really appreciate the help.
ORTRON
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:29 pm |
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Hi Ortron,
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:29 pm |
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Didn't British infantry start WWI wearing brimmed caps like that? Maybe a supplier with some early-war Tommies would be carrying those.
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:39 am |
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Yes, the first Brit Tommies wore caps like that during WWI. ?The Mordians were based on Prussian Infantry ...  
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:01 pm |
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Thanks guys,
Joined the yahoo group.. some help there so thanks.
The problem i'm finding is a lot of retailers have very poor or no pictures of much of their range. One of the things i now realise GW does well in comparison.
Thanks again
ORTRON
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:14 pm |
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GZG does some nice 6mm inf figs in their Dirtside range that may fit the bill
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:29 am |
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GZG does some nice 6mm inf figs in their Dirtside range that may fit the bill
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I actually just bought a few of them through your mate at Eureka miniatures.. haven't arrived yet.
Thanks very much for photos CC. I might look into the trimmed hat idea if i can't find any that fit goal/budget. The good thing with those guys is that their equipment/webbing looks more in line with what i want.
Thanks a heap guys
ORTRON
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:42 am |
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:39 pm |
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Like Cuban Commissar, I can recommend baccus miniatures 6mm Prussian Landwehr for conversion to Mordians, I did actually do 2 stands last year.
Pack NPR12 Landwehr skirmishing is the best IMHO. You need to file the cap down almost to the hatband to get the height match to a GW guardsman. Also the bases on the baccus figs are quite thick so they need to be filed down to match the depth of the holes on an epic base.
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:41 pm |
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Also here is a pic of the Baccus Landwehr as they come from the manufacturer, compared to an GW epic guarsdmen, so you can see what you need to do.
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Post subject: Mordian Iron Guard subs? Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:45 pm |
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I also sampled Heroics & Ros / Navwar 1914/1916 British with the field service cap. However as you can see form this picture they are pretty weedy compared to GW figures, so I stuck to Baccus!
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Glad I could help ! 
