I dug them out today and organised them into units. Yes, I know there are too many of them to play a sensible game, but i do love the massed units look.
These figures are back in manufacture by Mirliton of Italy and Em-4 Miniatures here in the UK.
This is the order of battle I came up with, based entirely on what i have, rather than any kind of sensible structure. It works out at 6,580 points without including tandards, msicians, leaders, hero's etc...!
I think i may have over done it...
Infantry
12 Royal Guard (2 handed, x-heavy (inc lead, mus & std) (2)
2x 20 Dwarf Infantry, hand weapon and shield (inc lead, mus & std)
2x, 20 Dwarf Infantry, spears and shield (inc lead, mus & std)
8x 15 Dwarf Infantry, 2 Handed, (inc lead, mus & std)
3x 20 Dwarf Heavy Infantry, 2 Handed (inc lead, mus & std)
Missile Troops
12 Hand Gunners (5)
20 Rangers/Archers (inc leader, musician (horn) & Standard Bearer)
60 Crossbow Dwarfs (no command) (2)
Artillery
3 Giant Dwarf Cannon (12 crew)
20 Giant Crossbow (40 crew)
Cavalry
12 Bear riders with Axe (inc leader, hero, musician & standard) (7)
12 Bear riders with Spear (inc leader, hero, musician & standard) (7)
4 Giant Bat Riders (4)
Command
3 generals
2 wizards
1 Seer (1)
The numbers in brackets is the order i've just put in with Mirliton to fill out the remaining slots!
If you're interested in Fantasy Warriors game then I suggest you join the FW Yahoo Group.
So just 450 figures to clean, base, undercoat and paint...
... but then i haven't sorted through the Grenadier orcs and goblins i collected to fight against them....
Wow! What a haul! A couple of months ago I got 50 Grenadier FW High elves. I was especially excited to win that auction, as these models aren't being sold by Mirliton. I had heard it was because the deep undercutting of the models made for a difficult mold. Having now seen the models, I can confirm that.
ReplyDeleteElves = pixie fiddlers! The old FW elves were still being manufactured by somebody in the states - I understood that the moulds had been separated when Grenadier US failed. The Moulds for Grenadier UK (the Parent company) are in the hands of Doug from em4 miniatures (Doug was a director of the original company) He regularly posts on the Fantasy Warriors Yahoo Group here... http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/FantasyWarriors/ Doug is a very helpful bloke and may be able to shed more light on stuff if you ask.
ReplyDeleteI asked Doug several months ago about this. He wasn't planning on manufacturing new models, but he said he would check for old packs. I never heard back if he found any. I'm on that yahoo group too, but don't go too often. Maybe I'll check through the old posts there. I could use some command models.
ReplyDeleteAndrew - I just did a deal with doug for some old grenadier orc stock and he was happy to help - might be worth trying again?
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