As I mentioned in a recent post, I joined a team effort with Mark (1866 and All That) and Chris to create a £200+ order from the Perrys, thus avoiding any shipping costs. My portion arrived chez moi a couple of days ago!
Three boxes of Perry plastic AWI American infantry, several extra command sprues plus
.... a couple of boxes of additional metal figures!
I think we all realise this sort of disclaimer fools NO ONE, particularly Customs officers!
The 38 figures per box, minus 4 riflemen but plus the extra command sprues should enable me to make 6 Continental units plus a small addition of riflemen!
I bought a "Brigade Deal" - three boxes and you get a special George Washington one piece metal casting that isn't available to buy....ooooo, aaahhhh, I feel so privileged!
One pack of metal figures was three mounted American officers
And the other was 8 x 18th century civilians
Goodness knows when these will hit the painting desk - currently, I am only about halfway through the Warlord AWI set I purchased a few weeks back!
The General Washington figure looks excellent. Can't wait to see "the old fox" painted!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve - it does look like a nice figure - perhaps his esteemed status will justify pushing him to the front of the painting queue?
DeletePerhaps - but you know what happens to fine and finely painted figures on their first game! Maybe push the General a bit further back in the queue 😉
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DeleteThe recently painted militia seemed to escape that fate, however Steve!
DeleteOh my! Love the metal ones!
ReplyDeleteMe too Michal...thank you!
DeleteNice haul!
ReplyDeleteIt sure is Jon!
DeleteGreat selection. You will be busy with the toys, but in the end have a nice force. Now we get to watch your progress.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe, several months of assembly and painting these lie ahead....
DeleteOh! Very nice and I am looking forward to seeing them painted and on your table. BTW glad the Perry's warned us these are not toys! Fooled me all these years 😋
ReplyDeleteWargaming is SERIOUS business!
DeleteThanks Mark(and Jon)....nice try by the Perry's, but I think we all secretly know the truth 😉
DeleteSuper load of loveliness, the Perry Brothers AWI range is great and you can bulk out with the plastics so easily, I know they are in the painting queue so will have to wait to see what you do with them, looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, I might assemble one unit of Perry infantry next, just for the sake of variety.....
DeleteI have got pretty much the same ahead of me Keith. I'll be looking toward your efforts for inspiration and motivation.
ReplyDeleteOh great, like I dont have enough pressure on me already...now I am an AWI Influencer...thanks Lawrence! 😀
DeleteA decent haul of figures. I must admit I prefer the Perry plastics to the Warlord ones
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm...my jury is still out on that one Scotty....personally, I would prefer a few more pose options, like the Napoleonic British infantry for example...a quick look at the Perry ones suggests they are basically all marching poses, which, while arguably more practical, is a bit boring to my mind!
Delete"O, reason not the need!" King Lear, II, 4 (especially if it's a package deal with free shipping and a bonus fig!).
ReplyDeleteYou certainly raise the tone of my blog, quoting the bard, Ed!
DeleteThis is not a toy? Hmm? Looks like you're gonna be a busy boy!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha...yes I think I have about two or three months worth of figure painting ahead of me, Ray....can't wait!
DeleteGreat additions to the mountain Keith.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard....apart from a couple of guns, that will probably do me for AWI Americans!
DeleteBig shipment of toys you got there. 😀
ReplyDeleteWere you the majority of the order? Everyone else just got like a blister or two? lol 😝
Nah....I think I might have been second place after Chris, although might have been third....we had around £70~80 worth each, I think....just enough so the total broke the magic £200 free postage target!
DeleteAlways good to get new 'toys' Keith (I have my eye on a few reinforcements) and look forward to seeing them painted. Where do you keep all of this stuff, given your garage was pretty full last time...
ReplyDeleteIt's always good when new toys arrive, Steve! Now be a good chap, and don't spoil things with mundane realities!!
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