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Post by Roland on Apr 18, 2020 20:51:16 GMT
Looking for some feedback from folks with experience with Blue Moon Miniatures. Before I plonk a considerable sum on 15mm Landsknechts from Blue Moon, can anyone tell me how they size up to Essex? I plan to continue using Essex for my Imperialist Gendarmes but the Blue Moon infantry look so much more appealing than what Essex currently has on offer.
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Post by larryr on Apr 18, 2020 23:20:33 GMT
I have some Napoleonic and FIW Blue Moon. They are bigger than my medieval Essex. I would also be careful of the sculpts. My Napoleonic ones were fine but my FIW were terrible and I returned some then got fed up. Faces were terrible.
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Post by Roland on Apr 19, 2020 0:04:18 GMT
I have some Napoleonic and FIW Blue Moon. They are bigger than my medieval Essex. I would also be careful of the sculpts. My Napoleonic ones were fine but my FIW were terrible and I returned some then got fed up. Faces were terrible. Yeah, I could see that. I avoided their mounted models because I wasn't that impressed. The Swiss seemed a mixed lot but the Landsknechts look very promising ( and affordable). Besides, there are so few companies that do really good Italian Wars 15mm. If they're a smidge large I suspect they will work well with my Legio Heroica Swiss. Thanks for sharing!  |
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Post by martini on Apr 20, 2020 15:18:03 GMT
I have no experience with Blue Moon but.... you could take a look at the QRF site (they are in UK). Click on the page for Freikorps pre 1900 and there you'll find a link to their late medieval/early renaissance ranges. The foot are the same height as Essex landsquent (I have both). Another range worth a look is Khurasan Miniatures' Italian Wars. They are based in USA so not sure what availability is like.
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Post by Roland on Apr 20, 2020 22:39:54 GMT
I have no experience with Blue Moon but.... you could take a look at the QRF site (they are in UK). Click on the page for Freikorps pre 1900 and there you'll find a link to their late medieval/early renaissance ranges. The foot are the same height as Essex landsquent (I have both). Another range worth a look is Khurasan Miniatures' Italian Wars. They are based in USA so not sure what availability is like. Excellent! Thank you for the tip. |
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Post by Roland on Apr 23, 2020 1:04:47 GMT
Well now that I have a large sample of Blue Moon Manufacturing renaissance infantry in my hands, the answer to my question has a definitive answer. Blue Moon just about mixes with Legio Heroica but dwarfs Essex and Mirliton.
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Post by snowcat on Apr 23, 2020 1:58:24 GMT
They're more 18mm aren't they?
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Post by Roland on Apr 23, 2020 2:13:33 GMT
They're more 18mm aren't they? In spite of their billing as "15mm" on the Old Glory website, I would say definitively "yes". |
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Post by goragrad on Apr 23, 2020 20:13:00 GMT
OG15 are, at least, consistent in size across the lines that I have obtained.
Not having, to my knowledge, any of the Blue Moon figures, I had refrained from posting earlier. It was my understanding however, that they ere comparable to the OG15 lines.
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Post by player on Jul 19, 2021 23:23:16 GMT
The Khurasan Italian wars range looks superb but does anyone know for definite how they match up with Essex Renaissance figures?
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