Perry 28mm plastics

paulos · Post by **paulos** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:24 pm

Hi guys,

It would seem that Perry miniatures are to release 28MM ACW figure in hard plastic. I believe that there will be an infantry box containing 36 marching and firing line poses plus command and a 12 figure cavalry box, and are set to retail at £12

a throw. They are due out in March next year and will run alongside a new metal ACW range.

Even though I am very much a metal figures kind of bloke I think this could be good move for the hobby as a whole taking into account continual hikes in the price of metal which will make it difficult for those of us on lower incomes to build up armies in 28mm.

I am looking forward to see where this leads. I will continue to by metal figures as I prefer them to the plastic ones I have used in the past so I will still be adding to the lead mountain in my loft

but, I think for fleshing out large projects or indeed starting new ones cheaply without compromising on quality sculpts this could be a great way to go.

It may not get much further than this initial release and other companies may or may not join in but the possibilities are endless Napoleonics, Ancients and what about WW2 platoon boxes for rules like DH and IABSM.

Cheers Paul.

sharnydubs · Post by **sharnydubs** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:07 pm

It's an interesting development. I like the Perry metal sculpts but have been disappointed in the quality of the casting. If the quality of the final production plastic figures is high then they may sell well, especially with an ACW range. The current GW plastic figures being a huge quality advance from the polythene figures available in my youth.

tonyd · Post by **tonyd** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:40 pm

Thanks for the heads up on this. Just when I was thinking of dabbling with SYW along comes another temptation!

Atheling · Post by **Atheling** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:26 pm

I think what the Perry's have planned is commendable. I have never been a fan of the WHFB type plastics but the LotR plastoics looked quite good, although not really my scene.

If it means cheaper mini's then this is generally a good thing, yeah? The only worry I have is that the market for plastics may expand dramatically and a number of great little companies may suffer for it. Hopefully there will be some sort of balance, after all, we all love the feel and weight of metal mini's, right?

Just my two pence worth

.

Oh, and my first post too.

Cheers,

Darrell.

obriendavid · Post by **obriendavid** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:54 pm

Hi Darrell, welcome to the group. What took you so long in joining?

See you on Thursday
Dave

kutusov · Post by **kutusov** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:50 pm

I have to admit I wasn't a great fan of plastics which probably stems from my age

with memories of the old soft plastics.

But last year I bought a load of Games workshop lotr stuff on e-bay

to get some Rohan, and I have to admit the detail is great and I enjoyed painting them. the only down side having to be careful with the spears and weapons so as not to bend them,and to get used to their light weight.

Now Perrys ACW in Plastic 28mm 36 for £12 now I'm surely tempted

plus after hefting masses of 28mm Napoleonics and trying to avoid a hernia

for big games, Lightweight sounds good.

Plus at those prices it should be possible to get others in the club to dabble for special games

Atheling · Post by **Atheling** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:37 pm

obriendavid wrote:Hi Darrell, welcome to the group. What took you so long in joining?

See you on Thursday
Dave

To tell you the truth, I'm not at all too sure Dave

.

Cheers,

Darrell.