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Title: Heads Only
Post by: Martin1914 on 04 May 2019, 05:16:24 PM
Would Pendraken consider producing packs of heads with different types of headgear for WW1 Middle East? I'm thinking Wolesley helmets as a preference, but also turbans, kabalaks, fezs etc. I'm planning to do some Mid-east highlanders and dismounted yeomanry. (I've seen other requests for the highlander figures). I recognise that what I want to achieve will need some conversion work. I know the obvious would be to buy packs for both the head and the body. Whilst I'm not adverse to carving wolesleys out of milliput for the odd figure or three, the idea of doing this for whole units of 30+ figures is filling me with dread, for my results are mixed and I wouldn't have any fingers left!

The principle could be applied to other periods for shakos, helmets, field caps etc.

This may not be viable idea, but if you don't ask, you don't get.

Regards
Mart
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: fsn on 04 May 2019, 06:03:09 PM
I'd hate to swap heads on a 10mm fig.  :o
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 04 May 2019, 06:12:32 PM
Quote from: fsn on 04 May 2019, 06:03:09 PM
I'd hate to swap heads on a 10mm fig.  :o

It's a lot less fiddly if you swap the bodies I believe  :-\
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: fsn on 04 May 2019, 07:46:11 PM
Oh!  That's what I've been doing wrong.  :o
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 04 May 2019, 08:00:26 PM
Quote from: fsn on 04 May 2019, 07:46:11 PM
Oh!  That's what I've been doing wrong.  :o

:)
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: Leon on 05 May 2019, 12:03:23 AM
Heads have been suggested a few times in the past but it's not something that we think is viable unfortunately.  It certainly makes certain jobs easier, but we're not sure that the costs/time of prepping and moulding a load of heads would be worth the potential sales.  And once we've done one headgear type, there'd no doubt be requests for every other type of headgear in military history, so it's a can of worms we'd rather not open!
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 05 May 2019, 08:10:24 AM
Quote from: Leon on 05 May 2019, 12:03:23 AM
it's a can of worms we'd rather not open!

Well you could always go fishing with them.
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: Techno on 05 May 2019, 08:15:41 AM
What ? By using them as weights on the line ?  ;)

(What are those made of nowadays ?.....They used to be lead, didn't they ?)

Techno opens the way for more fish and fishing puns. :D

Cheers - Phil

Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 05 May 2019, 08:19:25 AM
Na - bait - wuz refereaing to ut worms lad....
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: Techno on 05 May 2019, 08:30:18 AM
I got that  ;).....I was just thinking the separate heads could be used on the line as sinkers.....Leon could probably sell 'oodles' of those to the fishing 'hobby', as novelty weights. :D

Cheers - Phil

Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 05 May 2019, 10:03:38 AM
Youese is just beeggggin for more work  :D
Title: Re: Heads Only
Post by: FierceKitty on 05 May 2019, 11:06:45 AM
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 04 May 2019, 06:12:32 PM
It's a lot less fiddly if you swap the bodies I believe  :-

You are a silly person.