This is a good point - I've got a *great* 10mm bits box full of useful goodies which get used across all kinds of armies. There's a German NCO with MP40 in my US Gulf War battlegroup, for example, lurking on a command stand as I was a 'proper' figure short...see if you can spot him here: http://nikharwood.pbworks.com/CWC+US+GW+battlegroup

Tell you what - in a gesture of supreme self-sacrifice, if anyone's got spares going to waste, send them to me & I'll 'adopt' them for you. 

My favourite 'generic' figure (so far) is the NVA in bush hat with AK (VC2) - I've got him in these armies (so far):
- VC
- NVA
- Balkans Serbs
- Soviet (Afghanistan)

Good point. One of the beauties of this scale is that on stands of 3-4 figures, the odd slightly out of period figure, so long as he looks about right, works well.

Nik, no I can't spot him. But I do spot  your superb collection of figures  that has led to me dribbling all over my keyboard. I'm going to get one of the bibs we've bought for bambino and wear that from now on when ever looking at your site.   

Perhaps you need a warning on your home page  "...drooling is bad for your keyboard" 

Sean

Think I've spotted him.

1st of the HQ M113 Dragon pictures the figure front right is a GR2 I believe.

Do I get a prize. 

Quote from: salagam on 10 August 2010, 11:15:04 AM
Nik, no I can't spot him. But I do spot  your superb collection of figures  that has led to me dribbling all over my keyboard. I'm going to get one of the bibs we've bought for bambino and wear that from now on when ever looking at your site.   

Perhaps you need a warning on your home page  "...drooling is bad for your keyboard" 

QuoteThink I've spotted him.

1st of the HQ M113 Dragon pictures the figure front right is a GR2 I believe.

Do I get a prize

Yep - I'll send you one for your next modern US project - it is called the Fritz helmet after all 

Nik,

Thanks for the offer but I have a few leftover from a pack already.
Might have to buy some modern US figures to go with them.

That's the sign of a true wargamer: I've got a few figures left over - so I'll build an entirely new army around them 

Quote from: Nosher on 01 August 2010, 07:47:48 AM
These look lovely

But one small gripe is that why packs of 10 single figures of the same pose? I just cant see myself needing 10 snipers. Would it make more sense to offer command packs of 5 figures - Officer, radio op, NCO firing thompson, team leader and a rifleman.

'Tight wad' is something I'm quite proud of being a Yorkshireman

In fact copper wire was invented by my grandfather when he was fighting over a tuppeny bit with the next door neighbour. there's also legend in my family that my dad is so astute at hearing coins dropping to the floor that he frequently gets hit on the back of the neck with five pence pieces

I still stand by my original quote though - although its only a £ a pack, and I might one day have use for 9 spare snipers, I still think it makes sense to have command packs of 5 command style figures duplicated twice in pack. This does seem to be a change in the way PD packs are made up most likely because of new releases.

Thinking ahead to the next arguement on this topic - no I wouldn't buy five packs of five seperate figure codes to make up 5 different command stands. I dont often ever have need for so many command units.

Poster - Sits back, pulls on 'tin-pisser' and waits for the incoming

Nosher - I'm with you mate - why pay out for more than you need or want - that's not tight it's just sense. 

Fair point made that you can use some duplicates to add some variety in existing forces (if done carefully of course).

Nosher,

Fair point about the packs previously having 2 poses.
Having said that are there any alternatives which would be more cost effective and less wasteful of figures?
This is one of those things where you cannot please everybody, in 15mm there are several manufacturers offering Platoon packs great if you are doing 1:1 but not ideal for BKC/BFWWII/CD or similar (I have seen people moan about this on other fora). In 10mm the various different manufacturers all seem to offer different size/style packs. For me Pendraken offer best value as 1 they offer smaller packs and 2 their cost per figure is the lowest out there. To me I don't mind having a handful of figures left over if it was going to cost more to go elsewhere to get the exact amount required. Pay less get more makes sense to me. In the end though you pays your money you make your choice.

Nigel

SYW French in turnbacks didnt make it 
And they could be used for so many stuff : French later infantry, foreign infantry on French pay, Gardes Francais, various volontaires "klaine krieg" units,
dismounted dragoons, Compaignes Francais de la Marine.....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 

Its part of the joy of using Pendraken figs, you've always got some spare left over, so you have to buy just a few more packs to flesh these out to full units. I've never, ever, had a Pendraken army where theres not been just a few left-overs, that I immediatly think about getting just a few more and I'll have that as a finished unit. Ooops tell a lie, my 8th Army has NO left-overs, I fitted them all in. 

Gordon

Quote from: Zbigniew on 06 September 2010, 06:04:01 PM
SYW French in turnbacks didnt make it 
And they could be used for so many stuff : French later infantry, foreign infantry on French pay, Gardes Francais, various volontaires "klaine krieg" units,
dismounted dragoons, Compaignes Francais de la Marine.....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 

They are pencilled in, we're gonna try and do an 'Odds and Ends' sculpting month in November.  Which poses would you prefer?  And don't say all of them!

Quote from: Leon on 07 September 2010, 12:25:53 AM
Which poses would you prefer?  And don't say all of them!

With the seven years war figures, that is quite an interesting question.  My personal opinion is that the firing pose best displays the small clothes, which helps distinguish some regiments; but I would value the opinions of others.

November! Wow!
I think one "active" pose and one "pasive" should make a trick.
My vote is for marching and firing pose.
What others think?

Quote from: Zbigniew on 07 September 2010, 07:40:46 AM
November! Wow!

They would be sculpted in November, so by the time we got them moulded, they would be ready for the January releases hopefully.

Quote from: Leon on 07 September 2010, 12:25:53 AM
Which poses would you prefer?  And don't say all of them!

What I would really like to see are people (french with turnbacks would be fine) carrying their muskets like this;



It's not just a Prussian thing; from the number of images I have seen of men holding their musket that way (some near-period) I think it was a very common carry. 

Quote from: Leon on 07 September 2010, 02:21:23 PM
They would be sculpted in November, so by the time we got them moulded, they would be ready for the January releases hopefully.

I see. Still great news for me!

In order to match my existing figures, I'd love to see the SYW French w. turnbacks in your march attack pose.

Cheers

Paul

For my money, the most important thing about SYW regulars, possibly excluding hussars, is uniformity of pose.

Greetings

For SYW French in turnbacks I'd go for march attack I think.

Sounds like a French SYW army order for January then. 

Regards

Edward