I am moderately well known for my dislike of certain poses in figures. Since I am more lenient about modern figures, and ancient are a bit more complicated in weapons terms, I thought I would probe the caries and ask my fellow forum members about their likes. I am not asking in any way to influence Pendraken, just to find out how far I am from the norm.

Please confine your answers to line or light infantry, 1700-1865, and I have excluded command options. I include a diagram as a guide.

This does rather overlook the "horse" in the "horse and musket", doesn't it?

It does. I may do a second poll.

Not all of the above are ideal examples - nevertheless, my votes now registered.

The "other" would be a "march attack" pose (e.g., SYP1).

On horses, I don't like the standing horses (e.g., SYP28) - you know, the ones standing with legs together and ram rod straight. I would much prefer to have had charging horses (e.g., SYP16) for all of my SYW cavalry units - more dynamic.

Oh!, I also hate "support" sprues - whether it be on horse* or foot figures - especially "ice skaters"(!)


* mind you, I don't mind the odd one on quadrupeds - I can usually cut these off as the other 3 legs are usually sufficient to support the figure.

Horses should be trotting, at most. Infantry - its harder. Baccus always model them with left shoulder arms, and firing poses are vulnerable, also rather to wide.

Quote from: Westmarcher on 28 October 2018, 11:35:29 AM
The "other" would be a "march attack" pose (e.g., SYP1).

I  think the charge is the most similar.

i voted for shoulder, charge, loading with ramrod, and then i had an error and choose "standing ready", while i meant to take "standing present"

et tu Cooman?

Like a complete dick I took a guess at what the options meant, completed the questionnaire, submitted it and then discovered the diagram lower down the page. think this is going to make the exercise pretty pointless.

Since I struggle to work out what some of the images are supposed to represent

For skirmishers - Firing and loading

For formed troops - march attack and firing

In an ideal world, of course, there would be scores of poses for each troop type but sadly, in the real world, Pendraken would be bankrupt!!

Why limit it to 4 poses? I like the WSS  range with lots of different poses. That way I can give each nation a separate pose. Is easy way to sort them at end of game

Surprised this thread wasn't linked to Top Totty...

I prefer positions that first allow the figure to be based so the rifle does not extend over the end of the base, so vertical positions are at the top of my list. Then I go for the best pose to fi the role the figure is playing, so for lights and skirmishers I like some kind of action or active running type position, but rule one still applies.

Terry

Quote from: mad lemmey on 28 October 2018, 05:34:30 PM
Surprised this thread wasn't linked to Top Totty...

Now there's a thought.   

Quote from: fsn on 28 October 2018, 12:51:04 PM
I  think the charge is the most similar.

Not really. See Code SYP1 (right hand figure)

https://pendraken.co.uk/18th-century/seven-years-war/prussian/

.... although strangely, March Attack in the French Napoleonic range is different and more like "The Slope" (see Code NPF1)

https://pendraken.co.uk/napoleonic/1809/french/

p.s. I have a feeling I might have voted for 5.