Assyrian army

Assyrian army

Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Up to mould 150...

 Had quite a few moulds made in the last year or so, partly to make up for the 'missing' year when Pete wasn't able to do any. 

Anyway, the latist batch has arrived and takes the total up to 150 moulds I've had made since I bought Garrison. Compare that to Paul Ashton's comment on TMP the year before I bought Garrison:

'In actual fact the moulds were put together by a dyslxic schizophrenic with only 1, 2 or 3 figures the same in each mould ... and then labelled and indexed incorrectly. They are a nightmare to cast and cost us more to produce then our newer well-made moulds of our own miniatures but we do it as we don't want to see the ranges die. Remaking the moulds is not an option.'

Worth pointing out that I still tend to do 1, 2 or 3 figures the same in each mould - it's cost! On the other hand, most of the figures are usually from the same range... And obviously remaking moulds is very much an option. Over the years the moulds have paid for themselves and are still in credit!

For some reason there were two mouldcodes that I missed. So this one fills one of the gaps! Lots of rossbows, a couple of Byzantine standards, some (Burgundian?) shields and that little dot thing between the halberds/shields - the bell from a Seleucid elephant!
The other 'missing' code. It just happens to be right next to the other 7YW moulds, which is a happy coincidence... Prussian cuirassiers and dragoons plus hussar code 7YC3. 7YW cavlary are proving a bit of a pain to find/identify - well, at least the French and Austrians are.
So back to the end of the list... 25mm French Napoleonic heavy cavalry missing a trumpeter and standard bearer. 

And here are some of the French line light cavalry - light lancers, hussars and Chasseurs a Cheval.


Byzantine light infantry, Basil and a couple of Trapezitoi

And... 150. Byzantine cavalry horses. Apart from a couple of riders all the Byzantine range is now on new moulds.

So, next target would be 200 moulds...

10 comments:

  1. Those all look great! But esp Basil - those plumes!

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    1. Trouble is I don't think a Basilian army really fits in any fantasy worlds. Which is probably a pity.

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  2. Perhaps not a published world, though really, PJ's interpretation of Gondor is pretty horrible, so why not use Byzantines?

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    1. Gondor possibly... fully armoured cavalry horses and the army itself is from the same era as the vaguely early medieval period that LOTR has affinities with.

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  3. Always fascinating to see what you are doing with the moulds. Those Prussian cavalry are wee crackers.

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    1. Mostly a case of rationalising a load of badly organised moulds into something more useful and easier to use. Virtually all of the moulds I use these days are ones I've had made.

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  4. They look great Rob. I would think that this process would be a few parts chore and a whole lot of delight!
    Regards, James

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    1. Depends. It has benefits and it's nice to get the moulds back - but deciding what to put on a mould can be a pain. So can identifying the figures in the first place...

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  5. Congratulations on more moulds added. It always really interests me in the whole mould production, I really enjoy these posts.

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    1. To me, getting moulds made is all part of keeping Garrison alive.

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