Armata Medievale Inglese della Guerra delle due Rose, ca. 1480

Recensione dei Figurini Tumbling Dice in Scala 1:72

These War of the Roses soldatini are sculpted, e detailed in a style very similar to 1:72 scale plastic miniatures, as can be seen in this comparison con a billman from Accurate Figures. If they were from the same historic period, metal e plastic troops could be deployed immediately next to eachother in a diorama, o wargame formation. In fact, the sturdy metal soldatini might be placed on the flanks of a figure stand to protect their more fragile plastic comrades. Tumbling Dice sets the standard for 1:72 scale compatible metal soldatini con excellent detail e sculpting quality.

Contenuto

• 8 Cavalieri/Men-at-Arms
• Trombettiere (1)
• Standard Bearer (1)
• 12 cavalieri a piedi/Men-at-Arms
• Trombettiere dismounted (2)
• 2 dismounted Standard Bearers
• 12 armoured Billmen
• 12 armoured Archers (Longbow)
• 12 Billmen
• 12 Liveried Archers (Longbow)
• 12 Crossbowmen
• Cannonieri (4)
• Cannone (1)

Universal Soldiers

Cavalieri, men-at-arms, billmen, archers, crossbowmen, gunners, ed artiglieria pieces can be used to represent forces of either side involved in the War of the Roses. In fact, it was not uncommon for troops to be called up by one side o the other, depending on who got to a recruiting location first, e who had the most influence e military power to ensure compliance con the demand for additional troops. Tumbling Dice offers due altri armate, Burgundian e francese, which use many of the same soldatini, replacing the English billmen con picchieri, ed adding some light horse, o bidowers for national flavor.

Another comparison of scale: A mounted knight from Accurate Figures in the back, ed a similarly posed figure from Tumbling Dice in the foreground. The metal knight has a much longer lance, e he rides a heavier horse than his plastic colleague. Both horses are in an impossible gait, galloping in front, e walking in the back. The pose looks particularly strange when the front legs are completely off the ground. The plastic horse is not a stable platform, its hind legs will bend if the figure is handled, breaking e chipping the paint around the ankles. Clearly, the metal miniature is the better choice if the soldatini are being handled frequently during wargames.

Notice the mold line across the arm, shoulder, ed elmo of the plastic figure, this can be difficult to remove without destroying some of the detail of the plate armour. On the other hand, soldatini plastici are cheap, tre of them can be bought for the price of one 1:72 scale pewter miniature. Plastic soldatini are easy to convert, e conversion is necessary, because plastic figure sets are almost always incomplete. Important troop types, like generali, trombettieri, portabandiere, artiglieria, e cannonieri are frequently unavailable. In an ideal world, perfectly compatible 1:72 scale metal miniatures, like these War of the Roses troops, would be available to plug the gaps in an existing line of soldatini plastici.

Valutazione

• Good choice of subject. The War of the Roses was a drawn-out civil war, involving frequently changing alliances. Armies were raised as needed, supporting the Lancastrian (Red Rose) o Yorkist (White Rose) claims to the throne. The soldatini in this set can be painted to represent troops fighting for either side, e most of them are equally suitable for Burgundian, ed armate francesi of the same period.
• Nicely detailed soldatini. Quilted jackets, chainmail, plate armour, visored elmetti, weapons, belts, reins, ornaments, e decorative edging are well sculpted, ed easy to paint.
• Riders need to be glued into the saddle. Their legs can be pressed into the flanks of the mount to achieve the desired posture.
• The horses are correctly proportioned, e very attractive. The chosen gait is not entirely correct, the front legs seem to be galloping while the hind legs are walking. Since all quattro legs are attached to the base, this is not a very noticeable problem. I cavalli dei cavalieri svedesi della guerra dei trent’anni in scala 1:72 di Revell are unsurpassed in realism ed animation, they are in a league of their own.
• Several categories of horses are available: Armoured warhorse (plate), caparisoned warhorse, courser chanfron & criniere, roncin/hackney, ed unarmoured courser. There are no variable poses within each horse category yet, resulting in an unrealistically choreographed appearance of a group of men riding the same horse into battle. The lack of variable poses will be most noticeable in formations using the unarmoured horses, whereas the caparisoned horses can be differentiated by heraldic devises.
• Good casting quality, con minimal mold lines. We found no flash on the men, ed only a little of it between the horses’ legs. Minimal clean up was required to prepare the soldatini for painting.
• The casting sprues on the underside of the base had been trimmed off, e filed flat, requiring no additional work to make the soldatini stand up straight. Riders still had sprues attached between their feet, e these were easily trimmed off con a sharp knife.
• The soldatini are cast in lead free pewter, eliminating the danger of lead poisoning. The soldatini are very sturdy, we encountered no broken o badly bent weapons. On the other hand, conversion work will be more difficult, requiring heavier tools than would be needed for plastic o soft metal figure conversions.
• Standard poses make these soldatini suitable for wargaming e diorama purposes. Apparently, most of the troop types are represented by only one or due poses, but using one of six different elmetti to create more variety. An accessory pack con bucklers ed assorted weapons is available to customize some of the soldatini. A few universal soldiers con open hands would be a nice addition to this range, allowing the modeller to add even more variety to a diorama display o wargame unit.
• Wonderfully compatibile con soldatini in scala 1:72. Cavalleria, fanteria, ed artiglieria of the War of the Roses range would mix very nicely con Italeri, Revell, Accurate Figures, HäT, e IMEX troops of the same period. Sadly, none are available, these are the only 1:72 scale soldatini for the War of the Roses period.
• There are enough soldatini in this set to complete DBA Esercito 179, including most of its possible variants.

Utilizzo Storico

• Lancastrian Army, ca. 1480
• Yorkist Army, ca. 1480

Conversioni Possibili

• Burgundian Army, ca. 1480 (con picchieri e light horse instead of billmen)
• Armata Francese, ca. 1480 (con picchieri e bidower instead of billmen)

Neither of these conversion are necessary, Tumbling Dice offers complete army packs for either.

Tumbling Dice sets a new standard of compatibility against which other 20 mm metal soldatini must be judged: War of the Roses 1:72 scale troops are true to scale, they are anatomically correct, e they are perfectly compatible with soft soldatini plastici. The War of the Roses is an interesting subject per giocatori wargame, ed it is very easy to get into, because one set of soldatini provides the troops employed by both sides involved in the conflict. This is a period which lends itself well to campaigns, con several players contributing small contingents of a larger force, e changing sides occasionally.

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– Pubblicato: 04.11.1997 – Aggiornato: 29.10.2000
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