News Update November 4th, 2024 - GOLD RUSH (1 Viewer)

[Horus]

Wow, what a great looking diorama base. Just add a suitable backdrop and the figures of course and you'll have a brilliant museum quality display !

 

[Francis]

yes !

 

[villagehorse]

These look just the ticket Lee. Put me down for a set, hopefully not for the price of Gold. . Robin.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Hey Guys, how does John Jenkins compare in scale to King & Country?

 

[villagehorse]

They are identical in the Fur Trade series and therefore I blend both together. The Gold Rush series will no doubt be the same. Robin.

 

[Horus]

Quite happy to mix JJD and K&C Romans and TG Romans. Not so much First Legion as they're a tad smaller.
JJD Napoleonics and Britains Naps a little difference but still just about acceptable. Some TG, such as KGL, though I always feel like I need to saw off some of the height of their Shako's. Otherwise Silesian's fine though, but be careful as early ones much larger as are TCS and not mixable. Kronprinz bridges the slight gap between First Legion and Britains, and so a very useful range, especially with their different heads to mix up a display.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

They are identical in the Fur Trade series and therefore I blend both together. The Gold Rush series will no doubt be the same. Robin.

Quite happy to mix JJD and K&C Romans and TG Romans. Not so much First Legion as they're a tad smaller.
JJD Napoleonics and Britains Naps a little difference but still just about acceptable. Some TG, such as KGL, though I always feel like I need to saw off some of the height of their Shako's. Otherwise Silesian's fine though, but be careful as early ones much larger as are TCS and not mixable. Kronprinz bridges the slight gap between First Legion and Britains, and so a very useful range, especially with their different heads to mix up a display.

Thanks for the info Guys. I don't own any JJ figures. Appreciate it.

 

[wayne556517]

Hi, Lee of Sheffield Miniatures here, Julie let me know about a possible base for the new Gold Rush figures, so i have put in some time and come up with the following which i will be releasing shortly. Let me know if that would suit the range ? This is 2 bases joined together to make a base, just under 2 feet long and 1 foot wide. Thanks. Lee.

What is the price, please

 

[Julie]

Bases are up for pre-order now in the Upcoming Releases!
These bases look fantastic - love the rocks in the stream bed.

Julie

 

[NZGary]

Bases are up for pre-order now in the Upcoming Releases!
These bases look fantastic - love the rocks in the stream bed.

Julie

I am lucky for once living in the UK. My bases being shipped this week. And finally I got the William Britain Nile Gun Boat base from Sheffield Miniatures (JG Miniatures). I bought the boat in early 2011 just as I moved to New Zealand but never got around to the base until now. I just need a display case and I am done. Although boat is one side of the world and base the other!

 

[NZGary]

I got these scenic bases yesterday. They are really good and would advise anyone collecting this range and wanting a shelf display to grab some.

 

[Terp152]

The new figures remind me of the grizzled prospector in 'All Gold Canyon', my favourite story from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7249777430146157867

Had the same thought. Wondered if this method of prospecting was accurate or just fiction for the movie. Then I read Mark Twain's account of his prospecting days in Roughing It and he described the same process.