Bristol Big'Uns / Something for the New Year.

**Posted by Old g*t** 01/10/2018 4:41 PM

Rebels & Patriots involving Dan Mersey & Osprey.
https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/preorder-3-months/rebels-and-patriots

Enjoy

**Posted by MikeW** 01/10/2018 7:27 PM

Definitely on my post Xmas list! As a big fan of Lion Rampant etc I am really looking forward to seeing how this compares with Chosen Men and Sharp Practice 2.

Mike

**Posted by Old g*t** 02/10/2018 10:11 AM

Me to, rather attracted to AWI.

I wondered a bit about the price tag...

**Posted by AndyT** 03/10/2018 5:51 AM

I have a small number of French Indian War figures but in 15mm

**Posted by MikeW** 03/10/2018 10:07 AM

Osprey rules like this are normally around £11.95 rrp but can be bought from certain well known on line retailers for quite a bit less so hopefully it will be the same good value.

I have played Muskets and Tomahawks (sadly out of print) using 28mm but I think 15mm would work very well for this type of rules and after playing a couple of games of Rise and Fight Again - Bunker Hill with Nige I am already looking at 15mm AWI figures. Oooh shiny new toys!

Mike

**Posted by AndyT** 25/12/2018 11:27 PM

https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/cat/osprey-games/post/rebels_and_patriots_troop/

Release date 24th January

**Posted by Old g*t** 26/12/2018 9:12 AM

Good spot Andy. Looking forward to these.

Cheers

**Posted by Old g*t** 31/12/2018 2:46 PM

There's a 5 min. flip thru on YouTube. https://youtu.be/OmTGu47_IdM

Interesting the comment on the last lion rampant variation...

Enjoy

**Posted by MikeW** 02/1/2019 8:53 PM

Many thanks to both Andy and John for highlighting these links. I am a big fan of Lion Rampant and other variants so this is a must buy item.

Just need to find a John Wayne figure and Alamo here I come!

Mike

**Posted by Old g*t** 03/1/2019 7:15 AM

Try plastic soldier review Mike.
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=183

Enjoy

**Posted by MikeW** 04/1/2019 7:58 PM

Brilliant! Thanks John.

To be honest, with so many great plastics out there I wonder why anyone buys metals.

Cheers

Mike

**Posted by Old g*t** 05/1/2019 8:14 AM

Echo that Mike.

**Posted by Old g*t** 12/1/2019 5:29 PM

Just ordered my copy from eBay for £10.27 post free. Rrp £12.99.

Looking fwd to getting my sticky fingers on it!

Cheers

**Posted by AndyT** 12/1/2019 8:39 PM

Slightly cheaper on 'Books etc' http://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9781472830227

**Posted by MikeW** 12/1/2019 9:08 PM

Well spotted Andy! I have just ordered my copy from Books etc.

Mike

**Posted by Old g*t** 13/1/2019 7:04 AM

Excellent spot Andy, no reason not to buy now chaps. 😊

**Posted by Old g*t** 20/1/2019 11:10 AM

Somewhat strangely, I received notification that my copy of the rules were available for collection on Friday gone. I picked them up yesterday.

My main problem is which conflict to delve into (and what scale I suppose).

What are others considering?

Cheers

**Posted by MikeW** 20/1/2019 4:14 PM

Still waiting for my copy to arrive.

Will need to read through the possible options before deciding but I would be open to 15mm, 20mm or 28mm. Ideally I’d like to be able to use figures I already have rather than having to buy more.

Mike

**Posted by AndyT** 20/1/2019 9:37 PM

I have French and British forces in 15mm for the French Indian Wars. Half painted by me twenty years ago and i need a few extra figures to round off the units. Not sure how to base the figures either but it is a beginning.