Strelets - Hastings 1066: Anglo-Saxon Army

[Paul]

Looks like they are going big on the Dark Ages

[Peter]

They look good these bods!

[Susofrick]

Can only agree! And that Harold will look good at Hastings too!

[davbenbak1]

If this is the "new" sculpting from Strelets, count me in! I think I have figures from almost every other 1/72 manufacturer but them.

[KenzoSato]

Good

[Beano Boy]

This set is on my want list that's for sure. BB

[Juba]

Strelets have added many new poses, and to my eye most of them look to be sculpted by someone new. I really like the realistic proportions--



One of the new minis perplexes me however--isn't this almost exact pose in Nikolai's new Viking set? (Which was originally from a 40mm V & V Miniatures, I believe).

[Konrad]

Must have!

[MABO]

For me as well!

[Susofrick]

Reminds me of early Zvezda sets! Especially the guy blowing a horn.

[MABO]

That's right Gunnar!

[tom s]

reinforcements for rohan

[KenzoSato]

Fantastic job

[Paul]

Titel changed as Strlets are calling the set Hastings 1066: Anglo-Saxon Army
and have added more sculpts

More here
http://www.strelets-r.com/Pages/Set.aspx?SetID=268&M=M

[Paul]

77 bods? Similar in number to the Norman army camp with (on the box art) 72bods, 22 nags and 2 carts (PSR reckons there´s 76 bods http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2318
Anyone want to do the maths and work out how many there actually are?

77 bods either means they´ve got it wrong (like the norman camp, Boxart 72, PSR 76) ...
I can´t get any possible combinations of previous anglo saxons ( hopefully they won´t include the bog awefull 016 anglo saxons set ) to come up to 77.
Anyone else want to try?
22 nags ? As Strelets have never made any anglo saxon cavalry, that means either they will use some of the previous norman cavalry or, hopefully, create a new set?

[tom s]

i think i see 27 new figures, plus 22 cavalry, means 28 more figures?
if thats the case,2 sprues of saxons before battle,which has 14 figures on a sprue.
which is disappointing because there is plenty of those sets available,but not set m003.
by the way where did you get 77?

[Paul]

by the way where did you get 77?

I got completely confused when trying to work out which combination of possible sets when writing the above post. I came up with a possible number of 77 which is Close to PSR´s number for the Norman camp set, which on the boxart also says 72 but PSR has written 76.

If it is the Saxons before battle set that would be a shame, they are as you say, readily availble and I´ve got two sets already ...and the cavalry? If it is (hopefully) new bod sculpts (I´m sceptical) then the same old nags?

Thing is..The Norman army camp set, the 4 legged add up to 22, no problems
The bods?
2 x Normans on the March =24
1 x Norman Train =10 =34
1 set Norman cav on the march =12= 46
which leaves 26 other poses...so either PSR has counted every single human figure (which makes 27 without the Baby*) or each Group as a single pose (which makes 20) neither which adds up to 72 or 76. It would be odd for PSR to Count each actual pose (the ones sitting on the log Count as 3?)..they normally Count double poses as one . 45 poses but one is a double so really 46
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=321
or poses can include such things as tables (there are 17 pieces in the set but only 15 are of humans (16 if the double is counted as two humans)
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2160
but sometimes include doubles as single poses
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2420
or Count doubles and children as single poses
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=773
even as far as I can tell babes in arms*
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1843
but ignore babes in arms in others
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2208
If Babes are included..there´s 28 poses in the norman Train "Special sprue"..74 poses in total?
The real number then is dependant on wether double and triple poses are counted as one or two´s and threes or women with babes are counted
which in this set ..there are either 13 poses or counting the child being carried 14 .
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2085
or this set..everybody, babe in arms and children are counted as one pose...
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2085

The number of poses at PSR seems to be dependant on what constitutes an "individual" pose or a human figure??

[Paul]

Got it....the "poses" is misleading.
This set has 11 sculpts which portray 14 humans
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2420
This set has 17 sculpts which portray 17 humans. Tables etc cannot pose, they are sculpts...
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2160
and this set has 24 sculpts which portray 12 humans and 12 horses
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1254

There are 12 sculpts (the Barrel is a sculpt) of which there are 15 humans portrayed
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=773

[Paul]

What you actually get...
912 New sprues plus
3 " x Anglo-Saxons before battle
4 " x Anglo-Saxon shieldwall
New sprues

[Wheeling Turn]

Wonderful models. It looks like strelets is becoming the big player in dark age bods.