Post by brightstar on Oct 6, 2005 5:02:16 GMT -5
I love the work and saw this as an opportunity to ask you a question...be it maybe in the wrong place here...
A year or two ago I rose a question to GW if they were ever going to make Peasant figures (basically villagers of the horse men with pitchforks and weapons, the woman featured in Two Towers, villagers of the White City, those types of figures, armed and unarmed). They said it wouldn't be profitable so I did a poll at their Forums and got 196 replies from people who said they'd be willing to buy 1-3, some even went as far as 5 or 7.
To me its a very necessary miniature for the line because after all that is what "good is fighting for." Plus, having a scenario where orcs attack a village and must hold them off until help arrives sounds like fun. They also could be used as objective pieces (save half the villagers from being slaughtered).
Now I have seen your towns folk and I do love them, however it doesn't give quiet the range I would like to see to represent a town or a city.
I saw that you had rules written for your tribes of the East, well I have rules written for villagers...including more powerful figures in the town that would serve as mini-heroes such as sheriffs, old soldier of an area, etc. Wouldn't an old, retired Horsemen be a really strong figure, with bits and pieces of the armor and a really nice sword.
I think, if adverstised on the TLA and other LOTR enthusiest websites you would probably be able to sell a good number of them. I know myself, you could put down for 5-7 sets of figures (assuming they come in packs of 3) + special characters US dollars.
I'd sculpt them myself, but lack skill and time to do so.
Anyway, I'd love some feedback and see what you think about the idea.
A year or two ago I rose a question to GW if they were ever going to make Peasant figures (basically villagers of the horse men with pitchforks and weapons, the woman featured in Two Towers, villagers of the White City, those types of figures, armed and unarmed). They said it wouldn't be profitable so I did a poll at their Forums and got 196 replies from people who said they'd be willing to buy 1-3, some even went as far as 5 or 7.
To me its a very necessary miniature for the line because after all that is what "good is fighting for." Plus, having a scenario where orcs attack a village and must hold them off until help arrives sounds like fun. They also could be used as objective pieces (save half the villagers from being slaughtered).
Now I have seen your towns folk and I do love them, however it doesn't give quiet the range I would like to see to represent a town or a city.
I saw that you had rules written for your tribes of the East, well I have rules written for villagers...including more powerful figures in the town that would serve as mini-heroes such as sheriffs, old soldier of an area, etc. Wouldn't an old, retired Horsemen be a really strong figure, with bits and pieces of the armor and a really nice sword.
I think, if adverstised on the TLA and other LOTR enthusiest websites you would probably be able to sell a good number of them. I know myself, you could put down for 5-7 sets of figures (assuming they come in packs of 3) + special characters US dollars.
I'd sculpt them myself, but lack skill and time to do so.
Anyway, I'd love some feedback and see what you think about the idea.
