Travelbattle from Perry Miniatures

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**reds8n**

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And now for something completely different...

From an idea of Michael's 25 years ago we are excited to, at last, be bringing you 'TravelBattle'. This is just a teaser and we hope to launch it on the 22nd April (Salute). All we'll say for now is that it is smaller than you might expect...

We will reveal more in the coming weeks!

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**ulgurstasta**

All we'll say for now is that it is smaller than you might expect...

Small scale Perry miniatures? Count me in

**godswildcard**

Color me intrigued. Any of you history buffs across the pond know what battle that artwork is from?

I've been wanting to pick up both the Perry ACW box and the Perry Waterloo box to start doing some light historical gaming. This may need to be added to the list...

**inflatablefriend**

Love the Perry miniatures and TravelBattle (is that Waterloo in your pocket or...) Sounds fun.

Looking forward to more news!

**Brother SRM**

Neat! I love everything the Perrys do, and I bet this will be no different.

**Vermis**

Sounds interesting ...and confusing.

**Darkjim**

"That's what I like! Little things! Hitting each other!" - N Bonaparte

**durecellrabbit**

15mm or smaller Napoleonic don't excite me very much, there are plenty already. The box bit is the exciting part. Be interested to see what it is.

**judgedoug**

godswildcard wrote:
Color me intrigued. Any of you history buffs across the pond know what battle that artwork is from?

I've been wanting to pick up both the Perry ACW box and the Perry Waterloo box to start doing some light historical gaming. This may need to be added to the list...

There's no Perry Waterloo box. Perry has the American Civil War Battle in a Box but that's about it (and a fantastic box it is!)

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Speculation is that it is a complete 6mm or 10mm scale wargame in a box, with map/terrain, minis w/ bases, rules, dice, etc. As they Perry bros themselves used to bring homemade self contained games like that to re-enactments to play during the down time.

**Barzam**

6mm - 15mm travel wargame? Maybe magnetized, foldable battlefield with magnetized minis? That could be cool.

**Pacific**

judgedoug wrote:
godswildcard wrote:
Color me intrigued. Any of you history buffs across the pond know what battle that artwork is from?

I've been wanting to pick up both the Perry ACW box and the Perry Waterloo box to start doing some light historical gaming. This may need to be added to the list...

There's no Perry Waterloo box. Perry has the American Civil War Battle in a Box but that's about it (and a fantastic box it is!)

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Speculation is that it is a complete 6mm or 10mm scale wargame in a box, with map/terrain, minis w/ bases, rules, dice, etc. As they Perry bros themselves used to bring homemade self contained games like that to re-enactments to play during the down time.

That sounds very likely! And for everything to be in a easily portable box (and not to be too abstracted) you wouldn't think it could be any bigger than 10mm.

**Vermis**

I wouldn't mind seeing more 15mm (or smaller) Naps if they're Perry plastics. I think the production process allows for neater minis at these smaller scales, especially considering who's sculpting them.

durecellrabbit wrote:
The box bit is the exciting part. Be interested to see what it is.

I'll guess cardboard.

**Nostromodamus**

I remember something like this for 40k in an old WD using Epic minis.

Sounds good!

**infinite_array**

First image up. Minis are going to be 8mm. 160 infantry, 24 cavalry, 4 guns and crew, and 6 generals, split into Red and Blue armies. Hopeful launch date is at Salute (late April).

**judgedoug**

Travel Battle- the figures

Here's the first look at the figures for the new 'complete game in a box' we'll be launching (hopefully) at Salute. The size is 8mm. We toyed with 6mm but found them too small and 10mm were too big to fit with the terrain and scenery and so plumped for something in the middle. There will be 160 infantry, 24 cavalry, 4 guns and crew plus 6 brigadiers in coloured plastic. These are divided into red and blue 'armies'. We don't have plastic examples of the finished figures yet as Renedra are hard at working on them, although Terry has sent a couple of photos of work in progress. These and a few more pictures are shown on our Facebook page. We'll post photos of the terrain next week!

All the best
Alan and Michael
www.perry-miniatures.com

**Nostromodamus**

Reminds me of the figures from my copy of Risk.

**judgedoug**

Perry said the 24mm 3-ups are sitting on 45mm wide bases right now, which will make those models pretty damn close to 10mm when they are scaled down, no matter what they say lol. They look to be at or nearly Warmaster scale.

Pretty excellent, as they look to be more detailed than the Battle of Five Armies 10mm plastics GW made.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

8mm of soldier an 2mm of hats....

**judgedoug**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
8mm of soldier an 2mm of hats....

Dem shakos and grenadier bearskins

I for one will buy two sets. One to battle against each side included, and one to battle against my Mirkwood elves, Iron Hills dwarves, Men of Lake-Town, and Gundabad orcs & goblins and Wargs...

**Kalamadea**

figure scale has traditionally been to the eyes, so 8mm at eye level plus 2mm of hat looks about right

**Albino Squirrel**

I know they must be pretty limited making plastic figures in that size, but I'm still disappointed in the poses.

**Tamereth**

This has my attention.

In the distant past I played a simple set of Napoleonic rules where there were only three unit types, infantry, cavalry and artillery. It was all about positioning and being in the right formation for the situation. Do you stay in line to maximise your shooting or form to square in case those cavalry charge?

Getting that experience in a one and done box set appeals to me greatly.

**jmurph**

Kalamadea wrote:
figure scale has traditionally been to the eyes, so 8mm at eye level plus 2mm of hat looks about right

Umm, no. That is a misinterpretation that has lead to all kinds of headaches and scale creep. Scale is a ratio, IE 1/72 scale means 1 inch represents 72. So a 6 foot tall man would be inch tall (top of head, not eye level) in scale. That translates to 25.4mm, which is where the 25mm figure originates. /

**frozenwastes**

Albino Squirrel wrote:
I know they must be pretty limited making plastic figures in that size, but I'm still disappointed in the poses.

Yeah, while Napoleonic infantry were trained to adopt specific poses as ordered, I think a march or present pose would have been better than the at attention pose. Although to be fair, the pose they chose is probably one Napoleonic infantry spent a lot of time in.

**Albino Squirrel**

They spent even more of their time sleeping. Doesn't mean I want to play games with miniatures that look like they're sleeping.

**CBRFigs**

Wonder how they will compare size wise with Adler miniatures? I think these Perry figures 'may' be a little taller.

**Vermis**

Looks decent. For some reason I'm tickled that they'll be compatible, sizewise, with Adeptus Titanicus.

jmurph wrote:

Umm, no. That is a misinterpretation that has lead to all kinds of headaches and scale creep. Scale is a ratio, IE 1/72 scale means 1 inch represents 72. So a 6 foot tall man would be inch tall (top of head, not eye level) in scale. That translates to 25.4mm, which is where the 25mm figure originates. /

I was more troubled than I should've been when I discovered 1/72 wasn't 20mm. And people thought 32mm minis labelled as 28mm was bad.

**reds8n**

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TravelBattle Pre-Order available now! We're very happy to have just received first shots of the figures and terrain from Renedra for TravelBattle, now we can reveal all! The two green plastic 3D terrain boards are 10" squares with roads, hills, ploughed fields, walled areas and six separate buildings. The two boards are different designs but match up neatly side by side with roads connecting. This means you have potentially 16 variations of battlefield by turning the board edges around. The tree tops for the woods are separate to allow figures to be placed in wooded areas. We don't have shots yet (Terry and Renedra really are working their socks off for this release at Salute!) of the buildings and tree tops so what you will see here are mock ups. We also have a photo of the figure frame. There will be two blue and two red frames in each box. Pre-Orders - we have put up a Pre-Order for TravelBattle on the Plastic Boxes page of our website and we will send them out as soon as we can after Salute. Just order as normal, and remember that monies will be taken at time of order. PLEASE NOTE: If you are going to Salute, and would like one, please DON'T Pre-Order as there will be plenty there to pick up. The direct link to the page is https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_62&products_id=3637 And now the the advertising blurb... TravelBattle is a complete table top miniatures game in a box. It is intended for gamers who have limited space, or those who are traveling on a long journey or holiday and need a gaming fix! All the playing pieces are made of coloured plastic, and include two 3 dimensional green terrain boards with separate woods, grey buildings and red and blue armies. The size of the miniatures is 8mm. The two terrain boards are designed to be placed together on any edge, giving the potential for 16 different battlefields. The 1" grid marked on the boards excludes the need for rulers to be used in the game. The simple rules system should allow a game to played within an hour. The two armies are generic Napoleonic forces of equal size and composition which make up three brigades for each side. There is a simple painting guide in case you which to enhance your armies and terrain boards. Contents: 160 x Infantry 24 x Cavalry 4 x Guns and 12 crew 6 x Brigadiers 2 x 10" 3D Terrain boards 6 x Buildings 4 x Dice 1 x Set of rules Price £50 +p&p Code BB 2

**Ian Sturrock**

The Napoleonic theme doesn't really appeal to me, but this looks really nice for portability and detail. I don't think I need it but it's very clever! I hope it's successful enough that they do a War of the Roses or Hundred Years War one next.

**Pacific**

Brilliant!

First thing to go on the list for Salute,hopefully they get it finished on time.

And that is some cracking art, looks like a classical piece