War of 1812

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

You really only need to add the Yanks, inculding a black whitehouse, most of the Brits were peribumbs - so could use the peninsular range.

IanS

[FierceKitty]

I shan't be voting for this one; can't stand Tschaikowski.

[vsolfronk]

Another plug for War of 1812 troops

[Ben Waterhouse]

And mine please.

[Peritas]

My vote

[sultanbev]

I have extensive War of 1812 armies in 15mm, and have done a lot of research into it, and will be releasing new Militia lists for each state in the MicroMark range.
The Osprey MAA319 is very good by the way.

For the Canadians you need:
Upper Canada Sedentary militia in top hats (aka round hat) and part uniform
Upper Canada Sedentary Militia cavalry in top hats and uniform (same figure can be used for Canadian Provincial LD in top hat aka round hat
Canadian Provincial Light Dragoons in Tarleton
Lower Canada militia in wool hats and coats
Caldwells Rangers were only 50 men strong so are not worth making the figure for
Usual infantry in stovepipe shakos for some militia, Canadian regulars, British regulars
Provincial marine which are sailors with pikes and or muskets
Woodland Indians on foot, mostly musket armed
Woodland Indians on horseback (yes, there was one unit of them)

For the Americans you need
uniformed regulars as above, 3 types, 2 artillery types, light dragoons, command

militia cavalry in uniform and tarleton (NY, Virginia) (use British figure)
militia cavalry in hunting shirt, round hat, rifle or musket (western states)
militia cavalry in civilian coat, round hat, musket, some sword and pistols only (western states)
militia cavarly in hunting shirt, low crowned hat aka cowboy hat (western states)
militia cavalry in shako and uniform (Maryland)
militia foot in hunting shirt, low crowned hat, musket or rifle (western states)
militia foot in long coat, regular accruements (backpack, cartridge box, canteen, bayonet) musket,
militia foot in long coat, top hat
militia in uniform coat, top hat (eastern states)
militia in uniform, shako + turban (maryland)
militia riflemen in hunting shirt, plain shako
militia artillery in uniform, bicorne
militia artillery in civilian coat, top hat

US Rangers - foot and mounted figure in hunting shirt, tarleton, musket

I won't mention the Pennsylvania militia cuirassiers yet......

Leon, if you need picture references, contact off forum and I'll send what I have. Militia in low-crowned hat and top could probably use the same figure in 10mm

Mark

[Peritas]

My vote too

[lentulus]

sultanbev has me sold.  That line, I would buy.

[wargamesbob]

Me too please

[YORSTONS]

Add my vote please.

[Leon]

Vote added!

[Hertsblue]

And, hey presto, in they come at number two in the list. 

[lentulus]

When you do 1812, do consider a unit I can field as these guys

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/museum/5.asp

[sultanbev]

These are the notes I have on this unit:
"Corps of Provincial Artificers: 38 men in 1812, (black pioneers) "Capt. Runcheys Coy of Coloured Men"
blue jacket+ black facings, round hat, grey pants  (1812-March 1815) "

so unless you are playing one to one skirmish, they aren't really going to figure in a game. In my rules they would make 2 figures just (in 15mm). Although Pendraken will have to do figures in round hats and short jackets anyway, for the Upper Canada Sedentary Militia and some US militia, so you should be able to make the unit.

Mark
   

[Nav]

dont forget the highlanders I believe it was the 93rd that served in North America

[sultanbev]

Aye, 1st battalion in trews and flat hat thingy, rather than kilt and black bonnet.
Although the 2nd battalion served on Newfoundland, and I use them in traditional kilt and bonnet. But only because I had the figures at the time in 15mm. Managed to get the proper 1st/93rd figures from Falcon in 15mm before they went Stateside, but still haven't painted them!

Mark

[lentulus]

These are the notes I have on this unit:
so unless you are playing one to one skirmish, they aren't really going to figure in a game. In my rules they would make 2 figures just (in 15mm).

I have never been one to let a dull reality spoil a good story; and naught wrong with 1:1 skirmish for that matter (or 1:5 which would let them show up a bit).  It was hardly a war of big battalions.

Actually, while Queenston heights would be a big battle at 1:5 it is doable; and I am think it would be grand to paint 1000 figures just to have a black militia company on the table.

[sultanbev]

The American black units at New Orleans were more of a battalion size, c300 men in one unit I think. Same cut of clothing as well, top hat an all.

We never let reality get in the way either, we have more units at 1:20 for 1812 than existed altogether in one place, I have all the Canadian regulars and about 20 Lower Canada Sedentary Militia. We must have 50 battalions of US regulars between us!

[far4ngn]

+1 for me for this Period, very interested to give this a go.

[Leon]

Vote added!