Some new Nap French sculpts!

Started by Leon, 05 June 2013, 11:49:28 PM

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Leon

It's taken some time to get it done, but we've had the headgear modified on these as per the requests:




Hopefully these look the business now, and we can get them moulded up and released.

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Leon

As requested by quite a few folks, we've had the artillery extended with the 12pdr and the 6" Howitzer as well.  Elsewhere, we previewed the Guard Grenadiers a Cheval some time back, but there were some queries regarding the headgear.  We've had those sent back to the sculptor and the braid/tassle has been repositioned now.

12pdr and 6" How:



Guard Grenadier a Cheval:


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Hurrah the guns at last

Much appreciated  :D

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Are these available now? Being a bit thick and unable to do a usual browse as still without internet and email and racking up a huge roaming mobile bill :o
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Leon

Quote from: Nosher on 25 November 2014, 08:29:56 AM
Are these available now?

Not yet, they'll be going into a low-temp mould either over Xmas or in the New Year and then we can get them released early 2015, probably with the Personalities.
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Quote from: Leon on 25 November 2014, 03:21:33 PM
Not yet, they'll be going into a low-temp mould either over Xmas or in the New Year and then we can get them released early 2015, probably with the Personalities.

I won't be getting Napoleon for Christmas  :'(
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Any chance of a French loading figure appearing for a firing line?

Leon

Quote from: quasar42 on 26 November 2014, 10:02:20 PM
Any chance of a French loading figure appearing for a firing line?

Hopefully one day!  I think at this stage we'll have to get the sculptor to do a whole month on just loading figures, and he can do them for all the nations/types in one go.
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Quote from: Leon on 26 November 2014, 11:14:56 PM
Hopefully one day!  I think at this stage we'll have to get the sculptor to do a whole month on just loading figures, and he can do them for all the nations/types in one go.

Rather than a loading pose would be to have the same standing at ready, high porte pose as a second rank for all the standing firing pose packs – as we asked for and have been sculpted for the British. Much MUCH better, IMHO, than an entire rank of guys loading and of course far superior to a rank of guys marching into the back of men standing in front of them, which is the only option at the moment.

I'm about to base another five units all with second ranks kicking the heels of the first ranks in a marching styley.

A loading pose would be excellent for skirmisher packs, coupled with a kneeling firing pose – with the standing firing pose thrown in for good measure. For the French, a skirmisher pack is more or less essential.
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Quote from: WeeWars on 27 November 2014, 11:56:56 AM
Rather than a loading pose would be to have the same standing at ready, high porte pose as a second rank for all the standing firing pose packs – as we asked for and have been sculpted for the British. Much MUCH better, IMHO, than an entire rank of guys loading and of course far superior to a rank of guys marching into the back of men standing in front of them, which is the only option at the moment.

I'm about to base another five units all with second ranks kicking the heels of the first ranks in a marching styley.

A loading pose would be excellent for skirmisher packs, coupled with a kneeling firing pose – with the standing firing pose thrown in for good measure. For the French, a skirmisher pack is more or less essential.

Except that if the front rank has levelled muskets, then so should the second and third - I don't think there was much fire by ranks going on anymore  8)

WeeWars

"One of the principal forms of musketry was fire by ranks. During this evolution, the 3rd rank stood 6 and one-half inches to the right and fired through the gaps in the two front ranks. In this system the 3rd rank fired first, then the 2nd rank fired and the 1st rank fired last."

(Nafziger - "Napoleon's Invasion of Russia" p 19)
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Quote from: WeeWars on 27 November 2014, 11:33:01 PM
"One of the principal forms of musketry was fire by ranks. During this evolution, the 3rd rank stood 6 and one-half inches to the right and fired through the gaps in the two front ranks. In this system the 3rd rank fired first, then the 2nd rank fired and the 1st rank fired last."

(Nafziger - "Napoleon's Invasion of Russia" p 19)

yes but all loaded and primed at the same time - fire was sequential. But not "front rank fires, while second primes and third loads"

Most French musketry notoriously deteriorated very quickly to man by man.

Loading figures are de rigour for skirmish pairs though  :D

Rob

I think all armies of the period fired at will as soon as possible unless using the tactic of a battalion volley at close range followed by a charge.

The French method varied by corps commander but it seems the most favoured method was a fire by files where the fire started at the left, right or both ends of a line and each file fired in succession to give a constant rolling fire. The theory was that once this broke down into individual fire it gave the best coverage of continuous fire across a battalion frontage.

The dynamics of musketry changed quite a lot between 1700 and 1815.


Rob

When can we expect Guard Chasseurs a Cheval and Guard Lancers Leon?  :)

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I'm amazed they aren't out already. They must be the single most popular Napoleonic troop-types ever.
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