Hi Leon,

After reading Peter G Tsouras's Britannia's Fist and his newbook A Rainbow of Blood, I have noticed that there is a gap in the market for companies producing 1860s British Army. I know your excellent Crimean War British can fill the gap, esp the Guards, Highlander and Infantry with Pork Pie Hat will fit in very good.

I was wondering if you could produce a small range of figures that could fill the gap from the Crimean War to the Zulu War, if there is demand from other customers.

I was thinking of the following packs

12 pdr Armstrong Breach Loading Guns, with 1860s British Artillery Crew.
Bristish Naval Brigade, Royal Marines in 1860s Dress
Canadian Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Canadian Volunteer Rifle Regiment (Which could be used for Crimean War Rifle Brigade)
Canadian Volunteer Cavalry
Canadian Volunteer Artillery (Using the cannon from the Crimean War Foot Artillery)
British Cavalry on Campaingn in Canada with Carbines / Sabres

Hope this may pick up some interest on the board

With Regards

Simon

That's an interesting little area, one that's never actually been mentioned before.  I'll put it on the lists and see how much interest it gains.

You can add my vote to that.

France and Prussian invade 1860s England excellent. Always fancied that "what if" campaign.

Hi Yorstons,

Thats a very good Idea, they could be used for the Battle of Dorking which was written in 1870, also fighting against the Finean Invasions of 1866 in Canada

Simon

1860 / Early 1870s British Oppenants

The range could be used for fighting Armies for the Following Nations, all What ifs

ACW: Trent War- British Invasion of Maine in 1862
Danish-Prussian War - The British siding with Denmark in 1864
British-Hannover Vs Prussia: Britain does not loose Hannover in 1836
Anglo-French War 1860s
Morie War in New Zealand 1860s
Fienian Invasions of Canada 1860s

Simon

"That's an interesting little area, one that's never actually been mentioned before.  I'll put it on the lists and see how much interest it gains."

Actually Leon, I discussed this with Dave sometime back. This was in preparation for the anniversary of the battle of Rideway in 1866 (Fenian Raids in Canada) so it must have been 2004/2005. I supplied a 'Pendraken' designer with some illustrative material and even agreed a provisional range of poses with Dave. Alas for whatever reason the project did not go ahead. A range 1860s British and/or Canadian militia would not be a stand alone as it could provide a useful base for the later Indian Mutiny (of course you would need an earlier Indian Mutiny range as well!) as well as some of the oddball campaigns such as China 1860 and even with some tweaking the Anglo-Maori land wars of the 1860s-1870s. Crimean figures really would not cut the mustard as 1860s Brits

The "what if" campaign to top 'em all is a French invasion of Britain during the Jacobite rising. What a world we might have been living in today! I'd probably not have been writing this in English, for a start. Nom d'un chat!
Well, OK, a 17th century Japanese-European colonial struggle, and Alexander the Great's living long enough to invade the western Mediterranean and China...why didn't history think more about the needs of wargamers yet unborn?

Quote from: Bill Braham on 25 November 2010, 12:40:55 AM
"That's an interesting little area, one that's never actually been mentioned before.  I'll put it on the lists and see how much interest it gains."

Actually Leon, I discussed this with Dave sometime back. This was in preparation for the anniversary of the battle of Rideway in 1866 (Fenian Raids in Canada) so it must have been 2004/2005. I supplied a 'Pendraken' designer with some illustrative material and even agreed a provisional range of poses with Dave. Alas for whatever reason the project did not go ahead. A range 1860s British and/or Canadian militia would not be a stand alone as it could provide a useful base for the later Indian Mutiny (of course you would need an earlier Indian Mutiny range as well!) as well as some of the oddball campaigns such as China 1860 and even with some tweaking the Anglo-Maori land wars of the 1860s-1870s. Crimean figures really would not cut the mustard as 1860s Brits

Ah, I've just asked Dave about it, and he remembers all the info.  I think it must have been put on hold for whatever reason.  If the interest is there, we could look at it again.

Quote from: Leon on 25 November 2010, 07:31:38 PM
Ah, I've just asked Dave about it, and he remembers all the info.  I think it must have been put on hold for whatever reason.  If the interest is there, we could look at it again.

The interest is definitely there (or here in this case)!  I would love to see Bill's ideas make it to tabletop.  Not only would I buy the Canadian figures, but I would have to buy American Civil War figures for them to go against, so Pendraken gets even more sales!

Darryl

After the programme on Channel 5 last night about the American invasion of Canada in 1930 (yes, they were planning it), it would be a fun game to try! Especially as the British cannily avoided getting sucked into the ACW, would it have changed anything (probably not, the South never had the infrastructure, but ho hum)...

Historical conjecture is great: "Haraold, duck!" or "Richard, look, charging without the rest of your army is really silly!" have to be the two classics...

I'd build an army for the defense of Canadian liberty!

My wife would love it if there were Mounties 

I suspect that the major intervention would have been at sea, probably on the Confederate side. At the time we wuz worried about the Damnd Froggies, again. Means few troops would have been avaliable for the Americas. There's also the problem that we might have won it back, undoing all George III's good work in getting rid of the place.

IanS

Very interested.  I wrote an article for Miniature Wargames about The Pig War (2005 I think),  where there was a 13 year face off between US and British Forces on San Juan Island off Vancouver Island.  Excellent breeding ground for 'what if?' scenarios.

Quote from: Leveller Mutineer on 21 September 2011, 04:09:58 PM
Very interested.  I wrote an article for Miniature Wargames about The Pig War (2005 I think),  where there was a 13 year face off between US and British Forces on San Juan Island off Vancouver Island.  Excellent breeding ground for 'what if?' scenarios.

What would the British uniform on San Juan Island look like?  The Pig War would have been mid 1850s, so Crimean War style or something more 1866 like?  I reallt want to see Canadian militia in both pork pie hats and shakos!