Thank you all: Vezzolf, Gebhard, 6th WI, Michael, Noah, and Chris. Look forward to seeing your photos also Vezzolf.
Here are some more photos showing some detail and similarities in these figures. It appears to me that AWI037 Marching Falling Shot, and AWI031 March Attack w/Raised Arm were designed to go together. If AWI037 is placed in front of AWI031, it makes it appear as if AWI031 is blocking himself from his falling comrade at arms. Of course, I also think that AWI031 could be used in line wihtout any reltionship to AWI037.
The Grenadiers in the March Attack pose, AWI030, AWI031, and AWI039, all have the same body scult. Each has a different head, and AWI031 has a raised right arm.
The Grenadiers Marching, AWI032, AWI033, and AWI034, also have the same body pose, each with a different head. If you look closely you can see that AWI033 has a bearskin on over a bandaged head.
I have finally decided to create a 23-man Grenadier company section containing two 10-man squads, each sqaud with an NCO figure. The other three figures will be the Grenadier Company Officer, the Regimental Officer w/Sword (used as a young subaltern recently asigned to the Grenadiers from a Hat Company), and the Drummer.
Here's a diagram of what I have in mind:
I have reduced this diagram from my original 26-man company diagram I shared last week in an attempt to control cost and yet have a nice looking formation. You will note that I am using only one each of the Marching wounded, AWI033, AWI034, and AWI039 and I am rethinking only using 1 AWI037 instead of two as shown. This would give me the presence of 4 casualties in the ranks, which realilstically is a very high casualty percentage out of just 23 men (17%). If I do get 2 AWI037 this percentage would be (22%) which I think might look a little bit lopsided unless I wanted to imagine that my colonial militia are deadly sharp shooters.
With the presence of casulties in the ranks, any scenarios planned will have to assume that this Grenadier section has been previously engaged and is withdrawing, i.e. going back to Boston after Lexington and Concord, or making a second assualt on an objective to their front, i.e. Bunker/Breed's Hill.
I plan to finish this company section formation first before collecting any of the Colonial Militia.
All in all I really think this is a very well done and versatile offering. I really hope that we will someday see 5th Foot Light Infantry to go with these "fellows"
:smile2: Mike
or at least a few figures as a stand alone display.... I've got my eye on the Drummer and the Standard Bearers :wink2:.. Happy collecting Gebhard
