Charge of the Light Brigade Photos (1 Viewer)

[Stickleback]

I know what you mean Michael. I've only been collecting K&C for about a year. Started off with Napoleonics and recently bought my first WWII vehicle. My want list seems to grow longer with each batch of new releases. A monster has been unleashed and I'm not sure how to get it back in the cage, but I'm guessing forum members aren't in a position to advise me on this.

 

[Stickleback]

Welcome aboard Stickleback. So your interest is the Crimea? Have you ever read about the actions of the Chasseurs D'Afrique during and after the charge? They made a textbook assault on the Russian guns on one flank of the valley, permitting the survivors of the charge to ecape back to the British lines. Frontline made excellent matt figures of them.

Thanks for the info Louis, I'll have to hunt down some reading material on the action.

 

[Louis Badolato]

I would check out "Queen Victoria's Little Wars" by Byron Farwell. It takes you through all of the conflicts of the era, with an excellent chapter entitled "Crimea: The Light Brigade and All That, 1854-55". Its the best primer on 19th Century British Imperial conflicts I ever came across.

 

[nmrocks]

Hi Brad
Glad you like them, we are all very excited at K&C UK and the response has been outstanding.
Cheers
Bob Neville

Bob,
Will these figures be in the "old" 1/30th size or the "new" 1/32?
Ray

 

[Tony Neville]

Ray

They will be 1/30th in Matt. 1/32nd is only for the Crusaders to complement russians sizes!

regards

Tony

 

[nmrocks]

Ray

They will be 1/30th in Matt. 1/32nd is only for the Crusaders to complement russians sizes!

regards

Tony

Thanks Tony,
That's great news, I'm not a fan of the "new" size for any reason.
Ray

 

[Combat]

I think the Alamo figures are also in 1/32.

 

[slappy780]

Everything Looks Good. The Only Problem Is That I Am Running Out Of Room. I Will Probably Get One Or Two Peices At First To See If I Like Them.

 

[Tony Neville]

Brad

You ready here is some real beauties when it comes to the books we are working with so far:-

A Most Desperate Undertaking (the British Army in the Crimea, 1854 -56) Alastair Massie. It is a National Army Museum Publication. No ISBN sorry

The Thin Red Line (eyewitness story) by Julian Spilsbury ISBN 0-304-36721-4

A Bearskin's Crimea by Algernon Percy ISBN1-84415-309-6

If you get these you will see some of what is planned!!!

Off out to HK to plan the next bunch of figures in January
Tony