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[Phantom Warrior]

Shelf 1 of British Empire and Their Foes

Runs from the Crusades to Agincourt to the British Army in the 2nd half of the 17th century to the Siege of Quebec and the War of 1812.

Terry

 

[Phantom Warrior]

The Napoleonic Period

Terry

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Crimea, Zulu, India and WWI

Terry

 

[larso]

Well things have moved along a bit. I now have most of the 18th century figs I want. They are all John Jenkins and the British feature, from Culloden, the standing firing two piece set and a line infantry man (in combat with a highlander), the officer with sword and flag and a grenadier (bayoneting towards a highlander opponent) will come shortly. They're facing 6 highlanders, with another 2 or 3 to be added. I also have the 28th Grenadiers firing set and a set of 78th Fraser Highlanders to go back to back with their Culloden compatriots and they'll face a couple of sets of Woodland Indians by the end of the year. So that 'level' is all sorted out.

While I was going to do the Conte 24th Foot/Zulus next and the Gordons/Afghans after them I've found myself looking at Napoleonics. Some of the K & C figures have been around for a while and seem to be getting retired. My plan for this period is to have a group of 3 - 4 each of 42nd Highlanders, Coldstream Guards, 95th Rifles and Line Inf in a square of sorts facing off against French Guards, Line, Dragoons and maybe even a couple of Cuirassiers cavalry.

My questions are, would Britain's 95th Rifles work well with K & C figures? And, does anyone do Brit Line figures that would fit in well with the K & C range?

 

[Rob]

I've mostly been into plastics but of late I've begun looking more at painted metals due to the colours, range and poses. I have a particular interest in the British army too and I thought I might base my planned collecting on it.

Essentially I want to get a cabinet of three or four levels and have as the center piece British soldiers from the key eras - back to back, or in square, defending against assault from some of the more colourful opponents of their time. My starting point is the British army of 1745 to the American Revolution. This will have Grenadiers and others wearing the Tri hats (?) fending off Highlanders from one side and probably Woodland Indians from the other. I have a group of John Jenkins Culloden figures so far. My first question then is which Woodland Indians would look the best?

For the second tier I'm going for Napoleonic British. They'll be defending against a French attack. I know very little of what figures are available for this period, so I'm very open to suggestions. As for the opponents coming from the other side? Americans of 1812? Or are the British uniforms of the period close enough to those of the Crimean War to have Russians coming from the other side? If the uniforms are too different, maybe this'll need an extra display level?

Finally, the top level would feature Brits from the 1879/80 period. So Rourke's Drift and I think the new Conte North-West Frontier figures, with their respective opponents.

I'm very open to thoughts on which figures would work best. I don't mind having a variety of makers involved but I would like things to look as compatable as possible. Apart from my John Jenkins, I' m quite familar with Conte and I really like the handful of K & C Crusaders that I have. Expense limits might restrict me to foot figures but especially for the Naponeonics, some cavalry might slip in.

Finally, are there any other 'opponents' that I could consider? Perhaps, a particular regiment of French? Anyway, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Sounds a great idea, a History of the British army through its different eras,K&C,Britains,John Jenkins,Trophy,FL all do some excellent British soldiers from the Red tunics of Waterloo to the dusty Khaki of the Nile.All these companies also do some very good losing opposition in the French.

The British Army has some of the greatest military History in the world,I'm sure your collection will be excellent and if you get chance would love to see some pics

Rob

 

[aujj65]

Shelf 1 of British Empire and Their Foes

Runs from the Crusades to Agincourt to the British Army in the 2nd half of the 17th century to the Siege of Quebec and the War of 1812.

Terry

The Napoleonic Period

Terry

Crimea, Zulu, India and WWI

Terry

Terry,

You have some nice figures in your collection!

Jeff

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Terry,

You have some nice figures in your collection!

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. It's grown a bit ( about 40 figures) since these photos and I've had to move them to full sized shelves. I'll post some new photos soon.

Terry

 

[Mitch]

Nice pics and a nice collection
Mitch

 

[larso]

Ok, I'm still practicing with posting my photos and I've resurrected my old thread (May 2008!) where I first began putting my collection plans together. Once I get the hang of taking better photos I'll post them but for now, this is where I'm at in the journey!

To recap, I'm looking at the evolution of the British army, while featuring its colourful opponents. In order (I hope!) there is my positioning 'plan', Culloden, the Americas - both covering the mid 18th Century, 24th Foot & Gordons representing the late 19th and then how it looks in the display cabinet. The Napoleonic stuff is still in boxes. I'll put them out soon and that'll come close to finishing the display off.

 

[larso]

Not the best picture in terms of diorama making - probably the worst in that sense but here's the Napoleonic Wars. There's a figure or two yet but basically my 'History of the British Red Coat' (and his colourful opponents) is basically complete!

 

[OldDragon]

Great stuff Larso .. Will you be adding the ECW new model army ? the origins of the British Redcoats.

Thank you for sharing.

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