Napoleonic Wish List (1 Viewer)

[Old Guard]

Well it has been awhile since I have posted. Work has just been keeping me too busy. I also noticed that it has been awhile since we have had a Napoleonic Wish List posting. So I decided to get one going again. So come on and post the soldiers you would like to see King and County come out with to support the French Empire against the foes of liberty. Of course if you are on the wrong side (like Wellington) well then you can wish for more targets for the Empire’s brave troops.

First of all I fully realize that Andy is only going to do soldiers that make good business sense. Also the lead time if Andy does take any of our suggestions to heart is a year at least. Still if you never voice your opinion how are those brave troops you always wanted ever going to come about? With this is mine list and I would like to start my list with a nod to Wellington who over the last few months has had some great ideas that I wish Andy would do.

First up is the field Hospital for both the French and the British. Wellington suggested this awhile ago and I still think it would be a great idea. You could have an ambulance, soldiers helping a comrade to the hospital, and doctors working on some wounded. Put this all in the farm house accessory and you have a great diorama.

Second is the Old Guard Dress Band. With the Old Guard and the new Chasseurs you have the start of great parade display. But what good is a parade without a band. The Old Guard had one and it looked great. I know this has been done before by Frontline (and well done too) but we need one for King and Country.

Third is the Irish Legion. What is not to like. Cool uniforms, a great flag and ticked off Irish out to win their freedom. A great unit that also looked good. I know as time went on there were less and less Irish in the unit but boy their fighting record was great.

Fourth is some line infantry for the 3rd French Regiment. We have their grenadiers and their voltigeurs but no regulars. Really to complete this regiment we need the rest of the crowd.

Fifth is the bane of the British on the Peninsular the Vistula Legion. There are so many battles were this unit fought overwhelming odds and came out ahead. Plus who can ever forget the cavalry charge at Albuera. Infantry and cavalry would most welcome.

Sixth I would like to see a Napoleonic version of the Fields of Battle release. There are so many battles during the time of Napoleon that you could never hope to cover them all, well maybe if I live long enough they will. Why not do a few soldiers of some of the secondary campaigns. A couple of examples would be to do some soldiers in Republic uniforms for the invasion of Egypt. Wellington had the great idea of some soldiers for the War of 1812. A small batch could be done to test the waters and show some battles that don’t always get the attention they deserve.

Well those are my thoughts. Take them for what they are worth and contribute your own ideas. One last quick idea is that some more wounded and dead soldiers would be helpful.

Some of you might notice that my ideas are nearly all French or French allied units. Well there is a reason that I chose Old Guard as my login name. If you do not like it post your own ideas but remember the Emperor will always win in the end.

Viva la Emperor

Old Guard

 

[wellington]

Thanks OLD GUARD...But as you might expect I would like to see some BIG red targets...I have suggested them all along and I am unweilding in the face of fire.......lets see Wellington's 33rd foot with Waterloo Shakeos......They can kick but as they did once upon a time.....

Oh yes perhaps British Artillery as well to add icing on the cake.

Cheers
WELLINGTON

 

[bricoleur]

My wish is to welcome the "Garde de Paris"
They had beautiful uniforms in red and green (and even in white); quiet exceptionel for the French infantry. They fought in Spain and amongst them was also a small Parish cavalry. As opponents I would like to see some Spanish guerilleros, with of course a fighting monk, holding a crucifix and a pistol in his hands.
Let's dream lads!
Eddy

 

[OzDigger]

I'd like to see some Prussians.

 

[vandilay]

I would love to see some charging highlanders .

 

[fishead19690]

Before we leave the peninsular war how about seeing some black bob Craufurds famous light brigade. What would the penisular war be without the 95th riffles, or some of the the other light units in his brigade like the 43rd,52nd and portuguese cacadores. Some more wounded and dead figures would be nice also. I would realy like to see some black deaths head brunswickers and maybe some advant guard to go with them. A few spanish guerillas would be cool also but, I think we are wasting our time as andy will make what he wants. just look at how many of our last requests have been made .

 

[Pierre]

In a Napoleonic version of Fields of Battle serie: the Régiment des dromadaires.

Pierre.

 

[sceic2]

WELL.....If K&C can do Hollywood's version of D-Day, why not Sharpe's Rifles. The Spanish, the 95th, etc. Just think of how that would look. And, what about all of Richard's heart throbs.

 

[Dragoon]

During the Glory Years of the French Empire, 1804-1812, Napoleon considered the British forces on the Continent to be a side-show. The great battles of that age in which he personally commanded were against the Austrians, Russians and Prussians. It would be great to see the armies of these nations far better represented than they are right now.

 

[fishead19690]

During the Glory Years of the French Empire, 1804-1812, Napoleon considered the British forces on the Continent to be a side-show. The great battles of that age in which he personally commanded were against the Austrians, Russians and Prussians. It would be great to see the armies of these nations far better represented than they are right now.

I love napoleon but, that was one side show that he should have paid more attension to because he lost that side show and his marshals were all made to look bad in that war. The short time he was there the french looked good and were victorius but after he left the peninsular the war went very bad for the french. It drained tons of troops and supplies from the french war machine and the added fact that all supplies lines and comunictions were full of spanish guerrillas and you needed an army just to find food or send a message didn,t help any. Thousands of troops that could have been fighting were required just to protect supply lines. If napoleon had kept the spanish as allies and never tried to invade russia europe would have belonged to the french today.

 

[kilted vampire]

I'd like to see reasonably priced castings here in the US for all Napoleonics so I could paint them the way I wish HAhahahhahahahahhaah....thunK

 

[fishead19690]

Dragoon, I do agree though that the other nations should be better represented and have posted many times on this forum that we need some prussains, russains and austrians. The austrains fought napoleon in more of the coalitions against him than any other nation and where are all our austrian figures???? Other than front line, nina, and itliari plastic or the overly expensive mini welt whats out there??? Every body always goes with the british troops and the waterloo theme. Even with the waterloo them they,d make you think that the british were the only troops against the french at waterloo. What about all the dutch, belgain, nassau, brunswickers,germans and who can forget the 48,000 prussains who SAVED wellingtons butt!!!

 

[Dragoon]

I love napoleon but, that was one side show that he should have paid more attension to because he lost that side show and his marshals were all made to look bad in that war. The short time he was there the french looked good and were victorius but after he left the peninsular the war went very bad for the french. It drained tons of troops and supplies from the french war machine and the added fact that all supplies lines and comunictions were full of spanish guerrillas and you needed an army just to find food or send a message didn,t help any. Thousands of troops that could have been fighting were required just to protect supply lines. If napoleon had kept the spanish as allies and never tried to invade russia europe would have belonged to the french today.

I couldn't agree with you more, all the same Napoleon seemed to direct his attention else where as the " Ulcer " bleed his Empire. He must have considered other threats more pertainent. I think he was still believing he could force the rest of Europe into his Contintental System and therefore ruin Britain economically.

 

[fishead19690]

I couldn't agree with you more, all the same Napoleon seemed to direct his attention else where as the " Ulcer " bleed his Empire. He must have considered other threats more pertainent. I think he was still believing he could force the rest of Europe into his Contintental System and therefore ruin Britain economically.

That contintenal system was a pipe dream and worked as well then as it does today Even the french themselfs hated it as britain was the largest supplier (east india trade routes)of goods to the world at the time and no one was about to go without the supply of every day needed goods, even some of the french themselfs were smuggling in british goods so that was a pipe dream and one of the causes for war with russia that led to napoleons defeat because they would not suport the system. How was napoleon going to provide these goods with britain in command of the sea?

 

[wellington]

The bigest mistake a commander can make is to under estimate the enemy....Any dictator who wishes to take over and control other contries will lose as did the Romans...the greatest army ever...

Also...during the battle of Waterloo only 30% of Wellingtons army were British...the rest were of other decent....The British army had been depleted by this time.

Cheers
Wellington....

 

[fishead19690]

The bigest mistake a commander can make is to under estimate the enemy....Any dictator who wishes to take over and control other contries will lose as did the Romans...the greatest army ever...

Also...during the battle of Waterloo only 30% of Wellingtons army were British...the rest were of other decent....The British army had been depleted by this time.

Cheers
Wellington....

Most of wellingtons best troops were in america at the time of the battle of waterloo.

 

[oberstoskar]

Here is my wish list

1. Royal Horse Artillery with gun

2. Polish lancers

3. French Cuirassiers

4. More French Infantry

5. British 1st life guards

6. French Hussars

I know Frontline produced those already, but K&C will do a more superb job.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is my wish list

1. Royal Horse Artillery with gun

2. Polish lancers

3. French Cuirassiers

4. More French Infantry

5. British 1st life guards

6. French Hussars

I know Frontline produced those already, but K&C will do a more superb job.

Really? Would it not be more accurate to say that Frontline's Napoleonics are arguable the best 54 mm matte figures on the market while K & C's 60 mm are without peer in its space? The nice thing about Frontline is that they keep their sets on the market for years and have a very broad range. They also have a wide variety within a unit represented (e.g., six marching, or advancing, or firing & loading, plus dead & dying, colour parties, etc.) so that one can really put together quite a collection. You would have a hard time getting me to give up my Saxons, Irish, Westphalians, Bavarians, Nassuas, Brunswickers, Austrians, Prussians, Neapolitains, Russians, Swiss, not to mention all the various French and British Regiments. You get the idea.

 

[Fubar]

Mike, I'm with you.Frontline are splendid and have a huge variety.I am addicted.Bavarians next on my list.Then Poles.

Anyway, for KC wishlist:

French Fusiliers to form the bulk of their Battalions

French Light infantry PLEEEEZ Carabineirs too.

French line CAMPAIGN dress .

Line Horse artillery? Another vacancy.

More French infantry being scattered by the Scot's greys!

My Napoleonic collection is already beyond wretched excess.KC are rather large next to all my 54mm but in a sea of soldiers I can overlook the size differance as the KC are so good.

Anything else KC might do I probably have in 54mm and it depends on what it is as to if i add them to my collection or not.I have none of their Guard for instance.300 Infantry { plastics,metal kits, factory metal}and artillery in 54mm already.

Der Fubarrrrrrrr

 

[howelltrh]

I would like to see more figures representing the bulk of the combatants at Waterloo, which could of course be adapted to other battles of the shako era. Since I am aspiring to create clashes of massed armies I would buy these in quantity and I suspect others would as well. So, for example, I'd like to see French line infantry fusiliers like those that made up the bulk of D'Erlon's attack, in poses consistent with the advance of massed columns -- marching shoulder arms, advancing at high port, with some firing and loading guys for the front ranks. I'd prefer field dress with a bit of scruffiness. Some legere line infantry could be done from the same poses painted appropriately with blue trousers etc. I'd like to see some British redcoats with the Belgic shako. British and French line artillerymen. And, very important, some Prussian infantry (musketeers with oilskin shako covers, blanket roll etc.), a few landwehr poses and maybe some of the light infantry (jagers and fusiliers).