War of 1812? (1 Viewer)

[BHogan]

Does anyone know if there are future releases planned for this range? I missed out on buying the Scott's Brigade figures, and I'd rather have a new US infantry regiment for the Niagara campaign than marines. Both the American and Royal Artillery are missing officers and a new British regiment would be nice also. Perhaps the 41st, 49th, or 104th?
Cheers,
Brendan

 

[Larry Allen]

Does anyone know if there are future releases planned for this range? I missed out on buying the Scott's Brigade figures, and I'd rather have a new US infantry regiment for the Niagara campaign than marines. Both the American and Royal Artillery are missing officers and a new British regiment would be nice also. Perhaps the 41st, 49th, or 104th?
Cheers,
Brendan

Hey Brendan ... I truly hope so. I have a healthy number of USCH and BCH and some 1812M but there is so much that John can do. The British have (really) no officers. I have taken some of John's 1812 British Napoleonic figures and have a painter make them into British 1812 for the war here, but that is not an ideal solution.

I know that Mike Miller and myself are big collectors of 1812 but are there others lurking about the forum who would like to see expansion of this GREAT series?

--- LaRRy

 

[mikemiller1955]

Brenden...

while they are quite nice...
I didn't buy the Marines of 1812...

I concentrated on the Scott's Grey and the conflict at Chippawa...

John did develop the artillery crews very nicely...
especially the USCH side...

but officers are always welcome in my collection if they become available in the future...

all the guns and artillery crews are still available...

rather than develop new regiments...
I hope John would revisit the 1st Royal Scots and Scott's Brigade...

 

[BHogan]

I hope he does revisit Scott's brigade, so I can have an American regiment to battle my Royal Scots, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Cheers,
Brendan

 

[mikemiller1955]

Brendan...

I can probably help you...

what sets do you need...

PM me...

 

[semperrandyfi]

Does anyone know if there are future releases planned for this range? I missed out on buying the Scott's Brigade figures, and I'd rather have a new US infantry regiment for the Niagara campaign than marines. Both the American and Royal Artillery are missing officers and a new British regiment would be nice also. Perhaps the 41st, 49th, or 104th?
Cheers,
Brendan

Brendan,As luck would have it ,I have 4000 1814 Lundy's Lane figures for sale.Many JJDs!Painted plastic
as well.EVERY unit Regular& Militia that fought that night.All Dragoons/Artillery(only one 12# battery
left at 11:30 Pm 25 July,1814.Call me @ (716)-743-7903 Randy Niagara Falls,N.Y. Take care.

 

[Fraxinus]

I love the 1812 artillery pieces, especially the American Field Pieces. The historically accurate paint color for the French artillery pieces during the French and Indian War was probably a blue color very similar to the American blue paint of 1812 --- not red. Please see the link below:

http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=French_Artillery_Carriages

At the beginning of the XVIIIth century, French artillery carriages were probably red as were the gun carriages of the French Marine Royale. However, by the time of the Seven Years' War, gun carriages of the French army were blue to distinguish them from the equipment of the supply train (caissons and carts), painted brick red. Furthermore, canvas used with artillery equipment were usually decorated with a device consisting of two crossed cannon (in saltire) with a crowned "A" or "AA". The change to blue occurred very soon after the Vallière reform of 1732, even though the precise date is unknown. More details are available in the aforementioned article.

Nevertheless, most modern books continue to mention that the French gun carriages were red during the Seven Years' War, associating red to the Vallière system of 1732 and blue to the Gribeauval system introduced in 1765. This is probably a misinterpretation of the following facts: after the Seven Years' War, an argument arose between the "reds" proponents of the Vallière system and the "blues" supporters of the Gribeauval system. However, this had nothing to do with the colour of the gun carriages but rather referred to the colour of the artillerymen's waistcoats who changed in 1765 and would become a sign differentiating each of the two opposed generations.

The blue is depicted in the link below:

http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=French_Artillery_Vallière_system

So in the end, for the French in the FIW, you can use blue or red cannon carriages. Probably closer to the American "blue" than the British "blue-gray". So USCHGUN-01 and USCHGUN-02 or QFGUN-01 and QFGUN-02.

 

[marco55]

Brendan...

I can probably help you...

what sets do you need...

PM me...

{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}^&grin
Mark

 

[Larry Allen]

{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}{eek3}^&grin
Mark

Yes .... Mike does have a few, doesn't he ....{sm4}
--- LaRRy