"Dixon's "Grand Alliance" and "League of Augsburg" Lines" Topic

What's the Difference? I mean, the LoA is just the GA prior to England joining. As I can find no pics of the minis, can anyone enlighten me as to what the differences in uniform/kit would be(or what Dixon has decided was different)?

The Dixon GA range is predominantly, although not exclusively armed with matchlocks and equipped with bandoliers ( 12 apostles). Most of the later LoA range are flintlock armed and equipped with pouch equipment, pretty much as the website advertises:

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Apart from that, there's little real difference they mix and match readily. Quirk of marketing I suppose.

If you send Trevor Dixon an email he will send you an illustrated catalogue.

There's some more discussion on the ranges here:

TMP link

I don't know the difference either…
I just like them as generic European regulars to oppose my Pirate scum.

I think the ranges are separate because they are the work of two (possibly three) different sculptors. The original Grand Alliance figures (GA01 to GA16, GAC1 to GAC 5, plus the mounted general and artillery and pioneer sets) were done in the mid to late eighties by a then relatively unknown Mark Copplestone. The range was added to a few years later, but I believe someone else – possibly Trevor Dixon himself – did the figures (GA17 to GA 25), as these are slightly taller and bulkier than the original releases.

The LoA range is a much later addition : it is basically a spin-off of the Dixon Marlburian range, with the original tricorns replaced with slouch hats. These obviously weren't designed by Mark C, and may or may not be the work of the sculptor who did the additional GA figures.

Thanks for the input, guys. I am thinking Quintus may be correct; it seems silly to differentiate very late 17th century shot by matchlock/apostles or muskets, when the the changeover among the different nationalities was rather drawn out.

I have a few of the GA minis…no wonder I like them so much, they're Copplestone!

Thanks for that link, JJ. I don't know how I overlooked that one. Is it a hard-copy catalog? I'm in the US, after all.

The catalogue Trevor Dixon will send you is hard copy.