"25-40mm Mid-18th Century Figures" Topic

Which newer brands of mid-18th century figures (WAS, SYW, AWI), currently on the market, feature realistic human proportions: slender build with normal sized heads, hands, calves, etc. and in unexagerated poses? I am already aware of older, "classic" ranges like RSM, Tradition, Suren, Holger Eriksson, and Spencer Smith, but I'd like to know what else is available that does not suffer from the pumpkin headed, banana handed, cartoon gnome syndrome. Please include a website link with your reply if possible. Thanks in advance for your input.

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Crusader's French, Prussian, Austrian, etc.
Eureka's Saxons and Dutch
Elite Miniatures march attack French infantryman
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Votre Serviteur,
Bill

Minden Miniatures mindenminis.blogspot.com

RSM-95 dpcltdcom.org

Jim
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Trident Design's 40mm AWI at
miniatureservicecenter.com

Minden win hands down – superb Stadden like miniatures.

I am with Minden, as well. Eureka is a close second, but on;y have Saxons and 1740s Dutch. Both lines are highly recommended.

jacdaw miniatures contact Andy at OLD GLORY UK for details
French Infantry & Artillery with cavalry to follow for Fontenoy.

For early period French, the new jacdaw range from Old Glory UK is really something. Only infantry so far but more to come within weeks. Lots of figure variations and customisable with separate arms. For most others I agree with the many recommendations for Mindens. Eureka does good figures of the less well-known armies.

Further to the above, I've just posted some pix of the Jacdaw French infantry on the Old School wargames site under John's armies.

Minden, absolutely.

The first of the Trident 40mm AWI Hessians is outstanding.

picture

More Hessians have just been released from Trident Designs.

Here come the Hessians!!!
(All Items are $ 3.50 each unless stated)
Discounts are as follows:
10% on orders over $100.00 USD and 15% on orders over $250.00 USD

Hessian Grenadiers (in gaters)
AWH 1- March Attack head forward
AWH 2- March Attack head turned right
AWH 3- March Attack head forward, right hand also on musket
AWH 4- Advancing / Charging musket held straight up
AWH 5- Advancing / Charging musket at 45'
AWH 6- Advancing / Charging musket lower than 45'
AWH 7- Drummer marching / advancing
AWH 8- Officer / NCO Advancing / charging with musket
AWH 9- Standard Bearer / NCO advancing with standard or Spontoon
Hessian Musketeers (in gaters)
AWH 25- Officer advancing with Spontoon (can be used for Grenadiers or Fusiliers also)

CHARACTERS & PERSONALITIES (of the AWI)
AWP 14- Maj. Gen. Baron Frederich Von Riesdsel with cain tucked under arm…………..$6.00

INFANTRY BATTLE PACKS
($55.00 per Infantry pack) (No other discounts apply to the packs)

HESSIAN INFANTRY (Battle Packs)
AWH PACK 1- HESSIAN GRENADIERS MARCH/ATTACK (20 Figures Inc. Officer, Drummer, Standard)
AWH PACK 2- HESSIAN GRENADIERS ADVANCING / CHARGING (20 Figures Inc. Officer, Drummer, Standard)

Will the musketeers in march possision be realised soon to?

Yes, The Fusiliers will be next followed by the Musketeers.
Things are speeding up with the Hessians now.
Doug

Thanks for your assistance and suggestions everyone. So far, that's Crusader, Eureka, Elite, RSM95, Minden, Trident (40mm), and Jackdaw. Are there any other newer/current lines of SYW-era figures, featuring realistic human proportions and fairly sedate, unexagerated poses? Of you think of anything, please let me know here. Thanks!

Of the above, I'm not sure that Crusader should be in the same line-up as the rest in terms of proportions. They are nice figures, and competitively priced, but definitely more "substantial" than Minden, Eureka or RSM. I had an artillery crew that matched their Foundry colleagues seamlessly (all gone now), and someone online dubbed his Crusader Austrian unit the Schwarzenegger regiment for a reason…

Note that Minden and, from their few online pictures, RSM both do Swedish cuffs only for the Prussian figures, leaving the customer to paint in cuff flaps where required.

We have a growing 40mm SYW range (British, French, Austrian and Prussian infantry at present -- artillery and cavalry to be added soon).

Chris
Sash and Saber Castings
sashandsaber.com

Sash and Saber are very nice and reasonably priced.