| NoLongerAMember2 | 09 May 2013 1:49 p.m. PST |
I have been thinking about starting a small AWI project for some time now. I see that the Perry Miniatures AWI range has several packs of highlanders in trousers rather than in kilts. Would these be suitable for the 71st regiment of foot in the southern campaigns? How about their new plastics given a suitable head swap? |
Uesugi Kenshin  | 09 May 2013 2:00 p.m. PST |
Doc, I'm brand new to this period but I'm currently collecting Brits for Guilford CH. From what I can't tell the 71 did in deed wear trousers during the campaign. The other Brit units were apparently distributed new uniforms at the beginning of this campaign. The Perry Brits should be appropriate for the other units present in the campaign. Just put them in the floppy hats instead of the tricorne. I welcome any corrections to my post! |
| Supercilius Maximus | 09 May 2013 2:17 p.m. PST |
Yes, the Perry "late war" Highlanders are perfect for the 71st in the Southern campaigns. It is just possible, though highly unlikely, that the most recently arrived Highland units (eg the 76th) still had kilts at this point in the war, but others that had been in America for a while went to overalls a couple of years earlier at least. link link A head swap with the new plastics will not work, I'm afriad. This is mainly because the "look" of Highland regiments was different from that of Line regiments in a couple of prominent areas. The coat was cut differently, being much shorter even than the "trimmed" coats of the Line regiments, and there was no cartridge box on the right hip, this being replaced by the "belly box" worn in front at the waist. Officers and sergeants wore their sashes over the shoulder instead of around the waist. link |
 Der Alte Fritz | 09 May 2013 8:39 p.m. PST |
I will probably be stifled for mentioning this, but you might want to consider the Kings Mountain Highlanders which were designed specifically for the Southern Campaigns and Guilford Courthouse and they are meant to be Perry Compatible, so you can use the figures as is without having to do any painstaking conversions.
You can buy them from Age of Glory link I apologize for intruding on a Perry thread, but I'm just trying to be helpful. |
| Admiral Yi Sun Sin is my Homie | 10 May 2013 4:42 a.m. PST |
I consider stifles the TMP version of member star.  I love Perry miniatures and encourage frequent and often purchasing of their products, if you also like them. But I am so looking forward to seeing and hopefully buying some KMM at Historicon!  |
| epturner | 10 May 2013 5:06 a.m. PST |
A second mention for King's Mountain Highlanders. Bill Nevins did an outstanding job getting this range going and I have quite a few of these lovelies. Nothing against the Perrys, that's for sure, but these are quite nice. Use them alongside Perry plastic AWI infantry… Eric |
| NoLongerAMember2 | 10 May 2013 7:26 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the input, everyone. |
| Der Alte Fritz | 11 May 2013 9:56 a.m. PST |
Doc Jekyll: your free Fife & Drum samples were mailed today. I included a mix of militia, Continentals in uniform coat and hunting shirts, British Guards, Lights, Grenadiers and Centre company figures. Enjoy! Fritz |
| GiloUK | 11 May 2013 11:31 a.m. PST |
You can't go wrong with either Perry or King's Mountain. They are all lovely sculpts, so it probably depends what your preferred "pose" is – Perry only do advancing while KMM also do firing line and charging (and casualties). There are a lot more variants in the KMM range – a firing line using all the variants looks very impressive, IMHO I've painted loads of both ranges and they are all lovely to paint up. I'm travelling at the moment, but I'll try to post a comparison pic of both ranges at some stage next week. Giles |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
