| alan in canberra | 11 Sep 2014 5:58 a.m. PST |
Looking to build 2 forces (1 English, 1 French) 100YW for new Lion Rampant rules. Do these figures, particularly the infantry mix well or should I go with one or the other? I assume from the pictures on the shop sites that the Foundry horses are significantly slighter than the Front Rank. Regards Alan |
IGWARG1   | 11 Sep 2014 6:31 a.m. PST |
FR are chunky and will not fit with Perry that are slight and long legged. Use one or the other, they do not mix. |
| Cheriton | 11 Sep 2014 6:43 a.m. PST |
Use one or the other, they do not mix. Agree with IGWARG1, I am afraid. FR have beautiful armour, etc, detail, but then so do Perry and they are much better with their poses, very natural. FR units tend to look like they are in lock step on the parade ground. FR cavalry are very nice but the horses are much larger than the Perry. As IGWARG1 says "use one or the other". 
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| YogiBearMinis | 11 Sep 2014 8:12 a.m. PST |
Front Rank match up perfectly with GW Bretonnians and also with BTD figures (both Averaign fantasy and historical) but are larger than Perry. However, there are a few people who have mixed Perry and FR, even on same bases, and it looks fine--I think it also depends on the exact figures and poses involved. FR horses are a little too large to mix with Perry horses, though, for sure. I would pick one or the other and mix in a few of the other. Lord Raglan had a blog in the past but it is since taken down. |
| alan in canberra | 12 Sep 2014 2:35 a.m. PST |
Thanks all for the advice. I have a few BTD already so FR may be the way to go. Regards Alan |
 oldbob | 12 Sep 2014 7:27 a.m. PST |
I tend to use Front Rank Horses a lot and manage to put a few Perry riders on them at times.I Don't use "BTD" medieval's , IMHO they aren't on the same par with either Perry or Front Rank figures. Be careful with FR foot some are overly large. My French "HYW" army is Perry foot and "FR" mounted. |
| janner | 12 Sep 2014 11:27 a.m. PST |
In my opinion, it depends. The FR range mainly focuses on the first half of the HYW, whilst the Twins went for the second half. Whatever you decide, welcome to the best period in gaming – medievals :-) |
| alan in canberra | 12 Sep 2014 11:32 p.m. PST |
Coincidentally a friend interstate has inquired if I want some mixed Foundry/Perry HYW figures for this project (mostly Foundry). As they are somewhere in his garage and not immediately to hand he does not recall their compatibility. Can anyone assist? Regards Alan |
| Griefbringer | 13 Sep 2014 6:37 a.m. PST |
Foundry HYW range was scuplted by the Perry twins themselves once upon time. However, it is designed for the mid-14th century, which would make it a bit tricky to mix many of the figures with the Perrys early 15th century range. |
| Cheriton | 13 Sep 2014 10:30 a.m. PST |
Kingmaker figures (I Corps) will also provide some extra variety, foot and horse (very nice) if your "generic era" is a decade or three on both sides of 1400. As will the beautiful Claymore "Otterburn" range. Though I must mention that both ranges do tend toward the "slighter style" of the Perry AtoO line.
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