I run the 'Lace Wars in Tin' blog, and am working with Prince August to develop their SYW range.
This is an interesting challenge. This will be a relatively small range of figures (moulds actually as they are home cast), where it is hoped to be able to be able to build armies which give a reasonable representation of most troops in the SYW by using a combination of the available bodies and heads.
The figures are deliberately 'old school' rather than in action poses, as it was decided from the start to give them the feel of the old Holger Eriksson range, whilst adding more detail (some of the original sculpting was in wood, these are now going digital). And the fact that they are home cast and semi-flat limits the poses which can be used.
The figures are not intended to be AWI, they are part of Prince August's SYW range. (However we have been adding figures in waistcoats such as the Russian infantry to provide figures which might be used for that period.)
The gunners are deliberately generic, but based on illustrations of SYW French gunners, which did not have split waistcoat cuffs. This was a deliberate decision as if a split is needed it is easier to cut/file one than it is to neatly fill the slit. (The Russians also had sleeved waistcoats – but they did have a split cuff – so need a bit of work)
With regards the tricorn – the heads are all interchangeable, so if a lesser angle is wanted on the front then use a different head.
If you like the figures then constructive comments are always appreciated on the blog.
Steve
builds a cutter and a corsair, both in 1/1200 scale.
