"Ebor Miniatures New Metal SYW Range" Topic

After the failure of my Kickstarter to fund a plastic SYW kit I have decided to do the range in Metals.
Matt Bickley who designed the amazing 3up for me has agreed to sculpt the range.
I am undecided about a Kickstarter or if I just start releasing figures.
I would greatly appreciate any input on which nation would be best to open with or if any one nation is under represented in the market.
cheers Nick

Huzzah! The French and British for me but that's just my own interest.

What ever nation you decide to start with, make sure to have cavalry and artillery done quick.
Many ranges end up just having the basic musketeers, then die. People generally don't invest in a range until they can do a complete force.

What scale will this be – 20mm?

Sorry should have stated 28mm.

Good news!

I agree with Gunfreak otherwise you could end up with a situation like Crusader – great start with some nice infantry figures but no cavalry or artillery.

Instead of a Kickstarter, would it be possible to use a pre-order approach, similar to what many boardgame companies do?

Everybody seems to do Prussia, Austria, and France. Probably the two most under-represented major nations are Russia and Hanover.

But under-representation is probably driven by economics, I.e, lower sales.

France is popular, and the recent release of the SYW French books by Summerfield will probably make it even more so.

Swedish SYW troops are hard to find. Their uniforms are quite similar to their GNW uniforms so adjusting your GNW range might be a way to grow your SYW range quickly

French and British would work for me. I have painted London War Room Spanish and Portuguese that are gathering dust. I would really like to put them on the table. If I see a line with more Prussians and Austrians I'll puke.

I think among the great powers the less represented are Austria and Russia, but the first had a superior role in the war.

I like what Costanzo1 said, Austria and Russia. Then you could look at the small German states in the western theater. No one makes figures for them but probably for a good reason, very small forces involved so the sale of said figures would probably be limited. You might get stuck with the big players – Prussia, France, England, and Austria. Then Russia, German states, and maybe something in Italy and/or Spain.
Looking forward to seeing what you come out with.

Seems that having infantry, cavalry, and artillery all for the same country could be wise.

I like the idea of someone doing the German States, and have an interest in Hanover and France. Not opposed to Austria and Russia, yet less likely to climb on board since my interests are with the others mentioned.

No one makes figures for them but probably for a good reason, very small forces involved so the sale of said figures would probably be limited.

Also hessian and Brunswick uniform are basically the same as Prussian. The differences are very small.
Like hessian cavalry can be made by using prussian dragoons and the infantry are almost completely the same.

Austrians are covered by Front rank if you want them big and chunky and Minden if you want them slim and realistic.
But I assume ebor will be in the same style as the GNW/WSS range, so a little chunkier than say the Perry style, but not as chunky as Front rank.
If I were Ebor, I'd try and get the style close to Black hussar (Perry style)
And I'd make British or Austrian, as black hussar made the strange decision to do French and prussian, they look great, but I know many people have avoided buying them as most want to do French vs British or prussian vs Austrian. And since black hussar don't match
Minden nor Front rank. You can really only use black hussar.

If ebor makes his range match/compliment black hussar, people will probably buy more from both of them. That way he can concentrate on 1 nation(or 2 if he makes hannoverian with the British)

Whatever nation, please research the topic well – there is excellent information available – and please do battalion guns for all armies.

A couple points
Crusader has cavalry and artillery for Prussia and Austria.

Crusader goes well with Foundry and Front Rank.

The only really good Brunswick figure (and I have lots) is the Foundry Prussian Infantry with Swedish cuffs (also useful for a few Prussian line and Frei Korps units.
I'd like to see a dedicated Bavarian figure.

So after all these requests/recommendations you should do what you want!