Eureka's New 18mm 1812 French Infantry

Perseus writes:

And when you've had your eyes tested for the shakos Don, I'd have them tested for the "flag pole" as well. The eagle bearer, complete with "flag pole" is clearly visible in the second photo…(or perhaps you're being ironic because there's no actual flag?)

I don't see much wrong with the colour either. Generally, the smaller the scale, the brighter the colours should be. I think 'serious' military modellers call it "Scale Colour" where-by objects that appear to be 'far away' because of their small scale (in this case an 18mm figure), should look lighter in colour than a 1:1 figure standing right in front of you would – wearing the same colour uniform. Confused? Well check out, for example the preface of Steve Zaloga's "Blitzkrieg: Armour Camouflage and Markings 1939-40" for a better explanation! Apparently you can do some geeky experiments with authentic tank camo paint chips and actual tanks painted in the same shade. Put the chip on the surface of the tank and the colours match. But then walk 100 feet away, turn round and hold the colour chip up in front of you and look at the tank beyond – the tank now appears distinctly lighter than the colour of the chip you're holding. It's something to do with surface area, light reflection, and the distance from the object being viewed.

And even if you don't accept geeky theories like this, I think you're guilty of forgetting that the rigours of campaign (sun bleaching, dust etc) soon turned nice dark blue French uniforms to a mid dusty grey-blue appearance.

These look great to me…

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Aussiejed of Eureka Miniatures writes:

Our new range should interest anyone contemplating battles such as Leipzig, Dresden, or especially Waterloo, and Alan Marsh has carefully sculpted them to be compatible in size (18mm) and style with the splendid AB Figures 15/18mm Napoleonic range (which we cast under licence at Eureka Miniatures). These figures will also go beautifully with our existing range of post-1812 Napoleonic British infantry.

Most of the Napoleonic gamers we know like their troops to be accurately represented in the correct uniforms for a particular battle or campaign. Unfortunately military fashion is often fickle, and uniforms can change radically during the course of a long period of military activity such as the Wars of the French Revolution and the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte. These uniform changes can make life rather difficult for gamers and miniatures manufacturers alike!

Not surprisingly, most 15/18mm ranges of French Napoleonic figures tend to concentrate on campaigns between the late 1790's and 1812 when the only significant uniform change needed to be addressed is the replacement of the bicorn in favour of the shako. However, the introduction of the Bardin uniform marked a significant departure in style from the old French uniform, which it steadily replaced from 1812 onwards.

Eureka can now offer you late-war Napoleonic French infantry in the characteristic short-tailed jacket, with 'plastron' lapels which extended to the waist, covering the previously exposed waistcoat.

Here are the catalogue details for the new miniatures –

18mm POST 1812 NAPOLEONIC FRENCH INFANTRY - NEW RELEASE

Designed & sculpted by Alan Marsh

Figures in brackets denote the number of variants. Variants are supplied randomly.

300NFR01 - Fusilier, marching, campaign dress (6)
300NFR02 - Fusilier, marching, in knee gaiters (3)
300NFR03 - Grenadier, marching, campaign dress (4)
300NFR04 - Voltigeur, marching, campaign dress (4)
300NFR05 - Grenadier, firing and loading, campaign dress (4)
300NFR06 - Voltigeur, firing and loading, campaign dress (4)
300NFR07 - Mounted Officer (1)
300NFR08 - Dismounted Officer (2)
300NFR09 - Drummer (2)
300NFR10 - Eagle Bearer (1)
300NFR11 - Deuxieme Portaigles, in helmet (1)
300NFR12 - Deuxieme Portaigles, in bearskin (1)

Our new 18mm 1812 Napoleonic French infantry are also available from our U.K. distributor Fighting 15s and our U.S.A. distributor Brigade Games.

To see more details and more pictures of all these figures, visit our website.

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