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Eureka Miniatures are proud to announce our first major release in 28mm for the Wars of the French Revolution. A major new project for us, that we hope to develop and expand to embrace all aspects and theatres of the wars that raged across Europe and elsewhere between 1792 and the Peace of Amiens in 1802 - and beyond, into the early Napoleonic Imperial period.
As this is the French Revolution, it seemed only right that we start the ball rolling with the French themselves. So here we have French fusiliers in bicorne and grenadiers in bearskin, all dressed in the long-tailed coat of the period, and in march-attack pose. All these figures (and all future French infantry releases) can be ordered in either a smart, well-equipped regulation uniform look, or with a much scruffier, ragged campaign appearance, with no less than 40 (yes - 40!) different rank-and-file figure variants available in just this first release alone. Naturally, multi-variant command figures are supplied as well, with mounted and dismounted officers, drummers, and standardbearers. All figures are sculpted by Alan Marsh, with further conversions by Kosta Heristanidis.
The two types, smart and ragged, can be applied in varying degrees across the whole period, depending on which Revolutionary Wars campaign you wish to recreate and how disheveled you want your demi-brigades to look. The regulation uniform figures are especially suited to the better-equipped armies of the Consulate and early Napoleonic periods from around 1800 to perhaps as late as 1807, but they will serve just as well for the bicorne-wearing regiments of the National Guard right at the start of the French Revolution (before their uniforms began to rapidly deteriorate on campaign). For the rest of the Revolutionary Wars, we would suggest using the smarter figures sparingly amongst a greater mass of ragged campaign types.
Even greater figure variation (in addition to the 40 basic infantry variants offered here) will be possible in the near future with more French releases, such as grenadiers in bicorne, line infantry in the early casque ('Tarleton' style) helmet, and a variety of different poses (from the march-attack featured here) which will include 'looser' advancing figures, skirmishers, and firing-by-files poses. French chasseurs and other light infantry types are in the pipeline, as well as Austrian opposition.
For you confirmed Napoleonic gamers (who might find anything before the great man's dominance a little 'beyond the pale'?) we have included a selection of voltigeurs (a further 17 variants - and more to come, in skirmishing poses, etc.) so you can add voltigeur companies to your post-1804 battalions. This extends the range up into the momentous 1805 and 1806 campaigns.
Here are the catalogue details for the new miniatures - plus details of our New Release Special Offers.
NEW 28mm Wars of the French Revolution
Sculpted by Alan Marsh; further conversions by Kosta Heristanidis
Number in parenthesis denotes the number of variants. Variants are supplied randomly.
French Line Infantry 1792-1807
100WFR02 - French Fusilier, bicorne, regulation uniform, march-attack - c.1792-1807 (12)
100WFR03 - French Fusilier, bicorne, ragged campaign uniform, march-attack - c.1792-1807 (12)
100WFR20 - French Grenadier, bearskin, regulation uniform, march-attack - c.1792-1807 (8)
100WFR21 - French Grenadier, bearskin, ragged campaign uniform, march-attack - c.1792-1807 (8)
100WFR40 - French officer, bicorne, regulation uniform, marching, - c.1792-1807 (2)
100WFR41 - French officer, bicorne, ragged campaign uniform, marching, - c.1792-1807 (2)
100WFR42 - French drummer, bicorne, regulation uniform, marching - c.1792-1807 (1)
100WFR43 - French drummer, bicorne, ragged campaign uniform, marching - c.1792-1807 (1)
100WFR44 - French drummer, forage cap, regulation uniform, marching - c.1792-1807 (1)
100WFR45 - French standard bearer, bicorne, regulation uniform, marching - c.1792-1807 (2)
100WFR46 - French standard bearer, bicorne, ragged campaign uniform, marching - c.1792-1807 (1)
100WFR47 - French officer, bicorne, mounted on horseback - c.1792-1807 (2)
French Line Voltigeurs 1802-1807
100WFR50 - French Voltigeur, bicorne, regulation uniform, march-attack - c.1802-1807 (8)
100WFR51 - French Voltigeur, bicorne, ragged campaign uniform, march-attack - c.1802-1807 (9)
NEW RELEASE SPECIAL OFFERS
DEAL ONE: The "Looking pretty smart today, Pierre?" deal
Buy a 24-figure French infantry unit in neat, regulation uniforms - command (including mounted officer) for the special price of $65.00 AUD* (normally $73.85 AUD).
DEAL TWO: The "They don't care about us in Paris" deal
Buy a 24-figure French infantry unit in ragged, campaign uniforms - with command (including mounted officer) for the special price of $65.00 AUD* (normally $73.85 AUD).
DEAL THREE: The "Where did Claude get those shoes from?" deal
Buy a 24-figure French infantry unit in a random mixture of regulation (c.25%) and campaign uniforms (c.75%) - with command (including mounted officer) for the special price of $65.00 AUD* (normally $73.85 AUD).
DEAL FOUR: The "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" deal
Buy a complete set of every figures in this release (69 figures in total) for the special price of $170.00 AUD* (normally $209.65 AUD).
These are all strictly limited offers until our next new release.
* Excluding postage and 'Goods and Services Tax' payable by Australian customers only.
All these miniatures can also be ordered in the U.K. from Fighting 15s, and in the U.S.A. from Eureka Miniatures U.S.A.