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These are the first in the AWI plastic series. There will be American militia and Continentals, too. I've just done four out of the five figures for the infantry sprue; the command sprue will probably contain six figures. The figures are depicted in cut-down coats and one-piece overalls, which serves them for the 1776-81 period.
All the figures will have a choice of three pieces of head gear: fully cocked, slouch/half-cocked hats, and the 'Saratoga' cut-down hat which should cover most theaters of campaign in America.
The hats, rather than the heads (which are attached to the bodies), are separate, as this is the best way to get the proper shape when tooling them in plastic. Three types of head gear are all I can get on the sprue, in case you were thinking why not make grenadier or light infantry heads. As these last two troop types had their hair clubbed as opposed to a simple queue for the center companies (which would need to be carved off), it's maybe something I could do as an additional sprue later on….
They're carrying the regulation kit, including the tumplines (rolled blankets), which would have been the typical look of British infantry in America. The choice of arms include the 'at trail' pose, which again was typical of troops moving through a mostly wooded terrain. They will also all get arms for a more aggressive charging unit. There's no release date for these yet.
Many thanks to Brendan Morrissey for his up-to-the-date info and encouragement when I was designing these.
I've also been working on the Confederate infantry for the mid/late Civil War period. Only three of the five done, but these are quite quick to make (for me, not the tooling side), so it won't take much to finish them off in green. As you can see, the arms are the same as on the Zouave sprue, which helps in tooling costs and time, as well as my time. It also makes for some quite dynamic poses, which has the feel of Confederate units. That's not to say you won't be seeing Union troops treated the same way….
There will be a choice of head gear, too. As with the AWI British, the heads are attached and the hats/caps separate for ease of tooling. The head gear will fit the other figures in the ACW plastic line.
Again, no release dates on these, either.
Oh, I thought I'd better mention the plastic Prussians, and the first nine metals are now available. Our web designer is on holiday over Easter so the details won't be up for a few days, so I'll just put them up here again for now.
Prussian Napoleonic Army 1813-15
28mm Figures designed by Alan Perry. Artillery equipment designed by Tim Adcock and Norman Swales.
PN 1 - Hard Plastic Prussian Line Infantry and Volunteer Jagers (46 figures) - £18.00 GBP
PN 2 - High Command ( Field-Marshal von Blucher, Lt-Gen. von Gneisenau and Maj-Gen. von Pirch I) - £8.00 GBP
PN 3 - Mounted field officers - £8.00 GBP
PN 4 - Foot Artillery running up 6pdr - £8.50 GBP
PN 5 - Foot Artillery loading 6pdr - £8.50 GBP
PN 6 - Foot Artillery firing 6pdr - £8.50 GBP
PN 7 - Foot Artillery firing 7-inch Howitzer - £8.50 GBP
PN 8 - Foot Artillery running up 7-inch Howitzer - £8.50 GBP
PN 9 - Foot Artillery Firing French 6pdr - £8.50 GBP
PN 10 - Foot Artillery loading British 6pdr - £8.50 GBP