Several ("name them!") readers asked for the War of 1812 Brits to be paraded for inspection and as I went to ALL the trouble of getting them out of their boxes and photographing them, even if no one had asked, you probably would have got this post anyway!
The Brits are different from the Yanks, in that they are comprised of a range of different manufacturers, including (but not limited to) Old Glory, Perry, Warlord. Mirlton....actually, that may be all of them!
3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (Perry plastic)
5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot (Perry plastic)
13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot (Old Glory Second Edition)
44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot (Perry plastic)
49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Old Glory Second Edition)
64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot (Old Glory Second Edition)
103rd Regiment of Foot (Old Glory Second Edition)
60th Rifles (Perry and Warlord)
2/95 Rifles (Warlord)
Canadian Militia TBC (Perry plastic)
Canadian Yeomanry Cavalry TBC (Perry plastic)
14th (Duchess of York's) Light Dragoons (Perry plastic)
Specialist Riflemen and Mounted Colonel (Warlord)
Canadian Militia (Old Glory)
Royal Artillery (Victrix - hah, another brand!)
As above
As above
Mounted Rocketeers (Mirlton)
Rocketeer firing x 2 (Warlord I think)
1st Battalion Royal Marines (Old Glory plus a couple of Knuckle Duster - there is another different manufacturer!)
2nd Battalion Royal Marines (Old Glory plus a couple of Knuckle Duster)
1st Battalion West India Regiment (Old Glory)
2nd Battalion West India Regiment (Old Glory)
1st Battalion Canadian Voltigeurs (Old Glory plus a couple of Knuckle Duster)
2nd Battalion Canadian Voltigeurs (Old Glory plus a couple of Knuckle Duster)
1st Battalion Glengarry Rifles (Old Glory)
2nd Battalion Glengarry Rifles (Old Glory)
Senior Officers (Warlord)
There are some "dubious" units included above. The rocket men are wrong - they should be Royal Marines, not Royal Artillery, but I could not find anyone who makes Royal Marine rocketeers in 25/28mm. I do also have a couple of Perry Carlist War rocket crews that could potentially be substituted......
The good thing about a lot of the Brits is, they can obviously be redeployed to Europe for later stages of the Napoleonic Wars, if required - and, in the unlikely event they were needed, my Peninsular War Brits could cross the Atlantic in the opposite direction!
In all honesty, given the size of the war and the engagements fought, this collection is already big enough - but I have always fancied a few units of the Knuckle Duster troops in winter gear, plus they do some Canadian units in different head dress etc that might be nice to add - so maybe some more purchases are on the cards for this collection....
If you still have not seen enough of this collection, they were assembled and painted roughly March to September 2017 - so there are lots more images there, in the days when I was lucky to get two or three comments on my posts!
An ACW AAR using "The Devil to Pay" rules will be next on the agenda!
I'll put my hand up and say "I was one that wanted 'more'!! Awesome collection!! I've particularly enjoyed watching the 1812 collection grow- it's a period I have thought about - especially after buying the scenario book from Caliver books!
ReplyDeleteThanks John, parades are a great "stocking filler" for my blog - I have plenty of painted figures to put on parade and the effort is far less than painting up new units!
DeleteI too requested the muster, as I had missed them first time around. Keith, thanks for the review. Looking forward to the A.A.R.
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome Joe. I will leave the AAR for 36 hours or so....give people time to tell me how great my 1812 Brits are!
DeleteI am pleased that you gave in to the calls of the several as I enjoyed this 'peanut butter sandwich'-plus post immensely (along with the US forces from the previous post).
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thanks a lot James. you have been a bit quiet of late, good to you visiting again!
DeleteThis is a real polyglot British army. Fitting, I think, for a secondary front to Spain. Excellent army you have, Keith. I am interested in your new ACW rules. Have not seen these before.
ReplyDeleteThe regular units are all regiments that were sent to N America to participate in the war, Jon. The two with white shako covers were dispatched from garrison duties in the W Indies - presumably they got rid of the tropical white covers on arrival in Canada, but having white shakos adds a bit of variety!
DeleteFantastic collection and so many different unit types too! Thank you for sharing these pics I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it all.
ReplyDeleteAcw rules are new to me as well, interested to read how they play
Thanks a lot Dai - you were the main proponent of the "show and tell", so I am pleased you enjoyed it!
DeleteGreat collection and nice to see them on parade. It's a theatre I have often considered but too many other distractions
ReplyDeleteCheers Scotty, yes, the wargamers constant refrain, so many wars, so little time!
DeleteSplendid collection you have done there for the British- very comprehensive and complete Kieth- well done indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Kev!
DeleteA lovely collection and I like the idea that they can fight in different theatres 👍
ReplyDeleteCheers Matt - yes, they are multi-functional troops - very handy indeed!
DeleteBeautiful collection sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal
DeleteFantastic collection Keith!! My only quibble is that for the war of 1812 should the British figures come from British manufacturers? Or are those Old Glory figures old Royalists from 1776😊
ReplyDeleteI am not sure there is a British manufacturer who makes all the unusual Candian units, Ben - we did not do so well that war, so people are not so interested in it!
DeletePlus, OG are super cheap with an Army Card - I think when I was buying these, they came in at about NZ$23 for 30 infantry or 10 cavalry (an exchange rate of over US75c per NZ$ didn't hurt either - changed days!)
Keith, a strong collection, I shy away from British because of the lace jackets, but perhaps should just give it a go.
ReplyDeleteI recall a couple of years ago, Lee at his blog ‘A figure Painting Therapy Project’ discussed getting a British Rocket and crew together for his 40mm collection and I am pretty sure that was done as a 3D project, so should be scalable.
It might be worth dropping him an e-mail to enquire re the source, he offers a figure painting service, so his e-mail is somewhere on his blog LINK
http://napoleonictherapy.blogspot.com/
Cheers Norm - yes, you should definitely give Napoleonic Brits ago - why should you be the only one not to suffer from all that white on a red jacket!
DeleteThanks for the tip re Lee, I will ahve a look into that.
A very fine body of men there Keith and glad that you took the time and effort to parade them for us:). I have some good books on the War of 1812, but have yet to play any of the battles, even with my MDF figures. Another thing that I need to remedy!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the ACW AAR as and when time allows of course.
Thank you, Steve, happy to oblige! The ACW report will probably be done tomorrow evening - in about 22 hours' time :)
DeleteLooking good Keith a can smell the White House burning from her in the UK ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Stu, we must play Bladenburg one day where my namesake, General Robert Ross, was killed. Who knows how things might have turned out if that had not happened, as from what I have read, he was a skilled and inspirational leader, far superior to other British commanders in the war.
DeleteThat's a very nice4 collection there, Keith!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Peter, they need to get a bit more table time!
DeleteAmazing collection Keith. Lovely to linger over.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard, I enjoyed putting this collection together! A few bits and pieces required to finish the collection off.
DeleteGreat to see the units on parade. Especially liked the flags!
ReplyDeleteCheers JBM. Flags were either part of what comes with the Perry box, lifted from the Internet or "speculative" ie made up! In the latter category were the two W India regiments colours....I can't recall about the Glengary Rifles....I have a suspicion I created them too!
DeleteNice collection Keith. Given there is a variety of figures which was your favourite to paint?
ReplyDeleteThat's a hard question to answer Lawrence....I did quite like the effect of the sculpting on the marching OG Second Edition figures, so maybe them?
DeleteCracking stuff Keith….
ReplyDeleteIt’s always nice to see War of 1812 toys…
Still one of my favourite periods…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly...I know you are a fan of 1812! Maybe time for a parade of your own collection?
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