Getting started in War of 1812

[B6BosGO]

Based on questions here I updated and expanded a blog entry about getting started in wargaming the War of 1812. Hope this helps!

http://bravefusiliers.blogspot.com/2018/05/getting-started-in-war-of-1812.html

[vodkafan]

I look forward to seeing more of your blog. My pal and I are also planning on doing War of 1812 in a small way. However, us being in the UK the Brigade figures are not available and the Knuckleduster ones work out rather expensive (I have bought a few).
So a bit of ingenuity and conversion will be the order of the day for us. Over here Caliver Books do a small US 1812 range in 28mm, they are quite good and match with everything else

http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/images/catalogue/US35.jpg

http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/images/catalogue/US01A.jpg

http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/images/catalogue/US30A.jpg

Of course we have lots of British Napoleonic ranges for the British side.

[armchairgeneral]

Wargames Foundry do a nice range.

https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/war-of-1812

https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/war-of-1812-americans?page=2

[fastolfrus]

We mainly used Victrix & Perry plastics with alternative paint jobs. Although we did collect together all the bicorned heads we could find to field a fancy looking New York unit

[kingsmt]

IMHO The Old Glory 1812 Americans are their best sculpts in their entire range. Back whenever Foundry moved and ran their clearance sale, I loaded up on their 1812 line.  I was pleasantly surprised when I bought some of the Old Glory sculpts and found them to be just as good as the Foundry stuff.

I would email OG and ask for samples. I know that the original OG production molds were burning out several years ago and the figures were full of flash. I do not know if they ever replaced them.

[DrunkenSamurai]

Great stuff!  Very inspirational.  This is a period I have wanted to game for a long time.  I am running out of excuses.

[Alan Mercer]

I've been very slowly building up 1812 forces using Sash and Saber in 40mm. There's a good variety and they aren't that much more expensive than 28mm. Just take longer to paint.