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Offline the commissar

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British Napoleonic infantry in greatcoats?
« on: 26 March 2014, 05:38:33 PM »
Does anyone know of anyone producing 28mm Napoleonic British infantry in greatcoats and wearing the covered Belgic shako?

Would particularly like them in firing line/skirmishing poses. I have seen that Knuckleduster do some marching and advancing figures in stovepipe shakos but don't really want to do head swaps.

Thank you

Offline Brian Smaller

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Re: British Napoleonic infantry in greatcoats?
« Reply #1 on: 26 March 2014, 08:26:23 PM »
Apart from the Knuckleduster ones I am not sure. It did get me thinking though that the greatcoat is the answer to the prayers of people who hate painting British lace  :D
I have a lot of the old Hinchliffe French cavalry in cloaks that hide practically everything except the head, the boots and a bit of the saddle cloth.

Offline the commissar

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Re: British Napoleonic infantry in greatcoats?
« Reply #2 on: 26 March 2014, 08:37:48 PM »
Ease of painting was one of my thoughts as well  :) But I was mostly thinking of some winter War of 1812 skirmishing (although I will need some winter Yankees then as well of course)

It is strange that most of the bigger manufacturers do French in greatcoats but hardly anyone does Brits -

I wonder what sort of interest there would be?

Offline bulldogger2000

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Re: British Napoleonic infantry in greatcoats?
« Reply #3 on: 29 March 2014, 03:46:11 AM »
If you can find some of the old Minifig 30mm figures they have Brits and French in great coats with covered shakos.  Although they called them 30mm...with the scale creep of the last several years, they fit in perfectly with current 28mm.

Offline eptingmike

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Re: British Napoleonic infantry in greatcoats?
« Reply #4 on: 29 March 2014, 06:10:18 PM »
Foundry has some in their War of 1812 line.  I know that FRP Games in the US has some on clearance which may be worth a look.

Offline the commissar

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Re: British Napoleonic infantry in greatcoats?
« Reply #5 on: 29 March 2014, 09:49:14 PM »
Thanks chaps

 

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