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Title: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: Keith T on 26 October 2017, 08:28:46 PM

Victorious miniatures now have the Bicorn infantry and command group in stock, for the 1793-98 period.
https://victoriousminiatures.com

Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: Bindonblood on 28 October 2017, 02:13:26 PM

Nice. Will there be bicorne wearing flank company figures too?

Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: Keith T on 28 October 2017, 07:02:27 PM

The flank companies wore the round hat with comb so already available.

Keith @VM

Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: duc de limbourg on 29 October 2017, 07:20:02 AM

Great looking additions. Grenadiers in bearskin would be nice

Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: Keith T on 29 October 2017, 10:06:36 AM

The grenadiers left their bearskins in the barracks in this period and wore either a bicorn or round hat with comb in the field.

 This followed the same practice as was learned in the American war of independence, its cheaper to replace a bicorn than a bearskin, same with the Highland regiments  who stopped wearing the kilt, breaches were easier to make and more practical in poor terrain.

Keith @VM

Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 29 October 2017, 11:23:45 AM

While that may be the case, for many it’s ‘the look’ which trumps reality, otherwise all figures would be in ragged campaign appearance. So I will stick with kilts, bearskins and such like.

Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: duc de limbourg on 29 October 2017, 11:22:31 PM

Yankeepedlar01: I agree

Keith, I don't find grenadiers in bicorne in the range; are these planned?

By the way, what is the source of the statement that grenadiers did't wear the grenadier cap in the 1793-1795 campaign?

And imho as British uniforms resembled Hanoverian ones, these British could also be used for the Hanoverian contingent.


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Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: Keith T on 30 October 2017, 02:45:36 PM

By the way, what is the source of the statement that grenadiers did't wear the grenadier cap in the 1793-1795 campaign?

James Ogden, A concise narrative of all the actions, in which the British forces were engaged, during the present war,on the continent 1793-95,extracted from private  letters of officers.

 This and other sources, I will do the Grenadiers in Bicorns in due course.

 Yes they could be used as Hanoverians .

We all build armies they way we feel is right for us, I don't dirty my figures as I like them to look smart. But uniform wise I try to get them as near as I can to what I think they would have been. Its down to each war gamer to do what he or she feels is right for them.
 The range I am building is my interpretation of what I think was worn at this time others will have their own idea.
It makes for nice different armies.
Happy gaming.
Keith @VM

Title: Re: Victorious Miniatures, new figures.
Post by: duc de limbourg on 01 November 2017, 11:41:15 AM

Keith,
thanks for the information. Didn't know about this book so will look for it.