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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Digits on October 22, 2022, 06:40:20 PM

Title: FFL question
Post by: Digits on October 22, 2022, 06:40:20 PM

I’m interested in collecting French Foreign Legion, a few Berbers and a little North African terrain.   

However, before doing so, does anyone have any size comparison pictures with Foundry / Unfeasibly Miniatures / Empress (1898 miniatures) please?

Thanks

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: traveller on October 22, 2022, 08:00:03 PM

I guess your options depends on if you want to do the earlier period of classic ”beau geste” legionaires (1900’s) with blue frock coats or the later 1920-1930s with khaki period. Beside the ones you mention you have also Old Glory, Artizan, Pulp and some other to choose from.

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: Old Contemptable on October 22, 2022, 11:40:53 PM

Wargame foundry makes some figures in their FPW range that could work for French North Africa.

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: italwars on October 23, 2022, 01:18:24 AM

Foundry Légionaires are suitable only for Mexico 1864 not for North Africa..average size
Unfeasibly they are nice, very slender , about average size but you could'nt find anymore ..it has closed i suppose..in case you've got any news please let us know
1898..i thinks its a good choice..average size
Redoubt bigger but , in my opinion, still compatible with others..

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: NickNascati on October 23, 2022, 01:23:07 AM

If you want to do 28mm, Redoubt is the way to go.  A large range of very nice figures.

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: Digits on October 23, 2022, 01:36:48 AM

I have to admit…when I cited Foundry, I meant Artizan.  Duh!

Can anyone help with the size comp pics or have knowledge of all three ?  Ta.

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: Golgotha on October 23, 2022, 02:19:24 AM

For inspiration do see: https://monlegionnaire.wordpress.com/category/pulp-fiction-stories/

Look forward to seeing your project come to light once you find miniatures your happy with...

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: Old Contemptable on October 23, 2022, 04:41:08 AM

I have OG, Askari, Redoubt and Artizan  FFL figures and I can tell you that the Redoubt figures are closer to 30mm. They are larger than all the others. I still use them but I keep them in their own units. When they get into combat with each other then the difference is very noticeable.

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: traveller on October 23, 2022, 08:05:16 AM

Quote from: Digits on October 23, 2022, 01:36:48 AM

I have to admit…when I cited Foundry, I meant Artizan.  Duh!

Can anyone help with the size comp pics or have knowledge of all three ?  Ta.

Foundry actually have ONE very nice FFL pack for the later period:

https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/products/ffl001-french-foreign-legion

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: traveller on October 23, 2022, 08:20:31 AM

Quick snapshot from L to R

Foundry-Unfeasibly-Redoubt-Artizan

(https://i.postimg.cc/d1xPPLXb/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XGdD97nL)

I would say though that Redoubt are a bit uneven in size, some are bigger than the one above

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: Digits on October 23, 2022, 08:29:10 AM

Ok so Unfeasibly smaller than Artizan thank you.  Good pic.

So do we know how 1898 compare ?

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: Deedles on October 23, 2022, 09:07:27 AM

Quote from: italwars on October 23, 2022, 01:18:24 AM

Foundry Légionaires are suitable only for Mexico 1864 not for North Africa..average size
Unfeasibly they are nice, very slender , about average size but you could'nt find anymore them..it has closed i suppose..in case you have any new please let us know
1898..i thinks its a good choice..average size
Redoubt bigger but , in my opinion, still compatible with others..

Ital wars. I have some Unfeasibly packs left over somewhere if you are interested PM me and I will look them out

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: vodkafan on October 26, 2022, 10:49:49 AM

Digits don't forget Old Glory!  They do the Classic Legionaires I have some somewhere and a few rather gorgeous Redoubt I will try to find them to do a comparison pic.

Title: Re: FFL question
Post by: rumacara on November 06, 2022, 01:09:35 PM

From left to right, Artizan FFL, 1898, Artizan FFL.
Hope it helps.