Empress new AZW naval packs.

[Rob Herrick]

They should also work for HMS Active, since her Naval Brigade was very active in South Africa 1877-1879 in that uniform. Both naval officers are suitable for Commander Campbell and Lieutenant Craigie, from HMS Active. Any chance of mounted figures?

How well do they scale with Copplestone? My sailors are mostly Copplestone, but I lack the NCOs.

[Kommando_J]

Apparently a few different ships were active so more so than just hose two even!

I've got the command pack ordered...fingers crossed it arrives tomorrow!

[Rob Herrick]

Apparently a few different ships were active so more so than just hose two even!

I've got the command pack ordered...fingers crossed it arrives tomorrow!

Rather depends on the headgear worn. Other uniform differences can be solved by paint.
HMS Active: Blue jumpers, white trousers, white caps
HMS Tenedos: Blue jumpers, blue trousers, blue cap cover
HMS Boadicea: White jumper, white trousers, blue cap cover
HMS Shah: Blue jumpers, blue trousers, sennet hat

So these figures would work for Active, Tenedos and Boadicea,'s naval brigades, but not Shah's.

It would be really interesting to see if Empress will produce mounted versions of the two officers, along with mounted and dismounted versions of a surgeon and commissary. An RMLI officer with a spiked foreign service helmet would work as well. That would give the HMS Active's senior command staff, and a mounted command pack for other Naval Brigades.

[Kommando_J]

Well empress has said they are doing a pack of commissary officers eventually, I find the British armies lax standards towards officers uniform really helps in this regard.

I'll do a wee write up once they arrive(only just posted out today :/ )

[olyreed]

Very nice, will they be available at Colours?

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Very nice, will they be available at Colours?

sure will

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

New releases for the AZW range.

More matelot for the range. This time with straw hats on.

Ready to defend Fort Pearson along with their comrades.