Looking for Colonial Brit figures- Late 1800s, early 1900s

[bc99]

Hello all,

I've been searching for some suitable British Soldier figures for generic gaming circa late 1880s to early 1900s. I want them armed with the magazine Lee-Enfield type weapons. I'd like to take them from The Grim to Africa to all parts in between! I'm a huge Foundry Darkest Africa fan, I've got lots of the figures so I'd like something that fits well with them.

I've looked at Foundry's Boer War but there aren't many poses (although the Highlanders look great!). I've looked at Copplestone, but they seem to be a little later era with the equipment. I've looked at Old Glory and they seem a bit less quality. The Perry Twins seem to focus their Sudan Brits on the earlier expedition to save Khartoum.

Anybody have any other ideas?

Thanks!

[argsilverson]

redoubt's marines ??
they are from Boxers rebellion, but I do not know what rifle they carry.
Also redoubt has a large range of Sudan and Zulu war miniatures. Some might fit in what you want.

[twrchtrwyth]

Irregular do some but I'm not sure what they are equipped with.

[Svennn]

Pontoonier do some for the Anglo Burma war if you can get hold of them.

I have recently painted up a load of the Empress figures in Glengarry with khaki jackets for use in Asia around this period. Not exactly correct but nice figures and close enough for me.

Svennn

[HerbyF]

The Redoubt figure are a bit bigger than Foundry. I have them mixed in my Boxers & my pirates, but I also mix a lot of other ranges in there too.

[Plynkes]

The Redoubt Marines do appear to be using either Lee-Metfords or long Lee-Enfields (my eyesight and knowledge of guns aren't good enough to tell which!) but the figures aren't really any good for anything other than what they are sold as. You couldn't use them as British Army in the Sudan, South Africa or the NWF. No helmets, no puttees...

I'm not aware of anything in this scale that is suitable, other than what has already been mentioned. It is a slightly neglected period in 28mm (not much in the way of 1890s Mahdists about, either).

[Tommy20]

Have a look at RAFM's Space: 1889 "Soldier's Of The Queen".  They're just a bit smaller than Foundry, but not so much as to be a problem.

Here's a photo of some nicely painted examples:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dervish/2391590808

Available here (price includes 20 figures):
http://www.rafm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RAF&Product_Code=RAF1841&Category_Code=S1889

IIRC, they're 27mm foot to eye.

-Tommy

[Gluteus Maximus]

Well, there's always the Old Glory colonial range.

Of course, they are a "love em or hate em" company 

[NickNascati]

If you have the Foundry Darkest Africa figures, I would really suggest staying with their Boer War range. Very nice figures, and how many poses would you really want for the regular troops, anyway?

[bc99]

Great replies, and I believe I'll be staying with some Foundry Boer War figs, maybe add some variation via other packs. I guess I was just spoiled for all the nice poses that the DA/Copplestone packs come with... several of the same pose but with different faces, heads, etc.

Anyway, great info and help.

I also like the Highlanders so I'll probably pick up some packs of them as well!

[Shikari Sahib]

if you found that the old Foundry british Boer war figures are too little  in respect of actual standing, just put them on higher base and you'll not see any difference,
I think the Boer range is actually the most suitable for you if you looks to figs with colonial pith helmet.
 
Piero

[bc99]

Thanks Piero,

So it seems that the the Boer War Brits are smaller than Foundry's Darkest Africa range. How then does Foundry's DA stack up against Copplestone. I know that he did most of the sculpts for DA, but I hear that his figures are even a little larger than those.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Thanks Piero,

So it seems that the the Boer War Brits are smaller than Foundry's Darkest Africa range. How then does Foundry's DA stack up against Copplestone. I know that he did most of the sculpts for DA, but I hear that his figures are even a little larger than those.

They are identical in size. He did some Azande musketeers in his own range, which are indistinguishable from the Foundry spearmen.

The Boer War figures are old sculpts, hence they suffer from the effects scale creep. I just put mine on double-thickness bases and they look fine alongside Copplestones.

[Shikari Sahib]

Thanks Piero,

So it seems that the the Boer War Brits are smaller than Foundry's Darkest Africa range. How then does Foundry's DA stack up against Copplestone. I know that he did most of the sculpts for DA, but I hear that his figures are even a little larger than those.

They are identical in size. He did some Azande musketeers in his own range, which are indistinguishable from the Foundry spearmen.

The Boer War figures are old sculpts, hence they suffer from the effects scale creep. I just put mine on double-thickness bases and they look fine alongside Copplestones.