[COMMERCIAL] FT Miniatures franco-prussian war range

[Siaba]

After 35 years of wargaming, I have nearly by accident launched my own range of miniatures under the FT Miniatures brand.
We produce 25 and 28mm miniatures in resin (also sold on the form of stl files, so that you can print as much minis as you need...or like) covering the franco-prussian war.



Our first release is a french infantry command in criméenne coat which can be use to command your line infantrymen or your garde nationale mobile troopers.

The miniatures are available from
https://www.destrancheesauxbarricades.com/

You can also have a look at their nice 1920-1930 minis 

[Siaba]

Detailled pictures of the miniatures:

[Siaba]

The standard bearer in its definite form. You juste have to remove the eagles if you want to depict a unit of the republican period of the war.

[Curassier]

Rather nice and well-animated.
How do they match with Perry Miniatures and Bavaria Miniatures ?
JM

[Siaba]

Thank you, glad you like them.
Here is a comparison shot with Perry plastic miniatures. Being resin, our miniatures are the same height but a bit slimmer.



And a painted example of our officer (usable from the Crimea to 1871)

[Siaba]

Painted trumpeteer:



This miniature can be used as a trumpeteer from the garde nationale mobile. It was a french attempt to have an equivalent to the prussian landwher. The garde nationale mobile was created just two years before the war with Prussia. Mobilized at th end of August, the "mobiles" were send to fight against prussian armies besieging Paris. Often badly equipped, they endured terrible suffering in what was one of the harshest winter. Some units fought bravely while others fled when the pressure became too much.
A regiment of garde nationale mobile was brigaded with a regiment of line infantry.

[Siaba]

Final result



Painting by Figurines Fred

[Curassier]

Will there be Garde Mobil rank and file ?
JM

[Siaba]

Yes, that's our next release.
We have spent a lot of time reading about the garde nationale mobile and trying to research how each regiment really looked like in the field. The numerous memories of soldiers written after the war helped us a lot;
We'll try to propose as much variety as possible so that you can recreate the mobile regiments of the army of the Loire.

[Siaba]

Our command set painted by Figurines Fred



The officer and standard bearer can be used to add variety to existing Crimean war or FPW ranges but will soon be followed by rank and file. The bugler is clearly in garde nationale mobile uniform so can only be used for the republican phase of the franco-prussian war.


Our miniatures are available here:
https://www.destrancheesauxbarricades.com/index.php/product-category/1870-1871/