F&IW things to come

[flags_of_war]

I would love to see a Highlander pack all with broadswords drawn and charging or fighting...  no one does that in this period!

Darkoath

Broadsword in one Hand and Pistol or Tommahawk in the other

[axabrax]

I would love to see a Highlander pack all with broadswords drawn and charging or fighting...  no one does that in this period!

Darkoath

Second that! Or at least a few officers in said pose...

[fergal]

I can say that FIW highlanders swinging broadswords would sell like hotcakes.  Kilts sell, everyone over here claims to be Scottish or Irish and they would be snapped up.

[commissarmoody]

I agree, people in the US seem to go gaga for any thing Scot and or Irish. 

[H.M.Stanley]

Broadsword in one hand, pistol/tomahawk in t'other, a knife between their teeth. And if they bend over i bet they can fire muskets too 

A couple of Officers with Broadswords would do nicely thankee. Not that i'm thinking of doing Highlanders as well of course

[GordonKhartoum]

Not that i'm thinking of doing Highlanders as well of course

LOL everytime you say that you end up investing in more troops. Just the one unit?

[H.M.Stanley]

LOL everytime you say that you end up investing in more troops. Just the one unit?

I've had my wings clipped [sniff!]. Anyway, i keep to good English types. And the French. I draw the line at the Celts

[Mindenbrush]

I would actually buy some 'charging' Highlanders to add to my SYW Brits for the European theatre as they were used as skirmishers and 'forlorn hopes' on a number of occasions.

[Galloping Major]

Thanks for the great input re the Highlanders chaps - the more the better.
 

Cheers,

Lance



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[axabrax]

Just as an aside, the way to get my business (and of course I only speak for myself), is to do something--anything--that hasn't been done by multiple companies before. Or at least to put some spin on what's already been done. I already have more rangers, french irregulars,  and Indians than I know what to do with, so why not do rangers, french, and Indians in winter gear?   Going to do Highlanders? Well I already have a bunch in static poses, so do them charging as has already been suggested!  Going to do regulars? Do them skirmishing instead of marching. How about Light Infantry? British Grenadiers? Personalities? Casualties? It's funny as there is so much ground to cover, and yet there's a huge amount of redundancy in what's available. Just my two cents. The provincials are a step in the right direction, I think, as the poses are more active than the other 30 or so provincial figs I already have...

[Galloping Major]

Thanks Axabrax, I really appreciate you going to the trouble to communicate your thoughts on range development. I hope you’ll be pleased to learn that I not only agree with all that you’ve said, but that everything you’ve mentioned is on the (rather long) list of subjects I’m hoping to cover.

A couple of things that I hope will please you and some of the other chaps on this forum, are:
Highlanders will be attacking ‘a la’ Ticonderoga, Bushy Run etc.
British Regulars will not be marching. While I fully appreciate the appeal of the upright marching pose that has become popular with manufacturers and wargamers alike, making it pretty much a standard for 18th Century Foot since Mark Copplestone’s Foundry Prussians of the 1990s, I want something a little more lively and emotive.

You’re absolutely right when you say “do something--anything--that hasn't been done by multiple companies before”, I think that’s why when we released our first Canadian Militia packs, we were hailed for being the first to represent them properly; similarly, I went for Mohawk and Huron as my first Native American components to sculpt, rather than the usual ‘generics’. I’m not the first to go for Provincials, but I’m hoping they’ll be well received, so again, cheers for that   

The way I’m going about sculpting and releasing this range is quite simple: make the figures I always wanted to have. As everyone seems to want everything in a different order from the next chap, I clearly can’t entirely please everyone, so all I can do is work my way through my (very extensive) list in an order that seems to make sense to me. I’m trying to appeal to those who are new to or just getting started on the period (and hopefully draw in a few teetering on the brink), as well as those like yourself, who may already have Indians, Rangers etc. by other manufacturers.


Hoping to devote more time to the range this year, so there’s more new stuff to see 

Cheers,

Lance

Please keep the thoughts, requests, suggestions etc coming 

www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

[Lowtardog]

Now completley...well almost, some Jacobite `45 hihglanders would be nice, none around other than the old school Front rank and dodgy OG ones

[H.M.Stanley]

On reflection, I have to admit that i prefer "upright" Regulars* especially if the majority of the other figures are in action poses incl the Provincials. I like to see a difference in poses for troop types

* i take the point about Highlanders charging which sound good

Just my £0.02 and i fully appreciate Lance that you need to produce something that's not already available

[Galloping Major]

On reflection, I have to admit that i prefer "upright" Regulars* especially if the majority of the other figures are in action poses incl the Provincials. I like to see a difference in poses for troop types

Don't worry, they will be different from the Provincials 


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[axabrax]

Thanks for the response! Look forward to blowing my cash with the Major soon in that uncharted territory