Best 15mm SYW French figures ?

[duc de limbourg]

What is the best (and complete) 15mm French range. I know, Eureka has 18mm but I think these are too big. So need an advice

[Conquistador]

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Gracias,

Glenn

[answer_is_42]

Old Glory 15s have a wide range of SYW figures for the European theatre. Blue Moon are nice, though only do the American theatre.

Photos of mine (OG15s with BM Officers), judge for yourself!
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=56208.0

[emosbur]

I like Old Glory´s ones. Not for everybody tastes, as they are too dinamic for Lace Wars warfare.

Emilio

[Renaud]

Eureka, Old Glory and Blue Moon are all outstandings (multiposes, nice sculpts), but are all 18mm. As is Essex (nice sculpts too but monopose).

For true 15mm, try Minifigs or Freikorps (all monopose). For multipose, you could try Peter Pig American Revolution Range infantry with bicorns and old cut uniforms, and paint them white ignoring the non-French looking equipment.

There are so few uniforms variations in the SYW (anyway, so few that would be noticeable in 15mm), that most ranges are complete or are not difficult to complete with proxies (e.g: you could easily model all kind of hussards with a single sculpt).

Moreover, the distinctly "French cut" for the infantry (closed vest, without turnback, and with a belt on top of it) rapidly evolved during the war, and by 1760 the fashion was to have the vest open, with turnbacks, and the belt under - an appearance very similar to the other nations: Brits, Austrians or Prussians (both with tricorn pompoms cut off), can all make good proxies to French (the lapels can be easily hidden by the paintjob - and remember that some French regiments, like Auvergne, had lapels anyway).

[Lowtardog]

I dont do 15mm but Blue moon has always impressed me.

[duc de limbourg]

Thanks for the info
greetings

[schoenkoenig]

Eureka Miniatures gets my vote.

[joroas]

Freikorps used to have a huge range, now marketed by QRF:
 
http://quickreactionforce.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=438_579_581

[Bunny]

I second Friekorps, I have used their figures for my Imperial Army

[Mindenbrush]

Essex Miniatures http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-seven-years-war-french

Definitely 15mm and a complete range.

[duc de limbourg]

Thanks for all the info