Expansion of Gringo40s 28mm Maximillian range

[HerbyF]

I would love to see some more cavalry. A few Austrian hussars plus an officer & bugler would be nice. Maybe alternative hands with swords, carbines, & lances. The same for Mexican line & irregular cavalry too.

[cdr]

hm Empress lancers ?

Carl

[gringo]

HerbyF and Carl.great suggestions ,thanks

Ged
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[Emir of Askaristan]

Hmm....
Ged, why don't you watch the battle scene at the end of Major Dundee...plenty cavalry action in that and some examples for your range expansion too....

[gringo]

Emir

agreed...........top film

cheers
Ged
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[gringo]

some Belgians to brighten up the post!!
more ideas there!

regards
Ged
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[Rob Herrick]

A mounted version of the Belgian officer would be superb.

[gringo]

thanks Rob for the suggestion....good idea!!

cheers
Ged
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[Arthur]

I think what the range lacks at the moment is appeal to people who wish to do brigade-sized battles using battalions as basic tactical units, as opposed to skirmish games which will require a dozen to twenty figures a side.

Anyone wishing to fight typical Mexican War engagements with 4-6 battalions per side will be hard pressed to find enough suitable figures in the Gringo range to field proper infantry units : the FFL/French infantry were obviously sculpted to create a Camerone vignette, which means they won't rank up well unless one is doing a firing line unit with the front rank kneeling and the rear rank firing overhead. The Mexicans are a bit more versatile in terms of poses but lack command figures and have no officers, standard bearers or musicians to lead them.

Rather than do relatively minor units (colourful though they may be), my suggestion would be to add enough figures to allow the creation of basic gaming units for both sides - i.e French line infantry and Mexican Republican troops - in marching and attacking poses, just like you did with the Garibaldini and Neapolitan infantry for your Risorgimento range. Once the steak and potatoes troops have been covered, add artillery for both sides and then some generic cavalry. Then proceed to the more exotic but less vital troop types.

Just my two pesos.       

[gringo]

Arthur

many thanks for your usefull imput. you kindly sent me information on the
French line infantry and I have been mulling over the best way to approach
this as and when im able to do the French for 1861 I need to cover 1859
and possibly 1866 ,so am looking at the best approach bearing in mind the
change in rifles etc. of course im aware there are shortages and these will
be addressed  with the bread and butter troops. French headgear is important
ie the use of the Kepi and the correct jacket etc.
Republican marching troops are in the pipeline as are cavalry and other smaller
units..the hardcore center units I need to tackle first.

Happy to take all suggestions on board though I will of course
go my own sweet way  as this is a work of passion and not so
commercial!.still I will address the shortfalls as I wish to tie in all my
1859-1866 projected projects together with a degree of crossover as
its a big ask at the moment.

Arthur how would you potray the French in Mexico uniform wise?
looking forward to your reply

cheers
Ged
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[gringo]

Gents

moving into gear on the Maximillian period ...therefore im still happy
to take any more suggestions, I have plenty to consider at present
but there may be some hidden Gems I have missed.

cheers
Ged
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[Mad Guru]

Ged,

Thanks for letting us know and asking for requests once again.  I have a humble request that may seem a bit odd, as it is asking for more of the same rather than something truly new -- that is, I'd really love to see you provide a second pose for the Ottoman/Egyptian/Sudanese Battalion, to add to the "Marching" pose you have.

Any one of, "Advancing," " Firing Line," or "Skirmishing," would make me very happy and lead me to purchase a battalion worth of said troops.  My personal choice would be the tried-&-true, "Advancing," pose, but that's just me.

After that, I'd ask for Mexican cavalry, both uniformed and guerrilla/irregular.

And of course... my broken-record request of a third Legion officer for Camerone.

Thanks again for being open to suggestions, and for returning to Maximillian Mexico after your ongoing sojourn in Risorgimento Italy!

[gringo]

Ethan


good to hear from you........I have to admit the Egyptian battalion are
a real favourite of mine and the "skirmish" line appeals not to forget
the advancing pose

I know there is a dearth of Cavalry....

,,,and French line.......

and much more

and Arthurs sensible "Bread and potatoes" suggestion.

I have started the ball rolling with some commissions yeaterday
just need to gather every suggestion then I will decide, cheers men

regards
Ged

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[italwars]

Arthur
 I wish to tie in all my
1859-1866 projected projects together with a degree of crossover as
its a big ask at the moment.

I think is emmintly feasable..at least for my favourite front of that period..which is the Pontifical Army, his allies and ennemies and campaigns...the most famous battle in which they participated was Mentana in 1867 and the uniforms of both French units (the famous Chassepot armed guys of the expedionary force who helped to win the day) and those of the majority of Pontifical ones (Foreign Carabiniers, Chasseurs, and Antibes Legion) are at 90% similar to those of French Infantry in Mexico including képis with white neck cloth. September in the South/Central Italy could be hot also for soldiers coming from Cote d'Azur or Colonies.
http://gisby.info/maxfr.htm

[Emir of Askaristan]

Hi Ged,

As Italwars says uniforms were very similar, especially in Franco-Italian armies, as France was seen as the pre-eminent military force in Europe at this time. Her dark days and Prussian ascendency had yet to come. Military fashion very much followed French style, as you can see from both the Pontificial Zouaves and those who sprung up on the other side of the Atlantic.

Separate heads might be the way to go here, with kepi, havelocks, turbans, fezzes, etc being available.

Although there are a few companies promising French infantry for the period, only a couple have lead on the ground at the moment and none has a comprehensive range. You could steal a march on them.

Whatever you come up with will be good, I'm sure of that.