Progress and Plans
Sorry the blog has been quiet for a while, a combination of a busy time at work, a quiet spell on figure production..........and us having a new puppy!
I had a long chat with Chris Tubb (the sculptor) a few days ago to discuss the plans for the Russians, and also the range as a whole. He confirmed that Prince August are committed to the range, however production of new moulds will probably continue to be relatively slow, as this is just one of many projects he is working on. The intention is to get the Prussians, Austrians and Russians finished (infantry, cavalry, lights and artillery), and then move on to the British and French, provided the demand is still there.
Russian Infantry
Next up will be the Russian infantry, these were discussed back in April (no point rushing - these are 'Old School' after all), and the proposed four moulds below hopefully cover many of the things we discussed back then.
The plan is for all of the bodies to be musketeers (the grenadiers should have a belt pouch, however this is barely visible on the figures so not worth additional moulds - it can be stuck on or painted if necessary). Similarly it is not currently planned to produce any Observation Corps figures, By concentrating on the musketeers we can provide bodies for advancing and march attack in both summer and winter/parade uniforms. There will also be some new command figures in poses similar to those in the Hungarians, these can (with a bit of work) be used to add variety in the Prussians and Austrians.The provisional listing (it depends what will fit in the moulds) is:
3109 – Russian officers in winter/parade uniform
- Officer in winter uniform, pose similar to Hungarian NCO
- Standard bearer in winter uniform, as an officer similar to Hungarian (as with the Hungarian, standards were probably carried by an NCO, but the officer is added for variety - the Prussian can be used if an NCO is wanted)
- Officer’s head - tricorn, curls, clean shaven.
- Guards’ grenadier/leib company head - grenadier with feathers
- Musket for officer
- Sword for officer (if space)
3110 – Russian drummer and NCO
- Drummer in summer uniform (can use Prussian for winter)
- NCO, pose similar to Hungarian to carry a pole arm or musket
- Musketeer’s head - tricorn with bow , straight hair, clean shaven
- Grenadier’s head – helmet, straight hair & moustache
- Partisan for NCO (I know they generally carried muskets, but it seems a waste to add another musket, as there is already one with the officer, so use this for parade/guards).
3111 – Russian musketeers/grenadiers in summer uniform
- Rank & file body (summer uniform) - advancing
- Rank & file body (summer uniform ) – marching
- Arm for march attack with and musket
- 2 x Musketeer’s head - tricorn with bow , straight hair (campaign), clean shaven
- Grenadier’s head – helmet, straight hair & moustache
3112 – Russian musketeers/grenadiers in winter/parade uniform
- Rank & file body in winter uniform advancing
- Rank & file body in winter uniform marching, this could be in a more upright 'parade' pose..... but will it look OK with the more active command?)
- Arm for march attack with and musket
- 2x Musketeer’s head - tricorn with bow , curls, clean shaven
- Grenadier’s head – helmet, curls & moustache
Progress so far
Below are the greens for the first 3 figures. The officer looks fine, but the waistcoat on the drummer and infantryman is a bit too long, so will be shortened.
Once the Russians infantry are done - Austrian cuirassiers!
As always comments welcome.
One point I really would like feedback on is the plan to have the march attack figure in winter uniform in a more upright pose - would it look OK with the more active command figures?
