This past June I found a Canadian selling some second hand ECW figures on ebay. It's pretty rare to see such a thing. Although not a steal, the price was OK, and I knew I would have to tune them up a bit to fit them into my collection. It proved to be a little more work that I thought but in the end acceptable.
The figures were from a mix of manufacturers; the picture below gives you an idea of the painting on the minis and the different ranges. Whoever painted many of the figures did very little to clean up the castings before starting; lots of mould lines and bits of flashing were painted over.
I believe we are looking at (from L to R) Old Glory, Old Glory again, Renegade(?), Redoubt (?), Perry.
I think the bulk of the musketeers in this wing are either Old Glory or Redoubt, with a couple of Perrys in the front rank and possibly one or two in the rear rank:
The rear rank of this wing is mostly Perry:
One of the pike bases is made up of new figures. Just for shits and giggles I decided to put figures from 4 different manufacturers on one 40 mm base; we have - from left to right- 1st Corp, Avanpost, Perry and Warlord Games.
The large size of the 1st Corps figure and distinctive sculpting of the face makes it stand out when compared to the others at close range. The Avanpost figure is resin with sharp, fine detail but is quite fragile (I broke his scabbard when assembling him). I loved painting the smooth finish of the resin. I think that perhaps the Perry moulds are getting a little tired; the casting was a little rough in spots with flash, some minor pitting and, what I can only describe as, lead 'lint'.
However, at gaming distance the large size of the 1st Corps figure, the poor prep from the previous painter and any other minor issues are not even noticeable.
Wow, splendid units!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil.
DeleteI don’t recognize any of the figures as Redoubt but I have not painted any in years so I may have forgotten exactly what they look like! There is one figure in a back rank that looks to be sporting a Redoubt head but I could be wrong there, too. The strutting command figure is excellent. I wonder who makes him?
ReplyDeleteI had troll through some of the manufacturers' webstores trying to find out whose figures they were. The only ones I could really nail down were Old Glory, Perry and Renegade. I can't place that command figure though the sculpting of the face is very familiar.
DeleteTo my eye, the face looks “Renegade”-esque.
DeleteNice regiment of various makes - all blending in together well. I have to take at Avanpost's ECW range - hadn't seen those before.
ReplyDeleteThe Avanpost figures are really nice; they are available in metal now through Mezzer's Miniatures in the UK.
ReplyDeleteNice find! Too bad about having to deal with the mold lines. It does boggle my mind a bit when people bother to paint minis without doing such basic cleanup.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun adding some extra variability to your collection....tends to look a bit less uniform to those who know the ranges.
I have about 5 regiments of Warlord Games plastic figures and they do get a bit boring to look at. Aside from the odd 2 or 3 here and there, from now on when I add figures they will probably be metal just for variety.
DeleteA nice mix, and the size variation works well when they are assembled as a unit and looks quite natural, as opposed to when they are lined up next to each other in comparison. I once naively tried purchasing some Front Rank Napoleonic Russians to complement some Minifigs, but that was one experiment which did not work.
ReplyDeleteLol, I can imagine; old school 25mm versus new school 28mm plus.
DeleteNice find. As it’s been said before by folks smarter than me; it’s not so much the difference in size of the miniature man but the kit he carries that can be jarring. One guy has a rifle and the other is carrying a canon in comparison. Still most things look fine together on the table and as a unit. 😀
ReplyDelete"it’s not so much the difference in size of the miniature man but the kit he carries that can be jarring."
DeleteVery true.
Great job on reviving. A very nice looking unit. I recognise the Perry’s and Foundry but not the others. The rear rank marching with rests are definitely Perry. Got a few of those in my TYW units.
ReplyDeleteA suitably somewhat scruffy regiment.. could be veterans or newly recruited!
ReplyDeleteLovely looking unit, thanks for showing the scale between the different manufacturers, I have some 1st corp on their way.
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