I was a bit too tied up with domestic duties to get my Lammings photographed yesterday, but I found a bit of time today.
I haven't quite decided who's going to command them yet (I have a Lamming French marshal, but he may be just a bit too enormous), so Marshal Quiestil is doing the honours for the time being.
The figures are all Lamming Miniatures from Bill's earliest French Napoleonic 20mm range, specifically:
FI/1: Line Voltigeur or Grenadier elite, x 5;
FI/2: Line Voltigeur officer, x1, converted into a standard bearer;;
FI/3: Imperial Guard Grenadier advancing, x 6 (albeit four different variants);
FI/5: Line Voltigeur cornet, x 1
FI/7: Voltigeur or Grenadier elite drummer, x1;
FI/8: Line fusilier, x 9; and
FI/9: Line infantry officer in bicorne hat, x1.
I really wasn't sure how all these were going to turn out, particularly as I was a bit doubtful about the fusiliers, but they've really grown on me. It was also far from clear how compatible they were going to be, which you never really know until they're all painted and based. I'm happy to say they seem to have blended in really well.
They even seem to work quite well as mixed battalions:
Salutations,
WM
Those are truly spectacular and fit in so well with the Garrisons. Is the Battalion on the right all Hinton Hunt? The three really do work so well together!
ReplyDeleteIn looking at your brushwork I just have to say you are a painting beast! Your line quality is so good, from the piping to the hand lettering on the flag. Simply amazing work.
Oops, I should have mentioned that. Yes, from left to right those are Lammings, Garrison and Hinton Hunts, with a DK gun detachment thrown in for good luck. I had an idea they'd work in terms of scale, but I wasn't so sure about the aesthetics.
ReplyDeleteLet's just say that painting them was a beast!
I would not have known there was a difference among the manufacturers of these figures. They look splendid.
ReplyDeleteThank you AP.
DeleteYou can definitely tell when you get up close to them!
You might’ve found them a beast to paint, but I enjoyed following them as they were brought to life.
ReplyDeleteA great photo shoot, three line battalions. This is what vintage means to me; massed battalions of shiny French line infantry all posed and ready to be swept away by a bonus heavy British volley.
*Laughter*
DeleteI'll have to send them into action against the 73rd (also Lammings) to see what happens. Ian's tweaked the rules a bit to make it more likely, he tells me.
Oh they are magnificent!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr P!
DeleteJust the thing to get the blood pumping this early (5:32am) Monday morning. Beautiful figures and units to a man.
ReplyDeleteBets Regards,
Stokes
Cheers Stokes.
DeleteI've been trying to get this Garrison/Lamming/Hinton Hunt division finished for ages!
These fellows look absolutely splendid Matthew…
ReplyDeleteThey sit nicely with the other units as well…
Let’s hope they fight as well as they look.
All the best. Aly
If they're being commanded by me that is highly unlikely Aly!
DeleteWhy oh why oh why did we not stick to 20mm…
ReplyDeleteIt's never too late, Jeffers!
DeleteIls sont tous magnifiques. Come toujours. Mais qui sont ils,ces gars que commande Quiestil?
ReplyDeleteThey are the 61st, according to their flag, Your Grace, but I've no idea if they were ever really dressed like that. I just perused a few Rousselot prints and picked out the uniforms I fancied!
DeleteThey look great and mix well with Hintonss and Garrison figures. Add a few Rose, Higgins and Minfigs and you will have the full set. The only question I have is will you have to change your blog name or will you go on the lam!
ReplyDeleteI've only ever come across a few Rose figures, unfortunately, but I have some Higgins's which will definitely be making an appearance at some point. As for Minifigs, I'll do them if they're really early ones (ie Alberkens) but most of the S and 'intermediate' ranges don't seem to look quite right next to Hinton Hunts. I think their hats look too big and the bayonets are simply outrageous! I'm rather partial to Douglas and Ros figures, however, but haven't had too much luck at finding them so far.
DeleteGot al the Rose figures - you should have said! Garrison has the rights to all the Rose 30mm and below wargames figures, but not the 54mm ranges.
DeleteThis search shows all the Rose references on my blog.
Deletehttps://easterngarrison.blogspot.com/search/label/Rose
Oooh, I shall take a look forthwith!
DeleteI had a look as well - those Rose grenadiers look familiar - I have some figures lined up for a réunis battalion of line grenadiers I must check to see if that's what they are.
DeleteClive's "The Old Metal Detector Blog has quite a lot of the Rose range on it. He built a sizeable army of them.
DeleteThey do all seem to work well together, don't they.
ReplyDeleteThey do, Rob, especially the 1972 Garrisons, which I think are grorgeous figures. They can be a bit mysterious though. There are parts of that range I've never seen - what did the 1972 Prussian and Russian line infantry look like, for rexample?
DeleteThere are pictures of the Pavlovski Guard RN2 and BN7 and FN9 in the 1972 Garrison Journal - RN2 slightly different design to BN7 and FN9 - so assume others are like one of these two designs. I'll have a sort through i the next couple of days and see what I can find out.
DeleteI would be most appreciative Rob. Early Garrisions are a bit of an obssession!
DeleteWM they are magnificent (I know it's all been said above but I had to express my admiration!). The quality of your paint job/line work is top notch and so suits these old figures. Are any of these still in production or do you have to hunt around for them? Such a shame if not as the masters must still be 'out there' somewhere? The shot of the three battalions together is just so lovely in a nostalgic way.
ReplyDeleteCheers 'Lee!
DeleteBill completely redesigned his 20mm ranges in the early seventies (although not before he'd carried out innumerable wee changes to it), increasing them to a 'heroic', ultra-chunky 25mm. These are still in production, I believe, but all the old 20mm moulds were lost or destroyed, by all accounts. The result is that the 20mm chaps rather rare and hard to find. They're also very difficult to identify when they do come up, as many of the 25mm versions look very similar. There also seem to be a number of 'intermediate' types knocking about which are neither one nor t'other!
Lovely work Matthew (as always) and seeing the full Division is inspirational. The figure types fit together very well which is slowly proving to me that Hinton Hunt are not the only nice 20mm figures!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to see how long I could go without repeating myself, Ian (it's been 7 years now). I think the answer might be forever!
DeleteBlooming marvellous indeed!
ReplyDeleteThey’re all just British volley fodder according to Rob!
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