Napoleonic charging figure.

[Bertie]

I am just starting to dip my toe into the new Pendraken 1809 range with a couple of sample bags on order. I am sure they will be very good in the flesh (OK metal). But a question to you all. The march attack figure looks pretty good, but I have always prefered the on guard advancing type pose.

I spoke with Adler Miniatures (6mm ish) many years ago, and the feeling was that nobody liked this type pose and the marching figure was the most asked for.

Is this the case? Just wondering.

Bertie.

[Leon]

Using the SYW range as a marker (where we've got all the pose variations), the most popular is the march attach, followed by marching, then firing.  The advancing poses sell very slowly, and the port musket even slower than that!

[maciek]

Using the SYW range as a marker [...].  The advancing poses sell very slowly,

Because thery are rather "defending" not "advancing". 

[Hertsblue]

Using the SYW range as a marker (where we've got all the pose variations), the most popular is the march attach, followed by marching, then firing.  The advancing poses sell very slowly, and the port musket even slower than that!

But isn't the SYW a rather more "formal" era than Nap, with the Prussians in particular advancing in rigid lines? You don't normally hear of rankers getting excited and waving their hats on the ends of their muskets as you do in French Napoleonic accounts.

That said, I suppose march attack is a very compact, robust pose, without too many fiddly bits sticking out to get broken.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

march Attack would be right for SYW Prussian - they advanced fireing from the hip !

Hits = 0 I suspect.

IanS

[Leon]

But isn't the SYW a rather more "formal" era than Nap, with the Prussians in particular advancing in rigid lines? You don't normally hear of rankers getting excited and waving their hats on the ends of their muskets as you do in French Napoleonic accounts.

Possibly, I was just looking from a sales point of view, and the SYW and Marlburian ranges are the only ones where we have all the poses represented.  I don't think we'll be doing the hats-on-muskets pose either!   

[Hertsblue]

Possibly, I was just looking from a sales point of view, and the SYW and Marlburian ranges are the only ones where we have all the poses represented.  I don't think we'll be doing the hats-on-muskets pose either!   

No, not a great seller I suspect. Although I know a range that does....

[quasar42]

Don't feel strongly about charging/advancing infantry, but if I may be so bold: charging cavalry would be brilliant (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2814.0) It's iconic for the Napoleonic wars (sorry could not resist)

[Bertie]

Just remembered from the May new products.

A Jager figure for the 1870 Schleswig Holstein range, just the sort of figure I was talking about, rifle leveled with bayonet fixed. If they can why not the Napoleonics?

Bertie

[Leon]

A Jager figure for the 1870 Schleswig Holstein range, just the sort of figure I was talking about, rifle leveled with bayonet fixed. If they can why not the Napoleonics?

The new Napoleonics are being done to that list I've posted, so the only way we could get them all produced quick enough was to limit the poses.  Once the range is done, we can look at adding some new poses where necessary.

[GordonY]

Yeah, dont mess with it, I want no delays, set my Austrians free.

let my people go..........

Gordon

[Bertie]

The new Napoleonics are being done to that list I've posted, so the only way we could get them all produced quick enough was to limit the poses.  Once the range is done, we can look at adding some new poses where necessary.

Fair comment Leon, I am sure I will be sold on the march attack when I see it, but it is good to know you will consider new poses when the time is right.

The sooner you get GordonsY sorted with the Austrians you can start on the British and Prussians. That is more like it.

Bertie

[Ben Waterhouse]

march attack is easier to paint too.

[GordonY]

Well said Ben 

Especially when you know that you'll be painting hundred of the little sods.

[Bertie]

Just received some sample French, march attack and marching figures along with dragoons.

Spot on, they are great, forget I mentioned the advancing pose. These along with perhaps some skirmish poses (at some stage) have ticked all the boxes.

Trouble is when do I start