More War Of Independence Previews From Wargames Factory
May 13, 2014 by brennon
Wargames Factory are making good on their promise to bring the American War of Independence to life on the tabletop with their new plastic sets. See what you think of the miniatures for both the Colonial and Militia troops from Facebook as well as the box art for them...
They're looking very near indeed and in particular those actual Colonial soldiers. I love the mismatch of uniforms and kit giving them that ragtag feeling. Of course I should really be on the side of the British but ah well!
A lot of folk are very interested in these miniatures and Wargames Factory appear to have got everything sorted with their sculpting too. There have been sets in the past that have felt a bit wooden but these seem a lot more natural.
Do these appeal to you?
They’re a huge improvement on where they were a few years ago, which is good news for everyone (except maybe Renedra).
You don’t always see ‘quality’ and ‘Wargames Factory’ in the same sentence, but it looks like they have upped their game with this batch of figures, and their prices have always been very reasonable.
I love how the figures are painted in the first photo, with the militia officer actually still wearing his British red coat. Superb touch of detail. With that terrain the house back there, these guys could easily be standing on Lexington Green that fateful April morning.
And don’t worry about favoring the patriots/colonials, @brennon . 🙂 With the general context of the American Revolution behind them, these guys are tough to resist. Great minis helps their appeal, too.
provided we get some Roger’s Rangers, Hessians and Tarleton’s dragoons I think we can have a bit of fun 😉 some highlanders would be nice too… have a forebear who served with the 42nd in northern Massachusetts (or should that be His Majesty’s Province of New Ireland) – his biggest problem wasn’t desertion but that his men were jumping over the wall at night to take pot shots at the American camp nearby XD be nice to have a play but be hard work finding someone willing to get into the dastardly rebels… Mind you, bit of conversion work the… Read more »
True enough, @bigdave . Maybe some Iroquois, too, especially if your group was interested in the New York campaigns in ’76 and ’77. And a double load of militia we could use as either Patriot or Loyalist.
some fantastic metal mini’s from various companies but would love a generic plastic kit for the Native Americans – Iroquois like you say, but Huron and Cherokee would be great as well. You’ve got the Seven Years War, Braddock’s expedition, the various sieges etc, the Cherokee raids on the Carolinas in the years leading up to independence, independence itself, 1812, countless skirmishes and battles as the US went west. Tend to find it’s the more generic kits like the ubiquitous militia kit backed up by some classy characterful metal minis that can really open doors into different eras and settings…
Awesome post, sir. My interest (specifically) was the Iroquois confederacy during the 1777 campaign in upstate New York that eventually leads to the Battles of Saratoga.
Am I totally of here or could you use those “Colonial Milita” for games of Muskeet and Tomahawk or is that a whole other age/dresses/weapons?
I don’t think many people would notice to be honest @tenntrollet – so you could probably get away with it. Although don’t take my word for it even if it does appear to be the same century.
Looks like “Musket and Tomahawk” represents the French and Indian War / Seven Years War in America (depending on what side of the Atlantic you’re on)? I’m pretty sure most of the weapons / rules / tactics would be the same. I doubt Iroquois weapons changed much between 1755 and 1775, more firearms maybe. But I’m pretty sure the British were still using the Land Pattern Brown Bess. Not sure about the French. Long story short, I agree with @torros. All should be well for a 1755 – 1775 crossover except the uniforms for British and French regulars, which could… Read more »
You should be fine for civilian dress, its just the army uniforms that change
Doesn’t M&T cover the AWI?
Not sure, but possible. I just went to their site and it said “wars in America, late 18th Century.” The Revolution would certainly fall into that category.