A Foray into Napoleonic Wargaming
A matter of scale
A quick post prompted by seeing AB Miniatures getting featured as Indie of the month in a recent Weekender. They do a fantastic Napoleonic range, and are great quality models.
One thing to consider is that they rank up a little larger than other 18mm ranges. I’ve got some Highlanders from a few different ranges, and thought it would be interesting to share how they compare size wise. As ranges have a limited number of variants for each pose, mixing between them is a great way to add some extra variety into your units. However it can backfire if the size of the ranges are too different.
L to R - 1,2 AB; 3,4 CMG; 5,6 Xan; 7 EssexAll the figures above are straight out of the packet. The first pair are AB, and compared to the others they are noticeably bigger. Nicely detailed and proportioned though, and I’m looking forward to painting these up.
The second pair are from Campaign Game Miniatures (CMG), whilst the third pair are by Xan. The CMG models are slightly bulkier and taller, but you can probably mix the Xan and CMG within a unit without the end result looking too out of place. Differences in things like the size of the bayonets and pack rolls might be a little jarring if you are very particular.
The outlier is from Essex. AB, CMG and Xan are sold as 18mm, whilst Essex is 15mm. I prefer the proportions of the other models, but the Essex minis do paint up quite well. (Essex also sell sample packs of their different ranges, which is great to get a flavour of what they are like).
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