Crimean War units - British Royal Horse Artillery

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Here is my British Artillery contingent - all horse artillery. I would have preferred at least some foot artillery but haven't been able to find any figures.

The artillery pieces are Hinchliffe 25mm Napoleonic models - I found I had four matching models, all I think at least 20 years old. Two of them were painted green but were nicely finished with chains etc. I think the RHA would have had 6 pdrs and these look like nines to me. But I think they will do, and if ever I did find some RA figures they can take ofver these and I'll try to find some sixes.

I'm really pleased how the artillery have come out with four crew on 20mm x 20mm MDF bases, the gun on a 40mm x 40mm base, and all in a 40mm x 80mm close order tray - a good compromise between individual figures and a gaming piece, and a much better solution for me than everything glued onto a single base.

Crimean War units - British infantry

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 Apologies for the quality of some of these photographs.

My British infantry battalions are of 24 figures, inclusive of four command figures. The 6 line infantry units are in either shakos or forage caps. There are three Guards Battalions, a Highland Battalion (I may need to add two more of these later), and two rifles battalions (one more than there should be but I had the figures).

I like the way they look in their close order trays. There were a variety of officer types which can be deployed in the infantry units.

New (old) picture - Crimean War Range

An original catalogue picture of my all time favourite S Range figure

BCr 1s British line infantryman advancing (shako)

The advancing figures in the Crimean range generally (British and Russian only) come in two varieties, even though there is a single code. One is classically advancing, while the other pose is more "on guard".

BCr 2s British line infantryman advancing (forage cap)

BCr 3s British line infantry officer (shako)

BCr 4s British light infantryman advancing

Painted here as Rifles

BCr 5s British light infantry officer

BCr 6s British Guardsman advancing

BCr 7s British Guards officer

BCr 8s British Highland infantryman advancing

BCr 9s British Highland officer

BCr 10s British Line artilleryman firing gun

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BCr 11s British line artilleryman holding rammer

I do not currently have a picture of this figure

BCr 12s British line artilleryman carrying ball

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BCr 13s British Horse artilleryman firing gun

BCr 14s British Horse artilleryman holding rammer

BCr 15s British Horse artilleryman carrying ball

BCr 16s British line infantry officer (forage cap and duffel coat)

BCr 17s British line artillery officer with telescope