As previously mentioned, I am stuck on deciding about a new
project to wargame and paint. One army I had always considered was a French
1914 force to complete my Square Bashing armies for the period. I already have
German, BEF and Russian, so French is the next logical choice. So, I produced
an army list and worked out the necessary figures from Peter Pig; total cost
£130. I am a bit of a PP fan, I really like the figures and my other armies are
formed using these figures. By chance I noticed that Lancashire Games also
produced 15mm 1914 French in battle packs and smaller offerings; therefore I
costed the army using these alternative figures; total cost £70! Normally I
would have still used Peter Pig but the French army did not especially excite
me (too much like FPW, which I already have), so I decided to go with
Lancashire Games instead.
I have completed the first 3 units. I’m don’t plan to post
further reports until the whole army is completed because it will require 6/7
batches to finish, all of which will look very similar. The Lancashire Games
figures are larger than PP, so are rather squashed on the bases. The detail on
the figures is fine, not as good as PP but not too bad, and there is a range of
poses. The figures do require some preparation due to flash, but this is not
too onerous. They paint up well, and I am happy with the results.
I now have my project for the next month or two. I plan on
getting some ‘vignette’ figures to add colour to other periods/forces and
hopefully this will break the monotony of the rather boring 1914 uniforms.
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