Friday 13 April 2012

100 Napoleonic Sets By 2015


On 8th April, a thread was started on Hat’s forum under the title “100 Napoleonic Sets for 2015”. It has generated a lot of discussion about the seriousness or otherwise of the original post, if it is ‘fair’ to have one period produced über alles, if it is possible to find 100 sets to produce, what the 100 sets should be, if anyone could buy 100 sets in a year and the like. No-one has yet bitten the bullet and made a list, so it is clearly our civil duty to do so!
Below are 100 Napoleonic sets. This list only includes sets that are currently not produced by any manufacturer and/or not available and/or not adequately covered. They have been listed by the nations in priority order according to the frequency of involvement in the Napoleonic Wars.
I was only half-way through the Russians when I reached 100, so the list does not include Prussians, British, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Ottomans, Americans or others. So, Napoleonic figures really are a near bottomless pit!
Which of your favourites (not currently available in 1/72nd) have I missed?!

No particular nationality
1
Civilians and waggoners
2
Battlefield pillagers
France and allied
3
A box of Napoleons (e.g. Republican general, First Consul, Emperor, undress uniform, greatcoat, mounted, standing, seated, foot on drum, kissing flag at Fontainebleau, walking towards 5e ligne, aboard HMS Bellerophon)
4
N’s carriage
5
N’s mobile household camp in 1812
6
Imperial household
7
Imperial family
8
Massena in carriage with staff
9
N’s meetings (e.g. Alexander at Tilsit; Frederick & Louise, Marie Louise, marshals prior to first abdication)
10
Full set of Marshals of the Empire mounted and on foot
11
Chasseurs à pied in full dress (also good for Dutch guard, Westphalian grenadier guard and Italian carabinier guard/velites)
12
Guard chasseurs à cheval in full dress
13
Empress dragoons (both types of chabraque)
14
Gendarmes d’Élite
15
Middle and Young guard infantry in full dress (esp. gaiters)
16
Guard marins in full and campaign dress
17
Éclaireurs of the guard (three uniform types)
18
Flanqueur grenadier/chasseur
19
Gendarmes d’Ordonnance
20
Gardes d’Honneur
21
Lithuanian tartars
22
Guard engineers
23
Guard infantry casualties (various)
24
Infantry casualties (various)
25
Guard cavalry horse-holders and dismounted
26
Guard cavalry casualties
27
Cavalry horse-holders and dismounted
28
Cavalry casualties
29
Line infantry in full dress (esp. gaiters), marching
30
Line infantry in full dress (esp. gaiters), action
31
Line infantry in full dress (esp. gaiters), command
32
Infantry in greatcoat, marching
33
Infantry in greatcoat, action
34
Infantry in greatcoat, command
35
Infantry on campaign (covered shako, trousers w/patches), marching
36
Infantry on campaign (covered shako, trousers w/patches), action
37
Infantry on campaign (covered shako, trousers w/patches), 
command
38
Hussars (late uniform)
39
Legion de dromedaires
40
Tirailleurs du Po/Corses (cartridge pouch on front)
41
Swiss inf (especially 3rd with off-set plume/pom-pom)
42
Portuguese legion (inf and cav mixed)
Bavaria
43
Guard grenadiers (also good for Würtemmberg, Baden)
44
Dragoons
Württemberg
5
Mounted jäger
46
Chevau-légers
47
Royal cavalry (various)
Westphalia
48
Chevau-légers lanciers
49
Chasseur carabinier / Guard chasseur 
50
King’s regiment infantry (braided lapels)
Poland
51
Infantry (MAC set)
52
Infantry in greatcoat/on campaign
53
Chasseurs à cheval (distinctive stripe and turnbacks)
54
Hussars (distinctive plume)
55
Krakus
Saxony
56
Chevau-légers
57
Infantry Saxon dutchies (various)
Hesse-Darmstadt
58
Chevau-légers
59
Gardes du Corps
Northern Italy
60
Guards of Honour
61
Chasseurs à cheval (distinctive braiding)
Other allied
63
Baden infantry in helmet
64
Baden dragoon
65
Early Lippe-Detmold
66
Schwarzberg / Oldenberg / Anhalt infantry (non-French uniform)
Austria
67
Francis I, generals and staff (mounted/dismounted)
68
Hussars
69
Infantry casualties (various)
70
Cavalry horse-holders and dismounted
71
Cavalry casualties
72
Artillery in helmet
73
Engineers
74
Early uniform chevau-légers
75
Late uniform cuirassiers
76
Pre-1805 infantry (helmet) marching
77
Pre-1805 infantry (helmet) action
78
Pre-1805 infantry (helmet) command
79
German infantry (helmet) marching
80
German infantry (helmet) action
81
German infantry (helmet) command
82
German infantry (shako) marching
83
German infantry (shako) action
84
German infantry (shako) command
85
Hungarian infantry (helmet) marching
86
Hungarian infantry (helmet) action
87
Hungarian infantry (helmet) command
88
Hungarian infantry (shako) marching
89
Hungarian infantry (shako) action
90
Hungarian infantry (shako) command
91
Infantry in greatcoat (helmet) MAC set
92
Infantry in greatcoat (shako) MAC set
93
Grenadiers in greatcoat MAC set
Russia
94
Alexander and generals (full set)
95
Staff officers
96
Early Russian infantry command
97
Infantry in greatcoat, marching
98
Infantry in greatcoat, action
99
Infantry in greatcoat, command
100
Dismounted cossacks
 

2 comments:

  1. As the one who started the thread, I can only say, "Thank you James Fisher for stepping up to the plate and devising a list."

    While I don't collect Napoleonics, I have purchased a few for other purposes, I use the HaT French wagons for ACW, and even WWI and WWII. I have used some of the figures, artillery and commanders for Alamo Mexicans to supplement the Imex sets. I would game War of 1812 if there were specific figures for it.

    I made the suggestion because I think the figures would sell. It would cause HaT to become the defacto choice for all Napoleonic games since no other company could ever compare with their current 130 sets being given 100 additional sets. I think HaT would make money on the deal.

    Mike "Bunkermeister" Creek
    http://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/

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  2. Thanks for your comment and for looking over the list Mike. You have really started something. As I started to think seriously about composing a list I thought that I'd be able to fill 100 sets with French-allied only—and without the necessity of producing sets that are largely unnecessary because they can be covered by painting 'conversions'!

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