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54mm Napoleon's Europe workbench where we aim to keep you informed about all upcoming releases related to our 54mm Napleonics product range. Please note that any dates given here or order of release are for guidance only and are not set in stone, however, we will strive to be as accurate in our production timelines as possible. As always, if you have questions, comments, or products you'd like to see us develop, please don't hesitate to
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UPDATE 7/31/2008
Work continues fast and furiously on our flagship product range, 54mm Napoleon's Europe. Truth be told, we've got enough figures in the pipeline already to satisfy the next 12 months or so of production releases. Even so, we're not stopping there and have just finished our Napoleonic Russian sculpts and have begun work on some very special items that we're not annoucning yet! We've put a lot of time, energy, and resources into our sculpting on this range, and we hope you'll agree that Napoleon's Europe represents the finest Napoleonic toy soldiers available anywhere. So, without further adieu, let's take a look at what's coming.
So, where are we today? Well, as most of you know, work has just finished on our French Line Infantry so they're being removed from the workbench. Production continues on NAP0021-NAP0029 French Old Guard Grenadiers, NAP0030 Napoleon and Staff Set as well as NAP0062-65 Murat and the Wurttemberg Jaegers.
NAP0030 - Napoleon and Staff Set
Set NAP0030 - Napoleon and Staff Set is one of our favorites. The set contains seven figures, including Napoleon with a spyglass looking over the shoulder of a Guard Chasseur, Berthier seated at a table writing on a notebook, Ney, Rapp, Cambronne, and Lefebvre.
54mm Old Guard - Click to Enlarge
Sets NAP0021-NAP0029 will feature nine individually sold figures of the Imperial Guard Grenadiers. There is a an officer, a drummer, a standard bearer, a sapper, an NCO, and four privates featuring head variants. For a color image of these figures, please go to the
gallery.
So, after the French Old Guard, Napoleon and Staff, and Murat and the Wurttemberg Jaegers, what's next? I'm glad you asked...
For starters, we're leaving Borodino for Waterloo for a few months of releases and starting on our British Guard Infantry Elite Company. This will consist of 14 different figures and will make for a great square formation or battleline formation as there are 4 different figures kneeling!!! These fellows have a very serious and determined look on their faces - perfect for capturing the steadfastness of the British troops at Waterloo.
British Guard Infantry Elite Company - Click to Englarge
We decided that the British Guards warranted a second standard bearer with a second standard as many collectors had emailed us asking why we weren't doing two of them! The regiment actually carried three standards. We then scratched out heads and asked ourselves the same question. The result is shown below and will be released with the British Guards. We hope you like it, we sure do!
British Guards Standard 2nd Bearer
British Guards Standard 2nd Bearer
To compliment the British Guards infantry, we're bringing you the British Foot Artillery. This will consist of a 9lb Field Gun and six beautifully sculpted crew. Together with the Guards, these fellows should hamper any designs that Napoleon may have of reaching Brussels!
54mm British Artillerists - Click to Enlarge
54mm British Artillerists - Click to Enlarge
Following the release of the Britih Infantry and artillery we will move on to the first of our many planned releases of cavalry figures with French Cuirassiers of 1812-1815. We haven't decided how many of these figures to release, as I believe we have about 10 different masters. It will be at least 8 and possibly more. You can see a color image of these figures painted in the gallery.
54mm French Cuirassiers - Click to Enlarge
Once the above set is complete, you'll only need the russians to setup a dramatic display featuring the 61st Line advancing on the fleches and the 85th Line Voltigeurs skirmishing to cover their flanks. In one of the fleches will be the 57th Line in melee with the russian gunners and in another will be Murat and the Wurttemberg Jaegers facing a strong russian counterattack!
The 1812 Russians will be a very complete range and will accuratey represent the types of forces arrayed for battle against the Grande Armee at Borodino. Alas, so many Russians, so little time! Speaking of the Russians, here are the first of there sculpts presented to you here now. Below are shown just a small selection of what's coming for the Russians. There is the line foot artillery crew of 6 figures which will be sold as a set with a selection of 2 different guns supplied separately and a very small selection of the hordes of Russian infantry we have coming. I think you'll agree that once released these will be the finest Napoleonic Russian Toy Soldiers available.
Russian Artillery Crew - Click to Enlarge
Russian Artillery Crew - Click to Enlarge
Napoleonic Russian Infantry - Click to Enlarge
Shown above are just a very small selection of the Russians that we're bringing out. As with all of our figures, the range will be very complete. In addition to the figures shown above, we also have two VERY special Russian releases that we haven't announced yet that will come out about the same time as these figures. Starting towards the end of 2008, expect to see about 4 straight months of nothing but Russians. Please note as these are disassembled sculpts that are just being loosely held together for these pics that obviously the final figures won't show the gaps and will fit precisely!
Once the French and Russians will then begin the release of the Borodino French Allies in earnest with our Wurttemberg Line Infantry. This release will feature 9 individually packaged figures including full command, NCO's, and privates in a march attack pose. We're considering releasing these painted as two separate regiments as we've done for our Bavarian figures, so if you have an opinion on if you'd like to see this or not, please
email us!
54mm Wurttemberg Line Infantry - Click to enlarge
Continuing with the Borodino French allies will be the release of the Westhphalian Guard Jaegers. These beautifully sculpted figures will be released as 9 individually sold figures including full command and 2 carabiniers.
54mm Westhpalian Guard Jaegers - Click to enlarge
Where do we go from there? Well, back to Waterloo of course. Though we have several sets already done, I'll just show a few here for now as these figures are quite aways off from being released as of yet. We will give Waterloo the same treatment that we're giving Borodino, so expect all of the various British Allied contingents to be heavily represented. Figures such as the Scots Greys, Wellington and Staff, British Guards, 95th Rifles, Hanover, KGL, and Brunswick Line Infantry and Jaegers....
The images below show the Brunswick Line Infantry and the Brunswick Advance Guard Jaegers.
54mm Brunskwick Infantry - Click to enlarge
54mm Brunswick Advance Guard Jaegers - Click to Enlarge
The two images below show our Nassau figures. These will be released as six figures for sale individually and are quite lovely sculpts if I do say so myself!
54mm Nassau Infantry - Click to Enlarge
All in all we've got a full plate with our release schedule pretty set out into mid-2009. We hope you'll agree that Napoleon's Europe is fast becoming one of the broadest and highest quality Napoleonic Toy Soldier ranges in the world.
Just a quick addition this month to show our new Mounted Colonels that will compliment our French Line Infantry release as well as our upcoming British Guard Infantry release. These new sculpts will lead these troops to battle with a level of accuracy and sculpting that only First Legion can provide!!!
54mm French Mounted Infntry Colonel - Click to Enlarge
54mm British Guard Infantry Mounted Colonel - Click to Englarge
Many of our customers have been clamoring for casualty figures for use in their dioramas and we have been listening. Here are the first of our Napoleonic Russian casualties for your viewing pleasure. I hope you agree that they are fantastic sculpts!
54mm Napoleonic Russian Wounded Infantryman
54mm Napoleonic Russian Dead Infantryman