will there be crabats and carabins?

Hello Peter!

As always, you have managed to make the wait, worth it. I'm a big fan of Martins "chunky style". They simply paint up faster and fill out the bases very nicely. I've ordered enough figures to kick start some early North American armies. Which should look spectacular now that you have the figures.

Is there any plans to redo the Scottish forces as well, or will the old sculpts be retained?

Best regards,

Glenn

Answers to questions coming up,,

1) Harquebusiers/Horse and Cuirassiers will be released in the next couple of weeks.   Artillery and Generals are being sculpted and I'd like to think we could have them all out for the JOS.

2) If by 'Crabats' you mean irregular lt ca, then I think that these are catered for in the GNW Polish range.   By 'Carabins' do you mean Harquebusiers?

3) The Scots will indeed be getting the same treatment and the existing veterans put out to pasture.

How's that?

Yes I've used a combination of variuos GNW figures for my crabats, just wondered if there were any plans for more 'bespoke' figures. By carabins I mean figures shooting carbines/muskets/pistols from horseback rather than charging with sword. I have used mounted dragoons for these in the past.

Hello Peter!

For me codes WEC9, 10, 11, 12 - Firing, 96 figures with 4 command strips are fantastic new additions. However, they seem to be in a new format. Previously in other lines Firing was associated with skirmishers and had no command figures. Will this new format be repeated over other lines whenever they are redone? Adding a command and increasing the number of figures in a bag works wonders for me as I rarely ever ordered one bag of 48 figures. You can always use these figures in creative ways.

Best regards,

Glenn

Hi Glenn,

The 'firing' codes (WEC9-12) were done as a response to constant demands over the years for firing (and loading) poses.  

I have sometimes released non-skirmisher codes based in files rather than ranks although these have been in the Ancients ranges.   This is done where you need to show deeper formations with the different ranks in different poses.   The firing/loading strips could only be done in this fashion, mostly for technical casting reasons, but also to avoid a multiplicity of codes - imagine having to do a code for 'giving fire', another for 'poise your musket', another for 'charge your musket'....you get the picture.

So, no, this is not a large scale change to our standard practice and you won't see it repeated across new releases.

Just wondered if the rest of the range will be out by Joy of Six? also any plans for Thirty Years War Flags?

I am hoping to have the Horse and Cuirassiers avaialable at the JOS plus the first releases in what will be a large range of TYW flagsheets...

Just don't forget, buy from Rapier, then enter the raffle, all the big prize winners last year followed this proven formula....

Flags and cavalry - how much longer can I put off the TYW?