Back in the late nineties I was introduced to the Kennington Miniatures range, probably at a Napoleonic fair in Russell Square, London. Having lost any hope at the time of substantially increasing my Hinton Hunt collection, Kennington were a very welcome discovery. The figures are slightly larger than Hintons but not enough to notice en masse. Being modern castings, their crisp detail offered a distinct contrast to my usual Hinton painting experience. It was also during this period that a very enthusiastic stall holder at the Napoleonic Fair persuaded me to ditch enamels for acrylics. I think the fairs only lasted a few years but were a really enjoyable mix of stalls with some wargames thrown in. Of course my main reason for going was to chat to the proprietor of Kennington and buy some more figures. When Kennington was eventually absorbed into SHQ they started including figures from Fine Scale Factory. I had previously dabbled with FSS figures in the form of their RHA Rocket Troop but found them a little slender. Latterly I recruited some Newline figures which, although very well cast and animated, are generally a little too small, especially when stood next to Kenningtons. I also have a some excellent French and British Qualiticast artillery, although the single unit of French infantry I bought seemed closer to 25mm so sadly remain unpainted. Anyway, here are my Prussian "compatible compatriots".
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Kennington 6th (2nd Silesian) Hussars
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| As usual the standard is hand painted on wine bottle foil |
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| It makes a change for hussar models to be wearing their pelisses rather than across their shoulders. |
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| Kennington cavalry command packs usually have an officer, standard bearer and bugler |
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| The 6th Hussars were part of the 1st Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo leading the advance from Wavre |
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| Kennington 6th Neumark Dragoons |
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| 6th Neumark were part of II Army Corps during the Waterloo campaign and saw action to the West of the Ligny battlefield. |
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| Newline 1st Koningin Dragoons also part of II Army Corps |
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| These were finished just a few weeks ago. They were an impulse ebay buy a few years ago (I mistook them for Kenningtons) |
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| Blucher by Kennington |
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| SHQ generals |
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| The light cavalry brigade |
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| "Forwards my children, no prisoners!!" (Sorry....still stirred up by watching "Waterloo" again recently) |
They look delightful. I'm a bit hard pressed to spot the difference between the Newlines and the Kenningtons!
ReplyDeleteThanks Matthew. Had I put the Newlines side by side with the Kenningtons you would notice the difference in scale. They are however very similar in appearance. Just noticed an error by the way. The "SHQ" generals are in fact by Fine Scale Factory.
DeleteAn impressive cavalry force. I only have Hinton’s in my armies and it’s always interesting to see other 20mm types. Great work with the hand painted flags!
ReplyDeleteCheers Ian. I did not plan originally to have a Prussian army at all but thankfully I saw sense when I was persuaded as to their merits by veteran gamer John Tuckey and bought many second hand from him.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I used to go to the Napoleonic Fair in Russell Square back then.
ReplyDeleteThanks for some more shots of your 2nd Silesian Hussars, they are a nice uniform combo. Also impressed by the SHQ generals around a table - I've got one of those somewhere I ought to dig it out and see what I can do with it.
If you remember the fairs were held on a Sunday which invariably coincided with engineering works on the railway. It used to take me an age to get there but it was always worth it.
DeleteLuckily just a short tube trip for me.
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