20mm Strelets War of Spanish Succession French Musketeers Firing

 

 

front of the box, more of that odd Russian photo-montage artwork

       Fresh off the presses we have the latest edition from Strelets in their 1700's series; French Musketeers Firing. Inside you will find 44 figures, 40 infantry and four command/standard bearers. These are molded in a stiff gray plastic that shows detail superbly. All of the figures are in useful poses and are well proportioned in realistic poses. This is the sort of thing that makes me regret having painted hundreds of 28mm figures a few years ago! These figures are simply beautiful, the level of detail is simply breath-taking.

 

back of the box

 

the contents, one Command Sprue and four of line infantry

 

this is the real beauty, I have 40mm lead figures that can't come close to this sort of detail

 

the uniforms have the right cut for the period and hang convincingly on the figure

 

the fineness of the surface detail is simply superb

 

and that level of attention to detail extends to the humble soldiers as well

 

in an era characterized by overt ornamentation of uniforms

the sculptor of these figures has captured the detail perfectly

 I have never in forty years of figure collecting seen anything to match these 

       If you have been thinking of the period of 1690-1715 for a wargaming subject Strelets should be your first choice for miniatures. These are simply superb but are also representative of the effort that Strelets has put into the whole line. If they continue (as they did with the US Civil War series into dozens of boxes covering every available aspect of the conflict) this will be the most complete and detailed set of figures that you can obtain. I am thinking of buying a box just to enjoy painting them, they are simply that well done!

     Very highly recommended!