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Sunday, 19 November 2017

French Fancies


Over on the Hinton Spieler blog Matt has posted on his  old Alberken/ Minfig Austrian figures.

http://thehintonspieler.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/amateur-austronomy.html?m=1

Well I have thought I would share my collection of old French Alberken/Minifigs. 

I recently received a nice selection of figures from Bob as part of a trade. These include Voltigeurs, Fusiliers , Young Guard as well as a few different Officer codes.


These Fusiliers do look rather familiar.


A Minifig (FN30) and Hinton Hunt (FN5) side by side. These figures could easily be used in the same unit.


In addition I also have my old cleaned up Voltigeurs.


Interestingly I have 2 figures which are identical. The figure on the left is a FN16 French Voltigeur with boots. The figure on the right is the same but without the boots and I have been unable to to find this variant in any lists.


In all I have enough figures to make 3 units for my French forces.
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12 comments:

  1. WSTKS-FM Worldwide19 November 2017 at 06:15

    It is wonderful seeing all of these vintage figures. Will you group them into units as is, or retouch/repaint them first?

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. Mark Dudley19 November 2017 at 07:52

      Hi Stokes

      I will be stripping these back to metal, organise them into units and then paint.

      Mark

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  2. Jim Duncan Wargamer19 November 2017 at 07:16

    I am still at a standstill with my 20mm Napoleonic collection.

    I hope to catch you at Battleground next weekend and I'll update you.

    Your collection is coming along.

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  3. Colin Ashton19 November 2017 at 11:42

    You going to Battleground? See you there.

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  4. Anonymous19 November 2017 at 12:26

    Minifigs have used the same codes for figures through the years for all their ranges. British LI advancing has been BN45 from S range through the intermediates to the current range. They also changed the figures within the range but not the codes so what you've seen may not be unusual.

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  5. Wellington Man19 November 2017 at 13:55

    Your proper Alberkens are wonderful, Mark!

    Regarding the two voltigeurs, I reckon the one on the right might be an FN15: Line Grenadier Advancing, with the top of his plume lopped off. Lazylimey put one on show back in 2008, here: http://lazylimey.blogspot.co.nz/2008/12/alberkenearly-minifig-20mm-fn14-line.html

    WM

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    1. Mark Dudley20 November 2017 at 01:19

      Hi Matt

      I had a closer look this morning and I think you have solved it. Under the paint you can just make out the epaulettes.

      The Voltigeur pose does not have epaulettes so using these Grenadiers as French elites will work out well.

      Mark

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  6. Archduke Piccolo20 November 2017 at 03:30

    I have a few of these 'first generation Minifigs' in my own French army. I did consider 'deep sixing' them, and they did see duty as 'second line' troops for a while, but I felt that was rather mean. They now serve as frontline soldiers 'alongside' my more numerous third generation Minifigs...

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  7. Stryker23 November 2017 at 05:28

    You're lucky to have retained so many of your original figures Mark. I so wish that I hadn't sold my old Hinton Hunts and just stuck them in a box in the loft instead - what a treasure trove it would have been. I look forward to seeing these repainted.

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