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Thanks so much for replying and especially for the last sentence:
"We will make few other unique units that can't be easily converted"—could this include Imperial hussars, perhaps?!!
"... leaving our hands free for other subjects." Perhaps you are gonna give the Seven Year's War the same 'Strelets' Treatment', or will you make a 'suite' of sets of pre-Bardin French line infantry, similarly to your recent British lights, in full dress, with fusiliers, grenadiers and voltigeurs in each box? The Ottoman army following the reforms of Selim III, maybe? Or perhaps it will be entirely new periods/eras that you will be turning your attention to?
I await excitedly, but patiently to see what these might be.
As always, thank you for your work and best wishes to all at Strelets, James
"We will make few other unique units that can't be easily converted"—could this include Imperial hussars, perhaps?!!"
:zipper_mouth_face: Please, don't reveal secrets!
"The Ottoman army following the reforms of Selim III, maybe?"
Alas, materials (especially visual) for the Ottomans are pretty scarce, although they (Turks) may be relevant for sertain conflicts.
Oooooh!! Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. Perhaps you will spill the beans yourself some Friday not too far away?!
Ah well, I'll stick with the mix that I have for the Ottomans of 1789–1815, including your marvellous Mamluks, some extra 1877 Turks in winter dress to convert as Nizam infantry and your Bashi-bazouks.
I look forward to surprises various in the weeks and months to come!
With all due respect, there's no shortage of command figures in this range. Indeed, they are dispersed among many sets but they cover more or less every rank or aspect from flamboyant marshalls to wounded or dying NCOs or musicians.
Best regards,
Hi Yuri, No, but thanks for trying, I have an ex MOD desktop, a gift from one of my son`s, for reasons no one can explain it does not like some emails and they vanish ! not in spam etc, simply never arrive . I will add you to the list , it is in the main friends and private email addresses that fail.and as I say, no idea why. But very pleased to be back and posting.
it has been a standard in our hobby for a very long time to have a command group for about 40-50 foot soldiers or 9-15 mounted ones.
Making command figures as a separate set is always a risk that it will never pay back the investment. Moreover, even 50 rank and files is a bit low in terms of genuine officers/soldiers ratio. To make a correct company you usually need 2 boxes with only one command group. With minor paint conversion one can easily use a spare command group for other units.