Sunday, 3 June 2018

6th Dragoons (Inniskillings)

Recent ebay purchase, these are Newline Design, fairly slight compared to HH or DK, but not a bad match. They were painted to a level / style very similar to my own, so just needed a coat of gloss varnish and re-basing.


Posed these with a DK Royal Horse Guard for comparison.

Edit: Added front and side view comparisons for Captain Nolan:-



The Newline figures definitely look slighter, but strangely take up more space laterally than DK. They only just fit 2 abreast on a 30mm frontage base. Could be because I'm comparing DK one-piece castings with Newline separate horse / rider combo?

Edit: Adding comparison pics of Newline and HH 'dismountable' as requested by Mark D. What was Marcus Hinton thinking of to describe these as dismountable? The HH Hussar was part of a swap with Tony S, they will get completed very soon! Definitely wouldn't mix these in the same unit.






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16 comments:

  1. Captain Nolan3 June 2018 at 11:25

    Can you post a few more size comparison photos, perhaps single figures, front and side views?

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    1. mojoworking3 June 2018 at 11:47

      Hi Cap, have added a couple more comparison pics

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  2. Captain Nolan3 June 2018 at 12:09

    Thank you so much. Yes, the one piece castings are definitely slimmer than even the HH 2 piece cavalry castings (see my blog post on the topic at http://battlesandcampaigns.blogspot.com/2017/07/basing-dilema.html). I belive I have decided to base my cavalry on 40mm wide bases.

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  3. Wellington Man4 June 2018 at 01:00

    Those are far too tempting by half, Dave...splendid work.

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    1. mojoworking4 June 2018 at 10:48

      Thanks Matt, they were an ebay listing I couldn't resist, almost table-ready and probably half the price of vintage HH.

      Cheers

      Dave

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  4. Phil4 June 2018 at 02:32

    Very nicely done!

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    1. mojoworking4 June 2018 at 10:52

      Thanks Phil. Nice blog BTW, I've added it to my list.

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  5. lewisgunner4 June 2018 at 04:25

    Interesting I would have said that Newline are shorter and a bit dumpier than HH, especially the rather thin HH caused by being copied. Its the fatter legs that take up the space when basing.nThey sit round and proud on the horse whereas actual riders legs flatten a bit into the horse. I saw those units on Ebay and thought the pruce reasonable, espevially if someone was intending to add a few units quickly. If you are going to tart them a bit then spray on matt varnish, put on a few highlights, then gloss them. Honestly it does bring the figures to life and that extra bit of or a detail or two looks great...and makes them yours.

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  6. lewisgunner4 June 2018 at 04:28

    Oh , and it would beveasy to put some white socks and faces on the horses. That would look good.

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    1. mojoworking4 June 2018 at 10:57

      Thanks LG, as a horse rider myself I know the importance of 'keeping your leg on'!. I did add a few white markings on the horses, not too many as these aren't as common as most wargamers would think. They do look smart though.

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  7. Anonymous5 June 2018 at 08:53

    Thanks for the pictures. I did a similar comparison and felt that Newline cavalry could be used on the same table with HH but in separate units. Unfortunately, the infantry are a bit too small. SHQ infantry/gunners are a very good match and can be used in the same units as HH figures. The SHQ cavalry are noticeably bigger.

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    1. mojoworking5 June 2018 at 13:02

      Thanks Anon, I'll take your advice and not go for Newline infantry. I've got some Scruby Bavarians which are also small compared to HH, I'll post pics once they get promoted up the leadpile.

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  8. Mark Dudley5 June 2018 at 12:41

    It would be interesting to see a Newline figure compared to a Hinton 2 piece 'dismountable' cavalry figure.

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  9. Captain Nolan5 June 2018 at 18:43

    If someone has some SHQ could you post inf, cav and guns for size comparison?

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  10. Mark Dudley5 June 2018 at 19:39

    CN. Have a look here.

    http://prometheusinaspic.blogspot.com/2018/03/20mm-figure-comparison-vintage.html?m=1

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