A suitable Murat?

[grant]

Hello all!

Does anyone have a suggestion for a Murat figure? I have a number of Perry generals, but no one seems to be "dandy" enough. The Connoisseur/Bicorne miniatures one seems to have a horse's neck (the mount. not Murat) of lizardly proportions. Wargames Foundry makes one with a czapka, but wants an extortionate $33 for two figures (including Ney, who I already have). They are truly the GW of the historical world!

So ... any other suggestions? Perhaps there is a Perry general who I may have overlooked? Or perhaps I just need to take one and sculpt beautiful flowing locks?

[Stuart]

Not a period I'm overly familiar with other than watching Sharpe, so had to look him up and boy he did have a lot of locks didn't he!
Have you looked on Front rank they have a lot of generals on their site but don't know if any are suitably locky enough for you!or could you use another horse with the Bicorne fig?

[grant]

I will now answer my own question.

I emailed the fine Perry Bros. and received this answer:

"Hello Grant
I will be making Murat as the line will be going back in time with new additions, covering campaigns back to 1809.
All the best
Alan"

Awesome!

[grecian1959]

Fantastic news Grant- as for ages i myself have looked at the old glory/bicorne and Foundry figures and didnt like the first 2 and am not an oil sheikh for foundrys prices.i was hoping perrys would do this and i have also asked Alan to consider a 3 monarchs vignette for 1813 tsar/prussian king/austrian emperor/schwarzenburg dithering with perhaps a russian guard cossack or 2 .heres hoping ,tho it could be done in ways using front rank and calpe for prussian.I'd like to see the Perrys also produce plastic russian cav soon and a french guard chasseur a cheval mounted holding carbine a la the foundry version to act as guard for the mounted Napoleon set. Peter

[grant]

A three monarchs vignette would indeed be good.

Chasseur a cheval in plastic are really missing. Considering how many are present in OOB I am surprised they haven't appeared yet.

I am curious about the lack of plastic in general. Maybe because fewer are needed by gamers they produce less. I am not sure. I would guess the number of cav sold to the number of infantry sold ratio would have to be low.

[grecian1959]

actually while on the topic of looking for certain figures-anyone know where i could get 25/28mm russian orthodox priest/priests as i want to add to my 1812-1814 russian force please n ta .peter
I saw a great pic when leafing through my Nafziger Leipzig book of Murat in action and nearly being captured he wore a bicorne with multiple feathers.at work now so if i recollect correctly it might have been a knotel drawing??
I also like the look of gorgon miniatures Ney( on foot with musket) figure from the retreat of 1812 -saw it n tmp today.
This salute i have friend geting me some of eurekas new saxon garde du corps figs too as well as som Perry goodies lol

[grant]

There is a priest in a back issue of WI, I will look at when I'm home tonight and update.

[grecian1959]

Thanks Grant - i know the assault group produced one for some show or otherbut itsnot a genral production model sadly

[grant]

Thanks Grant - i know the assault group produced one for some show or otherbut itsnot a genral production model sadly

Still looking - I am close! WI 285 references the Black Virgin of Smolensk vignette they made for the battle report - standby ...

[grecian1959]

Grant ,any luck with that Orthodox priest search
i checked out the WI issue they look good but i think they are the Assault group figures that arent for general release sadly. I have several LBM byzantine Marian images that would look good as black virgin of smolensk