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Yup the “AB Miniatures” available from Fighting 15s (or Eureka in the Southern Hemisphere), are my go to for 15mm Napoleonics (come to think of it for 20mm WW2 as well). The range basically covers nearly everything, although they are a bit bigger than most other 15mm ranges (more like 18mm), so don’t play well with other ranges. However, most poses are “March Attack” (Musket at 90 degrees), so might not be so good if you want dynamic skirmish poses (although they do some skirmish poses for some troop types).

For Napoleonic skirmishes the Grand Scale 10mm Skirmishers (available from old Glory) are a good buy (note the basic line infantry are based on strips). At £15 for 50 it’s more than you would need, but they are molded individually (as are the Cav).

At 6mm you are looking at sticking a load on a base (rather than individual based minis), although they are “old school”, I’m still a fan of the old Heroics and Ros figures. The never ranges like Baccus are ok, but they cast them on strips (which is a pet hate if you are trying to base them for your favourite rules system sometimes. The detail on these older figure might not be as evident, but you’ll end up just painting that detail on anyway.

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