As indication of the growing popularity of the
Landsknecht period of gaming, Lamming produces a
series of the famous German fighting men. All of these
figures are very nice with a personality all their own. The
sculpture of each figure is unique with a wide variety of
facial expressions and positions. Again all figures come
with seperate heads, weapons and swords which is
important in this period of warfare because of the
incredible mix of headwear among these famous
mercenaries.
The fun for the painter in this period is that practically any color can be used on any individual warrior. Lamming figures seem to lend themselves to the inventive painter without being overly detailed to confuse and frustrate the beginner. From the puffy sleeves to the knee length stockings these figures will be a pleasure to paint. Rating: Anatomy-.5, Animation - .6, Detail - .8, Paintability - .6, Casting Quality - .6, Total Rating: 3.1.
The Lamming artillery piece that we have reviewed is the British 9 lbs. Napoleonic gun. It is a very nice piece with seperate barrel and carriage. The important factor in field pieces is the amount of detail that goes into the "raining of the wood of the piece. This gun as a very good amount of detail and is recommended. Rating: 3.3.
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