Falcon

25mm Colonials

review by Lynn Bodin

Time and again, figure manufacturers have entered the Colonial Era with the traditional British Colonial subjects such as the Zulu War, Northwest Frontier and the Sudan. Falcon Miniatures have decided to enter the Colonial miniature market from a new direction. Ignoring the "established" British campaigns completely, Falcon has decided to start off with French Colonial miniatures and their opponents. The first release contains 46 numbers covering North Africa and Indo-China. Some of the numbers are command packs, artillery crews, etc., so the total number of figures available is probabl closer to 60.

The figures are large 25mm figures. They fit well with Essex's recently released 25mm Sudan figures, Hinchliffe's 25mm figures and the older Scruby and Tom Cox 30mm figures. They dwarf most other 25mm figures such as Ral Partha and MiniFigs. The variety of poses offered is good with many figures coming with seperately cast weapons, thereby providing even more variation.

The cast-on equipment, such as packs on the French, is quite good. The caston weapons are a bit thin and this, combined with a somewhat brittle metal, results in some broken bayonets, etc. Sculpting detail varies from good to passable, facial detail perhaps suffering the most. In relation to the men, the horses and mules seem far too small.

All things considered, however, Falcon Miniatures are still a welcome sight considering the limited numbers of non-British 25mm subjects on the Colonial figure market. Anatomy .5 Animation .6 Detail .6 Casting Quality.5 Variety.9 TOTAL 3.1

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