Dixon 25mm
American Revolution Infantry

Armorer's Forge Review

review by Darryl R. Smith

At Cold Wars, my good friend Matt Davidson brought me over to Hood Island (better known as Wargames, Inc.) to look at Dixon's new American Revolution line in 25mm. They were very nice figures, but I fought off the temptation to pick some up, settling instead for their flyer. However, the bug caught me later. I broke down and placed an order. At the time of Cold Wars, only 10 figures had been released. During my phone call with Mr. Hood, he informed me that nine more figures had been released. I decided to order one of each to get a variety of figures to mix into my units.

The very next day I received my order from Wargames (call them at 304-547-0000, their service is simply the best -- a credit card order will usually arrive the next day!). The figures were better than I remembered, very detailed and well animated. Dixon will mix in very well with Old Glory's AWI line, having approximately the same heft, but overall are more crisply cast. If one was wanting to get into AWI, I would still recommend the Old Glory line for price (70 cents per infantry figure), but I would consider buying a few of the Dixon's for added variety (at $1.49 each they are a bit on the pricey side to use exclusively).

I will list the figures by number and describe each of them.

INFANTRY-American or British
AR1 - Officer, raised sword. He is standing with one foot forward, mouth open, as if he is taunting the enemy.
AR 2 - Drummer standing, slung drum. Round hat. Mouth open, as in wonder. "Sarge, look at all them Lobsterbacks!"
AR 3 - Infantry advancing, fixed bayonet (half gaiters). No pack. Marching with determination toward the rebel dogs.
AR 4 - Infantry ramming musket (half gaiters). No pack, mouth open. "Just wait until I drive this shot home, you sons of bitches."
AR 5 - Infantry lunging forward, fixed bayonet. No pack, mouth open. Shouting "Liberty or Death!"

INFANTRY - Valley Forge types. Tears in clothing (elbows, frayed pants), some with wrapped feet. "These are the times that try men's souls."
AR 6 - Standing firing, long coat.
AR 7 - Ramming musket. Definitely not a summer soldier.
AR 8 - Biting cartridge.
AR 9 - Marching, shouldered musket.
AR 10 - Advancing, leveled musket with fixed bayonet.

INFANTRY
AR 11 - Officer/Ensign-raised standard. One foot forward, eyes upward upon the flag.
AR 12 - Fifer, standing. Round hat. Hand on hip, frayed pants.
AR 13 - Advancing, knapsack, fixed bayonet (half gaiters). Similar to AR 3 above.
AR 14 - Ramming musket, knapsack (half gaiters).
AR 15 - Lunging forward, knapsack, fixed bayonet.

INFANTRY- More Valley Forge types
AR 16 - Reaching into cartridge box, slung blanket roll. Should be painted with a grime smeared face.
AR 17 - At ready, fixed bayonet.
AR 18 - Marching, blanket roll, shouldered musket.
AR 19 - Advancing, blanket roll, leveled musket. Round hat, turned up on one side with feather.

The above figures have a number of different head variants and mostly wear the tricorn hat. As you can tell, I am very pleased with this line and I think you will be, too. I can't wait until they release more figures!

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