Some time ago, David Doty of the Dayton Painting Consortium gave me two packs of Fantassin 15mm Napoleonic figures. Fantassin Miniaturas is a relatively new line of figures that are produced in Spain. The packs that I received are FNC-3a French Dragoons and KN-14a Austrian Jagers. These figures are of very high quality and are somewhat reminiscent of Battle Honors figures in terms of style and proportions, although the Fantassin figures seem a bit larger, and would fit well with Old Glory's line.

The jagers are all loading their weapons, and the pack of eight figures included two different poses. The standing jager holds his right hand to his mouth, as if biting a cartridge open. The kneeling pose is ramming his charge home; this figure is cast with a very thin ramrod extending from the barrel. This is a nice touch; the pack I received contained all intact figures, although I suspect that the ramrods could tend to become early casualties as they are handled during gaming. Both poses are nicely animated and well proportioned, are wearing standard equipment; the castings are very clean with very little flash. The jagers stand about 18mm tall, from the feet to eyes.

The dragoons, like the jagers, come in two poses. The first pose in the pack is holding his carbine at the ready, resting its butt on his right knee. The other figure has his sword drawn, at rest, with his carbine slung. The riders and horse furniture are cast as a separate piece from the horses, which are also cast in two different poses. The horses seem a bit short for the riders, but that is my only complaint. The alloy seems to be of good quality, flexible and not too brittle. Overall, these Fantassin figures are very nice. They are realistically proportioned and are in natural looking poses. Detail is more than adequate. Grade: B+