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ABOUT KNUCKLEDUSTER Knuckleduster manufactures 28mm War of 1812 wargame miniatures, as well as 28 and 40mm Old West figures. All of our products are cast in lead-free pewter, which costs a bit more to make and sell, but provides our customers with an extremely safe and durable material to work with (and who can put a price on peace of mind?). All figures are sculpted and all samples are painted by Forrest Harris.
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MAY 3, 2012 I've finally caught up from the Little Wars convention (HMGS Midwest), and the items I released at the con are now available on the website. First, what game would be complete without SINGING COWBOYS! They were before my time, but they're just silly enough to grab my attention:
Second, I created a series of discounted Regimental packs (British and American ) for basic line figures in my War of 1812 range. These packs include 24 figures, with command, lights, and grenadiers in proportion. This is helpful not only from a cost standpoint, but with identifiying which figures go in which units. For instance, the Canadian militia can be very confusing, and the unit packs have the various uniform variations (homespun, castoff regimentals, round hats, slouch hats, shakos, etc.) selected and mixed for you.
24-figures was chosen as a nice round number, but you may want to augment the packs with individual packs to fit them to your rules and mounting. Next, I added a totally redesigned piano player and piano. I have spent the past year learning CAD technology, and this piano is the first item I have designed digitally and used rapid prototyping to bring to life, then cast in metal. The player was sculpted traditionally, but unlike the old piano player, is cast in one piece with stool attached--no assembly required.
Finally, check out the latest entry in the Knuckleduster Journal; Honest Women (well, some not so honest; it is sweeps week, after all). More figures are on the way! All the best, Forrest Harris Knuckleduster
OLD NEWS Five new 1812 releases today! The first are US Marines. The Marines were organized into "detachments" that were primarily assigned to ships and naval bases. When the Marines joined Joshua Barney's flotillamen in the defense of Washington, it was extrodinary for them to join in a land battle en masse.
Several things make the Marines unique during this period. First off, they were never issued battle standards; the flag flown by the ship or fort they were assigned to served as their colours. Second, they were not issued knapsacks, or many of the other accouterments carried by the Army; most notably, their muskets had no slings, as they were issued right out the ship or fort's magazine for an impending engagement, and not a campaign of hard marching.
Finally, and perhaps most striking, the Marines were the last of the American military units to cling to powdered queues. By 1810, officers had stopped wearing them, but enlisted men continued wearing their hair in this fashion until 1815, after the end of the war. My other set of releases are Kentucky Mounted Volunteers (Militia) that took part in the campaign culminating with the Battle of the Thames and the death of Tecumseh.
Volunteers were ordered to report for duty with their own weapns, a fully-equipped horse, a tomahawk, a long knife; in short, everthing except the uniform, which consisted of hunting clothes died Black with red fringe, and round hats with plumes. The rank-and-file troopers come two to a pack for $10, and are chosen at random from among the poses shown. The commander is $5, and the other command figures are a set of 2 for $10.
The commander of Kentucky troops, Richard Johnson, claims to have been the man who killed Tecumseh, which is entirely possible given the circumstances. The pose I've chosen is very similar to an illustration depicting the event. That's all for now, Forrest Harris Knuckleduster
SIZE COMPARISON I'll leave this photo posted until I find a better place for it. The figure in the center of each group of figures is a Knuckleduster 1812 figure. The 28mm Old West figure line is slightly smaller than the 1812 line, so this photo is useful only for comparisons between our 1812 figures and other Napoleonic figures (unfortunately I don't have any Old Glory figures handy).
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KNUCKLEDUSTER'S BLOGLATEST ARTICLE:MAY 2012HONEST WOMEN
_________________________ A CUSTOMER OF OURS HAS BEGUN AN 1812 WARGAMING BLOG WHICH KINDLY FEATURES A LOT OF KNUCKLEDUSTER STUFF. THANKS, DARRYL, FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A FANTASTIC SITE!
Just a reminder that RLBPS carry our entire line of 28 and 40mm figures. They also carry Copplestone miniatures and loads of other fun stuff!
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