September 2015 10mm UK Prices
It was back in August 2012 that I last compared 10mm Napoleonic figure prices (see Post 40). Prices below are in UK pence and per figure. Some command figures will be more expensive.
Return to Essling
Now with my laser-cut business up and running, I had the opportunity to return to completing a model village for my own project. Over the years, I had bought so many Napoleonic buildings models I could put together many Essling villages in 10mm. However, as with most tabletop gamers, I had to cope with the demands of my chosen ground scale and to struggle to cram as many building models in what was a very tight space. I had designed and redesigned my 10mm Essling at least three times in plastic, resin, and again in resin but never been truly happy. In my mind, an Essling model needed three feature buildings: the famous granary, the post house or Schloss and a church. The built up area also had to include enough houses to make it look like a village and the houses should be the single storey type with stove chimneys that were typical of the region. It was a big ask from what was commercially available. But now, I was able to design and produce my own buildings – made to measure!
ABOVE The main street of Essling with the Schloss on the right.
10mm Manufacturer
Lancer
Old Glory strips
Old Glory individual figures
Redline
Pendraken
Magister Militum
Irregular
GHQ
Foot
12p
12p or 10p*
13p
13.3p
15p and 15.6p**
17.5p
20p
30.8p
Mounted
24p
40p
33.3p
30p
43.75p
40p
64p
Gun & 4 Crew
93.3p
152p
133.3p
150p
175p
120p
420p***
* cheaper price with Old Glory’s any 6 packs for the price of 5 deal
** 15p each in packs of 30, 15.6p in packs of 16
***6 crew
10mm prices still varied dramatically. It was good to see Old Glory and Redline
maintaining their prices but since 2012 Pendraken, Irregular and Magister Militum
had raised their prices and the price of the GHQ figures distributed by Magister
Militum had shot up to almost incomparable heights. Despite Irregular’s price rise,
there was still no sign that their extremely minimal range had gone beyond a few
experimental figures. On the other hand, it was heartening to see Lancer’s new and
energetically expanding range being launched at a very attractive price point. As I
mentioned previously, a true comparison of cost might need to include the price of
postage and packing.
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