Legione Straniera Francese, 1855–1886

Recensione dei Figurini Airfix in Scala 1:76

Fanteria di legione straniera francese based for simulations games using Fire e Fury, o Complete Brigadier rules. The portabandiera is a conversion of one dell’ufficiali included in this set. These are the oldest soldatini in the editors collection, e they had seen many years of active service in sand boxes before they were painted e graduated to the wargaming table. These Airfix legionari are not strictly compatibile con soldatini ESCI della Legione Straniera Francese, because they wear a hybrid uniform combining elements of uniform style ed equipaggiamento which make these soldatini difficult to place in a historic timeframe. Giocatori Wargame may use these Airfix soldatini to represent Fanteria Francese of the early campaigns della prima guerra mondiale, simply be replacing the covered kepi con a kepi taken from Union o Confederate fanteria della guerra civile americana.

Contenuto

• 46 soldatini in 16 Poses – 24 mm height equals 173 cm
  • Ufficiale con sword, a cavallo
  • Ufficiale con sword e pistol
  • NCO pointing
  • Bugler
  • Legionario waving rifle
  • Legionario signalling con rifle
  • Legionario falling
  • Legionario caduto
  • Legionario marching con shouldered rifle
  • Legionario advancing
  • Legionario advancing con levelled rifle
  • Legionario standing, tirante
  • Legionario kneeling, tirante
  • Legionario receiving enemy
  • Legionario in melee
  • Legionario prone, observing
• Cavallo d’ufficiale

Valutazione

• Excellent choice of subject, the Airfix legionari have always been popular con kids ed adults inspired by romantic novels e films about the Foreign Legion.
• Good detail, buttons, straps, equipaggiamento, metal parts, e folds in
  clothing are clearly visible ed easy to paint.
• Superb marching e fighting poses of men braving the desert e meeting overwhelming odds in combat. Released in 1961, these Airfix Foreign Legion soldatini set an industry standard.
• Good casting quality, minimal flash. Mould lines are cleverly disguised, they follow the forward edge of the kepi.
• Compatibile con ESCI, Revell, e Reviresco.

• The cappotto (capote) is the 1855 model con rise e fall collar, which was replaced by a capote con standup collar in 1858. A similar, but noticeably larger collar was again introduced con the blu orizzonte uniform in 1915.
• L’equipaggiamento della fanteria appears to be the 1845 model con one cartridge pouch, which was replaced by l’equipaggiamento modello 1886 con tre pouches. These legionari wear their cartridge pouch incorrectly to the left of the belt buckle. A single ammunition pouch would normally be worn near the right hip, because a soldier reloads con his right hand while he holds the rifle in his left hand. It’s interesting to note that plastic figure designers e manufacturers often place vital equipaggiamento like ammunition pouches, canteens, haversacks, e bayonet scabbards incorrectly on a soldier’s body. To complete the equipaggiamento modello 1845, there should be a bayonet scabbard to the left of the sword.
• The cylindrical bayonet carried by these legionari belongs to the M.1886 Lebel rifle. Since none of the bayonets are actually fixed, the bayonet scabbard e hilt may be painted to resemble the earlier swordbayonet.
• A haversack was normally carried on their left hip, but the Airfix legionari are sculpted without it.
• The large round waterbottle on the right hip should be replaced con a long e semi-round metal flask.
• A mess kit should be strapped to the pack.
• Mould ejection marks on the pack flap need to be filled prima di dipingere.
• The junior officer does not have a scabbard for his sword, but he’s a nice figure otherwise, e he may be converted to a portabandiera molto facilmente.
• The legionario receiving enemy chargers is an excellent figure, except that he does not have his bayonet fixed. The man does not seem to be firing from the hip, because his hand is away from the trigger.

Utilizzo Storico

• Fanteria di legione straniera francese, 1855–1886
  • Algerian Revolt, 1851–1860
  • Intervento francese in Messico, 1861–1867
  • Algerian Ouled Sidi-Cheikh Revolt, 1864–1884
  • Algerian Kabyle Revolt, 1871–1872
  • Algerian Touareg Revolt, 1877–1912
  • Tunisia occupata dai francese, 1881
  • Madagascar Expedition francese, 1883–1885
• Fanteria di linea francese in Summer Campaign Dress, 1855–1858

Conversioni Possibili

• Fanteria di legione straniera francese, 1886–1927
  Replace the single ammunition pouch con due pouches of the 1886 pattern.
• Fanteria di linea francese, 1855–1858
  The soldatini are fitted con new heads wearing the fanteria di linea kepi without cover.

These soldatini di legione straniera francese are a must-have despite their age e the fact that several uniform ed oggetti di equipaggiamento are mismatched. The Airfix soldatini capture the flavor of the period very well. Airfix re-releases the legione straniera francese periodically, sometimes in a boxed set con Airfix Arabs (Beduins) e the Foreign Legion Fort.

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– Pubblicato: 15.02.2003 – Aggiornato: 23.05.2007
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