Fanteria Francese Napoleonica, 1812–1815

Recensione dei Figurini Airfix in Scala 1:76

The eight fucilieri in this unit are Airfix soldatini, i volteggiatori e granatieri are ESCI granatieri della guardia francese. Notice that the Airfix fucilieri are much shorter e thicker than the ESCI soldatini. These soldiers are not very compatibile con each other, ed it shows. Rather than recruit granatieri e volteggiatori from other figure sets, discerning modellers will want to model their own elite fanti by sculpting epaulettes on these Airfix fucilieri. Putty o modelling wax may be used for this purpose, e the result will be much more convincing than the figure mix shown here.

Contenuto

44 soldatini in 15 pose – 21.5 mm pari a 163 cm di altezza

Mounted Officer
Standard-Bearer
Drummer
Bugler
6 marching fucilieri
4 charging fucilieri
4 advancing fucilieri
3 kneeling fucilieri
11 fucilieri, standing e kneeling, tirante
8 loading fucilieri in 2 Poses
2 fallen fucilieri
1 wounded fuciliere

Valutazione

Good choice of subject, the fucilieri in the habit-veste of 1812 are unique in this scale.
Many excellent poses of marching, advancing e firing fanteria, including soldatini caduti.
The set includes a nice range of command soldatini, con the exeption of dismounted officers.

Granatiere e volteggiatori are not included, they will have to be converted.
The soldatini are relatively short e stocky, con unusually large heads e shakos. They do not easily mix con soldatini from other manufacturers.
The portabandiera is a nice figure, but he should really be an eagle-bearer.
In the later part delle guerre napoleoniche, trouser were worn over short gaiters.
The coat tails on these soldatini are too long, e not of the correct cut. In 1810, the coat tails were shortened, e the false turnbacks now extended to the edge of the tails. This fashion carried on when the habit-veste was introduced in 1812.
The typical cuff-flaps are missing.

Utilizzo Storico

Fucilieri Francesi, 1812–1815
Fucilieri Swiss, Italian, ed altri alleati francesi, 1812–1815

Conversioni Possibili

Granatieri e volteggiatori di linea. Add epaulettes.
Cacciatori e Fanteria Leggera del Regno di Württemberg, 1811–1815

These soldatini are still the only available fucilieri francesi wearing the habit-veste which was introduced in 1812. The poses are great for giocatori wargame who want to build advancing e firing units.

Airfix Soldatini

Bibliografia

Funcken, L. & F.: L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats du Premier Empire, p. 37
Haythornthwaite, Philip: Uniforms of 1812, Plates 12-13
Haythornthwaite, Philip: Uniforms of Waterloo in Colour, plates 61, 62, 64
Allevi, Piersergio: Soldatini, p. 152

Domande più frequenti

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Soldatini Francesi Napoleonici

– Pubblicato: 21.05.1999 – Aggiornato: 09.07.2007
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