Fanteria Britannica Flank Companies delle Guerre Napoleoniche, 1812–1815

Recensione dei Figurini ESCI in Scala 1:72

Soldatini della compagnia leggera e le compagnie del centro del 44^o (East Essex) Reggimento. The fanteria leggera skirmishers are deployed in front of this wargame brigade formation. The unit represents a brigade of 2,500 men. The stand measures 76 mm x 76 mm e 14 soldatini are mounted on it: portabandiera, drummer, quattro soldatini della compagania del centro ed un fante leggero del 44^o Reggimento as well as a bagpiper, tre Highlander delle compagnie del centro, due granatieri ed un fante leggero del 92^o Highland Reggimento.

Contenuto

50 soldatini con 14 pose – 23 mm pari a 166 cm di altezza

Portabandiera
Drummer
Trombettiere
Flanker standing, tirante
Flanker kneeling, tirante
Flanker prone, tirante
Flanker charging
Flanker in melee
Highland Flank Company (6 pose)

Flank Companies

The ESCI fanteria soldatini represent granatieri e fanti leggeri. The soldatini wear wings on the shoulder which distinguish them from soldatini delle compagnie del centro. Granatieri had white plumes e fanteria leggera green plumes on the shakò. Soldatini delle compagnie del centro may be converted by removing the wings. Alternatively, the ESCI flankers may be deployed alongside soldatini delle compagnie del centro della fanteria britannica di Revell; the soldatini mix well.

Valutazione

Highly detailed soldatini. Cuff, lapels, lace, wings, metal fittings, equipaggiamento ed armi are accurately sculpted. The soldatini look very nice when painted.
80% of the poses are suitable for wargaming. Attacking e firing soldatini make good fanti leggeri, even if the prone soldatini are not particularly popular con giocatori wargame.
The drummer boy, usually a teenage orphan, is noticeable shorter than the other soldiers e very young looking. A nice touch.
Il trombettiere is the only man not wearing the knapsack. A great figure.
Good casting quality, very little flash.

The mixture of Highland fanteria e fanteria di linea regolare is not very useful, separate sets would have been much better. Instead of the Highlanders in this box, soldatini delle compagnie del centro should have been included for the fanteria di linea. It would have enabled the wargamer e collector to field complete units of these men.
The bandera britannica has been engraved incorrectly! The problem is very difficult to fix, better to cut the flag off e replace it con one made from paper. It’s amazing that an error like this was made e that the figure went into production. In the light of this, it’s probably not surprising that ESCI is no longer around.
Soldatini delle compagnie del centro are not included.
The drum appears a little small, but it is known that smaller drums were sometimes made to be used by teenage drummer boys.

Utilizzo Storico

Flank Companies of the fanteria di linea britannica, 1812–1815
Flank Companies of the King’s German Legion 1812–1815

Conversioni Possibili

If the wings are removed, these soldatini may serve as soldatini delle compagnie del centro.
Fanteria olandese / belga, 1814–1815
Fanteria hannoveriana 1813–1815
Ufficiali della Landwehr hannoveriana, 1814–1815

Bibliografia

Haythornthwaite, Philip: Uniforms of Waterloo, plates 12-14
Funcken, L. & F.: L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats du Premier Empire, p. 97

Soldatini della fanteria di linea di ESCI make nice Flank Company soldiers which may be used alongside i soldatini delle compagnie del centro di Revell. Anyone attempting to build a wargame army con this particular set of ESCI soldatini will accumulate many more Highland soldatini than are historically accurate.

ESCI Soldatini

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Soldatini Britannici Napoleonici

– Pubblicato: 1996 – Aggiornato: 10.07.2007
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