Artiglieria Austriaca della Guerra dei Sette Anni, 1756–1763

Recensione dei Figurini Revell in Scala 1:72

Revell Austrian Guerra dei Sette Anni Artiglieria expertly painted by miniature artist Benno de Groot. Gunner No. 3, the Vormeister o gun commander, is giving the command to fire, e No. 4 is about to touch off the fuse of the 3 pdr gun, while No. 2 (rammer) e No. 5 (gun layer) are standing by. Hundreds of captured Austrian 3 pdr guns of this type were used as cannoni reggimentali by the armata francese napoleonica from 1809 to 1812. A picture of an Austrian pièce de 3 livres may be found on page 41 of the popular L+F Funcken book Uniforms ed armi of the Armies of the First Empire. The Revell figure set of the Austrian Artiglieria includes enough guns e crew soldatini to recruit tre battaglioni d’artiglieria for the popular Volley & Bayonet game system.

Contenuto

• 22 Cannonieri in 15 Poses – 25 mm pari a 180 cm di altezza
  • Ufficiale (2)
  • No. 1 - Caricatore con Roundshot (1)
  • No. 2 - Spongeman/Rammer, sponging the Barrel (1)
  • No. 2 - Spongeman/Rammer, standing (2)
  • No. 3 - Ventsman, Vormeister, stopping the Vent (1)
  • No. 3 - Ventsman, Vormeister, commanding fire (1)
  • No. 4 - Firer, standing (2)
  • No. 4 - Firer, lighting fuse (2)
  • No. 4 - Firer, tirante (1)
  • No. 5 - Aimer con Trailspike (1)
  • No. 5 - Aimer, standing con Trailspike (2)
  • No. 6 - Ammunition Number, running (2)
  • Gunner/Handlanger, standing (2)
  • Gunner/Handlanger, manhandling gun (1)
  • Gunner/Handlanger, manhandling gun (1)
• Austrian 3 pdr Gun ed Ammunition Chest (3)
• Avantreno dell'Artiglieria con 4 Cavalli e 2 Riders
  • Artiglieria Train Rider (1)
  • Artiglieria Train Rider, whipping Horses (1)
  • Cavalli dell'Avantreno (4 Poses)
  • Avantreno dell'Artiglieria Austriaca (1)

Valutazione

• Excellent choice of subject, these cannonieri austriaci della Guerra dei Sette Anni are unique in scala 1:72. Given the quality ed accuracy of this kit, there is actually no need for another, similar set covering this subject. There may be some market potential for an Artiglieria set covering the Austrian Netherlands Artiglieria Brigade which had lapels on their uniform, although the lapels might just be painted on.
• Historically accurate poses. This figure set includes the required poses for tre different situations of the artiglieria firing drill: manhandling, sponging, e firing the gun. All six of the main cannonieri No. 1 to No. 6 are available in the proper pose to represent each of the tre critical moments, without the need for conversion. Clearly, this is the industry standard by which other artiglieria sets must be judged.
• I cannonieri are equipped con the Austrian grenadier sabre which was issued to them in 1758. Purists may want to replace the sabre con a Hirschfänger hunting knife which was standard issue before 1758.
• The standing Gunner/Handlanger is the most versatile figure in the set, he may be used to represent cannonieri No. 1 through No. 6 when they are not currently engaged in their assigned tasks. This figure can be the caricatore (No. 1), standing by while the gun is fired o manhandled, he might be the aimer (No. 5) waiting for the gun to be fired o rolled back into position after firing, o he could be one of the Handlangers ready to manhandle the gun after firing.
• Satisfactory casting quality. Le linee di stampo percettibili devono essere tolto prima di dipingere. We used the Rai-Ro ZEP-70 hot spatula to brush mould lines off the figure.

• At 180 cm height, these soldatini are much too tall to represent cannonieri austriaci of the period who might have been 165 cm tall on average. In fact, 180 cm was considered Gardemaß in the armata prussiana, e these giants would surely have ended up in the Potsdam Guards Battalion.

Utilizzo Storico

• Artiglieria austriaca, 1758–1763
• Pièce de 3 livres francese, 1809–1812

Conversioni Possibili

• Austrian Netherland Artiglieria Brigade, 1758–1763
  With red lapels simply painted on.
• Artiglieria (Continentale) Americana, 1775–1783
• Guerra dei Sette Anni artiglieria of other nations, 1756–1763
  Convert the riding boots to gaiters

Bibliografia

• Knötel-Sieg: Handbuch der Uniformkunde, pp. 283-285
• Uniformi della Guerra dei Sette Anni, 1756-63, John Mollo, Plate 60
• Förster, Hoch, Müller: Uniformen europäischer Armeen, Plate 23

Revell’s Austrian Artiglieria is a must-have for Guerra dei Sette Anni enthusiasts. Unfortunately, Revell never completed this popular figure range, e giocatori wargame will have to use compatible troops from other manufacturers to complete their armies.

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– Pubblicato: 03.05.2005 – Aggiornato: 16.07.2007
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