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pictures of masters for the french army sledge train 1

Hallo

go to strelets websidr to see the wonderfull masters for the french army sledge train 1 wery fantastic Strelets


best regards
Tommy

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i feel cold just looking at them.nice figures.

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Fantastic!! Can't wait!! :-)

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How can I fit these in to the Peninsular War? I am sure I can think of a reason to justify buying a set or two! Perhaps winter in the Pyrenees!
They do look fantastic.

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Great looking masters indeed!

Although some (or, to be more accurate, a few malcontents) may moan about yet another napoleonic french set, this will add some quite authentic figures for an often neglegted but very important & dramatic aspect of the Napoleonic Wars.

Excellent choice of topic here!
Seriously looking forward to all the other "train"-referring sets in preperation.

Btw, can we hope for a WWII german army train as well?

Keep up the good work!
Best Regards

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i like figures like these that actually look like they are on campaign,and not on parade.it looks like they are cold and have been shot at,well done.

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Lovely looking masters, very tempting

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Dear Strelets Team,
I am in shock and awe, what an amazing set of miniatures!
I was literally in tears, what a sad pathetic group of
figures.This set captures, better than any set I've seen
before, the sorrow, the desperation, the cold, the horror,
of the retreat from Moscow! In the space of a year Strelets
has totally redefined itself...you are IMO the best miniatures
company in the whole world! Keep up the great work.



Sincerely,
Paul K.

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Paul K.
Dear Strelets Team,
I am in shock and awe, what an amazing set of miniatures!
I was literally in tears, what a sad pathetic group of
figures.This set captures, better than any set I've seen
before, the sorrow, the desperation, the cold, the horror,
of the retreat from Moscow! In the space of a year Strelets
has totally redefined itself...you are IMO the best miniatures
company in the whole world! Keep up the great work.



Sincerely,
Paul K.


agree 100%.such a unique and lovely looking set that i hope sells very well.i wonder what other kind of unique sets like these can be produced?

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Paul K.
Dear Strelets Team,
I am in shock and awe, what an amazing set of miniatures!
I was literally in tears, what a sad pathetic group of
figures.This set captures, better than any set I've seen
before, the sorrow, the desperation, the cold, the horror,
of the retreat from Moscow! In the space of a year Strelets
has totally redefined itself...you are IMO the best miniatures
company in the whole world! Keep up the great work.
Sincerely,
Paul K.

Wow, well said Paul! I'm excited too. I love the fact that Strelets*R's masterpieces convey's the totality of a battle. Strelets*R covers all of a battle, pre-planning over the old farm family table, action fighting poses, and then the survivors returning to the hospital tents. Again, well said!

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Dear Strelets
Great set,brilliant figures-can we hope also for Roman - transport 3 and 4
in the same way ?
best regards
Richard

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Dear Richard,

Roman Trains 3 and 4 are devoted to somewhat different subject.
Best regards,

Strelets

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Fantastic sculpts, I would have liked to have seen all the walking figures including the wounded with muskets and bayonet,being unarmed on the retreat from Moscow was inviting the Cossack`s and irregulars to come and kill you.No mercy was shown to the French.Now while we are on the subject...Ney and his rearguard would make a good set or two,with one or two famous painting about on witch to base your sculpts....just saying .

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Totally agree Alan, Ney and the rearguard would make a fantastic set. Now how could I fit that into the Peninsular War?

equine magic

Best horse Strelets has ever produced!

donald

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equine anatomy
The front left leg looks incorrect . Both sets of metacarpus bones should be the same length and proportions as should be 1/2/3 phalanx bones. They articulate in particular ways. The middle of the front leg is the carpus not the knee. The rest of the horse looks OK to me. In a diorama it would probably be sunk in snow so it would probably look fine.
Strelets have produced some good horses especially those in the set Into the Valley of Death. For some inexplicable reason the winning streak did not continue and each new set seems to be a fresh attempt from scratch.

humans
The human figures seem to have captured the spirit of the campaign and I can't think of anything Napoleonic in plastic that has this stark realism.

Sledge
looks a bit heavy for the job but they did have lots of variations. Marbot's sledges were slightly different two man ones and according to accounts were pulled by the cavalry horses.

David

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I'll join the chorus of 'hurrahs', or is that muted shouts of 'vive l'empereur'?!

Great looking masters that will form a set that will be enjoyed and used by modellers and wargamers.

Thanks for (all) the great work Strelets team!

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What a great looking set! Wonderful sculpting and inspired poses. My
only question is the second figure in the top row with one bare food. I would
think he'd have torn off rags to wrap around it at least. A man with a bare
foot wouldn't last long in the winter! The pose with the drummer by being
carried is heart-breaking.

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Very Good

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i feel sorry for that poor women in that camp wonder what happend to her....

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For the bicentennial in 2012, Scott Armstrong put together this marvellous blog (https://napoleon1812.wordpress.com), lifting quotes from eyewitness accounts that have been re-published in various secondary sources.

An example here:
https://napoleon1812.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/a-baby-is-born-on-the-banks-of-the-berezina/
provides some hope in all the horror...

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poor people i quess thouse cossack did rape thouse poor women. like they did in berlin 1945...