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The pre 1812 shacko was different to the light infantry one. This one here is wrong.
HAT made the right one on the new masters.
I would like to see the knappsack, the usually fault with British infantry. Usually the Trotter type is shown, which was not used in the Napoleonic wars.
Here again HAT and I think Emhar too have the right one.
I can't see the shako well enough on these well enough to tell their intent, doesn't seem to have the large shako plate though, So it could be they stuck light infantry shako's on line troops. The 3nd row from the top does seem to have no wings and tufts instead (like the 95th set had)- or is it just me?
and its a shame we can't see the knapsacks.
Its a shame that we get two kneeling firing poses, and that they are the centre company men too! Can't even use them as skirmishers! In fact all the skirmishers/grenadiers are advancing, they should have done them the other way round! Still, better owt than nowt
If they aren't giants, they aren't bad.
Yet, if I could stand three drums, officers, etc. in 3 sprues x 16 different poses, this "new way" of 3 sprues x 12 different poses looks like one more step back from old Italeri quality.
yes you are right, I made myself not clear. The 1805 version of the Trotter is not as long as the Revell figures and sadly the other manufactors show. Maybe Airfix made the best try.
The longer version came after the napoleonic wars.
Hamilton Smith made a very good plate with paintings of British knappsacks from different contemporary sources (Genty, Martinet, Smith, Jones). All are showing small, little round knappsacks, not the square ones we have with the existing plastic figures.
Take a look at this link for a description of the napoleonic knappsack.
http://www.95th-rifles.co.uk/knapsack.htm
It shows not the round edges very good, but the size is ok.
We are still speaking about the Trotter knapsack in the Crimean war, but take a look at this link: