Lets look at the resin
General uniform info:
Our Rittmeister ( Captain ) seen by the 3 bars on each collar side is wearing the Cavalry pattern kolletwhich covering the period of the release was from 1805-14 a dark green fro all regts with the facings being in the 3rd's case black .
According to WJ Rawkins those with black facings had red piping on the upper and leading edges
All Regts have white metal , scaled epaulettes with a scarlet underlay , although other sources show this was in the facing colour.
Buttons were brass , some sources show flat other rounded , the sculptor has flat these would have been embossed with the regt number
Torso
The bust is cut in a classic style which I like , angled down to the front in a clean line
At the front edge we have a part of the sash or "kummerband" was a mix of silver and blue flecked material ...the detail work on the creases is well shown , I would have liked the rosette at the side to be included but that's a personal choice
The plastron is well shaped and is nicely in a scale thickness, sharp edging , buttons are nicely shped as well
The folds and creases on the arms and the body are not overdone and sit well
Across the chest we have the pouchbelt ( Silver and blue striped as the sash ) the details on the front of the belt is a lions head and 2 hanging chains leading to a shield , both are a good shape and style
At the rear the belt continues with the buckle being sculpted , again my choice would be to add a pouch , at the rear there are the seams of the tunic
At the collar there are 3 sharply defined rank bars of a captain , showing at the front between the collar is the neck stock
The shoulder epaulettes are really nicely detailed up with the individual pieces being shown well shaped , the rounded edging again nicely worked , the underlay is also well sculpted with good clean undercuts , there are small buttons which I would be inclined to fill slightly to level or round according to your choice
The underside view
Head
As with the Chasseur the head sculpt is full of character , our captain is a seasoned campaigner , well lined at the eyes with tiredness showing underneath ...the sculpt is packed full of finely worked sculpting , the eyes themselves are well defined and very sharply cast and are equal in size as well .
The lines at the eyes are not overdone as are the bags under his eyes ...we wonder what this fellow has seen
Ears and nose are again a pleasure to see and look at , no casting issues either ( I look at everything under a optivisor to get all the details for you !!)
Hair is also well sculpted , I am happy to say the casting line on the neck ends when it reaches the hair at the back
Our subject sports a fine moustache and sideboards , very well worked ...all of this plus the accurate casting will make painting a real joy
The mouth is shut tightly underneath the moustache with the lower lip in evidence together with a strong and well structured chin
The neck tapers down to fit into the collar on the torso well
Helmet
General Information:
The helmet or Raupenhelm was identical to the dragoons , the chin straps were black leather with braswork , after 1811 it was common for just leather to be seen particularly non officer ranks
Fittings were brass with a white plume , on a brass band was the regimental title CHEV-LEGERS-REGJMENT prefixed by the Regt number
The actual helmet was large and clumsy when worn with the inside often holding notebooks and the like , atop there was crest (sausage shaped) of bearskin for officers , generally wool for for troopers
The sculpt
The helmet is a large piece of resin with the plume in position ,I like this idea as it makes life a lot simpler when building although some might prefer it separate for painting
Overall a fine piece of sculpting with the brass chains being cast onto the body of the helmet along with the brass supports , the chains are finely done ( you could easily replace them with fine necklace chains if you wish .
Some sources show there to be small lions heads keeping the chains up , here we have plain boss on each side
The plume is large ( as it would have been for an officer ) and its good to see it not being sculpted straight but falling slightly to the side ...a good thing to look at , the detailing on the plume is sharp
The rosette is a good style again well defined
The crest itself sits proudly onto the top again good texture work
Around the lower edge we see the brass surround this is a really nice touch with the lettering being very cleanly done ( there is a G instead of a J in regiment ....but very simple to change should you wish to )
The helmet plate , oval in shape with the cypher and crown , looks good , perhaps a little smaller than it should be when looking at originals ...but again my opinion ...its not that difficult to rework using your chosen putty .
Fit to the head is accurate and no issues with the 2 locating pins , you could ( as I will is replace these with rigid wire )
The underside view
Final thoughts
Another good release from Legion , packed full of character in the face , very good overall sculpting complimented by the casting
The subject matter is a good choice and with a bit of rework could be converted to other regiments
I received this and the chassuer in a single box but both are available separately , you can order from the website with ease
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Thanks to Legion for the review item and to you all for looking in
Enjoy the benchtime
Nap
