Review French Infantry in Canada from NutsPlanet

[Nap]

Hi to everyone,

The French military in Canada resulted in many staying behind to work the land with nowadays many having French descendants in the family lines . Many Regiments fought in Canada mostly all in the distinctly white uniforms with simple facing colours , all adapting to the harsh conditions they campaigned in.

One of these soldiers is the subject of a recent release from NutsPlanet namely:

We are lucky in that military artists have chosen this period to cover in very informative books among them L & F Funken , Rene Chartrand and of course Eugene Lelieprve

Here are a few more books of interest that are worth getting covering this period in particular..all are good reads:




Many regiments fought in the wars here are a examples of the uniforms :

As you can see all adapting to the campaign conditions as you can see the model has been based on one of these plates namely the Bourgogne Regt so lets have a bit of information on them:
Privates

"Continental Uniform"

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Uniform in 1758 - Source: Kronoskaf​

Uniform Details as per
Etrennes militaires 1758,
La Chesnay in 1759 and Etat militaire 1761
Headgear
Musketeer black tricorne laced gold with a black cockade
Grenadier black tricorne laced gold with a black cockade
towards 1759, bearskins became increasingly common among grenadiers of the French Infantry (Taccoli, whose work has been published in 1760, illustrates a grenadier with a bearskin)
Neckstock black
Coat grey-white lined grey-white with copper buttons down to the waist on the right side
Collar none (white in 1761)
The manuscript of 1757 as well as Taccoli illustrate a white collar)
Shoulder Straps white fastened with a copper button (left shoulder only)
Lapels none
Pockets horizontal pockets (3 copper buttons on each pocket)
Cuffs grey-white with 3 copper buttons
Turnbacks none (Taccoli, whose work has been published in 1760, illustrates grey-white turnback)
Waistcoat red with one row of small copper buttons; horizontal pockets, each with 3 copper buttons
Breeches grey-white
Gaiters white
Leather Equipment
Crossbelt natural leather (white as per the manuscript of 1757 and Taccoli) with a brass buckle
Waistbelt natural leather (white as per the manuscript of 1757 and Taccoli) with a brass buckle
Cartridge Box natural leather
Bayonet Scabbard black
Scabbard brown

Armaments consisted of a musket and a bayonet. Fusiliers carried a sword (brass hilt) while the grenadiers had a sabre.

"Canadian Uniform"
Initially, in 1755, the Ministry of the Navy supplied new uniforms to the troops sent as reinforcement to Canada. Accordingly, the 2nd Battalion was issued uniforms differing from its regulation uniform. In 1757, this battalion received uniforms more in accordance with its full regimental regulation. The Ministry of the Navy specifications for the Canadian uniform of 1755 were as follows.

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Uniform in 1755 - Source: Kronoskaf​

Uniform Details
Headgear
Musketeer black tricorne laced silver
Grenadier black tricorne laced silver
Neckstock black
Coat grey-white
Collar none
Shoulder Straps n/a
Lapels none
Pockets horizontal pockets (3 pewter buttons on each pocket)
Cuffs grey-white with 3 pewter buttons
Turnbacks none
Waistcoat red
Breeches grey-white
Gaiters white
Leather Equipment
Crossbelt natural leather
Waistbelt natural leather
Cartridge Box natural leather
Bayonet Scabbard n/a
Scabbard n/a


Here are the Colonels colours the 2nd being the Ordnance .

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Nap

 

[billyturnip]

This is one of those "round" figures that crop up now and again that I find very tempting, looking forward to the next installment.

Roger.

 

[Nap]

Onwards and upwards we go lets see what we are looking at:

As usual the anticipation was high when I received the distinctive sturdy blue box from them the first thing I noticed was a different sculptors name on the box for NutsPlanet at least ...................a certain

Eduard Perez.​

Eduard is professional sculptor who has released previously under the name of Fahrenheit and under the banner of H&V miniatures (now no more but changing to Fer Miniatures soon) . His previous work certainly showed great balance and volume and skill . so we can expect something to look forward to .

You can visit his facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/eduard.perezdelgadosculptor.



Details are as follows:

Title: Comrade in Arms - French Troops in Canada 1760

Reference: NP 75001

Scale: 75 mm

Material: Gray Resin

No of Parts: 17

Sculptor: Eduard Perez

Box Art: Myeong-ha Hwang


This is the first of the releases in this scale from NutsPlanet the other (the Highlander) was reviewed recently by me here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/cameron-highlander-in-75mm-from-nuts-planet.67088/watch-confirm

The model we are looking at here depicts a soldier on campaign with his "Comrade" a faithful dog , many of these animals tagged along with troops and many soldiers adopted them often using them to carry part of their heavy load ..but all of these hairy "comrades" providing some comfort and company and loyalty to their new found owners in the harsh campaign life ....in return they were looked after and fed with no doubt scraps from the meals .

A sturdy box indeed with the usual high standards of colour box art and qty of foam packing safely surrounding the resin.

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Parts consist of the main torso (with one leg) the other leg , 2 arms, the head, Musket, the sword , the pouch and water bottle, the coat, some equipt that the dog carrys, 2 halves of the dog,a small strap (for musket) and a base as well as a small roll of wire (for the dogs lead)

Lets begin first with the largest piece the torso this includes the left leg , prep needed a quick snip to remove a small plug from the underside of the shoe and a small remnant on the waistcoat lower, he wears his waistcoat open with his shirt underneath bent forward with the weight of his equiptment (the pose based heavily on the plate in the first post)

On the back and sides we see a recesses for his equiptment and underneath another for the right leg.

This is another lovely piece of work the clothing is really natural in position , folds are great , sharp undercuts all over are seen , straps are a fine bit of work with the ends slightly upturned with wear ...this piece screams quality ..a really nice start .
He has his gaiters on full of details from the buttons on the sides to the calf muscle underneath , folds at the ankle are smooth and done with care, folds on the trousers are in keeping with the pose particularly at the back.

The same comments apply to the other leg (fit is good to the recess..I would pin it still) ,prep a quick snip of a some casting plug from the shoe base ..or you could just leave it on to fit to groundwork.

Arms now , prep needed removing a small plug from the left and cutting the right away from its former , both are totally in keeping with the torso full of lovely folds , the left swings down with the right bent holding the musket, hands are finely worked , defintion between the fingers is good . , fit into the torso is spot on .....NutsPlanet quality again .

Now the head begin by a n easy removal of a casting plug from the neck and then just look and admire the character in the fellow , hair straggly, long and unkept , moustache across his face , lovely work on the facial details , wearing a bicorne , this is another nice part , fit into the neck area is good .

When you have the main figure together it really brings it to life even without the rest of the pieces just begging you to get the brushes out.

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[Nap]

Now to the remaining pieces .....

The equiptment first starting with his backpack , prep was the removal of 3 tiny plugs from the edge of the coat , this is a full pack over which we see wonderfully draped and hanging down his coat and this does look so right , great folds and definition especially at the turn backs , the fit is into the recess on the torso , there is also a hole to fit his cooking pot to .


Next we have his pouch and waterbottle (wine inside perhaps!!!!) ....you need to cut away these from the former , both are really nicely done fit is good to the relevant area, both adding to this soldiers burden.


Next the sword/baynot , removal is needed from former's but be careful not to take the baynot top off!! , nice work on the sword guard with fit being clean and no filler needed .



The Musket now , well executed , again this has been cast on formers which are easy to remove , good mechanism details , fit is again good ...don't forget he is carrying it upside down, you will also have to remove the rest of the musket strap and fit , this might find you crawling about the floor as its small (guess who did??!!)



Mans best friend now the dog , coming in 2 halves easily put together with a bit of filler needed on the undersides, prep was removing casting plugs from the feet or should that be paws!....it is posed plodding alongside his master carrying some of his load and looking up , tongue hanging out , panting looking up in anticipation of a treat or just words of encouragement , surface details is good of note being the bushy tail and the mouth area



The load he carrys is a blanket like item wrapped up with cord , fit to the dogs back is nice after removing a casting plug from the edge.


Finally we have a base shaped and textured ground, if you use this then remove the casting plug from the side.


Final thoughts

This is a cracking piece of work from a new sculptor to NutsPlanet , well sculpted, well engineered ,minimal prep needed on all pieces , a great subject as well , full of character and a nice touch with the dog.

Its a good piece for painting with challenges to enjoy the painting the whites with a splash of colour of the waistcoat very striking
Talking of painting lets enjoy some more views of the box art

I am sure we will see more from Eduard and that is certainly something to look forward to , the 75 range has got off to a cracking start from NutsPlanet .

You will know I like my busts but this is heading for my bench , yes I know its a full figure but its great

For more details on this and other releases from NutsPlanet go to their website you won't be dissapointed

www.nutsplanet.com

or vist them on facebook at :

www.nutsplanet.com/nutsplanet

Thanks to NutsPlanet for the review model and for you dear friend for looking in

Enjoy your modelling

Nap

 

[swralph]

Thanks for another great review Kevin.
Ralph.

 

[sd0324]

Great review, once again. Thanks.

 

[Ben-nl]

Thanks for the review Nap. I have one and it is an amazing figure. I hope too there is coming more...
Ben

 

[Zastrow.cuirassier]

Great review for a great figuure !

 

[ometz]

Your review makes this figure even more desireable. Thanks.

 

[yeo_64]

It's figure releases like these that tempts the average figure modeller out of their modelling comfort zone and into a whole new historical period .
Awesome review, my friend ! You may have even convinced me to get myself a set (love the doggy) . Cheers!
Kenneth.

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the comments it is a fine figure so go on treat yourselves..you won't regret it!

You will enjoy it

Nap

 

[Marco22]

great review
thanks
Marc

 

[Barry King]

Great looking figure, and very well done review!

 

[Rich Sculpts]

Excellent review Nap and a wonderful vignette by NutsPlanet.

-Rich

 

[Bassman]

Nap,

Thanks for the review. It is on my list for future projects.

Best Regards,

Rod

 

[Huw63]

Great review and thanks for the references as this figure joined my grey army at Euromilitaire and my only reference book was a small Rene Chatrand book I bought in Canada some 25 years ago!

Cheers

Huw

 

[Wings5797]

Thanks Kevin
Another cracking review.
Cheers
Keith

 

[balder]

Excellent review. Looks like a nice kit. Too small scale for me though. I wish it were 120mm.
Gerald

 

[samson]

Thanks for the revues very cool piece I am starting to get into the bust painting with some Sci fi pieces but you guys make these historical pieces very interesting LOL

 

[clrsgt]

Well done review as always. This one is sooo tempting. A good choice for Christmas perhaps.