Paul Handley
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I didn’t quite get round to posting this up as a WIP when I started it and it’s now moved on quite a bit - anyway, better late than never.
He represents a Captain of the 19th Chasseurs a Cheval in a uniform adopted late in the Napoleonic Wars. He’s sort of based on an extant uniform in the Musee de l’armee in Paris although I’ve changed the rank and one or two other bits and pieces so he’s really an educated reconstruction. I also used a Benigni drawing of a First Restoration Chasseur uniform for a bit of inspiration.
I particularly wanted to model a figure in the late pattern shako rouleau - I often choose my subjects by hat - as the Historex version, I think, is far too short and broad and I fancied scratch-building it anyway.
I also wanted a project that was a bit less involved than the two previous ones, so the simple uniform was good as was a beautiful resin horse very kindly given to me by Keith ‘Tecumsea’ Davidson at a recent White Rose meet up - this meant all the horse modelling was all already done including a lovely Hungarian light cavalry bridle.
Anyway, here’s some pics of the journey so far…
He represents a Captain of the 19th Chasseurs a Cheval in a uniform adopted late in the Napoleonic Wars. He’s sort of based on an extant uniform in the Musee de l’armee in Paris although I’ve changed the rank and one or two other bits and pieces so he’s really an educated reconstruction. I also used a Benigni drawing of a First Restoration Chasseur uniform for a bit of inspiration.
I particularly wanted to model a figure in the late pattern shako rouleau - I often choose my subjects by hat - as the Historex version, I think, is far too short and broad and I fancied scratch-building it anyway.
I also wanted a project that was a bit less involved than the two previous ones, so the simple uniform was good as was a beautiful resin horse very kindly given to me by Keith ‘Tecumsea’ Davidson at a recent White Rose meet up - this meant all the horse modelling was all already done including a lovely Hungarian light cavalry bridle.
Anyway, here’s some pics of the journey so far…
I entirely agree, the post-1815 second Bourbon restoration uniforms are beautiful and I hope to model some at some point. There’s a lot to be said for swanking about on a horse in a smart uniform without ever having to do any of that unpleasant fighting business. 
