Naismith

15mm Napoleonics

by Jim Arnold

Before me are Naismith figures including Brunswickers for the Waterloo campaign and early French in bicomes. Quite a diverse lot! The pipe-smoking Duke of Brunswick and his two staff officers are fine looking; sideburns, epaulettes, and waist sashes are well carved. Some of the faces are a big indistinct. The problem lies with their horses. All three look very good with prominent, easily painted horse furniture, from tail to neck. Their lowering heads combined with a raised front leg that merges into the reins provides a pose seldom seen in nature. It takes hard carving with an exacto knife to rectify this anamoly.

The lancers are short on detail and ride horses who have long necks that just don't quit. The Brunswick line infantry have a bit of flash and are otherwise average figures. The bicorne infantry have overlywide coats, the artillery crew sportvery pronounced walrus-like mustaches. The bear-skinned grenadier is handsome. The Revolutionary period hussar in merlion is very nicely done but he too rides a horse with an unnatural looking rear leg that sticks out straight and rigid. The hussar command are the best mounted. A six-pack of foot or three-pack of mounted figures cost $1.90 and are available from Enola Games, P.O. Box 1900, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

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