Redoubt Enterprises
25mm Napoleonic figures

Review

Reviewed by David Barnes

New British Napoleonic foot artillery

BRA 1. Foot arty officer, sword on shoulder, pointing. These are by a different designer than the ACW range. The modelling is improving.

BRA 2. Foot arty crouched with shell. It's a round shrapnel shell with fuse. Good pose.

BRA 3. Foot arty man holding trailspike. Conventional pose – about to ram it into the trail slot.

BRA 4. Foot arty man in waistcoat standing with rammer. Hot work – to hot if there are some crumbs of the last charge still in the barrel. This weskit has sleeves. The whole was sometimes called "a bum freezer" for obvious reasons. Trouser bottoms rolled up.

BRA 5. Foot arty man standing with lintstock. The latter was earlier "a serpent" as it had two lengths of slow match twined round it to its two arms, like an Asclepiadean staff with its serpents (viz. RAMC badge).

Now some gorgeous bits of equipment for these gentlemen (or "scum of the earth" which ever you prefer) to man: All packs £ 3.50 at the time of writing:

PX1. British 6lb gun. This packet holds the trail with axle boxes, wheels, rammer/mop, bucket, barrel and ammo chest. Cleanly cast, sturdy weapon.

PX2. British 9lb gun. All the foregoing bits in this packet except for a larger 9lb barrel.

PX3. British 5.5" Howitzer. An interesting beast this. The trail includes the flat howitzer base so the axle comes as a separate part. 2 locations for the axle. "Action front! Prepare to remove wheels!" and all that stuff. A short wicked-looking stubby howitzer barrel included with the other gubbins.

PX4. British limber. Trail with footboard, 2 caissons one with a lug the other with a corresponding hold to stick onto the trail. Wheels and extra trail rod. Intriguing, and well cast.

Finally – PX5. British Ammunition cart. Four bits in the pack – 2 wheels, base with trail and 2 boxes cast together. A sturdy bit of kit, well cast.

Napoleonic British Hussars

Now a change of era – some British Hussars of the Napoleonic range. (They could be the King's German Legion hussars too – very much counted on by Wellington in the Peninsular for screening and intelligence.) All these last figures are 60p each. Th previous packs are £ 3.60 each at the time of writing.

BRC6. Dismounted Hussar Officer waving a sword. Probably making a silent signal. Good modelling.

BRC7. Dismounted Hussar Trumpeter blowing trumpet. A traditional pose well delineated.

BRC8. Dismounted Hussar Trooper running crouched. To get unobserved to another point of vantage.

BRC9. Dismounted Hussar Trooper kneeling firing. The barrel of my figure's carbine is a little short, the metal didn't quite make the end of the mould, but that's a quibble.

BRC10. Dismounted Hussar Trooper kneeling, observing, shading eyes. Rather a Victorian pose – but well modelled. With their mounted counterparts they can provide your light horsemen in your British army very successfully.

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