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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Dewbakuk on 29 June 2015, 11:59:07 AM

Title: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: Dewbakuk on 29 June 2015, 11:59:07 AM
Specifically the Cuirassers and Hussars?

I'm not an expert but the Perry plastic French heavy cavalry look like they'd be fine for Cuirassers with the addition of a pickelhaube and perhaps extending the blanket under the saddle slightly. Am I right?
The boots concerned me at first but looking at the few photo's I can find (and the Osprey plate), the trouser/boot ratio varied between companies anyway.

The Hussars are more ambiguous as I'm struggling to find any decent photo's of Prussian 1870 Hussars. Would the British or French hussars work?

Thanks for any help!
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 29 June 2015, 12:04:02 PM
Don't help him  ;D

Anyway German horses are notoriously seasick  ;)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: Dewbakuk on 29 June 2015, 12:13:22 PM
If it won't work I'll just have to field a shit-ton of Uhlans  lol

And probably dislocate my arm every time I lift the carry case!
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on 29 June 2015, 12:23:16 PM
I think you'd be better working back from WW1 cav than forward from Napoleonic.

(Don't blame me, I'm just saying....!)
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: Dewbakuk on 29 June 2015, 02:33:07 PM
Quote from: Emir of Askaristan on 29 June 2015, 12:23:16 PM
I think you'd be better working back from WW1 cav than forward from Napoleonic.

(Don't blame me, I'm just saying....!)

I thought all the fancy uniforms were ditched by WW1?
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 29 June 2015, 03:00:22 PM
Crimean conversions?

cheers

James
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: juergen c. olk on 29 June 2015, 03:12:46 PM
Foundry carries all these figures
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: Dewbakuk on 29 June 2015, 04:44:55 PM
Quote from: juergen c. olk on 29 June 2015, 03:12:46 PM
Foundry carries all these figures

Yeah, already discounted them for various reasons.
Title: Re: Can I use the Perry Napoleonic cavalry for Prussian 1870-71?
Post by: Dewbakuk on 29 June 2015, 05:38:26 PM
Okay, so I've finally found some reasonable pics and remembered another uniform book that I had in another room....

Cuirassers are fine, just swap for a pickelhaube head and extend the blanket. Paint in a white uniform and all is good.

Hussars don't work, either of them. The braiding on the Prussian jacket is much simpler, more like the WW1 style...  ::), also the horse blankets were entirely different. They (perhaps unsurprisingly) look an awful lot like the Austrian Hussars so I may take a look at those. Doesn't solve the weight issue but I'll just do more Cuirassers if needed.