New 28mm Eureka Napoleonic Saxon Cuirassiers and French Dragoons

[cdm]

I received a parcel of new releases from Eureka which included the following Napoleonic items. I've shown a sample of them here, as there are a lot of subtle variations which don't need to be shown over and over.

The first lot covers the Saxon cuirassiers in either campaign or parade dress either charging or with sword shouldered. These are also the first one piece cavalry castings from Eureka in 28mm.

Napoleonic Saxon cuirassiers

Trooper in campaign dress charging - one piece casting


Cuirassier officer and trumpeter in campaign dress charging


Cuirassier standard bearer in campaign dress, charging crashing trooper


Cuirassier in parade dress with shouldered sword


Cuirassier in parade dress charging - one piece castings


Curiassier standard bearer and charging wounded in parade dress



Austrians
There are a couple new Austrian Grenzers in capes:




French
And the start? of new Revolutionary Wars French Dragoons either charging or with sword shouldered

Dragoons charging - one piece casting



Dragoon officer, trumpeter, standard bearer


I *believe* the Saxons are 100 Club items and it might be awhile before they get released, though the dragoons might be out sooner as regular Eureka sculpts. I have no idea about release dates.

[Aaron]

I already have the dragoons so they definitelty ARE available, although ou may have to ask nicely for them. People over on the Steve Dean site expressed scepticism about the one piece castings, but I found them very nice and not "flattened" as some might think.

[cdm]

I found the OPCs as dynamic as the regular 2 pieces, and less flat say than the Front Rank OPCs which are also just fine. The falling Saxon cavalry held in the hand I believe gives the lie to the flat theory. Eureka have been doing some very good casting work lately.

Aside form a nice email conversation with Steve many years ago, I have no idea about any other forum aside from this one, having grown tired of so called internet 'personalities' spoiling many I used to visit. I can fully imagine any possible skepticism.

[Aaron]

Actually Steve's forum is very civilized and any criticism is almost universally expressed in a very adult manner. Well worth a look, although it is oriented more at the painting end of the hobby IMO.

[The Gray Ghost]

Those dragoons look nice
when you say One Piece Casting do you mean the horse and rider or just the rider?

[cdm]

Horse and rider one piece, like the old days

[Arthur]

I *believe* the Saxons are 100 Club items and it might be awhile before they get released

The Saxons will be available at Salute : Nic Robson should attend in person and will bring his new releases with him.

[Arthur]

Actually Steve's forum is very civilized and any criticism is almost universally expressed in a very adult manner. Well worth a look, although it is oriented more at the painting end of the hobby IMO.

Indeed. I'm a Steve Dean forum regular myself and it definitely is a very civil and friendly place. I was the one who posted the Saxon cuirassiers topic there : some people did have reservations about the figures, but they certainly didn't bash them. I for one thought the figures looked good, but my esteemed colleagues on Steve's forum are quite entitled to their opinions