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75mm Duelling French Hussars

Discussion in 'Figure News' started by Grod, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. Grod A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Hello Folks

    Available this week are these 75mm scale 3D sculpted resin kits depicting 2 x duelling French hussar officers of the 3rd & 7th Regiments. Each figure has a choice of bare head or with shako. The pelisse is a separate piece which can be left off or attached.

    I hope to have the same figures available soon in 1/16th & 1/10th scales along with bust versions.
    I am taking orders for the 75mm kits which are £30.00 each
    Price includes worldwide shipping.

    I intend to produce an initial run of 30 x sets.

    To order please email ONLY to gordonmi@hotmail.com
    Once I have your order cast I will send an invoice by Paypal.

    I will update on PF regarding availability of the other upcoming scales.

    Cheers
    Gordon

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  2. peedee A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Brilliant news Gordon.
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  3. misfit151 A Fixture

    Great stuff Gordon....(y). Thanks for the look forward to the larger scales....take care. Mike
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  4. Ian Robbo New Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Excellent, can't wait for the bigger scales
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  5. Ian Robbo New Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Ordered change of plan. 75mm is spot on
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  6. zane666 Well-Known Member

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Nice little pair there Gordon.

    Zane
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  7. Cannonball A Fixture

    Great set Gordon. Looking forward to the 120mm version.

    Neal
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  8. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    Looks great.

    marc
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  9. Nap Moderator

    Country:
    England
    Hi Gordon

    A set that will I am sure be popular

    Like the head and the pelisse options

    Look forward to seeing painted versions , no doubt of various regiments

    Thanks for sharing

    Stay safe

    Nap
  10. NeilW A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Great pair... and I knew we'd see arms eventually (but still unsure how the busts will work?

    The (assumed) inspiration from The Duellists: here

    The characters were 3rd and 7th Hussars, but if you want to portray the book/film's protagonists (Feraud and d'Hubert) the Napoleonic style sabretache would have to go as this first duel occurred in 1800*... unless of course one did them purely generically.

    The Conrad book and Ridley's film are based on a real-life pair, Dupont and Fournier-Sarlovese who fought 31+ duels between 1794-1813.
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  11. DaddyO A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Really tempted by that pair Gordon (Normally do only 54's, but loved the film and think they would work really well) I'll check the piggy bank and see what I've got available to spend (y)
    Cheers
    Paul
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  12. Graham P Member

    Can't wait to get the 1/10th version
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  13. Paul Casson Active Member

    Very nice mate. Facial work is spot on captured Keitel/Carradine's features well. Good to see the addition of cartridge belts...took me several watches of the film to suss what was missing.
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  14. Bournouna Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Hello Gordon,
    Love these new Hussar figures. What scale will the bust versions be, 1/10 or 1/9? Will they be full busts or will they be partial busts like the 1/6 present version. Thanks for your answer.

    Joel
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  15. Grod A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Joel
    No 1/9th scale planned
    The 1/10th version will have the option of half figure or full.
    Gordon
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  16. fusillier de base New Member

    Country:
    France
    really nice figures as usual I prefer the bare heads version for a duel
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  17. NeilW A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Agree... and without pelise, sabretache and scabbard?

    There's gonna be lots of goodies for the spares box (y)
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  18. Mirofsoft A Fixture

    Country:
    Belgium
    My answer will be the same as for the previous duelist bust
    A braiding looks like this :
    duelist 01.jpg

    Even the makers of half a century ago were doing better in 54mm
  19. Paul Casson Active Member

    I look forward to Mirofsoft's entry onto the 75mm market then.
  20. NeilW A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    I must admit that I think I can see Mirosoft's point.

    I assume that he's referring to the sculpting of the Pelise braiding: in particular the strange handling of the end loops.

    There are tons of references and quite a few original uniforms are available to show how these looked and worked: eg:
    Braid1.JPG
    BTW: see the above reference's site for a true labour of love: http://frederic.berjaud.free.fr/Hussards 05/05eHussards.htm

    ..and:
    BD5.JPG BD6.JPG BD4.JPG BD8.JPG


    ... and from our very own pages to show how they worked to fasten the Pelise (thanks Ediardo):
    BD7.JPG


    ..and of course some actual Grande Armee veterans (more or less) in their old uniforms:
    https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/03/27/napoleonic-wars/

    ... and compare the film with the bust:
    BD2.JPG BD0.JPG

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