miscellaneous
The Polish defending
Gross Widderitzsch (North of Leipzig,
1813)
polish infantry
At this moment, it is very difficult to find (in Spain) plastic
figures of polish infantry at 1/72 (20 mm) scale. These units are
necesary for the napoleonic wars, because they fighted in all the fronts
(including Peninsular War). The only way is by means of a transformation
of a similar commercial figure.
I choose 1/72
ESCI french infantry figures whose short-tail veste, after
painting, is very similar to the polish kurtka (at this scale). The
above-knee gaiters weared (incorrectly) by these figures, can be
elliminated with a cutter Additionally to the use of the polish colour
scheme for the uniforms (see
Histofig site),
and since the figures were designed for use in the Friedland campaign
(1807), the infantry must carry the traditional polish headgear: the
czapska. This was accomplished by lowering the shako with a cutting and
sticking a 2 mm-square carboad at the top.
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