Napoleonic Naval Cannon & Crew--thirty-two unpainted 1:72 scale plastic figures in four poses & eight cannon in two styles
$9.00
Item Number: 8311
Napoleonic Naval Cannon & Crew
Originally Released: (as part of 8098) 2004
Poses: 32 figures in 4 poses, 8 cannon in 2 styles
Scale: 1:72
Color: Gray
Material: Plastic (Medium Consistency)
Average Height: 23mm (= 1.66 m)
Here are the gun crew, all stripped to the waist, barefoot and manning their gun. The set includes four crew per gun, though it took more than that to manhandle the gun in action. However the poses are pretty lifelike. Clothing consists of loose trousers and the afore mentioned handkerchief, now tied round the head as a sweatband. The first figure carries a ramrod which was made of rope and therefore flexible enough to use in the confined spaces on a gun deck. The third man holds nothing, and could be used either holding a handspike or pulling on a rope, though we would have preferred at least a handspike to be included. Although not regulated, queues were apparently common among the crew, though only two poses in this set have them.
The set includes one design of carriage and two different calibre barrels for the ship's guns - 32- and 24-pounders would be our guess. The carriages come as one piece, wheels and all, and on our example some have the mould parts misaligned, which is apparent by the wheels. The carriage is quite simplified, though as with most artillery sets what can be done is limited when it is just one piece. One item which is missing from the barrels is the flintlock mechanism, which was put on the barrel when action was expected. A simple representation could have been included, or a more detailed model could have been supplied as a separate piece.
