Imex 1-72 Crimean War Charge of the Light Brigade

Are you looking for a great set of a historic Chinese Horse Warlords camp to spice up your ancient armies, improve your school assignments or to add to a killer diorama?

Then this is the figure set for you!

This set includes :

18 Horses
18 Riders

Awesome for Dioramas!

Special Features:

18 figures and 18 horses

6+ poses, 6 horse poses

Model kit is easy to assemble and paint

Paint chart on back of box

Overall impressions:

The six figure poses in this set include two being hussars, two light dragoons and two lancers.

The two hussar poses are both dressed as they appeared on that fateful day at the battle of Balaclava. The two light dragoon poses are quite similar, with the first being supplied as is while the second has a separate sword arm. The uniform of these men is fine except that the peaks on the covered shakos stick out rather than come down over the eyes, and one of the men seems to be missing his jacket tails. The lancers are very different from each other. The first pose comes in one piece and is holding the lance upright, which the second is holding his lance forward and straight ahead - this man has his right arm/lance as a separate piece.

The horses are a good selection. All are clearly charging, although those wishing to war game might have liked some walking or standing to increase their options. The saddlery is fine too except for two small omissions - one is the metal crescent decoration which all the light cavalry horses wore below their neck, and the other is the strap running underneath the belly of the horse to keep the saddle on. The bridle and saddles are well done, as are the rolled cloak over the front of the saddle and the rolled blanket at the rear.

Posing the figures is a lot of fun, and of course the result can be a huge body of men, all in different positions. However some may well choose to cut off the reins and fill the holes on the horse rather than spend the time needed to set them up. The lack of a full number of trumpeters and officers is definitely a limitation of this set, and there are not enough carbines to go round all the hussars and dragoons, but as individual models these are very nice and are perhaps best suited to fill out the ranks while special figures are obtained from other manufacturers.

Easy construction suitable to beginner modelers.

General Information :

Figures and kit parts come unpainted.

For paint to stick to the model, we recommend washing all parts in a mild detergent before painting.

Paint and cement are not included.

Plastic is non-toxic.

Color of contents may differ from our example in the video.

Cautions :

This figure set is designed for ages 6+.

It contains small parts which are not suitable for children under 6 years of age.

It is the consumer's responsibility to keep this product away from small children.

Your Price$12.00