"Emhar's Spanish Infantry (Peninsular War)." Topic

"In 1807 Spain found itself in a sorry state, after years of bad and corrupt government had left it poor and with the army in terrible condition. When Napoleon decided to march through Spain to invade Portugal, having previously made sure some of Spain's best soldiers had been sent to Denmark, there was not much the Spanish could do about it. Yet the Spanish people took matters into their own hands and began resisting the French occupiers, sparking what would be known as the Peninsular War, which would in time be a major drain on France's military resources. This ‘Spanish Ulcer' was an important element in the Napoleonic Wars, yet until recently has been little covered by figure sets. This set of Spanish infantry from Emhar marks a change however, as a large number of sets on that theme, from Emhar and others, finally brings the conflict in Spain and Portugal to the hobby.

When war broke out most Spanish line infantry wore the 1805 uniform, which is what we find here, and it has been correctly done. These are fusiliers, so are the ordinary infantryman of the army, and they wear a bicorn with plume, short-tailed coatee, breeches and gaiters. The lapels are correctly squared and closed, and the cuffs are correct apart from having only three buttons on each flap instead of the usual four (a detail very hard to see of course). All have a bayonet scabbard and a cartridge pouch, and some also have a pack and rolled coat/blanket. Also on the left hip is a haversack, which is a good addition although here it has been sculpted as virtually flat, or empty, when in reality it would usually be at least partly filled, particularly for those without a pack. The set also includes a number of separate water bottles in wicker cases which can be added to the men's equipment, although we would have preferred to see a wider variety of such items. Still all the kit is good, so everything here is accurate…"

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Nice review, and definitely down to taste. Personally, I find the lack of moulded relief to make them a bit bland, and so still rate the Zvezda and better HaT figures, but good to see Emhar back in the saddle. And about time the horses cam in two halves – was that a Perry innovation, or is it all the way back to Historex and Airfix etc?

Looks like they will complement the Hat figures very nicely!