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This is the result of the two magnificent boxes of Zvezda Russian artillery. After finishing all this, besides the absolute beautiful models, you still have close to 40 artillerymen that you can use to man some 10 surplus artillery pieces you may have around. So, one of the best buyings around on the plastic market you can find .
In the backdrop you can see one more of the great Mário Laranja group of houses painted along this group of Zvezda models.
On the Guard artillery box the limber doesn't have horses or drivers (you can find them on the other box) and these were sorted out in my usual scratchbuilding way.
Horses and drivers are not the same scale (1/76th and 1/72nd respectively) but it doesn't look that bad.
The horses are Airfix (French artillery for the right side and Scottish mounted officer for the right). The driver´s horses got some extra harness; the drivers are Italeri Scots Grey with Zvezda heads and the ropes are pieces of wire.
The limber and ammunition caisson are simple marvels of plastic engineering.
The foot artillery...
...and the guard artillery. Both boxes also give different figures if you want to place the crew pulling the gun. All these figures will be used, as said, for new gun crews but also as line infantry drummers and converted flag bearers.
Next: Russian cavalry for Borodino.
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