Ochoin wrote:
As you know, in the past, they've released a veritable deluge of sets at a time, so I imagine this might happen in the near future.
donald
BTW I don't really like the Highlanders. They look odd.
Strelets announced this new set quite recently in the context of being a replacement for a Crimean set, although in reality this has proven not to be the case. Nonetheless, there has been a bit of debate in the Strelets Forum about quite what era these Highlanders are meant to be representing.
It is evident that they are much more Napoleonic than Crimean, and yet several of the master figures seen have sporrans (not worn by Napoleonic Highland infantry rank-and-file) and are armed with a weapon that does not look much like a Brown Bess musket.
The sculptor has at least attached bayonets to some of the 'muskets', this important detail not being included on the British Firing Line masters seen a few weeks ago.
It remains to be seen quite how this set turns out. Recent Napoleonic sets from Strelets have had a bit of a mixed reception, not least due to poorly-sculpted horses; but overall the sculpting style is pleasing, and if Strelets can produce more Napoleonic sets which are historically accurate then this can only be good for the hobby.