Bluefalchion wrote:The PSR review of the new Guards Chausseurs is up.
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/review.aspx?id=2461The review states that these are parade figures, but with overalls and without plumes, and therefore incorrect.
But didn't these men wear something close to full dress when in the field and serving as the Emperor's personal guard? Maybe the set up as portrayed could therefore be plausible.
Where is FredG when we need him...
Not sure. I've searched the web for contemporary pictures of the Chasseurs thus dressed but couldn't find any. If the pelisse was worn in the field, it seems that it was usually worn with arms in sleeves, not over the shoulder - at least for the rank and file. The Centjours site gives an example. It seems there was a kind of field dress with Hungarian boots and green trousers, but most common at least for the later campaigns seems to have been green overalls and dolman only. Understandable as the pelisse was a costly item. According to Lucien Rousseleot (Napoleon's Army 1790 - 1815), the pelisse was worn in the Peninsular in 1808, but from 1809-15 it was just dolman and overalls.
Also the plume was not usually worn in the field. However this can be easily remedied - I usually use the plumes from Zvezda Set 8042 French Elite Infantry Voltigeurs. Just cut them off over the round pommel, drill a hole into the busby, glue and voilà!