[Open box] Cameron Highlander in 75mm from Nuts Planet by Kevin

Hi to all of you, The Scottish Regiments have a long proud fighting tradition none so more than at Waterloo where the 79th Cameronians were mentioned for their valour in Wellingtons dispatches . The Regiment was formed during the height of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) by Sir Alan Cameron of Erracht in 1793. It was named after one of the most powerful Highland Clans at the time as the Cameronian Volunteers, but soon designated as the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameronian Volunteers). The Regiment was then sent to the West Indies and remained at Martinique for 2 years, where it suffered terribly from disease, to such an extent that fit men were allowed to transfer to other Regiments and only 200 men returned to England in 1797. In 1799 the regiment was part of the Helder Campaign during the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802) and took part in the battle at Egmont-op-Zee. The campaign had two objectives: to neutralize the Batavian fleet and to promote an uprising against the Batavian government. The Anglo-Russian forces brokered a deal in order to evacuate from the peninsula after defeat at the Battle of Castricum (1799). The 79th were also part of a failed assault on the Spanish coast at Ferrol in 1800. In 1808 the 79th Foot moved to Portugal and then Spain as part of the Peninsular War (1808-1814) fighting at the Battle of Corunna, The Battle of Busaco, The defence of Cadiz, The Battle of Fuentes d'Onor, The Battle of Salamanca, The occupation of Madrid, The siege of Burgos, The Battles of the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and The Battle of Toulouse. In 1815 the 79th formed part of the Duke of Wellington’s force at the Battle of Waterloo. During the battle the Regiment formed a square to repel the French cavalry and Piper Kenneth MacKay stepped outside the square playing the ancient tune of "Cogadh no Sith" (War or Peace) to rallying effect and by nightfall the Great Army of Napoleon had been destroyed. But of course in any military unit the backbone is of course the NCO's particularly the SNCO ..Sgts and above and this is what we have from Nuts Planet :

Books abound on the battle of course all have details of the Regiment here are some of my favourites :

Let's begin our journey, Let's have some details of what we are looking at this time: Title: Sergeant 79th Regt, Cameron Highlanders 1815 Reference: NP-75002 Scale: 75mm Material: Resin No of Pieces: 14 resin with a piece of lead sheeting and a wire Sculptor: Antonio Meseguer Box Art: Myeong-Ha Hwang As with the other releases from Nuts Planet the model was received in the well produced and extremely well packed box with the pieces in plastic bags , all sandwiched inbetween foam packing.

Parts consist of the Torso , the head(with bonnet) 2 arms, 2 legs, the backpack, waterbottle and pouch , musket, a baynot, the ramrod and a pipe plus a base and finally material for the musket sling and wire to make the sling buckle.

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We will deal with prep as we look at each piece but as always with castings a quick wash is recommended to remove any possible residue before priming in your chosen colour. Beginning with the torso : Prep was the removal of a small casting plug from underneath the kilt , whilst we are on this area I would like to compliment all on the locating positions for the legs , they are slightly different meaning you cannot put the legs around the wrong way!

The kilt has really fine work on the pleats at the back with the front being super smooth ready to get the tartan paint out (we wish eh!) , painting tartan is never easy but I'll be easier on this surface . The uniform coat has some of the best folds and details I have seen , the lace is spot on , as a Sgt he wears a sash over his shoulder really nicely worked, equiptment belts are seen in pure scale pulling into the material , buckle details are firmly shown, we see a belt plate , clearly visible is the crown and "79" , this together with the chain leading to the whistle which is hanging over the belt and in itself is a nice touch , hanging down we see another vital piece of kit the brush for clearing burnt powder again well done ...this is what sculpting and modelling is all about the finer details that give a figure that something special. The neck area has a recess ready to take the head cleanly.

On now to the Bonnies lad himself and the head : The character that Antonio has put into it is great ,a soldier who took the King's shilling many a year ago , strong features, great jawline , clean eye work , sporting some rather dashing sideboards , his hair over the collar , all of which is so good with the sculptors skill being transferred to the casting. The collar is well done and fit into the torso needs minimal filler (if any) after removing the single plug from under the collar. The bonnet he wears has no dicing on it making painting easier IMO like the kilt, the headwear is worn high at a slight angle allowing good access to the eyes , peak is good in shape , at the back we have the tie' , with the plume and feathers being nothing short of excellent in surface details . At his mouth we have a hole ready for the pipe which we will see later.

Legs now: Prep needed was the removal of plugs from the underside of the feet, there was a minutely fine casting line to remove from the back but so easy to do. The spats are well done , nice folds in true with the legs position, good button details , hose tops are plain ready for the dicing to be painted with the ties looking the part , good muscle tone is seen on the knee and thighs .

Arms: These are a likewise area of fine work his left hangs down , wonderful creases are seen on both arms as is the cuff details , the right arm will rest on the musket cradling it almost. The rank of Sgt is on both arms each individual stripe can be seen (don't forget the green backing )' the wings at the shoulders have good surface details .......prep needed ..not much just a carefully positioned plug , from the top of the left and at the elbow of the right . The left has a hand again nice work on the fingers , the other hand is cast to the musket , what is worth mentioning is the well engineered cutouts that enable a near perfect fit to the torso side and to the musket ., as with the legs we have a lug which fits into the torso area cleanly.

On the home run....

The equipment now:

First we have a backpack , 3 plugs to remove from the lower back , blanket roll on top , good strap details on this and on the underside of the pack..so often forgotten..not here, the pack looks full with some good surface work , no regimental number on the back you will need to paint it on as they were generally donpe on the originals .

Now we have the cartridge pouch , 3 small plugs to remove this time from the top ..well positioned so as not to damage the lovely straps on the underside , we have a lug to position it to the recess in the torso.

The waterbottle now another little gem wood effect really nice with the stopper cords being cast on , you will need to remove a plug from the back and then you can fit the strap using the sheeting provided.

There is also a baynot to fit into the cutout sculpted on the underside of the haversack , Antonio has also left out a pleat in the kilt for the positioning.

On the same sprue we have the ramrod end which will need careful fitting to the musket, and we also have a tiny little pipe which fits into the mouth area.

The musket now :

This is held safely on a former with 6 locating points , careful cutting these away especially on the trigger one , the musket itself is good bit of work , grain detail is seen with the mechanism being tightly sculpted , the musket is in an unusual position not often seen and is carried upside down ...a refreshing change .

The right hand is cast onto the musket so he is holding the weapon , nice finger details with them resting on the musket steadying it surface viens are showing also.

The base now:

A good size which has cutouts ready for the figure's feet to fit to (most will pin as well , the groundwork has stones and boulders sculpted on , the base being more than adequrpete . Prep ...just a plug to remove from the edge.

Final Thoughts: At last NutsPlanet have released 75mm scale and this is the second in the range( I will be looking at the first very soon!!) a very good subject absolutely packed full of details well engineered and well sculpted and cast with good presentation.

A great addition to the ever growing range all of which warrant a look at Treat yourself at their website : www.nutsplanet.com a veritable treasure chest awaits

Thanks to NutsPlanet for the Review model and of course to you dear reader for looking in.

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