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Tradition of London - Lord Uxbridge

Review taken from 'Casting Around'

A significant omission last time was Tradition’s mounted casting of Lieutenant-General Henry Paget , Lord Uxbridge, as commander of British cavalry at Waterloo and second in command to the Duke of Wellington. This is of course from the set of British light cavalry 1812 - 1815 released by Tradition and it is very much the icing on the cake.

Originally an infantry commander, Paget became an accomplished commander of cavalry and served with distinction with Wellington in the Peninsula War. He may be best remembered for the exchange between the two men when Uxbridge had his leg shot away by almost the last shot fired at Waterloo – recorded as “By God , I’ve lost my leg.” “Have you, by God.”(Not quite the words used in the film “Waterloo”) It remains unclear if this was Wellington’s legendary sang froid or due to bad feeling over Uxbridge’s elopement with Wellington’s sister-in-law. But any bad feeling didn’t stop Wellington requesting Uxbridge’s support for the Waterloo campaign.

The ten part kit really is a fine piece of work deserving time and trouble over assembly and painting. Fit of parts is normally first class for Tradition kits but I do have a bit of a quibble with Uxbridge’s horse. The two halves fit together well but absence of locating pegs and holes mean that care is needed to get a precise fit first time. And there is nothing under the bottom end of the horse’s neck to help it fit snugly onto the hole between the horse’s shoulders. I suggest adding a suitable plug to the base of the neck using Milliput or a spare piece of metal. This doesn’t detract from the quality of the assembled figure and it’s only fair to say that, for such a fine mounted figure, the kit represents excellent value for money these days.

The Lord Uxbridge casting measures 60mm approx and costs £16.50 (£90.00 painted in matt connoisseur style). Postage: United Kingdom 15% (minimum £1.70) or 10% on orders over £60 (maximum £15); EC Countries 20% (minimum £3.00); Overseas 25% (minimum £3.50).

Date Published Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:36
Author: Paul Stocker

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