British Line Infantry Officer - Belgic Shako

Another Ros figure has turned up - a rather poor casting of a British line infantry officer. He would have been part of a five figure command group set. Sadly the casting is not good. Part of the base is missing and his sword and scabbard are a bit stumpy. He was originally painted as an artillery officer, but this has been rectified:

French Line Infantry Drummers

After months of nothing these two French line infantry drummers popped up. I am guessing they are part of French infantry command set, which would consist of a group of five - two officers, two drummers and a standard bearer. They came along with a handful of French line grenadiers:

Highland Command

By chance I spotted these amongst a lot of old Hinchliffe, Minifigs and Prince August highlander figures on ebay. I had never seen the Ros 25mm Highland command set, but took a chance and made a bid. I was rewarded with a complete set of two officers, two drummers and a standard bearer:

Scots Greys

One of the early cavalry figures to be introduced into the Ros 25mm range was the Scots Grey cavalry man, mounted on the British heavy cavalry horse. These are 1975 originals:

Polish Infantry

A lucky ebay find was a bunch of Ros 25mm Polish infantry among a group of fat Minfigs figures. I think they are rather nice and represent either light or grenadier company soldiers, given the presence of shako plumes, fringed epaulets and short swords. As far as I am aware this is the only Polish figure in the Ros range; there being no evidence of command figures. The paint job is rather poor and at some point I will get around to tidying them up.

 

Painted Carabinier

A couple of pictures of the Carabinier after a spot of paint is applied:

Austrian Musketeer (Line Infantry)

The Ros Figures Austrian range is limited to just three figures: a Grenadier, a Musketeer and a Jager. So far I have only seen the Musketeer in the flesh. he wears the later Napoleonic uniform, with the shako which has peaks both fore and aft, rather than the earlier crested helmet. He wears gaiters, so I am guessing that he represents a German infantryman, as opposed to his Hungarian cousin. Well, that's how I have painted him!

I have seen pictures of the Austrian Grenadier, but have never seen the Jager and I would welcome any information about that figure. Here is the Musketeer: