WARGAMING THE BATTLE OF MAGENTA

1. Did the Foreign Legion in Italy really dress like this? This is my photo of the openin parade :the weather was sweltering and I honestly can't imagine troops fighting in blazing heat like this.To me it was impossible.
   Here is one of my Naples line infantry (on sale) They only have to have the epualettes cut off to become Italian or French Line infantry and are easily altered for Foreign Legion at Magenta just cut the hat down to a kepi.
   
   
   
   Austrian infantry here but I've forgtten what regiment. Big mistake!
   
   

   
   Austrian Infantry by First Guards Ltd
   
   
   

   
   To me the Legion in Italy in 1859 were more like this but with a Smaller Kepi
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   1. The Ho/OO side of things covers nearly all the main protagonists except specialist units and Italian Dragoons and most cavalry types . But if you wanted basic troop types the HO/OO scene provides them all. You would need to buy at least ten boxes of figures of one troop type to get units an this begs the question why do they do so many poses?
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Here is the Bersaglieri as they were at Magenta
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      54mm by Hat are perfect.Better than Italeri.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      
      change the headgear on these to kepis and some other slight alterations and you got ffl at magenta
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      >These Ho/OO figures are badly put together as you'd have to buy boxes and boxes to get units in the same pose
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      The Hat Avant Garde can make great 1859 Jaegars with a bit of work.Here is Mike Blakes work
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      This is supposed to be a French Officer from the Legion in 1859 but I haven't worked out the green tuic yet.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      This is a BMC lead Legion figure easily reworked into the Legion at Magenta
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      Another Legion figure of 1859 but again the uniform begs questions. Were they dressed like this or i the greatcoats?