Limber horses in 1/72

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Limber horses in 1/72

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I've always run 4 guns in my Napoleonic artillery batteries but the new 'Valour & Fortitude' rules prescribe 1 gun model per battery (we're going to cheat & make it 2 because 1 looks poor).

This releases quite a lot of extra guns & as artillery isn't devastating in these rules, adding extra batteries (which fits historical precedence) is desirable. I'd like to keep our practice of a limber per battery. So, from Newline, I've ordered a slew of various limbers (French, Prussian, British & Russian). I do not like their limber horses, however.

Now several plastic artillery sets will contain limber horses - usually 4. As I need 16 (though 20 would be better), I'd need to buy lots of sets with lots of stuff I don't want.

Surely there's a source for 1/72 limber horses? Surely, some enterprising 3D printer makes such?

Any links?

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I would say that 3D printing is your friend here.
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Airfix, royal horse artillery napoleonic set, it has 8 I think, possibly more.
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John sells a load of junk. Surely he has suitable limber horses?

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Essex Boy wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:18 pm John sells a load of junk. Surely he has suitable limber horses?

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ochoin wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:48 pm
Essex Boy wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:18 pm John sells a load of junk. Surely he has suitable limber horses?

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I would use these, cut and slice conversions.
http://plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=982
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Can't easily get them, Will.
3D isn't feasible either.

But hobbyshop in Melbourne has this:

http://plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1739

3 sets of limber horses that although not the loveliest examples, aren't bad & are not galloping either.

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Oooh they are nice a bit of deconstructive modelling and jobs a good one.
I think I may buy a couple boxes of them myself.

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TBH, I'd love to get either the limber horses from either of these sets:

http://plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=527
http://plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=586
but they're unobtainable &, of course, you just get 4 horses per box & I need a lot more than that.

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