Airfix 54mm French Cuirassier 1815

[@WATTScostumes]

The Airfix 54mm figure kits are a really nice series. I have put together 11 of them over the years. Love the details and super fun to put together. This particular kit took some time as I remember. A nice base make a huge difference in the display of these models. When I finish my figure models I like to spray them with dull-coat and then highlight certain parts with gloss or some form of sheen. You did a fine job on the model. I can appreciate the time you invested in it. It is a fine looking piece. Well done!

[@gregchapman-oliver7725]

lovely touchs that bring the figure to life

[@dukewellington9308]

I love these models too. I made a diorama with 5 of the Cuirassiers being shot down by Maitland.... because now was his time...ha ha ha. I have another 2 kits of these and an assortment of the other kits from the series. They have just enough detail to make them look amazing. Well done with your diorama

[@philRminiatures]

SUperb painting and basing, congrats on this cuir!

[@jpwphotographicstudio3891]

Splendid result. I'm struggling with the Scots Gray at the moment. Recently got the Polish Lancer and a French Old Guard .. My dad did most of these series back in the day 70s. Dad would take about 12 months to finish one wish he was stll around to ask how he did the damn straps experimenting with paper various types at the moment .. They are certainly a challenge 😂😂. You have done a good job on face I must say. The horse though possibly a little too shiny overall, you could matt down some areas. Lovely bit of modelling hats off to you.😊

[@user-id6tf9nx6g]

I personally like the Airfix kits.The last one I made was the Polish Lancer. Mike of Bristol

[@markfrommontana]

Very cool. I wasn't aware that Airfix had made miniatures from the Napoleonic era. Great job!

[@michaelcifra4696]

They were great kits, though now very hard to come by. I wish Airfix would re release them.

[@willfont1143]

Awesome work! Have had the same kit in my stash for nearly 20 years... now I'm inspired to find it and complete it.

[@michaelcifra4696]

Great, let me know when you do complete it. I wish Airfix would re release them.

[@MrPolicekarim]

@@michaelcifra4696 They could make a killing doing the 1/32 Napoleonics again! Maybe because of resin figures they feel they would be a commercial failure?

[@PanzermansBunker]

Superb work on the Cuirassier. Excellent paintwork......very colorful and striking. I also liked the chinstrap technique. The detail on the base compliments the figure wonderfully. My only suggestion is making deep furrows behind the various canon balls.....like they dug into the earth as they halted. Happy modeling my friend. Bill

[@michaelcifra4696]

Thanks alot. I wish that Airfix would re release these figures.

[@Twirlyhead]

Beautiful job and a great kit. Well done to you and Airfix.

[@michaelcifra4696]

Thankyou very much

[@richardgasson7283]

Really good, instructive video. I'm looking forward to viewing more of your work.

[@michaelcifra4696]

Thanks alot. I have a few more videos on my channel.

[@dunc0127]

Great video...think I just may retrieve my 54 kits...thank you for posting buddy

[@michaelcifra4696]

Thanks, I wish Airfix would re issue all these kits.

[@donwilsmore3945]

Another way of doing the horse would of been to paint it in oil paint and for a slight sheen ,,,to rub your fingers natural oils over him

[@johncrome2698]

Hi Michael, considering how difficult these early Airfix kits can be and, how much work is required to get a decent result, I think you have made a good effort with this subject. Well done mate, well worth the vidio to see how you completed it.😀

[@michaelcifra4696]

Thanks very much

[@DavidRLentz]

Oh, your skill and imagination are exemplary! Even that feels as though I damn you with faint praise. You ought to be working in a military history museum earning £2,000 weekly, researching a particular event--setting, season, weather conditions, time of day, and the like. Then the participants, the clothing, weaponry, equipage, etc. Next would be any mode of transportation (horse, cargo truck, or whatever). I envision a diorama of the Battle of the Bulge or something similar with Allied and German infantry platoons running afoot through the snow-covered Ardennes as they close upon each other. What kind of plastic, please? Is it standard polystyrene? Or is it that softer, more pliant plastic that I recall old Airfix sets of fighters in dozens of varieties. HSCT

[@michaelcifra4696]

Thanks very much, I actually have a Bulge vignette on my channel.

[@michaelcifra4696]

Hi this is an old kit from Airfix, the white plastic version. I started the kit 10 years ago but forgot about it. I wish they'd reissue more of the 54mm figures. They are hard to come by.

[@MrPolicekarim]

@@michaelcifra4696 Do Historex still make their plastic figures, please?

[@jyvesguillemot]

superb layoout, tank and figures nicely well done , painting and weathering.but the valtine was an ugly and no efficient tank as all british tanks during ww2, except the firefly !

[@wingopen]

I don't like the horse finish, same color all the way, you would have better watched some pictures about real bay horses: they always show a tones graduation and legs are black from knees to hoofs eventually interrupted by white bands if present. Also, you painted horse tongue a reddish color instead of pink-flesh. In the end the brake in his mouth is out of scale.