My French cavalry has historically been skewed towards the heavies, as for many years the options in 1/72 were limited to Cuirassiers from Airfix & Esci and the Esci Lancers. In building my French army I was keen to have a good array of light cavalry. Having previously completed sets of both Chasseurs a Cheval (Italeri) and Line Lancers (HaT), I wanted to add some variety and colour, and what could be more colourful than the glamourous hussars. This set is again from Italeri, and is brilliant. You get 17 mounted figures for your money, the sculpting is clear and crisp and there's no flash. Each regiment had its own uniform, with differing colours of breeches and pelisses. I have chosen to paint these as the 7th Hussars, and they will form the organic light cavalry component of my FRecnh III Corps
