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Title: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, army picture page 7
Post by: majorsmith on 13 March 2019, 08:48:41 AM: Started an army for gentleman’s war, my dad already has an impressive combined French and Turkish army as well as a British one, so I’ve gone with a Prussian army, helps because I’ve always liked the uniforms of the period too, so here’s my first unit! Badisches dragoon’s regt 21
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Post by: Belisarius on 13 March 2019, 08:39:14 PM: Superb and very smart . ✔️ Your Dad is to be congratulated on his parenting skills . 😁
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Post by: jambo1 on 14 March 2019, 05:38:27 AM: Lovely!! Will be following this thread with great interest, superb start to your project. :)
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Post by: majorsmith on 14 March 2019, 09:10:13 AM: Cheers guys!
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Post by: majorsmith on 14 March 2019, 09:15:29 AM: I’ve got a lot to do here’s some wip pics of some hollowcast cavalry I’m doing, they are all original Britain’s, badly damaged or paint so badly chipped, stripped down, will receive new arms and heads, horses legs and tails that are broken will be repaired, it’s nice to give these old figures a new lease of life and use them for what they were intended
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Post by: jambo1 on 14 March 2019, 05:56:35 PM: Great to see you rescue these figures, really looking forward to how they turn out. :)
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussian officer
Post by: majorsmith on 16 March 2019, 01:59:16 PM: Prussian infantry officer
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Post by: jambo1 on 16 March 2019, 05:16:08 PM: Lovely looking figure, super stuff!! :)
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Post by: majorsmith on 17 March 2019, 05:09:48 PM: Prussian infantryman
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Post by: AlyMorrison on 17 March 2019, 06:08:07 PM: Splendid!
I look forward to seeing this come together...

All the best Aly
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Post by: jambo1 on 18 March 2019, 05:17:41 AM: This is really a super thread!! The infantryman is superb. :)
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Post by: majorsmith on 24 March 2019, 10:45:13 PM: Prussian artillery officer hopefully adding a few guns for him to command soon!
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Post by: jambo1 on 25 March 2019, 06:33:21 AM: Another lovely figure, super job!! :)
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Post by: majorsmith on 25 March 2019, 11:07:58 PM: I recently received a damaged B series Britain’s hollowcast hussar, tear right leg is a repair, stripped of paint as it was too badly scratched up, repainted as s 3rd hussar the 2nd pic shows size comparison with the 54mm range
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Post by: jambo1 on 26 March 2019, 09:14:45 AM: The hussar has turned out lovely!! Very nice looking figure. :)
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussian mounted artillery officer
Post by: majorsmith on 18 April 2019, 03:57:33 PM: Prussian artillery officer, I’ve got loads of stuff waiting to be painted!
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Post by: jambo1 on 18 April 2019, 06:09:09 PM: Great looking figure, very nice. :)
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war New recruits! Pg2
Post by: majorsmith on 29 April 2019, 03:22:46 PM: More figures to my ever growing Prussian army!
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Post by: majorsmith on 25 May 2019, 04:30:35 PM: Started a few buildings! They will be painted in a toy like manner similar to the bottom two images
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, buildings! pg2
Post by: DintheDin on 25 May 2019, 08:13:09 PM: I wish you to catch this style of painting! They will blend very harmoniously with your nice figures!
Cheers!
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, buildings! pg2
Post by: Leman on 26 May 2019, 10:32:19 AM: This project is turning out beautifully. It is great to see figures with buildings designed to complement them. The castle and stable look really impressive.
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, buildings! pg2
Post by: fusilierdan on 26 May 2019, 12:35:52 PM: Great looking figures. I'm looking forward to how the buildings come out.
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, jägers!! pg2
Post by: majorsmith on 28 May 2019, 08:46:44 PM: Thanks guys! Here’s some more stuff, Britain’s conversions jägers with a unit hound
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, jägers!! pg2
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on 28 May 2019, 10:29:00 PM: I like the jäger..... :)

But I love the dog :-*
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Post by: majorsmith on 28 May 2019, 11:43:49 PM: Thankyou!
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Post by: jambo1 on 29 May 2019, 05:26:28 AM: They are superb, and a great touch with the dog, great work! :)
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Post by: Leman on 29 May 2019, 08:06:10 AM: Yet more inspiration for my FPW stuff.
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Post by: majorsmith on 29 May 2019, 08:23:29 AM: And another unit done! Bavarians this time! And a comparison picture of the same figure with a head change and different paint scheme
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, jägers!! And Bavarians! pg2
Post by: Leman on 29 May 2019, 10:11:00 AM: The Bavarian in Pikelhaub suggests this is either FPW round 2 or a very early start to WWI. Will there be red-coated, spike helmeted Tommies on the continent soon?
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Post by: majorsmith on 29 May 2019, 11:26:04 AM: Yes you are correct these are aimed at around 1890-1910 so just before the war, my father is doing a combined French and Turkish army, and already has a British army ready to fight
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, jägers!! And Bavarians! pg2
Post by: majorsmith on 30 May 2019, 06:44:57 PM: More recruits!!!
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Post by: Metternich on 02 June 2019, 05:31:08 PM: Delightful. I hope you and your father wear straw boaters while playing with them !
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, jägers!! And Bavarians! pg2
Post by: majorsmith on 03 June 2019, 12:41:25 AM: Some resized buildings
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Post by: majorsmith on 06 June 2019, 11:22:59 PM: More prussians!!!
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, More infantry! Pg3
Post by: DintheDin on 07 June 2019, 08:39:53 AM: Waking up so many sweet memories of our youth! :-*
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Post by: Metternich on 12 June 2019, 04:08:05 PM: I love the detail of the musician's "wings" on the Prussian drummer, and the tooth pattern on his drum. Bravo.
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, More infantry! Pg3
Post by: majorsmith on 27 June 2019, 04:01:01 PM: Repaired and converted hollowcast figures, the general of my army and Prussian infantry officer
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, The General! Pg3
Post by: majorsmith on 02 July 2019, 08:53:36 AM: Guns! Two original one recast! Picked up cheap at the London toy soldier show this Saturday
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, The General!and cannons! Pg3
Post by: AlyMorrison on 02 July 2019, 09:10:32 PM: Those command have come out really well...
You have a nice clean painting style the works well on toy soldiers...

I doubt that Britains sold anything that neat...

All the best. Aly
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, The General!and cannons! Pg3
Post by: majorsmith on 03 July 2019, 02:46:07 PM: Cheers Aly!
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Post by: Metternich on 05 July 2019, 07:48:36 PM: The Prussian command figures are a delight.
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, The General!and cannons! Pg3
Post by: majorsmith on 07 July 2019, 11:26:05 AM: Thankyou!
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Post by: majorsmith on 18 July 2019, 08:42:32 AM: First gun repainted!
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, First cannon! Pg3
Post by: Ben Waterhouse on 18 July 2019, 09:07:23 AM: Will those guns, err, work? ;)
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Post by: majorsmith on 18 July 2019, 12:30:19 PM: I have 3 and 2 will work but won’t be firing at my nicely glossed troops! lol
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Post by: majorsmith on 29 September 2019, 08:17:44 PM: Mg08 and crew plus two more staff officers
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians MG08 and crew pg4
Post by: Metternich on 08 October 2019, 04:21:25 AM: The two senior German officers are wonderful additions, as are the machine gun crew. Is the officer on the left a dragoon or a Bavarian ?
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians MG08 and crew pg4
Post by: Leman on 08 October 2019, 01:21:09 PM: Judging by the helmet insignia I would go with Prussian dragoon.
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Post by: Metternich on 16 October 2019, 10:17:26 PM: Of course ! That's a Prussian eagle helmet plate - Bavaria was one of the German States allowed to display their own plate.
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Post by: Curassier on 20 October 2019, 03:31:04 PM: This has real "old school" charm. Congratulations.
Look forward to some pictures of the battles to come.

Might you be able to do a lengthy piece on the process - sources of figures; conversions; sources for spare arms and heads etc ?
All best
JM
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians MG08 and crew pg4
Post by: majorsmith on 19 November 2019, 08:43:02 AM: Curassier, most of the figures are original britains hollowcast figures, and were badly damaged and paintwork too bad to keep them as they were, there’s a few modern day recasts in there too

For recast figures I use ( they also do spare heads etc

https://www.replicametalsoldiers.co.uk (https://www.replicametalsoldiers.co.uk)

Heads and arms also from these

http://www.langley-models.co.uk (http://www.langley-models.co.uk)

As for damaged figures, the usual, toy fairs, eBay, flea markets etc
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians MG08 and crew pg4
Post by: black hat miniatures on 19 November 2019, 09:16:58 AM: Quote from: majorsmith on 19 November 2019, 08:43:02 AM
Curassier, most of the figures are original britains hollowcast figures, and were badly damaged and paintwork too bad to keep them as they were, there’s a few modern day recasts in there too

For recast figures I use ( they also do spare heads etc

You can get a vast selection of recast figures, heads and arms from

www.dorsetmodelsoldiers.com (http://www.dorsetmodelsoldiers.com)

And I do happen to have just bought the company from Andy Gibb at Dorset so will be supplying them from now on...

Mike
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Post by: majorsmith on 19 November 2019, 12:28:30 PM: Mike, I will be buying some stuff from you as soon as your up and running! Nice to see Dorset in safe hands once again!
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Post by: black hat miniatures on 19 November 2019, 03:00:29 PM: Quote from: majorsmith on 19 November 2019, 12:28:30 PM
Mike, I will be buying some stuff from you as soon as your up and running! Nice to see Dorset in safe hands once again!

Thanks! Hope to start processing orders once the London Toy Soldier show is out of the way on December 7th ...
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians MG08 and crew pg4
Post by: Malamute on 19 November 2019, 04:31:06 PM: Only just stumbled upon this thread. Lovely stuff :-*
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Post by: majorsmith on 26 November 2019, 11:21:53 PM: Another unit of cavalry, these figures when I got them were wrecked! No legs or tails, holes in the sides, one had a Marlboro fag packet pushed inside as filler!!! These are prussian railway cavalry, I modelled them with carbines, they should also carry lances
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Post by: Armstrong47 on 27 November 2019, 11:30:26 AM: Very inspiring.
I'm following this thread with interest and thinking about something similar using Tsuba's Russo-Japanese War range.
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Post by: majorsmith on 02 December 2019, 03:19:55 PM: Thanks!
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Post by: majorsmith on 12 December 2019, 08:38:42 AM: More cavalry added above
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Post by: Malamute on 12 December 2019, 10:46:48 AM: Very nice indeed. I like the Cuirassiers!
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Post by: Armstrong47 on 12 December 2019, 02:58:52 PM: Superb!!!!!!
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Post by: Metternich on 13 December 2019, 09:56:27 PM: Lovely to see the Prussian Cuirassiers join the fray - just don't engage in a von Bredow's Death Ride !
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Post by: majorsmith on 17 December 2019, 08:11:15 PM: Thanks guys, next up will be prussian infantry in action
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Post by: majorsmith on 23 December 2019, 06:26:11 PM: Army pic so far
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Post by: DintheDin on 24 December 2019, 07:24:26 AM: Fab! Gorgeous dudes!!!
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Post by: AlyMorrison on 24 December 2019, 08:09:12 AM: Lovely toys...
And beautifully shiny.

All the best. Aly
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Post by: majorsmith on 24 December 2019, 09:06:50 AM: Cheers chaps! Here’s my latest
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Post by: Sunjester on 24 December 2019, 09:39:54 AM: Very nice!
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Post by: Paratrooper 42 on 24 December 2019, 09:55:16 AM: Just been trough this thread, delightful.
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Post by: Metternich on 06 January 2020, 12:33:46 AM: Truly a delight - and what was more appropriate for the Holiday Season than glossy toy soldiers !
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Post by: Macunaima on 06 January 2020, 01:25:42 AM: Just one word to describe these figures: classy.

Makes me wish I had the space.
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Post by: majorsmith on 07 January 2020, 11:23:54 PM: Thanks guys!
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Post by: majorsmith on 28 January 2020, 10:13:24 AM: More recruits!! The great coated guardsmen will be my elite troops, the general figure is a rare REKA figure, badly damaged and the repainted badly, I’m hoping to convert him into a Bavarian general keeping the same headwear, all going in the stripper, the miliput on the figures is to stop stripper from entering the hollowcast figures
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Post by: jambo1 on 28 January 2020, 05:54:30 PM: Looking forward to seeing how they turn out. :)
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Post by: Gibby on 28 January 2020, 06:31:08 PM: I like the big hat lads. They mean business!
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Post by: majorsmith on 28 January 2020, 06:39:37 PM: The big hat lads will be loosing their heads for new equally big Prussian hats!
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Post by: Metternich on 28 January 2020, 11:15:35 PM: More Pickelhaubes !
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Post by: majorsmith on 23 February 2020, 09:05:13 PM: Bring out the guns!!! Finally got my artillery done!
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Post by: Gibby on 23 February 2020, 09:12:11 PM: Awesome additions! :)
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Post by: majorsmith on 23 February 2020, 09:59:38 PM: Cheers mate!
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Post by: Metternich on 23 February 2020, 10:06:25 PM: Ah ! "Artillery lends class to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl."
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Post by: majorsmith on 06 March 2020, 10:49:24 AM: A different take on Prussian infantry, tried the dress uniform with helmet cover
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, Test figure page 6
Post by: Malamute on 06 March 2020, 12:24:49 PM: Ooooh, I do like the artillery :-*
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Post by: Metternich on 13 March 2020, 07:00:34 PM: Love your test figure - great contrast between the Reed Green helmet cover (with regimental number no less !) and the Prussian Blue uniform.
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Post by: AlyMorrison on 15 March 2020, 04:14:51 PM: Such shiny loveliness...
The artillery looks magnificent... as does the fellow with the covered pickelhaube.

All the best. Aly
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Post by: majorsmith on 30 June 2020, 06:09:06 PM: Thanks guys!
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Post by: majorsmith on 20 March 2021, 08:24:02 PM: Here’s a couple of new units, all converted hollowcast British guardsmen, regular infantry in greatcoats and marines
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Post by: Gibby on 20 March 2021, 08:34:46 PM: Great additions, Andy! :D
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Post by: majorsmith on 21 March 2021, 09:36:29 AM: Cheers mate!
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Post by: Emir of Askaristan on 21 March 2021, 11:48:10 AM: Love those chaps in their greatcoats!
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Post by: majorsmith on 26 March 2021, 05:38:49 PM: Thankyou!
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Post by: majorsmith on 28 March 2021, 08:04:39 PM: Army picture!
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Post by: bluewillow on 28 March 2021, 08:41:34 PM: Coming along nicely
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Post by: Phil Portway on 30 March 2021, 10:48:49 AM: I am loving your shiny Gloss paint approach to give it that 1960s vibe. The painting is very crisp, has to be, no super shade colours in Callam's day.

Fantastic.

A few years back we put a game on at shows of the Running of the guns at the Royal Tournament and gave the 60s feel by glossing the figs
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/nn208/1815philip/Crisis%202016/.highres/DSC06003_zpsdqnim4vg.jpg) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/1815philip/a/0589bf2b-55f9-47f7-9e0e-1142dc5d37df/p/14232028-c19c-4a3e-a86d-f59c59c5d633)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/nn208/1815philip/Crisis%202016/.highres/DSC06008_zpsjcxbsjkk.jpg) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/1815philip/a/0589bf2b-55f9-47f7-9e0e-1142dc5d37df/p/24883e37-00e0-45b2-beb2-e2b9028c31a1)
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Post by: majorsmith on 30 March 2021, 11:18:15 PM: Love your navel gun teams!