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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: scrivs on 03 April 2015, 02:46:59 PM

Title: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: scrivs on 03 April 2015, 02:46:59 PM

Steve bought his lovely collection of 40mm self-cast semi-flats to the club on Tuesday and we had a great game of Maurice

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yOTflS-MI9k/VR6WW-SR3WI/AAAAAAAAOuA/Y6H_D_q0XnI/s1600/DSCN0049.jpg)

More on the Scrivsland blog (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/maurice-with-big-toys.html)

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: von Lucky on 04 April 2015, 01:52:25 AM

It does have its own charm, very nice.

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: fastolfrus on 04 April 2015, 08:03:08 AM

Lovely looking figures.

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: PAULSPENCE on 04 April 2015, 08:32:43 AM

Bonjour,

Absolutely charming!

Have been thinking about dabbling in SYW but had forgotten all about these!

Thanks for bringing them to our attention.

Cheers,

Paul

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: Romark on 04 April 2015, 09:09:22 AM

They look great :)

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on 04 April 2015, 09:35:33 AM

Lovely and a period that lends itself to them style perhaps more than most.

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: Vanvlak on 04 April 2015, 09:42:13 AM

Very nice, they're meant to be seen en masse like this.  8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: scrivs on 04 April 2015, 10:51:19 AM

Thanks chaps, none of my own work I am afraid, but Steve has an excellent blog about his time casting and painting these figures at Lace Wars in Tin (http://lacewarsintin.blogspot.co.uk/)

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 11 April 2015, 06:01:04 AM

They are lovely and was almost tempted with Steve's offer of a few Russians

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: scrivs on 11 April 2015, 07:22:52 AM

Careful, he is like a dealer. It will just be a few Russians at first, the next thing you know you are carting around loads of Really Useful Boxes weighing the best part of a ton.

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: Kings Curse on 12 April 2015, 12:06:50 PM

As said, very charming  :) I remember casting flat Caroleans with my dad when I was a kid. Good times were had.

Thanks for sharing. I'll have to have a closer look at that blog some time.

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: Golgotha on 12 April 2015, 12:37:56 PM

Fantastic and great to see traditional toy soldiers still battling it out. Really some how catches the flavour of Seven Years War.

Title: Re: Seven Years War with 'proper toy soldiers'
Post by: Der Alte Fritz on 13 April 2015, 04:13:33 AM

Those are lovely figures and are very compelling.