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Title: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, army picture page 7
Post by: majorsmith on March 13, 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 March 13, 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 March 14, 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 March 14, 2019, 09:10:13 AM: Cheers guys!
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Post by: majorsmith on March 14, 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 March 14, 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 March 16, 2019, 01:59:16 PM: Prussian infantry officer
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Post by: jambo1 on March 16, 2019, 05:16:08 PM: Lovely looking figure, super stuff!! :)
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Post by: majorsmith on March 17, 2019, 05:09:48 PM: Prussian infantryman
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Post by: AlyMorrison on March 17, 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 March 18, 2019, 05:17:41 AM: This is really a super thread!! The infantryman is superb. :)
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Post by: majorsmith on March 24, 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 March 25, 2019, 06:33:21 AM: Another lovely figure, super job!! :)
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Post by: majorsmith on March 25, 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 March 26, 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 April 18, 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 April 18, 2019, 06:09:09 PM: Great looking figure, very nice. :)
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war New recruits! Pg2
Post by: majorsmith on April 29, 2019, 03:22:46 PM: More figures to my ever growing Prussian army!
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Post by: majorsmith on May 25, 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 May 25, 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 May 26, 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 May 26, 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 May 28, 2019, 08:46:44 PM: Thanks guys! Here’s some more stuff, Britain’s conversions jägers with a unit hound
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Post by: Emir of Askaristan on May 28, 2019, 10:29:00 PM: I like the jäger..... :)

But I love the dog :-*
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Post by: majorsmith on May 28, 2019, 11:43:49 PM: Thankyou!
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Post by: jambo1 on May 29, 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 May 29, 2019, 08:06:10 AM: Yet more inspiration for my FPW stuff.
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Post by: majorsmith on May 29, 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 May 29, 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?
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Prussians, jägers!! And Bavarians! pg2
Post by: majorsmith on May 29, 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
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Post by: majorsmith on May 30, 2019, 06:44:57 PM: More recruits!!!
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Post by: Metternich on June 02, 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 June 03, 2019, 12:41:25 AM: Some resized buildings
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Post by: majorsmith on June 06, 2019, 11:22:59 PM: More prussians!!!
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians, More infantry! Pg3
Post by: DintheDin on June 07, 2019, 08:39:53 AM: Waking up so many sweet memories of our youth! :-*
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Post by: Metternich on June 12, 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 June 27, 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 July 02, 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 July 02, 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
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Post by: majorsmith on July 03, 2019, 02:46:07 PM: Cheers Aly!
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Post by: Metternich on July 05, 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 July 07, 2019, 11:26:05 AM: Thankyou!
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Post by: majorsmith on July 18, 2019, 08:42:32 AM: First gun repainted!
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Post by: Ben Waterhouse on July 18, 2019, 09:07:23 AM: Will those guns, err, work? ;)
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Post by: majorsmith on July 18, 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 September 29, 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 October 08, 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 October 08, 2019, 01:21:09 PM: Judging by the helmet insignia I would go with Prussian dragoon.
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Post by: Metternich on October 16, 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 October 20, 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 November 19, 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 November 19, 2019, 09:16:58 AM: Quote from: majorsmith on November 19, 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 November 19, 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!
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussians MG08 and crew pg4
Post by: black hat miniatures on November 19, 2019, 03:00:29 PM: Quote from: majorsmith on November 19, 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 November 19, 2019, 04:31:06 PM: Only just stumbled upon this thread. Lovely stuff :-*
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Post by: majorsmith on November 26, 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 November 27, 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 December 02, 2019, 03:19:55 PM: Thanks!
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Post by: majorsmith on December 12, 2019, 08:38:42 AM: More cavalry added above
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Post by: Malamute on December 12, 2019, 10:46:48 AM: Very nice indeed. I like the Cuirassiers!
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Post by: Armstrong47 on December 12, 2019, 02:58:52 PM: Superb!!!!!!
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Post by: Metternich on December 13, 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 !
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussian cavalry pg4
Post by: majorsmith on December 17, 2019, 08:11:15 PM: Thanks guys, next up will be prussian infantry in action
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Post by: majorsmith on December 23, 2019, 06:26:11 PM: Army pic so far
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Post by: DintheDin on December 24, 2019, 07:24:26 AM: Fab! Gorgeous dudes!!!
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Post by: AlyMorrison on December 24, 2019, 08:09:12 AM: Lovely toys...
And beautifully shiny.

All the best. Aly
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Post by: majorsmith on December 24, 2019, 09:06:50 AM: Cheers chaps! Here’s my latest
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Post by: Sunjester on December 24, 2019, 09:39:54 AM: Very nice!
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Post by: Paratrooper 42 on December 24, 2019, 09:55:16 AM: Just been trough this thread, delightful.
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Post by: Metternich on January 06, 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 January 06, 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 January 07, 2020, 11:23:54 PM: Thanks guys!
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Post by: majorsmith on January 28, 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 January 28, 2020, 05:54:30 PM: Looking forward to seeing how they turn out. :)
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Post by: Gibby on January 28, 2020, 06:31:08 PM: I like the big hat lads. They mean business!
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Post by: majorsmith on January 28, 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 January 28, 2020, 11:15:35 PM: More Pickelhaubes !
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Post by: majorsmith on February 23, 2020, 09:05:13 PM: Bring out the guns!!! Finally got my artillery done!
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Post by: Gibby on February 23, 2020, 09:12:11 PM: Awesome additions! :)
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Post by: majorsmith on February 23, 2020, 09:59:38 PM: Cheers mate!
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Post by: Metternich on February 23, 2020, 10:06:25 PM: Ah ! "Artillery lends class to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl."
Title: Re: A gentleman’s war Glossy Prussian BRING OUT THE GUNS!! page 6
Post by: majorsmith on March 06, 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 March 06, 2020, 12:24:49 PM: Ooooh, I do like the artillery :-*
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Post by: Metternich on March 13, 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 March 15, 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 June 30, 2020, 06:09:06 PM: Thanks guys!
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Post by: majorsmith on March 20, 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 March 20, 2021, 08:34:46 PM: Great additions, Andy! :D
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Post by: majorsmith on March 21, 2021, 09:36:29 AM: Cheers mate!
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Post by: Emir of Askaristan on March 21, 2021, 11:48:10 AM: Love those chaps in their greatcoats!
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Post by: majorsmith on March 26, 2021, 05:38:49 PM: Thankyou!
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Post by: majorsmith on March 28, 2021, 08:04:39 PM: Army picture!
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Post by: bluewillow on March 28, 2021, 08:41:34 PM: Coming along nicely
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Post by: Phil Portway on March 30, 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 March 30, 2021, 11:18:15 PM: Love your navel gun teams!