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| The Yellow facings look more yellow in real life. |
Of course no sooner had I based the first six when I spotted the bags of flexible metal bases I had bought several years so I could put my Prince August figures onto a slightly narrower frontage and use magnetized movement stands. So I had to pop the others off the old washers and remount them but there we are.
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| A prototype Grenadier painted up a couple of years ago, back when I hoped PA would do British figures for the 7YW within my lifetime. |
Now to do grenadiers and another company of line plus a battalion command group. I quite like this charging figure but I had trouble getting both raised foot and bayonet to cast at the same time and the gate connects to their back at a spot where it is hard to get a hack saw at it and even harder to get a file in to smooth it.
So, the next unit will be using the newer Prussian moulds, not sure yet which heads I'll use. As a bonus that'll make it easy to keep the 2 line companies sorted.
Nice work!
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DeleteVery nice! The poses are great.
ReplyDeleteThey do manage to look dashing and steady at the same time. I like this sculpt.
DeleteHave that running figure mould but haven't used it yet I think .
ReplyDeleteI've been eyeing it for years so had to give it a go once I had it.
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ReplyDeleteAfter a good start progress on the SYW range has been disappointingly slow - they are currently working on the dragoons - which I think are almost there. (I will also see if I can get them to add a nice 'general' figure).
There are not that many real gaps left in the Prussian/Austrian/Russian range now - I would like to get them to add some light troops including grenz/croats and hussars and possibly gunners in coats.
Then perhaps try for British?
Always hopeful?
Steve
Steve, my real problem is that I've never been able to get "into" the 7YW especially the Prussian vs Austrians and Russians although I did have some interest in the British involvement in the Austrian Succession and the 7YW.
DeleteThe jump in size was a bit of a blow as well. I'm just going to have to learn to not think about it.
PA appreciate they have had a problem with the increase in size of the recent ones - and particularly the cuirassiers (it is a problem with getting the scaling on the 3D printing correct)!
DeleteFor the dragoons the plan is to scale the cuirassier down about 7% (which is I think how much too big it is), print one off and see how it looks.
I don't need cavalry for North America and don't really need more for my fictional setting but I'm going to add somesort of Household Guard squadron from the new Cuirassiers.
DeleteThey look fantastic - exactly what I picture for a 'proper' wargame.
ReplyDeleteDon't do many "proper" ones these days but every now and then.
DeleteHey I really like your "Then They Were Twelve" this paragraph photo. great job.
ReplyDeleteI really like these. Suitably spiffing. I used mine to represent AWI British.
ReplyDeleteRoss, the runner you are having problems with. I had those too, so before each cast I fond just bend the two mould halves back (quite severely) and go heavy on the talc on the its you are worried about. Clamp the mould tight (with your fingers as WELL as with the metal grips) and you should get a perfect cast each time. I got that from the Prince August guys themselves. It really worked.
Thanks Stephen, I just resorted to venting the troublesome bits. The big issue was the thickness of the srue (couldn't remember the word when typing the post). Too thick for my cutters and a really awkward angle to get a hacksaw in at it without nipping an arm or leaving a mess of flash to be filed and scraped. But there will be more of these.
DeleteAh yes that would do it. I`m often too timid to cut new vents (and if I get into trouble, I tend to get the guys in the shop to do it for me (though I don't like asking them as they`re too kind and usually just give me a new mould, and it makes me feel bad for asking or bothering them).
Deletefound* and bits* excuse the typos.
ReplyDeleteNo need to apologize for typos, I'm so used to my own I read right through others. Bit of way to go for me to pop by PA :)
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