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Post by damnitz on Sept 20, 2016 9:07:32 GMT
There is now a big market for 1/72 figures.
The Major manufacturers stoped to produce new sets, but there are a lot of old sets still on the market.
On the other Hand there are more and more new sets in metal. A lot of small companies in Germany started to produce figures for WAS and SYW. |
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Post by damnitz on Sept 20, 2016 9:35:03 GMT
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Post by guy on Oct 7, 2016 13:14:03 GMT
I have about three spare sets of the Revell Austrian artillery and quite a few odd sprues of the Prussian infantry if you are interested.
Guy
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Post by damnitz on Oct 14, 2016 8:21:08 GMT
@ Guy Thanks but I have still 11 austrian guns from Revell to paint and no inclination or necessity to have more than 3.  Still more than enough of these prussian fellows to paint (with conversions pressed in french and austrian ranks  ). |
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Post by damnitz on Oct 14, 2016 9:36:20 GMT
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Post by damnitz on Oct 14, 2016 9:48:01 GMT
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Post by damnitz on Oct 14, 2016 10:06:20 GMT
This threat is partly for me to remember all manufacturers on the market. On the other side it's for english wargamers who maybe don't know all these german manufacturers today on the market. I will add to every type of troops my point of view. Today there are many sets in 1/72 which are even more expensive than 28-mm-sets. But if you prefer the elegant look of classic-Revell-figures like the austrian artillery you will find a lot of nice sets to fall in love with... Germania produce now many sets which are elegant and fit very well along with the old output from Revell!
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Post by damnitz on Oct 18, 2016 12:57:40 GMT
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Post by damnitz on Oct 25, 2016 12:58:15 GMT
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Post by leman on Oct 26, 2016 17:18:50 GMT
That is a lovely looking figure.
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Post by williamoftiberia on Oct 26, 2016 18:10:00 GMT
Lovely figure, how I wish they would panto-graph them up to 25/28mm.
W.O.T.
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Post by damnitz on Oct 27, 2016 14:51:28 GMT
Lovely figure, how I wish they would panto-graph them up to 25/28mm. W.O.T. Did you not mention that you paint 20mm-figures?
I will continue now with the french.
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Post by damnitz on Oct 27, 2016 15:25:32 GMT
French Regular infantry
Wodensfeld (bei Hagen Miniatures) WO-SF 1-6 Französische Infanterie Siebenjähriger Krieg - French Infantry SYW ( www.hagen-miniatures.de/index.php/component/jshopping/category/view/100 )* These six sets are including 2 sets of command, 2 sets of marching, 1 set of advancing and 1 set of wounded soldiers. The style is more the style of toys with large heads, hands and weapons. Details are often clear but some like swords of the drummers are missing. I think that the figures are OK if you just want to have some more poses and officers etc.. I'm not convinced to form complete units with such figures. But it's a question of your taste.
Imperial-Modellbau IM-IFM 0001-0005 Französische Infanterie Feuerlinie - French infantry Standing, waiting, ready, firing, command Standing and advancing (www.hagen-miniatures.de/index.php/component/jshopping/product/view/122/2007 www.hagen-miniatures.de/index.php/component/jshopping/product/view/122/2011 ) * These sets seam to have the inclination to reflect the French Reglement. I purchased some command sets. I had different problems to get the flagpole fitting into the hands. But it's much to do on all figures before starting to paint. Not to my taste, because I'm not familiar with all this work.
Art Miniaturen Set JS72-7013 Französische Linieninfanterie - Offizier - French lineinfantry officer ( www.schmaeling.de/7-jaehriger-krieg/franzosen/607/franzoesische-linieninfanterie-Offizier )
Art Miniaturen Set JS72-7070 Französische Linieninfanterie - Füsiliere - French Lineinfantry( www.schmaeling.de/7-jaehriger-krieg/franzosen/604/franzoesische-linieninfanterie-fuesiliere ) Interesting to see so many different poses of marching infantry.
Art Miniaturen JS72-7071 Französische Linieninfanterie - Grenadiere - French Lineinfantry Grenadiers ( www.schmaeling.de/7-jaehriger-krieg/franzosen/670/franzoesische-linieninfanterie-grenadiere?c=21 ) In fact I don't think that These figures are perfect for the whole period of 1740-1763 as it is written there. But they are looking OK and will give the chance for more variations in your collection auf SYW-French.
Französische Linieninfanterie - Grenadiere - Command Set - French lineinfantry, Grenadiers, command set ( www.schmaeling.de/7-jaehriger-krieg/franzosen/671/franzoesische-linieninfanterie-grenadiere-command-set?c=21 ) It's somehow strange to me why Schmaeling introduce flagbearers and drummers for grenadiers with furecaps before These command figures with tricornes.
I myself use swedish and russian infantry from Zvezda (www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1084 , www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1151 ). Details and style are fine. It's not much to cut etc. to use them as French infantry although you will get soldiers without havre sacs. |
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Post by damnitz on Nov 14, 2016 15:00:38 GMT
French irregular infantry
Fritz Figures Set FF-FR 0001 + 0002 Arquebusier de Grassin feuernd, ladend - Arquebusier de Grassin firing, loading (www.hagen-miniatures.de/index.php/component/jshopping/product/view/22/48)* Just two figures of this unit which is famous for the defence of the Wood near the redoubt d'Eu.
I will perhaps later use dragoons from Zvezda with some conversions as French light infantry like Fusiliers de la Morlière.
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Post by damnitz on Dec 9, 2016 9:17:46 GMT
French cavalry
Imperial IM-KF 001, IM-KF 002, IM-KF 003 Französische Husaren - French hussars www.hagen-miniatures.de/index.php/component/jshopping/product/view/122/2018 French hussars, officers, musician, standardbearer with different horses. They have all mirliton caps except the musicians.
There are no sets on the market now, that are labeled French and I can recommend. But! Hagen-Miniaturen announce hussars and French horse. The Pictures of the hussars are looking promising. www.sweetwater-forum.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=239571#post239571 I will ad a Review if I buy some figures for my collection.
Comments: I used swedish and French dragoons of the GNW by Zvezda and Austrian dragoons by Revell as French horse. Conversions are sometimes difficult sometimes easy... |
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