Sunday 27 February 2022

Soldat Des Plomb

 


I came across this on 'Warfare in the Age of Steam' blog (Warfare in the Age of Steam: 1899 Illustration by Frederick de Haenen, called "Le Jeu Des Soldats De Plomb. - Reconstitution par un amateur de la bataille d'Austerlitz." (1815-1918.blogspot.com). Whilst looking at it my wife said "Is that a photo of you and your little men ?"- it does bear a resemblance to me - when my beard and hair were darker and less grey .

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  1. Come on! - we know it's you really. In fact it looks more like an 1805 photo of a giant on the real battlefield. Which suggests it's maybe a diorama. Boringly, I'm (very) interested in this picture, but for rather nerdy reasons:

    (1) what scale of figures do you reckon these are?
    (2) what is he wearing? - it looks like some kind of apron or overall - do you think I should get one?

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  2. Would think it's a diorama and the date would suggest flats (?) , think it's an apron - something my wife remarks I need when she surveys another tee shirt with paint on it .

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  3. Another great picture Tony! I've seen other pictures of huge dioramas made with flat figures and wondered how they did it so precisely! This is one explanation!

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    1. It's a rather odd and interesting picture , is the base made from canvas sheeting ?

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  4. Did you often wear an apron in those eary days?

    I think those may actually be French 54's mixed in with flats and others.

    Great pic!

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