My latest castings on parade !

 

Got a couple of French Chevau-Leger Lancers regiments done and was pleased how easily they cast up , getting the lances to fit the hands was a problem, but super glue and green stuff did the job 

The mounted Officer are Hinchliffe Models and rather nice, their style is still  brilliant after all these years (50 years ?)

Meanwhile what have these two spotted ?........

If Mathew Brady (Junior) had access to AI

 

He we see Mathew Brady (junior) taking an outdoor photo of two military men near his studio in Toyeland, he has relocated there because of some problems withe the Authorities in France over some photos he had taken of young country girls in a state of undress - he prefers to call the genre ' Females in the state of nature' 

His photograph .

And me playing with AI , I must admit I'm rather pleased with this effect ! 

A glimpse of the distant past .

Whilst searching through my old blogs I came across this from 14 years ago (that would make the game mentioned 38 years ago 🙄 ) I put it up to embarass two of the participants who occasionaly look at my blog . I of course was a mere child at the time ! (Click on photo to enlarge) 

 

Historical guest apperence on a tabletop near me

In nearly 60 years of wargaming I don't think I've ever had a historical personality General and definately not the 'Corsican Ogre' , so I thought it was about time I did !, thanks to 'S' who has been supplying my mounted command . 

And his adversary Blucher 'Marshal Vorwarts' again a Hinchliffe model . I suspect they might be an guest apperance on the tabletop as I think my generalship might be lacking their skills . (click on photo to enlarge) 

 

Wargaming humour No. 12

Hopefully me when we are on holiday in N. Wales and passing Porthmadog Model shop this summer.

 

Toy Soldiers in Art No.35 (and a sad story)

I don't normaly post things straight from Facebook , but as we are having problems with the internet (AGAIN !!!!)  I'm having to use my i pad and mobile phone and I find them difficult to be creative on them . This is from Military Toys from our childhood Facebook page , and has an interesting and rather sad story behind it . 

I think HG Wells sums it up best - 'prancing monarch' , 'adventures' , 'excitable patriots' etc ! , I can make a list of present politicians etc who should be locked away with a plentiful supply of toy soldiers and leave the rest of use alone ! - end of rant !

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New toys shinning in the sun .

I took the oppertunity of the return of summer to photo some of the recent 'fruits of the brush' , first up my converted Prussian foot artillery.

These are the Prince August French artillery which I have converted into Prussians. Luckily the uniforms are similar and I added rolled greatcoats and shako covers to alter them. Think they look suitably different ! 

Next are the Prussian Dragoons which are converted from some British Household cavalry with head swaps and the coats lenghtened using 'green stuff' 

There seems to be some disagreement of the colour of the uniforms , illustrations vary from navy blue to sky blue , I went for a mid blue . More conversions are in the pipeline .