I know this figure well as I prepared and painted around 60 of them in the early 70s. Back then it took me almost as long to remove the flash metal (with one blunt file) as it did to paint them with my limited palette of Humbrol enamels and rather basic paint brushes.
My plan is to churn out three units in this charging pose, each with a different colour of facings. Once done this will complete the infantry element of my Prussian Army.
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Smart and businesslike - lovely job - they'll look terrific in numbers. You should introduce some new order of merit - musketeers distinguishing themselves in battle could qualify for a transfer to the Landwehr. That would inspire the lads!
He looks very handsome! I painted this same three-battalion regiment using 15mm Minifigs during the summer-fall of 1987. Oddly, they weren't quite as fetching as this gentleman however.
Best Regards,
Stokes
Tony - they'd have to distinguish themselves on more than one occasion for that honour!
Thanks Stokes!
What Stokes said, on both accounts except only 1/3 of my 15mm Silesians were strip minifigs the rest were Heritage. No where near as nice as these!
Cheers Ross,the ones I painted in the 70s were a bit rough and ready compared to this one!
Just green with envy. My favourite Prussian uniform is red collar and cuffs with yellow shoulder straps - see link
centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/uniformes_unitePR.php?uniformes=58&drapeau=
Is that going to be one of the three?
Rob - at the moment I'm thinking Brandenburg, red with sky-blue shoulder straps and maybe Colberg, white with red shoulder staps but I could still be swayed!
Very nice, Ian! Is this regiment to be the 10th or the 11th?
WM - according to Marcus this is the 1st Silesian so I'll go with that!
Coukd you slip in a couple of volunteer jager?
For the sake of controversy, I reckon that makes them the 11th. Now go ahead and educate me, somebody................
Roy, as I have a full unit of Jager I won't be adding any more. However there is no reason why some might not be temporarily re-assigned!
Archduke - Goya sent me this for my own education!
The 1st Silesians were the 11th but became the 10th. It’s explained in the link below under the line infantry page:
http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Prussian_infantry.htm#_line
Very nice indeed...
I think that this is one of the units on my new ‘shiny’ to do list...
All the best. Aly
Aly, this unit has been on my own to do list for far too long so I'm pleased to finally have it underway!
Great stuff Ian - I wonder how many years in the 60s/70s I spent cleaning up HH figures when I could have been chasing woman or more importantly painting!
Ian, ah so that's why I didn't have a girlfriend it all makes sense now!
Ian and Goya, many thanks. This is a great resource.
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