All the figures used were David Clayton castings. The unit is comprised:
20 x PN.18 Landwehr Private (charging)
2 x PN.1 Officer (charging) - converted
1 x PN.17 Officer (charging)
1 x PN/22 Drummer (advancing)
This doubling of strength completes the Landwehr forces for my Prussian army, to paint up a third unit would be unfair on the French.
Thanks to Clive for providing the Warden's parade ground!
30 comments:
I do hope they are not going to block the disabled parking !.
The Prussians will be unstoppable!
Good Soldier - of course not, their job is to prevent others from doing just that!
Matt - yes, I will have to paint at least three more Old Guard units to balance things out again!
Nothing quite like a Friday evening spent perusing Prussians as beautifully painted as these.
Best Regards,
Stokes
They are splendid and splendidly equipped. Is it just me or are their overstuffed knapsacks holding them back in the last photo? They are clearly as good at plundering as any Frenchman - must be in France already.
As the French were most definitely illegally parked in 1813, these will be just the (parking) ticket. I'm pleased as punch to have contributed to your stunning new regiment, Ian.
Best regards
WM
Stokes - Glad you like them!
Rob - the knapsacks are probably stuffed with parking tickets!
WM - glad you like the finished item, the flag is their crowning glory though!
Brilliant - they look marvellous. I hope that's an original-series Bellona "Tesco's Car Park" - that will be worth a bit now! Your Prussian army is now ready to take over the world. Vorwärts!
Are those the same guys as our first ever Hinton Hunt order, circa 1967 ?!
Foy - thanks you are too kind. I wonder if anyone makes 20mm supermarket trollies?
Preiser - but they are expensive
Dry - same type but those were firing rather than charging
VW - amazing I see they do a trolley park and you can get a whole ALDI supermarket for £34.50!
A lovely unit and flag.
I see that they know how to go forward and dont use any reverse manoeuvres even when parking.
Marvellous unit Ian, the yellow is very vibrant. May I ask, as one who is not familiar with vintage castings other than Hinton Hunts, when and where were the David Clayton figures made? They just look like HH's to my untrained eye. The flag is the icing on the cake :)
Mark - yes, they only move forward however that doesn't prevent them doing a U-turn!
Lee - as I understand it David Clayton bought the rights/moulds for Hinton Hunt in the 80s and then produced them in the USA until the early 00s. During that time he filled in some of the gaps in the range, mostly command figures but these figures were inferior to the sculpts produced by Marcus Hinton. Many of the Clayton castings are very good but some are poor having been made from copies rather than masters which is why there is no real substitute for a vintage figure cast in the UK.
Indeed Ian, sometimes you have what look like originals and then you find an actual 'original' and it is much cleaner and has more detail. Your Landwehr look terrific though I fear that they are doomed on the battlefield if the opponent wins initiative and charges.bAnything butva 5 on the morale dice wgould appear to condemn themnto disorder and then destruction........
LG - ha, then it's time you faced my Prussian army, you might be in for a surprise!!!
Flying South for the Winter??
Excellent please tell me who is WM love the flags
Ian - none other than famous Wellington Man http://thehintonspieler.blogspot.com/
Ian, following on from my comment and your reply re David Clayton owning the rights to the HH range do we know where the moulds are today and who owns the original masters? I'm guessing they are 'lost' thus the high prices commanded by vintage castings. Such a shame.
Nobody seems to know who has them now but it's thought that Clayton sold them. Most of the moulds were not original and many of the masters were apparently lost. This is why good original castings are still so prized!
They look superb on the carpark, I mean parade ground. Great looking figures and I really enjoy the continuation of the joke! Beaut stuff.
Thanks James, perhaps the joke is wearing a little thin now!
Nah. The older one gets the better the jokes become in the retelling and retelling and retelling and... !!!!
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