tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post5769303438486704905..comments2024-03-29T08:54:56.064+00:00Comments on Hinton Hunt Vintage Wargame Figures: Purest Green StuffStrykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-21867532490504704192010-11-01T12:52:12.233+00:002010-11-01T12:52:12.233+00:00My flagpoles are made from pins with a small plast...My flagpoles are made from pins with a small plasticene bit to make the eagle or the corresponding end-of-pole ornament.<br />The yours look very nice!<br />Regards<br />RafaRafael Pardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482026140017463557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-38784911752933451802010-11-01T10:44:14.655+00:002010-11-01T10:44:14.655+00:00There is a sort of charm to having the grenadier o...There is a sort of charm to having the grenadier only unit:-))<br /><br />I see that Clive Smithers has , on the Hinton Hunter, Nassau units with only fusiliers.... surely that is a marriage made in heaven?? A swop?<br />Though not a swop for the lovely standard bearer I suspect.<br /><br />Of course you could restrict your collection to the 1972 catalogue only. That would be ultra purity, a bit like the Judeaen Pepolpe's Revolutionary Front in Life of Brian.<br />Most of love the German troops of Napoleon, I think I mentioned I once failed to buy a combined Confederation regt that had Lippe Detmold and Saxe-Whatever in it and have regretted my hesitation for 30 years.<br />Can we have some white uniforms next please?? I like white uniforms!<br />Roylewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-71861836135007435652010-11-01T10:08:01.993+00:002010-11-01T10:08:01.993+00:00Hi Ian,
That flagpole is the length of an ECW pik...Hi Ian,<br /><br />That flagpole is the length of an ECW pike!! Your's is an excellent little conversion.<br /><br />re the points made about the Grenadier unit I can understand totally where you are coming from. Back then wargamers tended to field armies comprising the units that they wanted to collect/paint rather than adhere to a strict historical OOB as most wargamers seem to do now days, and as Roy points out ranges were not as complete as they are today. Most French armies started with a battalion of Old Guard Grenadiers for example and the second or third unit would be Swiss! <br /><br />Look forward to seeing them based and ready for action.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Lee.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181989906410822069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-26797440954269706672010-10-31T12:59:15.388+00:002010-10-31T12:59:15.388+00:00Hi Roy - I didn't really have the option of a ...Hi Roy - I didn't really have the option of a more realistic establishment as I have no fusilier figures. However, as you know, realism isn't a particular feature of this project so I'm happy with grenadier only unit. The fact that the fusilier was created quite late (it doesn't appear in my 1972 HH catalogue) means there are probably fewer about which may explain why I have never come across one.Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-52384612970083439582010-10-31T09:19:26.207+00:002010-10-31T09:19:26.207+00:00The Flag bearer looks delectable Ian, A real hero!...The Flag bearer looks delectable Ian, A real hero!<br /><br />Is that a whole regiment of Nassau grenadiers ?? The grenadiers ought, I thought, to be only the elite grenadier company.<br /><br />Hinton produced the grenadier figure way earlier than the nassau fusilier figure. People were left with a puzzle as to what to do. Many did paint up units as all grenadiers, some converted HH french 1815 infantry to fusiliers. Eventually proper shako wearing fusiliers came along with a very nice sunburst shako plate.<br />Some people took the Nassau grenadier and painted them as elite French Light Infantry companies. I have a unit that I bought years ago which is a complete French Light infantry battalion but all are wearing the colpack which is an additional wierdness.<br />That nassau elite is a lovely figure and I can see why guys wanted lots of them rather than just 4 or 6!!<br /><br />Roy<br /><br />Roylewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-9394228718826521442010-10-31T08:20:10.756+00:002010-10-31T08:20:10.756+00:00Thanks for the comments chaps!
I did try to make ...Thanks for the comments chaps!<br /><br />I did try to make the finished item as Hinton Hunt-ish as possible by using quite thick brass rod for the flag pole and making the flag fittings a bit chunky. The flag is from the 25mm Revo range and you're right Paul is does seem a good size match.<br /><br />Nice one Matt - Lord Flasheart - woof woof!!!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-44063739689081519542010-10-31T04:27:13.522+00:002010-10-31T04:27:13.522+00:00What a good conversion ! looks like a Hinton stand...What a good conversion ! looks like a Hinton standard bearer<br /><br />the flag is a god match size wise,<br />is it 15 mil ?<br /><br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02056094811625038749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-14677938011640470172010-10-31T00:40:24.549+01:002010-10-31T00:40:24.549+01:00Great job Ian,
Very nicely done.
I started...Great job Ian,<br /> Very nicely done.<br />I started an Elite Nassau regiment many, many moons ago and I remember fiddling about with the flag (handpainted the darn thing if I remember).Paulalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482911273863430204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-77157708166088610942010-10-30T21:27:25.822+01:002010-10-30T21:27:25.822+01:00Now he looks neat! Perhaps the bigger flag was for...Now he looks neat! Perhaps the bigger flag was for Lord Flashheart?<br /><br />MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com