American Militia in Winter Dress 1812

American Militia in Winter Dress 1812..that´s what it says on the box and that´s basically what´s in the box but I wanted them for use as Bodstonian Miltia..so they got few head and hat swops.(from the Zvezda Russian Artillery of Peter the Great set)
The range of weapons is interesting, as mentioned on the PSR site (here) mainly muskets but the chaps at PSR missed one..a double barrelled weapon, a shotgun?

Hopefully Strelets will bring out a set of American Militia in summer Dress 1812


 

 

Hardly any of them carry a powder horn or a secondary weapon like a knife or a hatchet but 4 of them have rucksacks etc

The one in the middle Looks like he could Feature in a western cowboy type Setting

The two on the left could be used as highwaymen. The "Cowboy" again from behind. It´s not 100 obvious from the pic but the weapon he´s Holding definately has two Barrels and a lock on the left and right. While there were such things as double barrelled flintlock muskets, they were expensive and prone to misfiring/exploding, so seeing as he´s a militiaman,  it´s more likely it´s a  double barrelled shotgun, not a musket.

Head or hat swops

As usual, one sprue is put into storage for any future conversion use, the other two are added to the  Bods for sale/swop list

Hussite Camp 3 - Medieval horse Care

From the excellent Hussite Camp range created by Frank Gemershaus.
This lot (and a few more besides) are destined to end up as part of the Teutonic Order 1329 dio
So far, 6 nags and 5 bods
Again, for each part I´ve added a  photo  with it´s original german titel and english Translation.

Knecht führt Zugpferdepaar (Servant leading a pair of draft horses)

Knecht schleppt Grünfutter (Servant bringing Forage)

Knecht striegelt Pferd (Servant grooming horse)

Knecht tränkt Pferd aus Eimer (servant giving a horse a drink from a  bucket)

Knecht füllt Futtertrog nach (Servant refilling feeding trough)

And one lot not in the top pic (they were mixed in with the footfolk and the wagons so got overlooked).
Knecht, gerüstet, führt Zugpferdepaar (Servant, equiped/armed,  leading a pair of draft horses)

Notice.
Due to a couple of People feckin me around with buying / swopping (I shan´t Name names but I feel like it) If any one wants anything..it´s pay first then I send it..registered post...finito.

 

Hussite Camp 2 - Footfolk/ workers (Pt 2)

Part two of The footfolk /workers part of the Hussite camp Scene set from Frank Gemershaus
As with the first lot, These are divided up into individual pieces, each with it´s individual titel in german, so again, I´ll add a photo of each part of the range with it´s original german titel and english Translation.

Lagerzubehör - Fässer mit Säcken en bloc - Camp Accessories - Barrels with sacks as a block)

3 Mann Lasten tragend (Ballen, Säcke)  - 3 men carrying loads (Bales, sacks)

Man Faß rollend -Man rolling a Barrel

Man beim Holzhacken, Frau Holzscheite einsammelnd - Man cutting Wood, Woman collecting logs

Frau mit Kiepe, alternative Reisigbündel - Woman with pannier, alternative with bündle of twigs

Hussite Camp 1 - Footfolk/workers (Pt 1)

Footfolk /workers part of the Hussite camp Scene range from Frank Gemershaus.
This lot (and a few more besides) are destined to end up as part of the Teutonic Order 1329 dio
Metal and 1/72nd scale, they match up well with all other 1/72nd medieval bods.

The Hussite Camp Range is divided up into individual pieces (mini sets) which can be bought individually, each with it´s individual titel in german, so  I´ll add a photo of each part of the range with it´s original german titel and english Translation.

Mann trägt Holzbundle (Man carrying Wood bündle)

Man sack aufhebend (man Lifting a sack)

Frau Essen Austeilend. Soldat mit Schale (Woman giving out Food. Soldier with a bowl)

Woman im Kochtopf rührend (Woman stirring cookingpot)

Soldat zerhackt Reißig (soldier chopping up Brushwood)

A couple of interesting bits.

Some new sets of wolves. I´ve been waiting for Ages for a decent set of wolves ..and then two come along at once, and another two sets are planned...HERE

 

An amazing dio..1:200,  The Plastic Panorama of Old Lwów

 

 

 

 

 

Tecumseh - Strelets

Not a bad set,  12 bods with some interesting poses
As  noted on the PSR write up, no bare chested warriors (apparently they liked to fight bare chested)  and the bod who is meant to represent Tecumseh is repeated 4 times so, along with the crawling bod,  a bit of a waste.
At the Moment I can´t see any decent conversion possibilities but maybe at some Point I will so one sprue is Held in reserve, the  Two  extra sprues have been put on the "Bods - Sale/swop" page.

 The strelets bods are 22.5mm, the Italeri ones 25mm, the 1.5mm height difference seems a lot when each make is compared alongside each other...…

....but mixed together, the height difference becomes less apparent and  they make a decent looking warband. 

…. The man himself, Tecumseh (middle)

The man himself, Tecumseh (middle)


Would be nice if Strelets made a Woodland civilian set or two. The Imex Eastern Friendly Indians set is very nice, but at 26mm tall,  they are giants, especially in comparison with the Strelets bods,   ...and the set is hard to find.

Airfix Fort Sahara - Monastery

Finally my head is getting clear and it´s back to painting etc.
First up this year, (apart from a Roman Villa and a couple of other bits) Something not on the "things planned for 2016" a Reconstruction of the Airfix Fort Sahara into a Monastery..usefull for a wide (or wider range) of periods, from early medieval to modern.

Basically, the idea Comes from Robert and his excellent Remodelling of the Airfix Fort Sahara into Le Monastère de Zinderneuf .

Some pilgrims are coming to visit…

...whilst inside, the Monks are either discussing what´s on the menu...…

..or maybe wether Brother Cedric´s Attire is quite appropiate

The re-build.
The original box with Contents.

Sanded down, the Little stubs of beam Ends and the door hinges removed.

The stairway is in a bit of an odd Position, anyone running down would stand a Chance of crashing into anyone coming out of the bottom door,  so it has been re-positioned

Addition of Quoins and brickwork around the doors and Windows

Stairway fixed in it´s new Position...more brickwork added, a start to adding stonework to the walkways.

The internal walls added. The bottom doorway gets covered over but it´s not much of a loss and was part of the plan anyway...and the main reason for altering the Position of the stairs.

Finally all the stonework/paving is finished

Walls smeared with a thin layer of PVA and sprinkled with fine sand, basing added. The Paving outside of the doorway had to go.

Paint it Black

Base coats and some weathering

Roof for the Tower, which will be removable. Scratchbuilt from card with a bead and a toothpick

Doors re-sized. I´ve scratched them up to add a Basic grain effect and cut bits off to create a "used" look.

Road and steps up to the Castle/Monastery

Little tufts added to the paving

I might add some other bits like a well, small storage hut, Garderobe but when there´s time