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Is Hiriart still on business? the last post is quite old.

it is quite late to answer, almost 10 years elapsed, anyway the one with the button on the helmet could be either British o German artillery, the one with tassel may be a French zouave

Hope this message finds everybody well, I asked PA what would next release be and the answer is "British troop" I am quite puzzled as there is a full choice of British troops in the old Toy soldiers molds range; the USA release was nice, but was the purpose to have an add on bodies exactly the...

Well, I have same from Babette Schweitzer, it looks this was a very common mould at the time, you may even have the moles from Dunkin's.

A not too small wrong detail in the Prussian figures is the plume on the Pickelhaube, German army used to have it in a different way,horse hairs falling regularly on two sides, I made my own mould of the right heads, but it is a pity that so many details are not taken into consid eration by PA...

Good luck!

Well, this one is an excelent set, as usual, but Bersaglieri and Italian army at the time in general had not white trousers, rather very light sand colour. Other than this the trumpet should not have the Italian flag, but a purple one with embroidered the Corp insigna . In my younger years I...

Agree with other answers, definitely these are Schneider moulds, although also Babette Schweitzer seem to have manufactured them. Moulds have been copied by many manufacturers, till some time ago they were available at miniautersmolds.com (rebcast) but this company seem to be out of business now.

this one is an excellent set, however, officers at the time were light blue trousers in summer and blue in winter.

By using the different "at ease" Prince August sets I worked out this small diorama.

work on progress Prince August moulds finished work Regards

Hello Mike, I noticed this picture and your comments; actullay the set name is mispelled correct wording is "L’Italia farà da sé" , this was one of the many sentences that were used at the time of the war against Abissinia in 1935, when Italy, following the Societé des Nations trade sanctions...