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[johnnybach]

Regarding your point about the poor quality of moulds Mike - which I didn't cover in my initial reply.

I - and I'm sure many of my fellow assemblers/painters - are quite good at removing excess flash and fixing errors addition or omissions in castings. IF. like me, they buy used figures on the open market - you quickly realise that things sold there are rarely perfect. There's always usually something to fix.

Hole in the saddle - fill it with milliput. Lump on the saddle, cut it off and file it smooth. There's rarely anything that can't be fixed. I currently have a re-cast of a Knight on the go - using one of Selwyn-Smith's old castings. Lots of flash - as the mould is old. Lots of gaps for the same reason - these are some I did, like that lately. Okay - no Courtney, I know - but suits me down to the ground.

The one on the left is the recast SSmith. Central small figure is a converted Doran casting - found second-hand for £1. The lutteral Psalter combo - was inspired by Freddy Ping's Xmas card - and was made from some bits bought from Dorset Soldiers - including a 10pence junk stall find of a Timpo Horse.

I'll go with just about any state - as I can fix most things now - I've had lots of practice with them. Thanks for listening. jb.

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What you reworked a Doran ? Doran-Courtenay made between 1920-1928 estimated value actualy for a simple foot figure is 800 - 1000$
The Courtenay ( working alone then ) cames later 1935 - 1968, then the molds were sold to Ping .

Nowadays : good work ( I agree with you about reworking toysoldiers sometime, I have a friend who bought the entire range of DelPrado Medieval because he liked very much the New Hope Design Men at Arms production, he repainted them with oils, it was far cheaper than looking for Old Kit, or buyig new one, the more for the "on horse")
Best

The "Doran" had no head, one arm, half a shield left and no base. It was solid - so I think it was an old re-cast. I found it in a car-boot sale, and only recognized it when I consulted some of my books. I always check out what I'm going to repair and/or restore - just in case. Do not worry. jb

Agreed about Delprado range - they can also be good source material to restore and convert. I prefer the Selwyn-Smith recasts presently - but have now done so many - I would like a few different poses. The AQM Agincourt range would suit me down to the ground - UNLESS they become really expensive - and just like another well known brand - formerly based in London - I just stopped buying them. jb

 

[Oberstinhaber]

Malcolm,

Thanks for the background to the demise of Rose Miniatures. With Trooper gone there can’t be too many people around with knowledge of the older manufacturers. You don't know what happened to the Ozmade range?

Scott

Not really!

I had a delightful chat with Mike Broardbent (the creator of OZMADE) this afternoon. He is very much alive and well and living in Canberra; still sculpting, but almost exclusively 28mm.

He reminded me that he sold OZMADE about 12 years ago. It was then resold to someone in western Sydney, and everything has been deathly quiet for about 9 years. Mike has absolutely no idea where the masters or moulds are now.

Sorry I couldn't be more informative. Maybe someone else out there knows the answer?

Apropos the question originally posed at the start of this thread: I asked Mike B that question and he is strongly of the view that the best way to go with an "old range", is to sell the castings, and don't even bother with trying to sell them painted! That's his oponion.

Regards,

Bob

 

[Imperial Miniatures]

After a large number of requests and the valuable feedback here on the Treefrog Treasures Forum I have decided to offer all our figures as castings as well as painted sets. They will be supplied in bags with a colour photo for painting and any assembly instructions if required.

It is going to take a fair amount of time to add everything to the website but if you are interested in anything (see the Price List on our website for a full listing of everything we have) then please let me know. I hope to add the Imperial German Sets and Agincourt sometime this year but that will depend on cashflow and selling some of the sets I have already invested in.

Foot figures are £6.50, mounted £14.50 - please inquire for equipment, etc.

Many thanks

Mike

 

[jrsteel]

Will you be making any of the AQM Napoleonics?

 

[Imperial Miniatures]

Will you be making any of the AQM Napoleonics?

I hope so, eventually. If there are any of the large sets you are interested in the let me know.

I would like to get the Colonial and Indian ranges fully remoulded before moving onto the Imperial Germans, etc but if there is enough demand for a specific range or set I will have a look at doing those first.

Mike

 

[Al Fisher]

Officers, NCOs, standard bearers, and buglers are the hardest figures to get resale. Not only are they scarce, but prices are high re troopers. You might consider this when choosing the order of replicating molds . . . particularly for Indian, Prussian and/or British regiments.

Bosun Al

 

[Imperial Miniatures]

Officers, NCOs, standard bearers, and buglers are the hardest figures to get resale. Not only are they scarce, but prices are high re troopers. You might consider this when choosing the order of replicating molds . . . particularly for Indian, Prussian and/or British regiments.

Bosun Al

Thanks Al, I will. I have just made the moulds for the Indian horses (which are also used for a number of other figures) and am in the middle of painting samples for the Governor General's Bodyguard. The rest of the indian regiments should be done in the next month.

 

[Hazebrouck]

Not really!

I had a delightful chat with Mike Broardbent (the creator of OZMADE) this afternoon. He is very much alive and well and living in Canberra; still sculpting, but almost exclusively 28mm.

He reminded me that he sold OZMADE about 12 years ago. It was then resold to someone in western Sydney, and everything has been deathly quiet for about 9 years. Mike has absolutely no idea where the masters or moulds are now.

Sorry I couldn't be more informative. Maybe someone else out there knows the answer?

Apropos the question originally posed at the start of this thread: I asked Mike B that question and he is strongly of the view that the best way to go with an "old range", is to sell the castings, and don't even bother with trying to sell them painted! That's his oponion.

Regards,

Bob

That sounds right Bob. I purchased several Ozmade kits at a steam festival in Maitland in 2006 from a guy who was located on the NSW Central Coast. He had the Ozmade range and a sort of modular range of Napoleonic wargames figures. I wish I had purchased more before he disappeared.

Mike,

Looking forward to seeing the ATQM castings.

Scott