Hessians (1 Viewer)

[Praetorian]

Hi Guys,

We over here at K&C were inspired by King’s Man and the impressive diorama of Revolutionary War British Redcoats he put together. So we decided to try our hand at doing something similar with our new Hessians! The right flank is marching forward while the left flank is preparing to fire. Take a look.

Happy Collecting!

 

[Praetorian]

The Right and Left Flanks...

 

[Praetorian]

and the Central command group.

 

[Capitolron]

Oh My Heart ...... Must have .....Must have

Those guys look so great - cant wait to see them up close and personal.

 

[OzDigger]

I did see a movie that involved a guy needing a good lie down after some Candy-striper activity, but they had different 'uniforms'

 

[redhugh]

I did see a movie that involved a guy needing a good lie down after some Candy-striper activity, but they had different 'uniforms'

 

[JPB]

Nice

 

[theBaron]

I did see a movie that involved a guy needing a good lie down after some Candy-striper activity, but they had different 'uniforms'

Actually, those coveralls were striped by accident. The Hessians' uniform breeches wore out relatively quickly on service here, and replacements were made up out stocks of ticking, or worsted, much of it striped; other stocks of cloth were sailcloth or plain canvas, too. Our boys also made use of similar cloth stock, when necessary and the stock available.

Prosit!
Brad

 

[King's Man]

Looks great! I want one just like it. They will look good marching along side my redcoats.


King's Man

 

[OldCelt]

Yep, Just what I had in mind for support behind my advancing British Regulars. O.C.

 

[mk26gmls]

I will definitely buy some for my office curio here at work. I just have to decide if I want to place them in front of or behind my marching redcoats. These are very impressive pieces.

 

[theBaron]

At the risk of being called a "rivet Nazi" (or an AMPS-hole), I must point out one little error in this otherwise fine set. The officers should be clean-shaven. In the 18th century, it was generally considered uncouth for an officer, as a nobleman, to wear facial hair. The most common exception was hussar officers, and that was based on the cultural heritage of that arm, as semi-barbaric horsemen. Not until the upheavals of the French Revolution was there a general change in fashion, and facial hair became more common.

But otherwise, the figures are great. The color work on the Ordinarfahne looks almost like the quality of some of the Russsian pieces.

Prosit!
Brad

 

[mk26gmls]

Have any of you read any books by this author, Bruce E. Burgoyne, on the Hessians?
http://www.geocities.com/hessians1776/

 

[Tex]

I have never heard of them but they seem like an interesting read.

 

[Tex]

By the way, those photos are excellent.

 

[OldDragon]

The Hessians now lead my AWI display .... hope you like

 

[Capitolron]

OD

I really like the stands you have in your Curio to display all of your figures - it looks very nice.

It is really interesting to see other collectors displays and how they look. Tel me what made you come to the decision to display them this way? From what I can see you have at least one of everything in each of the periods you collect - right?

The Hessians have not been "deployed" to my collection in Washington as of yet - still been working on the Napoleonic period. But, I plan to have this "deployment" soon.

Ron

 

[damian]

At the risk of being called a "rivet Nazi" (or an AMPS-hole), I must point out one little error in this otherwise fine set. The officers should be clean-shaven. In the 18th century, it was generally considered uncouth for an officer, as a nobleman, to wear facial hair. The most common exception was hussar officers, and that was based on the cultural heritage of that arm, as semi-barbaric horsemen. Not until the upheavals of the French Revolution was there a general change in fashion, and facial hair became more common.

But otherwise, the figures are great. The color work on the Ordinarfahne looks almost like the quality of some of the Russsian pieces.

Prosit!
Brad

Is that not why Peter the Great in his attempt to modernize Russia used to forcefully have his nobles shaved.
Regards
Damian

 

[theBaron]

Is that not why Peter the Great in his attempt to modernize Russia used to forcefully have his nobles shaved.
Regards
Damian

Exactly, he wanted to bring Russia into the same era as Western Europe, and he believed that the beards Russian men wore were an outward sign of their backwardness and barbarism.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Capitolron]

What's wrong with a little barbarism ??