Purchasing "job-Lots" (2 Viewers)

Corporal, US Union Cavalry - ACW. Mainly converted Britains WW1 US Cavalryman - with Dorset arm and rifle, scratch stand - and head by Camp-Randall USA. See original state of headless, one-armed figure at the start of the thread, which was bought as a job-lot of damaged figures. The price per figure came out at just under £1 for each figure. jb








Another very fine piece JB, always a pleasure to watch a master at Work!
Ray
 
Another very fine piece JB, always a pleasure to watch a master at Work!
Ray

And thanks for those very useful illustrations Ray - which are now lodged safely in the Uniforms section of the Forum. Made my bit of fun much easier - and glad you like him too. jb
 
Hi JB,

Enjoying your conversions as usual. I especially liked the evolution of the US cavalryman and how it eventually turned out.

Rgds Victor
 
Hi JB,

Enjoying your conversions as usual. I especially liked the evolution of the US cavalryman and how it eventually turned out.

Rgds Victor

Hi Vic, glad you liked him. When I first got him - minus head and moveable arm - I could see he was Britains, from the marks underneath the horse - but the painting was a bit of a puzzle. I eventually ID'd him - from the enclosed cup stirrup ( and then finding him in Andrew Rose's excellent TS book).

The previous owner's conversion however, was intriguing - so I sort-of kept him that way, by using a head that I had supplied by Camp Randall USA - as spares from a previous project.

Turned out okay - so I will remember Ray's comments - and if ever any other similar ones come my way - I might have the makings of a Troop!!:D

Cheers buddy - jb
 
Here's a couple of pics showing how my four Royal Horse Guards are progressing.

My first Officer on a prancing horse (front right) is now completed - and the other Officer and Troopers are well underway. The completed figure is based on a Britains RHG Officer - but was converted to one of around 1830's by a few conversions. most obvious of which is the Romanesque helmet - that Britains originally used to make up their Life Guard set 72. I removed his old Albert style helmet (now in spares box) and added the Roman style one. I also added the new arm with sword at the low carry - and then added epaulettes (milliput). Painting was very much the same as Life guard - except the tunic sleeves are dark blue - and the horse shabraque is red.

All of these figures are original Britains - and all have been repaired in some way

The other Officer RHG from 1897 - is left with the original Albert helmet - but has had the sabretache removed, as they were certainly NOT worn at this late Victorian date. I did this by surgery - which left a hole i the figure - so some sculpting was done to retrieve the shabraque and part of the horse body. I also fitted a new sword scabbard after repairing the figure, as the original scabbard was destroyed in the process ( it was snapped off anyway). Both this figure - and the two Troopers have the basic colours applied - but no arm with sword, as yet. I prefer to mostly paint these off the figure - at least until the face and front chest areas have been completed on the riders.

Continuing........................ jb




 
Corporal, US Union Cavalry - ACW. Mainly converted Britains WW1 US Cavalryman - with Dorset arm and rifle, scratch stand - and head by Camp-Randall USA. See original state of headless, one-armed figure at the start of the thread, which was bought as a job-lot of damaged figures. The price per figure came out at just under £1 for each figure. jb


Have to agree with Ray, jb ..... your "trash" to treasure transformations are a joy to behold and your Union Cavalryman is yet another jb-masterpiece. :smile2:

B. :salute::
 
Have to agree with Ray, jb ..... your "trash" to treasure transformations are a joy to behold and your Union Cavalryman is yet another jb-masterpiece. :smile2:

B. :salute::

Glad you like him too, old buddy. As I mentioned to Ray however, it's all in the luck of the draw - with "Job-lots" ( and also what I have left in the spares-box).

IF I hadn't picked up this figure - minus head and arm , AND also didn't have a spare US Cavalryman's head - and an arm holding a rifle - THEN, the idea of combining the bits to make up this figure would never have happened.

The figure was also a paint conversion already, when found - which also suggested ACW to me ( which is NOT really a familiar subject to me, on this side of the pond).

So, a number of lucky coincidences were also involved, before the idea to make him up this way took root.

I'm very happy myself - with the outcome, and as I have a couple more spare US kepi-heads, ( albeit they are more in keeping with Buffalo Soldier conversions), I will be keeping an eye out for similar broken figures for possible future conversions - along these lines.

Cheers! jb
 
jb;

Attempted to send you a PM...tells me your "Mailbox is full"...

Everyone wants to talk to you !
 
jb;

Attempted to send you a PM...tells me your "Mailbox is full"...

Everyone wants to talk to you !


Deleted a few now - including several old ones from an Olde English Knight (fictitious) - guess who? I'll post it later this week - jb
 
Deleted a few now - including several old ones from an Olde English Knight (fictitious) - guess who? I'll post it later this week - jb

The fact that your 'reference' took me a while...demonstrates the effect of my "Olde" age !

Thank you jb. :salute::
 
The fact that your 'reference' took me a while...demonstrates the effect of my "Olde" age !

Thank you jb. :salute::

Next visit to the Post Office - I have a letter to go for you - with example of finished piece.

Found this online - looks like the stuff is available online??? Prices are in $$. Have a read - might help you find what you require for the future by post? My example is cut by hand with a fine hacksaw, sheet held in a vice - and then filed to shape.

Hope this helps. jb

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=17911&step=4&showunits=inches&id=240&top_cat=60
 
Here's a couple of pics., of my two conversions/repairs of my two Royal Horse Guards (RHG) Officers - originally by Britains. These are actually one of my favourite old Hollowcast Britains figures - and have a very long pedigree. My two probably date from the fifties - but I have changed these two, to depict Officers from 1837 and 1897 ( as Britains did for the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Set 72). Britains did them as Life Guards - but never did them as RHG's for that set, and I don't think they ever did one from 1837 - with the Romanesque helmet either, for the RHG.

Note that I took off the sabretache for the 1897 figure, as they were definitely not worn by that time - and modified the figure as a result.

My two 1837 Troopers will follow quite soon - as they are both well underway too. jb



 
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Here's a couple of pics., of my two conversions/repairs of my two Royal Horse Guards (RHG) Officers - originally by Britains. These are actually one of my favourite old Hollowcast Britains figures - and have a very long pedigree. My two probably date from the fifties - but I have changed these two, to depict Officers from 1837 and 1897 ( as Britains did for the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Set 72). Britains did them as Life Guards - but never did them as RHG's for that set, and I don't think they ever did one from 1837 - with the Romanesque helmet either, for the RHG.

Note that I took off the sabretache for the 1897 figure, as they were definitely not worn by that time - and modified the figure as a result.

My two 1837 Troopers will follow quite soon - as they are both well underway too. jb




Turned out great JB!
Ray
 
Wonderful JB, looking forward to seeing the troopers then..................a full set? ^&grin:salute::
 
Wonderful JB, looking forward to seeing the troopers then..................a full set? ^&grin:salute::

I'll be putting arms/swords on those two later today Scott - so should be up soon.

I'll see what comes in from "finds" for these Troopers - BUT - what I would LIKE very much - would be to replicate my previous Life Guard "Set 72 plus" that I did awhile ago. This had two Officers and thirteen Troopers, and was great fun to do. Now................I now have the two Officers - and have another Trooper in my stash - so just ten more Troopers to find!

I've seen a few still around on e-bay lately - but haven't been successful yet.

Patience is a virtue - wish I had a bit more.....:Djb
 
Next visit to the Post Office - I have a letter to go for you - with example of finished piece.

Found this online - looks like the stuff is available online??? Prices are in $$. Have a read - might help you find what you require for the future by post? My example is cut by hand with a fine hacksaw, sheet held in a vice - and then filed to shape.

Hope this helps. jb

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=17911&step=4&showunits=inches&id=240&top_cat=60

jb;

Thank you !

Olde age I guess...never thought of that...wouldn't have thought there was enough of a market.

Good to know for future...sorry, I should have checked.
 
Know you like these post Napoleonic British cavalry.
Ray


Tasty! - Ray - very nice indeed. I have a few Hussar Officers in this little hoard - so that pic will come in handy for some of the superb detail it contains. The exception is the cap, however. All of mine use the fur cap - which means a little later than the 1830 image you show. Litttle things - such as the leopard-skin cover to the saddle.

Mmmm. very nice - no wonder you like collecting these gems, Ray.

Cheers buddy. jb
 

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