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Toy soldiers make a great distraction from the madness of coronavirus. Here is Josephine Baker by Mignot courtesy of Le Petit Soldat.
MikeNick
 
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Recently, I picked up the First Legion set of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
MikeNick
 
Obee said:
I've got one too ....... and painted him in matte finish :)

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John
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Great paintwork John ..as usual! Thanks for posting. Your figure different from as Brads' figure has his arm behind the back and no "Marshalls Baton". Both have that giveaway "Stadden" type base. (needs a good coat of gloss varnish though.I am told he used to shower in the stuff so as to shine on parade...:))

Interesting to compare with the Morier painting of the lad in his Sunday best where there is no shoulder loop, the gold on the lapels almost covers the dark royal blue, the gold lace on the cuffs covers almost 2/3rds of the material, the cuirass is decorated as is the magnificent waistcoat and the hair is unpowdered. Morier has clearly spared no blushes with his brushes in depicting the size of the man.

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I wonder who this gentleman is?

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rather shy? not a self promoter in any way?

Oh hang on it's...

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yes it is it is

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yes you have guessed it.. it is

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Jame Wolfe. Another Stadden figure from the same stable as The Duke of Cumberland. Picked up off the Bay with 3 members of the household cavalry from the same maker for a very modest sum

The paintwork is original and looks like one of the house artists started the piece (& the others) and was rudely interrupted. Not the easiest figure to paint as the map is in a very awkward place. I ll have to get by curved paint out I feel ..as well as lashings of the shiny stuff ;)
 
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Jame Wolfe. Another Stadden figure from the same stable as The Duke of Cumberland...
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That's another pretty good likeness. He captured his profile pretty well. This illustrates what I've said before-Stadden's portrait figures are hit-or-miss, and much more miss than hit.

I like the grenadier in the background!

Prost!
Brad
 
The grenadier is 48th Foot by Britains number 50047C. A Collectors Club issue usually available on the Bay for £25 or so. This one was neatly painted but has the usual rather gormless facial expression that this range seems to enjoy. The mounted officer is also Britains ..the version waving the hat as opposed to the other style as seen in the mounted Guards Officer. These sculpts are really good, beautifully painted, have some real character and are excellent value second hand.
 
Malcolm Britain said:
The grenadier is 48th Foot by Britains number 50047C. A Collectors Club issue usually available on the Bay for £25 or so. This one was neatly painted but has the usual rather gormless facial expression that this range seems to enjoy. The mounted officer is also Britains ..the version waving the hat as opposed to the other style as seen in the mounted Guards Officer. These sculpts are really good, beautifully painted, have some real character and are excellent value second hand.
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I agree, they're beautiful castings! I have a collection of the 1st Foot Guard, 1756, from the Redcoats series. I'd love to get those as castings and paint them myself.

I always teased Ken Osen when we would meet, about producing more mounted figures for the Redcoats range, especially Horse, Dragoons, and Light Dragoons for 1756. I use Imrie-Risley's 17th LD from the Revolutionary War, for 15th LD in the Seven Years War, but if there were ever any produced in this range, I'd buy them.

Prost!
Brad
 
Brad I completely agree. I d love to be able to buy the castings. The latest mounted figures I have seen were the Regiments range for the very late 18th century. I saw them in the local toy soldier store and they are superb. Very tempting but outside my period of interest. I think the pick of these is King George on a white horse.
 

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MikeNick said:
John,
Hi.
I really like your bunch of figures.
Did you paint the figures yourself or did you buy them preprainted?
I have seen them prepainted from Russian sellers. Would you mind disclosing where you got yours?
Thanks,
MikeNick
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MikeNick,

Yeah got them from either a Russian or the other quid pro country...umm...Ukraine...sorry I forgot. I live his figures and he has more I want to get. Ebay.

John from Texas
 
theBaron said:
I always teased Ken Osen when we would meet, about producing more mounted figures for the Redcoats range, especially Horse, Dragoons, and Light Dragoons for 1756. I use Imrie-Risley's 17th LD from the Revolutionary War, for 15th LD in the Seven Years War, but if there were ever any produced in this range, I'd buy them.

Prost!
Brad
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Brad,

I got some Dragoons from John Eden which are ROSE Miniatures. They came with both mitre hat and tricorn and so can be painted as any regiment in the British Heavy Cavalry of that time.

Unfortunately I've only painted one ,Iniskilling Dragoon, in keeping with my Irish heritage :)

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Maybe over the coming months, while confined to home, I will assemble and paint more, including a Scots Grey and Horse Grenadier with mitre hats and Life or Horse Guards?

Check out John Eden's webpages for more ...
http://www.johnedenstudios.com/page27.htm
http://www.johnedenstudios.com/page28.htm
http://www.johnedenstudios.com/page29.htm

John
 
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