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Here are some of my earliest figures, cast from Prins August molds, maybe 18 or 19 years ago:
These represent soldiers from Infantrie-Regiment "Alt-Braunschweig", or "Brunswick-Senior", Nr. 5. This was the home regiment of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, who was one of Frederick's most capable generals. He commanded the western army, after George II recalled the Duke of Cumberland. That army fought in central Germany and was made up mostly of Hannoverian and Hessian regiments, a British expeditionary force, and a small Prussian contingent.
Here's another angle:
You can see that these figures have suffered some damage over the years (like the one officer's broken spontoon). I made these before I had learned some tricks, like replacing the cast lead spontoons and flagstaffs with wire. Also, I didn't know about pinning parts together; these figures arms have knobs that fit into shallow depressions at the shoulder, which today I would drill out and pin with wire. The flag I made from a couple of pieces of tin foil, laminated with CA glue, then painted. That method, I do still use today. Actually, the foil wrappers from the little Reese's peanut butter cups are just the right size, when folded in half and in half again. Prussian infantry flags weren't as large as the British.
Some may look down on the Prins August figures, but the molds let you cast figures that are certainly good enough to provide background figures in a larger scene.
I remember seeing a display at the MFCA show four or five years ago, consisting of these figures, showing a Prussian marching column deploying into firing lines. I think there were maybe 100 or so, and it showed what you can do with enough time, and metal
Prost!
Brad
These represent soldiers from Infantrie-Regiment "Alt-Braunschweig", or "Brunswick-Senior", Nr. 5. This was the home regiment of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, who was one of Frederick's most capable generals. He commanded the western army, after George II recalled the Duke of Cumberland. That army fought in central Germany and was made up mostly of Hannoverian and Hessian regiments, a British expeditionary force, and a small Prussian contingent.
Here's another angle:
You can see that these figures have suffered some damage over the years (like the one officer's broken spontoon). I made these before I had learned some tricks, like replacing the cast lead spontoons and flagstaffs with wire. Also, I didn't know about pinning parts together; these figures arms have knobs that fit into shallow depressions at the shoulder, which today I would drill out and pin with wire. The flag I made from a couple of pieces of tin foil, laminated with CA glue, then painted. That method, I do still use today. Actually, the foil wrappers from the little Reese's peanut butter cups are just the right size, when folded in half and in half again. Prussian infantry flags weren't as large as the British.
Some may look down on the Prins August figures, but the molds let you cast figures that are certainly good enough to provide background figures in a larger scene.
I remember seeing a display at the MFCA show four or five years ago, consisting of these figures, showing a Prussian marching column deploying into firing lines. I think there were maybe 100 or so, and it showed what you can do with enough time, and metal
Prost!
Brad
