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Totally agree :salute::
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Today I have noticed on another post from V.I.D. soldiers, that they are making a Prussian Hussar from Frederick the Great's Army
New set opened Pr-25 - Prussian hussars. 1756-1763 Pr-25-001 - Trooper of the 5th Hussars (Death head)
See the full post here: https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/showthread.php?56285-VID-soldiers-Napoleonic-prussian-army-sets
Maybe we will see more from this era ????
John
New set opened Pr-25 - Prussian hussars. 1756-1763 Pr-25-001 - Trooper of the 5th Hussars (Death head)
See the full post here: https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/showthread.php?56285-VID-soldiers-Napoleonic-prussian-army-sets
Maybe we will see more from this era ????
John
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I may be mistaken, but VID may be the owners of the MiniWelt catalog of figures. I do recall a discussion in the past, here in the forum, specifically about MiniWelt and either that the catalog was owned by a manufacturer in Russia, or that the manufacturer who did the tooling was now in business under its own label. Now, MiniWelt's Seven Years War catalog ran to infantry figures, and mounted officers, but with no cavalry. So if VID is indeed the owner of the MiniWelt catalog, this would be a new development, as far as I know.
Either way, I won't buy them, because they are too large. They are in the contemporary popular larger 60mm scale, and they won't fit with the rest of my collection. However, they would fit with First Legion's figures and other current makers' figures.
Prost!
Brad
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OK, yes, it is VID who own the Miniwelt catalog; it's in the thread that Obee referenced. Here's the specific post:
https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/showthread.php?56272-VID-soldiers-sale&p=768154#post768154
Like I said-nice figures, but too large for my purposes.
Prost!
Brad
https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/showthread.php?56272-VID-soldiers-sale&p=768154#post768154
Like I said-nice figures, but too large for my purposes.
Prost!
Brad
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Thank you, Herr Baron,
I will now cross VID off my possibles list, like you, I don't really like the big figures.
As you know, I am very much interested in Friedrich's opposition, the Army of Maria Theresia. Just got a tip off from the "plastics" thread that there may be something happening at Hat. Just checked it out, and we could possibly be seeing some 1/32 7YW Austrians, "at some time in the future".
I live in hope!!
Happy Collecting
Oberstinhaber
PS: Many Thanks, Obee for putting up your new IR 40 paint jobs, stunning!
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Since the beginning of the year, I've been working on my grey army. Among the figures I painted are a couple for this collection.
Here is perhaps the most exotic of soldiers in Frederick's army, a Bosniak officer, in the uniform introduced at or after the end of the war:
The Bosniaks were lancers, and they had unusual origins. In 1744, Saxon King August III authorized recruiting cavalry from southeast and eastern Europe, thinking to capitalize on the common fear in Germany of anything remotely "Turkish". An Albanian jeweler-turned-recruiter, Stephan Serkis, recruited about 50 riders and took them to Warsaw to enter August's service. When he found that the court official who had held the money to pay the men had gambled it away, Serkis turned to the Prussians and offered his services to Frederick. The Bosniaks were attached to the Black Hussars, and their ranks increased by recruiting Germans, Poles, and Hungarians alongside the original Tartars and other types. Their service record during the Seven Years War is debated, and the unit was nearly wiped out several times and re-raised. But it would be another generation and the emergence of the Uhlan, before lancers would take a permanent place among the cavalry.
This casting is from the Franklin Mint, and has pretty good, crisp detail. It was originally issued in a pewter finish. I primed it with Tamiya surfacer primer and painted it with matte acrylics, then gave it a couple of coats of Future. I've been experimenting with using the clear acrylic to make glazes, taking John Firth's work as an example. I used the technique a little bit on this next batch, four Bayreuth Dragoons, also from Franklin Mint:
These figures were also issued with a pewter finish; I'd accumulated them over the years, painted one years ago, but couldn't remember the exact paints I used, so I stripped it and painted all four in one pass.
The last one for this post is from the allied army, an officer of Luckner's Hussars in Hannoverian service, circa 1760:
This is a Stadden casting, and after painting the Franklin Mint castings, and Hecker & Goros, Sanderson, Puchala, and other makers' castings, I'm spoiled by their crisp detail, which makes painting the softer Staddens like this hussar more of a chore at times.
The regiment's Chef was Nicholas Luckner, a Bavarian (well, he was an Oberpfälzer) who served in the 1740s in his Elector's army, including in the Netherlands. He had retired before the Seven Years War broke out, but in 1757, he raised a troop of hussars with his own funds, and entered the Hannoverian service. He and his hussars served well; Luckner was eventually promoted to general and the unit eventually numbered close to 700 men.
Their original uniform consisted of a dark green dolman and Pelz, and red breeches, with a black Flügelmütze. This was dangerously similar to the uniform of the French Hussards de Fischer, and in 1760, a new uniform was introduced, with a white dolman and breeches, red Pelz with black fur trim, and a black Pelzmütze with a red bag.
Thanks for looking!
Prost!
Brad
Here is perhaps the most exotic of soldiers in Frederick's army, a Bosniak officer, in the uniform introduced at or after the end of the war:
The Bosniaks were lancers, and they had unusual origins. In 1744, Saxon King August III authorized recruiting cavalry from southeast and eastern Europe, thinking to capitalize on the common fear in Germany of anything remotely "Turkish". An Albanian jeweler-turned-recruiter, Stephan Serkis, recruited about 50 riders and took them to Warsaw to enter August's service. When he found that the court official who had held the money to pay the men had gambled it away, Serkis turned to the Prussians and offered his services to Frederick. The Bosniaks were attached to the Black Hussars, and their ranks increased by recruiting Germans, Poles, and Hungarians alongside the original Tartars and other types. Their service record during the Seven Years War is debated, and the unit was nearly wiped out several times and re-raised. But it would be another generation and the emergence of the Uhlan, before lancers would take a permanent place among the cavalry.
This casting is from the Franklin Mint, and has pretty good, crisp detail. It was originally issued in a pewter finish. I primed it with Tamiya surfacer primer and painted it with matte acrylics, then gave it a couple of coats of Future. I've been experimenting with using the clear acrylic to make glazes, taking John Firth's work as an example. I used the technique a little bit on this next batch, four Bayreuth Dragoons, also from Franklin Mint:
These figures were also issued with a pewter finish; I'd accumulated them over the years, painted one years ago, but couldn't remember the exact paints I used, so I stripped it and painted all four in one pass.
The last one for this post is from the allied army, an officer of Luckner's Hussars in Hannoverian service, circa 1760:
This is a Stadden casting, and after painting the Franklin Mint castings, and Hecker & Goros, Sanderson, Puchala, and other makers' castings, I'm spoiled by their crisp detail, which makes painting the softer Staddens like this hussar more of a chore at times.
The regiment's Chef was Nicholas Luckner, a Bavarian (well, he was an Oberpfälzer) who served in the 1740s in his Elector's army, including in the Netherlands. He had retired before the Seven Years War broke out, but in 1757, he raised a troop of hussars with his own funds, and entered the Hannoverian service. He and his hussars served well; Luckner was eventually promoted to general and the unit eventually numbered close to 700 men.
Their original uniform consisted of a dark green dolman and Pelz, and red breeches, with a black Flügelmütze. This was dangerously similar to the uniform of the French Hussards de Fischer, and in 1760, a new uniform was introduced, with a white dolman and breeches, red Pelz with black fur trim, and a black Pelzmütze with a red bag.
Thanks for looking!
Prost!
Brad
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Hello Brad,
extremely interesting figure and subject you have choosen with this figurine. A bid of local history for me since my wife is an original Oberpfälzerin who was born and raised in the deep, deep deepest "Bayerischen Wald" bavarian woods. The only authentic portrait of the uniforms worn by Freikorps Luckner´s horsemen is an old period oil painting which used to be on display at the "Pflegerschloss" of Waldmünchen. Many of the few existing illustrations of the later years appear to be wrong or total fantasy.
Johann Nikolaus Graf Luckner, (in french) Nicolas Luckner was born on 12. January 1722 in Cham Oberpfalz ( died 4. January 1794 in Paris) became quickly known as a "Meister des kleinen Krieges" lacking the manpower he concentrated on reconaissance and guerilla tactics to make most use of his abilities as a field commander. Serving his way up through the ranks in french service he finally made it to Marshall of France. It was during this time that a crowd of young french students dedicated their newly composed song to the than Commander of the North Army "Nicolas Luckner" .
The song quickly entered into history as the "MARSEILLAISE".
I did not check it out myself but the story of the origins is described on one side of the "Arc de Triomphe" in Paris. And it does not stop there to be interesting. Johann Nikolaus Graf Luckner was the great grandfather of the legendary german Seeofficer Felix Graf von Luckner who commanded an auxillary vessel functioning as the Kaiser´s Pirate during World War One. Lot of adventures, lot of stories told. Among othe things "The Graf" was famous for his physical strength. Until the year he died (1966) he had made it a habbit to shred a copy of Hamburg´s telephone directory through the middle of the pages at his anual birthday party, just useing his hands! The event was filmed on several occasions so we are left to believe ...
Most of the above written originates in a little paperback once offered and sold by Cham´s daily newspaper. Wherever you are in Germany (or any other location) check those offices of the local. Such publications usually never make it into the bookshops or the major book market. The Information they contain is usually gathered by local historians and local patriots who do a fantastic research job on their subjects and write their lines with "Heart Bood". My favourite sorce of the story behind our little friends - check it out.
Brad you got a great little figure there hope you might even enjoy it a little more - at least You know why I like our hobby so much.
Thanks for keeping your thread alive
Kind Regards and a definate Prost
Wolfgang
The regiment's Chef was Nicholas Luckner, a Bavarian (well, he was an Oberpfälzer) who served in the 1740s in his Elector's army, including in the Netherlands. He had retired before the Seven Years War broke out, but in 1757, he raised a troop of hussars with his own funds, and entered the Hannoverian service. He and his hussars served well; Luckner was eventually promoted to general and the unit eventually numbered close to 700 men.
Their original uniform consisted of a dark green dolman and Pelz, and red breeches, with a black Flügelmütze. This was dangerously similar to the uniform of the French Hussards de Fischer, and in 1760, a new uniform was introduced, with a white dolman and breeches, red Pelz with black fur trim, and a black Pelzmütze with a red bag.
Thanks for looking!
Prost!
Brad[/QUOTE]
extremely interesting figure and subject you have choosen with this figurine. A bid of local history for me since my wife is an original Oberpfälzerin who was born and raised in the deep, deep deepest "Bayerischen Wald" bavarian woods. The only authentic portrait of the uniforms worn by Freikorps Luckner´s horsemen is an old period oil painting which used to be on display at the "Pflegerschloss" of Waldmünchen. Many of the few existing illustrations of the later years appear to be wrong or total fantasy.
Johann Nikolaus Graf Luckner, (in french) Nicolas Luckner was born on 12. January 1722 in Cham Oberpfalz ( died 4. January 1794 in Paris) became quickly known as a "Meister des kleinen Krieges" lacking the manpower he concentrated on reconaissance and guerilla tactics to make most use of his abilities as a field commander. Serving his way up through the ranks in french service he finally made it to Marshall of France. It was during this time that a crowd of young french students dedicated their newly composed song to the than Commander of the North Army "Nicolas Luckner" .
The song quickly entered into history as the "MARSEILLAISE".
I did not check it out myself but the story of the origins is described on one side of the "Arc de Triomphe" in Paris. And it does not stop there to be interesting. Johann Nikolaus Graf Luckner was the great grandfather of the legendary german Seeofficer Felix Graf von Luckner who commanded an auxillary vessel functioning as the Kaiser´s Pirate during World War One. Lot of adventures, lot of stories told. Among othe things "The Graf" was famous for his physical strength. Until the year he died (1966) he had made it a habbit to shred a copy of Hamburg´s telephone directory through the middle of the pages at his anual birthday party, just useing his hands! The event was filmed on several occasions so we are left to believe ...
Most of the above written originates in a little paperback once offered and sold by Cham´s daily newspaper. Wherever you are in Germany (or any other location) check those offices of the local. Such publications usually never make it into the bookshops or the major book market. The Information they contain is usually gathered by local historians and local patriots who do a fantastic research job on their subjects and write their lines with "Heart Bood". My favourite sorce of the story behind our little friends - check it out.
Brad you got a great little figure there hope you might even enjoy it a little more - at least You know why I like our hobby so much.
Thanks for keeping your thread alive
Kind Regards and a definate Prost
Wolfgang
The regiment's Chef was Nicholas Luckner, a Bavarian (well, he was an Oberpfälzer) who served in the 1740s in his Elector's army, including in the Netherlands. He had retired before the Seven Years War broke out, but in 1757, he raised a troop of hussars with his own funds, and entered the Hannoverian service. He and his hussars served well; Luckner was eventually promoted to general and the unit eventually numbered close to 700 men.
Their original uniform consisted of a dark green dolman and Pelz, and red breeches, with a black Flügelmütze. This was dangerously similar to the uniform of the French Hussards de Fischer, and in 1760, a new uniform was introduced, with a white dolman and breeches, red Pelz with black fur trim, and a black Pelzmütze with a red bag.
Thanks for looking!
Prost!
Brad[/QUOTE]
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What's Happening ??
Northern Hemisphere too hot to paint, Southern too cold?
Many of us need a fix!
Happy Collecting,
Oberstinhaber.
Northern Hemisphere too hot to paint, Southern too cold?
Many of us need a fix!
Happy Collecting,
Oberstinhaber.
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Hope to complete another 3 x Ulrich Puchala Prussian Infantry this week, so watch this space
John
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I hope this helps ……..
10th Regt Grenadier, 31st Regt Musketeer & 48th Regt Fusilier all by Ulrich Puchala
AND …….
I. Leibgarde by Tradition of London
I bought him at the London Toy Soldier Show last year, as sad and sorry, badly painted, bent and scratched in a box of old figures at a VERY nice price late in the afternoon
I'm glad I could him back to Parade Standard
John
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I hope this helps ……..
It sure does!!
I thank you, John (and I am sure a number of others will too!)
Ahead of schedule, too!
All 4 very nice.
Happy Collecting,
Bob
It sure does!!
I thank you, John (and I am sure a number of others will too!)
Ahead of schedule, too!
All 4 very nice.
Happy Collecting,
Bob
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I hope this helps ……..
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10th Regt Grenadier, 31st Regt Musketeer & 48th Regt Fusilier all by Ulrich Puchala
AND …….
View attachment 236385
I. Leibgarde by Tradition of London
I bought him at the London Toy Soldier Show last year, as sad and sorry, badly painted, bent and scratched in a box of old figures at a VERY nice price late in the afternoon
I'm glad I could him back to Parade Standard
John
Excellent figures - expertly painted! I always love it when people find an old and battered soldier and bring it back to life. Thanks for sharing.
Brendan
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I hope this helps ……..
View attachment 236384
10th Regt Grenadier, 31st Regt Musketeer & 48th Regt Fusilier all by Ulrich Puchala
AND …….
View attachment 236385
I. Leibgarde by Tradition of London
I bought him at the London Toy Soldier Show last year, as sad and sorry, badly painted, bent and scratched in a box of old figures at a VERY nice price late in the afternoon
I'm glad I could him back to Parade Standard
John
Beautiful work as always John :salute::
I'm totally jealous of the vast catalog of figures to choose from, so far First Legion have only given me two releases to build my Army of Frederick the Great. The work you guys do is a real inspiration to get me building & painting again when I retire in the next few years. All the best Gebhard
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Gebhard,
Thanks for your kind words, I really appreciate that
Next for me will be another 4 Prussian Hussars so that I will then have all of the 10 Regiments wearing the hussar uniform.
They are currently assembled, undercoated and on my workshop table ready for their 'lick of paint'.
I will need to get a Bosnian Hussar to complete this group, and see that I can still get an officer from Tradition of London.
Ulrich Puchala had a mounted one, and Franklin Mint a standing, both hard to find now
John
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If you mean the Bosniak, you can also get a standing figure (a trooper, not an officer) from Army House/Alymer. New Hope Designs also has a Bosniak in its "Men at Arms" series, based on the Osprey books. I've got those kits in my stash, awaiting painting
New Hope Designs kits are still available, by the way, but I can't recall at the moment who is producing them. I have an email somewhere from the current owner of the brand and can't find it.
Rylit also makes a mounted figure of a Bosniak trooper. It depicts the earliest uniform, with the cylindrical cap and turban that preceded the fur cap.
Prost!
Brad