tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post2394966563282125984..comments2024-03-01T01:36:41.620+13:00Comments on The Hinton Spieler.: Command ConversionsWellington Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-49980665247875112372017-12-24T11:37:02.374+13:002017-12-24T11:37:02.374+13:00Cheers, David.
I'm really looking forward to ...Cheers, David.<br /><br />I'm really looking forward to seeing your guard cossacks!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-1316615444037273602017-12-24T08:50:10.446+13:002017-12-24T08:50:10.446+13:00Well Matt, you've done it again. I feel wholl...Well Matt, you've done it again. I feel wholly inadequate with my painting skills now. These are just lovely!<br />Hope to have some guard cossacks to show before too long, but fear they will be nowhere near the quality you achieve with these little masterpieces!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295984130452494503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-46233400769764471482017-12-13T22:24:07.499+13:002017-12-13T22:24:07.499+13:00*Laughter* I didn't set out to show up the HH ...*Laughter* I didn't set out to show up the HH FN1, I promise.<br /><br />I could go on and on about why Garrisons are great, but putting up pretty pictures of them works better!<br />Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-77519575605479217912017-12-13T00:54:58.475+13:002017-12-13T00:54:58.475+13:00Well I have to say I'm won over to Garrisons. ...Well I have to say I'm won over to Garrisons. Your conversion looks set to inspire any wavering company of Marie Louises. Thing is, he makes the HH officer look a bit, well, wooden. I hasten to add that I have never thought much of HH's FN1, nor the Bavarian officers in similar orchestral conducting pose. Your guys are just genius.the Archdukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-20679706230646145232017-12-12T07:59:53.632+13:002017-12-12T07:59:53.632+13:00Thank you VW-man. I have half a dozen of the latte...Thank you VW-man. I have half a dozen of the latter, I'm sorry to say, and share your sentiments.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-50958292857353203862017-12-11T03:07:25.413+13:002017-12-11T03:07:25.413+13:00Yes the original series have a charm all their own...Yes the original series have a charm all their own with their Easter Island faces and distinctive poses. The less said about the later "heroic" versions the better as far as I'm concerned - though I do have a naval gun and crew I'm rather fond of.Vintage Wargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251018372867101509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-70385706352584924712017-12-10T08:13:19.951+13:002017-12-10T08:13:19.951+13:00Cheers, Robbie. Lammings are an odd bunch. Strippe...Cheers, Robbie. Lammings are an odd bunch. Stripped down to the metal they look like something out of a Punch and Judy show, but they paint up really nicely. I'd paint whole battalions of the early versions them if I could get them, but they seem to be rarer than hen's teeth.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-70482108479997618732017-12-10T07:59:33.771+13:002017-12-10T07:59:33.771+13:00G = HH squared, Ian. I think they're some of t...G = HH squared, Ian. I think they're some of the most exquisite war game figures ever made. Wait till you see the grenadiers!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-64900453873467515142017-12-10T07:55:53.635+13:002017-12-10T07:55:53.635+13:00They are beautiful conversions, especially the dru...They are beautiful conversions, especially the drummer. Well done.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-19308568244704260702017-12-10T07:15:43.613+13:002017-12-10T07:15:43.613+13:00Thank you Stokes, but there's really nothing h...Thank you Stokes, but there's really nothing here that I haven't already done on a zillion Hinton Hunts and DKs. They're just fantastic castings. Also rather helpful is the alloy they're cast in, which is a very bright, bendy and rather slippery stuff (old paint comes off them with marvelous ease) - it's a joy to work with when soldering!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-48724603895535743592017-12-10T06:56:04.302+13:002017-12-10T06:56:04.302+13:00Yaaah, get away with you, Foy! Although I didn'...Yaaah, get away with you, Foy! Although I didn't actually say that it was your own magnificent Garrison collection that inspired me to have a crack at this, I think everyone already knows this.<br /><br />I know what you're saying about Lammings. The later variants are gigantic. The guard drummer, however, was selected for me by the chap who decided to mix him with what I thought were HH Guard Grenadiers (they were actually something else, of which more anon..). They came as part of the same lot as my Empress Dragoons. It was not entirely clear what I was going to find under the incredibly thick house paint that was coating them, but they turned out to be corkers once they'd spent about three weeks in the Dettol.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-43440305599582578522017-12-10T06:48:27.935+13:002017-12-10T06:48:27.935+13:00Matt, you are a genius!Matt, you are a genius!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-3662670749320489262017-12-10T02:44:41.708+13:002017-12-10T02:44:41.708+13:00Amazing conversion and brush work! You are moving...Amazing conversion and brush work! You are moving into true artistry here. They all look fantastic. (So you use a soldering iron then?)<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-68329466705426320612017-12-09T23:18:12.717+13:002017-12-09T23:18:12.717+13:00Fantastic job - on a regular basis, you publish th...Fantastic job - on a regular basis, you publish these posts that demonstrate that the rest of us are just playing around at this. Marvellous.<br /><br />Lammings are a hit and a miss for me - I don't understand their history - sizes changed numerous times - the Lamming drummer you used is a great match with the Garrison, but the only Lamming drummers I've ever had were great big fellows. I've also recently bequeathed the third (yes, third) variant of a Lamming RHA crew I've seen - all different sizes and styles - this last one was the earliest, and proper "true 25mm" as we used to say.<br /><br />I digress. Great post - thank you for brightening my Saturday.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-5454499852490896152017-12-09T22:11:48.400+13:002017-12-09T22:11:48.400+13:00It's not all that hard, LG, although somewhat ...It's not all that hard, LG, although somewhat fraught with risk. I say a special prayer every time I try it. Pins and glue would actually be a lot quicker and safer.<br /><br />I think they'll merge quite well with the HHs, although they tower a bit over the smaller DKs.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-19596350691283203202017-12-09T22:06:51.201+13:002017-12-09T22:06:51.201+13:00I do have a few line chasseurs a cheval and yes, I...I do have a few line chasseurs a cheval and yes, I will be painting them eventually. They need a little tlc but are lovely figures. Foy sent them to me, which was very generous of him.<br /><br />I contacted Rob a few years ago when I couldn't find any Garrisons at all, but since then I've been deluged by so many figures that I never followed it up. I'd love to see what the Prussian part of the range looked like. I've yet to track any down.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-78542339757186728612017-12-09T21:32:14.778+13:002017-12-09T21:32:14.778+13:00Awesome conversion work Matt. I am most impressed ...Awesome conversion work Matt. I am most impressed that you can solder heads on! tge Garrison figures have the same 'heft' as the HHs. They also compare well in terms of size of packs, muskets and shakos. The difficulty with including early Minifigs is the size of these accoutrements which do not vary much in real life. It looks odd if all the men in one position have bigger heads and hats than all the chaps posed differently. Even within HH there are variations in the size of men. The Hessians and Nassauers being rather beefier than say the Young Guard Tirailleurs. lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-51730812474452171962017-12-09T21:19:49.049+13:002017-12-09T21:19:49.049+13:00C'est magnifique.
I can see why you like the...C'est magnifique. <br /><br />I can see why you like the Garrison figures. Garrison castings have good detail and are crisply cast. <br /><br />Are you going to be adding Garrison cavalry to your colection as well.<br /><br />I wonder if Rob at Eastern Garrison does special orders for Garrison figures ?Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-85296005541322140672017-12-09T21:02:41.085+13:002017-12-09T21:02:41.085+13:00Merci, Phil.Merci, Phil.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-33815695355530417402017-12-09T21:01:25.798+13:002017-12-09T21:01:25.798+13:00Thank you for reminding me to put up a comparison ...Thank you for reminding me to put up a comparison picture Rob. As you can see, they're more compatible than you might suppose.<br /><br />As for the outrageous over-acting - it adds to their charm, I think!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-48135081291042510782017-12-09T20:41:12.143+13:002017-12-09T20:41:12.143+13:00Dynamic poses and wonderful colors, great job!Dynamic poses and wonderful colors, great job!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-82629576669234836952017-12-09T20:33:25.295+13:002017-12-09T20:33:25.295+13:00I don't know if it's a style thing, but wi...I don't know if it's a style thing, but without anything to compare against they look bigger? The command group looks pretty animated with all that sword waving - no doubt trying to raise a bit of ardour amongst the rank and file who are perhaps having second thoughts about the ominously quiet thin line red line ahead. I shall wait with interest to see if the soldat figures look up for it.Robnoreply@blogger.com