tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post509899287353506969..comments2024-03-01T01:36:41.620+13:00Comments on The Hinton Spieler.: Turning Up the VoltageWellington Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-65647011433094481802016-07-08T05:54:26.874+12:002016-07-08T05:54:26.874+12:00Archduke, if you send me photos I'll post them...Archduke, if you send me photos I'll post them here for everyone to see and have a go at identifying.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-3417850159223474242016-07-08T01:00:01.265+12:002016-07-08T01:00:01.265+12:00This is a really useful posting, as the good guys ...This is a really useful posting, as the good guys have already commented. I wonder if anyone can advise on another variant. I have in my collection figures which I would swear are charging and firing HH grenadiers,FN2 and FN3,except that they have loose musket straps and are in slightly livelier poses (ie voltigeurs). Does anyone know what they are? I also have Clayton grenadiers firing in greatcoats, with plumes. Is that a clue?the Archdukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-40304829417456737842016-07-07T20:20:15.068+12:002016-07-07T20:20:15.068+12:00We are of like mind, I think, Ian. The Garrisons m...We are of like mind, I think, Ian. The Garrisons may be a bit 'wrong'in the uniform details as Foy says, but they're wrong in the right way! I think they're first-rate sculpts and can't wait to have a crack at more of them. I also have a secret plan for dealing with the height issue!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-90536060621094939242016-07-07T07:00:28.320+12:002016-07-07T07:00:28.320+12:00The Alberkens and Hinton Hunts are so similar that...The Alberkens and Hinton Hunts are so similar that you could be excused for thinking so, Roy!<br /><br />The muskets seem to have held up on my vintage Garrisons well enough. It's the bayonets that seem to the most vulnerable. The point at which they join the muzzle is perilously thin! I'm going to have to reconstruct a fair few of them.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-45913958810782678902016-07-07T06:52:27.699+12:002016-07-07T06:52:27.699+12:00Cheers Foy.
The very gradual increase in height b...Cheers Foy.<br /><br />The very gradual increase in height between each figure in the picture fails to show that the Garrison man is actually quite bit taller than the DK. His hat is a lot wider, too. This worried me initially as all the other French infantry in my first brigade are DKs, which I thought would make the Garrisons stand out a bit too much. However, the notion that my regiments should be organised into fixed brigades, which wouldn't be allowed to get too close to each other moreover in case they looked too different from each other, is a so daft that I decided to just get with it!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-36750016488172439622016-07-07T06:36:14.676+12:002016-07-07T06:36:14.676+12:00I agree with Roy & Foy - some really lovely br...I agree with Roy & Foy - some really lovely brushwork there. I've always admired that Garrison advancing figure since I saw it featured in those great photos in Grant's 'Napoleonic Wargaming' back in 1974! Mixed figure units can be fun (although I've only ever mixed HH & DK so far) and I'm really looking forward to see your Frenchies progress.Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-14350608983107853892016-07-07T04:03:45.424+12:002016-07-07T04:03:45.424+12:00An excellent post Matt and really interesting comp...An excellent post Matt and really interesting comparisons. Looking at the Alberken with the eye of the practised cync I would say it looks like an Hh that has been cut off its base , had the legs bent a bit and then been fixed to a different base......... but maybe ts just a very good copy? Usng the three makes is going to give you a delicious variety. I wonder if you could do a bit of solder work to extend plumes. that can be very effective for carabiniers. <br />The Garrison figure is lovely., I had a couple of units, but found that the point where the musket joins the left hand is just so vulnerable. Good luck with them.lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-36897787532266954842016-07-07T02:10:58.555+12:002016-07-07T02:10:58.555+12:00Very tasty indeed - the Garrison man is a good fit...Very tasty indeed - the Garrison man is a good fit for size, though he has a strange combination of long gaiters and short (square lapelled) jacket. I am a big fan of Garrison (as you know) - they also do a nice voltigeur/grenadier in the same pose. I normally avoid being pedantic (because it irritates me when people do it to me!), but strictly these are the "20mm" Garrison - the variety of sizes of the successive ranges of Garrison have defeated my attempts to understand them, but you're on safe ground with the early "20mm", which are as the one you depict here, and stand well beside HH.<br /><br />Can Uncle Rob help you out with Garrison figures? (he asked, wide-eyed...)MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.com