Sudan 1884

When I was 16 years old, my Mom allowed me the first time to watch a movie after 10 pm on Saturday night (hard times these days). The movie was "Karthoum" with Charlton Heston. Since then - beside the Zulu war - this campaign became my favourite British colonial campaign. With the Range from HAT I was able to create bigger armies for it. Before I had some conversions from plastics, Jacklex figures, Hinton-Hunt and Scruby figures. When I talked with Massimo about the subject, he told me British colonial wars are his favourites too. And as he likes Highlanders, he started to sculpt some figures which he sold under his own lable. Now we thought about a project for which he sent me photos of his first painted Highlanders - very promising!

The Cuirassier charge - next step

It is going forward a little bit

French Sappeurs of the line regiments

 Our Hobbyfriend Thomas Mischak asked for some Sappeurs, he could use for his Waterloo diorama.

Frank sculpted him some:-) Very soon available at Hagen-miniatures. 

Sikhs wars

Since I have seen Alfred's diorama on the battle of Alival around 20 years ago, I became very interested in the Sikh wars. After some talking with Sean from Newline design, he started on his range of 1/72 Sikh war figures. I took around 2000 figures for my collection. 

Two weeks ago I've got the last infantrymen painted and now just the horsemen are left. 

My dream is to show a much more increased diorama of a Sikh war battle in the future. 

Everytime I visit Alfred, I take a look at his collection of painted figures - and especially on the Sikh war conversions. 

See the photos and you know why:-)

Stopping a French Cuirassier Charge in the Franco-Prussian war

 Hier are the first photos of the latest set from Massimo. Patrick's new project is the battle of Wörth/Fröschweiler and what comes in mind when I think about the battle is the cavalry attack of the French Cuirassier Brigade at the end. 

The here photos of Massimo starting on the idea. I think they are running in a wall of bullets. I hope to see the finished masters soon:-)

BTW, the Prussian firing line is already available:-)

There will be another set of French Cuirassiers in close combat with Prussian Cuirassiers, so that we can show the countercharge at Mars la Tour. This is my diorama project for the 150th aniversary:-)

Our next dioramaproject - The battle of the Medway River

 We hoped to put the diorama on show in Lampertheim and later in November at the Dioramica. Now we see it from the positive side, we can make it much better. So far over 5000 figures are painted and we again have a problem to get not enough space for the diorama.

Rainer sent me photos of his already based figures. 

Not bad for a start. I will base mine closer together and have to paint all the metals left, to have as much different poses, as I can. 

We will show a Roman legion, passing the river. At least I have use for all the Esci Romans with the shield over their head. On the other hand, I fear most will lose their legs or something more:-)

The first legion on the other side of the river has not much space to charge the Britons fortifications, so I fear we can't put some real formations there like this.