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More infantry figures...

Here, a pair also by Puchala:

[ATTACH=full]3676[/ATTACH]

They represent an officer of IR 36, "von Münchow", and his batman. Officers from lieutenant up could hire a soldier to act as batman, or Bursche, and if the soldier was married, his wife would go on the payroll, too, to act as cook and laundress, even to the point of following the regiment into action, where she might act as a nurse.

Here is another view of the pair:

[ATTACH=full]3677[/ATTACH]

Ulrich Puchala really does have a gift, his figures are so well-sculpted. I do them with my gloss enamels, but when painted in connoisseur style, you can really see the quality.

The table I scratched from matchsticks and a piece of balsa, to have someplace to put his hat and stick.

Here is another Puchala kit, a portrait figure of one of Frederick's closest associates, General Hans Karl von Winterfeldt:

[ATTACH=full]3678[/ATTACH]

Winterfeldt helped improve the army after the first of Frederick's wars in the 1740's, especially in terms of training the cavalry. He was also the closest thing to an intelligence chief, in those days before organized staffs.

This figure shows another advantage to Puchala's figures-this figure really looks like contemporary portraits of Winterfeldt. Great detail!

This is a shot of the table that comes with the kit:

[ATTACH=full]3679[/ATTACH]

When I painted this, I thought I'd paint the map to be a map of Silesia, the object of Old Fritz' wars. Forgive me, please, for trying to show off! It'll be our little joke to share, 'cause no one else can see it!

Here is yet another portrait figure by Puchala, of the king's brother, Prince Henry:

[ATTACH=full]3680[/ATTACH]

Another accurate portrait, taken from an engraving by either Menzel or Richard Knötel, accurate down to the fur-trimmed winter coat the prince is wearing. Here's another angle:

[ATTACH=full]3681[/ATTACH]

This one, I painted maybe 15 years ago or so. The table didin't go together too well, with only one real attachment point (where the legs meet). I didn't know from pinning back then, and I tried to solder it. Fortunately I didn't melt the piece! To get the figure to stand evenly with the map table, I made a little mound of Miliput on a base, and stuck both in until they were level, more or less. Still, I'm happy with the figure.

Here is a figure that is a little rougher casting, in pewter, by a company called Devereux, I think it was:

[ATTACH=full]3682[/ATTACH]

They made a series of figures from the Revolutionary War, and this one was labelled "Hessian officer". But since the uniform details hadn't changed since the 1750's, I could easily paint him as a figure from almost any regiment from the Seven Years War. Here, he's an officer of Winterfeldt's regiment, which was IR 1. Not as crisp in detail as Puchala's work, or as the modern resin makers like Andrea. But suitable for my purposes.

Here is a mounted figure, this one also a Stadden casting, and still available from Tradition:

[ATTACH=full]3683[/ATTACH]

I bought this figure for myself about 15 years ago, to celebrate a promotion at work. I've painted him as a general of the Brunswick regiment. Here is a view from the other side:

[ATTACH=full]3684[/ATTACH]

In Tradition's current catalog, these are called custom figures. They consist of a basic casting in a generic pose, that Tradition will customize to your specific order. There's some surgery involved, but their alloy is also relatively soft (higher in lead), and it's very easy to pick up a Stadden casting at a show or flea market, and modify it yourself. In fact, I prefer to get mine that way, they're kind of expensive to order new from Tradition. Rule of thumb: five bucks is a very good price for a foot figure, on up to ten, and $15 to $20 is good for a mounted figure. Dealers, I mean no slight to you, you may certainly ask whatever you want for them! But that's my baseline, when I haggle with you

More to follow...

<blockquote data-quote="the Baron" data-source="post: 1566" data-attributes="member: 75">More infantry figures...Here, a pair also by Puchala:[ATTACH=full]3676[/ATTACH]They represent an officer of IR 36, &quot;von Münchow&quot;, and his batman.&nbsp; Officers from lieutenant up could hire a soldier to act as batman, or Bursche, and if the soldier was married, his wife would go on the payroll, too, to act as cook and laundress, even to the point of following the regiment into action, where she might act as a nurse.Here is another view of the pair:[ATTACH=full]3677[/ATTACH]Ulrich Puchala really does have a gift, his figures are so well-sculpted.&nbsp; I do them with my gloss enamels, but when painted in connoisseur style, you can really see the quality.The table I scratched from matchsticks and a piece of balsa, to have someplace to put his hat and stick.Here is another Puchala kit, a portrait figure of one of Frederick&#039;s closest associates, General Hans Karl von Winterfeldt:[ATTACH=full]3678[/ATTACH]Winterfeldt helped improve the army after the first of Frederick&#039;s wars in the 1740&#039;s, especially in terms of training the cavalry.&nbsp; He was also the closest thing to an intelligence chief, in those days before organized staffs.This figure shows another advantage to Puchala&#039;s figures-this figure really looks like contemporary portraits of Winterfeldt.&nbsp; Great detail!This is a shot of the table that comes with the kit:[ATTACH=full]3679[/ATTACH]When I painted this, I thought I&#039;d paint the map to be a map of Silesia, the object of Old Fritz&#039; wars.&nbsp; Forgive me, please, for trying to show off!&nbsp; It&#039;ll be our little joke to share, &#039;cause no one else can see it!Here is yet another portrait figure by Puchala, of the king&#039;s brother, Prince Henry:[ATTACH=full]3680[/ATTACH]Another accurate portrait, taken from an engraving by either Menzel or Richard Knötel, accurate down to the fur-trimmed winter coat the prince is wearing.&nbsp; Here&#039;s another angle:[ATTACH=full]3681[/ATTACH]This one, I painted maybe 15 years ago or so.&nbsp; The table didin&#039;t go together too well, with only one real attachment point (where the legs meet).&nbsp; I didn&#039;t know from pinning back then, and I tried to solder it.&nbsp; Fortunately I didn&#039;t melt the piece! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; To get the figure to stand evenly with the map table, I made a little mound of Miliput on a base, and stuck both in until they were level, more or less.&nbsp; Still, I&#039;m happy with the figure.Here is a figure that is a little rougher casting, in pewter, by a company called Devereux, I think it was:[ATTACH=full]3682[/ATTACH]They made a series of figures from the Revolutionary War, and this one was labelled &quot;Hessian officer&quot;.&nbsp; But since the uniform details hadn&#039;t changed since the 1750&#039;s, I could easily paint him as a figure from almost any regiment from the Seven Years War.&nbsp; Here, he&#039;s an officer of Winterfeldt&#039;s regiment, which was IR 1.&nbsp; Not as crisp in detail as Puchala&#039;s work, or as the modern resin makers like Andrea.&nbsp; But suitable for my purposes.Here is a mounted figure, this one also a Stadden casting, and still available from Tradition:[ATTACH=full]3683[/ATTACH]I bought this figure for myself about 15 years ago, to celebrate a promotion at work.&nbsp; I&#039;ve painted him as a general of the Brunswick regiment.&nbsp; Here is a view from the other side:[ATTACH=full]3684[/ATTACH]In Tradition&#039;s current catalog, these are called custom figures.&nbsp; They consist of a basic casting in a generic pose, that Tradition will customize to your specific order.&nbsp; There&#039;s some surgery involved, but their alloy is also relatively soft (higher in lead), and it&#039;s very easy to pick up a Stadden casting at a show or flea market, and modify it yourself.&nbsp; In fact, I prefer to get mine that way, they&#039;re kind of expensive to order new from Tradition.&nbsp; Rule of thumb:&nbsp; five bucks is a very good price for a foot figure, on up to ten, and $15 to $20 is good for a mounted figure.&nbsp; Dealers, I mean no slight to you, you may certainly ask whatever you want for them!&nbsp; But that&#039;s my baseline, when I haggle with you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />More to follow...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Baron, post: 1566, member: 75"] More infantry figures... Here, a pair also by Puchala: [ATTACH=full]3676[/ATTACH] They represent an officer of IR 36, "von Münchow", and his batman. Officers from lieutenant up could hire a soldier to act as batman, or [i]Bursche[/i], and if the soldier was married, his wife would go on the payroll, too, to act as cook and laundress, even to the point of following the regiment into action, where she might act as a nurse. Here is another view of the pair: [ATTACH=full]3677[/ATTACH] Ulrich Puchala really does have a gift, his figures are so well-sculpted. I do them with my gloss enamels, but when painted in connoisseur style, you can really see the quality. The table I scratched from matchsticks and a piece of balsa, to have someplace to put his hat and stick. Here is another Puchala kit, a portrait figure of one of Frederick's closest associates, General Hans Karl von Winterfeldt: [ATTACH=full]3678[/ATTACH] Winterfeldt helped improve the army after the first of Frederick's wars in the 1740's, especially in terms of training the cavalry. He was also the closest thing to an intelligence chief, in those days before organized staffs. This figure shows another advantage to Puchala's figures-this figure really looks like contemporary portraits of Winterfeldt. Great detail! This is a shot of the table that comes with the kit: [ATTACH=full]3679[/ATTACH] When I painted this, I thought I'd paint the map to be a map of Silesia, the object of Old Fritz' wars. Forgive me, please, for trying to show off! It'll be our little joke to share, 'cause no one else can see it! Here is yet another portrait figure by Puchala, of the king's brother, Prince Henry: [ATTACH=full]3680[/ATTACH] Another accurate portrait, taken from an engraving by either Menzel or Richard Knötel, accurate down to the fur-trimmed winter coat the prince is wearing. Here's another angle: [ATTACH=full]3681[/ATTACH] This one, I painted maybe 15 years ago or so. The table didin't go together too well, with only one real attachment point (where the legs meet). I didn't know from pinning back then, and I tried to solder it. Fortunately I didn't melt the piece! ;) To get the figure to stand evenly with the map table, I made a little mound of Miliput on a base, and stuck both in until they were level, more or less. Still, I'm happy with the figure. Here is a figure that is a little rougher casting, in pewter, by a company called Devereux, I think it was: [ATTACH=full]3682[/ATTACH] They made a series of figures from the Revolutionary War, and this one was labelled "Hessian officer". But since the uniform details hadn't changed since the 1750's, I could easily paint him as a figure from almost any regiment from the Seven Years War. Here, he's an officer of Winterfeldt's regiment, which was IR 1. Not as crisp in detail as Puchala's work, or as the modern resin makers like Andrea. But suitable for my purposes. Here is a mounted figure, this one also a Stadden casting, and still available from Tradition: [ATTACH=full]3683[/ATTACH] I bought this figure for myself about 15 years ago, to celebrate a promotion at work. I've painted him as a general of the Brunswick regiment. Here is a view from the other side: [ATTACH=full]3684[/ATTACH] In Tradition's current catalog, these are called custom figures. They consist of a basic casting in a generic pose, that Tradition will customize to your specific order. There's some surgery involved, but their alloy is also relatively soft (higher in lead), and it's very easy to pick up a Stadden casting at a show or flea market, and modify it yourself. In fact, I prefer to get mine that way, they're kind of expensive to order new from Tradition. Rule of thumb: five bucks is a very good price for a foot figure, on up to ten, and $15 to $20 is good for a mounted figure. Dealers, I mean no slight to you, you may certainly ask whatever you want for them! But that's my baseline, when I haggle with you ;) More to follow... [/QUOTE]

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