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Here are some flag-bearers...

First, an ensign, or Fähnrich, from IR 18:

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The basic figure is another one by Puchala, but he comes with a furled color, wrapped in its oilskin cover. Since that's no fun, I replaced the kit piece with a homemade flag. Otherwise, this is yet another great pose by this master sculptor. I like the ensign standing there with his tin water bottle in hand. Here is a view from another angle:

[ATTACH=full]3686[/ATTACH]

How I make the flags: When I first started doing this, I didn't have any lead sheet, which would have been too soft, anyway. Tin sheet was too hard to work with, especially for the folds. So I needed something that would be easy to work until I got the desired shape, like lead, but would be as hard as tin after that. So, I use kitchen foil, which I laminate using CA glue. I can work it and shape the flag, and when it sets, it's as rigid as a piece of tin or brass sheeting. I also use foil wrappers from some chocolates. The wrapper from miniature Reese's peanut butter cups is just about the right size for Prussian standards, when flattened out, and then folded in quarters.

I also used kitchen foil or candy foil for the ties that were attached to Prussian flags of the day. They had no significance at that time, they were originally ties to secure the flag, when it was furled.

Here is another ensign, this one, from IR 9, "Kleist":

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The staff is a piece of brass rod. Here is a view from another side:

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The red bled a little bit, that's why there are dark lines on some edges of the Flammenkreuz. I use Testor's enamels in the little square bottles, but also Tamiya enamels, both gloss and matte, Master Modeler, Gunze-Sangyo and even oils. When I've finished painting, I use good ol' Future for a sealer coat. It actually makes the colors underneath a little richer, I think.

Here is another Fähnrich, one of the oldest pieces in my collection, the colonel's color, or Leibfahne, of General Winterfeldt's regiment:

[ATTACH=full]3689[/ATTACH]

This is a figure I cast myself, using a mold from Prins August, maybe 20 years ago. It was with these castings that I hit on my laminating method to make the flags, for two reasons. First, the kit comes with a paper flag, which I didn't like, and second, the master is made to include the flagstaff in the casting, it's molded as a long U, like a trombone slide. If you use it, you have to bend it straight. Of course, the alloy being what it is, that broke, and trapping the pieces in foil was the first thing I thought of, to use the cast piece. The idea of disposing of the cast staff and using a piece of brass rod instead, did not occur to me at the time. Can you say, "Brad, you couldn't see the forest for the trees"? I've learned a thing or two in the meantime. "Ve are too soon oldt und too late schmart" Here is a rear view of the figure:

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I have a goal to make ensigns for every one of the regiments in Frederick's army, like on the cover of Engelmann & Dorn's book, "The Infantry of Frederick the Great".

One more figure with a flag, this time, a captain of the 13th Regiment, "Itzenplitz":

[ATTACH=full]3691[/ATTACH]

I saw this Stadden figure on eBay and had to bid. I loved the pose. In the catalog, this is "Prussian officer, Giant Grenadiers, 1740", and he would come from the factory with a spontoon in his left hand. The spontoon was long gone, and I pictured a captain in the middle of battle, seizing a color to encourage his men forward. Here is another angle:

[ATTACH=full]3692[/ATTACH]

Using my laminating method, I postioned the flag to be visually interesting, but I outsmarted myself. After making the deep fold, I realized that I'd have to get paint in there! Doesn't pay to be too smart. Fortunately, with care and a steady hand, I was able to paint both sides.

Here is a pic from the rear:

[ATTACH=full]3693[/ATTACH]

Itzenplitz was described as "a hard-fighting, hard-drinking regiment", and was known as the "Thunder and Lightning" Regiment. In German, it rhymes-Itzenplitz-Donner und Blitz. At the Battle of Lobositz, they charged up a hill against Austrian irregulars ensconced in a walled vineyard, and drove them out at bayonet-point.

Eventually I'll give this captain his company, those figures are on my bench, waiting to be painted.

More figures will follow later....

<blockquote data-quote="the Baron" data-source="post: 1568" data-attributes="member: 75">Here are some flag-bearers...First, an ensign, or Fähnrich, from IR 18:[ATTACH=full]3685[/ATTACH]The basic figure is another one by Puchala, but he comes with a furled color, wrapped in its oilskin cover.&nbsp; Since that&#039;s no fun, I replaced the kit piece with a homemade flag.&nbsp; Otherwise, this is yet another great pose by this master sculptor.&nbsp; I like the ensign standing there with his tin water bottle in hand.&nbsp; Here is a view from another angle:[ATTACH=full]3686[/ATTACH]How I make the flags:&nbsp; When I first started doing this, I didn&#039;t have any lead sheet, which would have been too soft, anyway.&nbsp; Tin sheet was too hard to work with, especially for the folds.&nbsp; So I needed something that would be easy to work until I got the desired shape, like lead, but would be as hard as tin after that.&nbsp; So, I use kitchen foil, which I laminate using CA glue.&nbsp; I can work it and shape the flag, and when it sets, it&#039;s as rigid as a piece of tin or brass sheeting.&nbsp; I also use foil wrappers from some chocolates.&nbsp; The wrapper from miniature Reese&#039;s peanut butter cups is just about the right size for Prussian standards, when flattened out, and then folded in quarters.I also used kitchen foil or candy foil for the ties that were attached to Prussian flags of the day.&nbsp; They had no significance at that time, they were originally ties to secure the flag, when it was furled.Here is another ensign, this one, from IR 9, &quot;Kleist&quot;:[ATTACH=full]3687[/ATTACH]The staff is a piece of brass rod.&nbsp; Here is a view from another side:[ATTACH=full]3688[/ATTACH]The red bled a little bit, that&#039;s why there are dark lines on some edges of the Flammenkreuz.&nbsp; I use Testor&#039;s enamels in the little square bottles, but also Tamiya enamels, both gloss and matte, Master Modeler, Gunze-Sangyo and even oils.&nbsp; When I&#039;ve finished painting, I use good ol&#039; Future for a sealer coat.&nbsp; It actually makes the colors underneath a little richer, I think.Here is another Fähnrich, one of the oldest pieces in my collection, the colonel&#039;s color, or Leibfahne, of General Winterfeldt&#039;s regiment:[ATTACH=full]3689[/ATTACH]This is a figure I cast myself, using a mold from Prins August, maybe 20 years ago.&nbsp; It was with these castings that I hit on my laminating method to make the flags, for two reasons.&nbsp; First, the kit comes with a paper flag, which I didn&#039;t like, and second, the master is made to include the flagstaff in the casting, it&#039;s molded as a long U, like a trombone slide.&nbsp; If you use it, you have to bend it straight.&nbsp; Of course, the alloy being what it is, that broke, and trapping the pieces in foil was the first thing I thought of, to use the cast piece.&nbsp; The idea of disposing of the cast staff and using a piece of brass rod instead, did not occur to me at the time.&nbsp; Can you say, &quot;Brad, you couldn&#039;t see the forest for the trees&quot;?&nbsp; I&#039;ve learned a thing or two in the meantime.&nbsp; &quot;Ve are too soon oldt und too late schmart&quot;&nbsp; Here is a rear view of the figure:[ATTACH=full]3690[/ATTACH]I have a goal to make ensigns for every one of the regiments in Frederick&#039;s army, like on the cover of Engelmann &amp; Dorn&#039;s book, &quot;The Infantry of Frederick the Great&quot;.One more figure with a flag, this time, a captain of the 13th Regiment, &quot;Itzenplitz&quot;:[ATTACH=full]3691[/ATTACH]I saw this Stadden figure on eBay and had to bid.&nbsp; I loved the pose.&nbsp; In the catalog, this is &quot;Prussian officer, Giant Grenadiers, 1740&quot;, and he would come from the factory with a spontoon in his left hand.&nbsp; The spontoon was long gone, and I pictured a captain in the middle of battle, seizing a color to encourage his men forward.&nbsp; Here is another angle:[ATTACH=full]3692[/ATTACH]Using my laminating method, I postioned the flag to be visually interesting, but I outsmarted myself.&nbsp; After making the deep fold, I realized that I&#039;d have to get paint in there!&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t pay to be too smart.&nbsp; Fortunately, with care and a steady hand, I was able to paint both sides.Here is a pic from the rear:[ATTACH=full]3693[/ATTACH]Itzenplitz was described as &quot;a hard-fighting, hard-drinking regiment&quot;, and was known as the &quot;Thunder and Lightning&quot; Regiment.&nbsp; In German, it rhymes-Itzenplitz-Donner und Blitz.&nbsp; At the Battle of Lobositz, they charged up a hill against Austrian irregulars ensconced in a walled vineyard, and drove them out at bayonet-point.Eventually I&#039;ll give this captain his company, those figures are on my bench, waiting to be painted.More figures will follow later....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Baron, post: 1568, member: 75"] Here are some flag-bearers... First, an ensign, or [i]Fähnrich[/i], from IR 18: [ATTACH=full]3685[/ATTACH] The basic figure is another one by Puchala, but he comes with a furled color, wrapped in its oilskin cover. Since that's no fun, I replaced the kit piece with a homemade flag. Otherwise, this is yet another great pose by this master sculptor. I like the ensign standing there with his tin water bottle in hand. Here is a view from another angle: [ATTACH=full]3686[/ATTACH] How I make the flags: When I first started doing this, I didn't have any lead sheet, which would have been too soft, anyway. Tin sheet was too hard to work with, especially for the folds. So I needed something that would be easy to work until I got the desired shape, like lead, but would be as hard as tin after that. So, I use kitchen foil, which I laminate using CA glue. I can work it and shape the flag, and when it sets, it's as rigid as a piece of tin or brass sheeting. I also use foil wrappers from some chocolates. The wrapper from miniature Reese's peanut butter cups is just about the right size for Prussian standards, when flattened out, and then folded in quarters. I also used kitchen foil or candy foil for the ties that were attached to Prussian flags of the day. They had no significance at that time, they were originally ties to secure the flag, when it was furled. Here is another ensign, this one, from IR 9, "Kleist": [ATTACH=full]3687[/ATTACH] The staff is a piece of brass rod. Here is a view from another side: [ATTACH=full]3688[/ATTACH] The red bled a little bit, that's why there are dark lines on some edges of the [i]Flammenkreuz[/i]. I use Testor's enamels in the little square bottles, but also Tamiya enamels, both gloss and matte, Master Modeler, Gunze-Sangyo and even oils. When I've finished painting, I use good ol' Future for a sealer coat. It actually makes the colors underneath a little richer, I think. Here is another [i]Fähnrich[/i], one of the oldest pieces in my collection, the colonel's color, or [i]Leibfahne[/i], of General Winterfeldt's regiment: [ATTACH=full]3689[/ATTACH] This is a figure I cast myself, using a mold from Prins August, maybe 20 years ago. It was with these castings that I hit on my laminating method to make the flags, for two reasons. First, the kit comes with a paper flag, which I didn't like, and second, the master is made to include the flagstaff in the casting, it's molded as a long U, like a trombone slide. If you use it, you have to bend it straight. Of course, the alloy being what it is, that broke, and trapping the pieces in foil was the first thing I thought of, to use the cast piece. The idea of disposing of the cast staff and using a piece of brass rod instead, did not occur to me at the time. Can you say, "Brad, you couldn't see the forest for the trees"? I've learned a thing or two in the meantime. "Ve are too soon oldt und too late schmart" Here is a rear view of the figure: [ATTACH=full]3690[/ATTACH] I have a goal to make ensigns for every one of the regiments in Frederick's army, like on the cover of Engelmann & Dorn's book, "The Infantry of Frederick the Great". One more figure with a flag, this time, a captain of the 13th Regiment, "Itzenplitz": [ATTACH=full]3691[/ATTACH] I saw this Stadden figure on eBay and had to bid. I loved the pose. In the catalog, this is "Prussian officer, Giant Grenadiers, 1740", and he would come from the factory with a spontoon in his left hand. The spontoon was long gone, and I pictured a captain in the middle of battle, seizing a color to encourage his men forward. Here is another angle: [ATTACH=full]3692[/ATTACH] Using my laminating method, I postioned the flag to be visually interesting, but I outsmarted myself. After making the deep fold, I realized that I'd have to get paint in there! Doesn't pay to be too smart. Fortunately, with care and a steady hand, I was able to paint both sides. Here is a pic from the rear: [ATTACH=full]3693[/ATTACH] Itzenplitz was described as "a hard-fighting, hard-drinking regiment", and was known as the "Thunder and Lightning" Regiment. In German, it rhymes-[i]Itzenplitz-Donner und Blitz[/i]. At the Battle of Lobositz, they charged up a hill against Austrian irregulars ensconced in a walled vineyard, and drove them out at bayonet-point. Eventually I'll give this captain his company, those figures are on my bench, waiting to be painted. More figures will follow later.... [/QUOTE]

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