Friday, October 28, 2022

Troops of the Risorgimento

 Garibaldi's Red Shirts and Piedmontese Bersaglieri. 

The Red Shirts are home cast conversions of Britains Grenadiers with old Imrie / Risley heads. 

The Bersaglieri are restored Britains with converted Britain's figures for the officer and cantiniere.

Garibaldi, the Red Shirt officer, and the Cantiniere are converted home cast mounted grenadier officers. 


























Wednesday, October 19, 2022

 Make your own Civil War Artillery for 54mm War Gaming or just fun.


Americana Museum Gift Shop Cannon and Limber



Figures are home cast Grenadier Guards converted to artillery positions.

Make "BOOMS" 
                 
                    Gun crew numbered positions according drill manuals.



                                Crew positions according to manuals






          Home cast Grenadier "at ready" with brass ramrod and "Green Stuff"            details. The head is from a Civil War figure mold.



Friday, October 14, 2022

The Seven Weeks War in Toy Style 54mm soldiers

                  Figures are converted Britains Ltd and Home Cast