I finished the Zouaves....

Remake of Rachel's Story with painted figures.

Those Zouave conversions are still in the works. In the meantime, here is a redo of an earlier comic that I did for my daughter.She had insisted that there was more of a story to the Replicant mother with baby figure.

Zouave Project

I'm working on a unit of Union Zouaves with the turban and full trousers.  All The Kings Men has a several variations of Zouave heads at good price. http://www.allthekingsmentoysoldiers.com/

I removed the bayonets on the rifles as the period images and the drill manuals shows the firing sequence without bayonet. I've fired CW rifles and it's easier and safer on the right hand and your file mates without the bayonet fixed. Another factor is that with plastic figures the bayonet flexes and may crack the paint.

Most Toy Soldier makers mold  firing figures with spread feet. It works for the miniature's stability . Too much work to put these legs together.

 Loading the rifle actually is done in front of the body with the man facing forward to save space in ranks but this pose fits better in the mold.

 Charge bayonets changed to "ready."

 Period images by Winslow Homer of men firing without bayonets.

 Nice view of men loading and firing in ranks.

Stay tuned for the finished figures.

Blackies Saloon with Replicant Figures.

Replicant Harper's Ferry figures.

Replicant  makes a set of figures to recreate the John Brown raid on Harper's Ferry on October 16, 1859. Well, Replicant  included in this set some Confederates and Nelson's Navy figures as raiders or Virginia Militia and some obviously 1861-65 U.S. Marines . These figures are new figures from the set and represent Brown and several of the black men on his raid and look pretty good. I included one of the re-purposed Confederates originally from Replicant's dismounted cavalry set to represent one of the white men on the raid.

Painted Replicant/Marksmen Confederates

                                                    Below.... The imaginary cantiniere!