Dead Mans Hand - Horses for the town

Manufacturer:   just found the miniatures on "myminifactory.com"

Scale:   28mm

Hi,

I know that I will have to keep on my project dealing with the Tyrolean Rebellion. But at the moment there is a need in do something for my project of DeadMansHand.

In my club dealing with tin soldiers there is a exhibition once every year. As most of the collectors of the club will expose flat figures I want to try to give a demonstration on Wargaming, so that the visitors will get aware that these figures are not only for standing in displays but also can be used to play with.

I don´t want to show a battle of any time for most people would bother at. And as there is always someone who asks for political correctness my decision was made for DeadMansHand. It is easy to learn and I want to invite the visitors into some participation games.

Though I already have different gangs and also enough buildings for that there is a lack of civilians and some other stuff like horses. 

I´ve found some interesting horses at myminifactory.com. They fit very good into the scene. Only matter is that my camera didn´t take very good photos. The figures look much better in real life.

Cheers

Mike

Dead Mans Hand - Mister Gibson and his wife on a sunday trip

Manufacturer:   Figures - GreatEscapeGames

Cart - HagenMiniatures

Scale:   28mm

Hi,

today´s my third day of my holidays and the first to be able to get my brushes and do some paint work.

Here is the result of my efforts of today. Mister Gibson had already been finished about two years ago. His wife was half finished and a part of my personal pile of shame. As I got some wagons and carts some weeks ago from HagenMiniatures (https://www.hagen-miniatures.de/lasercut-artikel/1-56-28mm/17-und-18-jahrhundert-487/) I decided to finish the lady, paint up a horse completely and also to give the cart a blue color.

The two riders are from a set of GreatEscapeGames and used to be passengers from the Stagecoach set. I just gave them another function and their own carriage.

I think it worked quite well. :)

 
Cheers

Mike

JohnJenkinsDesign - "Battle on snowshoes" - The hunt goes on

Manufacturer:   JohnJenkinsDesign

Scale:   1:30 (60mm)

Hi,

yesterday´s mail delivery got another figure of the range of "Battle on snowshoes" from JohnJenkinsDesign. So there are only three more sets left to complete this range in my collection. The hunt will go on. :)

The only problem is that you can´t display the whole range on a normal IKEA Billy-shelf adding some terrain without giving it a much too crowded look. So I think about to split the display into two or three parts in future. Maybe.... :)

Cheers

Mike

"It´s a long, long road ... - ... he ain´t heavy, he´s my brother!"

Only a little part of the too much crowded display.

SYW - Reenactment - "Historical Timetrip to the 18th century" - Eichenzell, near Fulda, Hesse, Germany

Hi,

last sunday I had been to the "Historische Zeitreise ins 18.Jahrhundert" - a camp of Reenactors concerning the 18th century. It takes place every year on the second weekend in August. 

https://zeitreise.hessen-militaer.de/startseite.html

I have been there for the third time now and it is always a pleasure to see the uniforms and clothing of this century and all the reenactors bringing the feeling of this epoche to life.

The programm they offer every year on these two days is also interesting, showing some old Rokoko-dancing styles, fencing, different handymen dealing with rifles, clothing and much more, recruitment and of course presentation of the single units and a small battle.

I am sure that if you search on YouTube you will also get some more impressions of this timetrip. Here are just two of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKcJ3e-09ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqb8nVODSyA

Cheers

Mike

Franconian Artillerymen of the SYW

A group of British Marines and Hanoverians

Hessian Jägers

The Franconian Artillery again

Butler´s Rangers

Hessian unit of Regiment Dietfurt

A unit of Prussian Musketeers

My daughter´s biggest interest of the day.