Toysoldiers - A quite huge addition to my collection of FrenchIndianWar figures from JohnJenkinsDesigns

Manufacturer:   JohnJenkinsDesigns

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi,

on our trip to England I met a guy who was selling his FIW-ranges of JohnJenkinsDesigns and I was lucky to find some sets I was searching for. Especially the set of "Death of General Wolfe" has been a set I was looking after for some time. It is hard to find - at least in Germany.

But not only did I find some rare figures - the seller also gave me a calendar and a "Collector´s Club Annual" of 2010 as a gift. I have never seen those before and I was really impressed by them. The calendar of 2010 has the theme of the "Battle on snowshoes", a range that I have already completed. Each monthly page is dedicated to this battle and shows arrangements of this fightings, telling its story and development. A very nice way to give some information to the collectors.

So this post will not only include pictures about my newest figures but also a showing of the calendar mentioned above.

Hope you´ll enjoy the pictures.

Cheers

Mike

A complete overlook on the newest additions to my collection.

Starting with the calendar.

At the moment I am mixing the ranges of "Battle on the Monongahela" and "Battle on the Plains of
Abraham" for displaying a fierce fighting in the woods.

The new figures of the French Regiment LaSarre - in the background "The death of Montcalm".

Toysoldiers - "Tyrolean Rebellion" by PianoWargames - Just three more figures painted

Manufacturer:   PianoWargames

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi,

just painted up at least three more figures for my collection concerning the Tyrolean Rebellion. The figures are all from PianoWargames, created and owned by Lucas Luber. The figures are normally scaled in 28mm and as you maybe have seen in a former post I also use them in this scale for my project of "Shakos and Bayonets". But I also scale them up to 60mm in order to integrate them into my collection of toysoldiers.

It is always fun to paint these figures and I think they came out quite well.

At the moment I am searching for a perfect way to display the figures. There are two empty shelves within my two bigger showcases left and so I gave one of them to the topic "Tyrolean Rebellion". As the collection is growing it is not very clever to build a final layout at the moment. So the arrangement is kept modular to be able to change it to the collection´s needs.

I also posted these figures in a group on facebook and was asked how they fit to Napoleonic figures of other manufacturers like King&Country. I recognized that the only Napoleonic figures I have within my collection is the range of Napoleonic Soldiers by DelPrado. I don´t have Napoleonics from my other preferred manufacturers. So you will find some pictures of my selfpainted Tyroleans next to the ready painted figures of JohnJenkins, King&Country, DelPrado, TeamMiniatures, FirstLegion, ConteCollectibles and WilliamBritains. Though only DelPrado is the right period of warfare I recognized that the figures of PianoWargames do really harmonize with all of the other manufacturers.

What do you think about this?

Cheers

Mike  

My collection of selfpainted Tyroleans and Bavarians in their actual display - to be changed at the 
collecion´s needs.

I was lucky to find some very suitable trees on eBay.

The Bavarians will need some reinforcements, too.

My three newest figures that I was able to finish last week.

Number one

Number two in his very dynamic pose.

Number three.

A comparison to TeamMiniatures - FrancoPrussianWar - Bavarian Officer

King&Country - American War of Independence - American mounted Officer

FirstLegion - American War of Independence - American Dragoon

FirstLegion - American War of Independence - British Fusilier

DelPrado - NapoleonicWars - Bavarian Captain of the 1st Dragoons, 1809

DelPrado - Napoleonic Wars -
Trooper, 1st Regiment Duchy of Berg Chevaulers, 1812

JohnJenkinsDesign - American War of Independence -
Brunswick mounted Officer

ConteCollectibles - FrenchIndianWar - Roger´s Ranger

TeamMiniatures - FrancoPrussianWar - Prussian Cuirassier

WilliamBritains - American War of Independence - American Minuteman

King&Country - American War of Independence - Hessian Grenadier

JohnJenkinsDesigns - FrenchIndianWar -
French Fusilier of Regiment LaSarre 

One of my two bigger cabinets for my figures. As you can see there is still 
a lot to do.

The second cabinet with the last empty shelf. But I am sure this one is going
to be filled with figures soon. It´s the choice between one more shelf for
FIW or at least one for AWI.