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I have completed my first test base of Prussians for DBN on standard 40 by 25mm basing.

They look very good. Nice colours

I have a memory of a lengthy series in Airfix Magazine, c 1974 or something, on converting things like ACW figures into Renaissance arquebusiers. (Though to be fair to the donor Airfix ACW confederates, there was a flat hat and below that could have been anything.)
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The year I was born.

I remember Terry Wise from about 1977 doing a series for the entire Napoleonic wars from airfix figures!

and the internet archive.. OMG.. just looking at Airfix Magazines I had in the early seventies. Ros Micro Model tanks for the princely sum of 8p each. Suburban bedroom memories of planes on threads...

https://archive.org/search.php?query=airfix%20magazine

Bring them up on the viewer and read away, the ads are just brilliant!

Back in the 1970s, Almark's "Modelworld" magazine had a four(?)-part series showing how to create any AWI unit you wanted from Airfix figures, using mainly Napoleonics and ACW, although I seem to recall there was actually an Ancient Briton involved somewhere.

Yes it does, I have the complete run of them (as I wanted the series on bailey and other bridges they did).

It is the problem with modern magazines I find, here, take a £50 kit, add £100 of aftermarket parts to make this stunning model....

The beginner, scratchbuilder end is missed.

Well Mr Dudley, they're looking a little bit sexy, I have to say.

Lovely Prussians

I've just remembered that I got 5p a week pocket money - and the Airfix magazine was 25p per month in 1975... ok, enough Yorkshireman sketches. 'Used to live in a rolled up Airfix Magazine' (but only in the months that were 5 weeks...)